At this year’s Glory Daze show, it was impossible to miss Jordan Beasley’s clean, chrome-laced Sportster. Built with care and a clear vision, the bike blends DIY grit with thoughtful design, making it a standout among the weekend’s rides.
“This started life as a 2003 Anniversary Sportster,” Jordan explains. “Guy I got it from worked oil rigs. Barely rode it. Just sat in a garage with a leaky base gasket.”
That leak was the starting point for a full top-end rebuild. “I had the rear cylinder off and I was like, I might as well do the whole thing at this point. So I put new rings in it, used the stock pistons. It’s a stock 1200 motor.”
The real transformation began when Jordan installed a Throttle Addiction hardtail kit, cutting the frame and jumping headfirst into his first full chopper build. “I built a Dyna. That’s how I got into Harleys. I wanted to be a Dyna bro… closet Dyna bro at heart. But I always wanted a chopper.”
That influence goes back to family. “My dad built motorcycles when he was my age. He kind of got out of it when he had us. So I’ve always been, like, exposed to Harleys and, you know, always seen choppers. And I want to do that next.”
Beyond cutting the frame in half Jordan also took on the paint. “This is the first thing that I ever painted. I painted it with my dad. I had a good mentor. He was like, hands-on and hands-off. There were some things where he showed me what to do here and there. It’s House of Kolor candy Brandywine.”
The paint lays over silver and gold base coats and shifts from deep red indoors to bright, flake-filled candy in the sun. “This bike was almost gold. And then I painted one coat of candy Brandywine over it.”
The front end and braking setup reflect both form and function. “I knew I wanted to run a dual disc with bagger Brembos because I had that on my Dyna,” Jordan says. He experimented with a 21-inch wheel but ended up dialing things back. “The aftermarket dual flange Sportster wheels don’t clear the calipers. So I machined the calipers down. There wasn’t a lot of material thickness. So I scrapped that, went back to the 19. Everything clears fine. It’s probably over braked for what it is… but it looks cool.”
Other custom touches include a Prism Supply foot clutch with a pedal he modified himself and a hand-built jockey shifter. A Throttle Addiction wiring harness keeps everything clean and hidden. “Everything’s internally wired. All the wires are up through the frame… You gotta really look for ‘em. It's the best Throttle Addiction product!”
When the wiring got tough, Jordan had help. “My beautiful fiancée, she’s got better finger dexterity than I. So when my fingers were bleeding from pulling the wires through, she came in and helped me finish the wire.”
For a first-time chopper build, the result is exceptionally clean, and it shows the value of patience, resourcefulness, and a bit of help from the people around you.
“It takes a long time and you gotta be patient with it. But I think the finished result is worth it.”
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