This month I take a tour of my good friend Dominick’s FXR collection. Dom has one of the nicest and most coveted collections around. So here we go, I’ll start with his 1987 FLXR. This bike is a one-off custom, built by Billy Westbrook, as you can see, it’s exquisite!
The two tone green paint is flawless, and all the custom parts are hand made by Westbrook. From the air cleaner cover to the exhaust, Billy puts his special artistic touch on it, and brother it shows! Take a good look at this bike and you will see it’s a rolling piece of art.
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Almost every part has the layered look, and is handmade by Billy, it all ties in together for a one of a kind look. Even the pushrod covers and rear fender struts have been hand made by Billy. Handmade means he welds on layers, then hand shape them with files, grinders, and polishing wheels.
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I was told the mirror has fourteen individual parts and does not move. Once the mirror is assembled, the rider is then form fitted to it, basically it’s made to fit the owner.
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The taillight has been molded into the rear fender and the fuel tank, fender and struts all have the layered look by Billy.
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Moving along, we next come to Dominick’s 1989 FXRSP. Also a piece of rolling art! And yep you guessed it, another Westbrook bike.
This bike sports a sweet ghost flame paint scheme along with all the custom one-off parts. Its stunning! Dom is a long time Hamster member, so of course a nice little touch on the timing cover is fitting.
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The pushrod covers are in reverse of the ’87 we just saw, and I love the braided fuel line over flows, nice and different touch.
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Next up is the 1990 FXLR. This Grey and blue bike really has that street fighter stance to it, long, low and sleek. Almost an artistic racing chopper look to it, I love this bike, my personal favorite!
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From the fat rear tire to the molded fenders and side covers, Westbrook has put a dangerously kick ass look on this bike.
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Hidden switches, front air dam, drag pipes, custom air box and low bars makes this a racer with an attitude! Even the molded tail light has mean spoiler built in to it.
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Check out the gas cap! Bet you can’t figure out how it works? It’s all done with magnets, pins and a hidden key lock.
The stout 80″ motor was built by the late Roger Kallens. Roger built many Billy bike motors in the day and as you can see, it’s beautiful. Roger has a knack and a name for himself for building bullet proof motors that ran to their maximum potential. He could match carbs, pipes, cams and ignitions for max performance, that are still running tight to this day.
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Next on the hit list is Dominick’s 1992 FXLR. At first glance of this primer bad boy, and you think it’s not finished, not so! This is the way it is. Few Westbrook bikes came painted, it was up to the owner to have the bike painted or not. Billy is an artistic creator of rolling art, and paint is extra, by request!
This bike in my opinion is over the top! Check out all the molding that went into this bike. From the side panels to the fenders, nothing was untouched. Remember the gas cap? Here’s a close up look on how it works. The actual cap is held on by a powerful magnet and kept in line with a set pin. The tank cap has a special key that unscrews it for fuel.
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Even the handle bars and headlight nacelle are all molded one piece, very nice! The trans, derby cover, foot pegs, air cleaner, ignition cover, horn and inner primary cover have all been kissed with Billy’s special talent and eye for art. Check out the molding on the tank and body work, awesome! Even the swing arm bolts and axle adjustments are hidden and covered with art.
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As with all Westbrook’s bikes, there’s a fine balance of color and chrome, and a sleek feeling that everything is flowing the way it should be! Stay tuned next month for part two of this collection, there’s still more to come!
–Tail Gunner out for now!
And no dreaming about these sweet machines, you can’t have them!! But you can have one of your own built, all you need is dollars!
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