Geoff Giles of G-Spot Customs located in Denver Colorado, has always looked up to Evel Knievel, and this bike is his second foray into a custom bike paying homage to his hero. The first bike Geoff did was the Evel G-Bob, which was GOB’s first feature, was a bike widely recognized as cutting edge at the time for the pairing of a big twin motorcycle with dirt bike components. This new bike was supposed to be something similar to the first one, but in Sporty form. Geoff had picked up a ‘98 Sporty from a pawn-shop and was just waiting for the right opportunity to get creative with it. He originally wanted it to be a bobber similar to his first Knievel tribute bike, and then the bobber craze hit and he decided to do something else with it. He received the Paughco frame he ordered, his platform for the bobbed Sporty, and began cutting, de-raking the neck so that it had a more aggressive, supermoto feel to it. He had finally found the right way to utilize the Sporty.
Geoff’s background was in racing, and his power-sports career began with motocross. He quickly learned he was good, but not good enough to be really competitive on the professional MX circuit. He got the idea to road race and raced all over the country as privateer pro in the 600 class during the early 90’s. While he was doing this it became apparent he was going to need to be able to fix his own equipment and fabricate anything that could save him money. He learned his fabrication and mechanic abilities out of necessity and put his work to the test. He was always working on ways to save weight and make bikes stop better and go faster, and has applied this philosophy to all the bikes he has built, whether they are race bikes or bikes for customers. Geoff has gotten a considerable amount of recognition for his ability to cut through the fluff of custom bikes and get down to business with functional, agile, stripped- down V-twins.
The Evel Sporty was going to be along the same lines as several other bikes he had built, but was going to have the super-moto theme and be married to a Sporty drive train. The only piece of the original Sportster he used was the power plant; everything else got sold or turned into something else. Geoff decided that the motor was going to need to be rebuilt, so he tore into it had Maynard Mills of Flowdyne port the heads, installed Andrews cams, and married it to a Mikuni 42-mm carb with a Goodson Aircleaner. Now that the go-fast part of the build was handled, he looked to the motocross industry to figure out how to save weight and make it stop well. He really liked the way the CR450 looked and knew they were very light. He found an Ohlins front end off a CR450, Billet trees courtesy of LSE Racing and made a stem to fit the Paughco neck bearings. He then found a set of 17” Excel rims off another CR450. These two things, along with super-light, billet aluminum Brembo calipers front and rear mated to light weight rotors, save a ton of weight and make this bike a very quick stopper. He used motocross and superbike hand controls and Renthal handlebars to keep the bike compact and no-nonsense. The gas tank was a Salinas Boys tank that he got a good deal on and cut the mounting tabs so he could mount it G-Spot style. There is no extraneous equipment; the bike needs everything on it just to run. Geoff fabricated an aluminum oil bag in his shop and mounted it up front, a move that is G-Spot signature style. Virtually all G-Spot bikes have the oil bag mounted on the down tubes in one fashion or another. The exhaust is stainless and was fabricated with the help of Geoff’s buddy Eric “Spanky” Dorn. Oh yeah and the model was Megan…she gave the bike a different look.
Owner:Geoff Giles
Bike Name: Knievel Super Moto Sporty
City/State: Denver CO
Builder: Geoff Giles
City/state: Denver CO
Company Info:
Web site:www.gspotcustoms.com
Fabrication:Geoff Giles
Manufacturing:Geoff Giles
Welding:Geoff Giles
Machining:Geoff Giles
Engine
Year:1998
Make:HD
Model:Sporty
Displacement:1200cc
Builder or Rebuilder:Gspot heads ported by Maynard at Flowdyne
Cases:HD
Case finish:
Barrels:HD
Bore:
Pistons:Wiseco
Barrel finish:
Lower end:
Stroke:
Rods:HD
Heads:HD
Head finish:
Valves and springs:HD
Pushrods:HD
Cams:Andrews
Lifters:HD
Carburetion:Mikuni
Air cleaner:Goodson
Other:
Transmission
Year:1998
Make:HD
Gear configuration:
Final drive:Chain
Primary:HD
Clutch:HD
Frame
Year:2006
Make:Paughco
Style or Model:deraked
Stretch:none
Rake:top secret
Modifications:
Front End
Make:Ohlins
Model: CR450
Year:
Length:
Mods:
Sheet metal
Tanks: Salinas boys modified
Fenders:G-Spot handformed
Panels:
Oil tank: Gspot custom aluminum
Other:
Paint
Sheet metal: Rich Olin
Molding: Rich Olin and Brad Custom
Base coat:Rich Olin
Graphics:Rich Olin
Frame: Rich Olin
Molding:Rich Olin
Base coat:Rich Olin
Graphics or art:
Special effects:
Pinstriping:
Wheels
Front
Make:Excel Aluminum
Size:17
Brake calipers:Brembo
Brake rotor(s):Brembo
Tire:Avon
Rear
Make:Excel Aluminum
Size:17×4.5
Brake calipers:Brembo
Brake rotor:Brembo
Pulley:
Tire:Avon
Controls
Foot controls:G-Spot
Finish:
Master cylinder:
Brake lines:
Handlebar controls:Ducati 999 modified
Finish:
Clutch Cable:
Brake Lines
Shifting:
Electrical
Ignition:
Ignition switch:
Coils:
Regulator:
Charging:
Wiring:G-Spot
Harness:G-Spot
Headlight:
Taillight:Ness
Accessory lights:
Electrical accessories:
Switches:
Battery:
What's Left
Seat:Billy Murphy All Upholstery
Pipes:G-Spot
Mufflers:
Exhaust finish:
Gas caps:
Handlebars:Renthal
Grips:
