HARLEY-DAVIDSON FIGHT NIGHT AT THE SHED

The Guardado Brothers Go to Work

Enter Shaun and Aaron Guardado of SMCO. These Long Beach brothers have been flipping Harleys into head-turners for years, but even by their standards, what they pulled off for Fight Night was wild.

They took Harley’s 2025 Pan America ST and ripped it down to its bones. Then they built it back up as a true streetfighter: lower, louder, sharper, and meaner. The stance was aggressive, the lines were brutal, and the details? Spot-on. It looked less like a bike and more like a predator crouched under the stage lights.

“We started with the Pan America ST, which comes sharp AF out of the box. But we had to turn it into a scalpel, the really sharp kind you don’t want to get in a fight with,” Aaron told us when we were checking the bike out during load-in.

The attention to detail is next-level. Take a look at some of the detail shots we’ve pulled together for you from a studio session with the bike before the event:

The custom one-off titanium exhaust fabricated in-house at SMCO, and the dual muffler goes through the swingarm for a clean routed performance-driven exhaust.

The tail section, taillight housing, and tank dash with integrated super filler gas cap were all designed in CAD and printed in aluminum. The rear tail section was printed in three sections, and the weld left visible as a raw detail. Saddlemen did the custom seat pan and foam for the build, direct fit and custom embroidery.

SMCO modified the factory Pan America clamps to accept the Öhlins x Screamin’ Eagle front end that’s available from the dealer. They used Radial CNC Brembo brakes paired with their T-Drive race rotors, and BST Star TEK 17-inch front and rear wheels. Airtrix, a local paint and graphics company, really brought the details together with the gloss dazzle pattern contrasting over matte sections, as well as the gloss metal foiling over the matte on the fuel tank.

VIP Eyes on the Prize

Even the headliner couldn’t resist. The build called out to YG so loudly he had to see it up close next to the ring (his stage for the evening) right after his performance ended. Then, he had SMCO roll it back into VIP so he could learn more about them and the build. For a night stacked with heavyweight moments, the fact that the bike pulled focus from a chart-topping rapper tells you everything you need to know.

Gloves On, Lights Up: The Fight Card

Of course, the “fight” in Fight Night wasn’t just metaphorical. The Shed transformed into a Muay Thai arena, with a six-bout card that had the packed house on their feet. Fighters came out swinging, embodying the same no-frills, all-attitude ethos that made the streetfighter bike such a perfect centerpiece.

Fight Two lit the crowd up early with a nasty TKO in the second round—clean, quick, and decisive. You could feel the room shift from party-mode into full-on holy shit mode.

But the real barnburner came in Fight Five. Ruben Avila and Amor Valentine threw everything they had at each other for five rounds—knees, elbows, fists, you name it. The place was vibrating with every exchange. Finally, Avila ended it with a brutal knockout. It was absolutely unforgettable.

YG Closes the Show

After all the fists and elbows were done flying, YG stepped between the ropes like a champ entering his own title fight. The crowd pressed in tight, and when the first beat dropped, The Shed shook like it had just taken a body shot.

It wasn’t a long set, but it didn’t have to be. YG brought the house down, dropping hit after hit while the crowd screamed back every word. It was sweaty, chaotic, and perfect—the kind of performance that only hits harder because it’s happening five feet in front of you.

By the time he wrapped up, the lines between fight fans, bike junkies, and hip-hop heads had blurred completely. Everyone was just part of the same wild, late-summer party.

The Party That Was the Bike

What tied it all together was the bike. The SMCO Pan America streetfighter wasn’t just a custom build—it was a physical embodiment of the night’s vibe: stripped down, aggressive, and absolutely dripping with attitude. Just like the fighters in the ring, just like YG on the mic, just like every single person who squeezed into Bike Shed that night.

We could have just hosted another press event. Instead, we threw a party that punched back. Nights like this serve as a good reminder that motorcycles aren’t just machines, but culture. And in the middle of a packed house in downtown LA, motorcycles can still command the spotlight in ways nothing else can.