2011 Mustang Green Harley Davidson Road Glide Bagger

Happy-Go-Lucky Custom Bikes

Michael Le Breton and brother Steven of Speed Trix run a family business building and designing award winning custom bikes. Born into a riding family, together they break apart Harleys and but them back together, sweeter, faster, better in their shop just outside of Montreal.

You can find Speed Trix just east of Hawkesbury on Route 344 in St-Andre, D'Argenteuil.

Mustang Green Road Glide

This 2011 Harley Davidson Road Glide came with 96 cubic inches of torque and already spoke poundage but because the customer was a svelte guy, Speed Trix kept the bike as light as possible without sacrificing the fix'ns. The coulor makes the bike pop. "We were lucky, the paint job was on-time and on budget, that never happens."

The guys at Precision Billet supplied the floorboards, primary covers, point cover and air filter.

About the huge wheels, Michael explained "in the front, we put in a 26 inch wheel and 3 & 3/4 inch in the front suspension. Everyone wants a big wheel, but if you go bigger, like 32 inches, you loose all suspension. It's like steel on steel - when you run over a tooth pick, it'll feel like a 2by4!"

The front faring was "hell" and required 6 or 7 parts to be meticulously glued together.

Total costs, not including the project bike, came in at $14,500 CAN and the entire project was completed over a winter.

Up next: freaky design

This Fall, Speed Trix is taking the bike apart to add artwork. "The bike is already a freaky coulor so we're going to add more freak with a clown entangled in barbed wire and two dead heads. We call it a happy-go-lucky design." The graphics will done by an artist in Toronto.

The patch of a seat will also be updated by TrippleK Upholstery, "we really like the quality of their sewing."

From repairing air crafts to building bikes

In his past life Steve was a top mechanic. Michael's expertise was honed in aircraft repair, "We used to work 18 hours a day at our jobs and now we work 18 hours a day building bikes. It's much better."

Michael and Steve have been building bikes for 17 years. They both started out on a Honda Z50, which is still kicking around and will soon be chopped up and mounted on a wall at the shop.

Where they're at

Speed Trix is open every day except Sunday. You can drop by the shop at 243 rte Du Long Sault, St-Andre, D'Argenteuil, Quebec,Canada, J0V 1X0.

http://www.speedtrix1.com