Who would be deranged enough to commission a custom café racer with a Harley-Davidson V-Rod as a base? Only Mark ‘FKN’ Hawwa.
You may know Mark Hawwa as the founder of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (and Drive), the man behind the Throttle Roll custom bike show, or the owner of Sydney’s newest donut joint, Donut Garage. We know him as a total motorcycle nut with a penchant for café racers. But what we didn’t know, is that he’s always wanted to own a Harley V-Rod.
Given the V-Rod’s inherent style, most custom examples are wide-tired, chrome-slathered brutes. That’s never appealed to Mark’s sensibilities, so he’s long imagined a V-Rod with a sportier bend. When he met Noel Muller of Black Cycles in Brisbane, he knew he’d found the right person to execute his wild idea.…