While it’s no secret that we’re fans of Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee-Eight Softail range, there’s not a single one in the bunch that we could fairly call lithe or elegant. And yet, that’s exactly how we’d describe this custom Harley Softail from Germany’s One Way Machine.
Appropriately nicknamed ‘Black Phantom,’ it’s an exquisite machine—even by One Way Machine founder Julian von Oheimb’s exacting standards. The brief came from a returning client, and the brief called for something as sophisticated and timeless as a vintage Rolls Royce. No pressure, then.
The easiest job on the list was picking a suitable donor bike. For the first decade of Julian’s career, he favored older Harleys—but he’s shifted his focus to The Motor Co.’s new bikes in recent years.…