[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 3, 2018, Lord Drake Kustoms’ first customized motorcycle exhibition took place in the courtyard of the Casa de las Titas – Tourist Apartments.
The inauguration ceremony took place at 7 pm and they went to the same neighbors of Vélez-Málaga, relatives, friends and members of the Scout Mainake group 289.
At the aforementioned time a light and sound show was made before the discovery of the famous motorcycles, all of them winners of important prizes in the world of customization.
In total there are four bikes exposed in the courtyard of this emblematic place. This is SPEEDSTER, the recent runner-up of the world in the category of Harley modified in the AMD World Championship of Germany this 2018. SEVENTY, who was in sixth position also in this last championship; URBANTRACKER, one of the latest creations and ENVY, the latter was awarded as champion of Europe also in the Big Twin category in 2017 and fifth in 2016 in the ADM Championship.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last Sunday, the presentation of the first motorcycle exhibition by Lord Drake Kustoms took place. This exhibition will take place until November 11 and can be visited at the Casa de las Titas – tourist apartments from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 9 pm.
Admission is priced at € 2 for adults and € 1 for children up to 12 years old. All the money raised will be donated to the Mainake Scout Group 289.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Various local media have echoed the forthcoming Lord Drake Kustoms exhibition that will take place at the Casa de las Titas Tourist Apartmentsfrom November 4 to 11, 2018.
The founder and creator of Lord Drake Kustoms, Francisco Alí Manén, has given several interviews to these media to explain why this exhibition will bring the creations to the general public for the first time.
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PRESS RELEASE: Exhibition of customized motorcycles by Lord Drake Kustoms
From November 4 to November 11, 2018 , Francisco Alí Manén and his brand Lord Drake Kustoms will hold an exhibition with some of his best motorcycles in Vélez Málaga (Málaga).
In the exhibition you can see some of the best bikes of the brand, awarded worldwide and totally unique and exclusive. Among them will be “SPEEDSTER” , the current runner-up of the world of AMD 2018 (Harley category modified) and “ENVY” another Harley Davidson with base softail that was champion of Europe in the BIG TWIN category in 2017 and 5th worldwide position (modified Harley category) in the 2016 AMD World Championship.
You can also meet in person Francisco Ali Manén (owner and creator of Lord Drake Kustoms) which has decided to make this exhibition in order to show their work to all his followers and the general public as another form of art.
The exhibition will be held in the courtyard of “ La Casa de las Titas Tourist Apartments “, a building of the century XIX located in the heart of the old town of Vélez Málaga.
Admission to the exhibition costs € 2 Adults and € 1 Children up to 12 years. A lot of articles of the brand will be raffled among all those attending the event. For his part, Lord Drake Kustoms, will donate all the money raised from the sale of tickets and the activities held in the exhibition to the Mainake Scout Group 289 (www.mainake289.es )
In addition, during the days of the exhibition is going to hold a children’s drawing contest and a series of activities of which we will be reporting with more details in the coming days.
The exhibition will be open to the public during hours from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 9 pm every day from Sunday, November 4 to Sunday, November 11, 2018.
PRESS RELEASE: DRAWING COMPETITION “ART ON WHEELS”
The contest will be from November 3 to 9, 2018, as one of the activities that will take place during the days of the exhibition.
Below you can see the rules of the contest:
CONTEST RULES
THEME OF THE CONTEST:
The bike is the theme of the contest. Any drawing in which a motorcycle appears. Free technique
PARTICIPANTS:
Children up to 12 years of age who have attended the exhibition or purchased an entrance. All the children who have attended the exhibition or have purchased a children’s ticket, the Scout Group will give them a sheet of paper where they will have to make the drawing. On the back you must indicate the name, age, email and contact telephone number of the parents or guardians.
NO DRAWING THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE FOLIO DELIVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE ADMITTED.
DURATION OF THE CONTEST:
Saturday 3 to Friday 9 November 2018
PLACE:
The House of the Titas (Vélez Málaga)
FINALIZATION DATE:
The deadline for delivery of the drawings is Friday 9th at 9:00 p.m., in the ticket sales area of the exhibition in La Casa de las Titas to the members of the Scout Group.
JURY:
Members of Lord Drake Kustoms will determine who are the 3 winners in the contest.
PRIZES:
1st, 2nd and 3rd classified.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 11th.
On Saturday, October 10, the 3 winners will be called to attend the awards ceremony. All drawings will be published on the Lord Drake Kustoms website.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lord Drake Kustoms organizes the first children’s drawing contest “Art on Wheels” in which all children (up to 12 years old) can participate in the motorcycle exhibition that will be held at La Casa de las Titas (Vélez Málaga).
The contest will be from November 3 to 9, 2018, as one of the activities that will take place during the days of the exhibition.
Below you can see the rules of the contest:
COMPETITION RULES
THEME OF THE CONTEST:
The bike is the theme of the contest. Any drawing in which a motorcycle appears.
Free technique
PARTICIPANTS:
Children up to 12 years of age who have attended the exhibition or purchased an entrance. All the children who have attended the exhibition or have purchased a children’s ticket, the Scout Group will give them a sheet of paper where they will have to make the drawing. On the back you must indicate the name, age, email and contact telephone number of the parents or guardians.
NO DRAWING THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE FOLIO DELIVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE ADMITTED.
DURATION OF THE CONTEST:
Saturday 3 to Friday 9 November 2018
PLACE:
La Casa de las Titas (Vélez Málaga)
FINISH DATE:
The deadline for delivery of the drawings is Friday 9th at 9:00 p.m., in the ticket sales area of the exhibition in La Casa de las Titas to the members of the Scout Group.
JURY:
Members of Lord Drake Kustoms will determine who are the 3 winners in the contest.
AWARDS:
1st, 2nd and 3rd classified.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 11th.
On Saturday, October 10, the 3 winners will be called to attend the awards ceremony.
All drawings will be published on the Lord Drake Kustoms website.
MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the Scout Group 289 or at the exhibition itself.
From 4 to 11 November 2018, Lord Drake Kustoms will hold an exhibition with some of his best motorcycles in Velez Malaga.
Exhibition poster of Lord Drake Kustoms
In the exhibition will be able to see some of the best bikes of the brand, awarded worldwide and totally unique and exclusive. Among them will be “SPEEDSTER”, the current AMD 2018 world runner-up (modified Harley category) and “ENVY” another softail-based Harley Davidson who was European champion in the BIG TWIN category in 2017 and 5th place (modified Harley category) in the 2016 AMD world championship.
You can also meet in person Francisco Ali Manen (owner and creator of Lord Drake Kustoms) who has decided to make this exhibition in order to show his work to all his fans and the general public as another form of art.
The exhibition will be held in the courtyard of “La Casa de las Titas Apartamentos Turísticos”, a 19th century building located in the heart of the old town of Velez Malaga (www.lacasadelastitas.com).
Admission to the exhibition costs 2 € Adults and 1 € Children up to 12 years. Among all those attending the event will be drawn a lot of items of the brand. Lord Drake Kustoms, for his part, will donate all the money raised from ticket sales and activities held at the exhibition to the group Scout Mainake 289 (www.mainake289.es).
In addition, during the days of the exhibition will be held a children’s drawing contest and a series of activities of which we will report in more detail in the coming days.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day from Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 November 2018.
Lord Drake Kustoms and Francisco Ali Manén want to thank in advance to “La Casa de las Titas (Tourist Apartments)” and the group Scout Mainake 289 for their collaboration with this event.
Finally invite everyone to attend the exhibition and of course enjoy it.
The “Urbantracker” is one of the best Harley Davidson Scrambler or Street Tracker built in our Harley workshop in Malaga. A custom Harley completely unique, with its own style and without resembling any of the typical scrambler motorcycles seen to this day. A great job of Lord Drake Kustoms on a Harley Davidson Sportster 883 R basis.
How this Harley Scrambler was done
The first thing wanted Fran Manen (owner of LDK) was to get a Harley Davidson Scrambler valid for two people, without losing the charm of the motorcycles transformed previously in our customization workshop. And to achieve this, a back was made with space to house a second seat that was accompanied by a pair of Öhlins shock absorbers for Sportster.
Then we had to work the front of this custom motorcycle and in a KTM workshop in Malaga, we were able to get a WP inverted fork, which gave a radical look to the entire front, which was finished with a floating disc brake, a brake caliper for Brembo motorcycle and spoke wheels. Finally was the mask manufactured by hand in metal with the light incorporated.
Craft exhaust with Supertrapp tail for Harley, custom air filter and a large number of parts and details were added to the set to create this spectacular Harley Davidson Scrambler or perhaps Street Tracker with urban airs.
The final finishing touch in the transformation of this motorcycle was the paint and airbrushing work done on a base of broken white or light beige, which was accompanied by a handmade brown seat.
As result, this Harley Scrambler built and transformed fully in one of the best Harley and custom workshops in Spain, with service approval and ITV motorcycle you customized, upholstery, chrome, remapping Harley, repair and maintenance, etc.
And in 2019 it was driven by Fran Manen at the top of the podium of the Custom Bike Show of the European HOG Rally to collect the European runner-up prize in the category Harley Sportster.
Technical Data Sheet
Base: Harley Davidson Sportster 883 R
Year: 2010
Displacement: 883 cc
Exhaust: handmade with Supertrapp tail
Air Filter: Custom
Shock Absorber: Öhlins.
Fork: Inverted WP
Odometer: MMB
Hand controls: Handlebars, grips, brake pumps, etc.
Foot controls: modified
Wheels: Rear and front of Radios
Fuel tank: Artisan
Seat and subframe: handmade
Front fender: handmade
Rear fender: handmade
Chassis: Modified subframe
Brakes: Brembo on front wheel
Lighting: front turn signals on grips, pilot and rear turn signals LED´s, control lamps, etc.
Powder coating.
Gallery
Photo Credits: Onno Wieringa - madnessphotography.nl for AMD.
Urbantracker
You can order now your model now!
USED BASE IN THIS UNIT: Harley Davidson Sportster 883 (you can use any Sportster model) STYLE: Scrambler / Street Tracker
LOCATION: This bike is at our Europe location (Málaga, Spain). We can do the same bike at our USA location (Miami, FL) for the American market.
BASE: You can use any model of Sportster. TIME: 90 days aprox. SHIPPING: Worldwide. Free shipping to USA & EUROPE.
“Seventy” is a custom Harley Davidson that in principle was going to be a Cafe Racer motorcycle (that was the idea of its owner David) and in the end it ended up being a Harley Davidson Scrambler with airs Flat track. The base bike was a Sportster XL 883 low.
From a Harley Cafe Racer to a Harley Scrambler with Flat Track brush strokes
This Harley Davidson Sportster 2005, we bought it in a motorcycle repair shopin Malaga from a friend of ours. So it came practically up to date and as new, without needing to do anything mechanically.
This Scrambler is the second motorcycle we make for this client in our Harley and custom workshop in Malaga. When David spoke with the owner of Lord Drake Kustoms (Fran Manen), he told him that he had the idea of getting a Sportster Cafe Racer to ride on the streets more comfortably than with his other Harley, (a Harley Davidson Softail Deuce customized also by LDK).
But due to the height of the client, they realized that a Cafe Racer was going to be a very uncomfortable one. They decided to do something with more height, like a Street Tracker or Scrambler motorcycle, so that its owner could circulate comfortably.
The inspiration in the Martini Racing Team of the late 70s
We decided to be inspired by the designs of the race cars and rallies of the 70s. “Martini” was one of the most famous sponsors at that time and gave his vehicles a particular stylish-look with its three-band color designs: blue, light blue and red.
The transformation of this motorcycle was done in record time, since once the project started we came up with the idea of presenting it to the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Buildingin 2018. The registration was about to end, so it was time to run and spend hours without sleep to finish the job on time.
Modifications made to the original Harley Davidson Sportster
A were installed handmade flat fiber track colin, fuel tank and front fenders made of metal. Radio tires, installed Vance and Hines RSD trucker leaksFor Sportster, K&N air filter, BMX type handlebar, etc.
And for the work of painting and airbrushing , graphics and colors were chosen that are reminiscent of those used by the “Martini” brand in many rally and competition cars.
This Harley Davidson Scrambler, built in our motorcycle workshop in Malaga, was in 6th position worldwide (modified Harley category)in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building held in Germany in 2018.
After the world championship, all the reforms were made with our legalized Homologation and ITV service of motorcycles transformed in Malaga. Once approved, it was delivered to its owner, who now enjoys rolling down the streets and roads of the Costa del Sol, uploaded on his new Harley Davidson Scrambler “Seventy”
Technical Data Sheet
Base: Harley Davidson Sportster 883 low
Year: 2005
Displacement: 883 cc
Exhaust: Vance and Hines RSD trucker
Air Filter: K&N
Shock Absorber: Custom.
Fork: Original modified and with metal covers
Odometer: Daytona side with rev counter
Hand controls: Handlebars, grips, brake pumps, etc.
Foot controls: modified
Wheels: Rear and front of Radios
Fuel tank: Handcrafted
Seat and subframe: Custom made
Front fender: handmade
Rear fender: handmade
Chassis: Modified subframe
Lighting: front turn signals ingrips, pilot and rear turn signals LED´s, control lamps, etc.
Gallery
Photo Credits: Onno Wieringa - madnessphotography.nl for AMD.
You can order your own Harley Scrambler model now!
USED BASE IN THIS UNIT: Harley Davidson Sportster 883 or any Sportster model STYLE: Scrambler / Street Tracker LOCATION: This bike is at our Europe location (Málaga, Spain). We can do the same bike at our USA location (Miami, FL) for the American market.
BASE: You can use any model of Sportster. TIME: 90 days aprox. SHIPPING: Worldwide. Free shipping to USA & EUROPE.
“Speedster”, is a Sportster Cafe Racer tribute to Porsche that has been runner-up in the world (modified Harley category) in theAMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building2018. And thanks to it, the workshop motorcycle transformation of Lord Drake Kustoms it has positioned itself among the best Harley workshops in Malagaand the rest of Spain.
The words of Ferry Clot that inspired this Sportster Cafe Racer
Behind this motorcycle there is a story that the owner of LDK, Fran Manen, will never forget. Fran was preparing since 2018 a custom motorcycle to compete in the AMD World Championship held in October. In the month of July of that year, the Lord Drake Kustoms team assumed (much to their dismay) that it was impossible to finish the project on time and decided to cancel their assistance.
Suddenly, one day at the end of August, Fran Manen received a call from his friend Ferry that would change the course of this whole story.
Ferry Clot founder of Hot Dreams and pioneer of motorcycle transformation in Spain; He called to ask Fran if he was going to Germany at the World Custom Bike Show
in October. Ferry needed someone to take his motorcycle to compete and he could not attend because he was sick. Fran asked him what was wrong with him, and Ferry replied that he was fighting cancer.
The owner of LDK, stunned by this news, replied to Ferry that he would not attend the championship because he no longer had time to finish his project. Ferry’s response was: “NO, try to go anyway, you’ve been there once and you’ve seen how important it’s to be there. If you cannot finish that project you wanted, take one of the transformed Harley you have already finished, detail it, improve it what you can and go, even to make a presence”.
Fran went on to say that it was impossible, that he had already lost the illusion and that there was only a little more than a month left. So he didn’t want to think about the championship that year or its custom Harley. However, from that conversation, Fran did not stop thinking about the words of Ferry Clot.
Three days later, after much reflection and not sleeping, everything changed. Fran Manen arrived at his Harley customization workshop in Malaga, and informed his team that they were going to the championship. He would use a Harley Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer that they were building for a customer and that was about to end.
Fran called the client and asked if he could take the motorcycle to the Customization World Championship, although changes in colors, finishes and details should be made for this.
The motorcycle owner told him “Go ahead”. And there began a trip against the clock that, in less than a month, made Lord Drake Kustoms go from not attending the Championship to become the Runner-Up in the world of transformation of Harley.
The transformation process of the Harley Sportster 883
The idea was to turn this Sportster 883 Cafe Racer, almost finished, into a project that Fran had in his head for some time: a motorcycle tribute to the car brand Porsche (hence its name “Speedster” in honor of one of the mythical models of the German brand).
For this, the work of transformation of this motorcycle had to have a sporty, aggressive and elegant result. It has to be a Porsche motorcycle, it has to remind a 911 Carrera, a Speedster or a 917 model of the 24 hours of Le Mans.
A good job of painting and airbrushing on custom motorcycles like this one is absolutely necessary to obtain the great keys. And of course, details, many details, such as the Porsche emblems, the rear pilots, the craft tail, the wooden grips combined with chrome, sports gas cap and a very long list of exclusive components.
This Harley Davidson Sportster 883 R from 2007 converted to Cafe Racer and built in our motorcycle workshop in Malaga, was in 2nd place worldwide (modified Harley category) in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building held in Germany in 2018.
From here, we want to thank and share part of this triumph with our friend Ferry Clot. Wherever he is, he is surely customizing something. Thanks Ferry!
“Speedster” Gallery
Photo Credits: Onno Wieringa - madnessphotography.nl for AMD.
You can order your own “Speedster” or Harley Cafe Racer now!
USED BASE IN THIS UNIT: Harley Davidson Sportster 883 (you can use any Sportster model) STYLE: Cafe Racer
BASE: You can use any model of Sportster. TIME: 90 days aprox. SHIPPING: Worldwide. Free shipping to USA & EUROPE.
