That is when the deal to have Dan create a cover bike was put in place. “I told Tom that was one of my recent builds,” Dan says with a laugh. “That was my favorite bike in the show,” Tom said. The two talked a bit more, and Tom referenced a vintage supercharged Harley he’d recently seen at the Hand Built show in Austin, Texas. “I didn’t realize you made so many cool bikes!” Tom told me. Tom had looked at the photos Dan sent a little closer, and been very impressed. Tom and Dan met up again in Sturgis for breakfast. He sent a few photos after the meeting to Tom, but didn’t really think it would lead anywhere. “I mentioned that I built bikes as a hobby,” Dan says. “The car was at a Drag Specialties employee’s house.” Drag Specialties’ Tom Motzko just happened to be there when Dan and his friend arrived to look at the car. “I went along with a friend to Janesville, Wisconsin to look at a car that was for sale,” Dan says. So, how did a guy who just builds bikes for fun, in his spare time, wind up getting the call to create a catalog cover bike for Drag Specialties? Completely by chance. His bikes have been shown around the country at events and garnered a lot of positive feedback. He has completed multiple custom bike builds over the years, all just for the sake of building something cool and taking it to a show. Building amazing custom motorcycles is his hobby, his passion. Dan has a full-time job working for the power company. The 1956 Panhead custom started out with a genuine H-D Panhead engine and transmission Dan had sitting in his well-organized, well-equipped garage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Just one man, Dan Rognsvoog (also known as Cabana Dan’s Customs) built the machine featured on the cover. The Drag Specialties OldBook ™ cover bike is a true enthusiast bike build.

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