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don’t even have a name for the bike…it just happened!” – Steve Iacona For his money, a Timex wristwatch was all my dad ever wanted or needed. Unpretentious, modest, and functional. “I only need it to tell me the time…and besides, it takes a licking and keeps on ticking”. Some people like shiny motorcycles, while others like things to be a bit more sublime. Back in the “gold rush” chopper era, there were more builders than there were bikers (or at least
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it seemed that way). That was the genesis for the beginning of many a career. Let me introduce to you Steven Iacona from Iacona Custom Cycles in Brooklyn, NY. Steve has been building full-time since 2002. First in his home garage (primarily for friends). Iacona now operates in a 1500 square foot shop in Brooklyn in what he says: “Is the last shop on the block that wasn’t knocked down for new condos.” At first glance, this motorcycle has all of the pinnings of a fine
swiss wristwatch. Very elegant, eye-catching, all while having something of a subtle attitude. It takes more than one or even two looks at this masterpiece to really dig down and appreciate all of the craftsmanship present in this Softail chopper. Some builders derive their style from other builders that came before them, while others exist in a space so foreign that even they get lost in the project, and from time to time, that project sits until the “writer’s block” subsides. “I just pushed it around for
