But for J.W., it was an instant love affair. He had the vision and the patience to see what the bike could become. So he bought it right on the spot. After he got the bike carted home, he stripped it down to the bare frame, keeping only the rear wheel and brake, the tranny, the shifter mechanism . . . and the frame itself. Next stop: Supercycle in Memphis where, with a little help from Lew Elliot, Ingram proceeded to pick out a gas tank. He remembered what a hassle it was to run a small gas tank on a Hog, so he decided to use a Vista Choppers’ four-gallon custom tank. Then he raised the tunnel to give the tank a more profiled look. Finally, he took the frame to a place where it received a sandblast job and a special coating at the hands of Busty Barnes. Now for the really trick part Ingram was a little tired of kicking his guts out to start his knuckler, so he hit upon the idea of fabricating an electric-start unit to replace the kickstarter. He had never heard of anyone building an electric-start ‘38 knuckler before.  More >