John also had engine work going, including heads, flywheels, and cylinders. While John was dreaming up the next big thing, Harry Holland did the PR work while Bill fabricated the girder front ends. ![]() Unlike most home garage operations of the day, Harman had everything from a heli-arc welder to a flame cutter. Although Harman’s shop was in a home garage in Roseville, California, it wasn’t a small operation. Frames, motor work, and a lot more came out of John’s in-home garage operation, including ground-up chops in the long, popular Northern California style that made its cultural mark back then. That’s just the tip of a much larger iceberg, though. The internally sprung girder was indeed a rolling moniker for John and his two partners, Harry and Bill Holland. His shop, known as H&H or Grand Prix Racing back in the ’70s, wasn’t just a factory cranking out long front ends for choppers. Unlike the others, though, Harman’s was real. ![]() Darth Vader had the force choke, Lone Ranger had his silver bullets, and John Harman had his famous internally sprung girder front ends. Words: Mark Masker, Photos: Courtesy of Executive Choppers and the Hot Bike/Street Chopper archives
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