HOT BIKE ISSUE #6 2018

RSD’S FTR 1200 RACER

ISSUE 6

2018

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DEPARTMENTS Two Cents ..........................................................8 Candy Shop .....................................................10 Shop Crawl ...................................................... 12 Closet ................................................................20 Geeked ............................................................. 24 Roundup .......................................................... 26 Used and Abused.........................................84 Hotness ............................................................90

FEATURES RSD’s NEW SUPER HOOLIGAN Roland Sands Design’s FTR 1200 Dirt-Track Racer ............................................ 30

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A TREAT FOR THE STREETS Klock Werks’ Pumpkin Spice Flavored Vicla .................................................38

PROJECT #M8FXR The Cop Bike for the Ages .........................44

H-D 115TH Mayhem in Milwaukee ................................. 50

FIRST RIDE: HARLEY/INDIAN 2019 LINEUP Comparing Indian Motorcycle and Harley-Davidson’s 2019 Models ...............58

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TECH NESS’D-UP ROLLERS Arlen Ness Procross Wheels Installed on Our 2018 Indian Chieftain Classic .......... 78

CUSHION FOR THE PUSHIN’ Custom-Seat Maker Danny Gray Teams Up with Airhawk for a New Level of Comfort and Style ....................................... 82

78 ON THE COVER Roland Sands Design updates its Super Hooligan stable with Indian Motorcycle’s latest tracker, the FTR 1200. And Hot Bike gets the exclusive.

COVER PHOTO: JEFF ALLEN

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TWO CENTS

THE 2018 HOT BIKE TOUR THANK YOU, MOTHER NATURE. THANKS A LOT FOR THE MONSOONS AND HURRICANE WINDS TO KICK OFF THE 2018 HOT BIKE TOUR IN PHOENIX THIS PAST OCTOBER 2–6. YOU KNOW WHAT? BRING IT ON! IT’LL TAKE A LOT MORE THAN WIND AND RAIN TO KEEP THE HOT BIKE TOUR STAFF AND THE LONGRIDERS FROM ATTENDING THE MOTORCYCLE RALLY THAT ROLLS. SO THERE.

It is pretty funny though that in one of the top five driest states in the nation (average rainfall of 4 to 8 inches per year), we were alerted to flash flood warnings the morning of October 2. We rallied the troops and headed over to the kickoff venue, the Roadrunner Saloon, and proceeded business as usual, stuffing 11 muddy custom motorcycles from the 2018 Hot Bike Build-Off inside the bar. A huge thank you to the invited builders Justin Coleman and Chris Staab, Bryan Schimke, Matt Frick, Lock Baker, Chris Moos, John Shope, Brandon Holstein, Al Raposo, Danny Wilson, Josh Rundlett, and Nick Trask. These gents only had a little over four weeks to build and bring a custom bike for this year’s Hot Bike Tour, and they all delivered some stellar machines.

The Hot Bike Build-Off winner has always been determined by a cumulative score from the popular vote of everyone in attendance over the course of five days. Historically, the builder with the most votes at the end of the five days was crowned Grand Champion. We still kept the popular voting portion of the competition intact with a People’s Choice award, which went to John Shope, of Dirty Bird Concepts, who was awarded the coveted Super Bowl-size ring from Speakeasy Original—his fourth ring to date. We also offered a Best in Show Award, which was judged by local Arizona bike builders: Paul Yaffe, Miguel Samaniego, Tony Mei, and Jesse Rooke. The judges all agreed that FXR Division’s GP-inspired Softail racer was their favorite, for which they were awarded a hand-tooled custom leather wrestling-style belt from Red Beard Leather. A big thanks to the judges for their efforts. Congrats to Dirty Bird Concepts and FXR Division for their wins.

After the Phoenix flood-fest, we hit the road toward Flagstaff,

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Arizona, with a stop at Buddy Stubbs Harley-Davidson’s museum to see the impeccable collection of motorcycles the Stubbs family has collected over the years. After a stroll through the museum, we hit the road toward Flagstaff via Prescott Valley up Route 89, then back to Interstate 40.

After arriving at Grand Canyon Harley-Davidson pretty soggy and cold, we warmed up from hospitality of the gracious staff and then called it a day. The next morning we hit the road toward Pinetop-Lakeside to try our luck at the Hon-Dah Resort and Casino. Another epic day of riding, we were treated to blue skies, and most importantly, no rain.

The next morning we were eager to head back toward Phoenix to the final location at the Roadhouse Bar and Grill in Cave Creek. Owner Mark Bradshaw and his right-hand man, Kevin “KP” Price, were incredibly hospitable and gracious hosts. After partying Friday night, we hit the road Saturday morning for some last-minute riding until the festivities began.

We were treated to Cole Freeman, from Ill Conduct, jumping his Harley XG750 70 feet over 21,000 bottles of Northern Chill water on pallets. There’s just something about watching a deathdefying jump live that you’ll never forget. And thanks to Cole, Northern Chill, and the Roadhouse, we were able to make this happen, and Cole nailed the jump seamlessly.

After the festivities closed and we said our goodbyes to the Hot Bike Tour LongRiders, I was bummed to be leaving my Hot Bike Tour family. But I can’t wait to announce where we’re going in 2019. I think you’ll be stoked too! I hope to see you all out on next year’s Hot Bike Tour because it truly is a blast! HB

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Galfer USA released this new wave rotor for Harley-Davidson CVO owners, the DF932W. This stainless-steel rotor is laser-cut, which eliminates bending and warping during manufacturing, making for a stronger rotor. Every Galfer brake rotor is heat-treated specifically for the intended use, and carefully tested prior to shipping. This rotor is specifically designed for ’15–’17 CVO Limiteds and ’15–’16 CVO Road Glides with Chisel/Slicer wheels, and is not compatible with any other model.

The Harley-Davidson Daymaker LED is one of those tried-andtrue products that has provided nighttime riding solutions for years. The LED projector headlamp combines nighttime performance and modern signature styling, and pushes out a bright-white beam to light your surroundings while simultaneously alerting oncoming traffic.

The solid-state LED headlamp is housed in sealed shock- and vibration-resistant lamp assemblies that mount into the existing light housing.

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Brass Balls is known for bringing superior handcrafted bikes and accessories to the motorcycle industry with an aggressive yet elegant appeal.

Among the vast number of bolt-on accessories it offers in its new lineup, the new Touring fuel doors with matching tank panels (sold separately) are a cool new addition for those looking to customize their baggers. Available in a natural or satin-black finish with either a carbon-fiber or hammered-copper inlay.

Looking for some rad new grips to match your Sk8-Hi Vans? Look no further than these V-twin grips, the newest collab between Cult and Vans.

Designed by Cult and manufactured by ODI Grips, the Vans/ Cult V-twin grips feature the classic Vans waffle sole pattern with a subtle domed center section for improved ergonomics and vibration dampening. Each pair is constructed by ODI using proprietary grip compounds for a consistent feel and exceptional control in all conditions.

Sometimes the teeth on your rear wheel sprockets get worn down to nubs. Drag Specialties has you covered with these rear wheel sprockets, especially in a high-grade carbon steel replacement black version. All sprockets are flat with a 1.9-inch center hole and feature a gloss black finish for ’86–’90 XL, ’91–’92 XLH, Hugger models, or as a 530 chain conversion rear sprocket for ’86–’99 Big Twin and ’92–’99 XL models. Available in 46, 48, 49 and 51 tooth sizes.

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SHOP CRAWL

WORDS: JORDAN MASTAGNI

THE MULTIFACETED SMALL-TOWN MOTORCYCLE SHOP

PHOTOS: RYAN HANDT

SHOP CRAWL

hen a boy turns 16 years old, everything changes. While most boys that age are consumed by getting their driver’s license in order to impress girls, Jake Cutler, from Barnstorm Cycles, was busy formulating plans on how he could turn his motorcycle passion into a full-time gig.

Jake started out riding dirt bikes, but bought a Sportster when he was 16. He caught the Harley bug at an early age thanks to his old man and Barnstorm co-owner, Doug Cutler. In fact, Doug used to take Jake to all the East Coast biker rallies during Jake’s childhood, including one of the oldest motorcycle events in existence, Laconia Motorcycle Week. To this day, Doug and Jake still roll together. It’s clear this father-son relationship is so much more. They’re best buds.

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Eventually, Jake thirsted for knowledge and hung around a local shop, Z and Z Cycles, picking up tricks from owner Paul Quitadamo (aka PQ).

Sweeping floors, grabbing lunch for the crew, and taking out trash weren’t the most glamorous of jobs, but Jake understood the work ethic being instilled in him and pushed through with humility. It also helped that he was trading labor for Sportster parts. Not long after, he tackled oil changes and other maintenance gigs, and then he began tinkering.

When Jake turned 18, he enrolled in Bennington College in Vermont, a liberal arts school. As a freshman, Jake didn’t really have much direction, but he always looked up to his father’s acute business acumen in the real-estate game, which was demonstrated to Doug by Jake’s grandfather’s (Doug’s father) success and work ethic in the construction and property development business.

While Bennington didn’t initially

offer what Jake was looking for by way of trade, opportunity came knocking.

Bennington offered “field work” terms, which allow students to take an internship within an area that complements their major. Jake had the bright idea to approach his teacher and see if it was possible to be his own boss for a startup custom-motorcycle shop. “I thought, This could be a cool time to get some college credit and some business experience simultaneously, Jake recalls. Initially, his teacher told him to kick rocks. But after Jake and his dad put their heads together to really dissect their objectives, they came up with a solid business plan, and a little startup dough to boot. The teacher made an exception.

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SHOP CRAWL

Barnstorm Cycles owners, Doug Cutler, left, and Jake Cutler, right, aren’t your typical father-son duo. They’re buddies. They work together. They ride together. They party together. And they wouldn’t trade spending time together doing what they love to do for anything else in the world.

Barnstorm’s business model was simple: Build a bike for fun, sell it, and use whatever money it made to fund the next project, and hopefully its efforts were fruitful. Part of the field-work requirement was to build a website, so Jake tackled that, but took the experiment a few steps further by incorporating the company by himself.

Jake then went on to produce and sell some Barnstorm-branded merch in the form of T-shirts, hats, and such. The field-work requirement was a minimum of 210 hours throughout the seven-week term, but Jake documented 700 to 800 hours. After things started flowing more seamlessly, he and Doug decided to keep it going even after the term ended.

And it all kind of snowballed from there.

The business model changed after that because Barnstorm gained a reputation as a no-BS shop that treated

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its customers right, and did the work well and in a timely manner. Business picked up, and service jobs were rolling in. Jake was also busy forming relationships with parts suppliers, such as Custom Chrome and others, and before long, he was up and running as a full-service bike shop and aftermarket parts retailer. And while all this was going on, Jake was working part time at not just one but two machine shops in order to better hone his bike-building skills.

Jake and Doug had used a local machine shop, Vangy Tool, to help them make parts for some of their projects. The full-service shop, equipped with a water-jet machine, lathes, and CNCs, was well-equipped to tackle some Barnstorm projects here and there. Obviously, a relationship started between the Cutlers and Vangy Tool’s Paul Ottaviano, and Jake approached

Paul about doing another field-work term at Vangy. Jake offered free labor in exchange for learning the trade—a winwin. Paul put him to work learning MIG, TIG, lathe operation, and some limited water-jet experience. Then they started to give Jake special projects. “I built a lift in the back of the shop out of an old Ford truck once,” Jake recalls. It was basically a “here’s some parts, kid, make it work” type scenario. Giving Jake the creative freedom to “make it work” really opened his eyes to future possibilities.

Jake was working at Vangy, still trying to run a small business, and still carrying a full load of credits at Bennington. Something eventually had to give. The midnight oil was running out. And since Jake was doing so well with his business venture, Bennington College got axed from the equation in 2008. But because of all that free time (ha!), another chance encounter

“I BUILT A LIFT IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP OUT OF AN OLD FORD TRUCK ONCE. IT WAS BASICALLY A ‘HERE’S SOME PARTS, KID, MAKE IT WORK’ TYPE SCENARIO.”

appeared. Jake went on to meet another guy who would equip Jake’s motorcycle fab toolbox for life.

A local welding phenom from Advanced Welding and Fabricating named Danny Burmer was something of a legend around Jake’s town. One of Jake’s customers had a leaky gas tank that needed some fresh beads. Jake took it to Danny for the solution, the two started talking, and after a while,

Danny offered him a job. “Working under him was just a huge stroke of good luck for me,” Jake says. “He’s one of the best welders I’ve ever seen.”

Jake worked for him for a year or two and became especially proficient in the aluminum-welding department. Jake would come in late and work after hours to hone his skills in order to become more valuable to his employer. “It paid off in the long run,” Jake admits.

In 2009, Doug and Jake gave Barnstorm a serious look. It was time to s—t or get off the pot. If they wanted to take Barnstorm to the next level, they needed to invest more time. Jake then quit Vangy and Advanced Welding, and focused his energies on Barnstorm full time. Initially, service was the bread and butter. Selling parts for service jobs seemed to be the staple of Barnstorm’s newfound direction. “If you do decent ISSUE 6

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work and you’re not an asshole, people tell their friends,” Jake says.

Jake and Doug were also figuring out their own business relationship.

You hear time and time again of failed family businesses, but there’s a genuine mutual respect and appreciation for each other. They don’t just work together, they play together too. Doug handles the financial and growth area sides of the biz, and Jake handles the dayto-day of the motorcycle shop, which includes the building and fab work of the bikes. “I’ve learned a lot over the years, but I’m still a more in-the-shop kind of guy, and he’s the behind-thescenes, business-development kind of guy. We work well together,” Jake says.

And they’ve always gotten along. In fact, the Cutler tribe in general is pretty close-knit. “We’re very low drama,” Jake says. “We would not do well on TV!” Barnstorm originated in an old barn in Worcester, Massachusetts. Hence the name. Jake and Doug bought a new building in nearby Spencer in 2011 (still headquarters today), which was a total rehab job. They got a great deal on an old mill factory, which is exactly what they wanted: something cool, with character, exposed beams, brick, the whole nine yards. Regular Barnstorm business as usual was suspended during the

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rehab for about nine months, so Jake shifted gears from running a motorcycle shop to being the general contractor on the job—is there anything this guy can’t do?

When they bought the building, they were looking for other avenues as to Barnstorm’s expansion. They were doing service, some light fab work, some custom bike projects, and then Barnstorm started selling pre-owned bikes that they’d doctor up a tad, and because they had the space to house the inventory, they flipped more and more. “We started doing bike sales, and that seemed to augment business tremendously. And because we were doing that, we started needing more employees.”

Currently, Barnstorm employs 10 full-time workers, a few part-time folks, and during the summer there are a few guys who help out for some extra dough. “I always view this as more of a team effort,” Jake says. “It’s more about working together than it is to work for somebody.”

Because winters in Massachusetts don’t facilitate year-round motorcycle riding, there’s another hobby that local Massachusetts folks take part in: jeepin’!

Off-roading jeeps is huge in Barnstorm country. So why not offer a custom jeep experience? Barnstorm sees many parallels to the jeep and motorcycle spirit:

They’re highly customizable, they’ve been around for a long time, and just as people on motorcycles wave to one another, people in Wranglers wave to one another. It’s another tightknit community connected by a vehicle. “We weren’t really jeep people to begin with, so we started driving them and off-roading them, and it paired well with what we did so we kind of eased into it, and we’ve been doing it four or five years now,” Jake says. And they’ve done well.

The motorcycle-and-jeep crossover turns out to be way more than Jake expected it to be. “They’re tanks in the snow,” Jake says. “They’re like four-wheeled motorcycles in some weird way.”

It’s hard to put Barnstorm’s specialty into a box. There’s custom fab, service work, sales, parts, and vehicles, but Jake says that Barnstorm’s je ne sais quoi is that it offers its customers a chance to build relationships with the Barnstorm crew that aren’t just part of a corporate campaign. “We’re two lifelong enthusiasts, and everyone who works here is passionate,” Jake says.

“This is what we do. We do it for fun. It’s not just a job. There’s an authenticity, which sounds so corny when you say it, but we really care about the people who come here and the people who work here, and at the end of the day, it’s about motorcycles and what we’re passionate about.”

So where does Barnstorm see itself in 10 years? “We have a really good team of people at the shop, and I would love to see everyone who is still here still be here and enjoying working here and having been part of 10 years’ worth of growth and success,” Jake says. That, and he aspires to have every household own at least one motorcycle and one jeep.

Considering that Barnstorm started as a college experiment, we hypothesize that the company is well on its way to accomplishing that very feat. But in all reality, Jake and the Barnstorm dudes are just stoked on the day-to-day motorcycle life. So even if the community doesn’t fully immerse itself in the jeep and moto cultures, he’ll be plenty satisfied doing what he loves, and sharing his passion with the rest of the world for many years to come. “If you stay in business long enough, a certain amount of business will always show up at your door, as long as you’re doing good work.” HB

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COLD-WEATHER GEAR OPTIONS LAYER UP THIS WINTER

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Marksman Flannel When perusing the Highway 21 site, I stumbled upon the Marksman flannel. I immediately thought of it as a good layer for winter riding. You never know if your destination is going to be a tad colder or hotter than your starting location, and layering provides options. The stylish Marksman flannel is no slouch as a stand-alone jacket for warmer temps either, and comes equipped with removable CE armor in the shoulders and elbows. It also includes removable perforated back PE armor.

Plus the 165-gram Kevlar fiber that’s woven into the shoulders and elbows adds some protection for your bits too. I yanked the armor out and rocked it under the Gasser jacket and it seemed to work very well.

Gearhead Jacket I’m more a Levi’s and T-shirt dude. And the Gearhead jacket is just my speed. You can’t go wrong with a classic black jacket, and the Gearhead offers a twist since it’s a two-in-one jacket with a water-resistant outer shell with armor, and includes a zip-in hoodie with armored pockets for layering up when it gets cold—it’s the little things, right? The Gearhead’s simplistic styling is equipped with plenty of function too since it also offers a bit of protection via removable CE armor in the shoulders and elbows, as well as a removable PE back protector. As for pockets, the Gearhead features a Napoleon pocket, device pocket, and hand-warmer pockets to keep your mitts nice and toasty.

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Journeyman Boot I am definitely a boot kind of guy. In fact, I put my wife’s shoe collection to shame. And I’m very particular about my feet since they kind of come in handy every single day. So keeping them protected is paramount. But I also dig the style of the Journeyman boots.

They’re kind of a hybrid moc toe with a touch of street-style riding shoes, but offer all the protection a motorcyclist needs. Made from full-grain premium leather with a Vibram slip-resistant sole, they’re as comfy on your feet as a good pair of trainers. And they’re also outfitted with a Sympatex waterproof, breathable membrane.

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The outer materials feature a new 3D honeycomb fleece inner structure and the essential Freeze-Out windproof membrane. This combo maintains balance between heat generated and heat lost.

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SENA PRISM TUBE WI-FI In this business of motorcycle content, we’re always looking for better and easier ways to tell our two-wheeled stories, and Sena has just given us one. The Prism Tube Wi-Fi is a small cylindrical camera that pairs with your smartphone to instantly download media to your phone’s library and adjust the camera’s settings. With a microphone and speaker for use when mounted on a helmet, first-person riding videos have never been easier.

Using the app, you can get a live feed from the Prism Tube that will allow you to make sure it’s mounted correctly and in the right orientation. The helmet mount has a multidirectional adjuster that makes getting the right angle simple, as long as the mounting point is on a relatively straightforward angle. The camera can film in as high as 1440p resolution, with a wide-angle lens sporting a 125-degree field of vision.

A helmet mount is included in the box, but other mounting options are available online as well if you want to change up the angle. However, the Sena mic and speaker will only work when hard-wired to your helmet.

When turned on, the in-helmet speaker will say, “Camera on, recording,” and the light will flash blue. Another alert will let you know when you push the little ring on the camera back to turn it off. Due to the new Wi-Fi connection, the audio quality broadcast to your phone is higher than previous models, and that of the Sena Prism, but you will still find some level of muffled, in-helmet wind effect in your recordings while recording at speed. The little notch at the top marks the camera’s orientation, which can be a little confusing, but the Wi-Fi addition and app make sure you can frame up your shots now.

For $180, the Prism Tube Wi-Fi is an easy option for anyone looking to film and narrate their ride, or just provide a little extra insurance in the case of an incident on your commute. It’s simple, it’s quality, and now, it’s easier to share than ever.

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ROUNDUP

WORDS: MORGAN GALES PHOTOS: JULIA LAPALME

WHAT WE REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS SKIP THE WOOL SOCKS, WE’RE HERE FOR THE WHISKEY AND KNIVES

We have a hard time asking for presents. The things we really want, we tend to go out and buy ourselves.

Hell, as adults, we tend to take care of most of our own needs as they pop up, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t the occasional luxuries that we spot and have a hard time justifying among our normal necessities like groceries, school supplies for the kids, and that new exhaust set. So what do we do when our loved ones want to make our holidays special? Whiskey, knives, power, and storage.

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Sudden Wisdom Two-Year Rye Whiskey

Tekto Amber Knife

Sudden Wisdom, from Montgomery Distillery, has a tendency to grant me just that. Got a little writer’s block working on that new Indian review?

One drink of this two-year-aged rye, and the words are pouring onto paper like whiskey into my glass. The distillery has set a land-speed record at Bonneville with a byproduct of its vodka, and while we don’t drink too much vodka, we’re glad it caught our eye because this whiskey is delicious.

Stilettos, or out-the-front knives, are inherently badass. The action of opening and closing them is almost as satisfying as cracking the throttle on a well-tuned engine. The Amber knife from Tekto is not only an excellently functioning and stylish knife, it’s also designed to be subtle and versatile enough to use as a dependable everyday carry. The black-and-chrome blade looks great with the wood handle scales and makes this one of the best-looking knives now in our collection.

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Pelican U105 Urban Backpack

From our helmets with Bluetooth to our cellphones, laptops, cameras—you name it. We need a lot of juice. The Mophie Powerstation AC not only has enough power to keep your smartphone running for over 100 hours, it has an AC plug to charge your heavier-duty items. It’s about the size of a notebook, and not too heavy.

An AC power plug opens up a world of opportunities too. Looks like your old lady might be able to bring her hairdryer on the camp-out after all.

Like the guys at RSD tell us, sometimes in life you just need to GTFO! When it comes to daily riding, no bag is more convenient than the one that sits on the back side of our handlebars. A small pocket at the top for your phone or sunglasses, one on each side for your smokes, keys or whatever small stuff, and the larger main pocket for an extra thermal layer, your beers, weapons, drugs, mistletoe, or whatever else you hooligans carry.

Pelican has been the name in protective carrying systems for a long time now. For our camera gear and weaponry, they’re who we’ve reached to first for years. Now, they’re bringing the brand into the more urban side of things with these wellpriced, versatile backpacks that still have the same durability and well-thought-out design Pelican has always been known for. With lots of organizational details, the U105 is a diverse, reliable, and affordable backpack. HB

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ROLAND SANDS DESIGN’S FTR 1200 DIRT-TRACK RACER WORDS: JORDAN MASTAGNI PHOTOS: JEFF ALLEN

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ow do you transform Indian’s recently released factory street tracker, the FTR 1200, into a track-ready dirt-spewing racebike? You turn to the king of road bikes on the flat track, the super hooligan himself, Roland Sands.

Inspired by the FTR750, which has dominated the American Flat Track Twins class since its release, the FTR 1200 was developed for the street, yet it evokes a certain emotional response all race enthusiasts can identify with. Finally a legitimate production street tracker is well within grasp for consumers. It hits the nail on the proverbial head in terms of styling, and the specs say it has the performance to back it up. And the $12,999 to $14,999 price point is very attainable for consumers.

A proper chassis with steel trellis frame, quality suspension, stylish 19-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels, and DOT dirt-track-style tires all come equipped on the factory FTR 1200. Out of the gate, the bike has the chops

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to snatch the checkered flag come run-what-you-brung speedway weekend. But it has so much more potential.

No stranger to podiums, Roland Sands Design wanted more out of the stock Indian Scouts it had previously converted into hooligan racers. RSD morphed the Indian Scout platform to unparalleled levels in creating race-ready motorcycles, but things change. Time begets improvements. And now that the FTR 1200 is out, RSD is moving forward in sync.

“This bike has definitely been a long time coming. No matter what, it’s a fast street bike. So we are taking a fast street bike and turning it into a flat tracker. It’s definitely a different thought process than taking a Sportster or a Scout and turning it into a flat-track bike though,” says Roland Sands.

Because the FTR 1200 is already faster than the Scout, the RSD team had to adjust its approach to make just the right tweaks to handle the added ponies (120 hp stock, to be exact), and maybe even “de-tune” the bike to perform more adequately around the oval tracks.

OPPOSITE Roland gettin’ it on the track at Blackmore Ranch, an undisclosed location only certain folks have access to.

LEFT One of RSD’s carbontipped stainless mufflers was stuffed onto the factory stainless headers. BELOW RSD’s FTR 1200 Super Hooligan, which looks fast as hell standing still, was tested for the first time during this shoot.

“This is a cool bike. Seeing the transformation the last couple of weeks that we made into a Hooligan bike really kind of—yeah, it was a street tracker to begin with, but to turn it into a real dirt-track bike was a task. But I think the bike accepts it really well. I mean, it’s a ripper. It just does all the stuff you want a motorcycle to do. It’s the first American motorcycle to cross over to that performance platform in a really well-engineered bike. It’s a neat thing,” Roland says.

So where do you start? How do you begin the conversion process from legal street bike to full-on dirt-track racer?

“The one thing that we started out with for sure was doing the offset triple clamps, and doing the adjustable triple so we could modify it a little bit. But that just gives us a lot more steering. More lock-to-lock means that if you do get the thing out of shape, it isn’t going to hit the lock. It’d spit you over the top, which is really important with this bike,” Roland says.

Roland Sands Design project manager Cameron Brewer explains how much more involved the street-to-dirt-tracker transformation process was.

“Well, it’s a whole different platform, right? Similar engine package, but at the same time, completely different. It’s got new cases; it’s got dual throttle body. It’s got a bunch of stuff they pulled from racing on the FTR750 and the Pikes Peak bike we built. We run individual throttle bodies and dual intake runners. A lot of the stuff helps deliver real smooth power off the front and back cylinders.

You can adjust them individually that way too, which helps with tuning, and with real smooth power delivery, which is kind of key,” Cameron says. “The FTR 1200 is basically a completely new bike. It might have the same crankshaft, but it’s got new cylinders, new heads, new cases. They took a bunch of weight out of the motor compared to the Scout, which was good. It’s got a trellis steel frame now, which should add some more flex to it, which is good. You want ISSUE 6

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the chassis to flex throughout the corner instead of being super rigid, where the Scouts have cast-aluminum frames, which are just very rigid frames. So then you’re relying on just your suspension and your tire pressure to kind of get the thing hooked up, where this thing will kind of bend underneath you coming out of the corner. Same with the swingarm. It’s got a side-mounted monoshock a lot like their FTR750 racebike. And it’s all steel, so it’s opened up more to flex,” Cameron says.

One of RSD’s priorities was weight reduction, as well as an overall balanced feel. According to our calculations, RSD shaved 53 pounds off the factory bike with an overall running weight of 456.

“We relocated the battery from behind the front tire to in front of the rear tire, so behind the chassis, we moved that stuff to open up that area up front and try and get some extra balance into the bike. When we moved that, we needed to keep the regulator, rectifier, starters, and all that stuff up front, so we made a new panel out there with all that stuff,” Cameron says.

RSD also removed the oil cooler. “It kind of seems maybe like something backward for racing, but the oil cooler is really made for getting a long life out of your motor,” Cameron says. But for the average consumer who’s

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looking for a flawless 50,000-plus, you’ll probably want to leave that part alone. For doing short stints, he says, it’s just fine. “Our races are between two and four minutes.

We come out, there’s plenty of cooling in the radiator to keep the motor oil cool enough, but if you’re on a long ride across the desert and it’s 125 degrees and you’re out there for eight hours, yeah, you probably want to keep the oil cooler on,” Cameron says, laughing.

So how do you build your own RSD Indian FTR 1200?

The good news is that RSD and Indian are collaborating on a complete line of accessories, available directly from Indian dealerships in 2019. While specifics are still being sorted out, you can most likely expect brake pedals, shift levers, engine cover packages, crash sliders, bar ends, grips, ignition cover plugs, and all kinds of other billet accessories.

Look for a new set of RSD/Indian collab wheels in factory FTR 1200 sizes (19-by-3-inch front, 18-by-4.25-inch rear) too. Seeing how many wheels RSD has developed over the years, Cameron is especially excited about these. “They’re probably the raddest wheel that we’ve ever built. Everyone’s super excited about them, and we’ve designed a lot of wheels. So all of us are stoked on them,” Cameron says.

Getting into the genesis from the Super Hooligan Scouts to FTR 1200 hooligan racers, Cameron is excited

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2019/FTR 1200 26.3 degrees/3.5 inches 61.6 inches

SUSPENSION MANUFACTURER FRONT FTR 1200 Sachs/GP Suspension adjustable rebound, damping, preload cartridge kit TRIPLE TREES RSD custom adjustable offset MANUFACTURER REAR Penske piggyback shock with dirt-track valving WHEELS, TIRES, AND BRAKES MANUFACTURER FRONT RSD/Indian tracker wheel WHEEL HEIGHT-WIDTH 19x3 inches TIRE HEIGHT-WIDTH Dunlop DT3 flat-track race tire (F5 compound) 130/80-19 MANUFACTURER REAR RSD/Indian tracker wheel WHEEL HEIGHT-WIDTH 19x3 inches TIRE HEIGHT-WIDTH Dunlop DT3 flat-track race tire (R5 compound) 140/80-19 CALIPER Brembo ROTOR Brembo

about the FTR 1200 and is an overall fan of street trackers in general. Who wouldn’t be? They’re badass! Cameron sees the FTR 1200 as the perfect platform for folks who have always dug the look of dirt-track bikes but are yearning for something street legal.

“This [bike] is making a lot of dreams come true for a lot of people because the FTR750 isn’t street legal, they’re $50,000, they’re sold out, and they’re all on the race track,” Cameron says. “I mean, street trackers are the raddest bikes to ride. Your bars are upright, top-mounted right in front of you, your feet are right underneath you, they’re not hung out forward. You have ultimate control of the motorcycle with a street tracker type of setup.”

Trackers (dirt or street) have long been a part of the Hot Bike fabric. There’s something so inherently cool about motorcycles that go against the grain of conventional wisdom. It will be interesting to see the crop of FTR 1200 customs that starts popping up when the motorcycles hit dealership floors in 2019. Hopefully RSD’s latest brainchild gets you pumped to build your own. Keep us posted. HB

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yummy pumpkin spice latte.” Things your ol’ lady might say on October 1, right? Yeah, it might be something along the lines of a “basic” thing to say, but damn it if the guys at Klock Werks didn’t nail that sentiment in the form of a ridiculously slick Heritage Softail. The bike does summon all the feels of the autumn season, but in a badass, gentlemanly street-thug-whoreally-loves-Halloween kind of way.

All horseplay aside, the outcome of Klock Werks’ Vicla-styled Softail is definitely no joke. Nobody really planned for the bike to end up looking the way it does today. It really started out as a

RIGHT A hand-tooled blanket roll from Tony Sportelli adds a nice Vicla touch to Klock’s Heritage Softail. FAR RIGHT Klock’s Heritage Softy sitting pretty under the full moon.

BELOW A bevy of custom bling was used for this project from Klock Werks, Covington’s, Cobra, Saddlemen, and more.

And Jeremy Seanor’s paint job, from Lucky Strike Designs, adds the perfect amount of punch to the build.

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dilapidated bike that Brian Klock purchased from his longtime friend Gene Slater. The whole idea behind doing something with the Softail in the first place was to use it as a showcase for Klock Werks’ Benchmark stretched front and rear steel fenders.

Since there was a steady demand for these particular fenders being used on Vicla builds in the States and abroad, the time to build an official Klock Werks bike around them had finally presented itself.

Brian and his talented crew had a loose plan of action in motion for their new project bike, and even had a deadline in place for its completion—the 2016 annual Drag Specialties dealer

ride in Georgia. Nothing all too crazy was initially planned for the build. Randy Rothlisberger, Klock Werks’ fabricator, did french in a Klock Werks spade taillight in the rear fender that a lot of people took notice of. Other than that, the tricks were kept to a minimum. Brian had posted a picture of the completed bike at the dealer ride, which stopped Jeremy Seanor, of Lucky Strike Designs, in his swipes when he saw it in social media land. He then reached out to Brian to let him know that he was interested in elaborating on the bike’s surface since it was only sporting a simple orange paint job. If you haven’t heard Jeremy’s name before, take note because he is a dedicated instructor for

PPG Refinish and a brilliant painter in his own right. The two exchanged ideas and terms, which resulted in a square deal being struck. The old paint scheme would soon turn into something increasingly cool and complex in the near future.

Jeremy started his masterpiece by first custom-mixing a Pumpkin Spice Pearl base color that he was happy with. He then proceeded to layer on the graphics, engine-turned gold leaf, and pinstriping work. Man, the result is something right out of a lowrider show. The paneling and flake work is out of this world, and the color selection would soon earn the bike entrance into an elite event to make its grand debut to

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SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL OWNER SHOP YEAR/MAKE/MODEL FABRICATION BUILD TIME

Brian Klock Klock Werks 2004/Harley-Davidson/Heritage Softail Klock Werks Three months

ENGINE YEAR/TYPE/SIZE BUILDER CASES CYLINDERS HEADS ROCKER BOXES CAMS THROTTLE BODY EXHAUST EFI CONTROLLER AIR CLEANER TRANSMISSION YEAR/TYPE GEARS CLUTCH PRIMARY DRIVE

the masses. But until that would happen, the team kept their heads down and kept grinding on modifying the bike to reach an elevated level of custom.

The Klock Werks team fabricated a custom set of 19-inch chrome KlipHanger handlebars, and dug up a set of vintage Paul Yaffe Beyond Bolt-On diamond grips out of their own retail showcase. Many of the stock Harley-Davidson components, such as the swingarm, fork lowers and brake calipers, were chromed, and a flush-mount front axle was pulled from the Klock Werks parts vault as well. The guys were really trying to up the ante on this Softail in a way that hadn’t been seen before.

Once the bike was starting to take shape and stir more excitement within the circle of those involved in the project, Jeremy seized the opportunity to share its progress with his colleague Cristina Fronzaglia, director of communications and customer engagement at PPG, while at a Goodguys event in Ohio. That share struck up conversation that quickly led to an invitation to showcase the bike in PPG’s booth at the SEMA 2017 event.

Here’s the kicker: The day of the big reveal just happened to land on Halloween. It seemed like some sort of twisted destiny or omen or something, but it was an offer the guys accepted on the spot. It was then that the bike’s level of priority spiked.

Brian knew there would be lots of his colleagues in the aftermarket industry who might be interested in being a part of the project. He first put in a call to Feuling, which was happy to send new cams and beehive valve springs to update the newly heads and cylinders that had just come back from Diamond Heads in Las Vegas for a much needed recoating and laser-cut bling job. Cobra USA was quick to jump on board with its latest air cleaner and full-coverage heat shield fishtail exhaust, which is pretty much a requirement for the Vicla style. Covington’s Customs caught wind of the project, and offered up its chrome dimpled floorboards, brake pedal, and rear footpegs to add to the Softail’s growing list of high-end accessories. The bike even received a fresh seat from Saddlemen that features distressed leather that was all too fitting for the bike’s evolving vibe.

To add a finishing touch that would make the bike all too appropriate for its big debut, Jeremy asked Brian if he could paint a few pumpkins and a “franken-tiki” on the dash to tie in with the occasion. Of course, Brian agreed, and the bike was soon loaded up and transported to Vegas for the SEMA show. The doors to the halls opened Halloween morning, and the bike welcomed visitors into PPG’s haunted-mansionthemed booth. The bike was a hit, obviously, and Jeremy was there in the booth demonstrating his pinstriping skills to those who stopped by to look around at PPG’s latest wares.

This project really couldn’t have had a better finish, and in the end, a whole squadron of parts manufacturers and artists alike share the credit for its successful completion. “Money can’t buy style, but your good friends sure can,” says Brian about the end of one of the most memorable projects for his brand. HB

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2004/H-D/Twin Cam 95ci Klock Werks Stock H-D Big Bore Diamond Cut Diamond Cut Stock H-D Feuling Stock H-D Cobra USA Dyno Jet Cobra USA Stock 2004/H-D Five-speed Barnett Chain 2004/H-D/Heritage Softail 32 degrees/NA Progressive Suspension Stock H-D Chrome H-D Legends Air Suspension

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TIRE/SIZE Metzeler 75th Anniversary Edition Orange Wall/ 130/90/16 CALIPER H-D with DP Brakes pad ROTOR Polished by Elite Polishing REAR BUILDER/SIZE H-D Softail/16x4.25 150/80/16 TIRE/SIZE CALIPER H-D with DP Brakes pad ROTOR Polished by Elite Polishing PULLEY/SPROCKET Stock H-D FINISH/PAINT MANUFACTURER PPG COLORS Pumpkin Spice Pearl PAINTER Jeremy Seanor, Lucky Strike Designs, Wexford, Pennsylvania PLATING JD Plating, St. Paul, Minnesota POLISHING Elite Polishing, Lincoln, Nebraska ACCESSORIES LOWERS Chrome FRONT FENDER Klock Werks Benchmark REAR FENDER Klock Werks Benchmark GAS TANK Stock H-D HANDLEBARS Klock Werks Kustom 19-inch KlipHanger GRIPS Paul Yaffe (Beyond Bolt-On) MIRRORS Stock H-D HAND CONTROLS Chrome H-D FOOT CONTROLS/FLOORBOARDS/PEGS Covington’s Customs HEADLIGHT Stock H-D TAILLIGHT Klock Werks Spade TURN SIGNALS Stock H-D LICENSE MOUNT Klock Werks Spade SEAT Saddlemen MISC Blanket Roll by Tony Sportelli, Kuryakyn gas caps, stainless cables, Feuling beehive valve springs, J&P amber spotlights

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DOING SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE IN THE CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE REALM ALWAYS SOUNDS ULTIMATELY EXCITING. While in the midst of it, one can feel like some sort of greasy-handed Magellan charting a dangerous two-wheeled petrol-fueled course into the unknown. And the story of the M8FXR is as such. It all started when Danny Wilson, aka the Motor Witch, and I had an idea to shoehorn a brand-new 2018 Milwaukee-Eight powerplant into a 1990s FXR. After I did some cycle searching, I found a blown-up and long-retired 1993 FXRP police bike from the Fairfax, Virginia, police department. Knowing that FXRPs were in short supply even when new, Danny and I wanted to do this bike build some justice (pun totally intended) and take the extra steps to make this cop bike look like it came from the Harley-Davidson factory with an M-8 intact.

After some begging, Harley-Davidson came on board with us on project M8FXR. H-D was kind enough to donate the engine, transmission, and seven pages of small parts and computers in order to make this bike run just like a 2018-model Harley would.

The long journey started when the bike was stripped down to just the frame. Justin Coleman and Big Chris, of FXR Division, were tasked to pretty much re-engineer the whole FXR frame to fit the M-8 motor and transmission. This was not an easy task, as you can imagine, but if you are going to trust two guys to do it, they would be the dudes. Once the frame was ready to easily accept the Milwaukee-Eight powertrain, we took it over to Buddy Stubbs H-D in Phoenix and got busy getting this bike to roller status. The bike started its build with Race Tech G6 and G3-S suspension, Speed Merchant triple trees, Beringer radial brakes, and a custom set of Jade Affiliated

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13-spoke wheels wrapped in Continental Tire’s ContiTour rubber.

The zero-mile factory-fresh engine was taken to Leading Edge V-twin, also in Phoenix, and was treated to one of LE’s all-new 151ci big-bore kits. This kit increases the M-8 engine’s horsepower by over 60 percent. And it uses no forced induction, such as a turbo or supercharger, to get that power. It gets that power from good old American-made and dependable displacement.

The bodywork was sent to none other than Taylor Schultz, of Schultz Designz in Northern California, where it was treated to a massively stylized version of the standard black-and-white cop-bike paint scheme.

Taylor also added both red and blue pinstripes, as well as some ghosted and pearlized designs that he is famous for, which are hidden in the paint. The standout of Schultz’s labor was the reworked Milwaukee police insignia on the sides of the gas tank.

Once the engine was back from receiving 165 hp and 183 foot-pounds of torque, it was installed into the bike. Jay from Fab28 Industries came to Phoenix and hand-built a stainless-steel multistepped one-off exhaust for this bike. The bodywork was then fitted, and all of the special lighting and parts from our pals at Hard Case Performance, Saddlemen, Rogue Rider Industries, Motodemic, Russ Wernimont Designs, Lucky Daves, Rekluse, and Kuryakyn were bolted up. FXR Division donated a set of its police bags to finish off the look of the cop bike. Danny then had the intense job of wiring and firing the bike a few days before he was set to ride and show the M8FXR as an invited builder of the Hot Bike Tour. And the rest, as they say, is history.

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After success has been made and all the print and web fanfare has dissipated, this type of project usually ends up being a total pain in the ass. With even the most basic ground-up builds, though all the ducks might be in a row, the piles of perfect parts have been amassed, and the specialized fabricators and technicians are on call, old man Murphy and his law always seem to intervene to ruin any sort of positive progress through the duration of the build. This was not one of those stories.

In retrospect, it was a rather low-impact build, comparatively speaking. Some of that was luck, but most of it was having skilled people on our side willing to go above and beyond to see this bike become a reality. We can’t thank all of them enough.

And in sticking with the prime directive of making this bike look like it just rolled off the factory floor, we think it looks every bit like the Motor Company made it. And in all reality, it should. HB

SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL OWNER Jeff G. Holt SHOP Motorwitch/Buddy Stubbs H-D/Leading Edge V-Twin WEBSITE motorwitch.com YEAR/MAKE/MODEL 1993/H-D/FXRP FABRICATION Motorwitch/Justin Coleman BUILD TIME Ten months ENGINE YEAR/TYPE/SIZE BUILDER EXHAUST AIR CLEANER TRANSMISSION YEAR/TYPE

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Black and white Schultz Designz

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OG H-D FXRP Russ Wernimont FXR Division Lucky Daves Hard Case Performance H-D Bagger FXR Division Motodemic Russ Wernimont Kuryakyn Kuryakyn Rogue Rider Industries Rogue Rider Industries Saddlemen

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LEFT The hill climb in Little Switzerland was definitely a fan favorite. TOP Mark “the Butcher” Atkins, from Rusty Butcher, gets squirrelly on his Sporty at the hill climb. ABOVE Some racers had cushier seats than others at Flat Out Friday, the indoor flat-track racing event where anything goes on the Dr. Pepper-syrupslathered concrete oval at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

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We didn’t see many queens at the Run What You Brung drag race, but it was HarleyDavidson’s anniversary, and they were king! Later they took us down to Paradise City, that place, by the thing, where the lights are green and the bikes are pretty.

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON CVO Harley-Davidson has its eyes set on 2020. It’s kicking off the manufacturing of electric bikes and a new liquid-cooled engine, and breaking into the sportbike genre. It’s going to be a massive year for the company, and a year full of changes for us. While we’d like to complain about not seeing a lot of updates to the touring line, it’s nice to have one constant in this soon-changing lineup. The 2019 CVO gets a larger engine, updates to the infotainment hardware and software, as well as integrated Apple CarPlay and an upgraded stereo system, but the base styling and functionality stay the same.

The largest set of updates we see are based around the new Boom! Box infotainment system. All-new Gorilla Glass has a more responsive feel both wet and dry, and is much more durable than previous screens. Start-up time is half what it was with previous systems, and the display is generally simple and easy to read. The controls, however, are the same left-hand/ right-hand controls they have been, and navigating the system

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is far from intuitive when you’re using anything other than the touchscreen. Apple CarPlay was another new integration, but when attempting to use it on two different bikes, with three different cords, it constantly became disconnected and switched to FM and back intermittently. Eventually, I found keeping both my helmet and the motorcycle tethered to my phone easier and more consistent, and I could just navigate Siri with my Sena in my helmet if and when I needed to.

The CVO and Special lines carry on several styling cues from past years, such as the accented rocker box lowers on a blackedout engine—a look we love. The CVO Road Glide and Limited both come with a new Fade-style paint job that’s a little more subtle than traditional CVO paint, but paired with all the trim, engine accents, and a 117ci engine, you’re not sneaking past anybody. New race-inspired paint adorns the Road Glide CVO with the iconic Harley “1” logo, and new minimal lower fairings extend down from the upper shark nose.

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In a year with so much big news from Harley-Davidson, it’s a little surprising to see only one new model in this year’s lineup (the FXDR 114, so far), but it’s clear the company’s focus is on what’s coming for 2020 and beyond. But for those rooted in traditional H-D, to whom e-bike is a four-letter word, the touring lineup is a welcome constant. Aesthetic lines that haven’t changed dramatically in years and a powerplant that just keeps getting stronger and smoother—there’s not a lot to complain about, except the ever-climbing price

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tag (CVOs start at $40,000). A larger engine, quicker start-up times on your screen, and a better, louder stereo are obvious choices that most CVO owners are looking for, but Apple CarPlay seemed to be both unready and unnecessary. Styling this year appears to be moving forward in a good way, while still offering more traditional two-tone options as well. In an ever-changing world, the fact that these bikes stayed essentially the same might be the best news some Harley-Davidson fans hear all season.

INDIAN CHIEFTAIN American motorcycles have a tendency to walk an imaginary line between maintaining tradition and adopting technology, moving forward with new design while respecting and paying homage to designs past. Indian’s 2019 Chieftain adds some new tech, with three new riding modes and rear cylinder deactivation, while also redesigning the whole look of the bike with a new fairing and more squared-off saddlebag shape. It’s different but familiar, and still distinctly Indian. To Indian purists, the shape of the fairing might look a little like a Street Glide, but for conquest customers, it might be just the bold new aesthetic they needed to jump over the fence.

The fairing has lost the two large fog lights, slimming up the line around the bottom and bringing the focus in on the main headlight.

Above the headlight there is a new vent, arguably the most Harley-centric design addition to the new fairing, with an outlet behind the windscreen to decrease head buffeting. The inner backing of the fairing stays pretty much the same, with new mounting points on the lower trees for the turn indicators. The saddlebags also lost their bubbly, rounded aesthetic for more of a squared-off, hard-line look. While my initial reaction to the 2019 model was a pretty blatant “That looks like a Street Glide,” the new styling seems to be instantly striking a chord with riders who hadn’t previously considered Indian an option.

Three new ride modes have been applied to the Chieftain’s throttle map—Touring, Standard, and Sport. Touring was the base mode on all previous models, and Sport mode is based off of the mapping used after the 116ci displacement kit was installed. Touring mode is about what you would expect; it doesn’t feel particularly docile, but it does take some twisting of the throttle to get a big response. Standard is the mode. Standard is where I spent most of my time, even riding in the rain, because the throttle application is still pretty smooth but a little more aggressive and quicker to get there than Touring. Sport mode goes from zero gas to what feels like 15 percent as soon as you crack the throttle, which was definitely fun at first but seems like it’s intended to break traction and squeal rather than get power to the ground.

For anything other than red-light-to-red-light screeching and burning rubber, I was more than happy to stay in Standard mode. When holding steady throttle on the highway, Sport mode got a little annoying because it would pulse dramatically with slight throttle adjustments.

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The rear cylinder deactivation worked very well at managing heat from the engine. This had been an issue for the Thunder Stroke engine, and Indian has made massive strides toward fixing it. Best of all, I only really noticed the deactivation when I was looking for it. Most of the time, I saw the icon on the display before I noticed the change in sound, and then, as soon as I cracked the throttle, it would come back to life, and off we’d ride. The engine is smooth and strong with great power, as it always has been, and with this new temperature control, it’s only getting better.

The rear end has been lowered very slightly by increasing the sag of the bike, or the amount it sinks once a rider’s weight is applied. Essentially, it sits 1 inch lower on the showroom floor, and 5⁄8-inch lower than previous models once a rider puts their weight on. Because rear geometry has remained essentially unchanged, the lean angles stay at 31 degrees and full suspension travel remains 4½ inches. The floorboards no longer have the little metal scrape feelers extending from them,

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so that definitely makes a difference in what you feel scraping and when.

A cartridge fork and an air-adjustable (requires a pump) Fox Suspension monoshock do a great job of damping the bumps and keeping the bike tight and smooth through the corners. The chassis on the Chieftain is incredible, holding steady even when hitting small bumps through turns at triple-digit speeds. Compared to other baggers on the market, I am confident saying the Chieftain handles the best.

A new Rogue seat gives the profile of the bike a lower line, and the higher back of the seat does a decent job of supporting your lower back. In the two days we spent on the bikes, I never got saddle sore or felt eager to get off of the seat, which says a lot with my bony butt. The seat and saddlebags are both easily installed on previous models of Chieftain as well, so if you like your old fairing and want to add a little bit of the new flair, that’s an option from Indian.

While the paint on the Limited line is supposed to be one of its major selling points, I was not impressed.

On the flat siding of the saddlebags,

you’re left with sort of an orange-peel texture, rather than a smooth mirror finish. When comparing the Limited to the base model $4,000 below it, I would expect a little more attention to this detail. The Dark Horse is available in matte black, white or bronze, all of which have a nicer-looking finish than the gloss paint.

Limited and Dark Horse models both start at $25,999, compared to the basemodel Chieftain at $21,999. That extra cash gets you a crash bar, navigation installed on the infotainment, full LED lighting, remote-locking hard bags, tire pressure monitoring, and paint options other than Steel Grey. That may seem like a big price gap, but compare it to the gap between a Road Glide and a Special at $5,900, and it doesn’t seem all that bad. If you’re a bigger fan of previous years’ Chieftain models, that fairing and bag style is still available as the Chieftain Classic. The Thunder Stroke 111 is an excellent motor, and the Chieftain chassis is one of the best bagger frames out there. Make up your own mind on the styling, but the experience on the bike is just getting better.

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INDIAN FTR 1200 From the FTR750 racebikes to the FTR1200 Custom, we have been watching and waiting patiently for the day we could ride an American-made tracker on the street. Indian Motorcycle unveiled its FTR 1200 production bike for the world to see, and while it is a dramatic change from the Custom that they’ve been using to tease this model, we were not disappointed. The FTR 1200 will come in two models, starting at $12,999 for the base model and $14,999 for the FTR 1200 S. Fans of the FTR1200 Custom will instantly notice some pretty major changes to the production model, but that’s to be expected when moving from a custom bike with race genetics to something

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made for consumers and street use—and that’s not even counting the price drop from somewhere around $50,000 to $15,000. The most noticeable external change on the new FTR 1200 comes in the exhaust pipe, which loses the Custom’s iconic high and tight 2-into-2 flat-track pipes for a more traditional street-style exhaust with a little kick-up at the rear. The muffler is quite large and does a little too good of a job at muffling the exhaust note of the bike, but I imagine that’s one of the first things customers will change with aftermarket items. But while a lot of the top-level accents of the FTR1200 Custom have been cut down, the inspiration remains, and that’s carried through every aspect of this new bike.

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“IF THE SPECS AND PICTURES HERE DIDN’T HAVE ME SOLD ON THIS NEW MODEL, WATCHING THEM WHEELIE DROP-TEST THE THING A HUNDRED TIMES AND EVALUATE THE STRESSES ON THE FRAME WOULD.”

The bike’s 3.4-gallon gas tank lies underneath the rider’s seat, making up the bulk of the tailsection and leaving an airbox where the traditional gas tank would sit. This helps evenly distribute the weight and allows more airflow into the engine, but will also undoubtedly make customization much more difficult. This bulky piece is probably what will catch the most flak from a design perspective because it looks a little sportbike-y and shows a lot of plastic. The design is obviously driven by function, and we imagine it will function very well.

The engine is very similar to the Scout’s motor, but some key components have been upgraded to make the FTR more aggressive. Compared to the Scout’s 1,133cc engine that puts out a claimed 100 hp, the FTR’s 1,203cc engine puts out a claimed 120 hp and 80 foot-pounds of torque. The difference comes from the 12.5-to-1 compression ratio, high-flow cylinder heads, and dual throttle bodies optimizing airflow and increasing power output. A low-inertia crankshaft now allows quicker revving for faster acceleration and better throttle response. One of the most important changes to the ride comes in the drivetrain, which integrates a new slipper clutch. This is designed to reduce rear wheel slip on deceleration and

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offers a lighter lever pull. And, of course, this new 1200 wouldn’t have true FTR genetics without a chain drive.

The trellis frame of the FTR 1200 is made of tubular steel, with an aluminum subframe. Aluminum components include the single-sided shock mount, rear engine mount, and midframe and front head mounts. The swingarm and rear suspension design are similar to that of the FTR750 racebike in their geometry, utilizing tubular steel construction and a side-mounted monoshock. Providing 5.9 inches of travel, the swingarm pivots on the engine’s crankcase, saving weight and keeping things compact. The FTR 1200’s rear shock had preload and rebound adjustment, while the FTR 1200 S has a piggyback shock with preload, compression, and rebound adjustment.

The front suspension will vary from model to model as well, giving you a black nonadjustable 43 mm inverted fork on the base model and a fully adjustable gold fork on the S model.

Both bikes will have 5.9 inches of travel up front and a rake of 26.3 degrees, as well as a trail of 5.1 inches. Stopping the bike up front are 320 mm discs mounted straight to the wheels and radially mounted Brembo four-piston calipers.

In the rear, a single Brembo two-piston

grips a 260 mm floating disc, and ABS comes standard on both models.

One of the coolest things people will notice immediately on the new 1200 is the new display screen. This is only available on the S model, and will undoubtedly be a reason many people choose the higher-end option. A 4.3-inch Ride Command LCD touchscreen is fully customizable to display your gauges, navigation, Bluetooth music, and more.

A fast-charge USB port allows riders to keep their phones paired and charged up as well. The screen is bright and sharp, instantly impressive, and will make anybody on the base model with their normal gauge very jealous.

I have toured the research-anddevelopment facility during the process of this bike’s development and seen what has gone into it. Indian has beat the absolute hell out of these in testing and made sure they’re equipped to come out on the other side unscathed. If the specs and pictures here didn’t have me sold on this new model, watching them wheelie drop-test the thing a hundred times and evaluate the stresses on the frame would.

Or watching them run the engine at redline until it’s glowing and evaluate the stresses there. This thing is going to be amazing, and I can’t wait to ride it.

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDR 114 Too often when an OEM goes to make a “power cruiser,” you end up with the same formulaic composition of classic cruiser style and aggressive drag lines that result in a rake that’s too long to easily drop into turns and a rear tire that’s so wide it’s hard to stay in them. Harley-Davidson’s engineers have managed, however, to pull off the task of achieving the look without making a straight-line bike. The 2019 FXDR 114 nails the drag styling that made its predecessors, such as the Breakout and the V-Rod, so popular, but radically increases handling capabilities through new geometry in the triple trees and a cast-aluminum swingarm.

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the traditional sense. The cast-aluminum swingarm is a much larger, stronger, more stable piece than the mock hardtail swingarm for which the model line is named, but when replacing the Dyna, certain sacrifices might have to be made in the name of performance. And in this case, I doubt anyone is really complaining.

In updating this piece, the engineers also had to mount the rear shock a little bit higher, meaning the receiving end of the shock is unique to this model as well, and it sits a little bit higher than the rest of the Softails, which range from 4.5 to 5.1 inches, but 5.3 inches of ground clearance for the FXDR 114. It’s also the only model in the line that isn’t even offered in the 107ci displacement, but the whole bike

was designed to look fast and handle that power, and it does a damn fine job.

As we rode into the canyons of Ojai, California, speeds increased and civilization faded from our rearviews. From wide sweeping turns to the tightest hairpins, we were tip-to-tail chasing each other through the turns. The fight we expected dropping into turns was barely existent.

The expected force of traction hitting on that 240 mm rear tire and forcing the bike upright isn’t there. I mean, there’s some, but it isn’t nearly as bad as the other bikes with the same rake.

The adjustment we felt was made by significantly shortening the bike’s trail in the triple trees. This moves the fork back relative to the neck and shortens

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the amount of tire on the road in front of the wheel’s axle, meaning less friction in the direction the bike is traveling, so less force holding the front wheel straight, which translates to more responsive handling. So while the FXDR 114 does have the same 34-degree rake as the 2018 Breakout, the trail of 4.7 inches is a full inch shorter than that of the Breakout, and even significantly shorter than the most aggressively raked model of the lineup—the Fat Bob, which sits at 5.2 inches.

Styling on the FXDR 114 is unmistakably drag-racing inspired, but with a little hint of H-D’s modern flattrack racing accents thrown in there too.

The tailsection sits higher up, so a long plastic piece over the rear tire keeps water from running up your back when you go over puddles—a little awkwardlooking, but easily removable. The long inverted fork sticks out through the top of the trees, where clip-on handlebars attach—another sporty touch. The sleek digital gauge we saw introduced on the Street Bob last year makes its way to this new bike as well, not mounted behind the cowl on the triple trees.

The inverted 43 mm fork does a great job at holding the bike steady, eating the small bumps and holding the front tire on the road. The rear monoshock’s preload is adjustable by hand under the seat, and combined with the wide seat, was comfortable enough to ride all day without getting saddle sore, and still firm enough through the turns. Dual front disc brakes and a single rear stop the bike adequately and are smooth and responsive, and there isn’t too much dive up front.

When it comes to the feel of the ride, the closest bike I have ridden is Keanu Reeves’ personal Arch KRGT-1, but that will run you upward of $78,000. This is a well-thought-out, properly engineered bike with performance that can actually back up its aggressive styling.

For a starting price of $21,349, it’s the most expensive bike in the Softail line, but I would also wager to say the most capable. If you’ve been waiting for a bike to replace the V-Rod, you’re about to be in for a very nice surprise—a bike that can really handle. HB

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ith the performance side of things dialed in on the 2018 Indian Chieftain Classic project from the last issue—thanks to Lloyd’z Motorworkz cams, a Fab28 Industries exhaust, Power Vision CX tuner, and an Arlen Ness air cleaner—we were eager to focus on some more bling from the likes of Ness, and we definitely found it with its new ProCross wheels.

The ProCross ($1,199.95) is an aggressively styled spinner, especially in the black and machined finish, which goes with

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our overall colorway vision of using silver and black accents throughout. The Ness ProCross wheels are lightweight yet engineered with a smooth rolled lip and CNC-machined details for weight reduction to perform and handle anything the road throws at you. The wheels are precision machined from radialforged 6061-T6 aluminum for maximum road durability, and Ness uses its own proprietary wheel forgings to control every detail from the start. And all Ness wheels are structurally tested to meet or exceed DOT, JAS, and TUV international

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load ratings. The ProCross is available in multiple sizes; however, we opted for a 21-by3.5-inch front and 17-by-5.5-inch rear in black anodized (also available in chrome). The ProCross will fit popular Harley-Davidson motorcycles too. Of course, matching floating performance rotors are also available in 11.5-, 11.8-, and 14-inch sizes.

Of course, tires are muy importante as well, which is why the Metzeler ME 888 Marathon Ultras (contact your local dealer for price) found their way on our ProCross wheels.

We’ve tested the ME 888 Marathon Ultra for thousands of miles on heavy baggers in the past, and have to say they’re some of the best tires out there from a multidimensional approach: profile, structure, tread pattern, and compound. The structure shape features a flat and wide geometry that conveys and dissipates toward the sidewall the stress generated under the footprint, reducing fatigue and the wear process. To increase wear regularity, the transversal grooves of the tread pattern are discontinued by “compound bridges,” resulting in a more solid and stiffer tread design that reduces the stress transmitted to the belts and carcass plies.

Also, the edges of grooves are critical areas for wear regularity. ME 888 groove walls have a different inclination to ensure the best operating angle in every position. The polymers of the compound are abrasion resistant, providing higher resistance to wear and, hence, high mileage.

With the wheels, rotors, and tires dialed in, we needed a fender too. We checked out a few options from Arlen Ness and Klock Werks. The Klock Werks Tire Hugger and the Arlen Ness Rapper provide a streamlined look. For those who want to keep the Indian War Bonnet,

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check out Klock’s Klassic front fender. For the minimal guy or gal, the Ness Pro Short fender is just for you. We sent all the fenders to Gjerde Paint Production in Spirit Lake, Iowa, to color-match all the fenders to the Vogue Matte Silver scheme of this bike. Once we received the flawlessly painted tins back,

we headed over to Indian Motorcycle of Orange County in Westminster, California, to let them tackle the wheel, tire, and fender installation while we lounged out in the waiting room sipping piña coladas and mai tais. Thanks for the efforts, Chris, Max, Johnny, Damon, and Julian! HB

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CUSHION FOR THE PUSHIN’ CUSTOM-SEAT MAKER DANNY GRAY TEAMS UP WITH AIRHAWK FOR A NEW LEVEL OF COMFORT AND STYLE

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have only ever wanted two things in a motorcycle seat: style and comfort. Unfortunately, cushion tends to be bulky, so the comfier you get, the larger your seat gets and style goes out the window. Until Airhawk teamed up with legendary custom-seat maker Danny Gray, that is.

Danny’s integration of Airhawk’s air-cell technology allows a new level of long-mile rideability while still retaining a signature cruiser aesthetic. In true “pump-it” fashion, you simply press the little Airhawk-logo-embossed bubble on the side of the seat. You can both feel and hear as air fills into the air cells under the seat. The shape of the seat

works well with the Softail line. A large panel provides plenty of support for the lower back, and the passenger section is equipped with adequate padding, while also not being too bulky. Diamond stitching on the saddle gives the seat a nice timeless look without being over-the-top.

This ’18-later Softail-specific seat ($549) also incorporates Danny’s Independent Suspension Technology (IST), which combats the compression and shock your body endures from riding on a solid seat pan. With traditional seats, your sit bones pogo up and down on the solid pan. The IST shock absorbers reduce road impact to this area, providing more time on the road and less fatigue. HB

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These two items have been with me through countless trips, countless jobs, and have proved their reliability. The Pack Animal backpack and Zero Tolerance 0566BW knife are both no-nonsense items designed to do their jobs very well—and in all black, they both look good doing it.

The Pack Animal backpack is designed to be simple and efficient, and it’s just that. Its one main pocket can be accessed through the roll-top opening in the top of the heavy-duty zipper down the side. There is only one small outer pocket in the front, perfect for carrying flat documents, charging cables, and accessories. A water-bottle holder on one side is complemented by two beefy leather straps that I often use to hold my jacket while I travel or if things warm up on a ride. Construction is an 18-ounce waxed twill outer with 10.1-ounce waxed canvas details and premium veg-tanned leather, lined with a waterproof 10-ounce vinyl. The outer shell gets better looking and softens up the more I abuse it. It shows no signs of slowing down, and it’s only getting easier to use and more comfortable.

The ZT 0566BW has been dipping in and out of my pocket for the past couple of years now, and it’s been an incredibly dependable tool. Zero Tolerance is one of the largest knife manufacturers in the world, which allows it to work with unique knife-makers using the best materials, while charging you less because it’s doing so on a larger scale. The blade is made of S35VN powdered steel, which means it has excellent toughness and edge retention, but it’s also flexible enough to avoid chipping. The front scale is a textured G10 for grip, while the back is a smooth blackened steel with an integrated lock bar and stabilizer. For convenience, there are four different mounting points for the deep-set clip.

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