in his mind’s eye of how the end result would look,
he didn’t waste any time or any of the already-
stretched finances in buying or making parts that
he didn’t need. The West Coast Choppers tank
and rear mudguard were easily sorted with some
bespoke stainless steel struts made for the rear by
Tom himself. As he wanted a long and low look to
keep it really stealthy, Tom went with the low-slung
handlebars—made by himself, from one and three-
quarter inch stainless steel tube—and some home-
brewed low exhaust pipes, which aid in making the
bike look even lower than it actually is.
When it came to paint, Tom already knew that
he was going to continue the ‘stealth’ theme, with
the neat Stealth Grey, as seen on various models of
Ford car. The inspiration for this had come from a
chop built by Phil Piper a number of years ago which
had been finished in grey primer. For the rest of the
bike, Tom chose a similarly sombre black, but in a
combination of satin and gloss powder coat to give
some contrast. Mentioning powder coat brings forth
the comment that this bike holds the record for the
number of powder coated parts on one of his builds—
no less than 38 individual pieces!SPECIFICATION
SHEET
ENGINE:
Custom built 89” V-twin with Delkron
cases, S&S stroker flywheels, S&S high
compression pistons, S&S oil pump,
Andrews cam, uprated valves and
rockers, five-speed Softail gearbox,
open primary, S&S Hi 4 ignition, one-off
2” stainless exhaust.
FRAME:
Unknown custom single downtube from
the USA, re-raked in the UK by CCD.
FRONT END:
21” x 3.5” wheel, 120/70/21” Avon
AV71 Cobra tyre, DNA super spoke
disc, Performance Machine 4-piston
caliper, stainless braided brake line, 6”
over DNA springers, one-off 1¾” bars,
billet RST hand controls, Koso 48mm
electronic speedo, Ultima 4” stretched
billet headlight.
REAR END:
18” x 5.5” DNA wheel, 200 section Avon
AV72 Cobra tyre, DNA sprocket brake
setup, red chain, West Coast Choppers
‘One Ton Ho’ mudguard with custom
stainless struts, custom side mount with
LED Maltese cross light.
MISCELLANEOUS:
West Coast Choppers ‘Villain’ tank with
‘revolver’ filler cap, seat upholstered by
Dragon Seating, unknown eBay oil tank/
box, one-off minimal loom, Accutronix
forward controls with one-off pegs,
handlebars, grips, pegs, pretty wheel
spacers, side mount plate, exhaust,
electrics box, axle plates, fender struts
all by owner at Slinky Bint Customs.
PAINT AND FINISH:
Ford Stealth Grey by owner. Artwork
and aluminium leaf by the late great
Nefarious. All black powder coating by
CBS Engineering in Long Eaton. Brushed
finish instead of polishing by owner.
THANKS TO:
“Nefarious; Nick Larkin; the wife and
the dad!”BIKE FEATURE SLINKY BINT V-TWIN
80 | 100% Biker | issue 250 | http://www.100-biker.co.uk