Edward C. Butler took home the much coveted award for Kansas City’s Baddest Bagger at our
show this year. The trucking company owner from
Tennessee brought a bike that turned every head
that passed it all weekend long. Edward received
the 20 06 Street Glide as a Christmas present from
his wife (props to Edward’s wife for being a very
good wife). Edward was, of course, pleased with
the bike, but in his own words, “the bike looked
like an old man bike.” For a man who pilots a
tricked out semi-tractor with a 330” wheelbase,
the bike in its stock form was not going to cut it. Edward has been riding since he was 8 years old, beginning on dirt bikes much like many of the rest of
us. He currently owns four bikes, and the Street
Glide was going to be the crown jewel of the
group. With that in mind, the bike’s name “The
Master Piece” makes perfect sense.
Edward took the bike to Shannon Davidson of
The Chopp Shop in Taylorsville, North Car-
Story by Loney Wilcoxson
Photos by Edward Butler
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