REVOLUTION MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE - English - Issue 46 Autumn 2018

EVENTS & SHOWS Born Free 10th Anniversary

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FEATURED BIKES Dominic Lalande : On the Front Line Sabrina

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Old School Green

Triumph — T100SS 1963

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ON THE ROAD Choppering’; Vancouver to Mexico

INTERVIEW A Portrait of Catherine David

INTERNATIONAL Dragoo’s Pan-shovel

COLUMNS Her Say

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New Generation

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56 Our Readers 90 Old School

Editorial

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Chief Editor : Pascal Richard Editor : Geneviève Fréchette Writers : Charles-Édouard Carrier, Charlie Lessard, Catherine David, Becky Goebel, Dan Lim, Pascal Richard Translation : Charlie Lessard, Kathy Blais Special Collaborators : Dom Lalande, Fred Bagur, George Tchor, Randy Kelly, Scott Campbell, Steve Boucher, André Bobinas Photographers : Julien Laperriere, Fred Bagur, Paul Buceta, Laval Gagnon, Becky Goebel, Mélanie Vachon, Scott Campbell, Steve Levesque, Charlie Lessard, Catherine David, Exposeimage.com photographie, Dan Lim, St-Laurent TV, Max Vannienschoot, Bruno Guérin, Havok Industries Model : First Line Motorcycle : Catherine David Old School Green : Mylène Lacroix Graphic Design : Suzie Gauthier, Revolution Motorcycle Magazine Proofreader : Nicole Duchesne, Lorie Richard Prepress : Photographique MF Inc. Printing : Imprimeries Transcontinental Distribution : Messageries Dynamiques (French) Coast to Coast (English) ISSN 1913-0082 Copyright 2007 Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec Bibliothèque Nationale du Canada Registration number Post Publication : 41471522 Advertising Consultant : Pascal Richard : 514 726-5742 Web Site : Charlie Lessard Social Media : Pascal Richard Revolution Motorcycle Magazine is published 4 times a year.

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The Roll the Bones Old School Motorcycle & Art

this trend with their new motorcycle models and

Show was held in May. The event, the first of its kind

their approach to this young clientele.

on the East Coast (see story by Becky Goebel on page 42), was held in MontrĂŠal and was a success all along the line. Visitors enjoyed the rich mixture of metal and art. Yes, this new West Coast trend has arrived. Those good old big motorcycle parties from days gone by, with lots of drinking and plenty of nudity, are fast becoming the exception. Even if

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Text : Charles-Édouard Carrier – Photos : Julien Lapierre

Dominic Lalande is the artist behind the creations at First Line Motorcycles, located in Drummondville, in the Centre-du-Québec region. Switching from supersports to customs a few years ago, he really made a name for himself with his bobber projects. This is an interview with a builder who, for lack of a garage, built his first bike in his living room.

Both his parents rode motorcycles. But since none of his childhood memories are associated with bikes, he hesitates to say whether or not this passion was passed down from his parents. “However, I always enjoyed modifying things and you can easily make something very beautiful with a motorcycle. All the parts you make are visible. Unlike a car, nothing is hidden on a motorcycle.” In a way, he ended up riding a motorcycle because he likes to modify and personalize everything he owns.

Before moving on to a V-Twin, Dominic Lalande rode sport bikes. But his Suzuki GSX-R 1000 cost him far too much in insurance and registration. “I changed for a custom, a bit reluctantly but, when all is said and done, I have as much fun doing 80km/h on a Harley-Davidson as I had going much faster on a sport bike,” said Dominic.

Becoming a Builder Like many artists in the motorcycle world, the idea of making it a job was not part of the original plan. A world of enthusiasts, a universe of dreams and so many projects — one day or another, these talented motorcyclists find themselves at a crossroads. “At first it was my bikes, then I did it for my friends, and I started getting calls about projects from people I didn’t know,” recalls Dominic Lalande.

Although he wanted to keep a low profile, as his projects drew attention, he saw the potential in motorcycle modification

and parts manufacturing and he decided to move ahead and come out of the shadows. “I have fun doing it, it’s a passion, and there was no reason not to try to take it further.”

So he decided to structure his approach, to officially start a business and to set up properly with a house and workshop in Drummondville. For this former soldier, the front line evokes something very deep, very strong. And that’s why he chose the name First Line for his motorcycle modification and parts manufacturing shop. Thus, First Line Motorcycles was born 2015.

More Motorcycles, Less Motorcycling Growing popularity and accumulating customer contracts for motorcycle projects or parts manufacturing also means less time on the road. Truth be told, Dominic Lalande has less time to ride motorcycles since he officially started First Line. “I try to ride as much as possible, but I have too many projects right now. Especially since, at the moment, First Line is still a sideline and he has a full-time job.” He adds that he still needs to leave some time for rest, especially since the company is at his home : “I have to set limits, or I would be working all the time. I must be really tired to go to bed. If it’s 9 p.m. and I have time to watch TV, I’ll definitely choose to go to work on my projects in the shop.”

To those who suggest he find some employees to help him with his projects, Dominic Lalande is categorical, it doesn’t work that way for a builder, which is like an artist. “For the moment, I do everything. It’s hard to share your vision with someone and ask them to make a certain type of exhaust when you see it clearly in your head. If it’s not as I imagine, it will not work. It’s an art form and people don’t always understand it,” explained Dominic.

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The Future of First Line Motorcycles He promises himself that he will take on fewer contracts in the coming months, in order to participate in more events and focus on parts manufacturing. “Small projects are much less demanding than complete motorcycle projects. Besides, my longer-term goal would be to develop my own line of custom parts. And the Internet makes it much easier to reach potential customers. I already have people from Ontario, California and elsewhere writing to me for parts and modifications,” said Dominic.

He also wants to take some time to spend with his father. “I take a lot of little road trips all over the province, in the north of the United States and in Ontario, etc. It’s not too far and can easily be done in a weekend. But I would love to have the opportunity to ride to the Pacific Ocean on a motorcycle with my dad,” explained Dominic. The balance of design that you can see in the bikes at First Line Motorcycles, Dominic Lalande hopes to find in his life : a perfect balance between his professional life and personal life. This is where the most beautiful projects stand out.

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Dominic Beaudoin Senneterre, QC

AccessoirIes

GENERAL Manufacturing Year / Make Model Assembly Time

Harley-Davidson 1991 Softail Springer FXST Dominic Lalande 1 year

ENGINE Year Model Builder Ignition Displacement Lower end Balancing Pistons Heads Cam Lifters Carb Pipes

1991 Evolution Harley-Davidson Stock 80 ci Stock Stock Stock Stock S & S Stock S & S Super E First Line Motorycles

Transmission Type Shifting

Stock 5 speed

painting Painter Airbrush Color / type Special

Atelier 12oz First Line Motorcycles Charcoal & Bronze Pinstriping

FRAME Year Builder Type Rake Stretch Shocks

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1991 Harley-Davidson Softail Stock Stock Stock

Bars First Line Motorcycles Handlebar Controls First Line Motorcycles Headlight Dime City Cycles Tail light Prism supply Speedo Motogadget Dash — Pegs Arlen Ness Electrics First Line Motorcycles Gas Tank King sporty Oil Tank Stock Oil System Stock Primary Stock Seat First Line Motorcycles / Rod Alves Front Fender First Line Motorcycles Rear Fender LowBrow Customs Mirrors Swap Meet Grips Biltwell

forkS Type Size Builder

Springer Stock Harley-Davidson

WHEELS FRONT Size Wheel Tire Brake

21” Ultima Fat Spoke Avon Cobra Ultima

REAR Size Wheel Tire Brake

18” Ultima Fat Spoke Avon Cobra Ultima

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Text : Charles-Édouard Carrier Photos : Exposeimage.com photographie and Catherine David collection

We know her as the host of the Filles de moto television series, as the co-founder of Oneland, because we follow her on Instagram, because we read her articles in Revolution Motorcycle Magazine or because our paths crossed somewhere along the road and her contagious energy left its mark. Catherine David gravitates within the motorcycle universe like a free electron around the nucleus of her atom and she represents very well the new generation of women on two wheels.

“Did you know that not only has motorcycling changed my life, but the road has changed the way I see the world ?” she asks. With a matte black Biltwell helmet under her arm, marked by her many travels, tousled hair, punk rock t-shirt with the famous phrase “Girls to the front” and burgundy Doc Martens, she is talking motorcycling and road trips and her view of the world even before we get settled on the terrace. That’s Catherine : no time to lose, just dive into the heart of the matter without wasting a second.

The First Kilometres

Getting Involved, Sharing, Connecting

Things moved very fast for her. Registering for a motorcycle course and purchasing a Harley-Davisdon before she even got her license, some first rather painful road trips and then, something just clicked : “It’s weird, for a season and a half I got stuck in some kind of ‘learning mode.’ I don’t know if it was due to a lack of confidence, but one thing was certain, taking the road was more stressful than relaxing. The opposite of today. It was so hard for me to be comfortable on a bike that I almost gave up. A friend encouraged me to finish the season before dropping the mission, to give myself one last chance. Then, there was this trip with my sister MarieHélène, my first real outing, to Charlevoix. That’s where everything changed, recalls Catherine. As I approached Baie-Saint-Paul, the weight of fear left my shoulders for the first time. Head held high, proud and strong against the wind, I smiled. And this smile remains etched on my face to this day,” Catherine said. Motorcycling is in her DNA.

Catherine’s ability to bring people together, a skill she masters to perfection, quickly manifested itself. As she explained, “I co-founded the online magazine Oneland. We wanted to write about motorcycling and create opportunities for people to interact with each other. A few years ago, things were very different on the road, especially for the new generation. Less organization, fewer communication channels. That was the purpose of Oneland : to inform and connect people.” The Oneland project grew and partnerships were formed, including a significant collaboration with #TheMotoSocial, a Toronto-based organization that creates monthly events in several cities around the world.

“It was perfectly natural to set up a Montréal chapter of TheMotoSocial with Viktor and Sam Radics. We share the same values, passion and vision of motorcycling. Today, Roxanne Bergeron heads these gatherings in Montreal,” Catherine continued.

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Long Trips Catherine has devoted the last few years to two things : her business and her desire to discover the world. “As a businesswoman, I have no choice but to devote myself, body and soul, to my business if I want to succeed. At the same time, I need to relax and remain Zen,” she says. Her talent as a writer and her immersive way of reporting events have allowed her to create a place for herself on the Revolution Motorcycle Magazine team and it is on her bike that she manages to reach a level of zenitude. “I had the opportunity to participate in the Mam’zelle Ride and Ramble, two editions of the New Brunswick Backroad Ball, the East Coast Babes Ride Out in New York State and the West Coast California Dream Roll Oregon, Renegade Riot, British Columbia, etc.

For me, travelling and motorcycling are inseparable.”

It was during these journeys to the four corners of North America that Catherine was able to weave an enviable network of contacts within the motorcycle scene. As she explains, “I recently took stock of all the people I met on my road trips. It’s amazing how rallying it is to ride a motorcycle. I had exceptional encounters on the road. Go-getters, motivating, talented, generous and insightful people.”

The Impact of Filles de Moto Catherine David, the traveller, the leader, the friend that we meet on the road between two fill-ups, is also the host of Filles de moto, a ten-episode television series that aired on Unis TV. “I was looking for a way to highlight the actions of inspiring women who stand out on the motorcycle scene.

It was a boys club for a very long time, but I think that time is over. Not only are we seeing more and more women on the road, they are viewed as equals to men. It’s nice to see that, to see that we have our place,” Catherine said. In one season, she travelled throughout Quebec with Roxanne,

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Marilou, Judith, Frédérique and their friends to meet women for whom motorcycling translates into many stories of audacity, adventure, challenges and surpassing oneself. “The Filles de moto experience brought to life the strong-willed woman in me. It’s amazing what you can do as a woman once you get rid of outdated stereotypes,” she continued.

The Next Phase Things don’t go fast enough for Catherine, perhaps it’s because she rarely slows down. Recently, during a moment of fulfilment on the road, she finally did, only to take a step back to see where she was coming from and where she was heading. “I was filming ‘C’est meilleur sur deux roues,’ a new show on Télévision communautaire Bois-Franc. (TVCBF).

Stéphane Pinsonneault, the host, had invited me because of my participation in Filles de moto and Oneland. The sun, the beautiful region, the pleasure of riding in good company, the chance to talk about what I like with other enthusiasts, there was something magical about this day. As if curve after curve, I was aware of how far I’d travelled since the day I wanted to leave my bike on the side of Highway 321 and ride home on the backseat because I thought I would never get there. One thing I will always remember; no matter how big your dream is, you can succeed if you put the negative aside and focus on the beautiful, the big and the inspiring,” she says.

Catherine David, animated by an inner energy, heads several motorcycle-related projects, including Roll the Bones, Last Ride of Sasquatch and a second season of Filles de moto.

One road trip at a time, she transforms her world and that of the people around her. As she concludes, “For me, there is definitely a before and after (the start of motorcycling), concludes this woman with big ideas. And I never want it to end !”

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Text and photos : Frédéric Bagur

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Breathin’ Cycle New Life for a Pan-Shovel

Beyond a skill set that quickly led him to turn his hobby into a profession, Dragoo is above all a true lover of the H-D brand.

Absolutely not the type who would allow a ‘67 Pan-Shovel to waste away in the dark ! Let’s head to Martigues, a French municipality in the Bouches-du-Rhône in Provence, to visit Breathin’ Cycles, the shop recently opened by cousin Dragoo.

Breathin’ Cycles is more than just a haven for old bikes in need of care, it is here that Mica, (aka Dragoo), hung his hat and built a new life. A life not so different from the one he had in Paris where he spent a lot of time up to his elbows in dirty oil, but now he works for himself and things are different when you are the captain of your own ship. Dragoo’s path is surprising, to say the least. He left a “normal” and rather well-paying job to pursue his passion full-time, starting by tinkering in his little Paris workshop and then joining the team at Mr Pickles Motorcycles, a garage created with the French actor Pio Marmaï (The first day of the rest of your life). A fun and colourful adventure, it wasn’t enough to distract Mica from his first decision, to leave Paris for a place with less stress and more sun. At first, he considered trying his luck in the United States, perhaps investing in a store. But Dragoo decided to restore a few old bikes before heading to the Venice of Provence with his girlfriend. Seeing that the guy was truly intent on pursuing his dream, I hopped on my faithful steed and went to see how the Northerner was doing in Martigues.

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The missing link between two generations, the Early Shovel or Pan-Shovel was manufactured for four years and only 29,800 were made (copies neither more nor less) - (see Harley-Davidson official numbers).

Here are the details : - 7800 units in 1966 - 7750 units in 1967 - 6950 units in 1968 - 7300 units in 1969

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Dragoo quickly made his mark in Martigues, setting up a small but well-equipped shop beneath his home in the village. Bit by bit, customers’ bikes replaced the motorcycles that Dragoo brought back from his travels. To clear out space, he stepped up his current projects, including one of his rare French motorcycles, a ‘67 Pan-Shovel purchased in a pitiful state. It was much more than just a simple wreck, since many improbable do-it-yourself repairs made it dangerous to ride. Dragoo may have taken a big risk by buying it without trying it, but it was a much smaller

risk than attempting to ride such a death-trap ! The papers were in order, the engine was lubricated and turned over without any suspicious noises. According to the owner, the gear box had all of its four gears and these three reasons prompted Dragoo to buy the Pan-Shovel two years ago.

It was so rusted that Dragoo didn’t even try to save the frame that was full of holes and mottled with welding, nor the mustang gas tank serving as a steering stop, let alone the Springer fork converted to use with a disc brake using a grinder and drill. Remove it all and start over…

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DO IT RIGHT Only roses grow out of manure and Dragoo wanted to start with a blank slate, rooting out a Panhead HydraGlide frame with a sidecar attachment and a tool box rack.

Dragoo used an unconventional front axle, choosing the small and ultra-sloping fork and drum brake from the early Sportsters, then radiating a 21-inch Borrani rim around it.

A slender bow that sets the tone, a choice confirmed by an 18-inch rear wheel equipped with a mechanical drum covered with a mini fender. The engine and transmission were completely overhauled, after which they were slid into the Panhead frame to be joined by a thin belt under a sheet metal cover. A traditional look counterbalanced by a Bates saddle, apehangers and a homemade sissy-bar made the overall style resolutely old school chopper. A style endorsed by other Dragoo-made elements such as

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the brake pedal, the air filter, the light tabs, the rear-view mirror or the Fat-Bob resized and shrunk duel gas tank.

Not to mention the superb upswept exhausts and footrests (available for sale), along with a choice of accessories perfectly suited to the strange Z risers ordered from Regatta or the old glass unit from the U.S for the tailight.

The paint job is impeccable, the choice of a solid colour consistent with an elegant rather than flashy look. JockeyShift in hand, Dragoo is off, taking the Pan-Shovel along the twists and turns crisscrossing the Côte Bleue; a new life after all those years.

Other projects are waiting outside the door and it’s a safe bet that you’ll be hearing about Breathin’ Cycle very soon.

To be continued…

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featured bike

Text : André Bobinas – Photos : Laval Gagnon

This build was so awesome from start to finish. The owner

called Roll the Bones. He called me up to see if we could

Douglas Archer was such a gentleman and so easy to

participate. RTB is a builder invitational show but we both

work with. Douglas bought a partially rebuilt Flathead; did I

agreed that if we could get there we would rebuild the old

mention that it’s from 1942 ? Well it is. For a couple of years

45 to be an all trick out custom. As luck would have it, the

Douglas and his friend Mike worked on it on and off to finish

“invite” came through !

the bike. Mike is an exceptional wrench but at one point the

The labor intense job started the first of December 2017 so

old girl would just refuse to fire up. It’s at that point that

that we would be ready for the end of May 2018. Douglas

Douglas showed up at my door. The bike was all together

sent me tons of pictures of Bobbers - taking ideas from here

and all I had to do is get it running. After a compression test

and there. We decided to go with two 21-inch wheels. To

it was evident that the old girl would have to have open heart

trick them out we removed twenty spokes, welded up the

surgery. 45 parts are getting scarce so it took a while to

holes in the rims and machined the hubs. We then fitted

rebuild the engine. Just when I was ready to button

off-road Metzeler tires, removed the drums and machined

everything up, Douglas heard of an old school bike show

two calipers. If you what to “go,” you got to “stop !”

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The front end was designed using several different styles combined into one. Our first attempt at casting parts was the headlight housing (which will soon be sold in limited quantities – stay tuned !). For the handlebars, inverted levers were fabricated.

The one on the right is for the front brake and the one on the left is for the clutch and yes, this bike is also equipped with a foot clutch pedal. The throttle cable and the ignition spark retard cable both run to a cluster of gears and sprockets mounted

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between the gas tanks. There was no good reason to go through all this trouble, just to activate a carburetor and distributor, except to think out of the box. I love the look of old mechanical drives.

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OWNER CITY To give them a narrower look, the tanks were modified by removing ½-inch at the front and 2-inches at the rear. LL Maintenance did all the awesome powder coating and a good friend from Granby did the patina paint on the tanks. Thanks a million for all your help.

Douglas Archer St-Jean, QC

AccessoirIes

GENERAL Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson 1942 — Atelier AD 6 months

Manufacturing Year / Make Model Assembly Time

ENGINE

Custom bike building is a labor of love that brings people from all corners together. We talk and always push the envelope further. I am so glad to see so many young people finding an interest in motorcycles old and new, custom and stock. Finally, Douglas is not a trophy bike hugger ! You will see this custom bike at events often and Douglas will be enjoying the open road. It was built to ride !

1942 Flathead Harley-Davidson Points 45 cubic inches / 750 cc Harley-Davidson Atelier AD Stock / Flat top Stock Stock None SU Stock

Year Model Builder Ignition Displacement Lower end Balancing Pistons Heads Cam Lifters Carb Pipes

Transmission 3 speed Hand

Type Shifting

painting Painter Airbrush Color / type Special

A good friend from Cowansville — Patina Beige / Green Worn at the right place

FRAME Year Builder Type Rake Stretch Shocks

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SPECIFICATIONS

1942 Harley-Davidson Single downtube 30 degrees None None Laval Gagnon

Bars Handlebar Controls Headlight Tail light Speedo Dash Pegs Electrics Gas Tank Oil Tank Oil System Primary Seat Front Fender Rear Fender Mirrors Grips

Shrunk flattrack None Fabrication Atelier AD Vintage Custom Exposed Gears Harley-Davidson 6 volts Shrunk 2” back Stock Stock Chrome Mid USA None Wide glide front modified None Vintage Avon

forkS Type Size Builder

Pivoting bottom table Short Fabrication Atelier AD

WHEELS FRONT Size Wheel Tire Brake

21” with 20 spokes Harley-Davidson Metzeler Opposed piston

REAR Size Wheel Tire Brake

21” with 20 spokes Harley-Davidson Metzeler Opposed piston

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Model : Mylène Lacroix

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June is definitely the month for women’s motorcycle runs on the East Coast. Three events follow one another : Babes Ride Out East Coast (NY), Mamzelle Ride and Ramble (QC) and Backroad Ball (NB). Micaela Wallace – the woman behind Rebelle Moto – had the idea : “How would you like to do the Mamzelle and the Backroad Ball with me and my friend Angela this year ?” The first edition of the Backroad Ball in 2016 was great and I had attended more than one Mamzelle. It was a tempting proposition. “I’ll take care of everything !” That did it, I was in. Our journey would begin at the Mamzelle Ride & Ramble in St-Odilon-de-Cranbourne.

The main female motorcycle-camping event in Quebec, the Mamzelle Ride & Ramble takes place the second weekend of June, right after the Babes Ride Out East. The event, which is open to all, brings together French motorcyclists, the curious, beginners, experienced women and several branches of the Quebec Litas. “We all dreamed of having a local Babes Ride Out event !” said Isabel Forget, founder of

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the event. With the help of her associate, Inès Steinmetzer, she managed to gather 80 women for this 2nd edition.

The event is similar to others : Friday night karaoke, ride on Saturday, games of skill, campfire and DJ. What makes the Mamzelle different ? Its HUGE prize table and the option of sleeping in dorms, much appreciated by the many women who aren’t too keen on sleeping outside in the cool June air.

Her say

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“We’re princesses,” confesses a smiling Julie Lemay, a proud member of a group of women nicknamed Les Crinquées, “we chose the dormitory.” Unfortunately, the dorms were full when we planned our trip. So as not to drag our camping equipment along, we found an Airbnb 30 minutes from the site.

We attended only part of the event as we missed most of the fun on the Friday and Saturday evenings.

“The first night was a lot livelier for us,” said Julie, “we rocked at karaoke !” This weekend is an opportunity for Les Crinquées to take a road trip and meet other women from all over Quebec. “I would have taken one more day to get to know the participants better,” says Andrea, who came from Sherbrooke with her cousin for their first event. Even though the Mamzelle may look like a big family party, it is something else for the lone riders or those who are a little shy. Venus St-Onge, one of the founders of the Montreal Litas, was a highlight of the weekend. She naturally creates links between

Venus st-onge

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the participants, making sure everyone connects. “Last year I went to the Babes Ride N Rage in Ontario and it was like crashing a private party. We felt left out all weekend. I don’t want anyone to feel like that here,” said Venus. This is all to her credit, she knows everybody’s name and everyone loves her.

After landing in Toronto, Micaela and Angela joined me at the end of the day on Saturday. We spent some time with the girls and return to our room when it got dark.

We left the Beauce in the early morning without enjoying the big Sunday breakfast with the Mamzelle gang. So, we got back on the mountainous Chaudière-Appalaches roads and headed towards New Hampshire. Micaela, on her big, fullyequipped Harley-Davidson CVO, is the corsair of the road, our captain and our beacon. She was followed by Angela, and then me on my little Sportster, no windshield or speedometer.

She leads us to Lincoln, in the heart of the White Mountains.

This is my first time travelling on these beautiful roads. Our overnight accommodation is in the caboose of a train behind a house. “I was looking for an original type of accommodation to improve my service, explained the owner.” Mission accomplished ! This train car, from the town train station, stands alone in this area where many houses for rent.

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Isabel Forget & Inès Steinmetzer

the bergeron cousins

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The next day, we parted ways. The girls wanted to go to Laconia Bike Week. I head to Portland, Maine.

I was in Portland, Oregon, the year before and was curious to see its namesake on the East Coast. I rode alone, cruising through the mountains toward the ocean. A mere 80 km into my ride, I got pulled over by the Highway Patrol.

- You were driving 25 miles over the speed limit, ma’am.

- Oh !

Just Oh ! No great surprise since I don’t have a speedo (it’s a long story). I only hoped that he would give me a ticket before he notices the missing component. Fortunately for me, I was exiting a small town, in an ambiguous zone between 25mph and 45mph. He lets me off with a warning. A dazzling smile, many thanks and a huge sigh of relief...

You gotta love America !

In Portland, I take a tour of the city. I stop at Tandem Coffee and Bakery on Congress Street, a nice little coffee shop in an old gas station. The perfect place for a motorcyclist looking for an energizing beverage.

In the evening, with the crew reunited once again, we enjoyed seafood at the port and walked back with a beer playing Cheers and Chug ! Like buddies who’ve known each other for years.

Bluenose II

The next day, we learn that the ferry that should take us to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has been cancelled due to the weather. But we don’t let this get us down and ride an extra 480 km to St. John and take the ferry to Digby. Crossing the Bay of Fundy, known for its highest tides in the world, is an experience in itself.

Walking is quite the challenge aboard the ferry as it rolls and pitches. It doesn’t take long before I am seasick. I hurry onto the deck and lean over the side.

I think of my parents who crossed these waters many times in a sailboat. I realize that they were very brave and I surely did not inherit their sea legs. Back on terra firma, my stomach settles.

We head for Lunenburg, where I admire the Bluenose II, the legendary sailing ship that graces the Canadian dime. It was a good day.

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Catherine & angela

portland

micaela

We leave our luggage in Dartmouth, a city near Halifax.

We stay with Kira, a woman I met at BRO East Coast and Backroad Ball in 2016, who is known in her area for her involvement in the motorcycle community. Her friend Jodie suggests that we have a camp fire at Cow Bay. We agree to go, even though we are tired. From the top of the cliff, with a breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean, we relax in front of the dancing flames.

The next day, as I come out of the shower, I let out a shriek of horror. I wrap myself quickly in a towel and run to Angela : “Nooooooo ! I have a fucking tick on me ! Enlève-moi ça, calvaire !” Angela does not speak French at all, but she understands quite quickly what she has to do. “Calm down !” she says. I’m freaking out ! She burns the bug a little bit to make it let go (what you are not supposed to do), and removes the tick in one piece after less than 24 hours of drawing blood (what you are supposed to do). I put the tick in a Ziploc bag (what you are supposed to do), and I remain in denial for a few days (what you are not supposed to do).

This traumatic episode does not stop me from going to see Tom, Kira’s boyfriend, at Survival Systems Training Limited where he is a safety and survival instructor for the oil and gas, maritime, air and industrial sectors. The day before, he had proposed trying out a helicopter crash at sea simulator.

What does this involve ? To make a long story short, you put on a safety suit, strap yourself into a helicopter simulator and a mechanical arm plunges it under the water, at a 180 degree angle. You are upside down, under the water and you have to detatch yourself and get back to the surface. Angela and I accept the challenge while Micaela goes to the Harley dealer to resolve a mechanical problem. On site, I quickly realize that I am going to experience a waking nightmare. Do I really want to put myself through this ? I am far from being a fan of extreme sports. I chicken out and let Angela go alone, like the fearless warrior she is. “Wow ! That was quite an experience,” she says, coming out of the water slightly confused, feeling proud yet traumatized. “I would not do that twice !” I am proud of her and disappointed in myself. But a tick on the hip is enough excitement for one day.

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After seven days of riding, seafood and excitement, it was time to head to New Brunswick. We depart from Pro Cycle, where Kira works. Twenty women have gathered for this weekend experience. The ride is very well organized and Kira has taken care to respect the beginners in the group.

When we arrive, I’m happy to see Timo and Julie from Mad Squirrel Leather with their trailer. The Backroad, unlike other similar events, is open to men. Guys who offer products that have no equivalent made by a woman are welcome. This is the case for Timo, who sells high-quality travel bags and coffee.

Kristin’s boyfriend (Kristin is one of the two event organizers) is also helping out with the organizing, campfire and chase car for the media in search of pictures of girls who ride together. In the evening, it’s time for the karaoke I missed out on in Quebec. I give it all I’ve got as I pay tribute to Angela, with the only French song of the evening, Gerry Boulet’s “Angela.”

One thing is for sure, Maritime girls really know how to party.

As a result, I’m feeling pretty mellow the next day so I ride in the 4Runner to take pictures of the girls on the road. Saturday night is just as awesome. In my opinion, a party where I lose both my wallet and my glasses is a successful party. On Sunday morning, as the 300 girls begin their journey’s back home, Micaela, Angela and I say our farewells after a long journey filled with laughter, fatigue and Cheers and Chug !

Combining the Mamzelle Ride & Ramble and the Backroad Ball is an adventure that I highly recommend to anyone who wants to meet inspiring, strong and courageous women.

The connections we make are solid and the experiences we share are unusual and very rewarding. “Events such as the Mamzelle Ride & Ramble and the Backroad Ball are an opportunity to meet quality women in one place. Energetic, inspiring, curious women who are driven by a thirst for adventure,” said Monica Adair, an architect from St. John. I promised her that I would go on a road trip with her one day.

On the other hand, finding a tick on your hip is not an adventure I would wish on anyone. Because after my period of denial I realized that : 1. It was a black-legged tick; 2. Cow Bay is considered a high-risk area; 3. We did not follow the removal procedure; 4. The health system no longer analyzes the insects and 5. I have to wait six long weeks to find out whether or not symptoms appear for a disease that may be asymptomatic… Great… Pray for me.

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Roll The Bones Old school motorcycle and art show An Old School Motorcycle and Art Show in Montreal, Quebec. May 25 and 26, 2018 “Bikes, Art, Gear, Music, Food, Beer, Whisky & the craziness of the custom motorcycle culture of the 70’s. The Roll The Bones Old School Motorcycle & Art Show is a first on the East Coast of Canada. An exhibition of motorcycles, art and media related to the motorcycle with indoor concerts in the atmosphere of the Artgang Plaza in Montreal.”

Revolution Motorcycle Magazine and I have been working together from a distance for the past two years. I first met their crew at Loserpalooza in Vancouver. Since then, they have sent me all over North America covering events, bikes and trips for the pages of their magazine.

This May, Revolution Motorcycle Magazine teamed up with One Land Magazine and Harley-Davidson Montreal to create an old school motorcycle and art show in Montreal called Roll The Bones. They asked me to come out from Vancouver to cover the show and visit the city that Revolution is based out of. To me, this was such a cool opportunity. So here I am, sitting in a little French coffee shop in Montreal after a weekend of partying with a second family from across the country.

Learning about a motorcycle community in a new city is always something I love. Meeting new people, seeing their styles and influences, their taste in custom bikes and art, their music, the bars they go to etc. it’s all very interesting and influential on me as well. Roll The Bones was a perfect example of everything I look forward to seeing from another motorcycle scene.

I landed in Montreal on Friday, ready to experience the show right away.

I knew I was getting picked up by Charles-Alexis Premont but I had no idea he was coming on a motorcycle. Right from the airport I was thrown into the hustle and bustle of the city on the back of a Harley. The rider, who I had just met seconds ago, took me to our first stop – a bar. It’s there where I realized I really didn’t know the language in this city.

From the bar (that I still don’t really know where it was), my rider took me to the dealership where he handed over the keys to a shiny Sportster and said, “have fun.” I drove it straight to the opening party of Roll The Bones.

The pre-party was hosted by Harley Davidson Montreal Underground. The band that played was called April Hate, a Nirvana tribute band that looked and sounded scary like Kurt Cobain and gang. During the whole weekend, the bands were sponsored

by Harley-Davidson Canada and the bar was run by the new Montreal biker bar - MR250 Bar Salon.

The pre party was a blur after a long day of travelling and being in a new place. The venue was the same location as the show was going to be – a dynamic high-ceiling, new age bar and venue that had different rooms, lots of space, a stage and a patio full of people drinking beer.

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The next morning was show time. I walked to the Artgang Plaza through the city. Outside the show, motorcycles were lined up everywhere.

You could see that a motorcycle event was going on from every corner of that street. There were bikes ripping around and people everywhere. There was also outdoor vendor tents from the Harley-Davidson Montreal dealership which offered demo rides of new bikes and a display of some of their show bikes.

Walking into the show for the first time was really great. The music was awesome, the people were interesting, the vendor booths were full of things people actually want to see and buy, the bikes were selected thoughtfully and the art matched the vibe perfectly. Bikes were brought in from all over the East Coast and the United States. Some that immediately stood out to me were Jason Parker’s orange Panhead that came from Ontario, Christian Newman’s turbo Shovelhead that came from Buffalo, New York and the ClockWork Cycles Shovelhead chopper that is a local Montreal bike.

The whole back wall of the show was a showcase of Liz Leggett’s photography. She has worked with Revolution Motorcycle Magazine for a while and I have been looking at her photos for years online and in the magazine. It was nice to meet her face to face and her display was out of this world, showcasing photos from The Race Of Gentlemen and the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Another featured photographer of the show was Dan Lim from the Moto Foto who works for Revolution Motorcycle Magazine too. He travelled from Toronto to display his shots.

He and I have done lots of work together for magazines, followed each other online, and we have tons of mutual friends but have never actually met in real life. Meeting people from across the country in the same industry was a common occurrence on this trip and it was awesome.

Timo from Mad Squirrel was an attendee that had a bike in the show, had art on the wall and also had a vending space for his leather working brand. He brought his partner along with their two kids – a 10-hour west from New Brunswick drive – with his art, bike and company in his 1987 boogie van.

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I asked Timo what he thought about the show and he said, “We had a blast at the show. Met so many great people, riders, builders, artists and photographers. Top that off with great music and cold drinks, what’s not to like ?” Mad Squirrel is just one of the amazing East Coast brands that I learned about on this trip. They make handmade leather sissy bar bags and leather goods that help with long motorcycle trips and camping. Some other rad East Coast brands that were at the show were Les Loups Moto Company, Hyena Mfg., Drop Clutch Union, Tiger Distribution and more.

After I was done shopping away all my money, I spent time in the back room of the venue. It was a small, hidden away room all lit up under fluorescent blue lights. The room was jammed packed of bikes, art and decorated gas tanks.

It was my favourite part of the show. There was Joe Roy’s 1954 Pan/Knuckle Police Special with an upholstered stingray seat, Scottie Porges crazy engraved AMS

Panhead and the colourful Moteur Fucker artwork that is always a crowd pleaser. Along with everything else badass in this room, the Roll The Bones official gas tank was on display under bright lights for everyone to see. Move along through the show back into the main room and you see Allison Cordner’s display of tin type photos on the wall next to her vintage camera she uses to produce the shots. Each photo is a piece of artwork in itself. With her cool vintage look, she captures people on their bikes in a way that no one else can.

The rest of the show got blurry because of the Pabst and the Jack Daniels shots but before we knew it, the bikes were being pushed out (some were even rode out) and bands started warming up to play the after party. It was super easy to attend the Roll The Bones show because everything happened at the same location, the bar was cheap and easy and there was food and restaurants all over the area.

Reunited for the first time /// the Revolution Motorcycle Magazine collaborators and editorial team. From left to right :

Audrey Arsenault, QC / Dan Lim, ON / Pascal Richard, QC / Charles-Édouard Carrier, QC / André Bobinas, QC Charlie Lessard, ON / Geneviève Fréchette, QC / Catherine David, QC / Liz Leggett, NJ, USA / Becky Goebel, BC

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The after party was wild. If you were there you know. The opener band, Terry Savage and the Wonky Honkees, came from Toronto. They wore cowboy boots and sang about choppers. The main band was called “Thunderkok” and as we watched them set up we realized that we weren’t ready for this. They were chugging beers, changing into black spandex tights and setting up dick-shaped smoke machines. When they got going I knew it was going to be a perfect kick-off to an awesome night. They dedicated songs to “Crystal Meth” and “Jehovah’s Witnesses” and helped each other pour beers into each other’s mouths and into the mouths of innocent bystanders. Safe to say, they wrapped up the party perfectly.

That night, some of my new friends and I drank a couple of whiskey bottles at the MR250 Bar and they took me for my first “real” poutine experience that lasted until 3 in the morning.

I extended my trip to Montreal for a couple days after the show just to check out more of the motorcycle scene, see the city and hangout with Catherine David who was one of the organizers of Roll The Bones. Catherine and I took our bikes and rolled around Quebec. We visited the Hard Core Cycles garage up the river towards Quebec City, hung out with Sam from ClockWork Cycles, stayed in a cool hand-build cabin in the country and raced back to Montreal to attend a Slayer concert. Montreal is a really cool city. People are friendly, prices are cheap, there are tons of young people doing cool shit and it’s easy to escape the city and ride beautiful country roads.

Many thanks to the organizers of Roll The Bones for continuing to progress and influence the motorcycle community in Canada.

It’s so nice to see more and more shows popping up across the country, magazines that continue to put out new content and people who continue to build cool bikes that put Canada on the map.

Until next time Montreal ! Oui oui au revoir !

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www.rollthebones.ca

Text : Charlie Lessard – Photos : Paul Buceta

When George Tchor was fourteen years old he got hold of a Yamaha RZ500 sport bike. Learning how to wheelie the thing brought about many bumps, bruises and road rash as he learned to master the one-wheel trick. Crashing his bike gave George no option but to fix the damage and destruction. At sixteen, George began work as a mechanic for Mack Trucks in Toronto, a job he held for 10 years. He learned the art of mechanics from the other technicians and the training courses he attended. This vocation also taught him how to build and fabricate, a knowledge that came on very handy when he was repairing motorcycles in his small shop. George turned into a very busy guy. In 1994, George Tchor founded Kreater Custom

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Motorcycles, a custom bike shop that is currently located on Kipling Avenue in Toronto, Canada’s largest city. Settling into this latest address a few years back, George is quick to point out that his clients really like the open concept of the shop.

“Our customers like to see us working; they like to see the craftsmanship we provide,” said George.

While speaking to George, you find out soon that he doesn’t like to be stuck in a mould. Building the same thing repeatedly is not the reason he got into building custom bikes. Every bike he builds is unique and nothing like the previous. A true work of high-speed art ! Usually in the “pro-street” style, George’s bikes always incorporate mind-blowing technical design.

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“My bikes are built for speed, built for handling, and very tech like,” said George. He doesn’t tend to spend much time thinking about paint or chrome. If you look at his extensive body of work you will notice that George isn’t about flash – he is about fast !

That said, Sabrina, the bike you see before you is just the opposite of George’s typical builds. The customer – who chooses to remain anonymous – commissioned George and his crew to build this old school styled bobber. With a Kreater rigid frame, springer fork, handlebars and wheels the 1975 H-D Shovelhead motor and transmission take charge of street coolness.

Wizard is responsible for the purple metal-flake paint – a huge step away from George’s favourite colour : flat black. Nevertheless, it is a true quality built Kreater motorcycle throughout, and one that turns heads wherever it goes.

Kreater delivers one-off custom motorcycles, hot rods and great service. When George Tchor’s stress level attains atmospheric heights, he is quickly reminded that he is doing what he loves : building custom bikes ! Does it get any better than that ? If the walls at Kreater could talk, what great stories they would tell !

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GENERAL Manufacturing Year / Make Model Assembly Time

Kreater 1975 Sabrina Kreater Team 6 months

ENGINE Year Model Builder Ignition Displacement Lower end Balancing Pistons Heads Cam Lifters Carb Pipes

1975 Shovelhead Kreater Dyna High 4 80 ci Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Wiseco Harley-Davidson Redshift 4 of them S&S Kreater

Type Harley-Davidson 4-speed Rachet Top Foot Shift Shifting

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21” Kreater Skinny N/A

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Text : Charlie Lessard Photos : Randy Kelly collection and Charlie Lessard

Wheels In The Dirt – “What the fuck happened ?” I asked. “My Dad bought us a dirt bike in 1969,” he said. And with that a lifelong love of riding on two wheels was born. The 7-year-old boy and his brothers would ride that dirt bike every day in Laval, Quebec, on Paton Island to be more precise where nothing existed but an old fort. Today it’s filled with boulevards, cars, sky-high condos and people, lots of people. Jean-Guy Groulx’s Pont Viau Motosport on Boulevard des Laurentides was another place the brothers would visit on a weekly basis. The boys would peddle their bicycles across the city just to hang out and gawk at the thunderous Harleys that would pull in and out of the parking lot. “It would take us hours to get there, but that’s what we’d do you know,” he said. The seeds were sown for the young Randall Kelly : the look, the sounds, the bad ass vibe. It was a fascination that changed his life forever.

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The first real motorcycle to enter the Kelly family fenced backyard was a Triumph chopper. The cool “Easyrider” style bike was bought by Randy’s older brother Rob Kelly in 1976, but soon after, it was replaced by a big American V-Twin. It didn’t take long for Randy to follow suit. In 1979, while still in his last year at Chomedey High School, Randy was building the first Harley he ever owned. That bike was a retired Montreal Urban Community Police bike bought at an auction for one-thousand dollars. “The thing was rotten because they ran them in the salt,” Randy said. For many years the city cops would operate sidecar-equipped Harley-Davidsons throughout the winter months when the streets were covered in deicing salt, not a good compound for aluminum engine cases and other components as you can imagine.

But for Randy it was a Harley and it was “his !”

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in the evenings to learn everything about machining. But what was more important to Randy was the fact that he and Rob would work on motorcycles whenever they had a spare minute. The brother’s priorities never wavered !

The Shed – By word of mouth and some level of success, the Kelly family backyard became a very busy place. Motorcycles needing repair came and went weekly. Rob and Randy both learned the ins and outs of Harleys the old fashion way : by trial and error. The early 1980’s was a time when there was no Internet, no fax machines and no cell phones. When the brothers needed parts, they would drive to the nearest Harley-Davidson dealership or established custom bike shop, order parts via phone call and mail order through magazine ads. Postal money orders were a common method of payment. This was the era when the S&S catalogue consisted of only 21 pages. Knuckleheads, Panheads and Shovelheads were the norm around the 12-by-24-foot shed the brothers built with the help of some friends. On

Sunday mornings everyone would gather at the house and go riding all day. “There would be twenty bikes parked outside. We had the safest house on the block. Everyone else was getting robbed except us,” Randy said with a laugh.

Needless to say, the brothers quickly outgrew the family backyard.

KMW – Kelly Motor Works was established in 1986. Vanden-Abeele Street in the industrial area of Saint-Laurent (right by the Montreal airport) was to be the home for the new career paths of both Rob and Randy. It was a huge step for the brothers as both had good paying jobs at Kraft Foods – jobs that had guaranteed vacations weeks, medical insurance, pensions, and 40-hour schedules. But without hesitation they quit their full-time millwright positions to follow their dream. When I asked Randy if that was a hard decision for him to make he replied with a laugh, “Fuck it, I was gone !

There’s only one way to do things !”

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Northern Thunder Classics – By 1989 a change of pace, a healthier lifestyle and a new beginning were in order. Alexandria seemed like the perfect place. This rural town in Eastern Ontario sits half way between the cities of Montreal and Ottawa. It is also 45 minutes away from the New York (U.S.A.) border as well as an easy hop to Kingston (Ontario). All places where bikers are abundant in numbers. Northern Thunder Classics was to be the name of the new registered company and it was welcomed in the town : motorcyclists’ equal revenue and every small town knows that. The boys were welcomed and felt very much at home. As you can probably guess the Kelly brother’s company lived up to its reputation and the shop was constantly buzzing with work. Half of the filled work orders were for customers from Montreal and for that reason, NTC had a truck run up to the city three days per week to pick up and deliver bikes. As for the rest of the customers, 25 % came from Eastern Ontario and the other 25 % came from the U.S.A. NTC was also certified as an Ontario Minister of Transport Inspection Station, which was a huge plus for business. In 1996 NTC moved from the small building on Main Street to the much larger floor space of the town’s old armory.

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was working side by side with his (by then retired) father, Richard Kelly (aka “Mister K”). “He would work from 9 until noon, go have lunch and come back to work for 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. He’s an electrician by trade so he would do all the wiring on the bikes. It was the best years I ever had with the old man,” Randy said with a smile. Another person of note that made working at NTC fun was a teenager from the local high school across the street. Dan Carr appeared at the door one day asking if he could do an internship, which was part of his school’s mechanics class requirements. The brothers agreed and all became fast friends. Dan worked at NTC for four years, an experience Dan appreciates to this day. “They couldn’t get rid of me ! They taught me how to work on Harley-Davidsons and much more. I couldn’t have been any luckier than getting to work with them,” said Dan. Dan Carr now lives in Texas with his wife and children and is the owner/operator of DC Choppers.

Because of circumstance out of their control – namely September 11, 2001, the economic downturn that ensued, the drying up of their American customer base and Rob Kelly’s health issues which forced him to retire from the business, Randy made the decision to once again move the company to Montreal. It only made sense to him as most of his customers were from that area. As the old saying goes, “we control a lot less than we think we do.”

LFFL – Randy Kelly built a lot of high-end motors. The quality of his work was observed by many shops in Montreal and Leo’s Harley-Davidson on the South Shore of the city was no exception. Because of the retirement of Roger O’Grady (the dealership’s service manager and Leo Bouchard’s business partner – see RMM issue # 41, Summer 2017), Leo’s H-D was in search of a replacement. Through a mutual friend the suggestion came that Randy should associate. Randy’s contemplated the idea and thought if he would take that route, he would go for the top of the barometer, and because Leo’s H-D was in full expansion and generating a new multi-level building, Randy, Leo and Leo’s son Eric Bouchard came to an agreement. In July 2004, a new chapter had begun. Randy was now Chief Mechanic at one of Canada’s top five Harley-Davidson dealerships, a long way from the backyard shed ! Always keeping the NTC name Randy also became the contracted in-house machinist and motor builder. “The greatest compliment I ever had was when Leo would introduce me to people and say, this is Roger’s (O’Grady) replacement. Leo also told me that I built him the best bike he ever owned. Leo’s word was gold,” said Randy. You can see Leo Bouchard’s personal Road Glide at the dealership’s museum. Leo Forever – Forever Leo (R.I.P.).

Times change, people change, situations change and therefore “you” must change. Randy has great memories and speaks highly of his twelve years at Leo’s Harley-Davidson. He learned a lot about the Motor Company and made great contacts and friends. The highlight of Randy’s career at Leo’s H-D was the hands-on participation and subsequent winning of the nation-wide Harley-Davidson Canada, King of the Streets Competition (see RMM issue # 34, Autumn 2015).

NTC Revisited – An idea derived, a plan was devised, and a decision was taken by Randy and his biggest supporter, best friend and ally, his wife Lee Gittings. In February 2016, 1901 Chicoine Street in Vaudreuil-Dorion became the new home of NTC. With team members Stephane Damboise and Daniel Nguyen (both of whom apprenticed at Leo’s H-D under Randy’s watchful eye), there isn’t a job too big for NTC. Accepting every motorcycle model Harley-Davidson ever produced (including the newest Milwaukee Eight), NTC can deliver basic servicing, comprehensive repairs, full-blown killer street motors as well as full restoration projects. NTC is a Harley owner’s mechanical paradise.

Although Randy is adamant that the success of NTC is always based on teamwork, there is no doubt that his forty years of experience is what guides the crew and the vision of the company. Now in its third summer, the new NTC has seen steady customer base growth and personally, I don’t see that slowing down soon. With the shop being strategically positioned along three major highways and closer to Ontario, many long ago customers are finding their way back to Randy’s door. Although NTC is a six-day-a-week operation Randy Kelly cannot be happier with this new chapter in his career.

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This Ain’t “Old” School, This Is “My” School – After all these years in the biz you can imagine the number of bikes that have gone through Randy’s hands in one form or another. Today he holds several bikes to choose from, including his first 1970 Shovelhead, two Sportsters, a 2011 Road Glide, a 1991 FXRS-SP and if he plays his cards right (inside joke), another FXRS on the way.

Randy’s pride and joy has always been his first. The 1970 Shovel named after a Johnny Winter album titled “Serious Business.” Although this bike has seen many reincarnations since 1979, the latest is the best ever. The motor’s stoke is 4-3/4-inches while the cylinder bore measures in at 3-11/16 inches, giving the power plant 102 cubic inches of pure hold on, shut up and get the job done power ! Dual coil, dual sparkplug heads provide the shock treatment and is probably the best combo when using hemispheric heads. Do you like the exhaust pipes ? They are built out of stainless steel and are tricked out with a built in, manually operated, decibel dampening system (when trying to go incognito this is a

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must !). The 4-speed transmission case is filled with genuine H-D gears. The wheels are very rare units from Alphabets Custom West out of California. Randy has had them since the early eighties. The genuine swing-arm frame was modified into a hardcore rigid. The 35-mm front fork handles the only suspension while the tall risers and Sportster bars are equipped with a perfect sized Drag Specialties tach and speedo combo. The Rear fender comes from Gas Box but has been reworked to suit the need. What about the front fender you ask ? Sorry, but this is strictly “business !” The gloss black paint was laid down by FC-51 and the powder coating duties were given to Phil Poisson at Xtreme Powder Coating. “Thanks Phil !” The “Frisco style” gas tank and rear fender graphics were supplied by Enseignes Latreille. The seat pan was made by NTC while the upholstery was done

by Gilbert Artisan Rembourreur in Très-Saint-Rédempteur, Quebec.

Hearing this bike scream makes your brain rattle and your ears bleed. It’s serious shit. Lead, follow or get out of the fuckin’ way !

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The Results Are In – Randy Kelly delivers what he promises and therefore respect for him runs deep in our circles. When asked where he wants to be in five years ? He quickly answers with a laugh, “Retired !” But kidding aside, Randy would like to be teaching the person who will take over the business. Any volunteer ? If so you better roll up your sleeves for you have a lot to learn.

With all of life’s highs and lows, successes and failures Randy Kelly’s philosophy is simple : “The past brings you to the present. There’s no future in the past but it still brings you to the present.”

Thank you for your time Randy… full circle my friend, full circle.

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on the road Night one, before the rain storms

Text and photos : Becky Goebel @actuallyitsaxel I’ve been thinking about riding a chopper to California my entire life. I’ve pictured the trip in my head thousands of times, even before I owned the bike I have now. I never knew who I’d do it with, when I’d do it or if it’d ever really happen. Thirty minutes ago, I rolled into my driveway after 27 days on the Harley Sportster chopper that took me not only to California but right through and into Mexico, across the Baja and back up through central Cali.

I didn’t know how long I would be gone for or who I was going to go with, but I decided to leave the first week of June and be in the LA area for Born Free 10. Over the past couple of months, I was getting my bike ready. I tuned it up, put a tall sissy bar on it and a saddle bag, changed the oil and shook it down on a 600 km trip around Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

As the date got closer, I started telling people I was going to do the ride and my buddy Cody Kemmet made some moves. He flew from North Dakota to LA, bought a ’56 Panshovel survivor chopper with a big long Springer front-end and rode it to Vancouver. I hung out a couple of weeks with him in British Columbia, and then, we headed South.

We hadn’t even got out of Vancouver before my sissy bar almost broke off, Cody got a spare inner tube stuck in his

wheel and my front axle nut fell off. As soon as we crossed into the States Cody’s (only) brake broke. It took us a full day to ride about 330 km. Looking back, that was a perfect foreshadow to how the rest of the trip was going to go.

Because we had a ton of time and we’d both never done the entire coast from Canada to Cali, we decided to do it right. Right from Northern Washington, we went West. We skipped Seattle, took the two-lane Chuckanut Highway to the ferry and headed towards the Washington coast.

Unsure of where we were going to sleep, unsure if the weather was going to hold up, unsure if our bikes were going to start in the morning, and unsure of how long it was going to take us to get to LA, we took every day as it came.

The Washington part of the ride was amazing, sunny and our bikes were jamming. We bought fireworks, camped on the water and made food on the campfire.

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Stop one on the Oregon Coast, a secret lookout

The start of the Oregon Coast

Amber and her son before they took us quading in the Oregon dunes

A typical camp set up for us in Northern California

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As we cruised into Oregon, our luck wasn’t as good. For three days, we were stuck in heavy coastal rains. Cody’s magneto got wet and his bike started having some electrical issues. We’d ride as many miles as we could in a day but would eventually get rained out and stay in a Best Western (best hook up ever) or at the house of someone who’d take us in. A woman from Instagram whom we’d never met before invited us to her place in Florence, Oregon. She and her family fed us, dried our things, got us really drunk and let us sleep in their RV. The next morning, their son took us to work with him at the dunes and let us rip their rental quads along the sand cliffs and the ocean. Thanks, Tucker family, sometimes being rained out isn’t so bad.

The sun poked out as we headed towards Northern California. Our mood was untainted and we were just happy to be moving again. You can’t have the high highs without experiencing the low lows I guess. We hardly stopped that day. We easy-rode through the Redwoods, past the largest trees I’ve ever seen boarding the ocean, and up the pass through Hales Grove which is the start of Highway 1. As we coasted down the pass towards the ocean, we switched off our bikes and let our bikes take us down in silence. At the bottom, we drank 10,000 beers and got rested to ride hundreds of miles of twisty ocean front highways for the next couple days.

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California Coast - Highway 1

If you’ve ever ridden Highway 1 along the California coast, you get it. But if not, it’s something I think all riders should do in their lifetime. The road twists and turns up above the ocean that is right down beside it. It goes through little fishing towns and up through cliff-high farm land and hairpin curves that make your stomach flip. Cody’s front-end wobbled on every single one of those turns, and my chain slapped my oil bag and tire on every single bump… but nothing could stop us.

It was on this road that a deer ran out in front of Cody, who was in front of me at the time. I was messing around with my headphones, so I was a couple of car lengths further behind him than I usually was. He missed the deer by an inch (or I could say the deer missed Cody by an inch). The car heading towards us in the on-coming lane hit the deer head on, and the deer flew over Cody’s shoulder. It was upside down in the lane in front of me, bloody and broken with its legs flailing around in the air it. It was speed sliding back and forth around on the road directly in my way, and I instinctively chose to go left to avoid it. An inch to the right and I would have run right into it.

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It took us three more days to get through California after a stop at Matt Busby’s garage in Salinas, a detour to Big Sur and sleep at Huntington Beach. We had a moment of chill in LA before, and we decided that yes, we were going to take the trip that one step further into Mexico.

Highway 1 and Highway 101 towards San Fran

BIG SUR AND THE BOYS

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The plan was to ride through Tijuana down the coast and stay at a Best Western in Ensenada. Then we’d ride 300 km across the Baja to San Felipe which is on the East Coast of the gulf. After that, we’d ride north through the desert and cross back into America at the Mexicali border and ride through Palm Springs to Born Free. Easy enough, right ?

After over 2,500 km, it didn’t seem like that much of an addition to the trip. But those bikes, after already going that many miles, were getting thrashed in Mexico. The roads were crazy… A dog ran head first into Cody’s engine on the highway, my headlight broke off and my front axle nut loosened right off from hitting a death bump. Our bikes were getting hot-hot in the desert stretches. We got heat stroke so bad we almost died. And pieces of Cody’s tire were shredding off, and his entire rear bearing disintegrated.

The whole five days we were in Mexico we had no headlights, drank five gallons of Tequila, slept in hammocks on the beach and tried not to get our bikes stolen. The chopper problems seemed to just add to the fun down there though.

It was paradise when we finally made it to the beach. The whole Mexico trip was a dream. Looking at my bike parked near the water in San Felipe, over 3,000 km from home, was mind-boggling. I couldn’t believe that thing got me that far. Through all the rain, the heat, the beers, the breakdowns, the sand and dirt, the dogs and deer, we made it to our furthest destination.

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Of course, there’s a whole other side to this story. Questions I will get asked that have an answer longer then I was allowed to type for this article. Some of which will be : • How did Cody ride all the way from San Felipe to America with his bearing gone and his tire missing huge chunks out of it ?

• Why did you arrive at the pre-party of Born Free in a Uhaul ?

• Why did you ride into Born Free with Cody on the back of your Sportster ?

• Who did you ride home with ?

• Did your bike make it back to Vancouver ?

Well, those are all just questions that you have to ask me next time you see me in person cus’ I could go on and on with this story.

Last words : I am home and safe even after a wild weekend of Born Free 10 which you can read about in the next couple of pages. If you ever get the chance to ride your dream bike to California and beyond, don’t hesitate. I’ve travelled a lot of places for motorcycling, but this was by far the best trip I’ve ever done.

Get out there and ride somewhere stupid on a piece of shit motorcycle !

Our home in San Felipe, Mexico

Ensenada, Mexico

Fat Daddy Cycles helped us out just North of the Mexicali boarder

That’s an issue... Cody rode 100 miles through the Mexican desert with his tire like this

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Oak Canyon Ranch. Clear blue skies, dry earth tone landscapes, and dusty roads that lead into a peaceful, sparsely treed property, quietly nestled in behind Irvine Lake in Orange County, California. Sounds like where dreams are made of right ? Build it, and they will come, right ? That’s a highly risky proposition for any business endeavor, but when it’s fueled with passion and an unshakable belief in one’s dream, then anything is possible. Just ask Mike Davis and Grant Petersen, the founders of the Born Free Show.

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Necessity being the mother of invention, Mike and Grant were less than thrilled with what was happening on the SoCal moto scene at the time, and they decided to do something about it.

Fast forward 10 years later with lots of blood, sweat, and tears, the Born Free Show has not only survived but has successfully evolved year after year, into what it is today. Cliche as it may sound, what started out as a humble get-together of like-minded riders and friends with a love of vintage bikes and choppers in 2009 has turned into the premier custom chopper and bike culture event on the West Coast. Even though the show is heavily sponsored by some big-name corporations, there is still a sense of grassroots, authentic ambiance to the show. If you’re a biker and you haven’t heard of the Born Free Show, then you haven’t really been riding. And no, a little rip to your local donut hole on the weekend does not constitute riding. Kidding aside, this year’s BF10 was one to remember. Even for those who have attended in previous years, the consensus I heard was that this is the best show yet, on so many levels. The weather was one of the reasons. As trivial as that may sound, the fact that it wasn’t a scorcher (as it was in previous years) only made the 10th edition of Born Free that much more special of an experience for the attendees.

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Born Free Best In-Show Award Justin Walls from BTTW Hardcore Fabrication – @bttw /// 1948 HarleyDavidson UL. This stunning creation will be showing at this year’s 27th annual Mooneyes Hot Rod Custom Show in Yokohama Japan.

At the centre of it all, displayed prominently beside the main stage of the show, were the awesome bikes from all the invited builders; They were nothing short of spectacular. The builds seem to get stronger and stronger, more and more creative as they up the ante each year. Builders from all over the United States, Japan, and England were invited to showcase their bikes. (On a side note, Vincent Summers’ tangerine orange Knucklehead chopper was the first-ever invited bike from England to show at the Born Free show). It was an excellent display of iron art showcasing the best examples of motorcycle integration combining technology, craftsmanship, and design from the past and present. These builders go “all

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out” building bikes that showcase their talent in their art form and inspire other garage lurkers waiting in the wings. That was clearly in evidence from the attendees riding their own built choppers, diggers, and bobbers parked in the “grass pass” area. At the end of the day, it is a competition after all, and don’t kid yourself, these builders want to WIN. Top prizes not only garner coin in prize money but bragging rights and an invitation to the Mooneyes Hot Rod Custom Show in Japan.

Here are some of the awards that went, deservedly, to the winners. Check out the accompanying pics of these stellar bikes.

Top 3 Invited Builder winners as voted on by their peers : 1. Hawke’ Lawshe from Vintage Technologies – @vintagetechnologies / 1946 Harley-Davidson Knuckle / This bike will also be going to the Mooneyes show on December /// 2. Dayten Likness – @daydayten 1966 HarleyDavidson Shovelhead / 2018 Born Free Best Chopper Award /// 3. Kyle Edgar from Leadfist Cycles – @leadfistcycles / 1952 Triumph Thunderbird Wheels & Waves winning invitees to next year’s show in Basel, Switzerland : 1. Josh Allison from Cry Baby Cycles – @crybabycycles / 1946 Harley-Davidson Knuckle / 2018 Born Free Award /// 2. Vincent Summers – @vincent_summers / 76 Harley-Davidson Knuckle /// 3.

Ryan Grossman from Vintage Dreams – @3gknuck / 1954 Harley-Davidson Panhead

Show Class Magazine People’s Choice Award & Born Free Founders Pick Award Josh Sheehan from Basket Case Magazine - @basket_case_magazine 1968 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead

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For you FXR & Dyna fans out there, and I know there are plenty of you, San Diego Customs was at it this year putting on a section, called the FXR & Open Bike Shows.

There were plenty of customized Dynas and FXR in all shapes and colourful sizes on display. This section was heavily backed by performance-related vendors like Ohlins, Arlen Ness, S&S, and Performance Machine just to name a few in support of this ever-growing, and dare I say, younger demographics of the moto scene.

The Giveaway Bikes which is such a huge draw to this show was worth the $25.00 per raffle ticket for a great chance at winning a dream custom built bike. It was no wonder that some attendees bought up hundreds of dollars worth of raffles. Being that you had to be present to win two out of the three give away bikes, your odds of winning were pretty damn good.

The 1945 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead giveaway bike was an absolute barn find by the show’s organizers. Untouched in over 30 years and found in Nevada, this bike was completely rebuilt mechanically by some top-quality people with some serious coin put into it, yet was left, esthetically, to look like it has been untouched for decades. A similar but not as nice a bike and condition were recently auctioned off in Vegas for $70,000.00 USD ! You did not have to be present to win this bike, but it was great for the attendees to see that the winner was present to claim his prize.

The second of the 3 giveaway bikes was the Prism Built Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Chopper. The guy that won this giveaway bike, believe it or not, also won another giveaway bike from a previous Born Free Show. What are the odds the

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same guy has won the giveaway bike 2 out of the 10 years running ? That’s pretty fucking cool and incredibly lucky if you ask me. The funny thing about this story is that two other tickets were drawn before this guy winning. Since you had to be present to win this bike, the organizers moved on to pulling a new ticket until the winner was found. It’s hard to imagine why someone would buy raffle tickets to win a bike and not be present for the chance at winning a custom-built motorcycle ? Oh well, sucks for the other guys who weren’t there to claim their prize and in this case, twice lucky for the guy from Nevada.

Last but certainly not least was a brand, spanking new Harley-Davidson 2018 – 114 Softail Fat Bob that was given away.

Good times were had by all. Enroute to giving the bikes away, tons of smaller prizes were given away and other competitions took place to entertain the crowd. Among the most entertaining was the “worst tattoo” competition from the attendees. Can I tell you, it’s amazingly funny to see how many people have terrible, regrettable tattoos engraved on their bodies. It all came down to two guys. One heavily tattooed dude had a tattoo on his thigh depicting a set of praying hands cupping an erect penis with the title “Rest In Penis.” Whaa ??? I say Whaa ?? Too funny. The winner was the guy who had a tattoo, also on his thigh, of two pigs fucking called “Making Bacon.” You gotta admit, that it is super funny ! For his prize, the sponsoring beer company, 805 Firestone Walker Brewing Company, gave him 52 cases of beer. The winner promptly handed out at least a third of his stash to the other attendees by the front of the stage. A totally cool thing to do.

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The overall vibe of the show, like so many of these events, is on the chill and relaxed side. Of course, being in SoCal makes that even more apparent.

People and vendors alike were all friendly and ready to engage in a simple hello or into a deep technical conversation about bikes.

Honestly, half of the fun of attending bike shows and rallies is a social one. Pack creatures as we are, we gravitate toward seeing friends and familiar faces and of course, meeting new ones in our shared passions. There’s nothing like getting to know a person on social media and finally have a chance to say hi and talk in person. Like it or not, that’s the beauty of social media these days, and I believe it helps to build our moto community, worldwide. Make it a point to attend a Born Free Show. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Ten years, this show has been going on STRONG. Like the symbol for 10th year anniversary of tin and aluminum, it represents durability and pliability. Well boys (Mike Davis and Grant Petersen), here’s to another 10 years of Born Free creativity and to the evolution of our moto culture Congratulations !

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I’ve always found that when something like a motorcycle or a car has an interesting back story, however cool that bike or car is, the story makes it that much cooler. I like to think my 1963 Triumph T100SS has one of those stories.

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FEATURED BIKE Sometime in the early ’70s, my uncle bought this bike. It was a basket case. After putting it all back together and riding it for a number of years – and changing out the original tank for a ’71 or ’72 oil-in-frame Bonneville tank. He was looking to buy a riding lawn mower and needed money so he sold the Triumph to my dad. My dad rode it all around for years, even getting my mom on the back with their camping gear strapped to her and riding 5-6 hours north of their home in London, Ontario for a weekend of camping every so often. Eventually, he bought a ’72 Honda CB750 Four and the Triumph ended up coming off the road in 1980, never seeing the light of day again for the next 29 years. Over those nearly three decades, it sat for a long time in a garden shed, then for another 5 years or so stored in an old tobacco kiln along with a couple dirt bikes and a 3-wheeler, all of which (except the Triumph) were stolen one night. After that, it was back into my parents’ garden shed for about 15 years, until I got the idea that I’d like to try my hand at building a cool little bobber out of it. I asked my dad if I could tear it down and rebuild it the way I wanted, and he gave me the green light.

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I’d never worked on motorcycles before and was more than a little intimidated at the thought of tearing the engine down and rebuilding it myself. So, after pulling the bike apart I sent the motor out to a local shop to have it rebuilt and started ordering parts to build the rest of the bike. I sold my first motorcycle, a ‘05 Honda Shadow Spirit, to have the engine rebuilt and buy all the parts. A David Bird hardtail with 4 inches of stretch and 2.5 inches of drop, and 5 inch wide ribbed rear fender with duck bill, an oil tank and 12-inch apes just to name a few. Over the next year or so, I started the build in my tiny compact car sized garage, going as far as I could until I had to start welding. From there I took it to my parents’ place and my dad was gracious enough to let me take up part of his shop for the next few years while I built the bike. A year or so into the build my wife gave birth

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to our first child. Now I had a son to eventually hand this bike down to. With the arrival of our son, spending time with him and our new little family took priority over heading to my dad’s garage to work on my bike. So, weeks and sometimes months passed between build sessions.

I pressed on and after a couple of setbacks that can only be chalked up to an amateur bike builder not knowing any better, I was able to assemble the bike and wire it, something else I’d never done before. Finally, two months after I’d hoped it would be finished, it was actually done and I could take it for its first ride. I have to say that it was quite a cool feeling being able to actually ride the motorcycle that I’d put so much work into. As I was riding, all the while trying to remember that the shifter was on the RIGHT and the brake on the LEFT, I was thinking about how over 30 years ago it

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AccessoirIes

GENERAL Manufacturing Year / Make Model Assembly Time

Scott Campbell Triumph 1963 T100SS Scott Campbell Too long !

ENGINE Year Model Builder Ignition Displacement Lower end Balancing Pistons Heads Cam Lifters Carb Pipes

1963 Tiger Scott Campbell Pazon 500cc Stock — EMGO Stock Stock Stock Amal 376/273 TT

Transmission Type Shifting

Stock 1 down - 3 up

painting Painter Airbrush Color / type Special

Kevin Rupple — Blue/White —

FRAME Year 1963 stock front loop with David Bird Hardtail Triumph Builder — Type Stock Rake 4” and 2.5” drop Stretch None Shocks

was my old man riding this thing around, taking it up north with my mom on the back to go camping and breaking down every now and then. I don’t know how much my dad believed that this old Trumpet would ever be back on the road again, let alone rebuilt from front to back by his son. But he sure had a big smile on his face when we fired it up for the first time.

A huge “thank you” goes to my Dad for the bike, all the help and the real estate in his garage for all those months. Thanks to my brother Mike, and my buddy Brayden for the help making parts and advice on building a bike. And a big thank you to my wife Lisa for all her support through the good and the frustrating times during the build.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Scott Campbell

TC Bros. 12” apes Bars eBay specials Handlebar Controls Un oublie Headlight TC Bros.

Tail light Stock (rebuilt) Speedo Dash — Pegs Stock Electrics Podtronics Gas Tank ‘71 or ‘72 OIF that I modified Oil Tank Factory Metal Works Oil System Stock Primary Stock Seat La Rosa Designs tuck & roll Front Fender None Rear Fender 7 Metal West 5” avec duck bill Mirrors Cycle Standard 3” rétro Grips eBay specials

forkS Type Size Builder

Stock lowers -2” fork tubes Forking By Frank

WHEELS FRONT Size Wheel Tire Brake

19” Central Wheel Components Dunlop 69 Triumph double pull drum

REAR Size Wheel Tire Brake

OTHER

18” Central Wheel Components Dunlop Stock Powder Coating : TPC Custom Coatings Right side saddle bag : La Rosa Designs

Text : Steeve Boucher – Photos : Steve Lesvesque

My passion for motorcycles began at a young age. Motocross, ATV, moped and racer succeeded each other over the years. Even very young, I was crazy about Harley-Davidson motorcycles. I loved hearing them roar down Main Street in my village. I promised myself that one day I would own a Harley.

A year after giving my Harley Softail Fatboy to my wife, I decided to build my dream bike. It was the start of the adventure. I bought a 2018 FLHX Street Glide at Harley-Davidson Rimouski, where I work as a sales consultant. I named my bike “The Punisher” for its candy apple red paint and diabolical airbrush designs carefully created by my friend and artist Stéphane Dufresne. The whole project was carried out at Harley Rimouski.

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It took almost 120 hours to finetune every detail. My mechanic, Steeve Dufour (to whom I owe a lot), did all the assembly. Dave Ross, from Garage L.P. Ross did the painting and polishing. The paint and airbrushing alone took almost 100 hours.

The Punisher never goes unnoticed. Exhibitions, shows, etc.

My project was completed in the spring of 2017 and continues to steal the show with its sublime paint job, hydraulic suspension and high-end sound system. The Punisher will always embody the vision of a young boy’s dream bike.

My dream bike !

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