Dias Custom Cycle

If you have seen any of the old Denvers articles or photos in general, it's likely you've seen a pic of Francis Dias. Friend of the late Denver Mullins, and owner of Dias Custom Cycle. Below are some pics from Dias, a bit fuzzy, but gold none the less.

An 18 year old Francis with his Panhead trike.

Shop and customer bike

Above, a 50 dollar knucklehead chopper and machining a points cover to run dual mags. It was 79, so no internet to hold your hand when figuring out these setups.

I suppose owning a shop in the same area during the 70's, it was inevitable you'd run into these two. A never before seen shot of Dick on a Cobra Trike, and another of Ed Roth waving to the camera upon his first Cobra build.

Francis Dias. Hung with custom pioneers, and built wild street machines himself. Thankfully during all of that, he manage to keep a camera close by.