{"id":110805,"date":"2024-03-04T18:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T02:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/?p=110805"},"modified":"2024-03-04T18:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T02:52:38","slug":"custom-works-zons-hrcs-show-winning-shovelhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/custom-works-zons-hrcs-show-winning-shovelhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Works Zon\u2019s HRCS Show Winning Shovelhead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aluminum isn\u2019t new. Neither are Shovelheads. Taking an old Shovel powerplant and cradling it in an aluminum frame, though, that\u2019s a pretty big deal. It\u2019s also the story of what was once a \u201973 Harley FLH, and what is now an extremely beautiful Shovelhead custom centered around an aluminum frame. Built by Custom Works Zon<\/a>, it\u2019s the shop\u2019s 20th anniversary gift to itself and the world of custom motorcycles.<\/p>\n

Way back in 2003, Custom Works Zon<\/a> was opened in Shiga, Japan by Yuichi Yoshizawa. Over the next couple of decades, the shop proceeded to knock down a series of custom show victories, starting with the 2007 Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show. In 2015, the shop was selected as one of the top five builders in Japan by Harley-Davidson, and won the Street Build Off competition for customizations based on the XG750. Come 2018, the BMW Motorrad head office requested a customization using a prototype engine, and Custom Works Zon won Japan\u2019s Mooneyes Hot Rod Custom Show that year. Four years later, they won it again, this time with this aluminum frame Shovelhead. \u201cI wanted to do a custom that no one had ever tried, symbolizing the 20th anniversary of Zon,\u201d Yuichi Yoshizawa tells us. \u201cI decided to take on the challenge of the aluminum frame because no one had tried it.\u201d<\/p>\n