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Jimi’s handcrafted leather saddle from Spirit Leather complements these two highlights and gives the bike a new, imposing line. The seat is not only comfortable, but also keeps the rider in the correct position on the bike. Chiko’s custom paint job, which gives the bike a soft West Coast club style, completes the overall look and makes it unmistakable. Together, the result for me is a new style that Jimi and I have christened “Eurostyle”.

For the third part of my Low Rider ST conversion, I headed to the Thunderbike workshop where I fitted the new Metzeler tyres and mounted the wheels with my friend Tim. Then we fitted the fancy brushed 2-in-1 flap exhaust system from Jekyll & Hyde, which gives the bike a lot more line.

But it’s not just the exhaust that gives the bike a new silhouette, the new 9-inch risers from us also give the bike a distinctly Clubstyle. The cable runs through the machined aluminium for a tidy look and the raised grip position for a cool riding attitude.

The most style defining part of my conversion is the paint job. I went to Chiko’s Pinstriping where I was able to discuss my ideas with Chiko on the spot. Black, gray and a classic Mercedes-Benz champagne with a silver line that is surrounded by a still secret line will give the bike a unique look.

For the next step in the rebuilding of my Low Rider ST I had four important helpers at my side – my buddies Jens, Andre, Patrick aka Gelochter and as in the first part Tim. On a gray Saturday in January we met at the company to mount my new rims and swap out the freshly powdercoated rocker boxes.

Julian from sales had previously shown me some of our great rim designs and I was excited about the variety of rim designs we have. We went from the original GT design to the sporty Vegas Race design to the Digger design. In the end, the Digger design won out because I have always liked multi-spoke designs and for me, it was the best balance between sporty and classy.

It was a great and exciting first day for the rebuild of my new Low Rider ST.

Together with my buddy Tim I disassembled the fairing of my Harley-Davidson Lowrider ST. We were busy all day disassembling and packing the parts. We had to be very careful not to damage anything, but in the end we did it and packed everything in boxes ready to go. The parts are now on their way to Chico’s Pinstriping, the paint shop that will give my bike a great custom paint job. It was really fun spending the day with the guys, taking the fairing off and seeing the individual parts come apart that will give my bike a cool look later. Now I’m really excited to see what the new paint job will look like when it gets back. I can’t wait to see it.

I wanted to take the motorbike cases of my colleagues, in which I was allowed to transport my equipment on tours in Faak am See, with me on my future motorbike. It was clear to me that this would be the combination for my future project. Suitcases, reliability and, of course, style. Because the Clubstyle that was emerging in Germany was my springboard for the idea that you could have a sporty bike for long touring that still had all the features you wanted and looked cool at the same time.

After looking at what felt like a hundred pictures and talking to a lot of colleagues, my inner journey to buy a Dyna or a Road Glide finally culminated in a final conversation with Andreas. His convincing arguments for investing my money in a new, modern bike with a powerful engine and all the extras I wanted, such as panniers and fairing, was the idea of buying my Low Rider ST.