Eric Bergdoll, 35, is a quintessential handyman who has perfected the art of DIY. Bergdoll has been a self-starting worker his whole life, fully immersing himself in any project he can get his hands on.

His favorite thing to create? Motorcycles.

"I've always been a 'tinkerer' or a 'doer', from building BMX bikes to dirt bikes, to cars to houses, to custom fabrication to building bikes and shit," Bergdoll explains. "I was always too poor to pay someone to work on my shit, so I had to learn to do it myself. It developed into a hobby and a love, so when I got my first motorcycle, it was basically second nature to not leave it stock."

Bergdoll does all of his work in his home garage in upstate New York. He has fully customized his '13 Street Bob, adding a huge selection of aftermarket parts and some great performance upgrades.

"Aside from the motor build, I did everything myself," Bergdoll tells Deadbeat. "That being said, I did have a few people make some custom hard parts for me, like Sanpietro designs on my derby cover, m.I.a. On my carbon fiber gas tank, Justin Derosia has been matching me hard parts for a few years now and made my dash plate and lower triple tree on this bike, original garage moto on a custom front fender to fit a 130 tire."

As far as performance upgrades go, Jason installed a Revolution 117, a welded and balanced crank and a Feuling Cam Chest — nothing spared.

"I have a few custom hard parts, like my lower triple tree with my own Scum Industries logo on it," Eric mentions of the Dyna's custom fabrication. "My dash and a few other parts but the frame is stock."

Eric declared he used absolutely zero paint on the entire bike. It is full carbon fiber, but Eric will soon be getting the bike a carbon fiber flame paint job.

Overall, customizing his Dyna Street Bob was quite the family affair.

"Yeah, trying to be a dad to a two-year old and a 12-year old makes builds hard and long," Eric admits. "But my two-year old loves the garage and working on bikes, so I'll for sure remember building two bikes in the garage with her help."

When comparing the riding style of the Street Bob to the style of other bikes he has ridden, Eric says this Dyna is 'Fucking Fast'. He describes the bike as a complete animal...despite losing a race at Mount Washington to a Ducati this year, Eric admits he was not phased by the ordeal at all.

"I was always within about two to three bike lengths from him," Eric reminisces. "We get to the bottom of the mountain, and the guy says, 'What the fuck is that thing?' He said he was pissed because he just couldn't shake this Harley behind him."

Eric believes the best part of the building process is actively creating a solid work of art that subtly stands out from the crowd.

"I love the fact that I have two magazine bikes that I ride daily," Bergdoll exclaims. "Shit, I wrecked the Dyna at the Deadbeat Retreat this year, snapped my bars in half and shit. Fixed it on the spot and rode until 5am. Had so many people talk shit, but ya know what? I had fun and that's why I build 'em. I build 'em to ride 'em and have fun, they don't just sit in a garage. Build 'em, ride 'em, wreck 'em, and rebuild 'em again. It's what makes building bikes so much fun!"

Follow Eric Bergdoll on Instagram at @tattooedscum .