We are a true Welding, and machine shop. We hand make all parts in house (no outsourcing here). From custom one off Frames, Tanks, Bars, Swingarms, Front ends, To highly modified Factory frames. No limits!!! Our Designs, and Engineering prove that we are real old school craftsman, NO fillers needed here.
Let me introduce myself, I am Robert Hitch Owner operator of Symmetry Custom. I started riding street bikes at age 12, my first bike was a Suzuki GT 185, And have been riding ever since. At age 43 now, and the passion is stronger than ever. I am a up and coming Master Motorcycle Builder, The Industry will Recognize and appreciate. I started Symmetry Customs in February 1999 as a general welding and fabrication Shop.
For the last 5 years Symmetry Customs has focused our talents on Motorcycle parts & Fabrication. We currently are producing parts for Santiago Choppers, (a very well know, and respected Builder.), Lightning Rod Motorcycles, and Gregg's Customs. We are a Factory certified Honda Frame Repair facility. Symmetry Customs modifies, and make parts for both Domestic and import.
“Fandango,” is a Hispanic-American dance in triple step, or tomfoolery, playful foolish behavior. I named the bike that because it looks like a fast dance, and that it’s fun to ride. The bike was built to express my passion for motorcycles. I have several builds under my belt, and wanted to do something unique. So This concept was to get as close to a beach cruiser bicycle as possible. I was not looking to copy anything, but more to please myself. I started with the concept with a drawing, and then 5 months later the Fandango was complete. I placed over 650 hours of build time into the Fandango.
The front end as you can see has no triple tree, “bicycle style" works perfectly on the road. The bars are keyed to the steering stem for indexing, and are made of stainless steel. I wanted a retro look so I didn’t sweep the bars back. The frame was made to look like beach cruisers, and has 36 degrees of rake 5" of trail. The undomed tanks is made out of aluminum, and holds 4 gallons. (I receive a lot of comments from people asking why I didn’t dome the tanks, and sweep back the bars, my answer: "I wanted it that way.”) The bike is built to suit my frame. The Fandango is 6’2” tall, and fits me like a glove, it’s not designed for a small person. Both front and rear wheels are 23" 80 spoke stainless steel again bicycle style. The nickel plated fenders were bought as blanks and were made to fit the style, and function of the bike. The front fender rotates around the tire as the shock is compressed under load. This design was not copied from anything but my own imagination, and took quite a bit of time and thought. The beach cruiser solo leather seat is very comfortable with the attached seat shocks. The mid controls were made to fit the bike, as well as put right were I wanted them to be (not too high, and not stuck out a mile.). The foot pedals are bicycle style, and rotate like a bicycle's pedals. The oil tanks is made of aluminum (3 1/2 quarts), and holds the battery. Not to mention the attached oil cooler does a great job of dissipating heat. The engine is an ultima – 113, plenty of power. Also runs the ultima 2' belt drive and 6 speed transmission. The pipes were also custom made, and are equal length @ 42" and tucked in tight. The pipes are high heat coated and wrapped with titanium heat wrap. The paint on the bike is all powder coated including the tanks –. Cost was $475 compared to $1500 conventional paint costs. The color is 57' Chevy turquoise, and the tanks are all white cream. The bike rides like a dream, and is not a harsh ride considering it is a hard tail. This project has everything I desire in a bike and is incredibly fun to enjoy. I can roll up on the bike anywhere in the world, and be content knowing that no one will have anything close.
- "Playful Foolish Behavior"
This bike is a board tracker design sporting 23" wheels front, and rear, 113cube inch Ultima, & 6 speed tranny. The handle bars were built and designed to work with the new Knuckle Frontend. The Retro-Racer had an in-shop build time of over 200 hrs. This bike has won several bike shows including Panama City 2009. This bike will be showing in Sturgis this year for the AMD world championships.
We can make these specific to your custom needs. This is a builders front end, meaning some shimming is required to achieve proper spacing between upper and lower tripple tree struts and steering stem. Knowledge of setting up a front end is required. This front end also requires custom bars to be fabricated that we can make as well for aditional charge. This front end is on the Retro Racer and works perfectly. This will make very cush Ride. Comes with ajustable twin shocks, The builder is to supply his own custom hardware including axel, "Chroming" or "Paint" they are shipped with standard hex hardware and are bare metal finish on front end."you paint"Price is $1800.00 plus shipping charges.
