{"id":7221,"date":"2018-11-30T18:35:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T18:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotbike.local\/basic_content\/cherrys-companys-drag-queen-is-1948-harley-davidson-panhead\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T06:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T06:14:33","slug":"cherrys-companys-drag-queen-is-1948-harley-davidson-panhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/cherrys-companys-drag-queen-is-1948-harley-davidson-panhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry\u2019s Company\u2019s \u201cDrag Queen\u201d Is A 1948 Harley-Davidson Panhead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we head out to Yokohama<\/strong>, Japan, for the 2018 Mooneyes bike-stravaganza, we thought we\u2019d take a look at one of Kaichiroh Kurosu\u2019s (a.k.a. Kross) badass metal creations (Kross is one of the most recognized custom builders in Japan and has won the Best of Show at Mooneyes multiple times, including back-to-back victories in 2013 and 2014). He says, \u201cI love old fast vehicles, and so I get many ideas for designing custom motorcycles from the old racing culture. For this particular bike, I wanted to build an old-style drag racer for the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDrag Queen,\u201d as he named it, is not a Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em><\/a>-theme chopper, and that’s probably for the best. Not that we have anything against the movie, we\u2019re just sick of theme bikes at the moment. For the frame, Kross wanted it to look as if it was made from a sand casting, as many old bikes were done in this manner. \u201cBecause I feel the CNC process doesn\u2019t impart a human personality into the finished pieces,\u201d he says, \u201cI choose to make as much as possible entirely by hand, which has taken me many years to learn how to do. This is what you see when you view a raw bike\u2014the skill and talent that have taken so long to acquire is right in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Just look at all the detail on the engraved rocker cover! She may be naked, but she\u2019s also tatted up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The one-off tank is a little rough around the edges, in keeping with the notion of raw metal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019m guessing this bike ignites via Morris magneto\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although the gas tank itself is smooth and bare, its cap is pure jewelry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even more detailed engraving, this time on the primary cover. The God of Speed would be pleased.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nor was the bottom end ignored in the elaborate department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What does the 2018 Mooneyes Show in Yokohama, Japan, hold for those lucky enough to get there? We\u2019ll know soon enough. Hopefully, more bikes as cool as this one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As we head out to Yokohama, Japan, for the 2018 Mooneyes bike-stravaganza, we thought we’d take a look at one of Kaichiroh Kurosu’s (a.k.a. Kross) badass metal creations (Kross is one of the most recognized custom builders in Japan and has won the Best of Show at Mooneyes multiple times, including back-to-back victories in 2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":104123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5043],"tags":[970,13,4,733,258,3107],"motorcycle_parts":[],"motorcycle_models":[],"motorcycle_builders":[],"motorcycle_gear":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7221"},{"taxonomy":"motorcycle_parts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motorcycle_parts?post=7221"},{"taxonomy":"motorcycle_models","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motorcycle_models?post=7221"},{"taxonomy":"motorcycle_builders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motorcycle_builders?post=7221"},{"taxonomy":"motorcycle_gear","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotbike.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motorcycle_gear?post=7221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}