Building a Street 750 custom with a No. 8 wire mentality

In rural New Zealand, where I am writing this, you often hear that someone has a ‘number eight wire mentality.’ 'Number 8' is a 4.0 mm gauge wire that was used for farm fencing decades ago. More importantly, it was also co-opted by clever types for general repairs and unusual fixes. A forerunner of duct tape, if you like, and now part of the Kiwi cultural lexicon. So when I saw that this very smart Harley Street 750 was from a company called No. 8 Wire Motorcycles, I knew instantly that the builder had to be a Kiwi—even though the...