The Build
Every motorcycle project at Creative Cycles begins somewhere. Sometimes it's a face-to-face meeting at a show. Sometimes it's a referral from a rider who can't stop talking about what Doug did to their bike. And sometimes — like this one — it begins with a phone call.
A very pleasant gentleman called the shop and spoke with Doug about his Road King. He loved the bike. Rode it a few times, then life happened — work pulled him away from it for several years. He wanted to get it running again. Maybe trick it out a little. Simple enough.
So Doug drove the hour and a half to meet face to face with the client and the bike. And that's where the conversation began. Anyone who has sat across from Doug Keim and started talking about what a motorcycle could be knows how that conversation tends to go. One thing led to another. Then another. Then another. Take a look at the end result and you'll understand exactly what that means.
The Road King received new stretched fenders front and rear, a stretched fuel tank and dash, and a new seat. The wheels are custom-spec'd orange anodized platinum-cut units front and rear with matching rotors — a detail that could have gone wrong in a hundred ways and instead went completely right. Performance Machine brake calipers, PM billet fork legs and cow bells, billet fork trees with three degrees of offset, and new tracker-style blacked-out bars complete the rolling chassis transformation.
The engine didn't escape attention either. Internal work included cams, support plate, oil pump, and lifters — the kind of foundation work that makes everything else possible. A high-flow air cleaner feeds it, and a D&D 2-into-1 exhaust with Phalsee left-side pipe lets it breathe out. The primary received all the upgrades needed to handle the additional output, and a Baker 6-speed transmission tops it all off. Don't overlook the custom dark gray Cerakote finishes on the engine covers, primary cover, and transmission covers — a subtle detail that ties the whole machine together.
Suspension is handled by RaceTech up front and Legend Air Ride in the tail. LED lighting everywhere. And so on.
The Paintwork
Now let's talk about the paint — because pictures genuinely do not do this machine justice. Look closely. Notice the mix of satin and gloss finishes sitting side by side. The carbon fiber-appearing inlay. The gold leaf. The hand-pulled pinstripes. The hexagon fade on the graphics edge. It is, without question, over the top.
You want to know who did it? That would be Ron "Flea" Fleenor of Fleaz Color Faktory. Now consider the challenge: making a motorcycle with orange paint and orange wheels look elegant. Not loud. Not garish. Elegant. Doug and Ron pulled it off — quite well, in fact.
The concept from the start was to build a strong-running daily rider that would draw attention without screaming for it. A bike that earns a second look at a stoplight and a long stare in a parking lot. Doug and crew delivered exactly that.
And the owner? He and Doug still talk routinely to this day. That's not a footnote — that's the point. Building motorcycles is only part of what happens at Creative Cycles. The other part is building long-term relationships with the people who trust you with something they love. That part never gets old.
What Was Done
- ▸Stretched front & rear fenders
- ▸Stretched fuel tank & dash
- ▸New custom seat
- ▸Orange anodized platinum-cut wheels front & rear with matching rotors
- ▸Performance Machine brake calipers
- ▸PM billet fork legs & cow bells
- ▸Billet fork trees — 3° offset
- ▸Tracker-style blacked-out bars
- ▸Internal engine work — cams, support plate, oil pump, lifters
- ▸High-flow air cleaner
- ▸D&D 2-into-1 exhaust — Phalsee left-side pipe
- ▸Full primary upgrades
- ▸Baker 6-speed transmission
- ▸Dark gray Cerakote — engine, primary & transmission covers
- ▸RaceTech front suspension
- ▸Legend Air Ride rear suspension
- ▸LED lighting throughout
- ▸Paint by Ron "Flea" Fleenor — Fleaz Color Faktory
