Vanguard Customs

15/11/2023

The time has come to close the book in NZ. Selling everything to move to America. Heaps of hand tools, power tools, forming tools, bike lifts, scrap etc. Noteable mentions are a 4 over springer front end with 6 pot caliper, 23" front rim, xs 650 hardtail chopper. Also selling my van. If you want to have a look message me. Considering all offers.

15/07/2023

$$$ reward for any information that leads to the homies bike being returned. $$$$ for a name

27/11/2022

Exceptional vibes at The Old Parakao Store Cafe/Bar. More than worth a visit.

It's all about the people. Road side repairs and Shout out to 's Garage Check out Vanguard customs NZ

25/10/2021

*** Bike for Sale ***

Hi everyone. We've received word that one of our clients is leaving the country, and we've been asked to help find a new owner for his pride and joy, this XVS650 VStar.

General info:

- 2013 XVS650
- Rego til 13/03/22
- WOF til Oct '22
- 12,000kms on the clock
- Learner legal
- Comes with rain cover, XL helmet, gloves, 3XL leather vest and a few spare parts.

Vanguard Custom works:

- Harley 14" MX T-bars
- Custom fabricated heavy duty adapter plate
- Retrofitted Harley fairing with custom mounting brackets
- Retrofitted aftermarket headlight to suit Harley fairing
- Fresh clutch and throttle cables
- Push cable delete
- Internal wiring
- New grips

and more recently (not pictured)

- Tail chop
- Vance and Hines pipes
- Stainless highway pegs
- Inch and a half rear suspension lowering link
- Custom luggage rack

Please message us for enquiries and viewings.

Part one of a three stage build on this XVS650 for our client, going for a club style bagger.

Here we retrofitted the fairing and headlight. We also custom fabricated an imperial to metric adapter plate to suit the new Harley bars.

Full list of mods below.

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- Harley 14" MX T-bars
- Custom fabricated heavy duty adapter plate
- Retrofitted Harley fairing with custom mounting brackets
- Retrofitted aftermarket headlight to suit Harley fairing
- Fresh clutch and throttle cables
- Push cable delete
- Internal wiring
- New grips

We're really looking forward to the later parts of this build and have some pretty exciting show quality plans ahead for it.

As always, consultation is free - hit us up for info on retrofitting imperial bars to metric bikes or vice versa.

27/09/2021

Part one of a three stage build on this XVS650 for our client, going for a club style bagger.

Here we retrofitted the fairing and headlight. We also custom fabricated an imperial to metric adapter plate to suit the new Harley bars.

Full list of mods below.

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- Harley 14" MX T-bars
- Custom fabricated heavy duty adapter plate
- Retrofitted Harley fairing with custom mounting brackets
- Retrofitted aftermarket headlight to suit Harley fairing
- Fresh clutch and throttle cables
- Push cable delete
- Internal wiring
- New grips

We're really looking forward to the later parts of this build and have some pretty exciting show quality plans ahead for it.

As always, consultation is free - hit us up for info on retrofitting imperial bars to metric bikes or vice versa.

07/09/2021

Quick and tidy bar swap on this Shadow 750 for a returning client. We'd fitted new indicators previously. The client had the bars sent directly to us and we turned it around in 2 days.

Mods below.

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- 16" chrome highball style ape hanger bars - supplied by customer
- Brake bleed
- New brake cable
- New throttle cable
- New clutch cable
- Fully internal wiring
- Polished bars

30/08/2021

Harley Street 500
Thanks for the continued support from the Street 500 community!

The owner of this bike came to us after having received a quote from a well known company.
It was going to be a long wait for parts, and a very expensive install, so we were asked for a second opinion.

We ran wiring through the bars, painted, then installed. We've run a new brake line and made new clutch and throttle cables.

With the money our client saved, he could then afford extras. So we removed the old muffler, and added a custom one fabricated from scratch.

All the work was on par with the client's original budget. Sometimes it pays to support your local bike builder. 🤙

List of mods below.

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- New 16" Ape hangers
- Gloss black paint job
- Fully internal wiring
- Brake line extension
- Tailor made throttle and clutch cables
- Custom exhaust

20/08/2021

New Harley Street 500 project!

Our Hamilton-based client wanted to change the stock look of his bike to something more aggressive, both in looks and handling.
After some lengthy consulting on different options and budget, this is what we've achieved.
We've been able to accomplish a lot with a mid range budget, in a short turnaround of just two weeks. This package was inclusive of pickup and drop off in the Waikato.
Have a look especially at the rear indicators, if you can spot them...

List of mods below.

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Front end
- Daymaker LED headlight
- LED slim indicators
- Bar end mirrors
- Barracuda grips
- MX style racing drag bars
- Fully hidden internal L/R switch block wires

Mid
- 3" full custom tank lift (Not like the kit sets from Aus that require you to move your seat back and distort the lines of both the stock and any aftermarket seat)
- Harley Davidson café solo seat
- Kellerman 3 in 1 rear tail light indicators - top of the line, ultra low profile.

Rear
- 10inch progressive shocks. (3" lower)
- Full fender chop
- Full fender paint
- Custom low profile plate bracket

18/08/2021

Hi everyone. With the new lockdown in place we thought to remind everybody of our operating guidelines for levels 3 and 4, particularly with the Delta variant going around.

Level 4 - Vanguard is closed, but the page remains monitored.

Level 3 - We will do contactless pickups and drop offs, but will not be allowing clients to enter the shop.

At any level, Vanguard is open for advice and consultations. You can use this page to message us. We can do Zoom calls too.

We have been exceptionally busy these last few months, and look forward to finally being able to post some updates. Expect to hear from us in the coming days.

Kia kaha,
Vanguard