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"1996 Sportster XLH - '1944'
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
Life is the biggest lottery of them all. And it seems like Dan Kocka from Chicago won the jackpot in the 'Cool Dad' lottery. "I grew up around hot rods and rock 'n roll thanks to my dad who always owned bad ass muscle cars" says Dan. "Dad owned a few bikes as well – an old BSA chopper that was pretty cool." Dan taught himself to ride at a very young age, but was never that interested in building or tinkering on his motorcycles. Until recently, when he was given a solid insurance claim for his hail damaged car. Instead of replacing the car, Dan decided to do something sensible – for the first time in his life – and save the money. That was the plan until he came across a rolling chassis and a '96 Sporty motor on Ebay. "I've been an electrician for 5 years now so I have a decent sense of how things work, but motors are something I've always wanted to learn" he says. So Dan threw himself into his first motorcycle project – and what a project it was.