Insane Choppers Meets The Mercedes Maiden

The boss and the broad. We’re not sure where everything went wrong?

I was on my way to Phoenix to shoot a bike for the Horse Backstreet Choppers. Johnny Goodson, proprietor of Insane Custom Cycles in Glendale, Arizona, built a bike and documented each and every step for a build series for the Horse BC and my job was to shoot the final product. I have always been a huge fan of Goodson’s style. Strong, clean, powerful and distinctive are words that come to mind when you see one of his Insane Customs. I called Johnny from the road and suggested that, if he had another bike ready to go we should shoot a Bikernet.com Girls of Bikernet feature at the same time. Johnny was ready, the bike was ready and Mercedes … well does she look ready?

You’ll notice Scooter never mentions Mercede’s demeanor. She’s a blond with the name Mercedes. She has the body and face of a million dollar Hollywood starlet. So I wonder why no smile?

We cropped closer in on the frame to confirm the sour brow. Let me ask you why she ain’t smilin’? You know, right? She’s hot looking, has an eye for Mercedes and platinum and she finds herself with a bunch of bikers, half naked in an asphalt parking lot. What’s there to smile about?

You have probably seen Goodson on “Build or Bust” or recognize him from his days at Exile Cycles. He brings the same innovation and style to his Insane Customs and Mercedes is the perfect compliment … both are clean, lean and perfectly proportioned but with just enough attitude to stand out in any crowd. You can see more of Mercedes, well not much more, at the Great Alaskan Bush Company in Phoenix.

Watch for Goodson’s build feature in the Horse . Also check out the Insane Custom Cycle website at www.insanecustomcycles.com to see Goodson’s other creations in particular his Sporty, which was supposed to be his keeper bike. It is currently in the collection of Chris Angel “the Mind Freak” from the A & E show of the same name.

It’s not even a Macy’s parking lot. She’s posed in a Glendale, Arizona industrial park lot in the blazing sun.

How could she smile shoved up against corrugated steel wall while migrant workers gawk at her from across the yard. Scooter’s on probation. Doesn’t he know Girls of Bikernet are treated like Playboy centerfold girls?
Angel saw the bike at a Las Vegas show and decided that it was a must have. Goodson relented … and it’s on to the next build.

She has the dreamy look of a teenager holding a straight F report card and abusive parents to face. Don’t you want to save her, buy her a new dress and take her to Morton’s for dinner?

Insane Spec Chart

General
Owner: Frank Cotroneo
Year/Make: ‘07 Insane Custom Cycles Suicide
Fabrication: Johnny Goodson
Assembly: Insane Custom Cycles
Glendale, AZ (it's a little bit hot in August… but we have a lot of bars around…)
Phone: 623.979.5874
Fax: 623.979.5876
email: jgoodson@insanecustomcycles.com
Build Time: Three months

Engine
Size/Type: 114-inch Total Performance
Cases: Total Performance
Flywheels: Total Performance
Rods: Total Performance
Pistons: Wiseco Pistons
Cylinders: Total Performance
Heads: Edlebrock
Cam: Crane
Carb: Mikuni 45mm
Ignition: Crane Hi-4
Pipes: Exile

Transmission
Year/type: JIMS 6-Speed
Case: JIMS
Gears: JIMS
Clutch: BDL
Primary drive: BDL

Frame/Suspension
Year/Type: Redneck Getting High
Rake: 40 degrees
Stretch: 4-up, 6-out
Swingarm: nope
Rear Suspension: rigid, sorry
Forks: 7-inch over FXST
Triple-trees: Insane 5 degrees
Extension: 7 inches

Her relationship with Scooter was in the toilet, so I sent Renegade out to perform a desert rescue.
Wheels/tires/brakes
Front
Wheel: 3.5/21 Exile
Tire: 120 Metzeler
Brake: HHI

Rear
Wheel: 8.5/18 Exile
Tire: 240 Metzeler
Brake: Insane 4-piston Sprocket Disc

Accessories
Bars: Insane
Risers: Insane
Hand controls: Jay Brake
Headlight: Headwinds
Taillight: Insane
Gauges: Nope

Electrical: Insane
Fuel Tanks: Insane
Oil Tank: Redneck
Front Fender: Nope
Rear Fender: Insane
Sissybar: Insane
Pegs: Nope
Foot controls: Exile
Seat Pan: Insane
Seat Cover: Pascal

Web: InsaneCustomCycles.com

I believe Renegade had some success…

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