Zombie's bsa

Why is it that, as gear heads, we just can’t seem to leave things alone? We buy a vehicle that is close to what we want, and then we decide that in order to make it “ours” we’re gonna need to change a few things? And why does “a few things” always end up being everything? Zombie’s scooter featured here is one such grand adventure. He bought this bike as a complete roller. It was really close to what he wanted, but by the time it became the bike that you see here, the only “original parts” left were the frame, the front wheel, the oil tank, and part of the forks. What the heck happened?

Well, he woke up one day with the urge to own a bobber. It happens. He decided that he was “limey bar-hopper cool” and that he wanted a Triumph… that is until a buddy turned him on to a ’65 BSA with an aftermarket hard tail section. Flush with cash and full of the burning desire to own something two-wheeled and loud, he bought it on the spot. He carted it home with a lofty goal of simply losing the front fender, bobbing the rear, and adding a coat of paint. After which, he planned on riding the snot out of it.

Read the rest of this article in ISSUE 8: PETE HARRIS' CREAMSICLE