Brian Klock's 2004 Cherry Bomb Bobber
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Brian Klock's Cherry Bomb - 2004
This bobber was built for the 2004 “Bob’s Back” exhibition when it was still being staged at the Journey Museum in Rapid City. Michael’s challenge to me at that time was to build a twin cam that would be able to participate and hold up alongside all the Knuckleheads & Panheads from the greatest builders out there. Due to a number of factors, we ended up building this bike in 10-days to capitalize on the opportunity.
The bike you see before you started life as a 2000 Springer and was owned by my good friend Greg Wick. Just as they made a bobber back in the day, we trimmed it down to its bare essentials. Features include a hot rod 95 ci motor, Works shocks, and a twist clutch, all of which make it now my personal favorite bike. (Greg was kind enough to sell it to me.) Coincidentally, my “Heavy Mettle” Un-Masked Edition build for next year is the big brother to this; built from an original 1947 Knucklehead. As Greg has been a mentor in business, now Matt Olson is teaching me old bike tricks. This industry is all about relationships and that makes my “Cherry Bomb” series of builds that much more special to me.
-Brian Klock
This bobber was built for the 2004 “Bob’s Back” exhibition when it was still being staged at the Journey Museum in Rapid City. Michael’s challenge to me at that time was to build a twin cam that would be able to participate and hold up alongside all the Knuckleheads & Panheads from the greatest builders out there. Due to a number of factors, we ended up building this bike in 10-days to capitalize on the opportunity.
The bike you see before you started life as a 2000 Springer and was owned by my good friend Greg Wick. Just as they made a bobber back in the day, we trimmed it down to its bare essentials. Features include a hot rod 95 ci motor, Works shocks, and a twist clutch, all of which make it now my personal favorite bike. (Greg was kind enough to sell it to me.) Coincidentally, my “Heavy Mettle” Un-Masked Edition build for next year is the big brother to this; built from an original 1947 Knucklehead. As Greg has been a mentor in business, now Matt Olson is teaching me old bike tricks. This industry is all about relationships and that makes my “Cherry Bomb” series of builds that much more special to me.
-Brian Klock
