Matt Black Custom Harley-Davidson Softail & Allessandia
Matt likes his motorbikes tough. Allessandia likes her men tough. What a great combination for a photoshoot.
I FIRST saw Matt’s custom Softail at RPM (Roscoe’s Performance Motorcycles) at Nerang on the Gold Coast. It just struck me as a tough-looking, no nonsense ride. Starting at the rear of the bike, the 240 low-profile tyre on the 18-inch wheel gels right into the feel of that tough look and keeping the Softail guard works a treat. The front-end is from a Wide Glide, and running an 18-inch front wheel gives the front a beefed-up look. The 18-inch ape-hangers work in beautifully with the concept of the bike.
The air-brushing on the custom fuel tank and oil tank finishes the matt black paint off just nicely; the artwork on the rear guard brings the whole package together.
The indicators are LED as is the tailight.
The frame is a 1990 model Harley-Davidson Softail. The old frame got a new lease of life in the way of a brand new 96-cube S&S Super Stock engine running a S&S shorty carb on the intake and Vance & Hines Big Radius pipes on the exhaust. As you can imagine, it sounds the goods!
Matt loves the look of his bike but has in mind a few changes he would like to do to give it his personal touch. As we all know, we just can’t leave our damn bikes alone!
I would like to thank Alless our model for the shoot; a lovely person and a great model to work with who really knows her stuff!
Photos & words by Rod Cole
Allessandia Montana
I GREW up in Port Douglas in Queensland. Pure beach babe at heart. I love to have fun and live life to the full! I had dirt bikes growing up and love camping, taking the boat out wakeboarding on the weekends and just kickin’ it at the beach.
I’m currently living on the Gold Coast. I bartend at Shuffle Nightclub in Surfers Paradise as well as both promotional and photographic modelling. I’ve also participated in numerous fashion events including a runway event for FashionTV in Dubai and an Ed Hardy event in Beirut, Lebanon, which were both unbelievable experiences.
I spent six months overseas last year and am planning on making my way to Europe and the States this year. Travelling is an insane experience and I look forward to what the other side of the world has to offer me.
I wouldn’t exactly say I’m a bike enthusiast but I can admit that a good-looking guy on a sexed-up Harley-Davidson sure does turn me on… So I guess now I’m just waiting for the right guy to persuade me to take a little bit more interest… start at something small like bringing him beer and lunch in a skimpy bikini while he sits in his shed all greased up rebuilding his bike from scratch… mmm… yup… think I just found myself a new fantasy.
Words by Allessandia; styling by Rod Cole; hair & makeup by Julienne Edwards
