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I SAID TO GER CONLON, “DO WHATEVER YOU SEE
FIT”. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
maximum speed of 80mph. for an electric custom bike. Mr
Anyway, this particular CX was Ger Conlon, described succinctly
kept in its stock form of just one by Dan as ‘the guru of Irish
wheel at each end while it was custom fabrication’, who seems to
used by the Dublin police. Then, have had a hand somewhere along
as Dan explains, it eventually fell the way in almost every custom
into his hands; “I purchased the motorcycle created in Ireland, was
bike in late 2016 with the idea also present and, Dan says, “he
of making a cool café racer. I’d decided that my café racer project
had a CX500 as a first bike when was worthy of serious alteration. I
I moved to London in the mid- basically stood back and said, “Do
1980s, so it was a bit of nostalgia whatever you see fit”. And that’s
meets nine-inch angle grinder.” exactly what happened. “Every
But those plans quickly piece of this bike was designed
changed. That same year, Dan and built by Ger Conlon and
and a few of the Irish chaps Owen Cronin of C&C Choppers
from the custom motorcycle in Cork. The complete frame,
community were at the AMD bodywork and swinging arm and
World Championships of Custom all the amazing design was created
Bike Building where Dan’s fellow in-house at C&C.”
countrymen, Don Cronin and For once, Ger and Owen had
Mick O’Shea of Medaza Cycles’ some assistance although Ger
Ducati would win the Street admits he didn’t think it was
Performance title and Noel assistance at the time. A young
Connolly of Flame-Art Designs girl turned up for some work
only narrowed missed being in the experience and Ger says it
top ten of the Freestyle class with couldn’t have been at a worse time
Strom, a remarkable achievement because he and Owen were flat
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