the Pariah - Custom Digital

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y any standards this bike ticks all the boxes
for a tough, powerful, long low, fat rear-tyred
custom. However, it is the unique graphics
that make it stand head and shoulders above
the pack. The detail in the scary imagery
takes murals on motorcycles to a whole new level,
with incredibly fine and very complex and intricate
artwork. The concept is the work of Paul Johnson of
Custom Digital in South Australia and you can read
about it in the accompanying sidebar on page 81.
Now this custom was built by Kenton Sampson
of Kustom Cruzers and came into being in order to
showcase Custom Digital graphics and I certainly
can’t think of a better way to do so. The result of the
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collaboration between Paul and Kenton is visually
outstanding.
When I said this bike ticks all the boxes, I am referring to both the components and the execution,
which starts with a 117ci S&S polished motor stuffed
into a Kraft/Tech Softail-style frame wearing Midwest
inverted forks and rolling on Southern Legend
contrast cut wheels.
More boxes are ticked by the choice of Performance Machine calipers front and rear and bars
from the King of Handlebars, Dave at Burleigh
Bars, who is responsible for this flawless stainless
steel example. And there are even more boxes to
tick which include a full catalogue of Performance
Machine products including grips, levers, switchgear and forward controls. Dakota Digital supplied
the speedo and Arlen Ness the mirrors. Talk about a
who’s who of top shelf components!
Plus, I particularly like how well the S&S Tuned
Induction intake harmonises with the swoopy
exhaust system, both of which complement the fuel
tank line.
Now when you’ve got the power of a smokin’ hot
117ci of proven performance by way of the good
folks at S&S, you need a bulletproof power train to
send it through. Well, they don’t come any better
than a Barnett open primary drive incorporating
their famous Scorpion lock up clutch. And apart
from its toughness, the Barnett open primary is one
of the best looking units you could buy. I say could as
cheaper imports and lesser quality products have led
to Barnett dropping primary drives from their range,
which is a huge pity but they still make arguably the
very best clutches on the market.
From there the torque transfers through a Bandit
gearbox down to fat black rubber, via a belt drive.
Said 300 rear rubber is covered by a Kraft/Tech rear
guard while up front a Ness item does the job in the
stylish fashion expected of the master designer. The
task of lighting the way up front goes to a Midwest
headlight while a CCI Vintage LED taillight does tail
end duty.
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 custom digital graphics 
Custom Digital revolution
The detail in the
mural art is staggering.
We’ll be seeing more of
Custom Digital’s work in
the near future.
Paul from Custom Digital explains his new process.
“This radical concept in bike graphics has been in
development for nearly four years and we needed to
find the best way to showcase the detail that could
be achieved. We chose the Pariah, a Godfather 300
rear-tyred custom chopper. KJ from Kustom Cruzers
built it from the ground up and this became the
canvas. After three months of solid work we achieved
what you see on these pages.
We offer the customer high-end custom graphics
with detail that cannot be achieved by any other
method. All of our graphics are created on high-end
computers and we work to create a custom piece
that will stand out from the crowd. Quite often the
customer has only a vague idea on how they want
their bike to look and we offer a full pre-print design
process.
The main advantage with this is that all of the
designs are computer generated, therefore, what you
see is exactly what you get. We can liaise with the
customer and show them exactly how the finished
result will look on the screen. We can liaise with
the customer by email and they can see the images
develop; there are no hidden surprises at the end.
During the initial design images can be modified
until the client is completely happy.
Once the design has been approved we print
the image in high resolution onto the digital
media. We use very high-grade UV resistant inks.
This media is then softened and applied into the
paint, there are no lines and the finished result
needs to be seen to be believed. We can work with
metallic or solid base coats to make the images
pop in the sun, similar to what can be seen on
the Pariah. There is no limit to depth, colour
or detail. We can work right up to photograph
quality and if it can be seen on the screen we
can get it into the paint.
Doc asked me what happens if a guard or
tank with our graphics was in a crash and
suffered major damage. Well, we cover this
by keeping a backup copy for ten years, so the
repaired bike can be readily put back to original
condition once the painted tins are sent to us.
So far the interest in this concept has been
huge and we offer this service right across
Australia and beyond. It is our policy to liaise
with the customer every step of the way so
the results match expectations.” Go to www.
customdigital.com.au or email [email protected]
Award winning bike graphics without boundaries..
Detail levels never before achieved.
Full design process available.
The only limit is your imagination.
see us at www..customdigital.com.au
or email [email protected]
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GUTS&BOLTS
ENGINE
Make: .....................................117ci S&S
Bore: ................................................4⅛”
Stroke: .............................................4⅜”
Pistons: ...................EC Custom Forged
Compression ratio: ......................9.75:1
Cams: .......................................S&S 546
Oil pump: ..................High volume S&S
Carburetion: ....................48mm Mikuni
Air cleaner: ..........S&S Tuned Induction
Exhaust: .........................................curvy
T R A N S MI S S I O N
Type: . ............................ Bandit 6-speed
Primary: .....................Barnett open belt
Clutch: ...........Barnett Scorpion lock up
Rear drive: . ......................................Belt
f rame & s u s p ension
Model: ................2011 KraftTech Softail
Rake: ............................40° (2” stretch)
Seat: ...........................................Custom
Forks: ..........................Midwest inverted
Triple trees: .....................Billet Midwest
Rear suspension: ...............Underslung
WHEELS & TYRES
F wheel: ....... 21” Southern Legend 3-D
............................................Contrast Cut
R wheel: ...... 18” Southern Legend 3-D
............................................Contrast Cut
F tyre: ..............Avon Cobra 210/70-21”
R tyre: .............Avon Cobra 300/35-18”
F brake: .............. PM 6-spot (13” rotor)
R brake: ...........PM 4-spot (11.8” rotor)
controls
Handlebars: .....................Burleigh Bars
Grips/levers/switchgear/fwd cont: ..PM
Mirrors: ..................................Arlen Ness
Headlight: .................................Midwest
Instrumentation: ............Dakota Digital
Taillight: .....CCI Tear Drop Vintage LED
g u ards & f inish
Front guard: ..........................Arlen Ness
Rear guard: .....................KraftTech 300
Fuel tank: ................................KraftTech
The curvaceous fuel tank is another Kraft/Tech
item and shows off the incredible mural to fine
advantage indeed. But if you are
going to have spectacular
murals the way needs to
be prepared for them. In
this case Kenton Sampson
did an excellent job of laying
down some DNA 2 pac paint,
specifically, Black over Silver Flare, which gave Paul
Johnson a canvas on which to lay down his mural
magic. Then KJ finishes with flawless paint and
clear to showcase the work.
If this bike were simply painted in gloss black, it
would still attract attention due to the harmony of
its lines, whatever angle they are viewed from. But
those graphics shout out for attention and boy, do
they get it!
In its first showing, at the 2014 Old Skool ‘n’ New
Age Auto Show, the bike took out Top US New Age,
Best Graphics in Show (Custom Digital) along with
Peoples’ Choice. Not bad for a first outing and I am
sure there are many more awards to come.
Kenton would like to give a special
thanks to Paul Johnson of Custom
Digital, Shane at Adelaide Motor Cycle
Recovery, Rikki at Kustom Auto Trim,
Steve Turner of Lonsdale Paint Supplies,
Spotless Motorcycles Cleaning and Detailing and
Nick at Pro Street Cycles.
This bike is the first in a long line of custom bikes
featuring a new era in custom graphics and we’ll be
featuring the best of them in the pages of HEAVY
DUTY. I for one, look forward to seeing what comes
next. HD
Paul Johnson (right)
and owner, Kenton.
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