![]() ![]() In turn, I wanted to make a cosmetically crazy early 70s ‘chopper’ that, like Duane’s bike, retained the rear suspension and stock rake while raising the front end up.” “Duane’s bike was more or less a stock Sportster with extended forks and cosmetic changes. While the KT was indicative of Caleb’s riding prowess, this Evo Sporty (don’t be fooled by the Ironhead rocker covers) is a display of incredible creativity, passion, and fabrication skills. “As a Georgia boy, hobbyist musician, and a big fan of the Allman Brothers Band, I have thought for some time that it would be cool to build a tribute to the band, especially given the love for motorcycles that was reflected in their lives and their music.”Ĭaleb is a garage builder who credits East Atlanta’s Brother Moto community (RIP) for teaching him a ton before he had his own garage, and he first came onto our radar when his ’75 Kawasaki KT250 was featured in the 2020 Victory Moto Show - a bike he rode to a national championship in the Modern Classic Novice class of the AHRMA’s 2020 National Trials Series! That chap is our new friend Caleb Swiney of Atlanta, and this ’88 Evo is a passion project of his: “I think it’s important to encourage the younger guys and I think this chap has what it takes to see a bike in the mind and then build it, rare talent.” The group trimmed Duane’s quote to Eat a Peach, and an iconic Southern album found its name.” – Garden & GunĪt the 2022 Victory Moto Show in our hometown of Savannah, Georgia, we got to see in the metal this Allman Brothers tribute chopper - an ’88 Evo Sportster that featured builder Joe Banks, whose 421cc Banshee street tracker we previously featured, had tipped us off to. “‘Every time I’m in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace,’ he said -a phrase which…had likely been plucked from T.S. Legend has it that the title and cover art of the band’s 1972 double album, Eat a Peach, was a reference to Duane hitting a peach truck, but the fact is the name was taken from a line Duane delivered in an interview shortly before his death, when asked what he was doing to help the Vietnam-era “revolution”: Just one year later, in an eerily similar incident, bassist Berry Oakley was killed when his ’67 Triumph struck a city bus just three blocks away. On October 29, 1971, Duane Allman was killed on his Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster when a flatbed truck holding a lumber crane stopped in the middle of the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue and Bartlett Street in Macon, Georgia. Unfortunately, they were also marked by tragedy. ![]() Rolling Stone ranks them as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Eat a Peach: Caleb Swiney’s tribute to a Southern rock legend…įounded in 1969 and based out of Macon, Georgia, the Allman Brothers Band have been called the godfathers of Southern rock, famous for their twin lead guitars, eerie grooves, and impossibly sweet sound. ![]()
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