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ust when I thought he could surprise me no more my longtime friend Steve Iacona of Iacona Customs Cycles has done it once again! Stepping out of his comfort zone, his latest build is a Bonneville racer with a touch of Sportster done in only a way that Steve could do it. This was a build that had been sitting off to the side for a bit. It was like so many builds we do because there are others that must always come before it and for just reason, like the rent has to get paid. Finally, one day the owner and Steve’s good friend Frank Mattera said: “Let’s do something with this baby.” The first
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April ‘18 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE
Article And Photos By: Mark Velazquez and only design idea that came to mind was that of a Bonneville racer that would be street and show worthy. With vision in mind, Steve got right to work. Despite building bikes since 2002 this would be the first true Triumph ground up build for Steve, but for him, new is just where the fun begins. The 1972 Triumph T120 would now become the next Iacona creation. Like all Iacona builds that have come before, the teardown would be the beginning, and everything would go! It is very rare to find the remains of stock parts on an Iacona build and to list every piece made
would take an entire issue. This is the reasons for tech sheets, so I suggest you take a look because this feature does actually come with one…long story but Nuff said. Now in pieces, the first mission would be to stretch a David Bird frame 4 inches and to add additional modifications to accommodate the seat section. If you take a look, the seat rides independent from the frame and sits on shocks with the tail section attached. Pretty damn cool, if you ask me. Also, this frame can and does accommodate a 130 hub in the rear! Old engine mounts were removed, and new custom tabs were installed to clean up the
