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BIKES Jade Penny
Alleway Customs Twin Cam ........................................ 20
Patience
Darren Warren's 1955 Panhead ................................ 38
Panertia
Sean Jackson's People's Champ Pan ..................... 50
Sinister
Dunlaps Sleeper RG ......................................................... 60
Unfinished Business
John Stanfield's Panhead .............................................. 74
Redheaded StepChild
Jeff Quilty's Garage Build Evo ..................................... 86
FEATURES TMMR '23
Just Good Ol Motorcycle Fun ........................................ 10
Reader's Rides
A Look At Your Scoots ...................................................... 28
First Ride
Chris Checks Out The Highway King ....................... 30
Museum Minute
Tools Of The Trade ............................................................ 44
Donnie Smith Show
The Mid West Motorcycle Mecca ............................ 56
Tenn Jam
Sons Of Speed In Hohenwald ...................................... 66
SmokeOut 23
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Invited Builders And Tankful Artists ........................ 73
TECH Proper Paint
Installing You New Paint With Pandemonium .... 16
Light It Up
The Thunder Boltz Pod Rear Lighting Kit ............... 26
Dyna-sty Upgrade
Taking the Dyna-sty to Trask ...................................... 46
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ABOUT THE COVER Sean Jackson is one of the most talented young builders of the day but what we found out in our interview with him is that he has lived a life and a half in his young years. His bike won the People's Champ this year and we are thrilled to bring it to you in this issue! September ‘23 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 7
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ou know life is a funny thing. Just about the time you figure things out for yourself, the board gets tipped, and the whole damn thing doesn’t make sense anymore. Take our shared “Garage Culture,” for instance. This has been a time-tested and true form of Americana for generations in the United States, and pretty much since returning service members came back from World War II, there have been fathers and sons, friends and neighbors, and more recently, daughters joining in on the culture that centers around the small family garages where dreams come to life. Whether it was as simple as the family car being worked on or a hot rod project, this was a place where knowledge was passed down, family members got to know each other, and the skills of working with your hands were reinforced. These were always the safe houses where blue-collar ethics were nurtured. Values and traditions were passed, along with some good old fashion ball-busting and some hurt feelings from time to time. But seriously, in many ways, this was the incubator for the “Can Do” attitude that Americans have had, and a certain amount of that pride and attitude was carried out of those garages into daily life, no matter what our day-to-day life was. Within the garage lived an entire world of Americana Art and culture. From the tool company calendars to the magazine articles that were thumbtacked up to remind each other of the incredible machines and adventures possible from the efforts of these two car facilities throughout our neighborhood and beyond. Trophies from former glory, broken parts with stories of woe and triumph alike hung with care to encourage the random visitor to ask the question that would launch a half-hour conversation about “What’s that?” Old tools, possibly handed down through generations of family members, or new tools earned by years of honing a craft and achieving a new level of
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capabilities in the garage. These were the places where our pride lived, our stories were told, and our proudest moments were shared over and over again. Over the past few years, however, it would seem that our value system has been modified. We have let rock stars and billionaires take the place of the family and working man. We canonize the rich and famous over the good and honest. The age-old adage “The world needs ditch diggers too” has come down to the brutal truth that no one wants to dig the ditch. And hey, I get that. Digging the ditch sucks! I’ve done it a few more times than I care to admit, but the point is, it has to be done. In our efforts to come up with machines that will automatically dig the ditch based on the AI algorithm that tells the machine that a ditch needs to be dug, how deep and long, and for what purpose, we have let go of our given right to something better. No, not the right to dig the ditch, the feeling of satisfaction of digging the ditch when it is done. Knowing that in that small way, you provided for yourself and your survival. That’s the ultimate exercise within Garage Culture that you can do it, or at least you can learn. If something breaks, you can figure it out and fix or maybe replace it rather than just buy a new one. We have learned how to make things better, run faster, last longer, and go further. While the satellites that turn these damn phones we are obsessed with today were sent into space by rocket ships created in giant bazillion dollar laboratories, they were the result of the evolution of the combustion engine that started in a very tiny garage with someone who believed they could do it. Now I’m old enough not to fool myself into believing that my generation was the greatest ever or that things never need to change. But the changes I see outside of my garage door today scare the hell out of me. I have a young daughter. She makes me proud all the time for
the things she knows, the good person she is, and the things she continues to accomplish. When it comes to garage life, she’s not going to carry on the family tradition, however. She doesn’t have the drive to want to know anything about fixing things or learning how they work, and this is not something unique to our own household. There is an entire generation that has moved away from this cultural center, and while there are those who you may know in your area who are young keepers of the flame if you are honest, you will agree that gasoline-driven hobbies, pastimes of grease and gears, paint and chrome, are in a cycle of waning. Now, I have dedicated my entire life to glorifying this culture and the community around it. Many times, I’ve said that it was what saved my life. Coming from a sorted childhood and a rough time in my early years, it was in a small garage like this that I learned that I could change things, one part at a time. I could learn to tune a carb, time a motor, and just like those mechanical things, I could make my own life better if I put in the work. All I had to do was put the work in and believe that I could do it. I guess the point of this offering is to remind all of you and myself that for this thing to live on for another generation, it may take more than what it did in our era. While we stood at the edge of the garage waiting for the chance to get invited in, you may have to go into the house, smash the internet box, and drag your kids out to the garage… Ok, so that might not be the exact approach, but you’ll figure it out. Just do us all the favor of not just letting it fade into obscurity. Find that one kid in the neighborhood that keeps peeking in at your old Shovel and invite him over to check it out. You may be saving him and the rest of us at the same time.
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Article By: Chris Callen By: Missi DeBord & Heather Callen
f you haven’t heard about the little event at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills they call Tennessee Motorcycle & Music Revival yet, then brother you are missing out. In scenes that are very reminiscent of motorcycle rallies past, attendees are everywhere at TMMR doing their own thing. Whether that means lounging down by the creek or taking in the pool p a r t i e s and killer music, all of it screams to what has been a by gone era of the fun that was always p r e s e n t at events like the Easyrider Rodeos, the Big Mountain Run and ABATE State parties just to name a few. The difference here is it all goes down at a world class facility at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Generations of motorcycle nuts have been coming here for the
AMA Amateur Nationals but the “Biker Culture” has just begun to fall in love with this property over the past five years of TMMR. But before I continue to pontificate further, let’s get down to what went on in ‘23. The big news that everyone will be talking about was the addition of the Dirt Bag Challenge to the Hill Climb Contest.
While last year’s inaugural event fast proved to be the exact addition needed to this recipe, the extra push of V-Twin Visionary putting up cash to see some lunatic try to put a bagger at the top of that hill, well sir, that takes
the cake. It was Johnny Hawk on a stock bagger who grabbed the dough after making a full climb. There entire afternoon was full of great hill climbs despite the morning rains. One of our favorites, of course, was Brutha Jeff from Led Sled taking a full climb on his stock trim 1949 panhead that has become synonymous with being a bad ass pairing in all things motoculture. O t h e r attractions that have b e c o m e staples over the years that need s p e c i a l mention would be Bill Dodge’s BC Moto Invitational. T h e collection of invited builders that started out with a very humble and small offering in its first year has turned into the benchmark for the custom motorcycle world and has become a who’s who of national level builders and incredible September ‘23 - Cycle Source mAGAZINE mAGAZINE 11
hand-crafted machines. Top entrees, depsite of their not being show places, were for sure the “Sex On Wheels” bike built by Rick Dozer and Brock Bridges latest masterpiece from the MadFab laboratories. It was amazing how people were drawn to the pavilion for hours walking around these bikes, ogling over the details and taking pictures. A definite treat was watching would be future builders study many of the machines, finding inspiration for their own project. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention how great it was to see the contributors getting to know each other and grow their circle. Jeff and Maggie Holt of V-Twin Visionary put on an incredible show with over 90 entries and played host to that crowd well into the night with BBQ at the back of the trailer. These two have become road warriors and really do a great job in representing our community across the country. Additionally, there was a ride in vintage show put on by Bumpas Harley- Davidson. The addition of Biker Games in front of the grandstands this year was a definite crowd pleaser, we even got an idea or two for some variety in ours! Flat Track and Boonie Bike racing were absolute not miss spectacles. Some of the most killer original music acts right outta Nashville on a few different stages. In the realm of music, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the incredible tribute to Miss Loretta put together by her talented granddaughter, Tayla Lynn. It was fantastic to see so many amazing musicians and family members come together to pay homage to the legend we lost this past year. There were vendors as far as the eye could see. Now, these weren’t culture vultures either, honest hard-working crafts people for the most part selling their wears to the folks that love motorcycles and everything that goes with them. Creekside
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bonfires in the evening listening to the bands was a great way to end the day. But let’s talk about the burnouts! Man, I have to tell you as a bike man of a certain age, the burnout pit makes my heart happy. And if you are one of those cats who sits back and bitches while people get their freak on in the pit, then skip this paragraph and go get a snack. For way too long it seems that the “Why would you want to ruin your motorcycle like that” crowd has been in charge. I for
one am thrilled to tell you that at TMMR that was the furthest thing from the truth. There were contestants young and old putting on a professional level smoke show for the crowd. Tons of prize money was given away. Hell, I got so damn caught up in the excitement and the show everyone was putting on your very own Grass Roots Motorcycle Pub through in $500 for best Chopper Burnout! Another new addition this year was the Adventure Experience by Harley-Davidson. Harley September ‘23 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 13
sure is proud of their Pan America and to celebrate that culture they showed up with a whole crew of adventure riders and bikes. They cut a set of adventure trails through the woods and took riders on a Tennessee Adventure. This was something the likes of which hasn’t been done at our type of event before and we commend Harley for their work on this project. Apparently, there was a latenight creek side bar where a sighting of Bigfoot and two separate sightings of aliens took place. We must have missed this, but the camping village was worth the time invested to travel around and see the sights. That is double the case when you happen to be by the Led Sled crew who never disappoint. As for us, we kept our tradition alive with the Saturday night low key gathering at the Cycle Source campground. Heather set up a great pizza party that you had to get a handwritten invitation to attend, you know, like high school! Not really… all are welcome. As long as we had food, we welcomed everyone that stopped by. We always top the evening off with an Ice Cream sundae bar, I mean c’mon everyone loves ice cream. This is a tradition that some others like Jeremy Valentine have picked up on as well with his breakfast social at TMMR. These times we spend together are special and if we can stop for a minute and appreciate them, then maybe someday we can look back and know we lived a good life. All in all, the 2023 Tennessee Motorcycle & Music Revival was one for the books. They’ve managed to meld old and new traditions, choppers and performance bikes and prove that in the end, it’s all about the motorcycle.
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Article And Photos By: Daniel Donley
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o, you just got your fresh paint job back from the painter, and you’re super stoked to get it on your bike. Well… here are a few tips you will want to know to keep you from pulling your hair out or messing up a fresh paint job. Good things take time. Make sure to take the time.
Paint can also get built up in your mounting holes to the point the fastener won’t even fit. This is standard with any paint job. So, the best way I have found to approach this is by using a small round file and file with an inward direction ONLY. Do not remove material while pulling on the file, as you can chip the fresh paint. It is always good practice to run a tap into any threaded holes to ensure they are clean of any paint materials. Seizing a bolt in a threaded hole in a fresh paint job could end up being a nightmare. Go slow with your taps here in / out several times.
Once you receive your fresh new paint job from your painter, it is always good to thoroughly inspect it. Look for blemishes, runs, and insufficient paint. Be sure to give it a good look over. That way, any issues can be addressed right away.
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It is always good practice to inspect the inside of your tank. It’s not uncommon to find body shop dust and debris inside the tank. I like to use some dish detergent, throw in a handful of nuts or washers, fill it with warm water, give it a few good shakes, and then rinse thoroughly. The warm water will evaporate quickly, making it less likely to flash rust. Once dry and clean, a quick mist of WD-40 will keep rust at bay.
Now that we are working with a nice clean inside tank, it’s time to add the petcock and any additional fittings. Pingel recommends using Teflon
Tape on their petcocks. I have also found that Loctite 545 works well also, for sealing any threaded fittings.
Some mounting situations require a little bit of cushion. For instance, if you have a fastener on top of a painted surface, this is not a good situation and could potentially give us some paint squish which I hate. The best thing I have found is to use a leather washer against the painted surface and lightly snug the mounting fastener. Be sure to keep an eye on this fastener so its not too tight. Make sure that it stays snug.
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Many years ago, I learned this trick from Billy Lane the best way to mount any paint is to have a metal-to-metal mounting surface. As with any paint job, you will have paint material on any mounting locations. This must be removed because all it will do is give you a bunch of paint squish. Paint Squish is BAD! The two surfaces will become loose, rattle around, and potentially break something. I use a 3M surface conditioner on a grinder to remove the excess paint material from the mounting surfaces. This will provide a rock-solid mounting surface you never have to worry about.
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These few extra steps before installing your fresh paint will make life much easier and provide a nononsense installation. Pandemonium Custom Choppers FB -Pandemonium Custom Choppers IG - pandemoniumc2 happydandemonium@gmail.com pandemoniumcustomchoppers.com
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very motorcycle build has to start somewhere. Usually, it’s with a pile of parts. This build is no different. When Chris Rosenberg first envisioned what this bike would be, he knew he wanted modern reliability but with an old school vibe. That’s why his first priority became the drivetrain. Chris scooped up a deal on a 2013 Twin Cam Street Bob motor, trans and primary.
When Chris started this project, he only knew the stance he was looking for, so he sat down at the drawing board with James “Fish” Alcorn of Alleyway Customs with photos and a few reference points that would dial him into the direction he wanted to go. Rosenberg wanted to be able to go distances, so they opted to go with a set of narrowed WR style tanks, thinking that would be a good
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solution to the fuel capacity and profile issue. Little did they know those tanks would require hours of additional work to get them where the duo wanted them to be. With the side profile taking shape, it was time to make some decisions. Chris isn’t a tall handlebar sort of guy, so he knew he wanted some kind of low-slung MX style bars and a modern front end. But they’d have to wait for a
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roller to mock up the bars and figure out the front-end length. One of the biggest challenges Chris and “Fish” faced was not having the bike look like a Mid 80’s early 90’s Softail Fatboy. Eventually, they realized that one of their previous builds, the Folsom Flathead was the perfect template to base this project on. Knowing what they wanted, they headed to Lakeland, FL, to have Buttera’s Metal Worx build the custom frame so Fish could focus on other details. Once the frame situation was in the works, they began to source wheels and a primary. While looking for front end components, they came across a new product from Bare Knuckle Performance: narrow 49 mm triple trees. Chris quickly got hold of Paul and got on the list for one of the first prototype sets. He sourced the legs on eBay, which were already powder coated black with the fender bosses shaved off. The legendary Arlen Ness Motorcycle Company has always been innovative in parts and design, and their brake lineup is second to none, so for stopping power, Chris decided to go with a matching pair of contrast cut calipers and rotors front and rear.
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After they got the frame back from Brian, things slowed down a bit. Chris was actively pursuing a full-time gig at Alleyway Customs, so for the next year, they buckled down and focused on growing the business. Fast forward to the fall of 2021. It occurred to them that they had overlooked getting a bike together for the 2022 show circuit, so they set a deadline to have the bike done for Wheels of Steel which was just two months away. Now that they had most of the components and since they had deleted the fuel injection on the Twin Cam motor, it was time to figure out how to make this thing fire. They also
had to decide what to do for lights, foot pegs, and an air cleaner. The plan was to slowly massage the split set of WR tanks to sit over the motor with the perfect profile and hide the entire Thunderheart electronic ignition system and coil. If you’re familiar with these tanks, you’ll know they leave a lot of room, and there’s tons of gaps in the top and front, so they began carefully filling in the center section of the tanks to eliminate the gap or the need for a dash. A small antigravity battery was added out front between the frame rails at the bottom of the front
motor mount for cranking power. A voltage regulator was mounted underneath, and that’s all you’ll see of the electronics. To add to the cleanliness, they Frenched in a start button key switch through the left side tank. They had no time to make their casts, so they manually milled what they hoped would be prototype headlights and taillights out of block billet aluminum. They had someone attempt to forge foot pegs, and despite being somewhat crude, they were raw enough to be manipulated into what they were looking for. They gave them a once-over and made some pedal pads. Then they were sent to Drew at Freak Show Fab to do a resin green inlay matching the copper patina paint. Drew also whipped up matching hand grips and shift knob that would complete the package. Back to the handlebars: they decided to make a custom set of bobber/tracker style handlebars with solid riser mounts. To tie the bike’s overall look together, a matching set of exhaust with an early 40s style vibe and 30s era tips were made. Throw in a matte stainless fender strut/mini sissy bar, and the bike was good to go.
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the jade penny Sheet Owner: Chris Rosenburg City/State: Jacksonville Florida Builder: Alleyway Kustoms Year: 2013 Model: VLXRTC Value: $30,000 Time: 8 months ENGINE Year: 2013 Model: Twin Cam Builder: Alleyway Ignition: Thunder Heart/Stand Alone Displacement: 103” Pistons: Stock Heads: Stock Carb: S&S Super E Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: Alleyway Exhaust: Alleyway Stainless Primary: BDL Belt drives TRANSMISSION Year: 2013 Make: HD Shifting: Hand shifter FRAME Year: 2020 Make: Butteras Metal Werx Model: 1 of 1 Rake: 30 Degrees Stretch: 1” FORKS with progressive suspension Builder: Alleyway Type: HD-ish, Shaved lowers Triple Trees: Bare Knuckle Narrow 49mm Extension: Zero WHEELS Front Wheel: 40 spoke Size:21 Tire: Duro Trail Front Brake: Arlen Ness Rear Wheel: 40 spoke Size: 16” Tire: Duro Trail Rear Brake: Arlen Ness PAINT Painter: Alleyway Color: Black / Green / Type: Distressed Copper Graphics: Alleyway customs Chroming: No thank you ACCESSORIES Bars: Alleyway Stainless Risers: Solid mount to bars Hand Controls: V-Twin / Freakshow Fab Foot Controls: alleyway customs Gas Tank(s): Narrowed WR style/alleyway Oil Tank: Stock/engine Front fender: No Thank you Rear Fender: Lowbrow Manta Ray Seat: Alleyway Headlight: Alleyway Tail light: Alleyway Speedo: Free Ballin Photographer: Chris Jolly
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For the paint, they thought it would be cool to do a twist of modern and old. To match those 30’s style era exhaust tips, they did their own twist on some 1930s VL tank art and modified the traditional eagle head design. They decided to incorporate engine-turned copper in the head of the eagle design on the gas tank. The final touch to the paint would be a very subtle copper pearl striping in the background field of the paint tins and on the entire frame. On a good sunny day, it’s like copper Beetle Juice!! Topping off the project is
one of Alleyway’s signature hand-stitched cowhide seats with same style scallops that are in the paint and are hand tooled. The guys say it was a real challenge making a sleeper into a show bike, but hopefully, as they say, the devil is in the details… Chris loves smashing miles on this bike. Between the 6-speed overdrive and the fuel capacity, this bike is ready for anything from a weekend cruise to a crosscountry road trip!
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ast issue of Cycle Source, we installed a Bagger Nation Short Sport Rear Fender on our 2014 Road King. As promised, in this edition, we install the Thunder Boltz Pod Rear Lighting Kit. Years ago, Paul Yaffe Originals, home of Paul Yaffo’s Bagger Nation, released the Lightning Boltz. I we did an install editorial on the front turn signal version of the Lightning Boltz a couple issues back. The Thunder Boltz are what are next! Just slightly larger than the Lightning Boltz, Thunder Boltz features a dual intensity red LED for run and brake features, along with an amber LED for turn signals. All that in an LED about the size of nickel! Both the Lightning Boltz and Thunder Boltz are super versatile, small, and easy to install.
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We start where we left off in the last issue with the installed Bagger Nation Short Sport Rear Fender.
Ultimately, you will find the center of each of the three holes in the pods, with a template that looks like this.
You can use the slanted pods as the template for placement of the Thunder Boltz on the rear fender. These slanted pods don’t have to be installed the way we did it, you can absolutely flip them around if you like that look better. After a couple measurements, use a pencil to trace around the pods.
Center punch each of the marks for drilling and start with a pilot bit on the center punch.
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Completion Time: 3 hours Difficulty Level:2 (Scale of 1-5) Tools & Supplies Required: 1. Scale (Ruler) 2. Pencil 3. Hand Drill 4. Center Punch 5. Small Starter Drill Bit 6. Stepped Drill Bit
Position the Pod in place and install the Thunder Boltz through the pod and fender.
Then of course, take a step back and enjoy the view of the back of your bike with the Thunder Boltz Pod Kit Installed. Thread both hand nuts on the back of the Thunder Boltz to hold them in place. With your pilot hole drilled go to the step bit and finish with a 5/8” hole at each of your marks.
The money shot! Wasn’t that easy? We’ve shown you how easy it is to transform the rear of your bike into something cleaner and custom! Your finished Pod with Thunder Boltz should look like this.
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he whole motorcycle world is in a fluster with talk about the new Highway King. It would seem that HarleyDavidson, in the middle of its efforts to break away from traditional styling with bikes like the Pan-American and Sportster S, has struck a chord with a model that is nearly a carbon copy from its past. This would be a huge accomplishment even if the only demographic that this new offering appealed to was the current active consumer and those currently on the hunt for a new bike. But this trend has been affecting people from all aspects of Harley’s base. Even the antique crowd, who by all accounts haven’t noticed anything the Motor Company has produced in the past fifty or so years, have stopped to appreciate the King. The bike that this copy was made from was the 1968 FLH Electra Glide, one of the most iconic motorcycles in the company’s history. These were the machines that so many of my generation fell in love with. And the images of the leather-clad James Dean
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Article By: Chris Callen personified characters who rode them became our heroes. But the bike was always the star. Yeah, the type of man that rode them
launched the persona that went along with the machine, although it has long carried past those beginnings. This past month we had the
chance to throw a leg over the King, Harley-Davidson’s 2023 Electra Glide Highway King, as the official name states, and what I found is noteworthy. It is, at least, pure genius and takes any rider to a place of celebrated Americana with the first twist of the throttle. Of course, with the now proven Milwaukee Eight motor and in the 114 configuration, this bike has all the modern performance you would expect in a new Harley. For anyone without the benefit of having ridden one, these motors are just on another level. They have plenty of torque across the entire range, and most of the problems identified in the Twin Cam days have been cleared away. O t h e r advancements like cornering control with electronically linked brakes, traction control, and cornering ABS give riders of all experience levels an advantage.
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At 29.6 inches in seat height and nearly five inches of ground clearance, it is one of Harley’s taller models, but it doesn’t feel top-heavy or awkward in the least. In the saddle, the rider’s position and room, in general, is very open and loose. Everything is right at your fingertips and gives the rider a natural and effortless feeling when controlling the bike. The gauge is reminiscent of the traditional Harley single gauge between two fat bob tanks, but the fit finish and features like the gear indicator let you know it’s been modernized. While the engine puts out an impressive 122-foot pounds of torque at 2750 rpm, it’s complimented very well with the 6-speed transmission and a gear ratio that seems to get that power to the ground without any dead space, you know…spots where you feel like you’re waiting for the RPMs to catch up. At 849 pounds, that’s saying a lot since this is not a small or even middle-weight machine. Suspension is as you would expect with handadjustable rear and 49mm front fork with dual bending valve. This is another area where Harley has made huge strides. Compared to the days of bikes that gave you the wiggle spring going around bends at speed, this bike was perfect and smooth. Ok, so that’s all the good stuff. Now for the downside; they are one-up bikes, so no passengers. I’m sure that the aftermarket will take care of this in short order, but as of the time we are running this article, Harley’s official stand on this item is ‘single rider only’. We have some unofficial word that it comes down to the weight the seat spring will hold, and it just will not withstand two-up riding. If you consider that, most often, in the custom world, that may just be handled by a P pad, I’m not entirely sold on how that would work or look with the “Buddy Style” seat
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that it comes with. As far as I could imagine, a new seat spring system that would allow for a slightly larger seat and some foot pegs may clear all this up, but that is up to you as far as the Motor Company is concerned. The other downside is the limited number of these fine American Classics. There will only be one release
of the Highway King, and only 1750 of them will be made. People are knocking down the door al. We even got to see a sidecar version in Milwaukee, but there are very few of these motorcycles that will be available, and we suspect they are almost all spoken for. Come to think of it, that’s the point of the Icon program that Harley started with the
release of the 2021 Electra Glide Revival and then the El Diablo Low Rider in ‘22. These are very unique and special machines. For any true collector of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, I would suspect any one released to date would be a welcome addition. Having said all of that, the price point of this bike is $26,900. While only half the price of Harley’s CVO bikes, that’s still a pretty steep price tag compared to other similar motorcycles in the market, albeit for a far better product than they have offered. Still, bikes like the BMW R 18 Classic, which comes in at $17,995, or the Indian Super Chief Limited at $21,499, put that price into perspective as far as today’s market goes. You still have to consider that while both of the other manufacturer’s models I referred to are in the same vein as the Highway King, they are not limited production models, so there seems to be some reason for the premium price. While HarleyDavidson has always taken the approach of the added value contained in their product line simply due to the bar and shield being on the tank, you have to wonder if these icon bikes are a reminder of who they are and where they come from or if they carry out another purpose as well. It leaves us wondering who the target consumer really is. Is it truly for those who feel they missed out on the chance to sew those wild oats back in the day of the Slab Side, or is this another round of ensuring the super consumer remains loyal to the Milwaukee based motorcycle manufacturer while it refines its future?
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or this month’s artist, Jason Mattox of Timebomb Kustoms, art wasn’t necessarily his end goal, but he’s thankful for it nonetheless. Growing up, he was always into fast things, from racing go-karts in his teens to riding skatepark bikes into his 20s. Unfortunately, he blew his knee out in an accident and had to slam on the brakes. Because of his injury, Jason was convinced he would be stuck working in a factory for the rest of his life. All of that changed when he found art. It’s given him motivation and an outlet to express himself that his life was previously lacking. In 2005 after spending years working full-time in a factory, Jason realized he was yearning for some sort of creative outlet. He needed a way to spend his time outside of work
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that wasn’t just him playing mindless video games. Mattox started with simple pinstriping and some cool monster-style art, but by 2007Jason
had progressed. Soon enough, he found himself taking commissions and painting choppers!
For his preferred mediums, Jason likes all things shiny; metal flake, pearls, kandy, etc. However, recently he’s found himself getting more into aged paint looks. There is a fine line to follow to do an aged paint job correctly and make it look realistic. He certainly enjoys taking a bare piece of metal and turning it into a complete finished project. He also often finds himself inspired by simplicity in art. Obviously, the paint job is the most important in his line of work. However, it shouldn’t overpower the other aspects of the piece. If anything, the paint is there to complement the build and should emphasize all the different kinds of work that went into that bike. Because of the fast and furious style childhood he led, painting motorcycles and the like seemed
like a natural progression. To Jason, a motorcycle is a rolling gallery and a great way to show your talents. He is humble as ever, and despite his talent, he sees himself as “just another dude painting choppers on Instagram.” He does, however, feel pretty good about where he’s at with his art right now. Although, at one point, he was seriously questioning what he was even doing. He’s now found his stride and is comfortable with where he’s at. Jason says…” People don’t become incredible artists overnight. It takes time, hard work, dedication, and often some sleepless nights to build and hone your skills.” He goes on to say… “It’s also worth saying that we as artists NEVER stop learning. We are always looking for new ways to. Growth is an essential part of being an artist, and to stop learning is to stop growing.” Though he tends to be a bit of a homebody these days, he’s been able to do some pretty cool stuff in the past. For example, for a few years, he worked the Pinstripes Reunion at the Grand National Roadster Show and was even invited to vend at the Harley Davidson Museum during the Milwaukee Rally! He’s also been able to meet a ton of other cool artists and see a lot of the country by traveling to different shows on ALL the coasts and everywhere in between! If you want to check out more of this cool cats work, you can find him on Instagram @TBK1977 or head on over to his website www. timebombkustoms.bigcartel.com
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1. T-Shirt Logo Changed 2. Horseshoe On Wall Inverted. 3. Hardware On Upper Rear Frame Rail Changed. 4. Writing On Rear Tire Changed. 5. Missing Hardware Under Seat On Frame. 6. Different Clutch Hub Cover. 7. Skull Shifter Knob. 8. Additional Tail Lights Added. 9. VIN Number Changed To CHAMP 23. 10. Hardware On Upper Motormount Changed.
FIND TEN DIFFERENT THINGS ON PANERTIA NO THERE ISN’T ANY REAL PRIZE, JUST SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOU’RE IN THE CAN.
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ifty-One-Year-old safety manager Darren Warren hails from Pensacola, FL doesn’t come from a riding family, but he has been infected with the motorcycle bug for the last two and a half decades. When he was twenty-five, Darren and his buddy went to the Gulfport Memorial Day
Blowout, and he’s been hooked on motorcycles ever since. It wasn’t too long after that he bought his first bike, a 1977 Ironhead Sportster. If you ask me, that’s a great bike to get started on and test your mettle in motorcycling. If you can keep it going without too much headache, then you should
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be just fine moving up the line. Warren hasn’t built many motorcycles over the years besides a 1997 Dyna, so why not jump into a 1955 Panhead. As they say, the best way to learn is to do. It doesn’t hurt that Darren is pals with the incomparable Roadside Marty and his daddy, Mr. Shelton
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Davis. Now, if you have the pleasure of knowing Mr. Davis, then you know he’s probably forgotten more about motorcycles than many will ever know, and his boy Roadside has spent his life picking up that knowledge from his old man. I can’t think of a better duo to have on your team when building a motorcycle. A dozen years or so ago, Darren found himself at the bar when he was approached by a friend requesting to be put in touch with Roadside. Curious, Darren asked why and was told he had a Panhead for sale. Now, Warren knew that Marty had more than his fair share of bikes and projects in his stable, so like any good friend, Darren scooped up the Pan without even offering. What a good guy! Haha. Before you raise an eyebrow here, you must know that the 55 was a basket case that came out of New Orleans after surviving the flood. Darren wasn’t in a rush and spent the next ten years working on Patience. He collected parts
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here and there and chipped away at the Panhead when he had the extra time and cash. If you’ve ever built a custom motorcycle, then you know it can be a costly endeavor when it comes to both of those assets, so having patience is always a bonus. Being a child of the 70s, he knew he wanted a classic chopper of that era. I think he accomplished just that when he chose the Paughco wishbone frame accompanied by the Narrow springer and cocktail shaker upsweeps, also by Paughco. He stuck with the stock ratchet top tranny that was freshened up a bit to ensure he could put it through the paces. The motor was rebuilt by Mr. Davis, which in and of itself is definitely something to brag about. Ronnie over at Chop Docs laid down the blue flake and lace paint job and kept the overall look in line with the styling ques Darren was after. Darren loves putting the miles on this bike but admits it doesn’t happen often enough, but he
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patience Tech Sheet Owner: Darren Warren City/State: Pensacola FL Builder: owner/Roadside Marty / Mr Davis Year: 1955 Model: Chopper Value: Time: 10 years ENGINE Year: 1955 Model: FLH Builder: Mr Shelton Davis Ignition: Points Displacement: 74ci Pistons: Stock Heads: V Twin Carb: S&S Super E Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: TC Bros Exhaust: Upsweeps with Cocktail Shakers Primary: Belt Drive TRANSMISSION Year: Make: Stock Ratchet Top Shifting: FRAME Year: Model: Paughco WIshbone Rake: Stretch: FORKS Builder: Paughco Type: Narrow Springer Triple Trees: Extension: WHEELS Front Wheel: Spoke Size:21 Tire: Speedmaster Front Brake: none Rear Wheel: Spoke Size: 16 Tire: Shinko Rear Brake: Speedking Kit PAINT Painter: Chopper Doc’s Ron Harris Color: Blue Metal Flake and Cream Type: Graphics: Lace Chroming: ACCESSORIES Bars: 6in Z Bars Risers: 6in Hand Controls: Foot Controls: Gas Tank(s): Paughco Oil Tank: Horseshoe Front fender: none Rear Fender: Led Sled Seat: Fab Kevin Pan/Bare Bones Leather Headlight: Bates Style Taillight: Fab Kevin Speedo: none Photographer: chris callen
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enjoys knowing that it’s ready and waiting whenever time allows. Every build has its highs and lows, which can vary from person to person and project to project, but for Darren, the all-time high building this Panhead was being able to spend time in the shop with two
icons. The hours spent gathering knowledge from the Davis family and Shelton’s stories are absolutely worth the price of admission.
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Article And Photos Courtsey Of: The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum
very sport has its gear. Motorcycle flat track racing is no different. Racers are always looking for gear that keeps them safe and helps them perform better. Flat track racing looks easy, but doing it well is a lot harder than it looks. It’s a delicate balance of speed and gravitational forces, each working against the other. The right gear for the job can provide the competitive edge a racer needs to cross the finish line in the front of the pack. Through the years, the hotshoe (aka steel shoe, skid shoe, or slider) has become an icon of the sport of flat track racing. Racers are passionate about their hotshoes. They have them nickel plated, ceramic coated, or electro chromed. Some steel shoes are left in their natural state, with layers of limestone, dust, or rust as their patina. When a hotshoe is finally retired, it
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often becomes a treasured memento of a racer’s career. Hotshoes end up mounted on plaques in museums. They hang by wellworn hotshoe straps in garages everywhere. Some are handed down to be used by the next generation of flat trackers. No matter where it ends up, a hotshoe tells a story long after its rider unstraps it from his or her left boot for the last time. Hotshoes are the metal protective covers that racers wear on their left foot. The hotshoe covers the sole of the rider’s boot and fits over the toe of the boot. The metal surface provides a smooth surface to slide in the corners and is durable enough to withstand the rough track surface. The toe cover acts just like a steel toe does in a work boot. The earliest hotshoes were built from car bumpers. The curve of the metal worked well with the rider’s boot. And racing innovation was born.
An early pioneer in the hot shoe industry was Ken Maely. Ken was born in Wisconsin and moved to California after WWII. He started building hotshoes in the 1950’s. He switched from the steel car bumpers to using band saw blades. He was very successful with this innovation, and his quality and craftsmanship earned him much recognition. Eventually he expanded his racing gear to include boots. Maely was also a pioneer in another area. He created and used branded packaging using his logo and wordmark for his products. You can see a very well-preserved example of a pair of his racing boots and the branded box in the racing gallery at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame has several examples of
hotshoes. From homemade, purpose-built shoes, to Ken Maely hotshoes, to blanks. Each one is an example of the evolution of the sport. When you look at the hotshoes, you can see that each manufacturer had their own style. Once you learn what to look for, you can see who made the hotshoe by how the straps attach, how the toe gusset is made, and how the surface is built up. Blanks are the starting point for the hotshoe manufacturer. They customize each hotshoe to the rider’s specifications. Every aspect of the hotshoe is one-off, from the curve of the sole to the areas where the surface is built up.
Sturgis South Dakota is home to a well-known hotshoe manufacturer, Light Shoe. Gary and Kellie Kinzler have been making hot shoes for over 25 years. In 2023, they will make their 5000th hot shoe! That’s quite a testimony to their craftsmanship and dedication to the sport. Stop by the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame and check out the hotshoe display, as well as other racing memorabilia and gear. Special thanks to the Kinzlers for their contributions to this article.
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realized at the last minute a few weeks before Bike Week that none of my motorcycles were “Rally Ready.” I needed to act fast. I needed a new bike that would fit the bill quickly and without spending a pile of money. Harley produced Dyna’s from 1991 through 2017 in many different configurations. They are plentiful, [relatively] inexpensive, and loads of parts are available to set one up in almost any configuration you wish. I love Muscle Cars almost as much as I love Harley-Davidsons, and I think of a Dyna as the “Muscle Car” of Harley’s. Out of the box, they are pretty good at handling, they have a decent amount of power, and they aren’t loaded up with a
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bunch of stuff you don’t need like a radio or cruise control and [except
for the Convertible and Switchback models] are free from saddlebags and windshields.
I promised myself (and my wife) that this one wouldn’t get out of hand dollars-wise, so I stuck myself with a limit of ten grand, including the bike purchase. Facebook Marketplace has deals on wheels, so I went to the iPad to find myself a 2003 Anniversary Low Rider for $4250. That meant that I still had $5750 to spend on the rest of my bike. A little here and a little there goes a long way. Every Harley needs a free-flowing air cleaner and a good exhaust system. A killer exhaust system does three things: 1-look fantastic 2-sound incredible 3-make power and torque. For the exhaust on this project, I ordered a Trask Performance Assault 2 into 1 with the stainless finish and an Assault series
air cleaner in gloss black. I own a repair shop with a Dynamometer, so I get to test all of the parts we sell over the counter and install in our service department. Apart from the fact that Nick Trask and I are friends, I have installed dozens of his exhaust systems and air cleaners on my customer’s bikes. I already knew going in that I was getting parts that not only look Dynamite (see what I just did there?), but I was also getting parts that were premium in quality, fit, finish, and ease of installation. I also knew these parts would give me more horsepower and torque on the dyno. Before I could start installing the new air cleaner and stainless exhaust, I wanted to make sure that my bike was running as well as it could, and I also wanted to see what kind of torque and horsepower my stock 88-in Twin Cam was making in stock form. As I suspected, my Dyna pumped out 65 horsepower and 74-pound feet of torque. With the Trask parts, I hope to see gains in power and torque and in the look of my Dyna overall. First impressions: These days you never know what
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you will get when you open a box from a manufacturer. Did the manufacturer put any thought into the packaging, or did they ziptie the exhaust to a piece of cardboard, throw it into a box with some spray foam, and ship it? Will a bunch of parts be rattling around in the air cleaner package? Is the clear glass-like front of the air cleaner going to be protected? These questions can be answered simply; Nick Trask and his team of developers, engineers, fabricators, and packing staff are all on point! Everything was packaged neatly and very simply. In fact, I would go as far as to say that it is beyond evident that every person that has anything to do with the parts they [Trask] make takes pride in his or her job to the point that there is no question that you are getting a quality part. If these parts are as simple to install and work half as well as packaged, I knew I was getting some of the highest quality parts on the market! Installation was a breeze! In fact, the exhaust was the most straightforward 2 into 1 that I have ever installed. The muffler didn’t even require a clamp, which is a Godsend should I ever need to remove it. The
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air cleaner was just as professionally packaged and just as simple to install. Once both parts were on the bike, it was back to the dyno where right off the rip, my Dyna made more power AND more torque! I ended up with 69 horsepower and 78 lbs. feet of torque. Not bad if you ask me. I can’t wait to install a set of Feuling 543 cams next!
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ow, is the only way I could start this article. Sean Jackson from Pennsylvania sweeps into the Biltwell People’s Champ this year and tears a path straight to the winners’ circle with a bike that is anything but traditional. There are a few builders these days that have broken away from convention. Among them, names like Hawk Lawshe, CT Newman, and now the likes of Sean Jackson are added to their ranks. What
Article By: Chris Callen Photos By:Geoff Kowalchuck started out as a way to set his own mind straight with a latenight submission to the contest ended in a bike that’s style has never been seen before. Sean is a young man of 35 years old but has already lived a lifetime and a half by his experience. He started in the world of motorcycles at the tender age of 10 when his mother started dating his stepdad. Jackson remembers when he moved into their house, and all of a sudden, a ‘79 Low Rider rolled
right through the front door. He was a real old school 60’s biker and believed motorcycles shouldn’t live outside. This was Sean’s first real father figure; from that moment, he was all about motorcycle culture. They got his mother into riding with a candy apple red ‘88 Sportster. He helped his stepdad lower the bike for her and get her started, but after a short time, she decided that holding the bars wasn’t for her. No matter, Sean was 15 and able to get a
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motorcycle license in PA, so he began showing up to school on his Harley. At the time, Jackson was already tearing bikes apart, even the motors, and putting them back together. He was obsessed with Biker Build Off of the day with Jesse and Billy as two of his original heroes and already knew it was what he wanted to do. Unfortunately, life has other plans for us at times. At 18 and fresh outta High School, Sean went to UTI Hot Rod Institute in PA. While there, he worked on cars and bikes but knew it wasn’t a way to make real money. He started working in construction after school and put himself through welding school with that money. After getting all his certifications, he was
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offered a job as a Welder / Machinist despite half that skill set being absent from his resume. The company was willing to teach him the machining skills, and he went at it with a fever learning on manual machines, continuing to work for that company for the next 12 years. He rose through the ranks, finally landing a spot in their engineering program. Making 6 figures and traveling all over the world. He had achieved success and was still a young man. It was right around COVID when a chance meeting would change his life forever. On a regular trip to the local powder coater, he presented an FXR swinger he fabricated. Amazed at the part, the man told him he had
to meet his brother, Tom Banks. Now, Sean had heard of Tom and knew stories about his incredible collection of motorcycles, but it would be much later when he saw him zoom past on a back road around Coneaut while testing a bike for the Cannonball, that he would finally meet him in person. That day two things happened. One was the two men hit it right off and started working on old bikes together, and two, Sean missed a wedding he was supposed to be in. Nevertheless, from that point, he was on Team Banks. First as a mechanic for Cannonball, then as a rider, then on the race team for Sons Of Speed, and finally as a
partner in Competition Distributing. It has been a roller coaster ride, to say the least. Which is where the story of this bike starts. Sean had competed in the Virginia City Round Up show with a Pan America that he did an incredible custom job on, but after a blown motor, he felt the need to vindicate himself. On a trip to Florida, he got word of a Panhead and snatched up what might have been one of the last great baskets.
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PANERTIA TECH SHEET OWNER: SEAN JACKSON CITY/STATE: SPRINGBORO PA BUILDER: SEAN JACKSON YEAR: 1948 MODEL: FL TIME: 8 MONTHS ENGINE YEAR: 1948 MODEL: FL BUILDER: GEORGE BANKS / GARY ELLIS IGNITION: DISPLACEMENT: PISTONS: HEADS: STOCK CARB: DUAL LINKERTS CAM: STOCK AIR CLEANER: COMPETITION DISTRIBUTING SCOOPS EXHAUST: HANDMADE BY SEAN PRIMARY: OPEN CHAIN TRANSMISSION YEAR: 1948 MAKE: HARLEY DAVIDSON SHIFTING: 4 SPEED HANDSHIFT FRAME YEAR: 2023 MODEL: CUSTOM RAKE: STOCK STRETCH: STOCK FORKS: BUILDER: SEAN JACKSON/ KEVIN O’NEAL TYPE: TRAILING LINK HILLCLIMB STYLE TRIPLE TREES: CUSTOM MADE STAINLESS EXTENSION: WHEELS FRONT WHEEL: INVADER BY LED SLED SIZE: 21” TIRE: BATES BAJA FRONT BRAKE: NONE REAR WHEEL: INVADER BY LED SLED SIZE: 18” TIRE: BATES BAJA REAR BRAKE: CUSTOM DUAL BREMBO CALIPERS PAINT PAINTER: BRIAN O’NEAL WUDS GOODS COLOR: TEAL AND GREY TYPE: GRAPHICS: NONE CHROMING: ACCESSORIES BARS: CUSTOM MADE BY SEAN RISERS: BRASS CUSTOM MADE HAND CONTROLS: CUSTOM MADE BY SEAN FOOT CONTROLS: PAPERSTREET CUSTOMS GAS TANK(S): CUSTOM MADE BY SEAN OIL TANK: CUSTOM MADE BY SEAN FRONT FENDER: NONE REAR FENDER: NONE SEAT: CUSTOM MADE HAND TOOLED LEATHER FROM CZECH REPUBLIC HEADLIGHT: TAIL LIGHT: JOE MARSHALL CUSTOMS SPEEDO: NONE Photographer: Geoff kowalchuk
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Twenty-Five hundred dollars. He got it all, motor, frame, the whole deal. He admits he couldn’t get the money out fast enough. This would be Sean’s first Panhead, and he had wanted to build an old school version of the West Coast lowrider style bike with something like a Pan for years. He figured this might be his chance, so he threw his name in the hat for the Biltwell People’s Champ show. Much to his surprise, he was picked as one of the top twenty builders this year, and his idea immediately changed. Jackson felt that if he was gonna compete at this level, to get people to really notice his skills, he would have to do something that people had never seen before. Being an antique nut for all things mechanical, he had long been a fan of old pre-war planes with their inertia starters and knew that if he could figure out how to use one from an old P40 Warhawk, it would be small enough and fit into the aesthetics of a bike. After a ton of research and a bunch of testing, he had the start. The whole bike would be built around this idea, but he didn’t stop there. Sean’s buddy Kevin mentioned that he had been looking at laser cut
furniture and that it might be an idea for the frame. Rather than a tube design, they went with that. It would be entirely made from 304 stainless, laser cut, then bent in-house to the shape you see. To add to that, as if you needed to, rather than weld this revolutionary frame design together, they decided to bolt it all with Oxide coated 304 stainless hardware and satin-coated aluminum standoffs. Sean said the number of times the bike went together and apart was worth it in the end, but it also made him feel like he would never try that again. The front end was based on a 1930 Harley factory hill climber from stainless and made entirely inhouse. After several tanks that just didn’t work, Sean decided to just fab his own. With the primary goal of blending old and new seamlessly, Sean set out using Brembo brakes and Invaderr wheels, some of the only parts not made in-house. Tom’s brother, George and Gary Ellis, took care of the motor that needed everything and let him focus on the build. One last hurdle; a dual Linkert manifold. The ultimate challenge for any tuner. In the end, it would be an entire day
with Mike Silvio to make the dual carbs work. He got about six miles on it, and two days later, he was on his way to California. The bike would need to make a 50-mile shakedown run to be eligible for the competition, which it did with nearly no stumble. Other than a minor misunderstanding of the Petcock position. Pulling back into Cook’s corner after that 50-mile ride gave Sean all the reward he needed. He had built the bike that he challenged himself to do, and if that was all he got out of it, then he was good with what he had done. He had made the top six, finished the build, completed the ride, and brought something out that everyone was talking about. But that wasn’t all. At 9pm, when they announced the winner, Sean Jackson walked away with the big old check and the accolades as being 2023’s Biltwell Peoples’ Champ. We couldn’t think of a better builder to score this incredible honor.
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n case you avoid the northern Mid-West of the United States during the winter season, you may have missed the reason we call this the Mid-West Motorcycle Mecca. Each year for the past three decades, thousands of motorcyclel o v i n g custom nerds descend on the St. Paul River Center for a celebration that is twofold. One is the undying spirit of the custom culture that lives in this part of the country, and the second is the man that stands as their shining example, Mr. Donnie Smith. As suggested in the title, this was the 34th annual Donnie Smith Show.
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One of our favorite items on We got to catch up with them the show floor this year was and did an excellent interview the vintage drag race displays for Grease & Gears TV. of seventies-era racers. Jay There were bikes from all walks of life on the show floor. John Jessup won the Spirit of Sturgis from Rod Woodruf and a customp a i n t e d guitar for his outstanding example of a clean custom Softail. He also won about enough hardware to rent a U-Haul to get it all home. This cat is on the move, and the whole crew at Dream Rides Tennessee is along for the ride! V- Tw i n Visionary was on hand for the first Rogers from the Iowa Hog year with a performance show Drags. & Nostalgia Reunion inside the show. Right up had some really cool bikes, front and center, they had an even a few with twin motors. excellent showing of bikes.
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Every indication, I would suspect that they will continue to have a presence there. We were, once again, given the opportunity to gather Garage Builders from the Dennis Kirk Garage Build Community. Jason Schulberg came out as one of our DK Garage Builders. Jason has been a good friend for quite a long time now, and he brought out a killer Pan from his collection and an outstanding Knuckle that we took a little time to shoot. The story was so remarkable that we couldn’t let it get away. Look for that in an upcoming issue. The Garage Builders had their own lounge upstairs this year with plenty of seating area to relax in the hustle and bustle of it all. They even let me sneak in my new Panhead for display. Another one of our garage builders, Chris Trapp, brought two bikes for the show. He let us take a look at his crazy collection of bikes, and we hope to see him in this display next year with more of them. One of our favorite Minnesota brothers, Kevin “Teach” Baas, the originator of Chopper Class, was back on hand this year at the River Center after a hiatus from COVID. Joining him with his own students was Mr. Jones from New York, who had a class build on display. These two men are the salt of the earth and collectively have made impressions on decades of high school students with their programs. Teach got a check from Dave Perewitz & Donnie Smith from the Hamsters USA for the School’s program. The pride they had in the photo from the moment was evident. Tom Summers of the Hamsters had a blast from the past on display with his “Heavy Breathing” CB 750 Four Digger. This bike was pretty much the most famous person in the room. Folks, both young and old stopped to give it the respect it was due. And what’s not to love, scrollwork, solid struts, turbocharger... Hot Damn! We had the opportunity to spend some time in the swap meet area. You guys know I’m a sucker for
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a good bargain, but this place also seems to be so much more about the history of the custom culture from that area. You see SBF parts or whole rollers that proclaim Smith Bros Fetro Original here and there. Really a special part of the world. One such story came to us from Mike Swanson, who Donnie introduced us to. He had a bike that his father built with Donnie Smith’s help back in the day. After his father passed, Mike ended up with the bike and took it back to Donnie to bring it back to its original majesty. We fell in love with the story, so it’s also coming your way shortly. In closing, the Donnie Smith Show is what it is from year to year because of the people surrounding it. The ones who put their passion on display every year. I can tell you, being from a proud part of the country myself, there is very little that a town won’t do to embolden its civic pride, and in the Twin Cities area, that is steeped in gasoline culture. Winter times are spent in pursuit of the finest hot rods and choppers, and summers are spent running down the roads with them. Just the way it should be. So another year of the DSS, and with it, another birthday celebration for its namesake Mr. Donnie Smith who celebrated 81 this year. We were very honored to be included in the festivities, and as long as they will have us, we will make it a part of our calendar year, as should you! As we wrapped up this issue, we spoke with Neil Ryan, the promoter behind this show, and we discussed some changes that are on the horizon for the Donnie Smith Show. While many are in the works, one he was willing to let out early is that there will be an invitational component to the show next year. Imagine being invited to display by one of the men who invented custom motorcycles, to begin with. See you in St. Paul!
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As a full-time, active-duty Marine, Mike Dunlap works hard and naturally plays hard. It was a no-brainer for him when it came time to purchase his next bike, this beautiful 2020 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special. Although it may look simply like another “black Road Glide,” it is anything but. Like those of us who grew up without the “see it now” concept of social media, Mike grew up with magazines and movies to fuel that need for all things motorized and fast. Mike told me he has always had
Article And Photos By: Missi DeBord a fascination for cars and motorcycles. It was no surprise that he made that natural progression from his first bike at age 18, a Yamaha R6, to a Yamaha R, eventually getting his first Harley. Around 2013 he acquired a 1200 Sportster he rode for a while, then went a few years without a bike while going through deployments. When he was ready to ride again, he knew he wanted a touring bike. His original idea was to start with a Road Glide and customize it in “cholo style” because he hadn’t seen that done, but
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he really liked the idea of a touring bike you could ride hard. The performance bikes were starting to be a hit on the west coast at the time, so he decided it was time to bring one to the East. Inspired by several of his friends in the industry, Mike had a vision of what he wanted, and just like a few of the car builds he has had a hand in, his vision came to life, even though he was not the “hands-on” builder. His idea was to keep it that simple “black bike” but with all the goodies. This Road Glide was uplifted with stock 131 crate motor, with a CVO flashed ignition. He went old school with the S&S Mini Tear Drop air cleaner. Mike kept the stock transmission using a Greene Brothers shift linkage and updated the primary with Vulcan’s chain drive and sprockets. The front end was upgraded with
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Kraus trees, using Boosted Brad risers and FM Bars. Of course, the suspension had to be upgraded as well, and he went with Ohlin suspension’s Big Bear Performance BBP+2 30mm cart on the front and their HD 44s on the rear. He chose a Lyndall 19” front wheel and upgraded the front brakes to the Brembo Cafe Racer using Lyndall Rotors. He replaced the gas tank with a cut tank by Luckystrike Designs. Its purpose is to give you a more comfortable ride, allowing you to hug the tank. The tank was lined with Hofmann Carbon and topped off with a Speed Kings gas cap. He also used Hofmann Designs front and rear fenders, and Screamin Speed N Fab side covers. The bike was painted back to its stock color by GAS Paint & Performance.
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SINISTER TECH SHEET Owner: Mike Dunlap City/State: Stafford, Va Builder: Lysle Varshine Year: 2020 Model: FLTRXS Time: NA ENGINE Year: 2020 Model: Stock HD 131 Crate Motor Builder: harley-davidson Ignition: CVO Flashed Displacement: NA Pistons: Stock Heads: Stock Carb: NA Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: S&S Mini Tear Drop Exhaust: SPB Fab Pie Cut Primary: Vulcan Chain Drive & Sprockets TRANSMISSION Year: 2020 Make: Stock Shifting: Greene Brothers Shift Linkage FRAME Year: 2020 Model: Harley-Davidson Rake: Stock Stretch: Stock Forks/Suspension Builder: Stock Type: Stock Triple Trees: Kraus Suspension: Ohlins /Big Bear Performance BBP +2 30mm cart and Rear is Ohlins HD 44s WHEELS Front Wheel: Lyndall Size: 19” Tire: Metzeler Cruisetec Front Brake : Brembo / Lyndall Rotors Rear Wheel: Size: 18” Tire: Metzeler Cruisetec Rear Brake: Lyndall Rotors PAINT Painter: GAS Paint and Performance Color: Stock Type: NA Graphics: NA Chroming: NA ACCESSORIES Bars: FM Bars Risers: Boosted Brad Hand Controls: Elite Mototech Foot Controls: Boosted Brad Gas Tank(s): Luckystrike Designs /Hofmann Carbon and Speed Kings Gas Cap Oil Tank: Fueling Vented Dipstick Front fender: Hofmann Designs Rear Fender: Hofmann Designs Seat: Saddlemen Headlight: Baja Designs/ Big Bear Performance BBP Tail light: Custom Dynamics Speedo: Kraus Relocation Crash Bar: SantoroFab Side Covers: Screamin Speed N Fab Horn Delete/Axle Cones: MyMachinist Photographer: Missi DeBord
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Mike chose the Baja Designs Headlight and says you can see for miles! See what I mean about this not being just “another black bike?” Mike said he could not have reached his goal without the help of Lysle Varshine, Thunder Road Harley-
Davidson, Get Lowered Cycles, and GAS Paint and Performance. Good job guys. I think it’s beautiful… can I ride it?
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he second annual Tenn. Jam Sons of Speed Vintage Motorcycle Racing was held on May 27th at Tennessee National Speedway in Hohenwald, Te n n e s s e e . This historic sleepy small town is located west of Columbia, TN, and is no stranger to the race scene. Racers and a few tuning l e g e n d s came to run their vintage motorcycles on the 3/8mile clay track. The 45 class was the largest in attendance. There were also Hot 61 and 30.50 S i n g l e s running. For the second year, there were modern racers on the track for a class or two that included the Boswell Hooligans were in attendance on their 1200 Sportsters. Friday was practice day. After track preparation, racers
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made their way onto the track to work on gearing and find the fastest line on the banked red clay. Shadd Reed got the most out of the track time. He ran all
day and had a great time putting his machine through the paces. There was a lot of activity in the pits all weekend. There were repairs, gear changes, air pressure adjustments, engine and transmission swaps. Berry
Wardlaw worked his magic on Billy Lanes 45 class racer and on the 1934 CAC. Bill Page worked beside Sean Jackson of Competition Distributing, preparing their bikes for race day. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention our friend Tom Banks, racer 84u. He had an incident on the track during practice and was unable to compete. The Competition Distributing team withdrew from the races but was there in spirit. Continued prayers and positive thoughts are being sent to Tom and his family. On race day, the VIPs arrived early and made their way to the pit area to visit with the racers, where they were able and encouraged to get autographs and photos of the historic motorcycles and their teams. Gates opened to an enthusiastic crowd, ready for an incredible
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day of racing action. This year, the vendors on hand were an excellent addition, including Concepts Café Billy Lane Coffee and Whiteknuckler brand knives. Indian Larry Motorcycles displayed new frames, side covers, and t-shirts. A wide variety of official photos of your favorite racers were available from Ed “Edzo” Harriger. Journey Biker Church had t-shirts, shop rags, pens, and a raffle for a hand-painted sign by Pastor Jim O’Brien. He also had the ugliest panhead on display, built by Billy Lane. Chloe O’Brien performed a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem, and local heroes were honored before riders started their engines. Trey Clark and Jody Perewitz were the announcers who kept the crowd up all day. The 45 class took to the track first for one of nine heats that included Sons of Speed regulars #13 eBay Jake, #17 Carey Maynell, #03 Shadd Reed, #313 Randy “Detroit” Hayward, #105 Mike Bellomo, #68 Erik Lund, #50 Michael Lange, #35 Nathan Grubb, #83 John Smallwood, #20 Thelma Tomalewicz, #71 Matt Sorenson, #1907 Moonshiner Crazy Chuck, #304 Luke Atkinson and #74 Byron Bartley. A few new racers to the Sons of Speed were #3 Robbie Lee, #37w Jay Wright, and #60 Matt Weaver, who rode the only Indian in the field. Competitors took all their knowledge from practice and put it into action. In heat after heat, the track came in, and speeds increased as the red clay developed several fast grooves. The final race put the fastest riders on the track for a competitive race for the checked flag. eBay Jake came out on top over Michael Lange and Luke Atkinson. The 30.50 Single class had two bikes, Billy Lane’s 1934 Harley Davidson CAC 500cc factory race bike, 1 of 12 built, and Jason Brooks rode his 1934 Harley Davidson race bike. This was the only race for the singles. The racing was side by side. The riders kept swapping the lead, but Jason Brooks would come out on top at
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the end of the race over Billy Lane. The Hot 61 class was fast, as usual. #21 Michael Lange led the way through the five laps and took home the checkered flag over #88 Nick Hunter and #17 Carey Maynell. The Hooligans took the track last for a few heat races and did not disappoint. They ran extremely hard, sliding and counter steering through the banked corners. During the final race, a few lead changes occurred before Bubba Boswell took it for good and brought home the checkered flag, beating out Hammer VanScyoc. This race weekend was full of memories, friends, and family. If you have not attended a Sons of Speed race yet, put it on your list, you will not be disappointed. Follow Sons of Speed Vintage Racing on Instagram and/or Facebook for details of upcoming races.
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ith the overwhelming success that the Legends and Legacies was last year at SmokeOut, we though that rather than water it down what we would try to do is keep it special. In that, we don’t think that doing the same Legends and Legacies every year would be the things but instead that will only be every third year. For the years in between we would
reserve the right to be an invited builder to the top 20 bikes of Cycle Source Magazine from the year prior. So this year our Law Tigers Legends Gallery at SmokeOut will proudly be filled with bikes right out of these pages that our readers voted as the best of the year. Each year when we do our nominations for the best of awards we ask you to vote on all the feature bikes from that
year as well and from that we select the top ten bikes for special mention in the Year In Review Issue. Now, along with that we are including the next ten in line to also be honored in our main exhibit hall at The Smoke Out Rally. Along with these incredible motorcycles you will be able to see and bid on a whole new set of custom painted tanks for the Tankful project that benefits Meals On Wheels.
DANIEL HEMAN
johnny 99
pat patterson
brock bridges
brandon keene
sean jackson
rick dozer
nick rutherford
Rich Pitoniak
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daniel donley
chris callen
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kasper branski
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ast years inaugural 2022 Tankful was even announced this years event we such a success, raising $15,000 for already had a full house of volunteer Meals On Wheels in both Salis- artists. We hope that this year will be bury and Spearfish South Dakota. an even bigger success allowing us to In the name of Hamsters USA fill more tanks. Look for the live aucFounder Ed Kerr, we are thrilled to tion on September 7th, contunuing announce it continues on for 2023. throughout the SmokeOut. It is hard to believe that before we
jody perewitz
robbie lynch
ashley alexander bobby bordeaux
brian bordeaux
ellis kustoms
eric puglia
james patience
yamasha
michelle bartrum michls kustoms
Missi Debord
mo diaz
ron fleanor
steve gibson
dave perewitz
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f this Panhead could talk, it would have an amazing tale to tell. The cases and some of the internals are from 1951: the heads are from the 1970s. The rest was reborn in 2021 at Cycle Stop USA. This engine and frame have taken John Stanfield from Florida to Born Free California and back more than once. When I finally got my hands on the engine for a complete rebuild, the cases
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Article And Photos By: Jason Hallman were cracked, and the pistons had about .020” side-to-side clearance. This Panhead and John’s friend Dusty were John’s best friends, and neither had ever left John stranded. For that loyalty, John never left either of them stranded either. John’s Panhead always managed to start when John stomped the kicker pedal, no matter how tired she was. For some reason, Stanfield decided I would be the one to
rebuild his engine from the crank pin out. When we disassembled the engine, I was aghast. I could hardly believe that this engine had any life left in it. John assured me that before he removed it to deliver it to my shop, he fired it one last time to make sure it still ran. I told him he should just buy an S&S. Little did John know that that would be the last time he or anyone else would ever hear this
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engine run again. Cancer sucks. It is a thief that steals everything from you unscrupulously and indiscriminately; regardless of your net worth, your accomplishments, or how hard you pray, Cancer will take that all away with no regard for what you had planned or how much you are loved. My relationship with John was not always an easy one. We did plenty of business in the few years we knew each other, and while he was always fair with me and I with him, we bickered and bartered over motorcycles and parts until his dying days. I bought a set of wheels from John only a couple days before he passed that I plan to put on my dad’s bagger. This engine build meant a lot to both of us. The fact that he asked me to handle this rebuild was a matter of pride. So much so that I only let a few people contribute to the build. One such individual is a man who can never get enough credit for his talent and ability. I don’t think he even bothers to read magazines. He still has a flip phone, and his shop is in an airconditioned corner of an open-air sheet metal barn in Florida. His name is Keith Harvey. “Harv,” as his friends call him, is an incredibly talented engine builder that quite honestly deserves much of the credit for this beautiful work of art. Harv handles our early (Evo and older) crankshafts and some Shovel and Panhead cylinder head work. My daughter Amanda is now third generation, and I took this opportunity to teach her about prealternator Shovels and Pans and let her tear down the engine with my supervision. She also
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spent a great deal of time using our Vapor Honing Technology cabinets to put a nice finish on all of the parts. The cases were cracked in several places, so we enlisted our friends at Advanced Cycle Machining in Wisconsin. I can honestly say that I have used them for decades, and they are the only ones I trust. The cases were so damaged that they had to call to make sure that we “really wanted to repair them.” I assured them we did with one caveat; do NOT grind, polish or machine any of the welds. John wanted those scars to be part of the overall charm of the project, and I am glad we did it that way, especially now, given that this engine will tell this story in its own way. Ultimately, we reused the Flywheels, Cases, and pushrod tube collars. Everything else was either sourced new or refurbished from John’s personal collection. I am a big fan of Zenith carbs with adjustable main jets, so we put a brand-new one on the engine. The intake manifold is sealed with one of FNA Cycles, Tite Seal Kits. Justin at Lineweber ground us a camshaft that would suit this engine perfectly, and S&S was the source of the new oil pump. Once the engine was done, John came in to pick it up. This engine cost more than a brand-new Pan from S&S would. Without a word, John paid the bill, and we loaded it in his truck. That was the last time I saw John Stanfield for two years. A few months ago, near the end of the workday, I was walking from the shop into the showroom when there was an unfamiliar face looking straight into my soul. The man that stood before me weighed
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS TECH SHEET Owner: John Stanfeild City/State: Lakeland Florida Builder: John Stanfield, Smokey, Gary Year: 2023 Model: Chopper Value: Priceless Time: 3-years ENGINE Year: 1950 Model: Pan Head Builder: Cycle Stop USA Ignition: Points Displacement: 80 cubic inch Pistons: Forged Heads: Shovelhead Carb: Zenith Bendix Cam: Lineweber Air Cleaner: Brass Exhaust: Shotgun Primary: BDL TRANSMISSION Year: 2020 Make: Ultima 6-speed Shifting: Hand FRAME Year: Unknown Model: Rigid Rake: Stock Stretch: Stock FORKS Builder: Harley Type: Springer Triple Trees: Extension: None WHEELS Front Wheel: 40-Spoke Size: 16-inch Tire: Front Brake: None Rear Wheel: 40-Spoke Size: 16-inch Tire: Rear Brake: Custom Chrome PAINT Painter: None! Color: Type: Graphics: None ACCESSORIES Bars: Chrome Risers: Chrome Hand Controls: Foot Controls: Gas Tank(s): Oil Tank: Panhead style Front fender: None Rear Fender: Rolled trailer fender Seat: Mexican blanket Headlight: Yellow Taillight: 32 Ford style Speedo: Nope Photographer: Jason Hallman
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approximately 120-130 lbs. and had straight hair. I didn’t recognize him at all. As I said “hello,” he responded, “You don’t remember me, do you… you built my Panhead!” I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand straight up. It was John Stanfield, but not the John Stanfield I knew. The John Stanfield I knew was stocky, weighed 250+lbs, wore a crooked smile, and had long, flowing black hair like a Lion’s mane. Within
weeks, John was gone again, this time forever. He left behind some unfinished business; part of that was this Panhead. Dusty and a few others finished the assembly for the memorial. I promised Dusty and John’s widow that I would write this article to offer some sort of closure. F#@k Cancer!
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however, and I should knock on wood right about now because I’m not actually home yet, and it has been quite the opposite. The temperatures have been hovering around perfect, the wind has been light, and the recent heavy
rains have left everything green and flowery. Much of the ride has resembled the cover of a Great Plains and Quilts Magazine if
that’s a thing. Sputtering out of my neighborhood on a Wednesday afternoon, dark clouds loomed in the direction I was heading yet failed to release a single drop of rain. As I approached the edge of town, I watched as the last of the hustle and bustle of the city grew more and more distant in my mirror until it soon it faded away completely. Only fields of corn and wheat now reflecting its peaceful i m a g e in my direction. I meandered my way northeast with no real sense of a destination other than w a k i n g up a little closer to Duluth than I had the following morning. As I often do when navigating America’s forgotten farm roads, I thought about what
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small towns lay in my future. I thought about the characters I would meet along the way and the new roads I would explore. Although this is a fairly quick 2,200-mile ride, I knew it still presented an opportunity to discover something new. I entered Nebraska by way of Colorado Highway 14 and held the course until I arrived in Ogallala. At about this time, I could see that the sun was starting to sag a little low and that finding a place to rest should become a priority. Not feeling the desire to set up a camp anywhere, I started looking for a small roadside motel within 50 miles of my general direction. Google Maps led me to the Hitching Post Motel in Arthur, Nebraska. As it turns out, I have actually been through Arthur before but have never stopped. I started to remember this as I worked my way through the endless sweeping curves of tarmac draped like a ribbon between the vibrant green hills of the appropriately named Sand Hills region of the state. Vibrant yellow and white flowers presented as a comforter atop the blanket of green. Truly a site for tired eyes. Before stopping at the motel, I opted to swing by the only restaurant in town, The Bunkhouse, to ensure I had time to get changed before they closed for the evening. Things tend to shut down early in these little places. As I approached the Bunkhouse, within sight of the motel, I couldn’t help but notice a collection of about ten motorcycles parked out front. I passed by, not giving it much thought, made a U-turn, and headed back to park. By the time my squeaky kickstand landed on the gravel, a handful of the bike owners from inside had made their way outside to say hello. As it turns out, a few of them have been following my exploits for some time now and were excited to get a firsthand look at the grease machine I call my motorcycle. This is always a nice way to be welcomed into a place. After some pleasant conversation, handshaking and being given a tip to ride Whitman Road, I changed into civilian clothes and bellied up to the bar for a hearty meal. What struck me about this experience was the sense of comfort this quaint little town brought me, I almost didn’t want to leave but knew that I had no option. Fortunately, the tip on Whitman Road made my exit to the north about as pleasant as saying goodbye can be. A single lane of
road, often no more than 8 feet wide, stretched as far into the horizon as the eye can see. Bounding, dipping, and diving through the hills and inbetween lakes, I felt a bit like an explorer discovering new lands. For miles and miles, my eyes settled on nothing more than what nature offered, with only the occasional reminder of civilization. That’s where the true beauty of these places resides, in the reminder that we are a guest on this planet and we shouldn’t become complacent to its beauty and generosity in what it offers. As the end of Whitman Road drew nearer, I drank in one last look before turning onto Highway 2, which is no road to overlook either. I managed, in fact, to ride what I would consider to be some of America’s prettiest and loneliest roads until the day turned to night. It was arguably one of the best days of riding I have had in quite some time. Duluth is a place I had never been. I really had no idea what to expect. It turns out that it is a really nice place. Nestled along the edge of Lake Superior, I got a strong sense that things were moving and shaking throughout the area. Signs of new hip businesses everywhere, cool looking old buildings turned into swanky hotels and breweries, a heavily used walking and cycling trail that runs for 8 miles along the water’s edge, there really is a lot going on. In addition, Andy and his wife, Molly, met me with the finest hospitality as soon as I arrived. I was treated to fantastic meals, a place to sleep, and endless conversation I never wanted to end. I was given a full tour of the Aerostich facility, the production room where each item is still sewn by hand, and an in-depth history of the business. It’s truly a fascinating business and one that is dedicated more to providing a quality product that serves a purpose than to turning a profit. That’s a rare quality to find in a business these days. As Andy puts it, the Aerostich product is a tool for the avid motorcyclist, and much in the way a tradesman expects his tools to perform correctly and last for years, so should the riding gear that we, as motorcyclists, use. I’m not trying to give you the hard sell, but when I find something, whether a cool town, road, or product, I want to share it with you so that, hopefully, you find the same joy I do.
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was recently searching for something I could carry a few odds and ends in on my freshly finished Shovelhead. You know, the usual…gloves, insurance and registration cards, and a few tools. I didn’t want saddle bags or something that would be difficult to get on and off. That’s when I stumbled across Lou Garcia and his MG 805 Apparel. MG 805 Apparel carries just that, some gloves, shirts, and other riding gear. What jumped out at me first was the handmade Stash Rolls. Lou worked out of My Garage in Ventura, CA for a while, but, like a lot of things, got pushed into working out of his home when Covid hit. The Stash Rolls are made from genuine Mexican blankets, which Garcia
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makes regular trips to Mexico to stock up on. If you’re looking for a specific color, Lou is more than accommodating, helping you find what you want. Do you have a blanket you’ve carried on your bike for years or one that has meaning to you? You can send it to Lou; he’ll make your roll from itThe rolls come with a heavy leather mounting strap and measure roughly 4x12 inches inside. When closed and mounted on your ride they give no sign of their true purpose. So, if you’re in the market for storage on your bike, check out Lou Garcia and MG 805 Apparel for one of their Stash Rolls. Contact MG 805 Apparel at: 805-901-6800 IG - @mg805apparel FB - MG805 Motoclothes www.mg805apparel.com
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hen Jeff Quilty took custody of the roller that would one day become the Redheaded Stepchild, it had been passed around several friends but never had any headway made with it. Jeff loved the flow of the Faith Forgotten framed roller and traded a Shovelhead chopper for it. The roller fell to the same fate as with the previous owners for a while. It just sat in the shop. Then one day, Bill Dodge contacted Jeff and asked him to bring a build to the BC Moto at the Tennessee Motorcycles & Music Revival. With such a great honor bestowed
upon him, Jeff turned to the roller and deemed it time. Jeff will tell you he’s just a garage builder. He is self-taught in MIG and TIG welding and had just bought a lathe to teach himself on. With an opportunity like BC Moto, Jeff wanted to pull out the stops and challenge himself. Jeff pulled a chopped Sportster tank off the shelf that his friend, Brian Blanton, had given him years ago to get things started. Not only did this set the narrow chopper theme, but it had a special meaning too. You see, Bill Dodge is one of Brian’s favorite builders. Using the tank gave him a part in
the BC Moto build. Jeff had a 41mm wide glide front end on the chopper to get it around, but that wouldn’t cut it with this style. A set of Mullens Chain Drive Super Narrow triple trees were used to tighten up the front end. Before assembly, Jeff shaved the tabs off the lowers and machined 5 rings in each leg. Each of the 5 rings represents a member of Jeff’s family. Bare Knuckle Performance Risers were added and topped with motocross bars. Working his way back with the sheet metal, Jeff took an old used horseshoe oil tank he had gotten
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REDHEADED STEPCHILD TECH SHEET Owner: Jeff Quilty City/State: Colorado Springs, CO Builder: Jeff Quilty Year: 1999 Model: EVO Value: worthless Time: 8 months ENGINE Year: 1999 Model: EVO Builder: Ignition: F n A belt drive, Morrison magneto Displacement: 80ci Pistons: stock Heads: stock Carb: Lectron Cam: Andrews EV27 Air Cleaner: old sissy bar insert Exhaust: Terry Henning (even though he told me not to tell anyone) Primary: ultama open belt TRANSMISSION Make: JIMS USA 5speed Shifting: Foot clutch, hand shift FRAME Year: Model: Faith forgotten Rake: 32° Stretch: 6up Forks Builder: Type: Triple Trees: Mullins chain drive. 41mm Extension: WHEELS Front Wheel: spool Size: 21” Tire: Firestone Front Brake: none Rear Wheel: Size: 18” Tire: Firestone Rear Brake: G.M.A PAINT Painter: Darren McKeag/mother nature Color: Orange, brown, rust Graphics: Darren Mckeag Chroming: minimal ACCESSORIES Bars: Bling cycles Risers: Bare knuckle performance Hand Controls: G.M.A. Foot Controls: Jeff Quilty/ Pro taper pegs Gas Tank(s): Brian Blanton Oil Tank: horseshoe, narrowed, relocated fill cap, sight glass Front fender: none Rear Fender: CooperSmithing Seat: B & C cycles Headlight: unity spotlight Tail light: Prism supply Speedo: none Photographer: Missi DeBord
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from Sean at No School Choppers, narrowed it an inch to fit tight in the frame, and the fill was relocated to the top of the tank hidden under the seat. A sight glass was added to the side and was left raw and exposed. Moving to the back-end, Jeff contacted Cooper Smithing Co. for a fender and then went about making a sissy bar. First, Jeff mounted the bar to the outside of the axle plates, which
made things too wide. He adjusted the bar, mounted it on the plates, and hand-fit the bar to clear the chain and sprocket. The sissy bar also received the 5 rings like the fork legs. Jeff was tired of pushing the roller around, and it was time for some power. An 80-inch Evo engine was sourced, and an Andrews EV27 cam was added to perk it up. Lectron was contacted for a carburetor. After giving engine specs, and riding style, a carb arrived that was dialed in straight out of the box. Jeff took an old sissy bar insert and fabricated an air cleaner set up out of it for another one-off touch. To light the fire, an FNA magneto setup was added. To get everything to the ground a Jims 5 speed transmission was added along with a Speed Dealer hydraulic clutch set up. This was mated to the Evo by way of an Ultima belt drive. Jeff then built a mid-control setup that mounted the peg and clutch off the primary drive and matching brake on the opposite side. As everything was coming together, Jeff had the idea to use mainly button-head Allen fasteners. But, not to be one to leave well enough alone, each one was chucked up in the lathe, smoothed, and a ring machined around the head to give another one-off effect. The decision had been made to leave the sheet metal bare or in weathered condition early on. The question was, now, what to do with the frame. After researching a few different processes, Jeff decided to Oxidize the frame, giving it a weathered look and protecting it at the same time. With everything back together, Darren McKeag stepped in and laid down some of his famous artwork to finish it off. So, in the end, never ignore that project that no one else can seem to get off the ground and going. With the right motivation and a little bit of help from your friends, yours might be the next bike to grace the pages of this magazine. Now, go out and build something.
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Meanwhile, Triumph’s joint development with Bajaj would have to price competitively with this if it wants to challenge Harley-Davidson which remains the top overseas manufacturer in two-wheeler segment in terms of number of units sold annually. This is the first time a Harley-Davidson branded twowheeler has been manufactured in India. Meanwhile, I don’t believe it would affect the sales of the various, globally released models of HarleyDavidson which are also sold in India through Hero MotoCorp partnership. A person who desires a Fat Boy or Nightster, won’t suddenly settle for an X440. Big V-Twin remains a separate identity on and off the road. Hey, As you will see in this report, for maybe the first time in the history of motorcycle organizations, many are shelving their differences, to join forces, to combat the internal combustion engine bans. It’s a do or die opportunity. Here’s the obscure truth to the matter. The folks who want to ban choppers, SUVs, ships, boats, travel, planes, jets and semi-trucks are wrong, anti-science and desperate. You’ll see, check the news: Hero-Harley LaunchHeroMotoCorp announces launch of the first bike X440 under the Hero-Harley tie-up. India and Hero MotoCorp celebrated 4th of July with the launch of Harley-Davidson X440. Freedom on the road becomes reachable to the masses with an incredible ex-showroom price. This incredibly competitive price was a big surprise for many. The H-D X440 co-developed & co-designed by Hero MotoCorp through technical support by Harley-Davidson is priced at INR 229,000 ex-showroom (approximately USD 2,790 only, before taxes, insurance, etc.)
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The top variant is priced at INR 269,000 (approx. USD 3,280). Yup, those are the numbers. The bike will be sold across 25 Harley-India showrooms and 300 select Hero showrooms in India. This is gonna tempt many people because of the brand name and pricing. There are Royal Enfields
everywhere you look and one might want this ride to look distinct on the road and make a statement.
The Magnificent Internal Combustion Bill Of Rights Senate Bill 202 by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is not really called the Internal Combustion Bill of Rights, but with so much federal and state legislation carrying the “bill of rights” label, it seems like maybe it ought to be. SB 202, which passed the House on Tuesday and was sent back to the Senate to sign off on a relatively minor amendment, essentially guarantees the right of Oklahomans to use internal combustion engines and gas-fueled stoves — as long as the federal government doesn’t say otherwise. Specifically, the bill says state and local governments cannot prohibit the use of such devices. Such legislation might seem unnecessary, but House sponsor Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, said it is because “nationally, we have lost our ever-loving mind.” Specific to SB 202, Echols was referring to efforts in some cities to ban or restrict internal combustion engines and the installation of new
natural gas stoves, as well as furnaces and hot water tanks. Fredric Harrell, Director, Conferences & Events, Motorcycle Riders Foundation California Legislative Alert - They will ultimately ban everything. Letters Needed Now to Keep Competition OHVs on California Public Lands The Motorcycle Industry Council is calling on all powersports companies to add their names, on their letterhead, to an MIC-drafted letter in support of legislation to allow continued use of competition-model OHVs on public lands in California. “Without the passage of California Senate Bill 708 in the state assembly, the use of competition OHVs on public land in the state will be in jeopardy,” said Scott Schloegel, senior vice president at the MIC Government Relations Office. “We’re facing this threat because the state’s Red Sticker Program for competition OHVs was terminated by the California Air Resources Board in 2021. A solution, SB-708, has passed the Senate but it’s currently being held up in the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. So, we need immediate assistance from across the powersports industry to advance this important legislation and keep access open for these popular competition machines.” Authored by State Senator Brian Jones, a longtime motorcycle advocate and rider himself, SB-708 would create “sanctioned event permits” – starting on January 1, 2025 – that would allow California residents to operate competition OHVs at sanctioned events. The new event permit will help facility staff and law enforcement to quickly identify such vehicles at these sanctioned events held on public lands. SB-708 would also
restore funds historically slated for important conservation and law enforcement efforts that were lost with the termination of the Red Sticker Program. -MIC MIC Prevents New Motorcycle Catalytic Converter Requirement in California - The MIC Government Relations Office worked with California state legislators to have motorcycles excluded in a new bill requiring engraving or etching on catalytic converters, among other anti-theft measures. Drafted to clamp down on an epidemic of automotive catalytic converter thefts, Senate Bill 55
would have created a number of expensive problems for motorcycle manufacturers, dealers, and customers. Writing to the bill’s sponsor, California State Senator Thomas Umberg, the MIC GRO stated that requiring motorcycle manufacturers to engrave or etch the vehicle identification number onto each catalytic converter would be a costly and burdensome task, and such theft is not a widespread problem for motorcycle owners. Further, the letter stated that there was no safe harbor provision for vehicles already awaiting sale at dealerships, and the bill would have forced dealerships to purge their inventories. As written, the
legislation was overly broad and would have captured new and used vehicles. It would have required catalytic converters from used vehicles to be removed and sent back to manufacturers for engraving. Without the amendment secured through MIC efforts, SB-55 would have harmed California dealerships and cost the state revenue and jobs by encouraging customers to buy from nearby states. - MIC Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Controversy - The world’s first documented and verified millionmile motorcycle, with its exhibit, was put into storage in March 2023 at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame. This was apparently done ironically, but hopefully unintended, during the Vietnam Veteran Appreciation Week. This officially celebrated the 50th Anniversary, which officially ended America’s combat operations in Vietnam on March 29, 2023. The Veteran, patriotic & motorcycle community is well represented at this exhibit. The general public deserves to appreciate the mystique, heritage & nostalgia represented in this Million-Mile Motorcycle exhibit. This whole situation can indeed be a blessing in disguise for us all!! Amazing Facts & Features: Since 2009 when this exhibit was created, Sturgis Museum staff often said there were more requests to see this individual motorcycle than all the other motorcycles combined! Apache Tear stones with personally signed business cards are offered free. Also signed bundled US flags with Hupy & Abraham. News briefs celebrating world Million Mile record event, April 4, 2009 (in saddlebags) on the 5,000 to 8,000 business cards distributed yearly,
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depicted in the Charitable Causes with Charisma section is Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, also Crazy Horse stone monument. We will cover more accolades for Dave Zien and his historic motorcycle soon. The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum is located in one of the original Sturgis Post Office buildings, which is very small and forced the staff to move motorcycles around to create new exhibits. Dave’s Million-Mile Motorcycle and his accomplishments will be back, but this brings up an ongoing Museum effort, expansion. With the needed funds, the board of directors could buy additional buildings on the block and expand the museum’s footprint and exhibits. Please contact the museum if you can help. -Dave Zien
URGENT: Send a Letter to EPA Opposing Proposed Vehicle Emissions Standards Encourage opposition from officials on these proposals: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed federal emissions standards for new motor vehicles model-years ‘27 to ‘32, which are intended to dramatically increase sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and will stifle fuel technology innovation. The EPA estimates that 67% of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. would be EVs by 2032 under its proposed standards. SEMA has serious concerns with this proposal, which aggressively seeks to lower carbon emissions under timelines that effectively make electric vehicles the only option for automakers to meet its requirements. The proposal will reduce consumer choice for Americans looking to purchase new vehicles, and it will increase the cost of purchasing a new vehicle given the rising prices of EVs. Officials Must Hear from You Right Away! We need your help! Please sign a letter opposing the EPA’s proposal. Feel free to personalize the letter and explain how the agency’s push to an all-electric future will impact your interests. -SEMA History From The National Motorcycle Museum--1913 Sears
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Deluxe Dreadnought Twin The Sears DeLuxe Dreadnought was built to specifications and featured top quality components. Power came from a 9 horsepower inlet-over-exhaust V-Twin engine sourced from F.W. Spacke Machine Company of Indianapolis. This 70 cubic inch DeLuxe engine, shared by other manufacturers such as Dayton, Eagle, Minneapolis and Crawford carries Fred W. Spacke’s brand name, DeLuxe, cast into the crankcase. It had a reputation for power such that it was also fancooled and used in cycle-cars; very lightweight, narrow automobiles popular for a short time in the early 20th Century. Chain final drive was to a single speed or optional two speed rear hub. It is said that Sears had their motorcycles made to price, and that they used known racing
performance proven components instead of funding factory racing programs as their competitors did. The name Dreadnought was adopted from the name of cutting edge battleships of the early 20th Century. Sears, Roebuck, the once giant Chicago based chain of department stores, and mail order cataloger, first added a motorcycle to its offerings in 1912. Given that their catalog sales were the lifeline to remote, sparsely populated areas of America, their product had to be simple, tough and easily maintained, possibly by novices. The Sears DeLuxe Dreadnought Twin and its companion single were all of that. Production of the Dreadnought lasted until 1916 when Sears stopped sales for unknown reasons. Post WWII, Sears, under their widely used Allstate brand, brought in mostly Gilera motorcycles and
Vespa scooters from Italy, and Puch motorcycles, scooters and mopeds from Austria. Powerfully marketed up to date product offerings from Japan are probably what made Sears give up motorcycle and scooter sales altogether in the late sixties. But around that time many of us spent our early years on Allstates of every shape and color. The early Sears twins and singles are interesting and very rare. If Sears had morphed into an online marketing giant like Amazon, aside from trade laws, might we still be buying our motorcycles via catalogs, but of the online variety? When you visit the National Motorcycle Museum you’ll find this Sears in the Hagerty Best of the Best Gallery. Nearby is a Curtiss, a Reading-Standard, a Thor, an early Husqvarna twin road bike and the rare original condition 1911 Flying Merkel racer. Note: In the 1910s there were two Excelsior motorcycle manufacturers, and both were in Chicago. The maker of this Sears motorcycle is not the Ignatz Schwinn “Excelsior” that is bicycle and motorcycle associated, not the one called Excelsior Motor Manufacturing and Supply Company, but rather Excelsior Cycle Company of North Sangamon Street, Chicago, Illinois. Although this fine and rare Sears is not currently on display in the Museum, as it is touring with Mecum Auctions, it will be among hundreds of motorcycles and thousands of pieces of memorabilia offered in the John Parham Estate Collection Mecum Auction at the National Motorcycle Museum, Anamosa, Iowa, September 6 – 9, 2023. Watch for information on the Mecum Auctions website, Mecum. com For schedule information, to consign a vehicle or to register as a bidder for this and all Mecum events, visit Mecum.com, or call (262) 2755050 for more information. Wreaths Across America - And Patriot Guard Riders Inc. Enter Partnership - Nonprofits agree to work together to help support common missions for veterans and their families. National nonprofit Wreaths Across
THE CYCLE SOURCE WORLD REPORT - POWERED BY BIKERNET.COM America (WAA) is proud to announce important part in ensuring respect for members and our partner SMROs. the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) in an effort to build a stronger awareness for each group’s common missions while supporting events throughout the nation. Founded in 2007, and headquartered in Columbia Falls, Maine, WAA is best known for its annual wreath-laying ceremonies each December. The organization’s yearlong mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Now in nearly 4,000 communities across the country, WAA volunteers are committed to sharing the mission through education and stories of service and success. Founded as a national nonprofit in 2005 to shield families of fallen heroes from those that would disrupt the services of their loved ones, the Patriot Guard Riders has grown to include thousands of members across all 50 states. As the organization’s membership has grown, so has the scope of its mission. PGR also honors first responders as well as military veterans. Additionally, the organization has an active Help on The Homefront (HOTH) program, which aids our veterans and their families. The signed MOU between the two groups focuses on engagement with PGR members and WAA volunteers to create opportunities for joint community service activities that bring awareness to both groups’ missions. PGR will expand its participation in the WAA Group Sponsorship Program – there are already more than 120 PGR groups participating nationwide – which raises awareness and sponsorships to place wreaths and support programming while offering PGR an option for fundraising for the important work they do in their communities year-round. “Since WAA was founded, Patriot Guard Riders have been involved in the mission and its members play an
our veterans and their families,” said Karen Worcester, executive director of WAA. “Our combined efforts will no doubt help to shape and inform the next generation of patriots.” National President of PGR, Bob Dorey said, “Our membership is very supportive of the families of the fallen, as is Wreaths Across America! We are looking forward to working more collaboratively as we support these families and remember and honor their loved ones.” This year, National Wreaths Across America Day will take place on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at over 3,700 participating locations nationwide. “The experience of placing a wreath at the final resting place of one of our nation’s veterans and understanding the healing that this simple gesture has for so
many families and the opportunity it provides to share the stories of these heroes, makes this an important partnership,” Bob concluded. Meeting Of The Minds 2023--The Mrf Listens & Makes A Difference - The Motorcycle Riders Foundation listens. Culminating 18 months of planning and fulfilment, the MRF ended Meeting of the Minds 2022 by reviewing input from over three hundred attendees. Meeting of the Minds 2023 will reflect that the MRF listens and what we heard will make a difference in building the MRF and strong partner state motorcyclists’ rights organizations. Bikers inside the Beltway 2023 was a total success because of the work the MRF does at the Meeting of the Minds addressing the needs of
The feedback we received from MOTM 2022 put us on track with new workshops, more workshops, and new presenters with topical presentations. This year, we added four workshops for a total of sixteen! Although some workshops are updates of annual presentations, we’ve added ten new presenters and a slew of new topics. Wondering why the MRF and our partner SMROs have such a high success rate on Capitol Hill and state legislatures? Meet Steve Panten, he and Dave Dwyer will provide attendees a few hundred ways on Building Effective Legislative Lobbying Efforts, another key to positive advocacy for motorcyclists’ rights. Bikers inside the Beltway, Meeting of the Minds – the Motorcycle Riders Foundation --listening and making a difference. The Meeting of the Minds – September 2124, Red Lion Hotel, 4751 Lindie Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111. Use the QR codes below to register and make reservations or call 717-939-0720 and mention Motorcycle Riders Foundation 2023 Meeting of the Minds. Thank you for your support of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. We look forward to seeing you in Harrisburg at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Minds, Sept. 21-24, 2023. Yours in Freedom, -Fredric Harrell, MRF Director of Conferences & Events THERE IT IS: Notice a trend? Actually, two trends. The first is severe restrictions coming at us from every direction. The second, I hope you noticed all the different organizations fighting back, some motorcycle and some automotive. If you want to keep up with the restrictive action and the fight for the truth, check out the weekly news at Bikernet.com. In the meantime, join your local motorcycle rights group and ride free, forever! -Bandit
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to stop and for all our children to grow up in safety and friendship.” “How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?” “Like I’m talking to a freakin’ wall.” Guy
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West Texas cowboy was herding his cows in a remote pasture when suddenly, a brand-new BMW approached him from a dust cloud. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses, and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?” The cowboy looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, “Sure, Why not?” The yuppie parks his car, whips out his MacBook, connects it to his iPhone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location, which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany. Within seconds, he receives an email on his iPad that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a database through an Excel spreadsheet with email. After a few minutes, he receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hitech mini printer and eventually turns to the cowboy and says, “You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves.” “That’s right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves,” says the cowboy. He watches the young man
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select one of the animals and looks amused as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car. Then the cowboy says to the young man, “Hey if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?” The young man thinks about it briefly and then says, “Okay, why not?” You’re a Congressman for the U.S. Government”, says the cowboy. “Wow! That’s correct,” says the yuppie, “but how did you guess that?” “No guessing required.” answered the cowboy. “You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew to a question I never asked. You tried to show me how much smarter than me you are, and you don’t know a thing about cows........Now give me back my dog.” Iggie
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journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray twice a day, every day, for many years. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall, and there he was walking slowly up to the holy site. She watched him pray. After about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane, she approached him for an interview. “I’m Rebecca Smith from CNN. Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?” “For about 60 years.” “60 years! That’s amazing! What do you pray for?” “I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews, and the Muslims. I pray for all the hatred
man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. As he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their orders. The man says, “I’ll have a hamburger, fries, and a coke,” and turns to the ostrich, “What’s yours?” “I’ll have the same,” says the ostrich. A short time later, the waitress returns with the order. “That will be $15.40, please,” and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment. The next day, the man and the ostrich come again, saying, “I’ll have a hamburger, fries, and a coke,” the ostrich says, “I’ll have the same.” Once again, the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change. This becomes a routine until late one evening, the two enter again. “The usual?” asks the waitress. “No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato, and salad,” says the man, “same for me,” says the ostrich. A short time later, the waitress comes with the order and says, “That will be $24.62.”Once again, the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table. The waitress can’t hold back her curiosity any longer. “Excuse me, sir. How do you always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?” “Well,” says the man, “several years ago, I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket, and the right amount of money would always be there.” “That’s brilliant!” says the waitress. “Most people would wish for a million dollars, but you’ll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!” “That’s right. Whether it’s a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there,” says the man. The waitress asks, “One other thing, sir, what’s with the ostrich?” The man sighs, pauses, and answers, “My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs who agrees with everything I say.” Chuck
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