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NEW YORK – Nick Beaulieu of Forever Two Wheels in Windham, ME calls his newest creation “The Hate Machine,” but seeing how much loving attention he gave the polished aluminum machine at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show over the weekend here, it’s safe to say he doesn’t really hate it.
Beaulieu’s bike was part of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show at the IMS. It took first place in the Freestyle category, netting him $2,000. This was the third consecutive year that Beaulieu has had an entry. “I pretty much do it as a hobby,” he explained. “I normally do old school motorcycles.”
“The Hate Machine” has a pentagram theme. The wheels are pentagrams and so is the frame. There are accent features, too.
The down tubes were a challenge. “That took four day to machine. It had to be done CNC and it had to be off-set,” he said.
Prior to opening Forever Two Wheels, Beaulieu worked more than four years at Manchester Harley-Davidson in New Hampshire. Since striking out on his own, he has had much success, winning the custom bike build-off at Laconia Motorcycle Week in 2014 as well.
As if getting on his hands on knees to make sure “The Hate Machine” looked great for IMS spectators wasn’t enough, Beaulieu acknowledged his affection for the machine saying it was “built with love, made to hate.”
