We’ve got accustomed to DPC motorcycles being raw, clean in detail and mechanically honest, but with their latest build it’s obvious they’ve stepped it up a notch. The latest custom 1979 Ironhead Sportster dubbed “Mele”, was build for Perry Mele (hence the name) and it represents a combination of a cafe racer and a vintage dragster. Now the devil is in the details, right? Well check out the details on this hand-build bad-boy – from the white powder-coated wheels, racing tires, DPC logo on a custom 2-1-2 X-Pipe exhaust to the sick orange paint with the contemporary Mele graphics. Sweet!
The whole bike looks more like a well thought production unit, rather than a custom one-off, but that’s what the Del Prado brothers are aiming for. If you think you have the balls to ride a 75hp, 1000cc american muscle in 6 inch stretched hardtail lightweight form, give this guys a call – they will be happy to help you out.
Photos: Jed Strahm
Source: DP Customs and ChopCult
Owner: Perry Mele, racecar driver in the Pro-Mazda series
Builder: DP Customs, New River, AZ
Bike: 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster
Engine: 1000cc ironhead with hot cams, headwork, Branch intake manifold, Mikuni carb
Bars: DP Customs clip-ons
Exhaust: DP Customs 2-1-2 X-Pipe
Paint and graphic design: DP Customs
Frame: Stock rake with a 4″ stretch hardtail, modified by DP Customs to 6″, dual underseat down tubes modified to a single tube
Front Suspension: Lowered 3″
Rear suspension: Seat shocks
Seat: Biltwell Slimline
Grips: Biltwell Kung-Fu
Throttle: Biltwell Whiskey
Wheels: Stock 19″ front, 16″ rear
Tires: Pirelli Sport Demon
Fuel tank: Peanut
Oil Tank: Scuba
Controls: Vicious Cycle Works
Tags: 1979, cafe racer, Del Prado, DP Customs, dragster, Harley-Davidson Sportster, Ironhead, Jarrod, Jason, Mele, Orange
