The Undertaker Harley-Davidson Evo
Mick is no stranger to the pages of Ozbike — he has already made a couple of appearances in the past — but with his bike in its current incarnation, it was time for another feature.
WHEN I first started corresponding with Mick (or Chief as he is known to his friends), I got the funny feeling that we were going to get along just fine. It turned out that my hunch was right and me and Mick greeted each other like old mates after just a few witty emails and a couple shared pics that bonded us due to an undying love and respect for flathead Harley-Davidsons.
Mick O’Loughlin (BA LLB SYD. UNI). All those letters after his name roughly stand for “One very cluey bloke when it comes to legal stuff.” He has only ever ridden Milwaukee’s V-Twin marvels starting off aboard a 1942 WLA that was purchased for the grand sum of $400 in 1971. Another six or so flatheads followed including a 1947 1200 cc.
Fast forward about 40-plus years and Mick’s kidneys, back and loose fillings have had more than their fair share of the constant abuse that only a rigid frame can dish out.
Mick’s current bike is a multi-award winner the goes by the title of Undertaker. This 1994 Evo Softail was bought with minimal mods from a fella in Coffs Harbour 12 years ago. All the Grim Reaper themed additions were added by Mick.
The list of mods to this regularly ridden custom is fairly comprehensive.
Kuryakyn Components include smoked lens blinkers, Stiletto foot pegs, Black Widow grips, forward controls, shifter linkage, axle covers, air dam/toolbox and fuel caps.
That lethal looking primary drive is an Ultima four-inch open unit with a laser-cut, self-designed belt-cover incorporating a Celtic-style, billet, outer-bearing-support and a Barnett clutch.
The fuel tank is a four-inch stretched Zodiac item.
Clean air gets to the motor via a Whimmer snorkel and exhaust fumes exit through a set of Big Radius Vance & Hines pipes.
As set of Burleigh Rollerbars top of the front-end with a pair of Arlen Ness scoop style mirrors, Stealth headlight, and of course, those wicked looking Wrath Slayer levers that came from Chesapeake Performance Inc.
A tried and trusted LePera solo Bare Bones unit takes care of the seating while a modified gothic styled Slayer taillight/number plate holder brings up the rear. It was actually a side mount unit to start off with but the NSW Police Department reckoned it looked much better on the rear guard.
Mick reckons he may add a reverse gear to help his tired old back and legs when it comes to getting the bike out of the shed.
In closing, Mick says, “I pretty much designed and built the bike myself in the back shed except for the 240 rear-end which was done by Cyco Cycles and the paint by Skin By Finn in Coffs. I would also like to give special recognition to the late Jack Johnson of Redfern Motorcycle Spares who, 45 years ago, first introduced me to the iconic Harley-Davidson.”
words & pics By Chuck U Farley.
