VIOLATOR CHOPPER #1

2004 VRSCB 280 WIDE TIRE CUSTOM in Netherlands

21 years ago...

This V-ROD custom was produced 21 years ago in 2004. This is the first V-ROD custom that we, BAD LAND, worked on in earnest.

In November 2003, when I visited W&W CYCLES in Germany, I casually picked up a German custom magazine and found a picture of this V-ROD. This custom was made by VIOLATOR MOTORCYCLES, an up-and-coming custom store in Holland at the time, and I was shocked by their style, which showed a new direction of V-ROD custom and was filled with the CHOPPER spirit.

At the time, I was so enthusiastic about my work to spread "Made in Europe" to the Japanese custom scene that I felt I had to do whatever I could to introduce this tremendous impact I had received to Harley fans in Japan, I still remember that I was driven by such a strong sense of mission.

I have reproduced in Japan a V-ROD custom produced by VIOLATOR MOTORCYCLES in Holland, with this intention"

. Despite this completely honest statement, Harley magazines in Japan at the time were not happy. ...

"The V-ROD Custom is just a copy of VIOLATOR MOTORCYCLES.

I t was a very frustrating time for us, even though it had been about 6 years since BAD LAND was started. At that time, the custom scene in Europe was a bit different from the one in the sea, so even if we were related to it, we had no choice but to respond in this way........

I am very glad that I could show this V-ROD custom at various custom shows held in those days, and many people shared the shock that I had in Germany.

This article was written on August 21, 2025.