Build cost over $100K this really is a great piece of machinery. Multiple show winning, featured in DUB magazine and renown all over the world this is your chance to own a true piece of history! At $34,990.00 it really is a steal!
On March, 11, 2009, the world lost a remarkable person. The tragic car accident that took the life of TapouT co-founder Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr. devastated family, friends and fans, custom bike builder, Jason Peterson from AKA Custom Cycles, being one of them. “We’re a big fan of TapouT, MMA and UFC in general, and when we heard about him passing, we wanted to do something to commemorate his memory,” Peterson says. In August, he approached TapouT about building a bike in Mask’s memory, in which Punkass gave him the green light after he saw renderings Peterson’s wife, Meredith, designed.
Choosing to name it “Believe” after Mask’s personal motto “Simply Believe,” Peterson chose the 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa as the project bike because it provided a large canvas to work with and outfitted the ‘Busa with various aftermarket and custom fabricated parts to make it unlike any other bike you’d normally see on the streets. To add greater detail to the bike, Peterson contacted Fred Sicoli of Killer Kreations Inc. to do the artwork and really make the bike come alive.
“I loved doing this bike,” Sicoli says. “It meant something to me, not just because of the paint job, but because of the dedication that [the TapouT crew] had to their friendship and their devotion to build something out of nothing. So, I put everything I had into that paint job because it reminded me of the struggle that we have here at the shop everyday. It gave me hope that we can do this…like Mask said, ‘Simply Believe.’”Taking 400-hundred man hours to build, the tribute bike was unveiled at the 2009 SEMA show at DUB LIVE! and will be on display at the 2010 DUB Show Tour and be raffled off in August, with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish and TPOA Children’s Charitable Foundations. “Donating the money toward a children’s charity would be something that Mask would have liked,” Peterson comments.
TECH SPECS: 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa
• Built by Meredith and Jason Peterson of AKA Custom Cycles, Tucson AZ
• Killer Kreation Inc. custom paint
• Ride Wright 18X3.5 front and 18X8.5 rear wheels
• Gregg’s Customs single-sided swingarm and rear wheel center cap
• Metzler 130/60R18 front and 240/40R18 rear tires
• STX front Wave rotors
• Galfer Steel braided brakelines and pads
• Ransom Machine Works hand levers, handle bars and gauge bezel
• STM Inc. grips
• Roland Sands Designs triple tree
• R.I.S. Designs clutch cover, stator cover and tank cover
• Vortex adjustable rear sets and lowering links
• VooDoo Industries exhaust
• Myrtle West adjustable kickstand
• DynoJet Power Commander V
• Euro Effects HID and LED light kits
• HotBodies Racing air scoops and undertail kit
• P&L Upholstery custom seats
