Inside Custom Destrustion

Article and photos by Panhead Jim - If you’ve attended a chopper event on the East Coast over the last few years, chances are you’ve seen one of Wes’ helmets sitting on the raffle table or hanging off a sissy bar in the parking lot. Wes and his wife Madi run a company called Custom Destruction which specializes in making low profile ¾ helmets using new shells or completely restoring that vintage lid your father used to rock in the 60’s. Since Wes and Madi are fellow North Carolinians, I decided to pay them a visit and get my old “Captain America” helmet restored. This helmet literally washed up in my yard during a hurricane, so it was in pretty rough shape and needed Wes’ special attention to get it road worthy again. Read more