ShopTalk 335 | Pipes Gilliland & Brock Davidson | Race-Ready Softail ST + Donnie Smith Show Build

About this episode

Pipes Gilliland and Brock Davidson discuss a race-ready Softail ST built for the Donnie Smith Show, along with industry news and a featured chopper.

Pipes Gilliland of Gilliland Customs and Brock Davidson from Brock’s Performance join ShopTalk to break down a race-ready, naturally aspirated Softail ST built for the Donnie Smith Show. We dig into the parts, performance strategy, and the builders behind the project, plus check out a killer chopper from Ed Spurlock at Mid-USA and cover the latest motorcycle industry news.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Callen

Guests: Pipes Gilliland, Brock Davidson

Topics covered

• motorcycle performance
• custom builds
• racing
• industry news
• chopper design

Keywords

• Softail ST
• Donnie Smith Show
• motorcycle industry
• custom motorcycles
• performance strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gilliland Customs, Brock’s Performance, Donnie Smith Show, Mid-USA

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