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2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide - Special Delivery

Byron Johnson & His Amazing Flying Mattress

By J. Joshua Placa, Photography by John Jackson

DuSold completed the project in roughly three months, a pretty quick resurrection of a wreck that had looked to be just another salvage yard donor. As for Byron, a good-natured, religious man, and a former high school wide receiver, "I'm back, feeling pretty good. I can't run, but I'm fine otherwise. As a postman, I walk about three to four miles per day, I still lift weights and that helps my body a lot." And he has taken to wearing a helmet, a big tangelo and cream one (except for this photoshoot).

So, Mr. Johnson, you kissed a flying mattress at 70 mph and lived to tell about it, what are you going to do now? "Soon as this story is published, I'm throwing a big old party. This stuff doesn't happen all the time, so I think a celebration, you know about the rebirth of the bike and still being alive, getting right back on and all, pushing it out there, that would be a good thing."

SPEC SHEET
GENERAL
OWNER Byron Johnson
SHOP DuSold Designs
PHONE (972)221-1455
WEBSITE dusolddesigns.com
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL ‘08/H-D/Street Glide
FABRICATION DuSold Designs
ASSEMBLY DuSold Designs
BUILD TIME Three months
ENGINE
YEAR/TYPE/SIZE ‘08/Twin Cam/96ci
BUILDER H-D
EFI CONTROLLER H-D
EXHAUST Paul Yaffe
TRANSMISSION
YEAR/TYPE ‘08/H-D
FRAME
YEAR/TYPE ‘08 H-D
SUSPENSION
FRONT H-D
REAR SHOCKS H-D
WHEELS, TIRES, AND BRAKES
FRONT
BUILDER/SIZE RC Components/ 21-inch
TIRE/SIZE Avon/120/70/21
CALIPERS Chrome H-D
ROTORS RC Components
REAR
BUILDER/SIZE RC Components/ 18-inch
TIRE/SIZE Avon/150/70/18
CALIPER Chrome H-D
ROTOR RC Components
PULLEY/SPROCKET H-D
FINISH/PAINT
COLORS Tangelo and cream
PAINTER Mike DuSold
GRAPHICS Mike DuSold
MOLDING DuSold Designs
PLATING/POLISHING DuSold Designs
POWDER COATING DuSold Designs
ACCESSORIES
FRONT FENDER Klock Werks
REAR FENDER Baddads
GAS TANK H-D/ DuSold Designs
GAS CAP DuSold Designs
HANDLEBARS Wild 1 Chubbys 12-inch
GRIPS Performance Machine
HAND CONTROLS Chrome H-D
FOOT CONTROLS Performance Machine
FLOORBOARDS Performance Machine
TURN SIGNALS Flush mounted in bags
LICENSE Mounted in fender
SEAT Larry Hankins/Gator
SADDLEBAGS Baddads
SADDLEBAG LATCHES H-D
BAG FILLERS Baddads
By J. Joshua Placa
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