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Runs Like A Duck

Design Worx Shovel............................................................................................. 22

The Seventh Creation

Jeremcy Cupp Of LC Fabrications Builds His.......................................... 40

Timewarp Shovel

Butcher Chop Punches You In Your Tongue............................................. 58

The Salt Racer

The Best Hundred Dollars Ever Spent......................................................... 70

Basket Case

Brent Ulman's 1928................................................................................ 90

FEATURES Year In Review

Our Annual Look Back...........................................................................................10

Custom Culture Advisory

Let's Keep The Right To Modify ......................................................................28

Best Of Awards

And The Winners Are ...........................................................................................30

Motorcyle Cannonball

Ancient Iron Makes History ............................................................................. 28

Top 10 Bikes Of 2016

The People;s Voice Is Heard............................................................................ 51

Jimmy Frizzell

His Art Makes Him Feel Like King Shit......................................................... 64

Lost Highway

Markus Rumbles Down ...................................................................................... 82

Ocean City Bikefest

John Takes A Few Wrong Turns....................................................................... 86

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TECH Feelin' A Little Loose

Fixing' A Swingarm Shovel.................................................................................. 17

Mikuni Carb Install

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Be A Little Twisted- Part 2

Building The Twisted Frame............................................................................. 76

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EDITORIAL OFFICE

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Chris Callen, Milwaukee Mike, Jack Schit, Matt Reel,Will Ramsey, Xavier Muriel, Charlie Weisel, Mitch Bodine, Mark Velazquez, Amelia Rose, Daniel Donley, Joe Mielke, Jimmy Frizzell, Roadside Marty, Zach Williams, Scooter Tramp Scotty, Heather Callen

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Chris Callen, Amelia Rose, Heather Callen, Mad Stork Ken, Mark Velazquez

CONTRIBUTORS

Keith “Bandit� Ball, Carsten Fritzen, John Kelly, Bob Kay, Twila Night, Felicia Morgan

STAFF ARTISTS

Jimmy Frizzell, Chris Callen, Seth Leibowitz

ADVERTISING

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New Products

APPRENTICE IN RESIDENCY

The Latest Products From The Industry .......................................................80

In The News

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

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The Cycle Source MagazineŽ (ISSN 1935-0287) is published 12 times D \HDU E\ 7KH &\FOH 6RXUFH 0DJD]LQH ZLWK 2I¿FHV DW 'HOOHQEDXJK Road Tarentum, PA 15084, 724-226-2867, www.cyclesource.com. U.S. Subscription rate is $25.00 for 12 issues. Canadian Subscription rate is $40.00 for 12 issues. Back Issues, when available, are $6.00 each, payable in advance. Periodicals postage paid at Tarentum, PA DG DGGLWLRQDO PDLOLQJ RI¿FHV 7KH &\FOH 6RXUFH 0DJD]LQHŠ UHVHUYHV the right to reject any advertising or contributions that it deems unsuitable. Opinions expressed are those of the author and not of The Cycle Source MagazineŽ. Nothing printed in The Cycle Source MagazineŽ June be re-printed in whole or part without the express written consent of the publishers. Copyright Ž 2016. The Cycle Source MagazineŽ, A Grass Roots Motorcycle PublicationSM, Scooter Tramp ™ Wild Man™ Low Down & Dirty Rotten™ are registered trade marks.

Buyers’ Guide

A Drivetrain Components Buyers Guide ...................................................106

DEPARTMENTS

From The Editor’s Desk .................................................... 8

On Tour With X ................................................................... 56

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Pin-Up Of The Month ....................................................... 50 Chopper Charlie .............................................................. 66 Endless Highway ............................................................. 96 Photo Hunt ......................................................................... 103 On The Edge With Jimmy Frizzell ........................... 104

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ABOUT THE COVER Rhett Holey of the Butcher Chop in Dry Fork Virginia was the creative force behind this month's cover bike and we couldn't be happier to bring it to you. Everything about it, from the Candy Flake paint to the sweet ass springer screams of it's roots to the history of chopping a stock Harley. It's smooth and sleek and we believe the perfect way to kick off 2017. Enjoy it and this issue, Happy New Year. CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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t was 4:30 am when the door to my EHGURRP H[SORGHG RII WKH KLQJHV ,W was my mother’s gargantuan drug dealing pimp boyfriend tearing through the house like a tornado ORRNLQJ IRU KLV ODVW IRXU 9DOLXP After a four-day cocaine binder, he was coming down hard and was in a rotten PRRG $V KH VQDWFKHG PH XS RXWWD bed and smacked the side of my skull with the grip of his pistol, I knew that this would be the day I would quit high VFKRRO Now, I don’t usually bring up the stories of my sorted childhood in this column, EXW WKLV PRQWK LW VHHPHG WR Ă€W VR ZHOO You see, Heather and I were under the gun to get ready for Lone Star Rally and a WULS WR 0LODQ ULJKW DIWHUZDUGV IRU (,&0$ 7KH KRXVH ZDV D ZUHFN EHFDXVH ZH ZHUH going a hundred miles an hour and she looked at me to simply say, “You thrive in absolute chaosâ€? and I am starting to UHDOL]H WKHUH PLJKW EH VRPHWKLQJ WR WKDW Hard to believe that some twenty years ago now I started this magazine in the back of a little aftermarket parts shop, while I bounced at night at a titty bar and was in the middle of remodeling my entire house, but even then, chaos ZDV SDUW RI LW DOO 7KURXJKRXW WKH \HDUV I can’t remember a time when it wasn’t sheer and total chaos that drove my day to day activities and pushed me to stay

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SRVLWLYH DQG VXFFHHG ,¡P QRW VXUH ZKDW God or higher power you may subscribe to, but I believe that we are given exactly what we need in life and it would seem, in my humble assessment, that what I must need is the chaos that surrounds OLIH ZLWK &\FOH 6RXUFH 0DJD]LQH , PHDQ how else could we be working on the 238 issue, never missed one, every thirty days for nearly 20 years, and all the while my life has been, for the most

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Article By: Chris Callen Photos By: Cycle Source Staff

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are learning to use a lathe, TIG weld and hand shape metal today than ever before in the industry’s past. THE CULTURE: While there are more brands of motorcycles and a more diverse crowd than ever before it would seem that our culture as a whole is about as divided as it ever has been. The Hipsters, the Big Wheel Bagger Guys, the Rockers and the Mods, Hippies, Old Guys, Grey Beards… Really it’s too much to keep track of and begs for something to bring us all back together under one headline, motorcycles. Still, each of these segments has their strong points, the Hipster kids are killing it with fantastic events that partially resemble the seventies DQG VWLOO PDQDJH WR GHÀQH WKHLU RZQ times. The Big Wheel Bagger crowd continues to drive the economics of the upper parts of our industry with no end in sight. The Baddest Bagger and Perewitz Paint shows we have attended all over the country are proof of that, with more high end vehicles in one place since the doors of OCC closed. In the middle there are a ton of folks who love it all and the good thing is their out there doing it like never before. For them, hard times provide the need for a get-away and the motorcycle has always been the machine to deliver that. I suspect that as we turn the calendar on a new year, a new presidency and a new direction for the United States, little will change that one great part of what we do. Age seems to come with wisdom as a lot of the culture turns toward serious gear for riding. What used to be the trend of taking off in a jean jacket and backwards hat sees many more riders today gearing up for the ride. Rides, Runs And Events: National events seemed to stabilize somewhat in 2016, but the smaller regional rallies took a stronger foothold as people had less money still for big adventures. Small shows and niche events popped up everywhere and that was great for the scene as it gave us all a real solid look at the cultural differences in what we do from spot to spot. Events like St. Louis Cycle Show Case, Mama Tried, Fuel Cleveland, Bikes & Brews and the Oily Souls kept that same tradition going. On the national front, in addition to being

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the 35th Anniversary of the Buffalo &KLS LW DOVR PDUNHG WKH Ă€UVW \HDU RI their new highway that cut off before Sturgis and went straight to the Chip. 2016 sadly also marked the last year for The Love Ride. That’s right, the 32 year iconic California event held its last hurrah this year. And speaking of California for a minute, 2016 marked the year that lane splitting became legal. From the vintage end of the world the Pate Swap Meet held its second event and added a solid south western event to the AMCA calendar. One giant change in the event scene ZDV WKH UHVXUJDQFH RI DPDWHXU Ă DW track racing brought on by Roland Sands and his Hooligan Racing. It seemed as if everyone was just waiting for a reason and Sands gave them that by example and more. By WKH HQG RI WKH \HDU DPDWHXU Ă DW WUDFN races were as common as vendor row to any event you happened to be at. What I can say about this that's good, as some professional racers may not agree with the format, it does bring back the basic principal of the motorcyle, people having fun on them. Even for the fans, it provides great entertainment for those that might not have a backgound in racing. They can just show up, pick a favorite racer and route him on to victory. The Motorcycle Social-media and other: New reality TV shows like Sacred Steel and Wrench Against The Machine has started to take a closer look at some of the grass roots of our culture. This was started last year with Discovery Channels show that featured lesser known builders from the custom scene. Of course not all media is good. It seems as bad as this year’s elections were, the state of social media continues to travel along a downward spiral in terms of values. Between that and the plague that is Amazon and EBay, where uneducated consumers buy products they expect local shops to unscrew for them, our access to everything fast is becoming more of a challenge than ever before. At least the elections came to an end, the fact that no matter where you go you can see groups of people holding their phones and staring downward in groups, of people they traveled across the country to be with, who are also staring at their phones. It’s time we call for a time out on these CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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devices to spend a little with each other again. But that might just be me being idealistic. At least we now have a vice president that rides a motorcycle, I mean, how much of a nut job could he be? So How Did We Do? 2016 was another monster year for Cycle Source Magazine. In spite of the distribution part of our industry still failing to help publishers, actually they went in reverse in some big ways, we continued to add to our market strength through our national distribution deals with WalMart and one with Pilot/Flying J. At the beginning of the year we found ourselves as one of the top custom motorcycle publications in the US and we did everything we could this year to stay right in that spot. The big changes for you our readers were that we added a perfect bound spine and moved up to 116 pages in April and remained there the entire year. By the numbers, our year looked like this: 12 Editorials, 61 Feature Bikes, 12 Pin-ups, 50 Events Covered, 48 New Products, 278 Buyers’ Guide Products, 129 News’ Articles, 24 Human Interest Pieces, 7 Interviews, 5 Shop Visits, 7 Test Rides, 10 FXR Columns, 38 Tech Articles, 41 Staff Columns, 2 Full Throttle Rock Columns, 10 Product Test Articles, 11 Photo Hunts, 12 Product Spotlights, 10 Reader’s Rides, 16 Riding Adventure Stories, $UWLVW 3URÀOHV DQG 6SHFLDO ,VVXHV We launched a brand new initiative in Sturgis called Grease & Gears *DUDJH DQG ÀQDOO\ JRW JRRG WUDFWLRQ along with all the other magazines as Harley-Davidson came on as a sponsor of the Editor’s Choice Bike Shows. It all adds up to a hell of a pile of work and couldn’t be done without a killer staff. I thank all of our readers and our army of supporters as we head into our twentieth year publishing Cycle Source every thirty days. Thank you all for letting us GR ZKDW ZH ORYH 0D\ ÀQG \RX happy with family, and God willing, a job that provides you with enough money to take a ride. For those in the service or with family serving overseas, Godspeed and a safe return. Happy New Year!

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one final note about the year in review issue

It would be rude of us to not publicly thank two of the nicest people we know in the world; Clinton and Bobbi Wallace of Cleveland Texas. Right in the middle of this issue we had to go to the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, then Á\ RXW IRU DQ XQH[SHFWHG WULS WR ,WDO\ EHIRUH UHWXUQLQJ WR ÀQLVK WKH LVVXH Not only did they come and help us at the event, make sure that some of our staff got to the airport but then kept our van and took care of Nugget (our

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ÁDW IDFHG SRRFK DW WKHLU KRXVH XQWLO we got home. For three days after our return they let us take over Clinton's workshop to edit these pages and let us share part of thier lives around barrel racing horses. Thank you both so much for being the people you are.

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like any Ducati. The only problem with that is someone forgot to tell Chris that this should be an impossible task! Throwing caution to the wind, Chris embraced the project and the never-ending design vision of Dragan. What was ahead would be a 7-month project to perfection. With Dragan’s directives in mind Chris decided that form and function would be the priority and he replaced chrome and bling with performance parts. With the bike in shop, the ÀUVW GHFLVLRQ ZDV WR OHDYH ZHOO HQRXJK DORQH DQG just freshen up the stock engine and tranny. It appeared that luck would be on the side of Dragan and Chris, this engine was tight and running well. From there all the custom work would begin. Killer

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KDQGOHEDUV ZHUH ÀUVW )ROORZHG E\ D KDQG FXW rear fender and one off oil tank. A Ducati master F\OLQGHU ZDV DOVR PDGH WR ÀW 6RPH FXVWRP PDGH Racetech rear shocks were just what the doctor ordered to bring a little ride performance. To top it all off, is the exhaust which was designed to be high hanging for those knee drags. This is the one visual part of the bike that combines the aero feeling of that sport bike world while VWLOO PDNLQJ LW ZRUN DQG ÁRZ ZLWK WKH RYHUDOO bike design. And when you hear her she is still a ripper. Keeping the overall appeal of the bike simple yet still a head turner is the classic paint job done by Scotty Kid Graphics. For the most part, this bike was built with design in mind, no thrills (not really), bare bone, light as possible, with a stock engine. As the story goes, there were many setups involved to make this bike just right. Being an engineer the ride was more important than the look for Dragan. But, in the end Chris would put his Design Worx touch on this ride to make it look just as cool as the others that have come before. And that he did and as always did it to perfection. At that end of what the owner considered a very long wait, we believe he thought the wait was well worth it as Dragan was quoted saying “It’s the best handling 1975 bike I ever rode. Perfect setup for cruising or a little mayhem”

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DRAGAN TECH SHEET owner: Dragan City/State: New Jersey Builder: Design Worx Customs year: 1975 Model: Shovelhead Value: One Million Dollars!!! Time: 7 Months ENGINE Year: 1975 Model: Shovelhead Builder: Design Worx Customs Ignition: Points Displacement: 90” Pistons: Heads: Stock Carb: S&S Cam: Air Cleaner: S&S Exhaust: Design Worx Customs Primary: Rivera Primo TRANSMISSION Year: 1975 Make: Harley-Davidson 4 Speed clutch: Rivera Primo FRAME Year: 1975 make: Harley-Davidson rake: Stock stretch: Stock forks year: H-D/Showa builder: Crafters Metal Fab Type: extension: triple trees: Design Worx Customs WHEELS Front Wheel: Size: 19” Tire: Front brake: Performance Machine Rear Wheel: Size: 16” Tire: Rear Brake: Performance Machine PAINT Painter: Scotty Kid Color: Flat Silver, Dark Soul Black ACCESSORIES Bars: Design Worx Customs risers: hand controls: Design Worx Customs Gas Tank(s): Design Worx Customs Front fender: Design Worx Customs rear Fender: Design Worx Customs Seat: Design Worx Customs foot controls: Oil Tank: Design Worx Customs Headlight: tail light: Speedo: What For? photographer: Mark Velazquez

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I was lucky enough to meet Chris Freda through the mag and had the pleasure of spending a quiet morning on a Daytona Beach with him VKRRWLQJ WKLV ULGH +LV EXLOGV DUH D WUXH UHÁHFWLRQ RI KLV GHVLUH WR PDNH LW ULJKW WKH ÀUVW WLPH With this build it’s all about keeping it simple and making your customer happy. The one thing that most customers will never realize is keeping it simple and getting it right are the hardest part! Well done Chris.

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Let’s Keep “The Right to Modify� Times A Rolling Article And Photos By: Bob Kay

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t was December of 2015 when I decided it was time to do something about my concerns regarding the changing majority demographic, the evolving custom bike scene and the potential threat to lose our right to modify motorcycles. Step number one involved a meeting with Motorcycle Industry Council to determine if my efforts could lead somewhere. I was given the go ahead to pursue, if there was interest. Next, was setting up a Daytona meeting with a few of my younger colleagues. I did my sanity check with none other than the Cycle Source Chief, Chris Callen; his boss and master organizer, Heather; The hip entrepreneur, Jason Paul Michaels; and model turned ride everywhere lady, Leticia Cline and ÀQDOO\ P\ ULGLQJ EXGG\ and partner in crime, Kyle Shorey. They gave enough info and encouragement to set up the big meeting during the Handbuilt Show in Austin. I contacted Alan from Revival Cycles, and along with his partner Stefan allowed us to use their shop for our big POW WOW. Well, I got to tell you I was blown

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away with who showed up to speak their mind. It was a who’s who of Gen X and Gen Y motorcycle industry players representing Builders, OEM’s and aftermarket companies. When the meeting was over we KDG LGHQWLÀHG WKH XQLTXH PLOOHQQLDO LQà XHQFH DQG VRFLDOL]DWLRQ DIIHFWLQJ the motorcycle industry. We discussed

the need to attract new riders with easier access to training and possible tiered licensing programs like some European countries had in place. We talked about positive changes that had the potential to lower insurance rates for teen riders. The conversation led

to ways to involve the community and create a broader awareness that would make motorcycles as transportation a real consideration for more people, especially city dwellers. Then came the HOHSKDQW LQ WKH URRP WKH LQĂ XHQFH of custom bikes and builders on the entire motorcycle industry and the perceived and very real threat of losing “The Right to Modifyâ€?. The reality that, motorcyclists could be legislated to a conformity that some tree hugging, enlightened do-gooder GHĂ€QHG DV DFFHSWDEOH without ever doing research on the current non-impact motorcycles have on our mother earth. Never considering the minimal carbon foot print of motorcycles, the space saving value in our everexpanding urbanization or the positive experiential LQĂ XHQFH PRWRUF\FOLQJ FDQ have on one’s life. Truth EH WROG RQH RI GHĂ€QLQJ LQĂ XHQFHV RI motorcycles over cars is the ability to personalize/customize them as an extension of one’s personality. Besides all the concern, there was a huge generation gap between the younger builders and the old guard

that needed to be closed. We had to get this story out to the industry for consideration so a presentation was set up for our industry trade show, Custom Culture at AIMExpo. The announcement went out for “Our Changing Industry,. A Millennial Roundtable. It was standing room only as information was disseminated by a distinguished panel including, David Zemla from S&S Cycle, Sarah Lahalih IURP 5R\DO (QĂ€HOG Kevin Dunworth from Loaded Gun Customs, Tim Harney from Harney Custom Motorcycles, Jason Paul Michaels from Standard Motorcycle Co and Casey Potter from Bell Helmets. When it was over the audience couldn’t wait to ask the panel more questions, it was great. A recent trip to Germany for the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building revealed that Europe had taken the lead in

many of these issues. Maybe because two wheeled transportation is more accepted and maybe because TUV regulation seemed to be relentless. I have been told that the EU has RIĂ€FLDOO\ UHFRJQL]HG ´7KH 5LJKW WR

Modify� and backed it up with a provision requiring legislation to prove impact before being submitted. The European’s seem to better understand WKH LQà XHQFH RI FXVWRP EXLOGHUV on the entire motorcycle industry as I witnessed OEM’s, aftermarket companies and individual custom

shops participate in Intermot &XVWRPL]HG DQG ÀOO DQ HQWLUH KDOO dedicated to the custom motorcycle industry. We are not stopping now that we opened this can of worms. We have talked about creating a Custom Culture Advisory Forum to address the ongoing factors affecting our livelihood and lifestyle. There is even talk of an International Custom Forum. If you are interested and want to be kept abreast of our progress you may to contact me at bkay@ mic.org. I will gladly send the compilation of our Austin meeting notes to anyone requesting them. Please feel free to share your thoughts, after all we are all in this together.

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2016’ s Builder Of the year Pat Patterson - Led Sled Customs

Pat Patterson is far from being an unknown in the world of custom motorcycle building but his story coming up might be. Pat staked a claim on what was, at the time, one of the least desireable families of bike, the Sportster and went about the task of making them great. Over the years, his style and DELOLWLHV KDYH PRYHG LQWR D à RZ WKDW PDNHV KLV ELNHV XQPLVWDNHDEOH QR PDWWHU ZKDW GHVLJQ SDWK KH JRHV GRZQ )URP ORQJ FKRSSHUV WR EREEHUV FDIH UDFHUV RU HYHQ ELJ WZLQV 3DW KDV UHDOO\ GHÀQHG a place within our culture where his brand of custom is king. I’ve been lucky enough to call Pat my friend for longer than either of us care to remember, but it’s his craftsmanship and dedication to it that have won him this award from you. In that we are happy to name Pat Patterson of Led Sled Customs as The 2016 Cycle Source Readers’ Builder of the Year!

2016’s Best accessory part

Lowbrow Customs Around The World Spark Plug Holder

Lowbrow Customs understands the market segment today of the end user who is in the street DQG SXWWLQJ PLOHV RQ ELNHV :KLOH D Ă€UVW JODQFH RI WKH $URXQG 7KH :RUOG 6SDUN 3OXJ +ROGHU may garnish a “Big Dealâ€? comment you quickly realize that this product is part of whats been PLVVLQJ LQ WKH DFFHVVRU\ Ă€HOG WKHVH GD\V UHDO ULGHU URDGVLGH PDLQWHQDQFH SURGXFWV 1RW RQO\ is the investment cast holder rugged enough for the long road and able to hold two spark plugs EXW LW DOVR KROGV D VWDLQOHVV VWHHO PXOWL WRRO IRU LQVWDOOLQJ WKHP DQG ZLOO Ă€W RQ DQ\ PRWRUF\FOH with a USA-sized motorcycle license plate For always keeping it real for the working man we are happy to name the Lowbrow Around The World Spark Plug Holder as the 2016 Cycle Source Readers’ Best Accessory Product of the Year.

2016’ s Best performance part S&S Cam Chest Kits

The S&S Cam Chest Upgrade Kit is the answer to so many issues with ‘96-’16 Twin Cam engines. Removing any trace of doubt about critical parts inside the cam chest. This kit replaces the oil pump, cam support plate, cams, and tappets with premium U.S. made S&S cam chest components. Available in either chain or gear drive, giving the customer the best of both worlds utilizing the same cam plate. <RX DOVR JHW TXLFN\ DGMXVWDEOH SXVKURGV D KLJK Ă RZ RLO SXPS DQG IXOO\ K\GUDXOLF tappets. This is an espacially good product as Twin Cams move into the second half of their lives on the used market. We are happy to announce the S&S Came Chest kit as the 2016 Cycle Source Readers’ Best Performance Product of the Year.

2016’s best customLedproduct of the year Sled Customs Invader Wheels

True to form, the minds behind Led Sled Customs have taken something from the past of custom motorcycling and made it into their own. From the traditional designs of the iconic Invader Wheels, Pat and his crew have relaunched a new era for the look and styling of that famous brand. Taking the approach of American made and better quality with them, Pat has added a variety of styles and sizes, from Square, round and their trademark “Speed Hole Design� to the mix. Of course they piloted this whole venture by proving their theories on their own builds, in a way that put them in very high demand. For taking what was old and making it new and even better we are happy to name the Led Sled Customs Invader Wheels as the 2016 Cycle Source Readers’ Best Custom Product Of The Year.

2016’ s Apparel Product of the year Simpson Ghost Bandit Helmet

The trend of anti-helmet sentiments have really changed over the past decade, I believe in part to how PDQ\ RI WKH 1H[W *HQHUDWLRQ KDYH FRPH LQWR WKH $PHULFDQ 0RWRUF\FOH VFHQH 6LQFH WKH\ KDYH DOZD\V worn helmets in other motorcycle sports, they aren’t as against them now. It’s also become as much an opportunity to declare personality as the type of bike you ride and to that end, Simpson killed LW WKLV \HDU ZLWK 7KH *KRVW %DQGLW 7KLV OLJKW ZHLJKW KHOPHW LV DHURG\QDPLFDOO\ GHVLJQHG IRU ULGLQJ motorcycles, has functions like pockets for speakers and mic and carries the wicked style of racing RQWR WKH VWUHHW 1RW WR PHQWLRQ WKH EHQHÀWV RI ULGLQJ LQ IRXO ZHDWKHU )RU XQGHUVWDQGLQJ WKH FKDQJLQJ FXOWXUH DQG JLYLQJ WKHP QHZ FKRLFHV DOO WKH WLPH ZH DUH KDSS\ WR QDPH 7KH *KRVW %DQGLW +HOPHW E\ Simpson as the 2016 Cycle Source Readers’ Best Apparel Product of the Year!

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2016’s craftsman of the year

John “The Painter� Asarisi - Indian Larry Motorcycles

John started painting in 1983 after watching his father mess around with airbrush and striping brushes. He spent some time in the autobody industry until 1994 when he found his way into custom painting motorcycles. In 1998 that became his full time gig. He has been with Indian /DUU\ 0RWRUF\FOHV QRZ IRU WKH EHWWHU SDUW Ă€YH \HDUV ZKHUH KH LV D PDQ RI PDQ\ KDWV ,Q KLV GDLO\ RSHUDWLRQ WKHUH LW¡V QRW VWUDQJH IRU -RKQ WR PRYH IURP &1& SDUWV GHVLJQHU WR ELNH EXLOGHU WR PDUNHWLQJ GHVLJQHU WR Ă€QH DUWLVW +LV WDOHQW LV RQO\ PDWFKHG E\ WKH GLYHUVLW\ RI WKH PHGLD KH ZRUNV RQ DQG WKH LPDJHU\ KH FUHDWHV LV EUHDWK WDNLQJ )RU EULQJLQJ LGHDV LQWR UHDOLW\ RQ DQ\ PDWHULDO \RX KDQG KLP ZH DUH SURXG WR DQQRXQFH -RKQ 7KH 3DLQWHU DV WKH &\FOH 6RXUFH Magazine 5HDGHUV¡ &UDIWVPDQ RI WKH <HDU

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THE SEVENTH CREATION TECH SHEET owner: Jeremy Cupp City/State: Grottoes, VA Builder: LC Fabrications year: 2015 Model: Special Construction Value: $70,000 Time: 2500 Hours ENGINE Year: 2001 Model: Buell Blast Builder: LC Fabrications Ignition: C5 Displacement: 500cc Pistons: Stock Heads: Ducati 750ss Carb: Lectron Cam: Stock Ducati Air Cleaner: LC Fabrications Exhaust: Stainless/ LC Fabrications Primary: One Off Open Belt TRANSMISSION Year: 196? Make: Triumph Shifting: Right Shide/4 Speed FRAME year: 2015 make: One Off rake: 28° stretch: None forks builder: LC Fabrications Type: Hyrdro Springer extension: None triple trees: LC Fabrications WHEELS Front: LC Fab Hub/Buchanan Spokes Size: 23â€? Tire: Bridgestone brake: None Wheel: Harley-Davidson Size: 21â€? Tire: Kenda Brake: Dual Jaybrake Calipers/Perimeter Rotor PAINT Painter: Jeremy Cupp Color: Titanium Metallic Type: Dupont Chroma graphics: None chroming: Hanlon Plating ACCESSORIES Bars: LC Fabrications risers: LC Fabrications hand controls: LC Fabrications Gas Tank(s): LC Fabrications Front fender: None rear Fender: LC Fabrications Seat: LC Fabrications foot controls: LC Fabrications Oil Tank: LC Fabrications Headlight: Old Tractor tail light: LC Fabrications Speedo: None photographer: Holly Marcus

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with independent braking systems. The aluminum sheet metal was all shaped, welded, and polished by Cupp. Previously he had felt criticized for building polygon gas tanks without complex shape in the sheet metal. He reached out to Joe Copper and dug into some Cycle Source Tech articles to once again further his skill set and accomplish his vision. By the end, -HUHP\ KDG ÀQDOO\ OHIW LW DOO RQ WKH build table. There was no part on Seven

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his time of year we take a look at everything that we did in the previous twelve issues. In this section we like to acknowledge the best ten bikes of the 60 or so we have had grace our pages throughout the year. Some of these are professional builders, some are just regular guys but all have been put to a vote and our readers have selected these ten as the “Best Bikes Of 2016.” Anyone who builds a custom bike puts their heart and

soul into it so just getting it featured in a magazine is accolade enough. When they get elevated above their peers it’s a very special honor. Thank you to each of the builders that chose Cycle Source this year to feature their hard work. We hope you enjoy these great customs from our 2016 issue pages! -Chris

1. CUPCAKE

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This bike was featured on our April 2016 cover and it never stopped getting attention throughout the year. No matter where Nick Beaulieu would end up with Cupcake, there was sure to be a line of onlookers to check it out. Funny, since the philosophy behind it is excessive simplicity. But when Nick got the invitation to build a bike for Artistry In Iron, he knew he had to bring nothing short of his best to the table. What he came up with not only scored him our cover but your vote for the best feature bike of the year! CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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2. WASTED AND WOUNDED

faith forgotten’s naked truth exhibit build This bike was from our June 2016 cover and I have long been a fan of Will Ramsey’s work and dedication to perfection. When it came time for him to build a bike for Mike Lichter’s Naked Truth, it was a show that was made for his level of craftsmanship. Not only did Will kill it with an all titanium motorcycle, he completed the motorcycle in two stages. One without any additional covering, then one in full paint. It is an amazing motorcycle and entirely deserving of this award.

3. PURPLE HAZE

jason ochoa’s 1955 panhead

Jason scored the cover of our March ‘16 issue with this little beauty for standing out above the crowd at our bike show during the Lone Star Rally. Jason likes to say that he’s not really a builder but the end result of his efforts here left little to be said to that end. He states plainly that the guys from Three Two Choppers, J.C. and Jimmy /HH ZHUH KLV ¿UVW LQVSLUDt i o n DQG KHOSHG KLP EXLOG KLV ¿UVW bike, a little Ironhead. The Pan would set the bar pretty high after that.

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4. RONIN

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This bike made it on to our July 2016 cover and with good reason. The man who rides it is one of my best friends, but that had little to do with its coverage compared to what he and the cats from Indian Larry Motorcycles do as far as bike building go. Each one of their motorcycles is a complete tribute not RQO\ WR DQ DEVROXWH OHJHQG EXW WR D WLPHOHVV VW\OH WKDW GH¿QHV a region of our country. Sure, trends come and go but the New York City Chopper lives on through them all in their work. The, at breck neck speeds, Bobby Seeger rides the hell out of each and every one, cause if it don’t go, it isn’t one of theirs!

5. LOVE MACHINE

Paul Posso’s two wheeled death machine

This was a bike that ended up in the March ‘16 Lone Star Rally issue as well. We happened upon this killer sled and an incredible location for the shoot at the same time. I damn near killed a van full of contributors as I swung a u-turn right in the middle of Galveston just to get the chance to shoot it. Originally this bike started as a ‘69 shovel roller that Paul bought and turned over to Jerimiah of Love Cycles who insisted it be remade with an original Bull Neck Knucklehead frame. What they came up with in the mix was poetry in motion.

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6. FAST LANE PAN

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This bike was spotted by Roadside Marty at Willie’s Tropical “Choppertime� show in Daytona. As soon as we saw it we set it up to be in the May ‘16 issue. As it turned out, matching a narrow glide front end with a cafe styled rear fender and of all things a Suzuki TS250 gas tank is a great recipe for a custom Panhead. We fell in love with he bike because it was all things that most people aren’t doing with a Pan today, Hell, Bryan even kept the swingarm frame. In a sea of far out customs that were at the show that day, this bike truly stood out and I’m thrilled it made the top ten from this year.

7. PRICELESS

Speed Foundry Takes A Trip Back In Time

It wasn’t until December of 2016 that this bike hit the cover of Cycle Source, making Kyle Shorey one of the most patient men I know. We shot the 7ULXPSK DOO WKH ZD\ EDFN RQ RXU ¿UVW YLVLW WR WKH 3DWH 6ZDS DQG KH had waited patiently for a cover spot to open. From front to rear, this bike was absolutely cover worthy. He blended old school VW\OLQJ ZLWK PRGHUQ ¿QLVKLQJ DQG D ORW RI KHDUW LQWR RQ HRI WKH baddest ass Triumphs on the planet.

8. STALE TWINKIE

Ross Latimer finds gold inside a twin cam

We met Ross through our Buddy Jeremy Cupp and it din’t take us long to realize he was, inspite of having a somewhat straight look, one of us. We were thrilled to publish his Twin Cam feature not only because he was killing it at shows all over the east coast wit hit but becuase there are almost no builders out there working with this platform. Seemes everyone today wants a SDQ RU D NQXFNOH OHDYLQJ WKH 7ZLQ &DP ¿HOG ZLGH open. Ross managed to pull off one of the classiest transformations on the Twinkie too. His EOHQG RI ¿QLVKHV DQG VXEOWH DVWKHWLFV WRRN WKH build over the top and scored him our featrue and your vote.

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9. M&M CUSTOMS HOLY MOLY building with passion to honor the past

:H ¿UVW KHDUG RI WKLV ELNH IURP RXU PDQ LQ WKH ¿HOG :LOO 5DPVH\ :KHQ D builder at the level Will is at tells you he has seen something amazing, you tend to listen. Mike McFadden is the man behind thiis build and the shop. What he managed to do with a 1973 Honda CB450 was not only an amazing build but quickly became our favorite original styled custom of the year. We put it in he January 2016 issue, as we imagined it would be a great way to set the tone.

10. EVELYN MCHALE ryan gore’s ‘77 shovelhead

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pin up of the year april 2015

Model: Leanne Gordon Bike: Paul Oz Photo: Mark Velazquez

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Article And Photos By: Xavier Muriel

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ello there, open highway friends. Well, I’m back from the UK tour and what an amazing time we had. We played some amazing shows, in some very iconic venues, London’s Wembley Arena, Cardiff, Manchester and Birmingham; home of Black Sabbath and Judas 3ULHVW WZR KXJH LQĂ XHQFHV LQ P\ drumming. We’ll be winding up the year on the East coast and heading home for Thanksgiving. We’ll be taking the rest of the year off to rest up and be ready to hit again in early 2017. To all those who came out and supported Rock-N-Roll, my undying gratitude goes out to ya!!!!! I’m sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Lewiston, Idaho staring out the window thinking to myself “I had no idea Idaho had such beautiful mountainsâ€? all I’ve ever seen of this state is the bigger cities. I was staring off in a daze thinking how I didn’t really have anything to write DERXW DQG ZDV KDYLQJ P\ Ă€UVW ERXW RI writer’s block (Ha, me a writer?!, never thought I’d be able to say that!). When out of nowhere a gentleman with his family approached me, and asked me “Are you in Buckcherry?â€? to which I replied “Yes sir, I amâ€?. He said he was a

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big fan and introduced me to his lovely wife and two beautiful little girls. We talked for a while about the rigors of touring, the false ideas of what people think my life is sometimes and big city

versus smaller towns. After we took a few pics and said our goodbyes I stopped IRU D PLQXWH WR UHà HFW RQ KRZ OXFN\ , DP to live the life I do. I thought to myself, not only do I have all the memories of the shows and places I’ve been, but more so

how many people have come in and out of my life in the past 11 years. I think for me that is the greatest part of my gig and life! My Father always said “you can tell if a man was a true friend, by how many people attend his funeralâ€? and it’s funny it’s taken me all these years to truly understand that phrase. Sometimes, we get so busy making a life that we forget to live it. I, for one, am a perfect example of that. I vowed to myself, at the end of this year and touring cycle that I would really make an effort to hit more bike events, see more of my friends and ride a hell of a lot more and just stop and smell the roses. I personally know of too many people that have said to me “Man, I wish I would have taken more time to enjoy lifeâ€? I feel as though I should learn from those people, take their advice and “Live a little moreâ€? because at some point it’s all gonna go away. The smoke will clear; the lights will fade and I don’t want to live with regrets. Anyone who’s reading this knows we stand for a way of life that is to enjoy it to the fullest, we crave the open road, wind and sun on our face and yes even the possibility of a breakdown or two but WKDW¡V DOO SDUW RI WKH SX]]OH DQG ZH Ă€JXUH

it out come hell or high water! I always hear the elders say that the best times of their lives were spent on a motorcycle with friends doing what they loved. I hope to one day to feel that exact same way. I guess this column wasn’t meant to be a sullen bring me down one at all but more of a nudge to get out there and

take some time for yourself and live your life with passion! After all we only get one shot at this right? Until next time be kind to one another, ride safe and God Bless.... X.

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Article By: Roadside Marty Photos By: Carsten Fritzen

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ike most of you reading this, I absolutely love choppers. When you see one as nice as this, you take notice! I once read an article that Willie G. said the Factory gives you a good platform to turn your motorcycle into your own. While I’m pretty sure that he didn’t mean to chop it up like this, it seems that a nice OEM HarleyDavidson has always been a great platform to start building a chopper. Rhett Holley is the man responsible for the beautiful specimen gracing these pages. Some of you might not have heard his name but rest assured you’ll be hearing it soon enough. Rhett owns and operates a shop in Dry Fork VA called The Butcher Chop with his dad Lee Holley and his good friend Will Heath. They may be more “country� than most shops but they can keep up with the best of them. Growing up farming tobacco and learning to keep the farm equipment in good working order from the time he was about 7 years old has given him the skills that it takes to tackle pretty much any project he gets asked to do.

,W ZDVQ¡W XQWLO KH ERXJKW KLV Ă€UVW +DUOH\ LQ D Softail Custom, that bikes started to capture his interest. Rhett says he couldn’t get enough and was obsessed with reading all the chopper magazines that he could get his hands. The turning point came when he went the Smokeout in 2000 and ended up hating his Softail on the ride home. He sold the Softail and soon came a few other bikes that he did a little more to each time, which led to other people asking him to do work for them as well as a few complete builds. This bike came to be when a local guy called the shop wanting a set of custom pipes made for his Kawasaki Vulcan. The local dealership had told him The Butcher Chop was the place to go for custom work. Well, Rhett just happened to have a build on the lift when John came by to discuss the pipes and once he saw the project Rhett was working on he was hooked! When he came back to pick up the Vulcan he told Rhett that he wanted to build a chopper. After looking at hundreds of pictures with every style of bike

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\RX FRXOG LPDJLQH KH Ă€QDOO\ GHFLGHG WR JR with a kick only Shovelhead long bike. At Ă€UVW 5KHWW ZDV D OLWWOH VNHSWLFDO EHFDXVH John had only ridden newer metric bikes so Rhett decided to go in a more rider friendly direction. In my opinion, that decision speaks volumes about Rhett’s character since he wanted to make sure John could ride the bike instead of just look at it. First start they decided to Ă€QG D JRRG UXQQLQJ WLWOHG GRQRU ELNH They didn’t have to look very far because Rhett’s dad a clean ‘84 FLHS that they were able to strike a deal on. They rolled the bike right across the yard to the shop and started tearing it down. Once they had it to the bare frame WKH\ VDW LW RQ WKH Ă RRU WR JHW D JRRG

visual. They a took an old 6 over narrow glide front that Rhett had laying around the shop and with the help of a ratchet strap to hold it in place they had the stance John was looking for. I can hear and see some of you laughing and shaking your heads but’s that’s how chopper dreams are made into reality for a lot of builds! From there, it went straight to the frame jig and once the rear was given a good hardtail section the down tubes were then bent up and welded into place. The sheet metal was up next. This proved to be one of the most challenging parts of the build. They decided they wanted everything to be molded into the frame but they wanted it to be subtle and not have a heavy swoopy look to it. The oil tank and fender also took a little time

WR PDNH WKH OLQHV à RZ VPRRWKO\ 1RZ LW was time for Rhett to shine with his fab skills as he went about making the foot controls, sissy bar, motor mount and the obnoxiously loud upsweeps that are my favorite part of the bike. Once they were done, Atlantic Coast Plating did their usual great job of chrome plating everything. That sweet sissy bar needed a real King and Queen seat to help set it off so Rhett fabbed up a seat pan and sent it to one of the best, Jordan Dickinson of Union Speed and Style. Jordan nailed the look they were after. While all of this was going on the frame and sheet metal were delivered to Rhett’s longtime friend Jason Hancock at 33 Kustom Kolor for that sweet candy

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DQG Ă DNH WUHDWPHQW 5KHWW DQG KLV right-hand man, Big Will, tore into the engine and had Jeff at Live Wire Powder Coating coat the cylinders while Darrel’s Polishing made the cases and heads look like chrome. As always some kind of deadline puts everything into high gear and this project was no different. The Ray Price Motorsports Expo show was coming up so Big Will started assembling the engine and installing the Baker 6 in a 4 transmission while Rhett started back on the frame and sheet metal. After several nights of wrenching they set the bike down and John proceeded to give it about 20 kicks, which probably felt like KH Ă€UHG ULJKW XS 6LQFH WKHQ KH¡V

learned his own method of cranking her and she’s a one or two kick bike. Rhett said John absolutely loves his bike and rides it all the time which obviously makes him proud to see it out on the road. With three little girls, a wonderful wife and his core support group of his dad, Big Will, Jason Hancock, Josh Herndon and John who owns this bike I’m pretty sure they’re just getting started! I’m looking forward to seeing what else comes out of The Butcher Chop because they have an eye for style and the knowledge for what works and what doesn’t.

TIME WARP SHOVEL TECH SHEET Owner: John Hyatt City: Danville, VA Fabrication By: Rhett Holley (Butcher Chop) Year: 1984 Model: FLHS Value: Lots Of Allowance Time: 2 Months

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Year: 1984 Model: Shovelhead Builder: Butcher Chop Ignition: Dyna-S Displacement: 80ci Pistons: S&S Heads: Harley-Davidson Cam(s): Andrews B Carb: Amal/Duals Air Cleaner: Bench Mark Exhaust: Rhett Holley Primary: BDL

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year: 2015 Make: Baker 6 Speed shifting: BDL

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year: 1984 model: FLHS/Choppa rake: Just Right stretch: Up

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Type: Springer Builder: Hernandez extension: +6

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Front Wheel: Wargasser Hex Size: 21� Front Tire: Avon Speedmaster Front brake: None Rear Wheel: Paughco Size: 16� Rear Tire: Avon Speedmaster Rear Brake: GMA

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painter: 33 Kustom Kolor color: Silver Metal Flake, Purple, Black type: Painthuffer Metal Flake graphics: Panels & Fades chroming: Atlantic Coast Plating

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bars: Zombie Performance/Butcher Chop risers: None hand controls: Panhead Fuel tank: Throttle Addiction/Butcher Chop Front fender: None rear fender: Lowbrow/Butcher Chop Seat: Pineapple Jay foot Controls: Butcher Chop oil Tank: Butcher Chop Headlight: Lowbrow Customs Taillight: Lowbrow Customs Speedo: None Photographer: Carsten Fritzen CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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Article By: Amelia Rose

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ith the TV on in the background, unaware of the characters or story, Jimmy Frizzell sits on his couch and does what he knows best, creates art. From as far back as he can remember, he has been drawing on pretty much anything he can get his hands on. So much so that at one point he would draw in his head and forget to translate the ideas to paper. Most of the stuff that was actually translated to paper, was either given away or left behind. Luckily, his darling wife Abbey had saved some pieces from when he was in high school. He attended art school for about a year but realized quickly that he couldn’t stand the big-mouthed artists that also went there, so he left. For Jimmy, art is personal, and it humbles him. He would much rather give KLV SLHFHV DZD\ WKDQ VHOO WKHP IRU SURÀW ´, like to believe I’m honest about what I do. I don’t hold it in high regard and that may be my own downfall.” At one point, he wanted to be a tattoo artist and apprenticed at a shop for a few years, but the fact that the clients couldn’t just drop off their arm and pick it up when it was ready was something he couldn’t dig. Because his art is so

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personal, the idea of someone watching him that closely was weird. He doesn’t really even like his wife watching him draw. With a 1.4 rollerball pen and some cheap SDSHU LQ KDQG WKH LGHDV Ă RZ IURP -LPP\¡V hand like water down the road. There isn’t one particular thing that inspires him, he relates to the clutter and chaos that surrounds us in everyday life. Most of his “inspirationâ€? comes from things less easy to translate visually; memories, feelings, the sounds of cars, bikes, even a good song. What’s best about his style is that there’s QHYHU D SODQ IRU ZKDW WKH Ă€QDO SURGXFW will be. It’s an adventure that he puts his KHDUW DQG VRXO LQWR DQG NQRZLQJ WKH Ă€QDO product ruins the experience. Hence, that is why you’ll never see him do commissions, and if you do, it’ll take longer than forever but you’ll get all you asked for and even more. Recently, Jimmy has been branching out with his medium, dabbling in acrylic, spray paint, and even 1shot enamel. He is holding off on the acrylic until he can set up in a toddler-proof environment. He’s also moved to hard-pressed Bristol paper to give his sketches a more professional feel. Though even with some changes he is sticking to his own style which is incredibly important to him. In Jimmy’s words, the art in our industry follows whatever trend is popular and shifts back and forth. “I stopped really giving a f#@k. I’m in it for my own entertainment and if someone is on the same wave and digs my shit, then they’re ok LQ P\ ERRN DQG LI QRW WKDW¡V Ă€QH WRR Âľ Along with being involved in the arts from a young age, he’s been around motorcycles for as long as his father has had them. When his brother George (I guess he paints a bit, you may know him? Ehh, probably not...) got his dad’s bike and dragged him to an Easyrider Rodeo in Orange County, NY, KH NQHZ KH¡G EH KRRNHG +H ERXJKW KLV Ă€UVW OHDWKHU WKHUH DQG ZKLOH LW QR ORQJHU Ă€WV LW¡V stitched into the jacket he wears currently. Having grown up a punk-rocker, the art, PXVLF DQG PRWRUF\FOHV MXVW VHHP WR Ă€W WRJHWKHU Ă DZOHVVO\ His goal right now is to build his own social media platform and gain a larger audience. Eventually, he’d like to travel and be able to attend shows and exhibitions, displaying his art and using what he does to meet people and make lasting connections. Unfortunately, he works a 50-60 hour-aweek job, and art often falls to the side but someday Jimmy would love to be able to call himself a full-time artist, without the art losing its purity. It is a pleasure and an honor to work alongside a human as creative and inspiring as Jimmy and I can’t wait to see where his art will take him. (P.S. Jimmy: I hope your thumb feels better.) If you want to see more of Jimmy’s art make sure you head over to his instagram page jimmy_suicide to check it out.

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done during the summer months. To me, winter is a fresh landscape and a chance to have the roads to myself. The weekend warriors have parked their bikes, plugged in the battery tenders and taken to the slopes for some winter activities. The cold road is mine and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it. The fact of the matter is though; I am not completely alone in this. There are a handful of diehards around these parts that are willing to join me on whatever ridiculous ride idea I may have. Those of us who don’t believe that just because the mercury drops that our kickstands should to.

One of these guys in particular, goes mostly by the name of Aaron, though we have called him by many other names as well. Aaron never says no. It could literally be a blizzard out and if you suggested going riding he would ask what time we were leaving. Just last week he was spotted riding his jockey shift and raked Twin Cam chopper to Arapaho-Basin for opening day with his skis strapped to his bike. He once road to Alaska and back from Virginia on one of the ugliest Goldwings ever built, the “Weird Wing”, as he calls it. I’ve seen him ride a 1980’s scooter, complete with pop-up headlight, when he had a

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broken arm and couldn’t ride anything else. Basically, Aaron is pretty much a badass. The best part about it though, is that I don’t think he even realizes it, he’s the kind of guy that does something so ridiculous, yet awesome at the same time, that you just have to laugh. Because of this, we get along great. I once got him to go choppering up a jeep trail with me without any question at all. We once went skiing down an icy mountain dirt road‌on our motorcycles. We went “springâ€? moto camping one time and woke to 15 degree temps. Nothing but smiles and laughter out of that guy during all these adventures. These are the sorts of adventures that really bring friends together, and they all happened in the winter. Maybe I should back up and explain how I met this guy in WKH Ă€UVW SODFH I forget what year it was exactly, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, but I suppose it isn’t that important, I was out for one my typical Saturday rides. Starting from my driveway in Boulder, CO I have a loop I ride fairly often that takes me North to Lyons, west to Allenspark and South along the famous Peak-To-Peak Highway. Along this incredibly scenic, high altitude stretch of twisty tarmac, near Ward, is a bar called the Millsite Inn. Complete with FRSSHU FRXQWHUV D ZRRG EXUQLQJ Ă€UHSODFH and crusty old mountain men, this place is the quintessential Rocky Mountain tavern. Bellying up to the bar, like I did so often back in those days, I began an idle conversation with the guy next to me, that guy happened to be Aaron. I forget who ZDONHG LQ Ă€UVW PXVW¡YH EHHQ PH EHFDXVH he inquired about the IBA Saddle Sore 1000 license plate frame on my bike and asked if I had actually completed one. When I said yes, I had in fact completed multiple, he seemed surprised. I suppose you don’t see a lot of Iron Butt riders on CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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a bike like mine. Regardless, we hit it off and enjoyed swapping stories of travel, big mile days and all sorts of motorcycle related shenanigans. It turned out we had a lot in common, just about the same amount of crazy when came to riding and a never say no attitude. These are surprisingly KDUG TXDOLWLHV WR Ă€QG LQ VRPHRQH At about the point we had found the bottom of our beers, it was time for me to get rolling. You see, I had some hardcore biker shit to do, we were having a block party back in my neighborhood. I went ahead and invited Aaron along, not sure if he’d be able to handle the craziness, KH GLG Ă€QH %XW QRW EHIRUH D KDLU UDLVLQJ ULGH KRPH Ă€UVW WKRXJK :KDW , hadn’t done was ask Aaron what kind of bike he rode, not that it matters, but somehow that never came up during our conversation. That being said, you can imagine my surprise when I saw him hop aboard his giant blacked out Goldwing. Good lord, I thought, really? I never would have pegged this guy as a Goldwing rider, but off we went. Feeling a little froggy and wanting to see what this guy was made of, I opened up the throttle and ZHQW Ă RRU ERDUG VFUDSLQJ P\ ZD\ through every switchback between Ward and Boulder. That Goldwing shining its headlight into my shaky rear view mirror the whole time, I couldn’t break loose of this guy. Rolling into my Cul-de-sac, both grinning from ear to ear, I knew we would become great friends. I could go on for days telling stories of the precarious situations we have gotten ourselves into since that day, but I’ll stop here for now. Whenever the temperatures SOXPPHW DQG WKH VQRZ VWDUWV WR Ă \ I look back on memories like these and look forward to creating more. No more complaining about winter for me. From here on out it is cold weather, frozen snot kind of story making...at least until it warms up again. The kind of stories that make you shiver just hearing them. I suppose, at this point in my life I’ve got plenty of cold weather stories already, but there is always room for more. Let’s not sit around and complain about the weather this winter, let’s continue to make year ‘round memories. Call your best buddy, grab an extra sweater and go do what most people won’t.

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Article and Photos By: Twila Knight

t started as a pile of parts, a seized up motor and a trip to Fredericksburg, Texas, just a small jaunt from Austin, TX where the builder lives and works. Seriously, that had to have been the best $100 dollars ever spent!! The story begins way back in 2009, and it took a few too many years to complete this baby due to the many hats the builder wears, and, well, life in general just kind of gets in the way sometimes. I’m sure the majority of y’all reading this can relate there. First off, a bit about the builder. As mentioned earlier, Matt Hurtado wears many hats. Not only does he have a day job as an Electrician (22 years strong) he is also the Owner and Operator of Working Man’s Customs. Working Man’s

Customs is predominately in the business of Leatherworking (Seats, belts, wallets, etc.). The second part of that business, however, is fabrication, everything from parts to total builds. And of course, the best hat of all is that of Father and Husband. The Salt Racer was inspired by two totally different builds. One was Hot-Doc custom’s “Parabellum Bulletâ€? and the other inspiration was Dan Webb’s re-creation of “The Golden Submarine.â€? Yeah, ok, so The Golden Submarine is a car, but hey, inspiration is inspiration, right? Though there were already two huge inspirations for this build, Matt was also drawn to the streamlined look of the cars DQG PRWRUF\FOHV RXW RQ WKH VDOW Ă DWV :LWK WKDW LQ PLQG WKH Ă€UVW WKLQJ KH GLG ZDV FDOO

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up Mooneyes USA and ask them to spin up some custom moon discs. A few weeks later the discs had arrived, and Matt went straight to work getting them mounted up. Then it sat, and sat, for about two years! Smack in the middle of the shop, as if it were mocking him, taunting him daily. He just found himself too busy to get back to work on it. All he could do was stare at that would-be Salt Racer as he spent his days working on everyone else’s project but his own. Then the third year of the build rounded the corner which conveniently coincided with the second annual Handbuilt Show in Austin, TX. Matt decided to submit some photos of the partial build and lo-and-behold, not too much after submission he received the RIÀFLDO LQYLWH LQWR WKH +DQG %XLOW Show in the mail! Now all he needed was a completed bike! 7KLV ZDV WKH ÁDPH WKDW OLW D ÀUH under his ass so to speak. With a few calls to some very patient customers, asking to put their stuff on hold momentarily while he worked on his own build, he put his nose to the grindstone and got right to work. As most builds go, Matt ended up taking a lot of the parts of that he had originally fabricated for the bike and re-fabricated them to match the ideas he had come up with over time. I guess when something sits that long unattended to you have plenty of time to conceptualize new ideas. And plenty of them too! Taking a little time, and lots of ODERU KH ÀQLVKHG WKH IDEULFDWLRQ on this beast, and he was ready to

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start buckling things up. Wanting the look of brushed aluminum, he decided to get the frame powder coated a satin style chrome. He Chose Accent Powder Coat in his hometown of Austin. Matt then wisely chose an Un-seized motor to repurpose for the Salt Racer. The motor came out of a 1981 XS650 that had been laying around his shop. He sent the motor over to Chris at Limey Bikes. Chris got ahold of it and worked his magic on it. $ FRXSOH RI ZHHNV ODWHU WKH Ă€QDO assembly began. Finishing all the bells and whistles and Finally, he was able to complete the basket weave seat that he had envisioned years ago. When it was all said and done, Matt was able to sit back and take in the artistry of his own hard work. “It truly is a work of art in my eyes.â€? Since Ă€QLVKHG WKH ELNH QRW RQO\ ZDV 0DWW honored to show it in the Hand-

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THE SALT RACER TECH SHEET Owner: Matt Hurtado city/state: Texas builder: Working Man’s Customs Year: 1981 Model: XS650 value: Whatever Someone Will Pay Time: Way Too Long

ENGINE

Year: 1981 Model: XS650 Builder: Working Man’s Customs ignition: PMA Displacement: 650cc pistons: 1 Over Heads: Ported & Polished Carb: Mikuni cam: Stock Air Cleaner: Velocity Stacks Exhaust: Working Man’s Customs primary: Stock

TRANSMISSION

Year: 1981 Make: Yamaha Shifting: Stock

Frame

year: 1975 make: Yamaha model: Working Man’s Customs

forks

type: Stock Builder: Yamaha

WHEELS

Front Wheel: Stock W/ Custom Spun Moon Disc Size: 19” Front Tire: front brake: None Rear Wheel: Stock W/ Custom Spun Moon Disc Size: 18” Rear Tire: rear brake: Drum

PAINT

Painter: None Color: Brushed Aluminum type: Powder Coat

ACCESSORIES

Bars: Working Man’s Customs risers: Working Man’s Customs Hand Controls: Internal Throttle Fuel tank: Working Man’s Customs Front Fender: None rear Fender: Inetgrated Into Seat seat: Working Man’s Customs Foot Controls: Mids -Working Man’s Customs oil tank: None Headlight: Perlux Fog Light taillight: Retro Fitted Bullet Style speedo: None

Photographer: Twila Knight

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Built Show, but also entered it into the ROT Rally show in back in June of this year. Proudly he took Second Place in the “Custom Retro” class. He isn’t quite done with this beautiful machine, and neither is the rest of this motorcycle family. Next up is the Harvest Classic in Luckenbach, Texas in October. Many more shows to come after that, you can count on it. Although some of you are

reading this and looking at The Salt Racer, might think it isn’t exactly practical, it is in fact road worthy, and as Matt puts it, “It may not be practical, but damn it looks slick rolling down the road and damn is it fun to ride!”

Article By: Chris Callen Photos By Chris Callen & Matt Reel

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o last month we covered twisting steel square stock and explained that it was for the purpose of building the Twisted Tea give-a-way chopper. This month we headed out to Dayton Ohio to the shop of Led Sled Customs to get started on making a frame. We knew the stance we wanted for this bike and that we wanted to incorporate some twisted elements into the frame so with a van full of stock, a rough drawing of the bike, Mark , Matt and I split for a two-day intensive. The guys at Led Sled are masters at frame building so we knew that they would be able to make short work out of what we had in mind. Joe started by setting up their frame jig to accommodate the basic variables of the frame we would be building. We would begin by twisting some steel stock in various patterns to see what we thought would be a good design for what we wanted to do. This is where the personality of the whole bike will come from so we wanted to make sure it had a good look, and one we would carry through.

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While we started to cut lengths of the square stock, Joe set up the Led Sled frame jig. The neck is set to 40.5 degree rake and the axle plates are locked in.

Each of these sections were then twisted with an agreed upon pattern.

After a few quick measurements we decided on the length of our twisted frame components and Mark started to cut the stock.

Here are the few patterns we worked on. In the end we decided that the loose twist with an additional tight twist pattern was the best for this build.

A stick at a time Joe started to bend the 1.125 inch - .134 thickness tubing with a hydraulic bender.

And then he notched them accordingly RQ D 0LWWOHU 1RWFKHU IRU D QLFH WLJKW ÀW

Mark and Joe are shown here getting the inch and a half backbone in place. We had to build most of the frame the same as a conventional one would be built...

$QG VWLOO ÀJXUH RXW ZKHUH WR ÀW LQ the prepared sections of twisted steel. Here, Joe is sizing up the 2 inch section of twisted stock for the seat post.

For the other sections of square stock, -RH SUHSDUHV WKH HQGV WR VOLS ÀW LQWR the round tubing. This would be the same as if it were standard slugs between two sections of round tubing.

We decided to cut out two sections of the upper frame rails on the rear section to incorporate twisted VWRFN 6DPH VOLS ÀW SURFHGXUH DV the downtubes.

Here, you can see a close up of the lower motor mounts bolted into the locators. Once the frame rails are in position they are welded to them.

Each one of the connections gets a butt weld and a rosette weld. The rosette weld starts with a 3/8 inch hole drilled through the outer material.

With the square stock ready Joe completes the bends on the lower frame rails and tacks them into place.

Then the twisted components are slipped into place to connect the round downtubes to the lower frame rails, and tacked in place as well.

This provides that the inner material can be welded to the round tubing, adding strength and insuring that it doesn’t rotate.

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knowledge of a Harden Pipe Sander and I lent mine to RJ for this part of the project.

Here is the roller mocked up for the purpose of making the front end measurements. Has a bitchin stance and already looks the part. From here the frame is looking pretty sweet but it still has a way to go to EH WKH W\SH RI ÀQLVK ZH ZDQW 5- Powell from Cutting Edge Customs came into the picture here to give VRPH WLPH RQ ÀQLVKLQJ

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As you can see, the results were extraordinary. We achieved seamless transition from the twisted square stock to the round tubing, almost as if it was one piece.

From here we have a ton of work to do, oh... and I didn’t even mention the wheels we made at Led Sled yet. Guess you’ll have to tune in next month for part two of that episode.

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o Club Clothing is a brand new clothing line started by a retired F16 Crew Chief who simply goes by the name of Kevin. Now living in New York but St Louis born NCC is a line of t-shirts and hoodies for both men and women. With a cool, dark, low-

WLPH LQ 'HVHUW 6WRUP 1&& UHĂ HFWV real clothing for real people. Hoping to expand the line with soon to be released jackets Kevin like most of has thrown caution to the wind and is living the American dream through NCC. Take a look at this new American made line at www.noclubclothing.com and on Instagram @noclubclothing and as always Support The Culture You Love To Live!

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Mikuni American’s HSR42mm Series Smoothbore Carburetors feature easily installed “Easy Kitsâ€? for all late model Harley-Davidson and other American V-Twin applications, included 1990 to present 1340cc Big Twin engines, 1994 to present 1200cc Sportster and Buell S2 models. HSR42 Kits come complete with a properly jetted Mikuni HSR42 carburetor, installation instructions, and works with your stock throttle cables, a special adapter that allows you to retain your VWRFN DLUER[ RU XVH WKH KLJKHU Ă RZLQJ 6FUHDPLQ¡ (DJOH SHUIRUPDQFH Ă€OWHU NLW IRU DQ DGGLWLRQDO SHUIRUPDQFH JDLQ 7KH +65 0LNXQL Ă RZV PRUH DLU DW IXOO WKURWWOH WR SURGXFH PRUH SHDN power than other carburetors with bigger venturi bores. While at smaller throttle openings the 0LNXQL¡V VPDOOHU \HW KLJKHU YHORFLW\ Ă RZLQJ YHQWXUL WRJHWKHU ZLWK LWV DGYDQFH IXHO PHWHULQJ V\VWHP SURYLGHV D VWURQJHU RYHUDOO SRZHUEDQG ZLWK LPSURYHG ULGDELOLW\ 2Q D VWRFN HQJLQH ZLWKRXW DQ\ RWKHU PRGLĂ€FDWLRQV \RX FDQ H[SHFW WKH 0LNXQL +65 &DUEXUHWRU (DV\ .LW WR SURYLGH D VLJQLĂ€FDQW LQFUHDVH LQ SRZHU DQG WRUTXH DQG XS WR D LQFUHDVH LQ SRZHU DQG WRUTXH ZKHQ PDWFKHG WR D KLJKHU Ă RZLQJ LQWDNH DQG H[KDXVW V\VWHP ZZZ 0LNXQL3RZHU FRP

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BBMX Foot Pegs

Inspired by BMX pegs, our BBMX (Brass Balls Moto-X) foot pegs take it to the next level. These pegs are designed with the rider in mind. Kick Ass design with high functionality. Precision machined from aircraft grade 6061 T6 billet aluminum. Available in black or clear anodized. Included with chrome plated steel clevis. They are light weight and strong. The outermost edge is tapered underside to optimize lean angel. Brass Balls logo located on the underside. $139.95 per set. www.brassballscycles.comom

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30+ Horsepower Kit

From the development team that builds 400 horsepower Pro Stock engines, the Vance & Hines Raceshop introduces the 30+ HP Kit for Harley-Davidson Touring models. Injecting white-knuckle performance across the entire powerband, the 30+ HP Kit is the result of assembling the best selection of bolt-on components. And the Fuelpak FP3, the brains of the 30+ HP Kit, is what enables these components to get the most out of your motor. $2,999.99 vanceandhines.com

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We’ve taken our original Tracker Pipe and decreased the weight, improved the SHUIRUPDQFH DQG VLPSOLÀHG WKH WLS FUHDWing the Track 2-into-1 High Pipe. There is no better option when you’re looking for ground clearance and an aggressive look. Inspired by an exhaust you might ÀQG RQ D KLJK VSHHG ZLGH RSHQ à DW WUDFN racer, these light weight pipes give you unparalleled Vance & Hines performance and breathe some life into your Softail or Sportster. $779.99 rolandsands.com

S&S CYCLE SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE KITS

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DRAG SPECIALTIES DISC BRAKE TO HUB MOUNTING BOLT KITS

Finish the job with Disc Brake to Hub Mounting Bolt Kits from Drag Specialties. Kits consist of grade 8 bolts with large-diameter button-head TorxÂŽ heads for an increased load-bearing surface. Parts are baked after plating for a relief of hydrogen embrittlement. Made in the USA, these kits come in chrome or black for 86-17 Big Twin and XL models with cast wheels. The suggested retail price range is $25.95 - $36.95. For more information, go to www.dragspecialties.com or contact your local Drag Specialties dealer.

LEAD WITH EDGY STYLE BEHIND THE NEW TURBINE 19-INCH FRONT WHEEL FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON

New Turbine 19-inch Front Wheel (P/N 43300395 Mirror Chrome, P/N 43300396 Contrast Chrome; $849.95*) from Harley-DavidsonŽ Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories. This cast-aluminum wheel features 21 spokes that extend all the way into the rim, creating the illusion of a much larger wheel. 0HWLFXORXVO\ SROLVKHG DQG FKURPH SODWHG IRU PD[LPXP UHà HFWLYH HIIHFW WKH 7XUELQH ZKHHO LV DYDLODEOH LQ EULOOLDQW 0LUURU &KURPH ÀQLVK RU &RQWUDVW &KURPH WKDW FRPELQH JORVV EODFN DQG FKURPH KLJKlights. Pair either front wheel with a matching 18-inch rear wheel (P/N 40900403 Mirror Chrome, P/N 40900405 Contrast Chrome; $849.95*).  www.h-d.com.

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Article and Photos By: Markus Cuff

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nly in its second year, the southern California shindig that melds motorcycle culture with top shelf music was a rip-roaring success this past August. Over 20,000 folks made the trek to The San Manuel Amphitheater in sizzling heat. The venue sits about one hour east of Los Angeles. People came

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from over 30 states this year. One dedicated group of Oregon riders made the 1000 mile run to the festival in one 24 hour blast. Festival grounds featured two large and well-appointed stages for performances and awards. The amphitheater and a temporary second stage allowed for simultaneous shows and a roster packed with talent.

Included this year were: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brantley Gilbert, Tony Joe White, Eagles Of Death Metal, Social Distortion, Foghat, and more. Three main basic categories dominated the contests: Choppers, Dynas and FXRs, and Baggers. If you thought big wheeled, extravagantly festooned baggers had gone

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out of fashion you only had to look around at some of the rows of showboat machines to be convinced otherwise. Entertainment entrepreneurs John Oakes and John Reese produce the event in FRQMXQFWLRQ ZLWK PXVLF RXWĂ€W Live Nation. Oakes goes way back in the motorcycle world, starting with dirt bikes as a youngster. He also has worked events for Harley-Davidson, Indian, Sturgis, Rock Star Energy Drink, and many music festivals. Perhaps the most eagerly attended part of the day-besides the music acts -- was the Roland Sands and Indian Motorcycle sponsored Supper +RROLJDQV Ă DW WUDFN UDFLQJ There were spills, thrills, and WKH WXUI Ă HZ DV 5RODQG DQG WKH guys-- and one gal, Leticia Cline off the Iron Lilies-- tore around the oval. “RIDE FAST TAKE CHANCESâ€? was the motto here. Biltwell, GEICO, Sailor Jerry Rum, Quaid Harley-Davidson of Loma Linda, Pabst Blue Ribbon, RSD, Russ Brown Insurance, House Of Kolor and many others signed on for sponsorships and booths. Riders are able to camp Friday, Saturday and ride out Sunday, making this more than just a one-day affair. Be sure to watch the Lost Highway social media pages in the coming months for next summer’s roster of bands and sponsors, and the date. With the suspension of Love Ride, two large and simpatico motorcycle shows dominate the outdoor events calendars for the motorcycle community in southern California: Born Free, and Lost Highway. They share a good portion of the same audience and philosophy, though Lost Highway offers a heavier emphasis on music and therefore caters to a wider demographic. The stars did not disappoint, the machines ZHUH WHUULĂ€F H\H FDQG\ DQG we eagerly anticipate next summer’s gathering of the tribe out on the Lost Highway.

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Article and Photos By: John Kelly

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hen I pulled out of the driveway on my 1990 FXR, Police Edition, the horizon had cut the sky and the damp night was losing ground to the sunrise. Over 1300 miles lay between my front wheel and the Ocean City Bike Week rally in Maryland, give or take a few wrong turns and dead ends. 7KLV ZDV P\ ÀUVW WULS RQ D ELNH with front and rear shocks in over seven years. Usually, I’m behind the bars of my hard tailed and hopped up Sportster. So equipped with full suspension, half empty saddle bags and a fabbed up luggage rack I faded into the fog. My good friend Andy met me in Madison, WI and we continued South on the “big road” until El Paso, IL, where we hung a left on Hwy 24 and ran that into Indiana. We only passed one

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FRUQ ÀHOG«EXW LW ZDV VRPH miles long and didn’t end until Cincinnati. Only broken up by groups of homes sometimes collected tight enough to be considered town. Daylight was

long gone by the time we parked for the night, the Ohio valleys and Virginia mountain roads lay ahead. Highway 33 out of Athens, OH, is like holding your breath while

someone jumps on your chest. Breathtaking and nerve racking impulses massage your mind as you make your way through the switchbacks and diving curves. 0RVW WUDIÀF ZHUH ORFDOV 7KH\ did not grit their teeth. This was their commute, to them routine. Since we went over the mountains day two, we decided to go under the ocean day three. Hwy 13 from Norfolk, VA into 0DU\ODQG WDNHV \RX DFURVV« and under the Chesapeake Bay. Twenty-three miles of bridge and tunnel until you reach solid ground. From there it’s a lazy two-lane hustle to Ocean City. A few drinks Friday night helped ease the ringing in our ears and anticipation of what sick bikes we’d see at the rally. Saturday morning at the bike show I was lucky enough to chat with two talented builders. Dennis Crabtree of Cayuga, IN, and Evan Favaro of Speak Easy Motors, Wallkill, NY. Dennis KDG WZR LPPDFXODWH ÁDWKHDGV Evan, a CB, a Digger and an XS. This is the kind of variety I had hoped to see. Evan’s builds were a variety in themselves. The CB750 was all performance, notable was the IDEEHG WR ÀW 'XFDWL VLQJOH VLGH swing arm. Next in his line-up might be the hardest look to pull off, unless you’re Arlen Ness. “Cipher”, a beautiful shovelhead done up digger style was given a second chance when Evan decided to put his Speak Easy spin on some original Ness parts that had been part of a neglected build many years ago. The rear fender section and tank molding received heavy make overs. To get the dual disk brake system WR ÀW WKH IURQW ULP QHHGHG WR be machined down. Clean and elegant it’s no wonder this bike took home top honors in the digger division this year at Born Free. Then there is Ethyl. A 1981, XS650 bearing the name of Evan’s late grandmother. What originally caught my eye was the throttle mechanism. %0: JHDUV DQG D ÀWWHG FKDLQ pull the cable to open a Mikuni Carb mated with a Speak Easy intake. Evan continues to direct your attention to moving parts with his “see through” lifter CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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covers. Still want more, the seat linkage, and brake reservoir were all created at his shop in upstate New York. To satisfy my need for tradition, I was drawn to Dennis Crabtree’s two WL’s. The hardest part of building these bikes for Dennis was convincing an “old timerâ€? his collection of parts would be of best service as assembled bikes. After years of convincing Dennis acquired the pieces needed to PDNH DOO KLV Ă DWKHDG GUHDPV come true. First, he built the ’41. After coming in second one too many times at the Newport, Indiana Antique Auto Hill Climb, Dennis streamlined his vision. The faster and nimbler ’39 was assembled and put to the starting line. Even with wicked cams and precision tuning the top podium spot still eludes him in Newport; but at Ocean City Bike Week he went home with the number one VSRW UHFHLYLQJ Ă€UVW SODFH E\ WKH judges in the retro division. The return trip home to Wisco was pretty uneventful, aside from WKH Ă€QDO PLOHV WKDW FRQVLVWHG of intense thunderstorm followed by fog so dense and soupy I swear the thunderstorm was GU\HU ,W ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZDUPHU At about 1:30 am I pulled into my garage, peeled out of my rain gear and leathers and took the Ă€UVW VWHSV EDFN WR UHDOLW\ , KDG OHIW Ă€YH GD\V SULRU WHOOLQJ P\ ZLIH and kids not goodbye but that I’d VHH WKHP LQ D IHZ GD\VÂŤDQG WKDW was exactly what I was thankful for as I fell into a decompression type of sleep. I’ve done Sturgis, The Redwood Run, Laconia, Power Tour, Smoke Out, Bikes Blues and BBQ’s, more than a dozen local rallies and now Ocean City Bike Week. I’d do it again. The ride out was the right mix of scenic and challenge. The weather was gorgeous and for a fair price you get to see and hear great bands, visit plenty of vendors, enjoy a decent food and drink variety for a relatively low cost, and meet good people with great bikes.

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Black Hills Shocks Roadside Marty Keeps His Big Wheels Rolling

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and one hell of a funny guy. At the Smoke Out Rally Roadside is king, it’s where he holds court and provides EMCEE services for the Wet T-shirt contest. No one provides EMCEE entertainment like Roadside. Funny, raunchy, quick witted and a

blast with or without adult beverages. When Roadside is around you can’t help but smile, you know something will happen. A few years ago he was at Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Choppertime Bike Show standing next to Willie G and leaned in and made a comment. A couple of minutes later security was hustling Willie off the property. Security must have forgotten about it because I saw a picture with Roadside and Willie at this year’s Motorcycle as Art exhibit in Sturgis. Roadside got his nickname from a dalliance with a slim-hipped blueeyed raven haired biker chick on the side of the road. We’ll save the details for another time. So Roadside Marty 3.0 is now a technical editor for Cycle Source Magazine and will be providing an install article on the Black Hills Shocks for an upcoming edition. He road his bagger from Sturgis to Florida for a 1600 mile shock road test. Stay tuned for his test ride and install tech.

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road to get it to the state it is in today. The whole SURFHVV VWDUWHG DERXW \HDUV DJR ZKHQ %UHQWÂśV dad called him and said he had a basket case bike WKDW ZDV XS IRU JUDEV IURP DQ ROG IULHQG %XW DV with all basket cases it had a hook in the bait. It seems that the bike was literally in baskets and FUDWHV ,W ZDV FRPSOHWHO\ ZDVWHG DQG HYHU\ SDUW of it needed attention. The whole story goes back well beyond when Brent got the “bikeâ€?. Brent’s father had a longtime friend, Bernie Wederman, and he owned the bike for many moons. As it goes VRPHWLPHV KH VHQW LW RII WR D ÂłSUR´ UHVWRUDWLRQ JX\

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LQ 9HUPRQW ZKR WRRN WKH ELNH DSDUW DQG SXW LW LQWR WKH VWDWH WKDW LW FDPH WR %UHQW 8QIRUWXQDWHO\ OLIH KDG RQH PRUH WZLVW WR SOD\ %HUQLH JRW VLFN ZLWK FDQFHU DQG SDVVHG RQ 6R LW ZDV OHIW WR KLV ZLGRZ WR decide the fate of this machine. That is how it got onto Brent’s radar, she wanted WR NHHS LW LQ WKH IDPLO\ VR LW ZHQW WR %UHQW YLD KLV IDWKHU ZKR LQ SURFXUHG WKH baskets and drove it all out to Wyoming from Vermont. 2QH RI WKH XQIRUWXQDWH SDUWV RI WKLV VLWXDWLRQ ZDV WKDW WKH ³UHVWRUDWLRQ H[SHUW´ KDG QRW RQO\ WDNHQ WKH ELNH DSDUW EXW had sold off some of the more desirable SLHFHV DQG UHSODFHG WKHP ZLWK ZRUQ UXVW\ SDUWV 6R EHJDQ WKH SDUWV KXQW WKH ¿UVW WKLQJ WR ¿QG ZDV VRPH SURSHU VKHHW PHWDO it came to Brent through his search that original tanks and fenders were not only KDUG WR ¿QG EXW H[WUHPHO\ H[SHQVLYH Through extensive searching he came WR ¿QG 5HSOLFDQW 0HWDOV LQ 3HQQV\OYDQLD and Thomas Feezer who went about ¿QGLQJ HYHU\WKLQJ QHHGHG DW D IDLU SULFH

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5HSOLFDQW VXSSOLHG D VHW RI VSRUW VROR tanks, battery box, 6-volt coil and wiring KDUQHVV :LWK WKDW VHW LW ZDV RQ WR VWHS two, mechanicals. Through Thomas, he made the connection of a good old school builder in Maryland, Steven /LSSROW %UHQW VHQW WKH SDUWV KH KDG and a donor 74-inch engine and Steven SURFHHGHG WR EXLOG D VWRFN VLQJOH FDP RULJLQDO HQJLQH %UHQW ZDV VR SOHDVHG ZLWK WKH MRE WKDW 6WHYHQ GLG WKDW KH DOVR VHQW WKH FRPSOHWH WUDQVPLVVLRQ IRU D WRWDO rebuild. After a new mainshaft, bearings, bushings and all, it made for a better than QHZ VSHHG WUDQVPLVVLRQ Now that the drivetrain was set it was time to get the frame to be a roller. The original hubs were then sent off to %XFKDQDQ¶V IRU D FRPSOHWH PDNHRYHU 1HZ ULPV ZLWK GURS FHQWHUV DQG VWDLQOHVV VSRNHV FDPH EDFN DOO UHDG\ IRU UXEEHU Next it was time for the details, all the brackets, hubs, drums were sent to 3UHPLHU 3RZGHU &RDW LQ 6KHULGDQ :< and Sage Hendrix of Rad Rides in Buffalo

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BASKET CASE TECH SHEET Owner: Brent Ulman Fabrication By: Owner/Sage Hendricks city/state: Buffalo, WY Year: 1928 Model: Harley-Davidson JD value: Time:

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Year: 1928 Model: JD Builder: Brent Ulman ignition: Stock Displacement: 74” pistons: Stock Carb: Schebler cam: Harley-Davidson Air Cleaner: Stock Exhaust: Custom 2 Into 1 Primary: Stock

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Year: 1928 Make: Harley-Davidson Shifting: 3 Speed

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year: 1928 make: Harley-Davidson rake: Stock Stretch: Stock

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year: 1928 make: Harley-Davidson model: Springer Extension: Stock

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front Wheel: H-D Hub, Kelsey Hayes Hub Size: 18” front tire: Coker front brake: rear Wheel: H-D Hub, Kelsey Hayes Hub Size: 18” rear tire: Coker rear brake: Harley-Davidson Drum

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Painter: Rad Rides Color: 2013 H-D Black Cherry type: PPG powder coat: Premier Powder Coat

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Bars: Stock Hand Controls: Deep Six- Brass foot controls: Stock Fuel tank: Harley-Davidson Sport Solo oil tank: Harley-Davidson Front Fender: Custom Bobber rear Fender: Custom Bobber seat: King’s Saddlery Headlight: Stock taillight: Custom speedo: None

Photographer: Milwaukee Mike

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WY handled all the body and paint duties. The last missing piece in the puzzle was the seat. It was hand stitched and tooled by Link at King’s Saddlery in Sheridan and he did a killer job. All this work took countless hours over 2 and a half years. According to Brent, he thinks he probably put this bike together and took it apart and together about a half dozen times. But after many calls to Steven, Thomas and his Dad and a ton of reading and research the bike was ready for the Sturgis 75th; and roll it did. However, along the way the left side case gave up the ghost, and had to come apart one more time. Brent made sure it was ready just in time for the 76th and for us to appreciate the beauty of the heritage we have chosen. All I can say is, excellent work Brent!

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ears ago... Early summer was upon us and perfect weather oversaw this journey as the two heavily loaded motorcycles picked their way slowly through the strikingly green forests of one small Virginia highway. Behind my aging Electra Glide Michelle followed on her old Honda Shadow. Five years earlier, having never ridden a motorcycle before, Michelle had paid $700 for that bike, practiced on it for a week, loaded her worldly possessions aboard, then hit the road. She’s been a technically homeless motorcycle vagabond ever since and is the only full time female drifter I know. Most often, Michelle travels alone, but on occasion, we enjoy the opportunity of riding together for a while. Today’s was a mountainous terrain and as we topped a long upgrade I went to shift from third to fourth gear but instead, was met by a strange sensation. There was a little hesitation, a kind of light snap, then no gear

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DW DOO 7KH RWKHUV VHHPHG ¿QH EXW IRXUWK ZDV gone. This was a new one for me. We’d just entered a tiny town (as are most Virginia towns) where I found a strip of mowed grass to pull the bike onto and shut her down. Tools were retrieved from the saddlebag and I

pulled the transmission’s top cover (four little bolts). A look inside revealed the obvious problem: one of the shifting forks had broken which allowed two gears to engage simultaneously. This action had busted the

GRJV RII WKH VLGH RI ÂżUVW JHDU²ZKLFK LV ZKDW HQJDJHV IRXUWK JHDU²DQG ELQJR IRXUWK QR more. Next, I pulled the shifting drum (four more little bolts) then pushed a magnet-ona-stick through the oil and to the bottom of the transmission’s insides. All broken gear pieces came out in big chunks. Having only limited experience with the inner workings of Harley Davidson transmissions, it looked as though I was about to get a crash course on this subject. The question was what to do next. The bike was still rideable and, in truth, had I known then what I know now I’d probably have just kept riding until a better opportunity for repair presented itself. But I didn’t know, so the search for a solution began. Asking around town, I’d learned that a mile back down the road from which we’d just come was a guy who worked on Harleys. Least that’s what I was told. His number was not listed and, in the thick greenery of this sparsely populated land, I had doubts that the guy even existed. Still, it

was the only option so back down the road ZH ZHQW ,W WRRN WZR SDVVHV WR ÂżQDOO\ VHH WKH sign. It had been hand painted onto a sheet of plywood and simply read, HARLEY SHOP. We turned in. The dirt driveway passed alongside a small creek as it led Âź mile through a little valley surrounded by hills and forest. At the stream’s far side I could see two buildings while farther up the hill a small house sat alone. One of the closer structures was a freestanding garage and I noted the motorcycles parked on its concrete driveway. A little wooden bridge soon crossed the creek and we pulled in. Inside the garage a bearded man sat on the Ă€RRU EHKLQG D ODWH PRGHO EDJJHU DV KH ZRUNHG on somebody’s old Sportster. I introduced myself. His name was Shovelhead Steve. But the guy seemed preoccupied, distant, maybe a little lost in his own world. Being in a bind, I began to explain the situation. Steve said he had none of the specialty tools required for serious transmission work. Although QR H[SHUW , NQHZ WKDW PRVW RI D ÂżYH VSHHG trannies can be disassembled without special tools. Steve obviously had his hands full with customer bikes and didn’t want to deal with this job, but couldn’t help seeing we were on the road and in some real trouble. I watched a slight warmth creep into his eye, that old biker mentality kicked in as he said, “I don’t really have time to deal with your tranny, but you can pull the thing apart here in the driveway if you like. You’re welcome to any tools I have.â€? After moving my FL to a spot just outside the shop door, I pulled the tool-bag and started the job. It had been well into the afternoon when we’d arrived and before long Steve’s work day was done. Cruising outside, he paused to QRWH P\ ZRUN²ZKLFK KDGQÂśW JRWWHQ WRR IDU because I’m an insufferably slow mechanic. We got to bullshitting and Steve brightened when he learned we were on the road full time. He also found it interesting that I’m a ZULWHU EHFDXVH VR LV KH²WKRXJK QHLWKHU RI us makes a living at it. I asked if we could make camp by the creek. Steve said, “Sureâ€?.

But when I asked about a shower to knock the grease from my body, Steve told me the water in his house was gravity fed from the stream and barley dribbled anyway. Whatever the reason, I didn’t think this guy was big on having visitors in his house. In fact, neither Michelle nor I would ever see the inside of that place. No problem, I was just happy to have use of a shop. Since it looked like we’d be here a while, Michelle and I picked the best spot by the stream and set up a semi-permanent camp. Next, I plopped into the creek and used about half a bar of soap. The night was quiet after that. The following day Steve and I took considerably more time getting to know each other. Being the only shop for many miles, this place had a surplus of motorcycles in for repair and Steve had himself under a lot of pressure to get these jobs done. It seemed to me that he was so overwhelmed with work, bills, and the making of personal security (money and such) that this guy spent his time doing little, or maybe nothing, else. He was stressed out, man. I also learned that Steve suffered from muscular dystrophy. As muscle-mass slowly deteriorated, this disease was sapping his strength and, although none of us gets much time on this planet, I wondered how many usable days were left for him. My bike had well over 400,000 miles on it now. At 337,000 the old Harley had suffered LWV ÂżUVW UHDO WUDQVPLVVLRQ SUREOHP ZKHQ one of the inner bearings had gone south. Although I’d pulled the clutch, exhaust pipes, etc., thus making it very easy to access the transmission’s innards, a shop had done the actual internal repairs. Their mechanic had shown me that when one bearing goes out, it spits bits of metal into the tranny which in turn takes out the other bearings as well. I was afraid that had happened again and therefore wanted to completely disassemble and replace, or at least inspect, all inner transmission bearings and their mating surfaces. Steve didn’t have the proper tools to pull the main drive gear, which meant that CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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the bearings inside that sucker could not be inspected or replaced at his shop. I needed another plan. Years ago, the bike had suffered some other mechanical issue in Asheville North Carolina (100 miles south of Shovelhead Steve’s place) and I’d repaired it in the parking lot of a one-man shop called Mountain Cycle Works. The owner and I had been friends ever since and, whenever visiting that area, I always make camp in the yard of his home. Jody’s Asheville shop was easily equipped to handle heavy tranny work, so I called him. Jody said to bring it down. That done, the next order of business would be any needed new parts. I put in another call to a friend who makes most of his living selling Harley parts. Rather than send only what I needed, he insisted on shipping a complete Andrews gear set, brand new and still in the box. I gave him the address for Mountain Cycle Works. The next question was how to get that transmission to Asheville? I decided to pull the tranny, strap it to the back of Michelle’s bike, ride double-up to Asheville, rebuild the tranny, bring it back to Steve’s, install it, and ride away. Simple, right? By now Steve and I had put in plenty of hours on the bullshit wagon. More-so than I’d realized, his mind had begun to wonder beyond the bounds of this property line. So, when I talked of riding to Asheville, Steve spoke enthusiastically of coming along. There were old friends in Asheville he’d not seen for a long while because he’d not left the stress of this property for quite some time. We would leave in the morning. I’d grown accustomed to birdsong emanating from the impossibly green forest surrounding Steve’s property and today was no different as we readied the two motorcycles. I attached Betsy’s transmission to the rack of Michelle’s Honda while, oddly enough, Mr. Shovelhead Steve packed his twin cam bagger. I don’t actually know if he even had a Shovelhead. Anyway, the sky offered perfect weather as we set off into the mountains. Famous among motorcyclists for its twisting curves and forested beauty, The Dragon’s Tail also exists in these mountains. I’ve been there many times. Mostly, that place is renowned for its name and the little store that offers t-shirts and other overpriced bullshit to the crowds of motorcyclists that congregate in its parking lot. But in truth, the Dragon’s Tail’s not much better, if at all, than most any road in the Smoky/Appalachian Mountain range. In other words, for its entire duration this was a fantastically rich and beautiful ride. As the cobwebs blew from Steve’s brain, I watched the dull glaze leave his eyes. It seemed his sleeping spirit was again waking up. . .

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Hey, What’s our next move? 45 Years ago, the safetycrats hit us with helmet laws. It was a notion not to save lives, but to control the growing number of wild bikers. Many folks just accepted that helmets protect heads. What could be better? We proved differently on many fronts and helmet laws still only cover half of our states. They are essentially wrong and freedom works (and helmets would work better in cars). We are in the center of another control freak rebellion. There is a chunk of society that believes all the wrong in the world is caused by human behavior and it must be controlled and stopped. This is so prevalent, Germany is considering banning all internal combustion engines by 2030 (as you will see in the news from NCOM). Folks in the motorcycle rights community know this scenario by heart. Although the administration did a FRPSHWHQW MRE RI FRQYLQFLQJ WKH VFLHQWLĂ€F community of this assertion, it’s a fallacy. If all humans disappeared tomorrow, the climate would continue to change. I’ve heard assertions from the scientists who believe we may have a 50 percent impact to as low as 10 percent. Then recently, I watched “Cowspiracyâ€? a documentary about the agricultural community, cattle. They proclaim all transportation, cars, boats, planes, and ships amount to less than 10 percent of what the cattle industry produces. On top of that, the cattle industry is

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destroying plant life and rain forests at the tune of one acre a second. Plus the cattle industry is destroying potable water to the tune of 600 gallons to produce one quarterpound hamburger, or 1000 gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk. Let that sink in for a second. What if tomorrow, we prove the EPA was way-off-base and we were able to push regulations EDFN VLJQLÀFDQWO\" :KDW LI VW could sue the EPA for false claims and trumped up regulations? What if Harley-Davidson could tear XS DQ\ ÀQHV E\ WKH (3$ and instead of shaking in their boots over the mega-control scenario, they could tell them to pound sand? It’s way more possible than you think. I’ve been pushing for action against the (3$ IRU ÀYH \HDUV :H DUH FXUUHQWO\ working with the MRF and talking with attorneys Hupy and Abraham.

Bikers know freedom works. We just QHHG WR SLFN XS WKH à DJSROH DQG VWDUW the march. Oil is not the bad guy. Let’s hit the news. #001 Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chief Vintage Motorcycle Auctioned For $150,000 At BarrettJackson Las Vegas-All funds from the DXFWLRQ EHQHÀW 8 6 0LOLWDU\ SHUVRQQHO and their families through Operation Ride Home. Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, is proud to announce that the #001 2016 Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chief Vintage motorcycle auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas RQ 6DWXUGD\ 2FWREHU UDLVHG

IRU WKH EHQHĂ€W RI 2SHUDWLRQ 5LGH +RPH D SURJUDP WKDW DVVLVWV DFWLYH GXW\ 8 6 military personnel in traveling home to visit their families through a partnership ZLWK WKH $UPHG 6HUYLFHV <0&$ 2QH KXQGUHG Ă€IW\ LQGLYLGXDOO\ QXPEHUHG 2016 Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian &KLHI 9LQWDJH DQG ,QGLDQ 6SULQJĂ€HOG motorcycle models were made available for purchase on March 4, 2016, for All but #001 of the 150-unit production run sold in just eight hours on the Ă€UVW GD\ RI DYDLODELOLW\ ZLWK WKDW Ă€UVW unit being saved for this auction. These PRWRUF\FOHV UHSUHVHQW WKH Ă€UVW WLPH LQ the century and a half history of Jack Daniel’s that any vehicle has had an RIĂ€FLDOO\ VDQFWLRQHG -DFN 'DQLHO¡V livery, making this motorcycle even more special. #001 of the limited edition series, an Indian Chief Vintage version, was auctioned at world-renowned BarrettJackson Las Vegas on October 15 at the 0DQGDOD\ %D\ UHVRUW 7KH IXOO RI SURFHHGV IURP WKH DXFWLRQ ZLOO EHQHĂ€W Operation Ride Home, which assists DFWLYH GXW\ 8 6 PLOLWDU\ SHUVRQQHO LQ traveling home to visit their families. Approximately 700 individuals – both service members and their families – will be reunited this holiday season care of this sale alone. Collector Vincent Amato won bidding and will take the motorcycle home to display in his collection. National Speed Limit Issue Surfaces6HYHUDO PHPEHUV KDYH UHJLVWHUHG WKHLU RSSRVLWLRQ WR D 1+76$ SURSRVDO WR FDS the maximum speed of trucks following this NMA email alert on October 1st. We hope more do the same before the public comment period ends on November 7th to help counteract a growing number of calls for a federal mandate that all vehicles be limited to 65 mph or less. In a bit of a surprise – until you understand their overall goal – the American Trucking Associations (ATA) voiced opposition to the proposed rule for speed limiters on trucks. Mind you, this is the organization comprised of ODUJH Ă HHW KDXOHUV WKDW KDV DJJUHVVLYHO\ lobbied for limiting truck speeds for years. It worked hand-in-hand with 1+76$ RQ WKH FXUUHQW SURSRVHG UXOH The ATA’s rationale? The rule isn’t VSHFLĂ€F HQRXJK LQ GHĂ€QLQJ WKH PD[LPXP speed for trucks, and doesn’t call for all vehicles on the road to be slowed down accordingly.

The October 1st NMA alert provides a link to the public comment site along with some arguments against imposing speed restrictions. This is old-hat stuff IRU 10$ PHPEHUV ZKR KDYH EHHQ ÀJKWLQJ for speed limit reform for decades. This LV WKH ODWHVW SXVK IRU D QHZ 106/ DQG we mustn’t take it lightly. It is time to get vocal: Join us in letting 1+76$ NQRZ WKDW GLDOLQJ VSHHG OLPLWV back to the restrictive and less-safe OHYHOV RI WKH V œ V DQG œ V LV XQDFFHSWDEOH 7KH IROORZLQJ RIÀFLDO 10$ statement was recently posted on the government site for public comments. This rulemaking would establish a federally mandated maximum truck speed on the freeways of all states, preempting truck speed limits established by state legislatures and transportation agencies. The National Motorists Association (NMA), a membership organization consisting RI VHYHUDO WKRXVDQG 8 6 DQG &DQDGLDQ drivers, has severe reservations about DUWLÀFLDOO\ OLPLWLQJ WUXFN VSHHGV ZKHQ LW is well established that speed variance among vehicles is a primary factor in crash risk. Indeed, this proposed rule is written as if ignoring that trucks share the nation’s roads with 250 million light vehicles. Congestion is frequently caused by trucks overtaking other trucks at very small differences in speed. A uniform speed cap will worsen this effect, especially if it is below the speed that would normally be

chosen by a multitude of truck drivers. 1+76$ DQG )0&6$ also seek comment on “other technologies OLPLWLQJ VSHHG Âľ VXFK DV *36 UHFHLYHUV combined with digital maps of posted limits, or machine vision that reads roadside signs. Because of the unknown impact of speed differential and the potentially severe risk of additional crashes, mandatory limitation of truck speeds should be dropped from consideration. --NMA

News From The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum-From the motorcycles to the industry’s pioneers and innovators, the 6WXUJLV 0RWRUF\FOH 0XVHXP DQG +DOO RI Fame recognizes every aspect of what makes motorcycling great. The Museum was chartered in 2001 to recognize individuals or groups who have made a long term positive impact on the motorcycle community, and plans call for improvements that will make it possible to create world-class exhibits. However this progress would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of the board of directors, the local community and most importantly the sponsors.. “It was time to Honor the Ride and Build the Legacy,â€? says Executive Director Myrick Robbins. “The mission for the 6WXUJLV 0RWRUF\FOH 0XVHXP UHPDLQV unchanged, however the means to achieving its lofty goals are certainly advancing courtesy of our sponsors and supporters of the Museum.â€? A record number of visitors over the course of 2016 and a complete sell-out of the annual Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremonies breakfast highlighted a record year for WKH 6WXUJLV ODQGPDUN The support of the community and the amazing efforts of Rod Woodruff, IRXQGHU DQG 3UHVLGHQW RI WKH 6WXUJLV Buffalo Chip, will make it possible for the Museum to expand on its mission to honor those who have made a positive DQG VLJQLĂ€FDQW LPSDFW RQ WKH VSRUW and lifestyle,â€? says Robbins. This year DORQH WKH &KLS GRQDWHG WRZDUG H[SDQVLRQ SDUW RI D WRWDO contributed over the past nine years to help build a world-class Museum LQ 6WXUJLV VKRZFDVLQJ PRWRUF\FOLQJ¡V history. Also making a major contribution to the Museum was Russ Brown Motorcycle Accident & Injury Attorneys. The original DWWRUQH\V ZKRVH ULGH FRQWULEXWHG “We know the challenges, danger and bias that riders face on the road as we were riders long before we became lawyers,â€? says managing partner Chuck .RUR ´:H DUH SURXG WR VXSSRUW WKH museum’s efforts to honor the men and women who have dedicated much of their lives to improving, promoting and advancing motorcycling.â€? 6WULGHU %LNHV VWHSSHG XS DV WKH presenting sponsorship for the Hall of Fame. Based in nearby Rapid City, 6WULGHU %DODQFH %LNHV DUH SXWWLQJ WKH next generation of Hall of Famers in

the saddle today! “Next year marks the 100th anniversary of bicycles in the Black Hills and we are happy to ZHOFRPH 6WULGHU WR WKH SDUW\ Âľ QRWHV Robbins. Call the Museum at 605.347.2001 or online at http://www.sturgismuseum. com J&P Cycles Winner Goes To World Championship In Europe--This has been a good year for Jordan Dickinson RI 8QLRQ 6SHHG DQG 6W\OH +H HQWHUHG the Minneapolis edition of the J&P

&\FOHV 8OWLPDWH %XLOGHU &XVWRP %LNH 6KRZ DQG WRRN VW 3ODFH +H HQWHUHG WKH +DUOH\ 'DYLGVRQ 0XVHXP 6KRZ and took 1st place and received the bid to compete in the Championship of the Americas. It wasn’t an easy win because Tim 6FDWHV EURXJKW KLV DZDUG ZLQQLQJ bike from this ROT Rally win and Jon 6KLSOH\ RI +RRVLHU 'DGG\ &KRSSHUV and former national champion had his bike in competition to name just two top competitors. In the end, Jordan took the win with KLV LQFK +DUOH\ .QXFNOHKHDG ZLWK generator cut off cases reshaped, high compression pistons and hot cam in a one-off hand-built frame. He will compete in Germany for the AMD World Championship in 2018. 3ULQFH 1DMDU %,.(5 3URV 3DUWQHU CYCLE SOURCE January ‘17

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innovative engine that changed the world of motorcycles. Motorcycle technology lagged far behind automotive technology since the earliest days of the internalcombustion engine. All that changed in ZKHQ +DUOH\ 'DYLGVRQ LQWURGXFHG WKH 0RGHO (/ )RU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH HYHU a company was manufacturing a highperformance overhead-valve engine for the masses. And what an engine it was; in addition to bringing state-of-the-art technology to the motorcycling world, the engine itself was a work of art. Because of the shape of its rocker covers, the engine was given a nickname to match LWV ORRNV WKH .QXFNOHKHDG +DUOH\ 'DYLGVRQ .QXFNOHKHDG (LJKW\ <HDUV WHOOV WKH HQWLUH .QXFNOHKHDG VWRU\ IURP WKH YHU\ Ă€UVW RYHUKHDG valve V-twin Harley produced for the public through the post-war models, continuing right up until today, when aftermarket manufacturers reproduce FRPSOHWH .QXFNOHKHDG FUDWH HQJLQHV because of its continuing popularity. LINCOLN ELECTRIC- To Feature Celebrity Instructors For Welding Classes At SEMA 2016. Lincoln Electric contracted with master builder and television personality Bryan Fuller and longtime educator and author Mark Prosser to team up to teach several seminars on welding and fabricating GXULQJ WKH 6SHFLDOW\ (TXLSPHQW 0DUNHW $VVRFLDWLRQ¡V 6(0$ VLJQDWXUH HYHQW at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Fuller, owner of Atlanta-based hot rod shop Fuller Moto, was a cast member on Discovery Channel’s Overhaulin’ series and more recently co-hosted Velocity 1HWZRUN¡V &DIp 5DFHU DQG 1DNHG 6SHHG He routinely teaches welding seminars. Prosser, a welding instructor for more than a decade, is the lead instructor at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Wisconsin. 'XULQJ 6(0$ )XOOHU DQG 3URVVHU tackled welding topics that are near and dear to automotive aftermarket enthusiasts, including: TIG vs. MIG – Which One is Right for You? The choice of welding process is as much a question of preference as it is a question of your goals. What materials are you welding? What are WKH DSSOLFDWLRQV RI WKH Ă€QLVKHG SURGXFW"

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This seminar will put new welders on the road to deciding which process is best for their individual applications, so they can choose the equipment that best meets their needs.

Take the Mystery Out of Welding 4130. 4130 chrome-moly is an alloy popular among auto and racing enthusiasts for its light weight and strength, relative to conventional steel. Applications for this material range from suspension components to roll cages. Yet, there are some common misconceptions about welding 4130 tubing. This seminar will seek to demystify the process, explain what 4130 is, as well as how to prep, tack and weld it IRU PD[LPXP EHQHĂ€W 3XUJLQJ YV 1RW 3XUJLQJ 6WDLQOHVV :KDW <RX 'RQ¡W 6HH 0D\ %H +XUWLQJ <RX 6WDLQOHVV VWHHO WXELQJ LV D VWDSOH material among performance exhaust fabricators. But in order to make a weld that looks (and performs) as good on the outside as it does on the inside, purging is an important, but often overlooked, step. This seminar will demonstrate correct techniques for purging, show KRZ SXUJLQJ EHQHĂ€WV WKH TXDOLW\ DQG appearance of the weld, and how it can also enhance the performance of your exhaust system.

For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at http:// www.lincolnelectric.com. 5RELQ 6XWWHOO *UHJ &ROHPDQ Aeromach Owner Joins The 200 Mph Club On Turbo Hyabusa3DXO $LNHQ RZQHU RI $HURPDFK 86$ LLC, a motorcycle parts manufacturer located in Charlotte, N.C., joined the elite club of motorcyclists to go over 200 mph. The run came at the Mojave 0DJQXP HYHQW KHOG RQ 2FWREHU DW

0RMDYH $LU DQG 6SDFH 3RUW LQ &DOLIRUQLD The run of 202.4 mph in the mile and D KDOI FRXUVH ZDV RQ 6XQGD\ PRUQLQJ after a succession of licensing runs on 6DWXUGD\ ´$IWHU D OLWWOH ELW RI FRQIXVLRQ RQ 6DWXUGD\ ZLWK WKH *36 VSHHGRPHWHU being set on kilometers per hour reducing my run to just 107 mph we got the setting corrected and I worked my way up to the goal of 200 plus,â€? Aiken stated. “This experience is both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time!â€? he continued. The runs were completed under the watchful eye of Ted Rich and Elaine Carpenter from sbktraining.com, the Phoenix based super bike school. Both Rich and Carpenter are accomplished racers and 200 MPH Club Members. The turbocharged Hyabusa race bikes are prepped at the shops of Rich. $HURPDFK 86$ //& www.aeromach.net Vintage Sons Of Speed Races Postponed Until Bike Week-Regrettably, due to the damaging effects from Hurricane 0DWWKHZ WR 1HZ 6P\UQD 6SHHGZD\ DQG WKH 'D\WRQD %HDFK DUHD WKH 6RQV RI 6SHHG YLQWDJH PRWRUF\FOH UDFHV PXVW EH UHVFKHGXOHG DW QHZ 6P\UQD 6SHHGZD\ for March 17 & 18, during Daytona Bike Week. We will refund anyone who would like one, otherwise we will transfer your ticket to the new date. Here’s how to initiate a refund: After logging in to Eventbrite, reference your orders by clicking Tickets (in the Account Menu DW WKH WRS RI WKH SDJH &KRRVH 6RQV RI 6SHHG &OLFN LW DQG ORRN IRU ´5HTXHVW a Refund.â€? Fill out the short contact IRUP DQG FOLFN 6HQG 0HVVDJH WR HPDLO your request. We will initiate a refund within a few days. Hope to see you in March. --Billy Lane of Choppers Inc.; Photos E\ WKH 6KHULII BMW’s New Motorcycle Concept Is So Smart You Won’t Need a Helmet- BMW Group debuted a motorcycle concept so DUWLĂ€FLDOO\ LQWHOOLJHQW WKDW LW HOLPLQDWHV the need for the rider to wear protective gear, including a helmet. 3HU %0: WKH ´à H[IUDPHÂľ H[WHQGV IURP the front to the rear wheel of the BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100. It allows the bike to be steered without the various joints found on today’s motorcycles. Turning the handlebar adjusts the entire frame, changing the direction of the bike. 7KLV LV WKH IRXUWK DQG Ă€QDO RI LWV concepts to be shown. --Hannah Elliot Bloomberg Pursuits There you have it. Remember, Oil is not the Bad Guy. If you need more updates check out Bikernet.com weekly. In the meantime, Ride Free Forever. --Bandit

1.Missing Seat Hinge 2. Different Rocker Bolts 3. Giant Kicker Pedal 4. Larger Heat Shield On Exhaust 5. Extra Bolt At Bottom Of Kicker 6. Extra Threads On Brake Rod 7. Extra Foot Peg 8. Missing Ignition Wire 9. Larger Bolt On Engine Case 10. Extra Bolt On Points Cover

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always there, and if I was bored it was something to play with. As events would unfold I found myself choking down a stale bagel accompanied by an aged cup of burnt coffee. As I occupied the curb next to this pile of parts I watched the 40-weight weep from the case and slowly collect on the exhaust wrap already whispering a pale constant ribbon of smoke. I took inventory of the dry rot on the intake boots and the exposed copper that someday would be the root of a future roadside repair but those were problems for another day. On this day, I just had to get from point A to point B and hope that the caffeine of questionable merit I was ingesting wouldn’t cause the premature eviction of the bagel before I got to my own “safe place�. 8QGHU P\ EURZ , FDXJKW WKH migraine wincing visual of a set of argyles tucked inside a worn set of loafers slowly pacing around the other side of the smoking ozone killer. I shivered at the prospect of a possible conversation with

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Rivera PrimoŽ PowerDrive™ 6 Speed Transmission Products

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A DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT BUYER’S GUIDE

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