Cycle Source Magazine August 2018

CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE

21 YEARS AS AMERICA’S FAVORITE GRASS ROOTS MOTORCYCLE PUBLICATION

ISSUE NUMBER 257

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BIKES

My Brother's Keeper

Paper Street Customs in Motion Shovel ................................................... 22

Self Made Shovel

Christian Newman's First Shovel .................................................................. 40

Turbo Eighty Eight

Team Dixon's Bucket List Builde True ........................................................ 58

McQueen's '35

David Flores' Indian Chief Rich With History ........................................ 70

The Gavel

MotoAuct's Junkyard CB750 ............................................................................ 82

T-100 Rocker

Shadetree Fabrication Take On A Triumph .............................................. 94

FEATURES The Congregation Show

Prism Supply Present Motorcycles, Music & Whiskey.........................10

Springfield Mile

Tyler Takes Us To The Country's Fastest Mile.........................................28

First Ride

Ken Puts The H-D 48 Special Through The Paces.................................. 30

Leesburg Bikefest

Grease & Gears Garge, And A City That Loves Motorcycles ............. 34

Art Of Our Culture

Jim Myers Draws Inspiration From Mann ................................................. 76

Why We Ride To Quail

Ken's Annual Pilgramage For A Good Cause .......................................... 88

Himalayan Heros

Bear Offers The Adventures Of A Lifetime ................................................ 91

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TECH

Top Dead Center - Part 2

How To Make A Piston Stop Tool With Daniel ......................................... 18

Installing A Drop Seat On A Sporty

Faith Forgotten Walks Us Through The Steps ........................................ 46

Tea Tracker Tail Section

Chris & RJ Fab The Old School Way .............................................................. 66

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Product Spotlight

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Word Of Mouth On Some Of The Good Stuff Out There ......................... 38

The World Report Powered by BikerNet.com ......................................... 100

Judy Duggan

LEGAL COUNSEL

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New Products

What's New On The Market................................................................................ 106

DEPARTMENTS From The Editor’s Desk .................................................... 8 Chopper Charlie ............................................................... 50

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Pin-Up Of The Month ....................................................... 54

ABOUT THE COVER

Photo Hunt ........................................................................... 55

While this bike from Tim Dixon is a fantastic build and we are thrilled to have it on this month's cover, we are more honored to have it there because of the man that shot it. This is the last cover of Mike "Balls" Farabaugh who was a staff photographer for Easyriders and a friend to all of us. Mike passed away just after Daytona last year and we wanted to give him one last tribute with this cover.

GTP Art ................................................................................... 56 Endless Highway .............................................................. 78 On The Road With X ......................................................... 28 The Edge With Jimmy Frizzell .................................. 104 Gut Busters ........................................................................ 113

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Article By: Chris Callen

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o, I got me an old Ford pickup truck last month. It was an early birthday present from my loving wife. Funny how something as simple as an old truck that we only paid a couple grand for can be such a big deal. You see, my grandpap had one like it, 460 motor, four on the floor, this one is a ‘73, and it drives like a good ole boy.

Funny thing about accomplishments and life and all, I have been around this country several times, had many different bikes, hell I get to build them as part of what I do now. I’ve met most of my heroes and even get to call a lot of them colleagues today but getting this old Ford somehow qualifies as “making it” in some weird way.

My Pap was a man’s man, I’ve written about him before, but I never get tired of talking about him as he gave me so many good lessons in life.

He taught me how to be a man simply by being the man he was as I grew up in his shadow. I still remember the day he bought his old Ford, brand new at the time. I was along for the occasion, and like they did back then, the whole family got dressed up the day he was going to buy it and headed off into town. God, I know it sounds like a story John Boy would

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be telling about the Walton family, and I guess in some ways it is just the same. Anyway, my grandpap never believed in credit until the day he died, paid for everything in cash and not because he had a lot of it. He would save his pennies until he had enough to buy what he wanted and then walk in with cash on the barrelhead. That gave him an incredible amount of leverage in making a deal back then although today I’m not sure they wouldn’t rather you finance.

Anyway, on that particular day the dealership was having an open house, and as part of their festivities, they had a little go-cart that was adorned with a fiberglass body shaped like a Gremlin, a very big deal to any six-year-old boy. Of course, I went crazy over it and wanted it more than anything. Problem was this was a promo item that was going to be given away to someone who bought a new car. Each customer that bought a vehicle got one ticket and was entered to win. On occasion my pap spoiled me and told the salesman he’d pay the sticker price on the new Ford truck, in cash, as long as that go-cart was loaded in the bed of it when he left. This caused a big ruckus, and eventually, they loaded up the gocart, and we both got a new ride that

day. But like I said, he didn’t have a lot of money, so things like this didn’t happen a lot, but he did save for what he wanted and when he owned something it was his, and he didn’t have to share it with the bank.

I guess the reason I’m writing about this today is the fact that we’ve been so busy here at the magazine lately that I have gotten pretty far away from some of the simpler things like that old Ford truck. I knew this the minute we bought my ‘73, and I spent the rest of that day tooling around town, trying not to grind the gears as I relearned the shift pattern.

I took Heather out for dinner and slid her over in the big bench seat, and for just a minute we rode around like regular people doing regular stuff.

It’s been many rides later now, but anytime I get a chance to roll down the back country roads of South Western Pennsylvania in it, I do!

Rides just like my old Panhead, kinda slow, kinda finicky but nothing I’d rather be doing at that exact moment than just going for a ride. Hope you understand what it is I was trying to say here and get your own little time machine; it does a world of good.

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Article By: Chris Wade @Supafly73 Photos By: Daron Gray

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he Congregation is a motorcycle and hot rod show in Charlotte, North Carolina at Camp North End. It is presented by Prism Supply Co. and Dice Magazine.

It’s a perfect setting for the blend of motorcycles and hot rods that are showcased. Camp North End is a historical warehouse located deep in the heart of Charlotte. Model T’s were once produced here, and then it became a factory for producing bombs during the war.

Jake and Zach Hindes of Prism Supply Co. and Dean Micetich of Dice Magazine really did their homework when they started this show only

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a year ago. Prism has also set up home base at Camp North End and are putting out some gorgeous bikes. The brothers are fairly young and seriously talented. The show features live music, food trucks, vendors, a whiskey tasting room and a beer garden. A couple of swap meet vendors even set up this year!

The weather was absolutely perfect.

They switched it from May to April this year, and the move was spot on.

Rodders Journal took care of bringing in some righteous cars, and the bikes are selected from all over.

Rodders Journal really brought the heat this year and the quality and craftsmanship was over the top.

When you bring together the mutual love of passion and pride in vintage cars and bikes, it’s an absolute winning combination! The vibe is what this show is really all about.

You feel the southern charm and hospitality as soon as you pull into the venue. Charlotte itself already supports a growing motorcycle community and this year numbers are coming back in the realm of 5,000 people attending. That’s mighty impressive for the second year of the show. It’s family friendly, and the setting has the space to house easily double the number of bikes and cars.

There are several builders in the immediate area that have filled the pages of Cycle Source over the last couple of years and continue to pump out super clean and timeless bikes. All of them had bikes in the show this year, last year or both years! The crew of N.C. and S.C. boys are huge supporters of Cycle Source’s, Willies Chopper Time and Bill Dodge’s shows and party in Daytona. Ben Jordan and Chris Wade, Matt McManus of Waxhaw N. C., Eric Stein and Bryan Lane of Matthews N.C. all have some of the nicest shovelheads, Panheads and knuckleheads around and all agree that the show is a massive home run. Chris Wade has taken a page from Bill Dodge’s book and has a pre-party that is not to be missed.

Even Bill himself is in attendance and considers it a home away from home. This show oozes family and tradition. The theme carries throughout the entire event and surroundings. It’s making waves fast!

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Lichter was working in conjunction with Harley Davidson and filling their feeds live on Instagram and Facebook. Pre-parties were abundant with southern BBQ, fire pits, and cold beer. The venue really gives you the opportunity to get up close and personal with the builders of the bikes and hot rods. Some of the guys that have built bikes for The Race of Gentlemen brought their runners as well and talking with them is always a blast. It’s a much laid back setting, and you can feel the positive energy around the event because of it. The bikes range from choppers, flat trackers, very close to original Harleys and this year they added a vintage dirt bike area.

A little-known secret is that the vast parking lot houses some of the coolest bikes and cars. Camp North End sets on 76 acres and is huge!

Everywhere you turn you can find something you haven’t seen yet.

You can lay down and take a nap underneath a shade tree. Dance in front of the band or get lost in a sea of coolness inside. The show was from 2 to 8 pm this year and gives you plenty of time to take a quick rip around the city. Charlotte is a big little city and has plenty of hotels, camping areas, and local shops to fulfill your needs. There are no awards or trophy presentations to sit through. Just an after party to enjoy more of the good times! The Congregation needs to be on your list of must attend shows next year!

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here are 34 states in this fine country that contain at least one Springfield. However, to a flat tracker, only one is important. Springfield Illinois. Springfield is much like a flat tracker’s mecca where most of us make two treks a year to compete, spectate and as I’m about to document in this column; party.

Each Memorial and Labor Day weekend racers from around the world and fans from around the country descend upon the Land of Lincoln for some of the best racing on the planet. You see, Springfield for a flat tracker is

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Article By: Tyler Porter Photo By: of Tim Handrich known for two things; The World’s Fastest Mile, and unofficially, the world’s best dirt. The fertile farm land surrounding central Illinois lends itself to an amount of traction on the race track unlike most places in this country. As a racer myself, it’s hard to describe it to someone outside of the racing world, but it’s a lot like going to a Cold Stone for the first time. IT’S SO GOOOOD. Memorial Day weekend was jam-packed with events this year, though a few were hampered by rain. On Friday Night in nearby Peoria Illinois, the AllStar Flat Track Series held an

event at Peoria Speedway. This is a tradition of the last several years, and though this event’s races were rained out, you can always count on this race being on the schedule. On Saturday the races take place inside the Multipurpose Arena at the State Fairgrounds. This is a natural amphitheater that allows fans to sit on a beautiful grass hillside or in the stadium seats which are much closer to the food and beverages. In the early morning hours, racers pack into the pits to compete in the local AMA District 17 races where mostly youth and veteran classes are

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held. As the sun sits behind the pits in the afternoon, it’s time for the All-Star Flat Track Series and AFT Pro Singles stars to emerge for battle.

The All-Star series has been around for nearly ten years and features 5-10 top-level amateur and professional classes depending on the venue. Think of it like flat track’s Xfinity Series. The young stars coming up through the ranks are showcased, as well as one veteran’s class and a vintage class. If you needed a little more sugar to go along with this medicine, there are also Pro classes, where the best in the world compete for a seriously deep purse. In Springfield however, things are slightly different in the All-Star program, as a full-blown AFT Pro Singles event happens at the same time. For the price of your ticket, you get one hell of a program!

On Sunday (and Monday after rains moved through the area this year) the AFT Twins Series makes its way across the fairgrounds to the Springfield Mile. To say that the Springfield Mile is legendary is like saying Arlen Ness built a couple of custom bikes. While the dirt in Springfield certainly gives way to incredible traction and speed, the real difference with the Springfield Mile vs. other mile race tracks in the country is the fact that it’s an “equidistance” mile. This means that the corners are ¼ mile long and the straights are a ¼ mile long. This allows racers to carry much more momentum through the corners and makes insane drafting techniques and race strategy paramount to a race win. Much like other famous races, the Indy 500 or the Kentucky Derby, the real party is in the infield.

Now that I’ve detailed the racing action on the weekend let’s get to the reason you should attend. Since you’re already holding a copy of this fine magazine that is literally owned and published by motorcycle people, I’m going to venture out on the limb and say that you’re a motorcycle nutjob as well. This entire weekend is all about bikes. It’s like a rally, but without the expensive beer, stupid foot draggers making traffic a nightmare or sideshow acts lamely attempting to entertain you. Springfield is world-class athletes putting on a show. Springfield is camping with thousands of your new best friends. Springfield is an entire town embracing the crowd. Springfield is a tradition that you need to start immediately.

I have attended every Springfield weekend since 2002. Many people haven’t missed one for 30 years or

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more. If you’re a Springfield rookie, all you need to do is look for a person wearing a Springfield T-Shirt from more than ten years ago and ask them where to sit, where to eat, and if they’d like a beverage for their time and knowledge.

Except for the Friday night races in Peoria, the entire weekend is centered inside the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Camping is cheap, they have two shower houses on site, and if you don’t feel like partying in the campground with your new friends, there are several bars within walking distance. I highly recommend Franny’s or The Stadium if you want a good chance to see a racer or two walk through the doors if there’s a rainout.

After the races conclude on Saturday, head immediately to the

campground whether you are camping or not. The party will be kicking full force. Trust me. On Sunday, yes, on a Sunday night, there will be loads of bars around town with live music and a serious party atmosphere for you to

enjoy. Springfield is also known for a famous food staple, the Horse Shoe. It’s an open-faced hamburger smothered in french fries and cheese sauce. If you want the best one in town, head to the Flat Track supporting bar, Boone’s Saloon downtown. They don’t mess

around.

So, there you have it, the best party you haven’t been invited to. There’s famous food, the best racing in the entire world, camping, motorcycles, watering holes, and traditions. You can do everything from lounging on a hill side with your friends to making your way through the pits to meet your favorite racers and be up close and personal with their machines, or if you’re ready to be worn out on Tuesday morning with 100 new stories to tell, sign up to race, then party, then spectate a race, then possibly party some more. It will be a weekend you will never EVER forget, and you’ll keep coming back for more.

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Article And Photos By: Daniel Donley

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n last month’s issue I showed you how to make a piston stop tool. A piston stop tool is used to find Top Dead Center, commonly referred to as TDC. So, we made the tool, now we are going to put it too use.

The TDC tool is a valuable tool to have in your toolbox. It will aid in the proper timing of your engine, valve lash adjustments, setting points, degreeing cam shafts, and also it is necessary to find TDC when you upgrade to new engine parts that no longer have the timing marks on them.

The first thing that I like to do is remove the spark plugs from the

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engine. Then bring the #1 cylinder to the top of its stroke visually. I use a flashlight, so you can see what is going on. The engine I am using in the article this month is a Yamaha XS650. But what I am showing you can be applied to any engine.

Its best to find a way to rotate the engine over slowly and smoothly.

As what we are getting ready to do is precision. The electric start and or kicker pedal is not going to work for this. A socket and ratchet on the crankshaft works for this particular engine.

You are also going to need a degree wheel. They come in many sizes.

From small to large. The larger the degree wheel the more accurate. I prefer the largest degree wheel that I can find. They are much easier to read with accuracy.

as steady as possible. Making it easy to read.

The degree wheel then needs to be attached to the crankshaft, so I can read the degrees of engine rotation.

How to attach it to the crankshaft will vary from engine to engine. Here you can see I machined a holder that

screws onto the end of the crankshaft which then holds the degree wheel. A lot of times you can just get away with a couple nuts and a few washers. The smaller diameter degree wheels are more mount friendly. Because they have a smaller size hole in the center.

You will also need to fashion a pointer. This will point at the number on the degree wheel and allow you to read it accurately. I used a piece of tig welding rod and a mounting bolt to an existing hole in the engine. A piece of coat hanger or any thick wire

will work here. The goal is to have it

We have already visually brought the piston to the top. Now, you will need to adjust your degree wheel, so the pointer is at zero degrees. Then rotate the engine backwards before installing the piston stop. At least 30 degrees if not more. Now you can install your piston stop tool. If at any time while using the piston stop tool you feel any resistance whether it be installing it or rotating the engine over, STOP IMMEDIATELY! The tool can damage the intake or exhaust valves. On a side note; Iwith the Yamaha XS650 engine have found that you need to remove all the lash from the intake rocker arm when finding TDC otherwise the intake valve will come in contact with the piston stop tool.

Now to find TDC! Slowly rotate the engine in the direction of engine rotation. (Side Note. It’s pretty awesome the idea of making a piston stop with a compression release that actually works. You can hear it bleeding off the compression as the engine is being rotated. This is

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piston stop. Now, record the number that shows up on the degree wheel at the pointer. Next rotate the engine in the opposite direction all the way around until you feel the piston come into contact with the piston stop. Record this number. The next step is some basic math. Add the 2 numbers you recorded together and then divide by 2. AFTER you get this number, you will want to loosen up the degree wheel and then rotate it to this number. While NOT moving the crankshaft snug up your degree wheel holding nut. Again… While NOT moving the crankshaft. So, the key thing here is, you need to be able to rotate the engine back and forth.

When the piston makes contact with the stop, it reads the same number on both sides of TDC. You may have to do this a few times then adjust the degree wheel accordingly to achieve that same number. Once this is accomplished you can then remove the piston stop rotate the engine to Zero degrees. THAT IS TRUE TDC!

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The last step is to make our new accurate Timing marks! Here you can see that I remarked the fly wheel and its cover for future reference.

This is also the beginning process for degreeing in a cam shaft. Which we may get into in future tech articles.

If there is something that you would like to see me do a Tech article on please call me or email me with your idea.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at the shop anytime 419-576-6812

Daniel Donley Pandemonium Custom Choppers Facebook- Pandemonium Custom Choppers Instagram – pandemoniumc2 info@pandemoniumc2.com www.pandemoniumcustomchoppers. com

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n a world full of pseudo-barn find five-digit Knuckleheads it’s nice to see someone turning to the lowly Shovelhead for a build. In a world so obsessed with spending money it’s nice to see a build that is meant to ride instead of just representing a large investment for your hipster friends.

Sure, there are some really nice preAMF bikes out there, but if you want more bang for your buck, the venerable Cone Shovel can’t be beat.

Enter Ryan Gore of Paper Street Customs and his slick orange 1978 Shovel hardtail named “My Brother’s Keeper” you see here. Ryan paid his dues with a 1955 Panhead show bike, and when he landed an invite to In Motion he decided to go with a much

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Article By: GTP Photos By: Michael Lichter more frugal price tag What he started with is a 1978 FXE his brother had sitting in his garage, damn near forgotten. It was donated with the condition that when sold his brother would split the profits, but when he saw the final bike, he decided to have another 1978 Shovel built for him instead of monetary payment.

On a tight schedule of four weeks to have the bike finished and show quality really had Ryan against a wall for time.

The bike was immediately blown apart, inspected, and a plan was carefully prepared.

He started with a stock four-speed frame and immediately sliced and diced it and mated the front half of the original frame with a hardtail replacing,

the swingarm section. He then ordered the spoked wheel, so he could start the with the rear alignment and work his way forward. The front wheel arrived shortly after that, but there was no sign of the rear.

Days passed, then weeks and Ryan had to alter his usual build and keep busy making other parts that didn’t hinge on the alignment of the rear wheel and accompanying pieces.

He dove into the stock motor and rebuilt is using S&S internals.

Displacing eighty cubic inches, the fuel from the Super “E” is fired by the simplicity of a Morris Magneto. Nothing fancy, just a better version of the best design of the cast iron cylinder v-twins… still no word from the wheel guys.

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Then turning his attention to the tank, he welded one together that incorporated an aluminum insert that Ryan sent out to have engraved…still nothing about the rear wheel, so he built the stainless two into one (something that is usually last on a build) while he waited.

The original FXE was missing its original Maytag top tranny and was graced with a ratchet top instead which Randal Johnson rebuilt using factory parts and a jockey shifter. He then mated the trans to the powerplant with a BDL belt drive, a five-finger clutch and foot shift. To his dismay, no wheel arrived.

A 39mm front end was used. Ryan shaved the legs and installed two-inch under front tubes with stock Sportster guts. Still, no wheel but now the manufacturer wasn’t answering his phone or returning his messages.

To keep from getting any further behind, he canceled his order and went with another supplier. The eighteeninch rear wheel arrived from Ride Right Wheels in a few days, and with this and no further delays, the bike would be finished on time for the show.

No front brake was used, so when Ryan used a Wilwood rear brake, he

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also incorporated a second caliper as a ‘hill holder.’ This is the first bike he had ever equipped with this setup, and he likes it so much he is doing it again.

While waiting on the dash insert to get back from the engraver, he built this nice little oil tank out of aluminum. The

final pieces were completed, and Ryan was ready to send the bodywork over to Scott Takes of Underground for paint but no word on the dash insert. Upon tracking it, he learned that his order could not be tracked due to hurricane Irma…the piece was never seen again.

This left the tank with a big hole in the top; another tank would have to be made.

Ryan went to work building the tank you see here. He took a couple of Wassel tanks cut ‘em up and mated them, forming the little 2.2 gallon take that was sent to paint along with the rear fender. While things were getting sprayed, a set of mini floorboards were cobbled up. Ryan loves the concept of floorboards but was always put off by their size, so he made the ones that adorn this bike. A set of controls were made in stainless and completed the look.

Things were looking up. The tins were out getting sprayed with Paint Huffer Microflake orange sprayed over silver flake. The killer threedimensional flames are truly a standout, which in my opinion brings the tried and true flame job to an all new level. When they arrived the bike really started to take on, it’s finished form.

The motor was heat cycled, and all was in order. Just about the time the bike was ready for some shakedown miles a package arrived from the upholsterer and was opened…it wasn’t his seat!

Apparently, labels had been

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My Brother’s Keeper TECH SHEET Owner: Ryan Gore City/State: Gunnison, CO Builder: Paper Street Customs Year: 1978 Model: Shovelhead Value: 20k Time: 4 Weeks ENGINE Year: 1978 Model: Shovelhead Builder: Paper Street Ignition: Morris Magneto Displacement: 80 ci Pistons: S&S Heads: HD Carb: Super E Cam: Andrews Air Cleaner: Benchmark Exhaust: Paper Street Primary: BDL TRANSMISSION Year: 1978 Make: 4 Speed Shifting: Suicide FRAME Year: 1978 Model: Stock Front/Paper Street Rear Rake: 30 Stretch: None Forks Builder: Paper Street Type: 39mm Triple Trees: HD Extension: -2 WHEELS Front Wheel: 40 Spoke Size: 21” Tire: Avon Speedmaster Front Brake: None Rear Wheel: Ride Wright Size: 18” Tire: Firestone Rear Brake: Wilwood PAINT Painter: Scott Takes Underground Art Studio Color: Orange & Silver Flake Type: Paint Huffer Graphics: Scott Takes Chroming: None ACCESSORIES Bars: Paper Street Risers: Paper Street Hand Controls: GMA Foot Controls: Paper Street Gas Tank(s): Paper Street Oil Tank: Paper Street Front fender: None Rear Fender: Cooper Smithing Co Seat: Bare Bones Leather Headlight: Throttle Addiction Tail light: After Hours Choppers Speedo: None Photographer: Michael Lichter

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transferred, and the two seats arrived at the wrong addresses. The break-in miles would have to happen without one while the right saddle was resent from Bare Bones Leather… shit happens.

Eventually, the bike was completed with all the proper components, and it all worked together. Ryan and Paper Street Customs made the show, and the bike was sold. The ‘fit for television” drama although exciting to watch must have sucked. Realistically the last thing you want is a series of wrenches thrown into the works but when it’s all said and done Ryan will be at it again. “GTP”

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ola Amigos! Hope this month’s article finds you all well and living life to the fullest! Well, we are in full swing for this year’s events and with Daytona Bike Week behind us, it’s time for the rest of the country to show what they’ve got to offer. As I write this, the Cycle Source team has just kicked off Ohio Bike Week and from the sounds of it Chris and the gang have their hands full.

The Grease Gears & Garage tour is bringing a whole new slew of demos, tech sessions and reviews to the masses. I’ve had the great pleasure of being a part of the tour on a few occasions and it’s a bitchin’ time for sure. There’s so much you get to see and learn from the cats who know what’s up and how to do it. Knowledge is an invaluable commodity, and it’s free, so you can’t beat it. It takes a great deal for the crew to do what they do to bring a show of that magnitude to the masses and I for one am extremely grateful for all their efforts. If you’re at one of the many events this year that Grease & Gears Garage tour is

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making a stop at, be sure to check them out and just maybe you’ll learn something new.

If you read my article last month then you know that I dove into

something new for me, polishing.

Well, since then I decided to have a go at working with stainless steel.

It was awesome to put the two together. Stainless has the ability to, if done correctly, shine so much that one might think its chrome. Having never worked with it before, I sought guidance from Faith Forgotten

Choppers’ Will Ramsey. He took the time to explain the differences between stainless and other steels in great detail. Will even taught me about their welding properties including what type of stainless I needed and which welding rod to go with it. So, off I went to buy materials. Man, did my head hurt after that. There was so much information to soak in and apply. But like most things in my life and things that I want to learn and achieve, I jump in head first. Sometimes the landing is a lil less than pleasant, but we fall so we can learn how to get back up.

After what seemed like forever, I managed to make my first Stainless Steel polished tank bung on my lathe. I felt like the Kool-Aid guy… “OHHHH YEAAAH!” What an awesome feeling, as I thought to myself “One more little achievement” For me, being able to do as much as I can on my own is the most important thing I will take away from this build. Like drumming, I’ll never know it all and honestly, I never wanted to, just being able to do what I can and enjoy it is my goal. It’s the

same with prior and current projects.

As long as I keep learning, the sky’s the limit. I’m getting closer and closer to the finished mockup of my ‘53 Pan for Michael Lichter’s “Passion Built” Motorcycles as Art exhibit in Sturgis this year. This build is as much a learning process as the last, not so much with the vision I see in my head, but more so with the patience factor that goes hand in hand with a project like this. Whether it’s waiting on parts or the time that ‘LIFE” and its demands takes away from actual hands on build time is an undertaking all its own. Maybe I should have called this “Patience” Ha.... I remember looking at a social media site a few weeks ago when I was in a good stride and seeing the other builders progress and thinking “wow I’m way ahead of that guy’’ or “ Dam I’m way behind that guy’’.

Now I’m just gonna practice what my Producer used to say to me when I would get all in my head…“trust in the process’’. So that’s where I’m at right here right now... It will all be ok and I’ll let the bike speak for itself.

Until next time Friends, Be Kind To One Another.

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Harley-Davidson Stormy Leather Gloves MSRP: $75 This leather glove also has the added benefit of some stretch in it. With the variety of sizing that come with gloves these days I really like the idea of a glove having stretch so it can form to the hand a bit more and not have it bunch up.

The added touch screen compatible fingertips and ventilation make these an easy addition to everyday riding.

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Article By: J. Ken Conte Photos By: Melissa Shoemaker

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he modern Sportster drivetrain has proven to be a reliable, torquey package that has the unmistakable v-twin thump and lowe n d power.

W i t h the addition of aftermarket e x h a u s t , aftermarket air cleaner and some fuel injection m a p p i n g Sportsters are an excellent option for a light, maneuverable, fast bike and the 48 Special is no exception.

The unique bulldog stance of the 48 Special are set off by the beefy front end, and its robust triple trees coupled with a wider front tire and split nine-spoke wheels. Combine that with the matte black Dark Custom d r i v e t r a i n treatment, miniapes, and retro paint, and you have yourself a winner.

I was able to experience several of the new Harley’s while in Daytona this year, and as with the Iron 1200, I was impressed

and surprised at how much I liked the 1200 powerplant and the nimble handling of the 48 Special. Granted the slightly fatter (130x16) front tire and wider front wheel make the 48 Special not as responsive at slow speeds as a bike with a 100/90x19 front tire, it makes up for that in the curves. With a larger contact patch on the front tire, it hugs the road, which only makes sense if you look at superbikes you will see them running fairly wide tires up front, so they can roll into and out of turns with greater ease. The 48 Special also comes standard with an emulsion rear shock with a pre-load adjuster making it easily tuneable to your riding style. The 48 Special is no superbike, but it is super fun to roll into and out of turns knowing you have that additional tire contact patch.

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a big fan of personal expression and comfort on motorcycles. Foot position, seat, and handlebars are the three biggest factors when it comes to these combined forces. I have my opinions about what I like and the combination depending on the bike. The 48 Special has that

easy feeling of being in the bike, hands positioned comfortably just below the shoulders, feet somewhat forward and seat supporting my lower back for my 6-foot frame.

What you should pay attention to is that it is specific to this bike and my overall desired riding position.

The best thing you as a rider can do is sit on several bikes and see what works for you. Yes, these three factors can be changed, as a matter of fact, you could make this into a

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completely different bike, but as it sits stock, it is a great around town bike and could easily be set up to ride longer distances if the three criteria fit your build.

Harley-Davidson has gotten smart over the years and has reinstituted the buyback program for Sportsters and Street models, where within 12 months of purchase, you can go back to your dealer and turn it in and get your original purchase price put towards a big twin, (not available in all States check with your local dealer for details). This is a great way to get people onto smaller bikes like the Sportster and keep them as customers for life.

I could see myself riding this bike if I needed an around town bike that was reliable, nimble, fun and could still head up the canyons and have fun. It is the type of bike that exudes the retro cool that most riders like and has the modern amenities expected on bikes of today. At just over $11,649 in the Wicked Red color you see here, this is an excellent Sportster to consider.

Harley-Davidson Thurmond Boots MSRP: $180 I took a chance and only brought these to Daytona as my only boots. As with hiking boots going to a motorcycle rally with new boots could be a disaster. I was pleasantly surprised with how comfortable the Thurmonds fit me right out the box. I have an unusually wide foot, and even with that, I wore them without discomfort for a week. The traction was perfect for the oily Daytona streets, and although I did not get to check out how waterproof they were, I do know that they were fairly breathable during a few of the warmer days but kept my feet warm enough on a few chilly morning rides.

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ou wouldn’t think that at 43 years of age that I would experience so many “firsts” in my life, yet thanks to this little thing we do every month, they seem to be more common than not.

For that, I’m thankful. Granted they aren’t all great “firsts”, like when the leaf spring on the equipment trailer busted in two on the way to Leesburg Bikefest, not a great one, but attending Leesburg Bikefest…not too bad! Hahaha!

I’m not going to lie when we signed on to bring Progressive’s Grease & Gears Garage on the road for 2018, I wasn’t overly thrilled when I saw that Leesburg was one of the stops.

You see, I’m a chopper loving chick through and through and I tend to enjoy the low key, old school events and from what I’d been told

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this was going to be the complete antithesis to that. Full of big wheel baggers and bling.

Now, don’t get me wrong there wasn’t an abundance of chopper jockeys in Leesburg but what we did find was a plethora of people that loved motorcycles in all shapes and styles as much as we do.

Honestly, I really have to hand it to not only the promoters of the event but the city itself. What a pleasant surprise it was to see a city truly embrace a motorcycle rally, I mean how many times have you seen the backdrop for the mainstage be City Hall? Hmmm, another first for me!

All too often these days you go to a motorcycle rally and it turns out to be the same bands, the same beer and they’ve forgotten to bring motorcycling to the motorcycle rally. Not the case in Leesburg.

Not only were our good brothers and sister from the American Motordrome Wall Of Death on hand doing shows every hour, but down the other end of town the folks from Ride Like A Pro were doing riding demonstrations throughout the day. If you haven’t had a chance to see this yet, your really should, not only was I thoroughly entertained by the commentary but the skill level the riders showed was nothing less than impressive. If you want

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to check them out, here’s a link to their site; www.ridelikeapro.com/ and no they didn’t pay me to say any of that! Team Extreme also thrilled the masses with their crazy daredevil stunts over the course of the weekend, never a boring show, even though it might be more interesting if they could figure out how to do it on a 9-foot chopper.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see them because of our stage schedule but I know they had bike games, and if they are anything like the ones we hold, they never disappoint.

A rally wouldn’t be a rally without the Rat’s Hole Show. At the end they gave away 14 killer trophies to 14 very deserving bikes, nicely done. If that wasn’t enough the didn’t skimp on the bands either.

Tom Keifer, Scott Stapp and Colt Ford all took to the main stage at one time or another, not too shabby if ya ask me. Ooh, I can’t leave out my other first… a big rig convoy rolled through the streets! About 100 or so chromed out, bling’d out, pimped out custom big rigs made the trek for the first 75 Chrome Shop Big Rig Convoy. Who woulda thunk that big rigs and bikes would fit so well together? If nothing else, it sure was a spectacle!

Over the course of the three days Progressive’s Grease & Gears Garage had some of the best in the business grace their stage. Berry Wardlaw of Accurate Engineering was a complete win when he shared his knowledge of Panheads and motors in general, the Garage Crew started a bike build, the ProTracker, for Progressive and Athena “Chickie” Ransom gave some invaluable advice to new riders. One of the coolest segments was Bill Dodge of Bling’s Cycles, he shared one of his old school trade secrets. In less than a half hour he turned down fork legs by hand, no fancy smancy equipment to be had. He just proved that if there’s a will…in this case a Bill… there’s a way, thanks Bill! It was refreshing to have live audience participation and really dig what we were doing. We can’t thank the people at Leesburg and Progressive Motorcycle Insurance enough for knowing how important empowering people with knowledge is.

All in all, I’d call Leesburg Bikefest and the first installment of Progressive’s Grease & Gears Garage for the 2018 season a complete success.

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j&p cycles Approved aria’s defiant x helmet - worth the money

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have a problem...pretty sure I’m addicted to expensive helmets.

So, lucky for me I was invited to the Arai launch of the Defiant-X in Daytona.

Now like I said, I have a helmet hoarding issue, so I’m not new to Arai helmets (have around 10,000 miles on a XD-4) but getting the whole company backstory at the presentation really hammered home Arai’s commitment to safety and quality manufacturing processes to protect my already thick skull.

I only have about a 1000 miles or so on the helmet since the debut (SD weather wasn’t cooperative this spring), but I have been able to use it in a fairly wide variety of situations. Back in Daytona Arai took us straight to the Daytona short track where I had a chance to spin some laps in the new lid, and I spent the rest of bike week wearing it all over town.

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Back here in Sturgis, I’ve beat around town and of course blown through the twisties with it. And in true Black Hills

fashion, I’ve experienced everything from low 50° to low 90-degree weather, rain, and even hail.

Having spent a fair amount of time in an Arai, I had a lofty expectation when

buckled it up. First thing I noticed was it felt light (3lbs, 8oz) and the second thing was that it fit like most Arai’s fit, extremely well. If your a intermediate oval head shape (most people are) this going to fit you like a glove.

And if you need to make a few tweaks, they have the interior set up to peel off pieces in increments of 5mm to custom fit it to your liking. The venting is up to the standards of past Arai offerings and is stellar. The classic Arai eyebrow vents are front and center along with multiposition vents on the top that exhaust out the back. Vents in the chin bar actuate inside the helmet and pull air up through some trick check vents and exhaust it behind your ear on outside of the helmet. Needless to say, the venting is next level. One of the well know complaints about an Arai in the past was removing the pods to get

the shield off, you needed a degree in mechanical engineering to change your shield. Well no more, they have made it exponentially easier. Even a meathead like myself got the job done first try.

Arai has set their sights on the cruiser market with the styling of the Defiant-X. Which can be a tough sell for a demographic that’s known for spending more on beer in a 4 hour stretch at the bar than they generally do on helmets. I often hear the chopper faithful questioning the difference in a $100 helmet vs. a $600 helmet. I could going into the race-bred heritage, safety measures and manufacturing practices of this company but I won’t. I’ll break it down with a simple analogy; you don’t have to drive or even start up a Cadillac but when you sit in it you know its a nicer vehicle than a Yugo (Google it, kids). The Defiant - X is a clear winner, do yourself a favor and take a night off from the local watering hole and kick down that money for a bitchen helmet.

Video link https://youtu. be/50WzVu9cA6U

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’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has a hard time staring at this bike because of all the details.

With most of my articles that Chris and Heather ask me to write, I take a look at the pictures and compare some of the build details with things or tricks I’ve seen before. More times than not I have used most of them to a certain degree but not with this bike. What started life as a 1978 Shovelhead is now a rolling piece of art that performs just as good as it looks

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which is exactly what Christian Newman had in mind when he started on this build.

Believe it or not, this is his first bike build. He started fabricating a few parts for Hondas here and there but had never done any framework or intense fabrication except for a few relatively performance-based import cars.

Newman found working with bikes to be a more satisfying outlet because of the exposed nature of most the mechanical pieces. Being an engineer by profession, it really intrigued him

and was a primary focus during this build.

The Greasy Dozen Collective was the inspiration for this build and Christian says it was a great time where he got to meet a lot of great people. It was truly his introduction into the world of custom motorcycles.

This being his first Harley, he had hoped he would be able to just reuse the engine and transmission, but as with most projects, he ended up rebuilding them both from top to bottom.

Christian would like to thank

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BA Enterprises in Lockport NY for helping with advice while he took this on.

Since he had never used a mill and had only a few minutes on a Tig machine, it was a learning process from the start as were the engine and transmission.

Drawing from his BMX days, Newman fabbed the handlebars, but the mounting was a bit unusual as the risers were the first part that he ever milled. The triple trees were next, and over the next six months, he began to get a little more experience and proficient with the tools and machines. So, by the time he made the foot controls, exhaust, axles, oil cooler mounts, fuel tank parts, kickstand, chain tensioners, motor mount, caliper mount, license plate mount, sissy bar and seat suspension the doubt he had at the beginning of this build was long gone! Most of these pieces were made from stainless steel, not only because of strength but for the raw, exposed look instead of painted pieces. The BSA

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C15 gas tank was a first as well. Christian had never really done much sheet metal work, and while he says it wasn’t too complex, he remembers it was challenging at the time.

As with most rigid frame bikes, vibration has a way of breaking anything brittle like tank mounts so while he was at it he also he sectioned it for an oil tank.

Some of you may be wondering how it functions with the turbo and I was one of them. Unlike a conventional carbureted bike this fuel system uses an electric fuel pump which feeds a 1:1 rising rate regulator, which keeps fuel pressure about 5 psi above boost pressure at all times, this is essential in keeping the fuel from being forced out of the carb by positive manifold pressure. The HSR42 Mikuni carburetor is set up to be a blow thru design, and the timing is controlled by a Morris Magneto but for a true race application Christian says an electronic ignition with a boost retard would be needed. The turbo is

actually mounted under the seat and receives a high pressure (for a Harley) feed from the S&S HVHP pump, a restrictor was added to the top end feed to prevent over oiling, and he added custom external head drains to help the process as well. Oil also flows through an external oil filter as well as an 8-row oil cooler. The bike was street tuned only with a wideband O2 sensor. While it runs well, Christian says he doesn’t know the actual power it makes. Now for a guy who builds a bike as clean and meticulous as this, I had to laugh at that statement.

I asked about the frame because I didn’t recognize its origin and of course, Christian had modified it.

He started by deraking the neck by 5 degrees to accommodate the 2” under GSXR 1000 front end and adding a set of one-off axle plates. A first for this writer was the rear taillights that were takeoff items from a British Armored Personnel Carrier which look they fit perfectly with the bike! The paint is PPG Jeep Rescue Green that was done in record time by Andy Zeon of Zeon’s Collision. Even though I agree with the superstition of about green bikes, I’ll make an exception this time. As I look over the images of this machine, I’m personally impressed with the attention to detail on the stainless

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SELF MADE SHOVEL TECH SHEET Owner: Christian Newman City/State: Buffalo, NY Builder: Owner Year: 1978 Model: FLH Value: ???

Time: 1500 HR ENGINE Year: 1978 Model: Shovelhead Builder: Owner Ignition: Morris Mag Displacement: 80 cu in Pistons: Wiseco Forged Heads: STD Carb: Mikuni 42 Cam: Andrews A Air Cleaner: N/A Exhaust: Owner Primary: BDL/ Evo Industries TRANSMISSION Year: 1978 Make: HD Shifting: Hand, Jockey FRAME Year: 1978 Model: FLH Rake: -5 Derake Stretch: -2 Stretch Forks Builder: Owner Type: GSXR 750, Shortened 2”, Shaved Triple Trees: Owner Extension: -2 WHEELS Front Wheel: Rad MFG Hub, Excel Rim Size: 18x3 Tire: 18-4.00 SMII Front Brake: N/A Rear Wheel: Rad MFG Hub, Excel Rim Size: 16x3.5 Tire: 16-5.00 SMII Rear Brake: EBC R1 Rotor, GSXR Caliper, APR Master PAINT Painter: Andy Zion Color: Jeep Rescue Green Type: PPG Graphics: Badge By Owner Chroming: N/A ACCESSORIES Bars: Owner Risers: Owner Hand Controls: Exile Internal Throttle/Owner Foot Controls: Owner, Pro Taper Pegs Gas Tank(s): BSA C15,Sectioned For Oil Oil Tank: Integrated Into Fuel Tank Front fender: N/A Rear Fender: Owner Seat: Sully’s Customs Headlight: Owner Tail light: Takeoff From British APC Speedo: N/A Photographer: Brandon Fischer

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brackets as well as the custom mid controls and the rear exhaust mounts by the axle plate. Another piece I was drawn to was how Christian utilized a gear type adjustment for the rear wheel. I could go on forever about the small details that separate this bike from the rest, but I’ll let you, the reader, take your own time to recognize the true talent and skill that went into this bike. Christian would like to thank

Bear (Old Bike Barn, Greasy Dozen Collective) Postprocess Technologies, BA Enterprises, Zeon’s Custom Paint and Kickstart Cycle for all of their help with this build! It’s refreshing to see a bike of this caliber being built. I for one am looking forward to seeing what else Christian comes up with next!!

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Articel And Photos By: Chris Callen

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o, this bike is going to be The Pro Tracker for Progressive Motorcycle Insurance.

We started the project at Leesburg Bike Fest last month but the more we looked at it the more we decided that the standard frame would not due for our design. Of course, the first thing

we think of when we customize and evolve a Sporty is to chop off the rear suspension and hardtail it, but

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this one had to have performance front and rear suspension. So, as we started to tear it down, we discussed what we could do to get the best of both worlds.

We decided to take some cues from the work Jeff Cochran, SpeedKing Racing, is doing on four speed frames with his drop seat conversion and drop the seat rails down about an inch and a half. It starts by locking the frame into the Bluco table to

prevent any of the stock geometry from changing.

After some thought and planning we make the decision on where to cut away the stock frame components, and then make marks to cut from.

It’s important here to think ahead.

You don’t want to cut away too much so keeping a little extra material that can be massaged away later is the best practice.

Before we get the saw out, we weld in a piece of tubing between the shock support sections of the frame to ensure that they remain inline throughout the process. A couple heavy tacks will do for this purpose.

There are a number of ways that the unwanted frame material could be cut away, but we go with the SawZaw so that we can keep better control of exactly where we cut. Remember you can’t put metal back on so it’s better to play it safe.

With the old frame section out of the way, you can see that there is still a considerable amount of work to do to get the frame ready to accept new material.

Using a section of TIG welding rod we assume the line of our desired new seat rail, just to get a better visual of what we will be going after once we start bending the tubing.

Before any tubing work can happen, the delicate work begins. We start with an electric grinder and an 80grit flapper wheel, taking off light amounts of the original fixture material. Just kissing the metal at the weld joint until it cuts through the weld, but not the section of the frame we are keeping.

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the rest of the work live on stage at Progressive’s Grease & Gears Garage.

With the frame locked down again, this time on our Grease & Gears Weld Table, we start by measuring out the tubing needed for our new seat rails.

Using the Mittler Bros Hydraulic tubing bender we can accurately bend the 1-1/4 to a 26 degree bend per our design requirements.

After notching a piece of tubing, it is imperative that the outside edge of the tubing be sanded back to full material thickness and beveled at an angle that will allow for full weld penetration.

We complete the same steps for the other side of the seat rail and hold them into position to get a measurement for the crossbar.

One last fitment check and we should be ready to start tacking the seat rails in. It’s never too late to readjust the fitment before you weld. The better the fit, the better the weld, the better your end result.

In this case, our cross bar needed just a little extra material taken away. Remember to bevel the tubing to allow for weld penetration.

One step at a time, each piece gets a tack weld and all angles and alignment are checked after each one.

Once more, we take it to the frame to double check the fitment before we go any further. We also make lines at the center of the tubing to indicate where we will need to notch the end.

Using the Mittler Bros tubing notcher we notch both ends of the seat tubing, so they fit nice and tight to the stock frame.

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The cross bar gets notched in similar fashion on both ends as well. Then we check it for fitment.

With all the new sections of tubing fit and ready we take a minute to prep the areas that will be welded.

This is done with both Acetone and mechanically with red Scotchbrite pads.

Here you can see the new lines established by the first ever drop seat conversion for an Evo Sportster. We have teamed up with Suspension Technologies to add in some performance shocks and they will be doing the front cartridges as well.

As always, the result will be a direct reflection of the time and care you are willing to put into the process. Strive for precision and quality in every pursuit and you will reap the rewards. The Grease and Gears stage has become a proving ground for demonstrations of high quality work in the motorcycle industry. Be sure to check out our next stage performance during Laconia Bike Week at Roadhouse.

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Article And Photos By: Charlie Weisel

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t wasn’t until we turned off of Hwy 28 onto Wyoming Road 131 that we came to the realization that we would not, sadly, be reaching our intended destination of Louis Lake, a small lake nestled snuggly in the Shoshone National Forest. Hwy 131 was, in fact, not only closed a mere half mile from the pavement we now sadly stood on, but it was also not a road intended, by any stretch of the imagination, for a chopper such as mine.

Kayla’s, Honda Africa Twin, would have managed the loose and deep gravel just fine on the other hand, but, with a lack of a winch to pull mine from every ditch I would most undoubtedly be careening into, the fact that the road was closed proved to not only be a major letdown, especially after a 350-mile ride to reach it, but also a bit of a saving grace. I am by no means opposed to a challenge but often these things border on stupid, and I’ve worn the stupid hat enough times to know that those situations don’t usually end well.

Not all was lost though, a few miles back down the road we had just so excitedly come up, we had passed a sign that read “Atlantic City 4 miles” with an arrow pointing down a paved road and some of those cute little images implying that said town would provide both food and lodging. Both of these amenities we doubted the existence of, but we rolled the dice and went for it anyway. Needless to say, after 1.5 miles of pavement, the road very affirmatively turned to dirt, almost as if the road was angry about having been paved in the first place, if even for only a brief stretch, and we found ourselves lumbering across loose gravel towards a “town” that possessed more character then I’ve seen in some time. We slid our motorcycles to a stop a bit haphazardly on an off-camber patch of dirt parking lot,

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stopped to listen for sounds of banjos while exchanging glances of mild, yet legitimate, concern. After deciding that we didn’t hear anything but the wind howling, we made our way towards the only prominent

structure in sight, up the rickety wooden steps and through the crickity saloon door that will, from this point forward, be known as the lost portal to 1885. The marble eyes of the taxidermy, most certainly of animals shot from the very front porch we had just entered from, stared at us with curiosity as the barkeep stared at us with the same. Again, glances of mild concern were exchanged between Kayla and me. We have a knack for getting ourselves in precarious

situations, but fortunately, they always seem to end well enough. We took a seat, the two seats at the far end of the bar. I think it was some sort survival instinct kicking in with that move, knowing that at the end of the bar we were less likely to be surrounded by a band of unruly locals and become the next specimens adorning the walls in a taxidermy style. I can see it now, Kayla and I packed full of stuffing and propped up in that traditional attacking bear pose, little kids begging mom and dad for a picture with the two “outsiders.”

A ravenous hunger had set in by this point leaving us with little option but to give the local cuisine a fair shake. Once we ordered our icy cold sodas from the icy cold bartender, who at this point was beginning to de-thaw a bit upon realization that we weren’t a couple of city slickers looking to build a Marriott Hotel across the street, we settled on a double burger with bacon for myself and a chicken sandwich for Kayla. I figured if I wasn’t going to survive the night then I was going out with a stomach full of beef and bacon. Not to any big surprise, the meal was fantastic, the bacon was thick and smokey, and we both were left feeling more than satisfied with our decision to stay for dinner. It’s been my experience in the past that establishments such as this tend to have some pretty great food. I think the owners take a lot of pride in knowing that they are treating the locals right and surprising the occasional lost tourist with a delightful meal, assuming of course that you have a hankering for some classic American bar food. We wiped the ketchup and french fry grease from our fingers as a gal snuck in from the back room to grab our empty plates, paid our tab and headed for the door as the sun began to remind us that it was time to find a campsite for the night.

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Slipping, sliding and bouncing our way back up the dirt road we had just come down, we rambled the easy two miles towards the Atlantic City Campground and pulled into a site that we would call home for the night. After going through our typical routine of setting up the tent, organizing our goods and walking the “loop” through the campground, a pastime favorite of ours as it always provides a bit of entertainment and a nice way to loosen up the legs, we began to study the map before laying our heads down for the night. We had begun to question our original intention of heading towards the Thunder Basin National Grasslands the following morning due to the high winds we had battled all day. Knowing that the following day would likely be worse, especially as we would be exiting the hills on the western side of Wyoming, we chose to go south, towards Dinosaur National Monument and avoid some sort of strange Wizard of Oz experience. This plan proved to be a refreshing plot twist to our original intentions. If you’ve never been to Dinosaur National Monument, you need to add this to your bucket list. We opted to stay on the Utah side of the park, mainly because that was the only side we could actually find a campsite. I point this out because the park is incredibly large and spans across the Utah/Colorado border. What we did learn quickly though, was that the sights we had wanted to see were in fact 50 miles south of where we had just so neatly set up camp for the night. Fortunately, though, our ride south that day was by no means a long one so traveling the additional 100 miles round trip was by no means a stretch or anticlimactic. Climbing quickly out of the town of Dinosaur we almost immediately saw firsthand what all the fuss was about.

The grand vistas were just that, grand.

Overlooks that sent us peering into deep canyons across great expanses were, at times, almost too hard to wrap our heads around. It boggles my mind sometimes at how the magnitude of Mother Nature can make us feel so small and how that reminds us that we are just one tiny piece of this earth yet so impactful at the same time.

That has to be one of my favorite attributes of Wyoming, the quiet, underappreciated and often dismissed state. The vast expanses of the eastern plains, the grasslands and starry skies creating a smooth harmonic symbiosis with the earth before reaching its exuberant crescendo on the western border, tantalizing onlookers with Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. If you haven’t given Wyoming much of a thought, or at least not a serious one, then consider giving it a try on your next two-wheeled adventure. Leave the naysayers at home and don’t tell them what they are missing.

For more photos of this trip as well as others, feel free to follow me on Instagram @ charlietravelingchopper

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1. Extra Flame On Tank 2. Longer Seat. 3. Rocker Bolts Are Different. 4. Kicker Pedal Renamed. 5. Aircleaner Different. 6. Oil Pressure Guage Blue. 7. Plug Wires Red. 8.

Rivets Missing From Floor Board. 9. Extra Bolt On Nose Cone. 10. Timing Cover Chaned To Positive. BONUS: 11. Missing Fins From Rear Cylinder.

FIND TEN DIFFERENT THINGS ON BROTHERS KEEPER NO THERE ISN’T ANY REAL PRIZE, JUST SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOU’RE IN THE CAN.

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Article By: GTP Photos By: Michael Farabaugh

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im Dixon is a man who is up to his armpits in Harley iron with his shop Gas Axe Chop Shop in Ten Mile Tennessee. With the current number of bikes in his stable running at or near 27 bikes, the last thing he needed was another project. But that didn’t stop him from craving a turbo Evo powered bike. Everybody has that weird urge to build something but never really put the effort in because, well, it’s a novelty and not that cool old iron that keeps your shop runnin’.

As chance would have it though, the project saw some light when he stumbled on a turbo Evo motor, complete from the carb in. It was brand new and ready to run, the engine was

originally built by the legendary Steve Bowie and then stashed on a shelf.

The original owner caught a case of life gets in the way, when he found that his wife was pregnant with twins and his project had to stop. The motor had been collecting dust and Tim was able to pick it up for less than a song and snagged the mill for less than you can buy any Knucklehead part for.

The motor itself is eighty-eight cubic inches with an estimated 10-1 compression Wiseco pistons and a turbo grind cam capped with a Garret t2 turbo and a Mikuni 42 requiring an electric fuel pump to make it all operational. The turbo itself is oiled from a ‘t’ fitting running off the oil pump to feed it and then it runs back

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into the cam cover.

With the engine taken care of, attention was turned to the rest of the drive- train. A stock 1997 H-D five-speed is mated to the mill using an Ultima three-inch belt drive and electric starter. Shifting is by a set of swap meet forward controls of unknown origin.

Tim was doin’ some wheeling and dealing with an old Ford “A” coupe and stumbled on the bikes roller.

The roller was negotiated into the deal and with that became Tim’s.

The frame is a gooseneck and has a rake of 34° and a stretch of roughly two inches. The frame is mated to a four-inch over girder. A twentyone-inch front wheel shod with a Metzeler 90/90/21 is used up front and an eighteen-inch rear wheel sporting a Metzeler 200/50/16 tire out back.

For braking in the rear is a K.C. International sprotor was used while up front CPM rotor, and caliper was used and actuated by an eBay set of hand controls. The handlebars were made by Gas Axe as well as the stainless exhaust system you see hangin’ behind the turbo.

The battery needed for the electric

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start resides in the swap meet oil tank, and the rear fender is molded into the frame. This along with the custom sliced and stretched Sportster gas tank by Gas Axe was sent to Flamin’ Freddy for the House of Kolor root beer flake paint as the rest of the shiny stuff was sent to Atlantic Coast Plating for a dose of that bling. The front and rear lights, as well as the seat, were eBay sourced.

After the normal wait on shipping and cursing of the UPS man, all the flaked out, and chrome stuff arrived back at the shop. The bike was assembled in about five weeks; working on and off when time permitted while working on other projects.

I asked about turbo lag as it’s not intercooled, and Tim told me there is none to speak of as the turbo doesn’t really kick in ‘til about 30 mph.

When it does though, he said that you better hang ‘cuz’ it pulls like a monster from 30 mph to well over a hundred. There have been no major problems to speak of, but idling is annoying.

At idle, oil smoke will appear after it warms up but goes away above idle. The problem lies in the turbo itself. There is a fault with the main bearing seal, and Tim has yet to address the problem by a ceramic bearing the replaces the whole set up…problem solved. It hasn’t been

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TURBO EIGHTY EIGHT TECH SHEET Owner: Tim Dixon City/State: Ten Mile, TN Builder: Gas Axe Chop Shop Year: 012 Model: Custom Value: $15,000 Time: 5 Weeks ENGINE Year: 1997 Model: Eve Garret Turbo Charged Builder: Steve Bowie Ignition: Ultima Displacement: 88ci Pistons: Wiseco Heads: Stock Carb: Mikuni Cam: Custom Air Cleaner: K&N Exhaust: Gas Axe Primary: Ultima TRANSMISSION Year: 1997 Make: Harley-Davidson Shifting: Forward FRAME Year: Unknown Model: Gooseneck Rake: 34° Stretch: 2” Forks Builder: Unknown Type: Girder Triple Trees: Unkown Extension: 4” WHEELS Front Wheel: Spoke Size: 21” Tire: Metzeler Front Brake: CPM Rear Wheel: Spoke Size: 18” Tire: Metzeler Rear Brake: KC International Sprotor PAINT Painter: Flamin Freddy Color: Root Beer Type: House of Kolors Graphics: Flamin Freddy Chroming: Atlantic Coast Plating ACCESSORIES Bars: Gas Axe Risers: Gas Axe Hand Controls: E-Bay Foot Controls: Swap Meet Special Gas Tank(s):Gas Axe Oil Tank: Unknown Front fender: None Rear Fender: Molded In Frame Seat: Headlight: E-Bay Tail light: E-Bay Speedo: None PHOTOGRAPHER: Michael Farabaugh

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a problem at all, once underway, so it’s way down on Tim’s to-do list.

Tim built this bike because the components revealed themselves and he had a bug in his britches to build the turbo bike. Although he uses it to jam around the block, it is mostly used for a loaner bike by his friends.

With as many bikes as Tim has, it’s no wonder why this doesn’t get ridden much.

With a multitude of bikes to choose from it’s hard to pick a favorite. However, when he does throw his leg over it, there is no doubt he is astride one unique ride. “GTP”

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Article And Photos By: Chris Callen

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k, so the plan was to make a tail section for the Twisted Tea Tracker that would transfer the skinny 19inch rear wheel to the standard size frame without making it look like lips on a duck. We wanted a somewhat cafe style tail section but didn’t want to take away from that skinny back end. Now, usually this would have been done through hours and hours of forming a buck, then hand-forming sheet metal around it to get the exact size and dimensions you want, but we didn’t have time for that, so this tech article is a shortcut we found. We simply took sections of other fenders we had laying around the shop. Since they were the same radius, we could use them in different manners to get the desired results. In the end, we wanted to match the combination of the convex/concave style of the fuel tank, which would have been a real challenge without this happy accident.

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We start with the same practice, as usual, set up the fender for the correct radius using the Mittler Bros shrinker stretcher. No big deal here, set the height using an old piece of bike chain.

Since the fender was 5-1/2 inches wide and the tire is only four inches wide, we decided to take an inch out of the fender to snug it up.

A pretty easy trick is to lay it flat on its side on a table and measure up 2-1/4 from each side.

Once our pencil lines are on, we mask them off, then apply machinist dye so we can see the line clearly when we cut.

RJ is a master with the wheel of death, no there isn’t a guard on it, yes you should have one on yours before trying this at home.

When the tape is removed, the blue dye stays and will remain visible through the entire process of the cut.

Here you can see how nice and even the cut is. You should take time and fit the two halves before welding a sloppy or uneven seam. We tacked it in spots, then came back and did one inch at a time in different areas to let the heat dissipate, reducing the amount of warpage.

We needed a place to base our tail section from. RJ came up with this great seat backer that would serve both purposes. He cut this out with his Lincoln Plasma Table, and once we found the complementary angle, we welded it in place.

I know, so where is the tail section? By utilizing the the fender we had previously cut to length it provided a top piece to fit up against the seat backer, like so. We also took the top section and narrowed it in the back so it would transition to our seat backer in a V shape.

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Now, here is where it gets interesting. By taking another fender and splitting it in half and taking those halves and shaping sides with them, we had two side panels that would transition from the base fender to the top section in the exact radius we were using. Of course, these were way too long but one thing at a time.

With the excess material cut away in a graduated line to make the transition from the seat rail of the frame to the tail of the fender, you can start to see what we are going after.

At this point, we make a simple seat pan that will pop right into our molding work and get it out to the seat guy.

Here you can see the number plates will also fit just under the tail section and will also be kept tight up against the tire. We also cut out a small piece to fill in where the top section was short and started to take it all up.

Here we have most of the silicone bronze work done. The idea here, if you haven’t heard us speak on this, is that we fill in the gap along the round rod with silicone bronze.

This metal is softer than mild steel, so when we grind and sand it away, it smooths out nicely leaving a nearly finished seam.

By this point, we are almost ready to prep this thing for paint. A few more hours with more delicate sanding work and it should be ready for primer and at most, a skim coat of finishing putty.

Here is a shot of the whole contraption from above. While there is still a ton of material to take off the sides, we have the length and the hard part, the reverse radius, has been done for us. This will save days.

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Here you can see that we have started to tack on our 1/4 inch round rod to match the molding lines of the fuel tank. This will also go between the two parts of the fender to accentuate the concave/convex design.

Here is our finished piece ready for paint.

While we came about it in unconventional fashion, the result is killer, and we achieved al we set out for in the design principal.

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ot many motorcycle kids from my generation will ever forget the brilliant chase scene from the movie “The Great Escape” where Steve McQueen leads the Germans on a cross-country run that ends with him jumping a barbed wire fence. At the time I was a small boy, Steve McQueen was larger than life, and his role in that movie and his legendary prowess as an avid cyclist away from the silver screen made me want to ride a bike more than ever.

These were times when real men rode motorcycles, smoked cigars and ate red meat. Of course, there were the regulars at the track like Gary Nixon and Marty Sipes, Bob Hanna came along years later, but the regular guy appeal that Steve McQueen had, well sir, that was unmatched. He raced in the ISDT, desert

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scrambles, and in the movies, he was all about fast cars and bikes.

Eventually, he had come to a crossroads where the movie people forced him to make a choice between his racing career and his movie contracts.

Of course, he picked the life of the actor that gave him such a great name in the Hollywood history books, but his love for motorcycles never died. By the time of his passing in 1980, McQueen had over 200 motorcycles in his collection.

Many of those bikes were bequeathed to friends and family, but many more were sold at an auction in 1984.

It was said that although Steve loved all brands of motorcycle, his favorites were Indian and Triumph. I have always dug his Indian Chopper, a bike that for any chopper nut is almost as iconic as the man himself. But when it came to prized members of his motorcycle family, the rare Chiefs were where he really had it. And that brings us to the 35 you see pictured here.

I met David Flores when I was staying with Mike and Carolyn Tomas. Kiwi, as he is known by the world, is the foremost authority on Indian Motorcycles and he alerted me to this beauty, making sure I got some time with the owner will I was in LA. It turns out that along with Steve McQueen, this hardtail Chief was also owned, for a short time, by Tom

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Cruise. David showed me an interview where Cruise explains to the show host how his wife bought him the bike as a present. He wrongly identified it as a ‘34 to which both David and I had a good laugh. Can you imagine having enough money that your wife could surprise you with a bike this expensive, or not knowing exactly what the bike was after so much was paid for it? Yeah, that’s funny!

Anyway, back to David. Flores is a property investor who grew up in LA and lives in Orange County today. He got into bikes in ‘91, and for most of this time he has been into modern machines, even had some rare cars along the way. Then

about three years ago he ran into a friend who had just bought a ‘48 Indian Chief.

David fell in love with it and was hooked.

His vintage bike addiction took off, and as he thinks back to it now, he isn’t sorry one bit. David feels the people are the half of it. The more he gets into vintage bikes, the more people he meets and the more he enjoys it. Unlike the world of exotic cars, where he would regularly lose half his money by the time he sold a car, the bikes are a solid investment, and he gets way more enjoyment out of them.

This one came to him almost by accident. He was at the Mecum Auction buying a ‘32 Chief when his friend, Glenn Bader, a motorcycle broker, told him

about it. They hooked up on the deal and just like that David had a McQueen Indian. Having huge respect for Steve, David decided to keep the bike in perfect “McQueen” condition. That meant that despite some things being wrong by Indian standards; he kept them like Steve had them. Take the seat, for example; it was a Harley seat pan with an upholstered Indian cover. Since that was how Steve had it... David had an identical seat remade without the wear and kept it just the same. He has had the bike all over, did the Big Bear run with the LA AMCA, took it to a Steve McQueen car show just recently where he met Steve’s son Chad McQueen and

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McQueen’s ‘35 indian tech sheet Owner: David Flores City/State: California Builder: Indian Motorcycles Year: 1935 Model: Chief Value: Time: Engine Year: 1935 Model: Chief Builder: Indian Motorcycles Ignition: Stock Displacement: Pistons: Stock Heads: Stock Carb: Stock Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: Stock Exhaust: Stock Primary: Stock Transmission Year: 1935 Make: Shifting: Frame Year: 1935 Model: Chief Rake: Stock Stretch: Stock Forks Builder: Indian Motorcycles Type: Stock Triple Trees: Stock Extension: Stock Wheels Front Wheel: Stock Size: Tire: Front Brake: Stock Rear Wheel: Stock Size: Tire: Rear Brake: Aerocraft Drilled Disc Paint Painter: Color: Powder Coating: Pinstriping: Polishing: Accessories Bars: Stock Risers: Stock Hand Controls: Foot Controls: Stock Gas Tank(S): Stock Oil Tank: Stock Front Fender: Stock Rear Fender: Stock Seat: Harley Seat Pan Headlight: Stock Tail Light: Stock Speedo: Stock Photographer: Chris Callen

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got a picture with him and the bike.

Of course, having old Indians and a need to have them in tip-top shape led him to Kiwi Mike Tomas. David says that Kiwi is the kind of man you’ll have a hard time finding in the Harley world.

He is reliable, honest and a perfectionist at his craft. Flores found Mike by Google searching Indian Specialists. Ok, so this article is gonna take a while for Mike to live down, I can almost hear him giving me the business about being one of those shady Harley guys now... Thanks, David.

But no, seriously, thank you for the chance at shooting such an incredible bike. Flores is on his way to an impressive list of motorcycles as well, but of all of them, he says this one is in the top two or three. He feels pretty lucky that since he has owned it all his has had to do has been to enjoy it... Just like Steve McQueen!

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Article By: Amelia “Killer” Rose

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ometimes the only support you need in your life is from your mom. I know mine is a big source of support for all of my theatrical endeavors and I am thankful every day for her. For Jim Myers, his mother was just as influential. Since the ripe old age of two, Jim has been making art, driven by nothing more than an overwhelming urge to create. When he was only eight years old, he saw his first David Mann poster, and from then on, he was hooked! By the time he was old enough and started painting, around 14, he had already decided the path he wanted to take. Looking at David Mann’s paintings, he could see the freedom and life that each one held and from then on worked to achieve August ‘18 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE

that same feeling in his own work.

Throughout high school, Jim thrived in his art classes, being driven primarily by not being able to afford posters for his room. Unfortunately, his grades didn’t reflect this, as much like myself now in college, Jim had a hard time producing and submitting his work on a deadline. In later years, the motivation to create came from wanting to keep out of trouble, and out of boredom. These days, Jim finds his motivation in making others happy with the work he creates.

In 2008 Jim decided to pursue a full-time career in art, eventually opening his own gallery. Unfortunately for the fate of the gallery, the town he had opened it in wasn’t exactly an art haven, and it closed after only a few

years.

As for his love of motorcycles, what really drew him into this crazy, creative culture, Jim has been riding for about as long as he’s been painting!

When he was younger, his mom was friends with people who rode so it was something he was always familiar with growing up. Around the time he started painting is when Jim began riding and made some moto-friends for himself, finding himself being drawn to the freedom and opportunities that motorcycles held for him. The people he surrounded himself with taught him plenty of valuable life lessons while also teaching him the ways of the road, which can kind of be the same thing if you think about it.

What visually sets Jim apart from

other artists in our industry is his intense love and need for realism.

When starting a new piece, his goal is to bring in as much detail and accuracy as possible, with every piece being better than the last. His favoring of acrylic paints in his work gives him just that. It’s also a favorite of his because he doesn’t exactly have the patience for a slow-drying medium like oil paints and the fast-drying medium pushes him to work faster to achieve greater work.

Over the years and through his artwork, Jim has been able to do things he had only dreamed of as a child. Back in 1998 he actually had the opportunity to meet David Mann in Sturgis. He had been carrying his sketchbook around, and David asked if he could take a look at what he was working on. Since then, Jim has painted live at Las Vegas BikeFest 2014, and in 2015 he was invited to and attended Chopperfest out in California. Jim has also had the pleasure of meeting a few of his fellow moto-artists, such as Scott Jacobs and Motor Marc (who was recently featured in the magazine by yours truly!) And of course it wouldn’t be awful to one day be seen as one of the big names in the moto-art industry like David Mann, David Uhl, Scott Jacobs, etc,.

Today, Jim spends his time painting and taking commissions at home with his lovely wife, who is one of the most supportive people in his life today. He is also an on-the-side goat farmer, thanks to his wife!

To check out more of this amazing artwork and show some love, you can head to Facebook (Jim Myers), his website http://yamachop73.wix.com/ jim-myers_biker_artist, And for prints, you can go to https://fineartamerica. com/profiles/1-jim-myers.html

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exico is always an adventure,” had said the American who’d been visiting annually for the past 30 years. My experience since this statement was made has confirmed its validity beyond doubt. And although I didn’t spend last winter there, the previous winter’s adventures have been too numerous to print successively. So, after four consecutive months of Mexico stories, I decided it was time to bring us back to the U.S. However, I can’t help it, I still feel compelled to tell a couple more of those Mexico tales…

Puerto Escondido is located along the beach in the state of Oaxaca, which is not too far from the border of Guatemala.

The Shalom Youth Hostel’s backyard in which I’d been camped was a beautiful tropical place. Most of its residents my neighbors - were young folks from around the world. It was as interesting a place as I’d ever experienced. Because of the extreme January heat and humidity, I was grateful for Shalom’s swimming pool. But my time here was about to end.

I’d been seeing Toni Girl, and very soon she’d be flying into this place for a two-week working vacation. Although there’d be plenty of time to enjoy this

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tropical town, Toni’s work is done over the internet, and it would be necessary that she spend a few hours each day on her laptop. Toni does well at her job and, unlike myself, for her, there would be no lack of funds to do whatever she wanted in a land that is very inexpensive. In light of all that, I’d already located a $17 a day hotel (My youth hostel was $3.50), and upon her arrival, we’d be moving there. Also unlike myself, Toni would be mostly on vacation. It would be her show, and I intended to simply go along with whatever activities she cared to engage in.

Toni’s plane would arrive at 2:00 pm, and on the morning of her arrival I broke camp and rode for the hotel. Anna, the proprietor, is the sweetest thing and without having yet paid a single peso, she handed me the room key and a smile. Although Anna speaks little English, I speak some Spanish and had been able to communicate to her what was going on. In anticipation of toting Toni’s luggage on my bike, I stashed my equipment in the room.

After a few wrong turns, I found the little airport slightly late and met Toni in the lobby. She seemed excited. After bungee cording her stuff aboard, we headed off.

At the hotel, Toni went to pay the bill and was met with a large bouquet of flowers Anna had purchased for her.

This gesture encouraged almost instant friendship. Toni speaks some Spanish, and the girls rattled on for a good while before we finally settled into the room.

Located just two blocks from the beach, our hotel was filled with mostly Canadians and a few Americans who visit this place annually. Unlike Cancun or its equivalent, Puerto Escondido is not really a tourist town. The place is known mostly for its waves and surfers from around the world visit for that purpose. Because of the surf and its tropical beauty over the years the town has grown. It attracts many snow-birds and a few short-term tourists. This has increased the economy and many parts, especially those along the beaches, have been developed into beautiful areas of restaurants, bars, coffee places, surf shops, and the like. Yet it’s not the usual tourists with loud shirts, Bermuda shorts, and cameras around their necks that one is most likely to run into, but more likely the retired—some wealthy, others not, and many who reside yearround—and ordinary folks from all over the world who just have a yen for traveling. An interesting place to say the

least.

The following morning began with a short walk to a beautiful little restaurant for breakfast with the Canadians.

Cost for a strategically arranged plate of anything you wanted was $3.50 including coffee. Next, we joined the little gym that was directly at the top of our driveway. After that Toni had to work a few hours before we took a walk along the sand and into the beachfront section of town. Toni was delighted with this place and began inquiring about the cost of houses here; which I found kind of comical. The days rolled on in this manner. Toni was delighted with the prices and, being a natural lover of fine food; we began to frequent the posher restaurants I’d never consider dining in. One day Toni informed me we’d be going for a Thai massage. This was a new experience and one that I enjoyed immensely. Some may be familiar with such activities, but for me, these things were both a delight and an adventure.

Sometimes we’d ride back from the beach to areas where town is mostly all Mexican and roam the streets in search of interesting sights and foods. We spent at least a half a day at one huge indoor market.

Knowing from my recent stay at Shalom that an event would be happening there, I loaded Toni up for the short ride. All my old pals lined the

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youth hostel’s front windows or hung at the little bar set out front to laugh, drink, smoke weed, and watch the street show.

Pretty soon a couple of vans arrived to let 30 or so drag queens step into the street. Beside my parked motorcycle they adjusted dresses then grabbed flags and signs to make ready for the gay pride parade. A comical sight. Oh, my youth hostel friends, none of whom were gay, whooped and hollered as they sipped beers and cheered the ‘girls’ on.

When ready, the queens marched on down the street. Back at Shalom, the party continued. Eventually growing bored with this scene, Toni and I strolled down the street for enchiladas at my favorite restaurant.

It was yet another hot and humid mid-January morning as I declared this excellent timing for a day ride into the mountains. Wearing only shorts, t-shirts, and sandals, we set off along the tiny potholed road that led away from the sea and high into the altitude.

Almost completely devoid of houses, this was mostly a second gear road. It twisted ever higher until we were engulfed in thickly forested mountains. The air cooled. We stopped at a small restaurant for a fresh treat that is, unfortunately, unavailable in the states. After taking seats under the handmade cabana, our young attendant grabbed a machete, lopped the ends off two coconuts, inserted a couple of straws, handed them over, and then sat to practice his English with us. Having never seen such a thing, he took particular interest in the vapor machine I was smoking. I handed it over for him to try. The guy really liked it. Maybe such things will make their way into this country in time.

Some miles up the road, we came across a pile of vultures perched on the carcass of a burrow. Beyond that, an interesting looking restaurant sat beside a small waterfall, and I just had to stop for lunch. This stand was built by hand using only saplings cut from the surrounding forest. As is common in Mexico, two women, apparently mother, and daughter were cooking at a handmade grill beneath the makeshift awning. A handful of others, probably family, milled around.

We placed an order and took seats at the picnic table. This was a quiet, tranquil place. I soon took notice of what appeared to be a 13ish-year-oldgirl staring incessantly at Toni. When I caught her, she’d look away, then quickly stare back again. It was Toni’s blond hair and blue eyes that intrigued the girl, and I wondered how often, if ever, she’d seen such features before.

I walked to the fire/stove for a coffee refill. Noting that the letters printed across the chest of the teenage daughter’s t-shirt were in English, I asked if she knew what they said. She didn’t. I then told her in my spotty

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Spanish, “I read English perfectly. That shirt says, ‘Who needs brains when you have these (meaning boobs)’”. The girl burst out laughing so hard she had to stagger over to our picnic table and sit down. I had no choice but to laugh with her and we cracked up together for a long time before she eventually went back to work.

After lunch, a younger man (who may have been the t-shirt girl’s squeeze or husband) and the 13ish girl showed us their new baby. It appeared that three generations of family all worked at this stand.

Back in town, while sitting in El Cafacito (The Little Cafe) by the beach, the lady who walks around selling fine hammocks passed by and, knowing Toni had an interest in getting one, I flagged her to sit with us. Having been in the area for over three weeks now, I’d seen this older woman around and even talked with her some. She’d quickly dropped the sales pitch on me, and we’d become at least pleasant acquaintances.

I asked her now, “Haven’t seen you for a week. Where have you been?”

“I went home to make more hammocks…” I’d not known she weaves this colorful commodity by hand. As the woman talked, I learned that she lives in a town some miles away. Once the hammocks are made, she rides the bus to this wealthier area then stays with a friend while walking the streets until they are all sold. Afterward, she does it again. “How long does it take to make a hammock?” I asked. “Eight to ten hours for each one.” “I think Toni wants to buy one from you.” The woman brightened immediately. I believe that having already found me uninterested in buying a hammock, she only thought I’d invited her to sit and relax with us for a while. In the end, Toni paid $35 for that fantastic piece of handmade furniture.

As Toni’s two week stay slowly wound down, I considered my own next move. Toni’s hotel room was airconditioned, but upon her departure, it would be necessary to remake my camp at the youth hostel. The air here had always been hot and humid, but now it was growing even worse. The idea of returning to a sweaty tent held no appeal. Besides, spring was not far off and, after six weeks in this place and a total of three months in Mexico, it seemed as good a time as any to begin the long journey north.

After kissing Toni goodbye at the plane, I packed for the ride out. Although there are generally faster roads out, the ones I picked were tiny byways that wound seemingly endlessly through a mountain land unlike anything found in the modern world.

Little did I suspect that some of the greatest adventures lay just ahead…

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f you have been reading the last few issues, you know that the junkyard CB 750 was a labor of love but also a way to connect with readers who maybe have some mechanical aptitude but not a ton of dough.

Everyone doesn’t have the ability to go out and buy a Harley or afford parts to customize them.

Typically, they can afford an imported bike that needs some TLC. My first bike was a 1977 Yamaha RD 400 two stroke two

cylinder. I knew nothing about bikes, had a local guy bore out the cylinders and put new rings and pistons, but my dreams of customizing it quickly came to a halt when I couldn’t keep it running. I wish I had that bike today to tinker with and make it to a proper scrambler, but I gave up because I didn’t have the knowledge to keep up with all the tiny issues. I still thought about what I would make that bike into; thankfully I got rid of

it before I could molest it into a state of it being unrideable.

A nice flat tracker racer came by and “took it off my hands” for a few hundred dollars. My next build was similar to what this CB 750 was, but in boxes as a parts bike. I chopped the frame, did some terrible seagull crap welds and gave up on bike building until I had a friend who could show me the ins and outs of building a proper custom from the ground up.

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This CB750 was in a junkyard across from Jason Delacroix and Jason Williams shop. It was of questionable quality because you never know what you are going to get even if it is through reputable source. Assume the worst. They got this CB750 that had been sitting for decades in the desert and quickly deloused it with heavy insect killer and degreaser.

That made it so they could really see what they were working with.

You can look through the previous issues to see everything they did to take a junkyard do and make it into a fully functional café racer. The point is that everyone

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reading this knows a place or person who has a bike that might be in questionable condition but could be reconditioned and made into a rideable bike. This project got started because the co-owners of Motoauct.com wanted to transform an unrideable vintage motorcycle into a piece that could be auctioned off live on their platform. They decided the perfect place to unveil it would be The Quail motorcycle gathering and auction it off on their site during the event. What started as a mild customization turned into the full-blown café racer before you.

As you read this it will have new

lucky owner as it was auctioned off on Motoauct.com during the Quail Motorcycle Gathering. If you weren’t the lucky bidder on Motoauct.com, you can always look at their site and see if there is a contender for your own groundup custom build. Chances are with everything that you can find on the internet it is possible to build something on your own and learn the ins and outs of a bike that you can truly call your own.

the gavel TECH SHEET Owner: Motoauct, LLC City/State: Bakersfield, CA Builder: Jason Delacroix & Jason Williams Year: 1978 Model: Honda Value: $10-12K Time: approx. 150 Hrs ENGINE Year: 1978 Model: CB750 Builder: Jason Delacroix Ignition: Dyna S Displacement: 750cc Pistons: STD Heads: STD Carb: Keihen PD42B (Modified) Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: Pod type Exhaust: Mac Primary: TRANSMISSION Year: 1978 Make: Honda Shifting: FRAME Year: 1978 Model: Honda CB750 (Modified) Rake: Stock Stretch: Stock Forks Builder: Jason Delacroix Type: Telescopic Over Hydraulic Triple Trees: STD Extension: WHEELS Front Wheel: Size: 19” Tire: Metzler 190/90/19 Dual Sport Front Brake: Stock caliper,Kawasaki Master Cylinder Rear Wheel: Size: 17” Tire: Metzler 120/90/17 Dual Sport Rear Brake: Drum PAINT Painter: T&L Customs Color: Off White, Brown, Orange, Blue Type: Graphics: Jeff Beitzell (Four Eyes) Chroming: minimal.

ACCESSORIES Bars: Dirt Track Style Risers: none Hand Controls: Honda Foot Controls: Stock Position Gas Tank(s): Stock Oil Tank: Stock Front fender: Stock Rear Fender: Modified Moto 00Guzzi 850T Seat: Handmade Headlight: Custom Tail light: Custom Speedo: Custom LEATHER WORK: Bennys Trim Shop Photographer: Mike Hows Photography August ‘18 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 85

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he mornings can be brisk in southern California in May, but on the opening morning for Why We Ride to the Quail, we could not have asked for better weather. As I left the hotel, I could comfortably ride in a vest and flannel with no problem. Then again, I was riding the new Indian Roadmaster and could have as much or as little wind as I desired. Paul Yaffe and I arrived at Lucky Fools Pub in Moorpark right on time and were greeted by at least 50 bikes lining the road to the lead off spot. Why We Ride to the Quail is in its 4th year and was founded by Bryan Carroll, who also co-produced the inspirational

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motorcycle documentary Why We Ride. Bryan and his co-producer, James Walker, wanted to keep the enthusiasm for the movie going and create a ride that engages riders and raise money for charity. The recipient of the fundraising from the ride is the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

If you aren’t familiar with them you should go check out their site; it is worth seeing the exceptional work they do for children.

We left Lucky Fools and headed through some great riding for the day. The first few hours saw us going through lemon groves of Fillmore, winding around agricultural land and putting through Ojai. We stopped

at the historic Cold Spring Tavern that was established in 1886 for a BBQ tri-tip lunch. Lunch stops are typically longer, and we got to know our fellow riders a bit. There were people from all over the US, Mexico and even India that rode this year on everything from brand new Indian’s to 70’s two-stroke Honda’s to a fully custom Yaffe Knucklehead Bagger.

The one common denominator was that everyone loved to ride. Some had adventure bikes, others sport bikes but there was always a sense of togetherness, a shared love of the road and being in the wind. After lunch, we wound through the vineyards of Los Olives and Santa Maria stopping at

Riverbench Vineyard, which claims to be one of the oldest vineyards in Santa Barbara County. The day continued at a great pace, and we ended the night at Pismo Beach with a private catered dinner on the patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean. To say the first day was a perfect bit of riding would be an understatement.

The next morning found us with some low fog that quickly burned off as we headed to our first stop the Cayucos Pier. We headed inland from there and made our way to the Mission San Antonio de Padua that was built in 1773, where we had another gourmet catered meal with authentic Mexican fare. There had been a lot of talk of the next section of road, and with some newer riders, I had my doubts that it would be that spectacular. Boy was I wrong.

We headed out of the Mission and went towards Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd. That was easily one of the most memorable roads I have ever ridden.

It is right up there with Escalante Staircase of Utah and the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado. We hit it on a Friday, and there was an exceptional amount of traffic because it was really the only way to get to Big Sur because the PCH was still

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closed after mudslides. NacimientoFergusson Rd offered endless curves, breathtaking views, not a guardrail to be seen and the Indian Roadmaster handled all the curves, even off camber with ease and comfort. I was mostly alone, trying to get imagery, so I didn’t have to go the pace but definitely got a feel for one of the best roads in California, next time it will be on a not so busy day, maybe even in the early morning. After the intense ride, we all spilled out onto the PCH and stopped so we could regroup and get an idea of where we were headed next.

The rest of the ride up the PCH and then inland towards Carmel was full of winding curves, camaraderie and reflection on what is truly important.

We made it to the Monterey Tides Hotel well before sunset and washed up to get ready for our banquet.

That evening was full of laughs with a table full of enthusiast from the Yaffe and Klock camps as well as some heartwarming stories.

We were lucky to have a panel of women talk about their experiences with motorcycling, including famed motorsports adventurist Wendy Newton, founder of Helmets n’ Heels; Samantha Moore; and Cindi Martin, a woman who always had the bug to ride motorcycles but didn’t get her license and first bike until she was 60 years old; after which, her husband promptly followed. The evening ended early knowing that the next day was the culmination of several days of riding and truly the event that we all came for, the Quail Motorcycle Gathering.

The next morning, I was joined by my friend Ryan Boyd of Arch Motorcycle. We got to see some incredible bikes that day including the new Arch 143, a collection of Arlen Ness bikes (who was honored at the show) and featured classes including Café Racers and Electric Motorcycles. The food, as always was exceptional, the motorcycles were varied and show the vast sea of what people like, including many vintageinspired builds and restorations.

If you get a chance to go on the 5th annual Why We Ride to the Quail you should jump at the opportunity, registration will start soon. They raise money every year for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and have produced a short documentary called “Why we Ride to the Quail, A Documentary” that can be viewed on GoFundme.com if you like it donate a few bucks. www.whyweride.com

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“There is only one irreplaceable commodity in life: TIME”. –Bear Haughton

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i folks! Bear Haughton, of Old Bike Barn, here.

We are living in an extraordinary time in human history where travel to exotic locations that once would only have been available to aristocrats is within the reach of the workingman! It’s near and dear to my heart.

As some of you may have seen through various social media feeds, I have spent the last few years devoting serious time and energy to adventure motorcycle travel and inviting various industry friends to join in the fun. As you can imagine, I was stoked when Chris Callen Editor at Large of one my favorite grassroots publications, offered me an opportunity to tell his readership about my latest endeavor in motorcycling. I’ll be heading up the US branch of www.himalayanheroes.com and hosting/ guiding 4-6 epic rides per year!

I believe that we all need to break out of the rat race as often as possible! Life is too short to not do epic things and climbing mountains with motorcycles is time well spent. Lately, I have taken to saying, “There is only one irreplaceable commodity in life: TIME.” I have found that my little recipe for happiness in a world gone mad, is to “Live modestly and spend the rest on motorcycles, good food, and as much travel to far-flung places as possible”!

So, what will you see? Well, our trips offer a wide range of terrain; but the main feature is the high elevation riding in the Himalayan Mountain ranges of Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Tibet. While these pictures speak for themselves, I figured I’d answer a few common questions here. Is it dangerous? Yes, riding motorcycles is dangerous! As for the locals, we found them to be welcoming even at some of the most sacred sites. We always have local guides with us that speak the language. They explain our purpose in moto-adventure and cultural voyeurism; it’s always well received. What do we eat? The food ranges from simple omelets and toast August ‘18 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 91

“We are living in a very special time in human history where travel to exotic locations that would only have been available to aristocrats is within the reach of the working man”. –Bear Haughton

“Live modestly and spend the rest on Motorcycles, good food, and travel!” –Bear Haughton

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while camping to gourmet meals on either end of the trips, with lots of tea at local guesthouses along our well researched and remote routes.

The tours are designed to be about riding and epic vistas with as little logistical burden as possible on the riders. Seasoned guides, translators, and a chase truck with spare parts and mechanics are included in every ride we do.

Some say, “I don’t want to be on no stinking tour group?” I can honestly say it would be challenging, if not impossible for a solo rider to pull off the motorcycle adventures we lead. It would require a massive amount of effort, time, and dollars to do a comparable “trip.” The amount of research, prep, and know-how that goes into these epic journeys is hard to explain until you see it firsthand. “Trip” isn’t even a fair word to describe it. These are full on expeditions! Himalayan Heroes manages everything from permits, accommodations, food, to wellresearched and pre-run routes, a sweeper rider (no one is ever left behind), and as I mentioned earlier, a chase vehicle with all the gear and tools. All you have to do is focus on the riding and epic scenery! You will never be stuck for days at a checkpoint or with a broken-down bike. Want to bathe in a fountain at a sacred temple that few westerners have ever seen?

How about cross a mountain pass at 18,500 feet? Ride the world’s longest

suspension bridge? Or maybe meet some of the last living headhunters in North East India! We create these sorts of experiences! These are full on motorcycle adventures that are cathartic experiences for all that attend. We have tons of photos and details at www.himalayanheroes.com I’m guiding on 4-6 trips a year, leveraging my previous military career as needed when thrust into a leadership role in a tight spot in the middle of nowhere. In my mind, solid operators have two things: experience and the humility, my team has both.

For us, it’s all about facilitating good times for other riders and setting a tone of teamwork, mutual respect, and brotherhood for the people on the expedition.

I’m thankful for the opportunity to share my passion for riding in exotic locations and hope these photos inspire Y’all to ride with us. After 17 years running www.oldbikebarn. com, I’m certain this next chapter will be some of the most rewarding work in my motorcycling career. So, here’s to seeing some of you in a distant land, with me, and the Himalayan Heroes crew climbing mountains with motorcycles!

–Bear Haughton

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n 2002 Triumph wanted to exploit the fact that they hit their centennial first.

They pushed the fact to dealerships to make sure the customers all knew which company was older, therefore had more history. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Triumph motorcycles the company released the T100 model starting with a limited run of the “Centennial” edition. But on March 15th the factory had a crippling fire allowing only a handful of bikes to emerge unscathed. The run was then

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pushed to the fallowing year, with about 500 total models produced. With a familiar look in trying to hold fast to the classic Bonneville style the T100 is still produced today.

Motone USA is a top to bottom one stop shop for aftermarket parts for later model Triumphs. Based out of Roanoke Texas, the young company was looking to feature their products and ideals in a way that showed the full potential. But when you’re trying to have the perfect spokes model built finding someone that you trust and shares your same vision is

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never easy…or is it?

Well, it’s easy if your neighbor is Kyle Shorey of Shadetree Fabrications. See both Shadetree and Motone share the same building and both Motone’s Dale Crawford and Kyle have a great respect for each others work, so the decision was easy. Shadetree was started in 2005 and over the years has become the first place to go for specialized Harley Softail parts. For Kyle, this was a special circumstance build for a special customer. Shadetree produces a limited number of bikes and rarely are they customer builds, but a challenge is rarely dismissed.

The 2004 T100 all in all took eight months to come together.

With other priorities on his plate Kyle fit the project in when possible, always trying to keep it fresh and moving forward. The frame sports a stock rake with no stretch and a hardtail done by Cycle One in Locust Grove, OK.

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Kyle cleaned the frame and the welds and showcased Motone’s own fuel tank, cap, and seat pan. The frame came with a Mid USA rear wheel which Kyle matched for the front along with a Mid USA springer. The entire purpose of the bike was to draw attention without taking away from the products and risk being overbearing so it was decided that the frame was to be chrome plated. Being that the engine cradle is a separate piece it was painted to match the tins by Liquid Illusions in a candy apple red with gold flake to give color to the bottom of the bike. The motor was in turn punched out and adorned with intricate side covers that Dale had done by a kid in India. The clutch was beefed up to handle the motor with a set of Keihin carbs feeding the frenzy.

Shadetree was able to accent the Triumph with their own magic and one-off details with custom exhaust, battery box, and beautiful controls finely tuned to work with the original Triumph pieces. For only being Kyle’s second Triumph build, his attention to detail remains unmatched. Giving a later model motorcycle the slight tweaks and

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T-100 ROCKER TECH SHEET OWNER: Motone Customs CITY: Roanoke, TX FABRICATION BY: Kyle Shorey YEAR: 2004 MODEL: Triumph T100 VALUE: $25,000 TIME: 8 Months ENGINE YEAR: 2004 MODEL: Triumph 750 BUILDER: Tony Lewis IGNITION: DISPLACEMENT: 904cc PISTONS: BP/Wiseco 10.5.1 HEADS: Bored & Polished CAM: Stock CARB: Keihin FCR 39 AIR CLEANER: Gas Box EXHAUST: Shadetree PRIMARY: TRANSMISSION YEAR: 2004 MAKE: Triumph SHIFTING: FRAME YEAR/MAKE: 2006 MODEL: Stock,Hardtail By Cycle One RAKE: Stock STRETCH: Stock FRONT END TYPE: Springer BUILDER: Mid USA EXTENSION: -4” TRIPLE TREES: WHEELS FRONT: Triumph SIZE: 6” FRONT TIRE: Avon MKII FRONT BRAKE: Mid USA REAR SIZE: 16” REAR TIRE: Avon MKII REAR BRAKE: Harley-Davidson PAINT PAINTER: Liquid Illusions COLOR: Candy Apple Red TYPE: GRAPHICS: None CHROMING: Pulido Plating ACCESSORIES: BARS: Shadetree RISERS: HAND CONTROLS: Kustom Tech Retro FOOT CONTROLS: FUEL TANK: Motone USA OIL TANK: None FRONT FENDER: None REAR FENDER: Shadetree SEAT: Motone USA upholstery: Working Man’s Customs HEADLIGHT: Dual - Retro W/ Grill TAILLIGHT: Motone Belair SPEEDO: None photographer: Chris Callen

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exaggerations needed to obtain a classic European look. As it turned out, the T100 was finally completed to match the release of the Triumph Bobber. The T100 has not gone unnoticed wherever it shows, taking numerous awards including The Ultimate Builder.

Kyle may never produce another one but at least we were able to witness his talents on the one he did. Make sure to check out Shadetree Fabrications on the web and don’t forget Motone USA for those late model Triumph accessories and more.

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doesn’t exist to them; it’s all about quietly bending to the will of the bureaucrats and hoping they will allow them to continue to build parts.

Scary.

I still like to think we should balance freedom with regulation for the best outcome, but Zero won’t allow that.

Something to think about. Let’s hit the news.

Hey, I often say we’re living is strange times. It started in the ‘60s with Helmet Laws but we made our point. The government just couldn’t allow freedom, so Joan Claybrook came up with the Public Burden Theory. Accidents cost the public, quick pass a restrictive law.

Some motorcycle rights organizations won’t fight for our freedom to choose and they buckled to insurance company threats. Maybe they wanted to make more money selling helmets? I don’t get it.

So, comes Global Warming.

According to Marc Morano’s book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change, “MIT climate scientist Richard Lindzen has laid out the real agenda behind the global warming scare.

“Controlling carbon is a bureaucrat’s dream. If you control carbon, you control life,” Lindzen said. We now know the climate isn’t warming it’s cooling recently. The seas rise less than they did 1000 years ago. There are more polar bears than ever before and none of Al Gore’s predictions came true. We are still here driving fossil fuel cars and motorcycles and having a good time.

Then came Zero mandates, which you will read about in the news. I know guys in agencies like the MIC who won’t even discuss these issues. Freedom

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Harley-Davidson Adds AdrenalinePulsing Hillclimb & More To 115th Anniversary Festivities In Milwaukee Labor Day WeekendHarley-Davidson Unveils More than 80 Events Across 20+ Venues, All Packed Into Five Days Harley-Davidson is set to take grassroots racing over the top with the addition

of Hillclimb Motorcycle Racing to a slate of wide-open competition, moto-culturecentric activities and street parties during the Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee August 29-September 2.

The Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary Hillclimb, which will offer a taste of Harley-Davidson heritage while showcasing the heart-pumping

excitement of today’s racing action, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1 at Little Switzerland, a 200-foot-high ski hill in Slinger, Wis. “It will be rider and machine against gravity on a steep-and-gnarly course up the face of the ski hill,” said HarleyDavidson Marketing Lead Eric Jensen.

“Hillclimb is one of the original forms of motorcycle competition and a big part of our history that’s celebrated by The Hill Climber statue at the Harley-Davidson Museum. This event is a natural fit for our anniversary weekend as we put motorcycle culture on full display.”

Other racing action scheduled for the anniversary weekend includes: Flat Out Friday Powered by HarleyDavidson (Aug. 31) featuring bar-to-bar indoor flat-track racing on the concrete floor of Panther arena in Milwaukee on an oval circuit soaked with sticky Dr. Pepper syrup. Also, Run What You Brung Drag Racing Powered by HarleyDavidson (Aug. 31) will put participants side-by-side and head-to-head round after round at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wis. Race entry information and event details are posted at h-d. com/115<https://www.harleydavidson.com/us/en/milwaukee115th.html>.

Waco Shootout News-Three Bikers Hit With Murder Charges Following Shootout At Texas Restaurant FORT WORTH, Texas – Three bikers were indicted on murder charges Wednesday stemming from a 2015 shooting involving police outside a restaurant in Waco, Texas, including a prominent member of the Bandidos motorcycle club.

The indictment marks the first murder charges in the case and comes just eight days before the statute of limitations runs out. More than 20 other bikers were re-indicted on new charges ranging from rioting to tampering with evidence.

Police arrested nearly 200 bikers following the shooting at a Twin Peaks restaurant that left nine people dead and 20 injured. Investigators say the incident was sparked by rivalries

between the Bandidos and Cossacks motorcycle clubs. Waco police officers monitoring the gathering also fired on the bikers.

Jeff Battey is among the three Bandidos members charged with murder. His attorney didn’t immediately return a message from The Associated Press.

According to Waco police incident reports reviewed by The AP, Battey, a former Marine, and another Bandido charged with murder Wednesday, Ray Allen, were seen “triangulated” over Matthew Smith, a Cossack who died at the scene from gunshot wounds.

The third Bandido member indicted Wednesday was Glenn Walker.

All the bikers arrested following the shooting were each charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, a felony. But prosecutors have dropped 154 of those cases in the last four months, saying they wanted to focus on those who were “more culpable.”

Only one biker — Jake Carrizal, a locomotive driver and the president of the Dallas chapter of the Bandidos — has been tried. His trial ended in a hung jury and a mistrial last fall.

-Fox News Zero Tolerance Alert, Motorcycle Riders Foundation Releases Statement On Road To Zero Report - In response to a report issued by the Road to Zero Coalition, which is managed by the National Safety Council.

The report, A Road to Zero: A vision for achieving zero roadway deaths by 2050, was released in April and identifies policies and practices to achieve the very notable and worthy objective of attaining zero deaths in the United States in 30 years: Motorcycling and the safety of riders who engage in this growing mode of transportation remains a key priority of the MRF, its Board of Directors and its network of 220,000 riders across the U.S. In fact, the MRF, either directly or through our member networks, have numerous initiatives geared towards rider safety touching on issues such as motorcycle awareness, rider

education and training, impairment, as well as technological advancements for motorcycle and equipment manufacturers.

Because the safety of the motorcycle community is so paramount to our organization, we commend the objective behind Road to Zero. As such, we have been present and an active participant in almost every Road to Zero Coalition meeting since the unveiling of the program in 2016. During these workshops we’ve offered the motorcyclist’s perspective on key issues areas, making recommendations and playing a proactive role in the dialogue.

Therefore, it is discouraging that the recently issued report reflects none of this input, instead emphasizing only one countermeasure in which to mitigate motorcycle fatalities. Consequently, the

report fails to mention the presence and participation of our organization as well as other key motorcycle organizations, which collectively represent over halfa-million motorcyclists in the United States.

Within the report, the assessment on motorcycle fatalities again and again points to helmet laws as a proven countermeasure. However, there is the notable absence of mention of proactive measures, which prevent a collision from occurring at all. Reactive steps may or may not offer some level of injury mitigation only after a crash has already taken place.

If the goal is to eliminate all traffic deaths by 2050, there should be an

emphasis on crash prevention and not simply safer crashing. These potential steps can manifest in a variety of ways including initiatives on rider education and training for new and returning riders, infrastructure, motorcycle awareness education for other roadway users and a variety of others.

In reviewing the report, the only proactive measures mentioned in regard to motorcycle fatalities are automatic emergency braking, self-balancing control mechanisms for motorcycles and a connected vehicle system. However, each of these presents its own set of concerns; a motorcycle coming to a halt could result in throwing an unprepared rider, the self-balancing technology is not yet available and there are numerous studies which indicate that motorcycles are not consistently identified by lane assist, collision warning, and emergency breaking systems as a part of a connected roadway system.

While these are certainly areas that should be reviewed, discussed and improved, they are not yet tangible solutions and there is uncertainty that they may even come to fruition by 2050.

If the objective of Road to Zero is to truly achieve zero roadway deaths by 2050, we encourage leadership behind the program to be inclusive of input and ideas from all roadway users and to consider discussing practical proactive measures for motorcyclists.

The road to Zero is about control, just like Global Warming and Climate Change. We need to decide whether we want Freedom or Zero Freedom. Watch for Fred Harrell’s response later in the news.--Bandit Harley-Davidson Says ‘Thank You’ To Those Who Have Served And Their Spouses-Extends $99 Harley-Davidson Riding Academy Offer to Spouses of Those Who Have Served, As Well as Spouses of First Responders - Military Spouse Appreciation Day and HarleyDavidson – thanks the millions of people

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who protect our country, our safety, and our freedom to ride and their spouses – is extending the offer of HarleyDavidson Riding Academy New Rider Course to spouses of eligible current and former U.S. military personnel and first responders (law enforcement, fire, and EMS) for just $99.

“Along with saying thank you to those who have served, Military Spouse Appreciation Day offers us the perfect opportunity to thank the spouses who support members of the military, as well as first responders each and every day,” said Tim Budzien, Harley-Davidson U.S. Military Lead and U.S. Air Force Veteran. “We are proud to extend a discounted $99 Riding Academy offer to spouses of eligible U.S. military personnel and first responders so they, too, can discover their own personal freedom.”

Stop Dreaming and Start Riding Today - Make this your year to learn to ride. H-D Riding Academy will help get you out and build your skills on two wheels in just a few days.

The Harley-Davidson Riding Academy New Rider Course gives you what you need to get your license and ready to ride in just a few classes. Offered at select H-D dealers, the New Rider Course provides you with expert guidance from Harley-Davidson certified coaches.

To find available courses near you, contact your local dealer or search for classes at www.h-d.com.

Eligible current and former U.S. military personnel, first responders (law enforcement, fire, and EMS) and their spouses can register and sign up now to take an eligible course now through September 30, 2018. Offer valid in continental U.S and Alaska only.

For additional terms and conditions of the offer visit www.h-d.com/ AmericanHeroes Bryan Smith Suffers Broken Fibula At Texas Half-Mile - Indian Wrecking Crew Rider Bryan Smith to Miss Calistoga Half-Mile & Arizona Mile Indian Motorcycle Racing Wrecking Crew Rider Bryan Smith suffered a broken left fibula during a multi-rider crash in Semi 1 at the Texas Half Mile on Saturday, April 28.

The 2016 Grand National Champion will miss the Calistoga Half-Mile and the Arizona Mile. Following those races, Smith will reevaluate his health and determine his ability race at the Sacramento Mile on May 19.

Smith placed ninth during the season opener at the Daytona TT and seventh at the Atlanta Short Track. He was unable to finish at the Texas Half-Mile and currently ranks 13th with 22 total

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points.

MRF Report - Ethanol Deal Struck-As I have been reporting on in my weekly bulletins, President Trump has been trying to broker a deal in the long-

running fight between ethanol producers and oil refiners over federal biofuels mandates, more commonly referred to as the Renewable Fuel Standard.

It is being reported that yesterday, a deal was struck between Trump, the heads of the EPA and Department of Agriculture and several key Senators.

From what I understand, the President has agreed to allow 15 percent ethanol fuels year-round (EPA currently bans E15 sales in the summer months due to smog concerns) – this will be in exchange for decreased regulatory burdens on oil refineries, though the specifics of what that would entail have yet to be outlined.

Refiners’ concerns generally center on the cost of compliance credits known as renewable identification numbers, or RINs, which are used to prove they have satisfied their annual ethanol quota set forth by Congress.

One of the ‘gives’ to the oil industry is that the EPA would allow EXPORTED ethanol fuel to count towards the required quota, whereas previously, they could only count domestically used ethanol. The likely result is that, because companies can satisfy their regulatory requirements of blended ethanol gasoline through export products, there may be less ethanol blends in the domestic market (and at the pump).

Details are still emerging on the potential compromise, however what is unclear at this time is how this will affect plans by Sen. Cornyn’s office to introduce a comprehensive RFS reform package.

It’s also unclear what direct relief and education consumers (i.e. motorcyclists, boaters, etc.) will receive if any? Though we should view it as a positive that the net effect could mean less need for higher ethanol blended gasoline, there

are still concerns about consumer awareness and education about the effects on their motorcycle engine.

This fight is far from over; I expect to gain more information in the coming days and especially next week during Bikers Inside the Beltway.

-Megan J. Ekstrom, Vice-President, Government Affairs & Public Relations Motorcycle Riders Foundation, www.mrf.org

From The AMA - National and Regional News - U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed two secretarial orders in April to prioritize his department’s recreation mission and increase access to public lands.

Secretarial Order 3366 directs certain Interior bureaus to create and deliver plans to the department within 90 days that focus on developing or expanding recreational opportunities on public lands and waterways.

This order also directs bureau heads to designate one full-time employee charged to oversee recreational opportunities. Secretarial Order 3365 establishes the position of Senior National Advisor to the Secretary for Recreation to help ensure coordination of recreational policy in the department.

Rick May filled the position. He is a motorcyclist. May, who joined Interior in November 2017, is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL Captain and decorated veteran who served in the Iraq War. Since his departure from active duty in 2010, he has worked with wounded Veterans in various types of recreational activities, helping them to reintegrate back into mainstream America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has issued a call for nominations to fill vacancies in 34 of its Resource Advisory Councils.

The states involved include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

The AMA recognizes the value of these councils that are charged with advising the U.S. Interior Secretary on land use planning and management of BLM lands in their areas. The AMA encourages interested riders to nominate themselves.

There are three membership categories for BLM. Nominees must be a resident of the state in which the RAC has jurisdiction. For more information, contact Twinkle Thompson-Seitts, BLM Communications in Washington, D.C. at (202) 208-7301 or pseitts@blm.gov.

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THE CYCLE SOURCE WORLD REPORT - POWERED BY BIKERNET.COM - The state’s anti-profiling bill (A.B. 2972) cleared its first hurdle, clearing the policy committee on a 5-2 vote.

But the measure met opposition on the Assembly floor from the Republican Caucus. Several Democrats also voted “no” or abstained, resulting in a 2821 vote against the bill, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from stopping and questioning motorcyclists based on their choice of vehicle or clothing.

Assembly member Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), who introduced the bill, requested reconsideration, which means the bill may be voted on again before the June 1 deadline.

ANNAPOLIS, MD. - S.B. 606 passed the General Assembly and is expected to be signed by the governor, creating an Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund to maintain and build trails for off-highway recreational vehicles. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. George C. Edwards (R-Cumberland), also requires the state Secretary of Natural Resources to administer the fund; requires the comptroller to distribute 25 percent of the revenue in fiscal 2019 and 50 percent in fiscal 2020.

The revenue will come from the excise tax imposed on certificates of title issued for off-highway recreational vehicles.

NELSONVILLE, Ohio - The Wayne

National Forest’s notice of initiation of the assessment phase of Forest Plan Revision was published in the Federal Register on April 19. This notice signaled the official start of the Forest Plan revision process that will continue for two to three years.

Those wishing to submit comments, information or scientific data before the announcement of the comprehensive public engagement plan should contact WaynePlanRevision@fs.fed.us, or mail submissions to Lori Swiderski at Wayne National Forest, 13700 U.S. Hwy. 33, Nelsonville, OH 45764.

AMA Legends & Champions weekend will be available soon.

Reservations at the Columbus Hilton/ Polaris are available now at a special group rate.

It’s wild and it never ends. If for some remote reason you need more news.

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AMA News - The AMA will celebrate the past, honor the present and build for the future at the 2018 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 7-9, at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.

The event includes the 2018 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the 2018 AMA Championship Banquet and the annual AMA Congress.

Also, during the weekend, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, will host an open house in honor of the Class of 2018 and to install their Hall of Fame nameplates and representative motorcycles or memorabilia in the Hall of Fame museum. Tickets for the 2018

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y the time my wife and I had reached camp the sun was all but gone and the canopy of trees removed any help the moon might give. We had just finished up 400 miles of leisurely sightseeing and I was all too ready to lay it on the kick stand for the night. An older gentleman stopped by the site gifting us with some wood and paper, so we could get a fire going. He reminisced about his days on the road and said he’d wished more than once someone had done the same for him. It was a welcome gift; my legs were sore and scavenging for wood in a picked over forest wasn’t anything I was looking forward to. We traded the wood and the short story for a handshake and quickly set up camp. Soon the fire was decorated with foil packs of meat and canned vegetables that were quickly devoured and into the tent we quickly retired. The next morning dew had blanketed everything we owned, but the fire pit was still warm and smoking. I added some twigs and shit to the embers and we were back in business with a modest fire. Abbey and I had brought an old coffee pot that her dad gave us before we left and that very morning it was priority one that we made good use of it. Time tends to stand still when you are using a fire heated percolator but the panic of having no cups dwarfed the issue entirely. That morning we sat huddled around mutilated Yoohoo cans with the tops crudely removed, jagged and sharp both enjoying the best cup of coffee either of us had ever had.

I don’t ride for purpose, I ride for experiences. When I set out on the road for any reason, in the back of my head I know there is a great chance something I may never forget may happen, and that’s half the fun. But

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most importantly, I ride for one of two things… milkshakes or more often coffee.

I like the feel of road vibrated hands taking a moment to cradle something that can’t easily be devoured in an instant. It slows me down and gives me a reason to stop. In that moment you either finish or ride away, or you get caught up in a conversation with someone you most likely will never see or hear from again. Good or bad it’s the risk you take and what you take away from it is entirely up to you. But the truth is some of the best times I’ve had on the road are from a shitty cup of coffee.

I found myself two hundred miles deep into the same ride one day and the road had taken me into a smooth and relaxed portion of Virginia when I realized that gas may become scarce if I wasn’t careful.

The back of my throat reminded me that I needed something and the bottle of water I was drinking went down dry and burdening. The trees broke for an instant and settled within the void was a small gas station and a mom and pop store almost on the verge of abandonment. I filled the bike up to the point it over flowed hoping to get as much from the tank as possible but most importantly I walked inside for something to drink besides f#@king water. The coolers offered little relief from the ambient temperature surrounding them and were filled with random cans of cheap beer, none of which could make a consistent six pack if they tried. It was a wasteland. Behind the counter a woman had made it her life work to fill the space with her own human mass but still amongst the disarray she radiated a welcoming smile between two elasticized rosy cheeks. “You have anything besides beer?” “Beer and birdseed….alls we got” a bazaar exclamation if ever I had heard one, but the truth none the less.

In typical small-town fashion, she offered me a cup of coffee from the back room generously heated in a microwave. I imagined it was caked with six years of chili splatter and Hot Pocket grease, but it was a welcome offer that I gladly took her up on.

The cup of black dense liquid was served in

a paper cup bleached by years on a sunlit shelf with a tan hew I could only image was nicotine from the last decade, give or take.

The microwave had obvious abilities to allow liquid to exceed boiling and the wax paper cup felt even stickier then it had five minutes prior, but I sat happily perched on a rotten railroad tie and subtly became part of the landscape. I sat there for an hour, my upper lip blistered from the cauldron I was consuming. I dared not let it cool down for the taste would probably be god awful.

I watched the town pass by and pickup trucks come and go filling up on gasoline and random cans of beer. I never did see a bag of bird seed change hands but I did get to talk with a few locals and become part of an experience that normally I would have passed by at 60 plus miles per hour taking for granted my surroundings, and wasting an opportunity.

For me, motorcycles give you a chance to become part of what you’re traveling through. It’s easy to ignore your surroundings using any other form of mobility. The sights, the smells are more prevalent on a bike. A cup of coffee is my reason to stop and be part of that moment for a short while. Some of my favorite times with my favorite people were because of a cup of coffee, there might just be something to it…..

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DRAG SPECIALTIES TWIN CAM CYLINDER

When the miles add up and an engine rebuild is in your favorite bike’s future, make sure to include a Drag Specialties Twin Cam cylinder. Your ride deserves the best, and this cylinder is an excellent stock replacement for 88” and 96” Twin Cam motors with a 3.75” bore. OEM black texture powdercoat with highlighted fins maintains the original factory look. For all 9917 Twin Cam motors (replacement OEM #16526-99/17458-07). Suggested retail price is $195.95 for each cylinder. For more information, go to www. dragspecialties.com or contact your local Drag Specialties dealer.

DRAG SPECIALTIES XL PRIMARY COVERS

Drag Specialties has been providing quality parts to customers since 1968 and is continuing that tradition by now offering XL Primary covers. Chrome covers are perfect as a replacement for a scratched-up chrome primary, while the satin black primary cover is a great place to start a blacked-out, custom Sportster project. Both covers are constructed using durable die-cast aluminum. Please note that inspection covers and derby covers are not included. For 94-03 XL models. Suggested retail price is $249.95. For more information, go to

www.dragspecialties.com or contact your local Drag Specialties dealer.

DRAG SPECIALTIES SEATS PREDATOR III SEATS

Instead of just replacing your worn stock seat, upgrade it with a unique, high-quality Predator III seat from Drag Specialties. Automotive-grade vinyl covers molded polyurethane foam for durability and maximum comfort. Seat comfort is further enhanced by a narrow up-front design for better leg clearance and a 6” tall driver back support. Choose a smooth surface seat or a Double Diamond stitch seat that comes in black, silver or red thread. Rubber bumpers and fully carpeted bottom protect the paint while a 3/16” ABS thermoformed seat base ensures a perfect fit. Measures 113/4” wide up front, 61/2” wide in the rear and 301/2” overall. For 08-18 FLHT/FLHR/FLHRC/FLTR/FLHX/ FLHTC/FLHTCU models and fits with all Drag and most H-D sissy bars.

Suggested retail price is $299.95 for a smooth seat and $329.95 for all Double Diamond stitched seats.

For more information, go to http:// seats.dragspecialties.com/

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Triple Vent System™ Wick Twister Leather Jacket

Featuring three strategically placed vents on each side with stay-open snap tabs that enable extra-wide vent openings, Triple Vent System™ jackets dial in the perfect amount of airflow. Includes three zippered vertical vents that allow customizable airflow that’s unaffected by backrests, fairings or passengers. Venting extends to the armpits to maximize airflow at speed and allows the jacket to breathe even when idling. Featuring midweight buffalo leather and a polyester mesh lining, the hip release zippers and action back elevate comfort of this jacket to a new level. Be sure to check out the body armor pockets at elbows and shoulders, and powerstretch action in the lightly padded back, waist and shoulders. Piping is 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material. $495 visit www.h-d.com

Z1R introduces the all new Jackal Helmet

Maximum airflow is the name of the game with the all-new Z1R Jackal helmet. The DOT/ECE certified Jackal helmet features an aerodynamically shaped shell that creates a quiet and stable ride. Ultimate temperature control is provided by the adjustable chin and top intake and exhaust vents with channeled dual density EPS. Visibility a concern? The scratch resistant, anti-fog face shield and interchangeable drop down sun visor provide versatility in all lighting conditions. Available in sizes XS-3XL, 3 different shell and EPS sizes allow for the perfect fit.

Suggested retail: $149.95 Visit us at www.Z1R.com.

New CC-130-BB Competitor Clutch for 1998 - 2006 Big Twins

BELT DRIVES LTD. recently redesigned there immensely popular CC130-BB Competitor Clutch kit. Developed specifically for 1998-2006 Big Twins the new design incorporates alterations that provide an even smoother pull, positive feel and enhanced performance to handle increased HP and heavier loads with ease. For a closer look at the new Competitor Clutch and other new additions to the BDL line-up, head over to www.beltdrives.com and check it out.

DRAG SPECIALTIES CLEANER & POLISH, UV PROTECTANT

Keep your bike and accessories clean and looking new with the Cleaner & Polish, UV Protectant from Drag Specialties. Provides a micro-thin layer of UV protectant that maintains a factory shine on most surfaces. Quickly and easily removes dirt, insects and water spots. Anti-static formula repels dust, dirt and water, keeping your bike clean longer. Polishes paint, aluminum, stainless and plastic. Can also be used on windscreens, helmets and more. Available in 14 oz. cans. Suggested retail price is $14.95 each.www.dragspecialties.com or contact your localDrag Specialties dealer.

465 Series Monoshock

DRAG SPECIALTIES HEEL/TOE SHIFTER

Finally add some extra comfort and convenience to your mid-control FXD with the Heel/Toe shifter from Drag Specialties. Available in chrome or wrinkle black finishes to match or contrast against current parts already installed on your bike. Both shifters are constructed using durable die-cast aluminum. Pinch bolt is included, but please note that shift pegs are not included. For 91-17 FXD models with mid-controls. Suggested retail price is $86.95.

For more information, go to www.dragspecialties.com

Suspension tuning can dramatically improve ride quality, handling and the comfort of your motorcycle for a more confidence inspiring ride. With that in mind Progressive Suspension created a shock specifically tuned to the needs of both rider and machine. Utilizing their proven 465 Series Monoshock, they’ve valved it, sprung it and tested the hell out of the shock until it transformed the ride of the new Harley Softails! Stuffed with features like deflective disc damping, a 5-position rebound adjuster and threaded pre-load body or Remote Adjustable Preload (RAP). Setting it up to perfectly match your bike, weight and riding style is now a few clicks away. Available in stock height, lowered and tall versions, backed by a Lifetime Warranty. 465 Series Monoshock MSRP: $649.95 465 Series Monoshock w/ RAP MSRP: $899. www.progressivesuspension. com

Women’s Worden Triple Vent System™

Weather the storm with the (Women’s 98165-18VW, $). Offer optimal cooling for when the skies do clear and the temperatures heat up again. These textile jackets are fully loaded with all the patented functional features of the TVS line to keep the journeys long and enjoyable. Made from waterproof 100 percent polyester with body armor pockets at the elbows, shoulders and back to hold the optional accessory for impact protection, while 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material delivers enhanced visibility in low light conditions. www.h-d.com August ‘18 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 107

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and co-workers, all singing “Happy Birthday”. And Peter just sat there...

On the couch... Naked

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irman Jones was assigned to the induction center, where he advised new recruits about their government benefits, especially their GI insurance. It wasn’t long before Captain Smith noticed that Airman Jones was having a staggeringly high success-rate, selling insurance to nearly 100% of the recruits he advised.

Rather than ask about this, the Captain stood in the back of the room and listened to Jones’ sales pitch.

Jones explained the basics of the GI Insurance to the new recruits, and then said: “If you have GI Insurance and go into battle and are killed, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. If you don’t have GI insurance, and you go into battle and get killed, the government only has to pay a maximum of $6000. Now,” he concluded, “which group do you think they are going to send into battle first?”

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he 10th grade teacher asks Jessica: “What part of the human body increases to 10 times its normal size when excited?” Jessica responds: “That’s disgusting! I don’t have to answer that question!” So, the teacher asks little Johnny, who responds: “That’s easy...the pupil of the eye.” “That’s correct, Johnny. Very good!” And turning to Jessica, she says: “I’ve three things to say to you, young lady... first, you didn’t do your homework; second, you have a dirty mind; and third, you’re in for a big disappointment!”

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y the time a Marine pulled into a little town, every hotel room was taken. “You’ve got to have a room somewhere,” he pleaded. “Or just a bed, I don’t care where.” “Well, I do have a double room with one occupant, a Navy guy,” admitted the manager, “and he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. I’m not sure it’d be worth it to you.” “No problem,” the tired Marine assured him. “I’ll take it.” The next morning the Marine came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. “How’d you sleep?”

Asked the manager. “Never better.” The manager was impressed. No problem with the other guy snoring, then?”

“Nope, I shut him up in no time.” Said the Marine. “How’d you manage that?” asked the manager. “He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room,” the Marine explained. “I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, said, ‘Goodnight, beautiful,’ and he sat up all night watching me.”

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hile playing in the backyard, Little Johnny kills a honeybee.

His father sees him killing the honeybee and angrily says, “No honey for you for one month!” Later that afternoon, Johnny’s dad catches him tearing the wings off a butterfly. “That’s it! No butter for you for one month!” says his dad. Later that evening as Johnny’s mother cooks dinner, a cockroach run across the kitchen floor.

She jumps and stomps on it, and then looks up to find Little Johnny and her husband watching her. Little Johnny looks at his father and says, “Are you going to tell her, Dad, or do you want me to?”

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n his Birthday, a man named Peter was really upset because none of his family members or near and dear ones wished him. As he walked into his office, his secretary Anna said, “Good Morning Boss, and by the way Happy Birthday!” He felt a bit better knowing that at least someone remembered. In the lunch time Anna knocked on his door and said, “You know, it’s such a beautiful day outside, and it’s your Birthday, why don’t we go out for lunch, just you and me.” Peter happily agreed They had their lunch but on the way back to the office, Anna said, “You know, it’s such a beautiful day... We don’t have to go right back to the office, do we?”

Peter replied “I suppose not. What do you have in mind?” She said, “Let’s go to my apartment, it’s just around the corner.” After arriving at her apartment, Anna said, “Boss if you don’t mind, I’m going to step into the bedroom for just a moment. I’ll be right back.”

“Ok.” He nervously replied. She went into the bedroom and, after a couple of minutes; she came out carrying a huge birthday cake... Followed by his wife, his kids, and dozens of his friends,

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ne day Bill complained to his friend that his elbow really hurt.

His friend suggested that he go to a computer at the drug store that can diagnose anything quicker and cheaper than a doctor. “Simply put in a sample of your urine and the computer will diagnose your problem and tell you what you can do about it. It only costs $10.” Bill figured he had nothing to lose, so he filled a jar with a urine sample and went to the drug store.

Finding the computer, he poured in the sample and deposited the $10. The computer started making some noise and various lights started flashing.

After a brief pause out popped a small slip of paper on which was printed: You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water. Avoid heavy lifting. It will be better in two weeks.” Later that evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was and how it would change medical science forever, he began to wonder if this machine could be fooled. He mixed together some tap water, a stool sample from his dog and urine samples from his wife and daughter. To top it off, he masturbated into the concoction. He went back to the drug store, located the machine, poured in the sample and deposited the money. The computer again made the usual noise and printed out the following message: “Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. Your dog has worms. Get him vitamins. Your daughter is using cocaine. Put her in a rehab. Your wife is pregnant with twin girls. They aren’t yours. Get a lawyer.

And if you don’t stop jerking off, your tennis elbow will never get better.”

Will

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