[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we bring you a five page report that Biker Zone made us in its number 260. It is “Evel Knievel” a motorcycle homage to the famous acrobat. In this article you will discover some of the secrets and curiosities that this motorcycle keeps.
If you want to know more do not miss the opportunity to visit the page of the “Evel Knievel”.
We leave you with a transcript of the article.
This is a very curious story. Almost a year ago, from France and just after the scrambler “Soulbreaker” (which was carried in this magazine), an amateur got in touch with Francisco Ali (owner of Lord Drake Kustoms).
The owner of this motorcycle was interested in the scrambler and in the work of LDK and since then he maintained contact with them, making a faithful follow-up of the company and its activities. I constantly sent them emails or called them by phone to express their opinion about the bikes they had made or to talk about the bike they would like to have, the style, etc., etc. Meanwhile in LDK, they tried to do something new with the scramblers or at least one with a more striking design and aesthetic. One day Francisco painted on paper the idea that he had of a Scrambler and that it was in turn a tribute to the great American legend, Evel Knievel.
A detail to note is that, as in other LDK jobs, Francisco’s own son (Álvaro Manén, only 9 years old) is the one who has chosen the design and the combination of the colors.
One day Francisco painted on paper the idea that he had of a Scrambler and that it was in turn a tribute to the great American legend, Evel Knievel.
As always he sent some drawings to his contacts, and / or possible clients that might be interested in the project he had just printed on paper … and the hare jumped. Michel (the French gentleman already mentioned) saw the light and said: “That’s the bike I want! The drawing you sent me, the tribute to Evel Knievel. ” As soon as he could he got on the plane and flew to Malaga to meet Francisco, his installations and his work and to finalize, in person, the details of the project.
At the moment, this scrambler rolls by the tracks of earth of the French west
After the meeting and a meticulous study of the three sketches on paper, the design that finally became reality was agreed upon. And that was what happened two months later: the new scrambler “Evel Knievel” by Lord Drake Kustoms saw the light. At the moment, this scrambler rolls by the tracks of earth of the French west and Lord Drake Kustoms is preparing the second tribute version “Evel Knievel”, but that is another story.
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