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Harley-Davidson La Esmeralda Is a Custom Chicano Mashup 1 Jan 2021, 5:50 UTC ·
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Chicano-style motorcycles are not for everybody. The flamboyant style and bright colors usually associated with this style of build are too bitter for some but appreciated enough by others, so custom shops feel an urge to have such things in their portfolio. 31 photos
As one of the largest custom shops out there, Germany s Thunderbike had no way of bypassing this. So instead of throwing one or two such conversions into the mix, for effect, it came up with an entire line of Chicano bikes. The latest entry in the family is La Esmeralda.
Harley-Davidson El Divino Is One Man’s Meat, Another Man’s Poison 13 Dec 2020, 8:46 UTC ·
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True to the Chicano style of motorcycle building (the likes of which we’ve seen before from Thunderbike, like say with the El Dorado), El Divino came into the world sporting the exaggerated front and rear fenders of the style, an extremely long exhaust system, and a paint scheme that either makes your eyes hurt, or shed tears in delight.
The bike sports modifications all over. First, there’s a swingarm conversion especially designed by the shop for the Chicano style. Called Toxic, it was developed with the goal of being a fit for both the 18-inch wheel and another in-house-made piece of hardware, the pulley brake kit.