56º North February 2018 | Page 42

BATTLE OF THE KINGS 2018. 250 DEALERS. 7 DARK CUSTOM MODELS. 10,000 UNIQUE PARTS. £5,500 TO SPEND. ONE CUSTOM KING.

The Battle of the Kings is back in 2018 as Harley-Davidson dealers across the globe battle to build a winning custom bike. West Coast Harley-Davidson are in it to win it with their entry named Enlisted.

Enlisted started as a 2018 Softail Street Bob and at the hands of Fraser Hine and Patryk Motyka took on a whole new persona. Custom Specialist for Scotland’s West Coast Harley-Davidson, Fraser Hine is no stranger to Battle of the Kings.

This year, Fraser has gone deep within Harley’s 115 years of heritage to produce “Enlisted” – a superb modern-day replica of the wartime FL model that served the U.S.A’s wartime armed forces, in this case, the U.S. Navy. Look closely to search out the choice details; one such example is the dummy hinge on the rear fender. The original hardtail model had a fixed fender but a hinge allowed the fender to pivot in order to remove the rear wheel.