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BIKES Last Minute Pan Down To The Wire But Worth The Work ..................................................... 22

Giddy Up Pan Aaron Graham's '57 Tin Top .............................................................................. 40

The Vulture An Early Denver's Survivor Takes The Show At Lone Star .................. 58

The Sixty Pan Shovel Copper Mike's Daily Rider ................................................................................ 70

Son of a Speed Twin John Maudsley 's '67 Triumph Tiger ........................................................... 90

FEATURES Our 20 Year History Two Decades Of Hookin & Bookin With The Source .............................10

Happy 20th From You Notes From Our Industry Family .......................................................28, 78, 84

H-D Roadster First Ride Hammy Tests The New Bike With An Old Name ...................................... 30

The Lone Star Rally 2017 Games Rides & Shows In Texas ..................................................................... 36 .

The Climate Hustle

Ten Years Later, Where Do We Stand On EPA Issues? ......................... 36

Underground Art Scott Takes Is Killing It In The Moto-art World ...................................... 66

American Supercamp Wanna Race? Then You Gotta Learn! ......................................................... 86

Milwaukee Twin Shocks

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We Take A Look At This New Product .......................................................... 82

TECH Parkerizing Daniel Goes To School On Old Bike Tech .................................................... 18

Oilite Bushing Save Time & Money, Upgrade Parts DIY ..................................................... 34

Big Will On Coping Proper Fittment Is The Best Way To Go ...................................................... 82

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EDITORIAL OFFICE

The Cycle Source Magazine 118 Dellenbaugh Road Tarentum, PA 15084 For Any Questions Or Comments Please Call 724-226-2867 or e-mail cyclesourcemain@comcast.net

EDITORIAL STAFF Christopher Callen - Editor In Chief - cyclesource69@comcast.net Heather Callen - Managing Editor - cyclesourcemain@comcast.net Will Ramsey - Tech Editor - will@faithforgotten.com Milwaukee Mike - Mid-West Editor - neanderthalneon@hotmail.com Roadside Marty - South East Editor - roadsidemd@bellsouth.net Keith “Bandit� Ball - News Editor - bandit@bikernet.com J. Ken Conte - Test Ride Editor - kenconte@gmail.com

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Chris Callen, Milwaukee Mike, Jack Schitt, 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, Carsten Fritzen

CONTRIBUTORS Keith “Bandit� Ball, Joe Trozzo, Pat Jansen Viva Van Story, Clinton Wallace

STAFF ARTISTS Jimmy Frizzell, Chris Callen, Seth Leibowitz

ADVERTISING Heather Callen - Sales Manager - cyclesourcemain@comcast.net Penny Osiecki - Advertising Sales - pennyfxr@yahoo.com

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GRAPHIC ARTISTS Chris Callen, Heather Callen, Amelia Rose

DISTRIBUTION Coast to Coast Newsstand Services Partnership 5230 Finch Ave. E., Ste. 1, Toronto, ON, M1S 4Z9 Cycle Source - Dealership Direct Distribution 724-226-2867

SPARE PARTS

CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Heather Callen - 724-226-2867

New Products

COPY EDITOR

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

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

Judy Duggan

LEGAL COUNSEL

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James L. Paz Attorney at Law - Tarentum, PA - 724-226-9PAZ For Any Subscription Questions Call 724-226-2867

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The Cycle Source MagazineÆ (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 MagazineÆ. Nothing printed in The Cycle Source MagazineÆ June be re-printed in whole or part without the express written consent of the publishers. Copyright Æ 2016. The Cycle Source MagazineÆ, A Grass Roots Motorcycle PublicationSM, Scooter Tramp ™ Wild Man™ Low Down & Dirty Rotten™ are registered trade marks.

Sin Central Broadcast ................................................... 32

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle Source Magazine 118 Dellenbaugh RD. Tarentum, PA 15084

Buyers’ Guide A Custom Wheel & Tire Buyers Guide ........................................................106

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

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ABOUT THE COVER Well, 20 years later and we are thrilled that the type of bikes and people that we feature on our covers has not changed. Bryan Henke is that type of individual we do this every thirty days for. Building bikes is just what he does and when he got a chance to be part of a special historic project like this Denver's Survivor, he was all in and knocked it out of the park.

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he year was 1997 and the world, my friends, was a very different place. It was a strange time in our lives. Little did we know that just about everything was about to EH LQ à X[ ,Q SRS FXOWXUH QHZV stories from around the world ZHUH RI KLVWRULF VLJQLÀFDQFH Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in Paris and her funeral would be watched by 1.5 billion people. Mother 7HUHVD RI &DOFXWWD GLHG 7KH ÀUVW book in the award-winning Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was published, Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule, and Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.

Microsoft became the world’s most valuable company valued at $261 billion dollars and Mike Tyson bit (YDQGHU +RO\Ă€HOG¡V HDU GXULQJ a match and was suspended IURP ER[LQJ $V WKH \HDU QHDUHG its end, stock markets around the world crashed because of a global economic crisis scare and in response to a 554.26 point free fall on November 24th, New York 6WRFN ([FKDQJH RIĂ€FLDOV LQYRNHG the “circuit breakerâ€? rule and put a halt to trading. From this point on, the world as we knew it would never be the same.

This was also the year that in the backroom of a motorcycle aftermarket parts shop in Western Pennsylvania, two lifetime friends decided to start a free motorcycle publication for the area surrounding Pittsburgh titled: Cycle Source. With very little to go on, other than their own

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H[SHULHQFHV WKHVH WZR PHQ EHJDQ to realize, in short order, that they had neither the education nor WKH ÀQLFDO ZKHUHZLWKDO WR UXQ D magazine. Disregarding the odds, WKH\ ODXQFKHG WKHLU ÀUVW LVVXH on March 1st of 1997. It was 24 whole pages, grainy and had a trashy, slightly illiterate quality to it. Today here we stand, 241 issues later, a testament to the $PHULFDQ 6SLULW WKH TXDOLW\ RI WKH motorcycle culture and its people who still value passion above all else.

Of course, one of those two men is yours truly. Within three or four months of this magazine’s humble beginnings my buddy Lou, the other man, decided that his life was going in a different direction, so that left me. It’s hard for me to summarize, in this short offering, WKH NLQG RI VDFULÀFH WKDW , KDYH personally made over the last 20 years; there have been bikes sold to pay the bills, relationships were lost that couldn’t withstand the rigors of the life it takes to grow a publication from local to worldwide, but that’s not really what I want to share here. What matters at the end of two decades of motorcycling and living this life day in and day out, are the stories we’ve told, the people we’ve touched and the idea that in some way we have made a difference.

Of this, I can speak volumes, as it has been my very great privilege to come into your home every thirty days with a full report of life on two wheels. We have seen the rise, the fall, the good times and the bad. We have stood, at times, as great defenders of freedom and

rights, and in others we have held hands and cried over our losses.

We’ve reported on the parts that are made, the installation and use of them, ever mindful that the working man’s dollar is on the line for the truthful nature of our handling this information.

We have featured motorcycle creations from the rich and famous as well as masterpieces from the common unknown men and women who are ever proud of the fruits of their labor. Unknown builders with great talent and passion have graced our covers.

We have helped to launch a great number of companies and when the rights of our culture have been in jeopardy, we have aided in the end of a few as well.

Proudly we have had many opportunities to carry the torch, telling the stories of generations gone by, continuing the historical VLJQLĂ€FDQFH RI WKRVH ZKR FDPH before us. We have carried the names of those who missed the popularity train but had fantastic lives to create articles from. In the pursuit of providing a community within our culture a place to call home, we have in fact created a family. In a number of years that total more than that of our own 19-year-old daughter, we have raised a few other kids within our H[WHQGHG IDPLO\ In short, the sum total of what has been achieved here over 20 years is not in what we have been able to list as Cycle Source credits, much to the contrary. The reward in our time of service is that you have made us a part of your life, your story and the history of the motorcycle, a debt that we will work a lifetime to repay. Enjoy!

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ycle Source, to some, it’s a world in itself; a mere idea that developed into far more than ever imagined.

Within these pages of a grass roots publication is a union of real bikers with above average dreams, gathered together to share ideas and adventure. They are writers, photographers, builders, musicians, electricians, mechanics, and artists recording a lifestyle that controls every one of us and sets us free. Over it’s now twenty-year history, Cycle Source Magazine has found the potential in unknown writers, and made them journalists, it has taken the unappreciated artists that capture our culture from behind a lens and has given them a face and a name. Cycle Source has shared millions of miles with hundreds of riders, delivering their story to its readers thirty days at a time. It has remained current, it has seen the face of an industry change more than once, and it has always stayed loyal to the ones that have been there to open the pages and experience the stories inside.

It’s more than an American success story, it’s a testament of passion and persistence. Cycle Source is a magazine for the average blue collar worker written by the average blue collar worker. Not one of us is here because we have to be, we are here because we want to be. And on behalf of everyone past and present that has been part of the 20-year history of Cycle Source Magazine, thank you for that opportunity. , ÀUVW PHW &KULV ZKLOH YLVLWLQJ 6WHYH IURP 6WHHO &LW\ &KRSSHUV LQ 3LWWVEXUJK 6WHYH VDLG ´\RX·YH JRW WR PHHW WKLV JX\ ZKR SXEOLVKHV D FRRO PDJD]LQH +H SUHWW\ PXFK GHOLYHUV DOO WKH FRSLHV E\ KLPVHOI DQG WKH PDJD]LQH LV IUHH µ 6R ZH SXOOHG XS WR WKLV EXLOGLQJ WKDW ZDV VHW XS OLNH D VRXQG VWDJH :KHQ ZH UROOHG XS WKH JX\V ZHUH EXV\ MDPPLQJ DQG ZKHQ WKH\ WRRN D EUHDN , ZDV LQWURGXFHG WR &KULV &KULV VKRZHG PH D FRS\ RI KLV PDJD]LQH DQG H[SODLQHG WKDW LW ZDV DOO D ODERU RI ORYH +H

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YHU\ KXPEOH EHJLQQLQJ KH FUHDWHG RQH RI WKH EHVW PRWRUF\FOH PDJD]LQHV RXW WKHUH LW LV QRZ GLVWULEXWHG DOO RYHU WKH ZRUOG &KULV KDV EHHQ DQ LQVSLUDWLRQ WR PH DQG , DP SURXG WR FDOO KLP D IULHQG Hammer, The Horse Backstreet choppers It’s been twenty years now since a twentyfour-page newsprint fetus of a publication ÀUVW VDZ WKH OLJKW RI GD\ %RUQ RI D QHHG WR WHOO WKH VWRU\ ZLWKLQ D VL[W\ PLOH UDGLXV RI WKH %OXH Collar city of Pittsburgh, Cycle Source was a

free publication found nestled on the shelves of it’s advertisers waiting to be discovered by every garage mechanic and street carving V-Twin juggernaut. Lou Parson had found an advertisement for a mobile motorcycle shop in a magazine he brought back from Daytona. Unbeknownst to him, his friend Chris Callen, ZRXOG ÀQG PXFK PRUH LQWHUHVW in the pages surrounding the ad over any possibilities that a mobile shop would ever deliver.

At the time, Chris owned Fat Cat Cycle Accessories. His days were spent making riding(parts???)

DQG UHSDLUV WKDW ÀW DOPRVW DQ\ budget his customers presented.

His nights were spent protecting the wellbeing of a local adult entertainment dancing facility.

While he was absent from the shop Lou would stand in, attending to the needs of the garage and, on occasion, he also kept the dollar tossers at bay at the bar. Motorcycles and the lifestyle that surrounded them had always held a place in Chris’ heart. He felt that while there was always attention to the scenes on the right and left coasts there was a void in the coverage in the rust belt that he had always called home. Other magazines almost had what he needed to feed that literary itch, but there was nothing, to his knowledge, that related to the average man and the sheer drive that the working class builder and rider possessed. ´, KDG WR GHFLGH ZKHWKHU , ZDV JRQQD VLW EHKLQG WKH FRXQWHU DQG ZDWFK WKH ZRUOG ULGH E\ RU LI , ZDV JRLQJ WR MRLQ WKHP µ Chris Callen With no publishing knowledge Chris began to hunt, stalk, and coerce businesses to DGYHUWLVH LQ KLV YLVLRQ %DFNHG E\ DQ DUVHQDO of close friends and dancing coworkers the skeleton of a makeshift magazine began to develop. Nestled deep inside the mainframe of below par computers and running pirated

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software, the crew began to teach themselves the haphazard art of basement publication. By WKH WLPH WKH ÀUVW DGYHUWLVHPHQW UROOHG RXW RI the printer an overwhelming air of skepticism began to leave a horrid stench. With a promise of success to the advertising backers and sheer determination Cycle Source started to take form. Each page was individually printed and stapled to the backs of adjoining pages in a method of unskilled formatting. &KULV¡ YHU\ RZQ 6KRYHOKHDG ZRXOG EH WKH ÀUVW bike to grace the cover and stacked behind it was the workings of a twenty-four-page rag tag version of a magazine. March of 97 would EH WKH RIÀFLDO UHOHDVH RI &\FOH 6RXUFH +DYLQJ no knowledge of grey scale the pictures were mere silhouettes of images. The two thousand copies were delivered to each and every advertiser by Chris himself, as would every issue for years to follow. The second issue ZRXOG KDYH DQ HTXDOO\ JORULRXV UHYHDO H[FHSW this time the magazine contact information would absentmindedly be forgotten forcing the editor and chief to sit at the publishing house and hand stamp every issue before he could once again make his deliveries. When someone has true drive, others tend to take notice. On one occasion the president of the printing company that was being used came to the shop and spent his own time walking the team through the publishing process. He helped them gain a better understanding of an art they in fact were only scratching the VXUIDFH RI $Q DGGHG ERQXV ZDV WKH FUDVK course given to the crew one weekend by WKH VWDII RI D ORFDO *R *R PDJD]LQH $V WKH magazine developed, every month Chris met with his advertisers cementing a solid relationship with them. Later he would return to hand deliver his product to the shelves.

It amazed Chris that anyone would pay to advertise in his little magazine. He leaped over every hurdle he came across, continuing to OHDUQ $V KH ZHQW RQ KH JUDEEHG DQ\ SLHFH RI software he could, listened to any and all the advice he received, and continued to persist. ´7R EH DEOH WR JHW LQVLGH &KULV &DOOHQ¡V KHDG RQH PXVW Ă€UVW VWDUW ZLWK IRXU SRWV RI FRIIHHÂľ George the Painter When you don’t have the full knowledge of what you’re attempting to do you also lack the limitations that knowledge can provide. Cycle Source was a magazine for the people. Lou Parson’s dad, Keith was an idol of Chris’. He took great pride in building long bikes, and he had great respect for the culture. Keith would come to the motorcycle shop with stacks of old biker magazines. He would sit with Chris, pointing out the highlights of what each had to offer. These were the original magazines written for and by the original bikers. It was a loose representation of the “average Joe’sâ€?

Chris was writing for. Inside, he believed if the old guys didn’t subscribe to Popular Mechanics, then god damn they’ll at least ZDQW WR UHDG WKLV PDJD]LQH $QG VWLOO WKH IUHH magazine continued to grow. Its content was TXLFNO\ EHFRPLQJ ÀQH WXQHG DQG ZDV EDVHG on the lifestyle and stories in and around the 6WHHO &LW\ 7KH ÀUVW ÀYH \HDUV VDZ WKH SDJH count hit 80 and the distribution footprint had started to cross state lines into Ohio and

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West Virginia. The cover began to show its big boy pants and had the potential to resemble a major publication. ´&KULV &DOOHQ LV WKH ZLOGHVW PDHVWUR , KDYH WKH SOHDVXUH RI NQRZLQJ )URP RUFKHVWUDWLQJ IXOO EORZQ ELNH HYHQWV WR PHHWLQJ KXQGUHGV RI GHDGOLQHV &KULV QHYHU VWHSSHG DZD\ IURP D FKDOOHQJH :KDW , ZRXOG FRQVLGHU D QRUPDO FRQYHUVDWLRQ ZLWK &KULV PLJKW VHHP FKDRWLF WR VRPH DV KH ZDV DOZD\V WKLQNLQJ RXWVLGH WKH ER[ Âľ Lisa Ballard, Chop Cult Before Cycle Source got national distribution, it was delivered by the peoples’ car, a 1972 Beetle. The free magazine had reached 15 thousand copies and sat on VKHOYHV LQ RYHU VL[ KXQGUHG ORFDWLRQV DQG still for the most part, in the span of 2 days was delivered by the Callen “underground railroadâ€?. The Beetle, with a cargo capacity of roughly 820 pounds would be loaded numerous times with up to and over 100 EXQGOHV RI PDJD]LQHV DW D FOLS $ VHULHV of loops would be navigated, with drop offs at different shops. Some bundles were outsourced for delivery by very loyal friends that were only looking to see the magazine grow.

By 2005 the writing was on the wall. ,Q RUGHU WR PDNH WKH QH[W OHDS D SULFH WDJ would have to grace the cover. Chris had door stickers made for all of the locations that carried the magazine with the words “Cycle Source Sold Here�, smeared across them.

Before the magazine had a price attached. that ÀUVW VWLFNHU VWD\HG LQ SODFH RQ WKH EDWKURRP mirror in his home, where it would remain IRU WKH QH[W \HDU &KULV VWDUWHG WR LPSURYH the look of the magazine. He added a glossy cover and replaced some of the newsprint pages with glossy pages. Details were honed in the content and special attention was paid to quality. If he was to make a demand on the readers and ask for their hard-earned money, well there sure as hell better be a reason. With the prospect of selling off more of his bikes to keep the magazine on shelves looming in front of him, he had to give serious consideration to what had to be

GRQH QH[W ,Q &\FOH 6RXUFH 0DJD]LQH¡V cover price went from free, to a dollar twentyÀYH DQG GLVWULEXWLRQ EHJDQ WKURXJK UHJXODU retail and was delivered to nine states.

Now, the comforts of being local were gone and complete strangers with no previous connection to the original 60 mile Pittsburgh UDGLXV ZHUH UHDGLQJ &\FOH 6RXUFH DQG Ă€UVW LPSUHVVLRQV ZHUH HYHU\WKLQJ %\ WKH QH[W year, the magazine was reaching 48 states and in order to justify the new cover price of 3.99 the magazine once again grew, this time by 20 more pages. This in turn meant that the Volkswagen was completely undersized and bigger guns would have to join the show. ,Q RUGHU WR EX\ WKHPVHOYHV D OLWWOH H[WUD WLPH with the magazines printer Chris felt it was better to deliver the magazines personally to the distributor. So, he would rent a truck or LQ VRPH FDVHV Ă€QG RSHQ VSDFH RQ D EXGG\¡V tractor trailer, drive two hours into Ohio then drive an additional seven hours back to the distributor. To some, there may have been an easier way, but if you want to guarantee a product sometimes there is only “yourâ€? way. ´&KULV &DOOHQ LV WKH KDUGHVW ZRUNLQJ DQG PRVW WLUHOHVV PDQ LQ WKH SXEOLFDWLRQ ZRUOG +H LV HYHU\ZKHUH KH QHHGV WR EH ORYHG E\ HYHU\RQH DQG DOZD\V UHDG\ WR OHQG D KDQG WR DQ\RQH ZKR QHHGV LW +H HDWV VOHHSV DQG EUHDWKHV PRWRUF\FOHV DQG ZKHQ &KULV WDNHV D EUHDN IURP PRWRUF\FOHV KH WDNHV RII RQ KLV PRWRUF\FOH 7KDW¡V WKH IRUPXOD IRU VXFFHVV LQ WKLV EXVLQHVV +DSS\ WK DQQLYHUVDU\ Âľ Fabricator Kevin, God of Steel You’re only as good as your last issue, and if you’re asking for people to pay for your product you better do everything you can to PDNH LW WKH EHVW \RX FDQ $V WKH PDJD]LQH was consistently reaching more readers, Chris continued to leave himself wide open for constructive and sometimes downright harsh criticism. Being his own worst critic is somewhat of a blessing and a curse at the same time, but if you’re smart enough WR OLVWHQ WR LW DOO \RX FDQ VRPHWLPHV Ă€QG D ZRUNLQJ PHGLXP WKDW KHOSV \RX Ă€QH WXQH \RXU craft. In 2006 Callen had a chance encounter April ‘17 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 13

with Howard Kelly of S&S. Kelly offered to meet with Chris and give him some advice if Chris was willing to listen. Chris jumped at the opportunity. The two sat across from each other and Howard once again asked Chris if he truly wanted to hear what he had to say, and with a quick response and a nod of his head there would be no turning back.

0U .HOO\ WRRN D GHHS EUHDWK DQG IRU WKH QH[W IRUW\ Ă€YH PLQXWHV XQOHDVKHG D QHZ IRUP RI brutal honesty that would soil the trousers of a thick- headed man. The words weren’t meant to pamper the truth, nor were they meant to demean Cycle Source’s prospects as a magazine. They were honest and for the PRVW SDUW MXVWLĂ€HG &KULV VDW OLVWHQHG DQG took stock in the lecture, knowing that Kelly wouldn’t waste his time offering advice if he didn’t see logic behind the investment. This conversation forever changed the way Chris approached his project. This was the attitude throughout the Cycle Source infancy, listen to the reader, hear the advice, because they aren’t you, they are who you are writing for, and their opinion may matter and hold answers for questions you never thought to ask. ´, UHPHPEHU PHHWLQJ &KULV IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH ZKHQ KH VR SURXGO\ JDYH PH D FRS\ RI &\FOH 6RXUFH )URP WKDW Ă€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¡W ZDLW WR VHH DOO WKDW ZLOO KDSSHQ GXULQJ WKH QH[W \HDUV Âľ Michael Lichter, Photographer $V WKH QHZ PLOOHQQLXP SURJUHVVHG WKH IDFH of the scene began to change as well. The new generation of bikers wore skate sneakers and tended to be scarred by the onslaught of punk rock music. The new bloods were starting to make their mark and the traditionalistic journalism that had covered the scene for so long wasn’t completely ready to put names on the faces. The Black List Tour gave a home to these deviants and allowed access to the much larger events by forming a chopper union that was given the name “The Limpnickie Lotâ€?. Cycle Source welcomed the foster children of the motorcycle rebellion with open arms and given them chrome scissors to run freely with and the lot just grew until the strange, was once again the norm. The “mutate and surviveâ€? mentality of Cycle Source had once again carried them through, and in turn innovated the face of the industry. These unions and bonds have EHHQ WKH Ă€EHU RI WKH PDJD]LQH IURP GD\ RQH :LWKRXW WKH FRQWULEXWLRQV DQG VDFULĂ€FHV RI everyone involved, the magazine may have folded years ago. ´, PHW &KULV \HDUV DJR DW 6PRNH 2XW DQG , FRXOG WHOO ULJKW DZD\ WKDW KH KDG D

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JRRG HQHUJ\ DERXW KLP 7KH PDJD]LQH ZDVQ¡W ZKDW LW LV WRGD\ EXW , GHÀQLWHO\ NQHZ KH KDG VRPHWKLQJ DQG , ZDQWHG WR OHW KLP NQRZ +H KDV WKH DELOLW\ WR ORRN SDVW LW DOO DQG PDNH WKLQJV KDSSHQ +H¡V RQH RI XV KH KDV WKH IRFXV WKURXJK WKH EHVW RI WLPHV DQG WKH GULYH WKURXJK WKH KDUGHVW RI WLPHV ¾ Jeff Cochran, Speed King Racing $V WKH \HDUV SURJUHVVHG VR GLG WHFKQRORJ\ The industry started shifting and adapting to the need for an online presence. Distribution sales results were slow and paled in comparison to the instant feedback social media started to produce. The magazine LQGXVWU\ LV IRUFHG WR UXQ RQ H[SHULHQFH DQG blind faith in itself, and Cycle Source was still a mere child compared to the big dogs on the scene with little to no history to fall back on. Cycle Source is true to its readers in the fact that it has always been produced out of passion. It used to be that with the old ways of distribution you wouldn’t learn of an issue’s VDOHV IRU XSZDUGV RI VL[ PRQWKV DQG DW WKDW WLPH \RX KDG WR PDNH ÀQDQFLDO DPHQGV ZLWK your literary dealer. The slow riding seasons would also affect the magazine and advertising sales and by spring if you had a pot to piss in you would be feasting on Raman, praying for the mercury to be forgiving. Cycle Source had gone worldwide. Their open-door policy allowed for a constant stream of contributors and with the addition of Wal-Mart shelves being polluted with the Pittsburgh rag, dreams were becoming more than reality. The distribution giants had decided to become a little more current with billing procedures to make up for the technological advances of the digital age. While this seemed like a promising adjustment, it also posed a crippling reality. In order to balance the books for all magazines, the magazines themselves ZRXOG KDYH WR WDNH WKH ÀQDQFLDO ZHLJKW RI WKH change for at least one year, making the glory of being worldwide a possible nail in ones FRIÀQ 0DJD]LQHV EHJDQ WR PDNH SODQV WR lighten their pages, cut back on the amount of issues, or go digital all together. In true Cycle Source fashion the magazine buckled GRZQ IRU WKH ÀJKW DQG DGGHG DQ DGGLWLRQDO SULQW VLJQDWXUH RI SDJHV $QG DORQJ ZLWK a bulkier binding they decided to re-release every article of every issue digitally as a bonus to both old and new readers. ´-XVW ZKHQ , FRXOGQ¡W WKLQN WKLQJV FRXOG JHW DQ\ FUD]LHU WKDQ JHWWLQJ P\ ELNH +LSSLH &KLFN RQ WKH FRYHU EDFN LQ 'HFHPEHU RI ZKDW , FRQVLGHU WR EH WKH EHVW PRWRUF\FOH PDJD]LQH DURXQG WKHQ FDPH WKH HQG RI WKH /RQH 6WDU 5DOO\ $IWHUZDUGV ZH KDG WKH KRQRU RI ZDWFKLQJ 1XJJHW WKH &\FOH 6RXUFH GRJ IRU +HDWKHU DQG &KULV ZKLOH WKH\ ZHQW WR ,WDO\ IRU D WUDGH VKRZ DQG VRPH 5 ' ZLWK 3LUHOOL :KHQ WKH\ UHWXUQHG LV ZKHQ DOO WKH PDJLF KDSSHQHG WKH\ SURFHHGHG WR WXUQ P\ SODFH LQWR &\FOH 6RXUFH +4 VR WKH\ FRXOG ÀQLVK WKDW PRQWK¡V LVVXH EHIRUH WKHLU GHDGOLQH )RU WKRVH RI \RX RXW WKHUH WKDW WKLQN WKHUH LV D VHFUHW DUP\ WKDW SXWV WKLV PDJD]LQH WRJHWKHU \RX¡UH ZURQJ :DWFKLQJ &KULV DQG +HDWKHU ZRUN QRQVWRS GD\ DQG QLJKW WR JLYH DOO RI XV WKLV JUHDW SXEOLFDWLRQ ZDV XQEHOLHYDEOH 7KH\ DUH WZR JUHDW SHRSOH FRQJUDWV RQ \HDUV ¾ Clinton

Wallace, Cover bike 12/15 “Grass Roots� It’s not just a good-looking statement on the cover of every issue of the magazine, it’s the Cycle Source mantra.

While you may not read about an event for two or three months after they occur in most magazines, Cycle Source has a three week turn around. No cushion, no safety net, 20 years of seat of your pants journalism. +HDGTXDUWHUV LVQ¡W DQ RIÀFH VHFOXGHG LQ D back lot of motorcycle wisdom, it’s anywhere it needs to be. Chris and his partner in crime, Heather handle every aspect of the company from new subscriptions to making sure all the bikes are represented in true &\FOH 6RXUFH WUDGLWLRQ 7KUHH ZHHNV WR ÀOO 116 pages and get it to the printer. The duo spends most of the year slamming on miles, zig zagging the continental United States in order to represent the magazine and scout new features. With a 30-day turnaround, headquarters is anywhere that provides GHFHQW :L )L DQG KRSHIXOO\ FRIIHH 7KH RIÀFH is streamlined to pack up into the van and is FDXWLRXVO\ FRQÀJXUHG ZKHUHYHU LW¡V QHHGHG ,Q most cases, long after the last bike pulls away from an event and the brooms have scoured the streets the two are harbored up in some hotel room mainlining caffeine in order to make deadline.

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Article & Photos By:Daniel Donley

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any people have probably heard of Parkerizing but don’t really know what it is or how it is done.

6R ÀUVW \RX DVN ZKDW LV 3DUNHUL]LQJ" This is just a quick overview of Parkerizing history.

Parkerizing and/or Phosphating has been around in some form or another since the late 1800’s. It is a type RI PHWDO ÀQLVK WKDW ZDV XVHG GXULQJ :: ZKHQ WKH 86 *RYHUQPHQW ZDQWHG WR UHGXFH WKH UHà HFWLYH ÀQLVK RI VPDOO DUPV DQG UHSODFH WKH W\SLFDO EOXHG ÀQLVK RQ most small arms. They were looking for something rust UHVLVWDQW DQWL UHà HFWLYH DQG ZRXOG EH GXUDEOH DEUDVLRQ UHVLVWDQW DQG KROG XS LQ DOO ZHDWKHU H[WUHPHV 7KH\ FKRVH Parkerizing or Phosphating. Harley-Davidson also used this process on many of the small parts on motorcycles.

The Parkerizing technique or process is a Phosphate HWFKLQJ SURFHVV WKDW SURGXFHV D KDUG PDWWH RU GXOO ÀQLVK WKDW EHFRPHV YHU\ GXUDEOH DQWL UHà HFWLYH DQG KROGV RLO WR keep parts from rusting.

There are different types of Parkerizing that will produce different colors. The most commonly used DUH WKH RULJLQDO :: W\SH *UH\ 2[LGH DQG %ODFN Manganese. The Parkerizing process is still used today by gun manufacturers, and several other manufacturers including motorcycle enthusiast that are restoring vintage motorcycles.

Depending on the hardness of the metal that the 3DUNHUL]LQJ LV EHLQJ DSSOLHG WR WKH ´*UH\ 2[LGHÂľ ZLOO range between light to dark grey. The “Black Manganeseâ€?

Parkerizing will almost always be in the Charcoal Black FRORU UDQJH (LWKHU W\SH RI 3DUNHUL]LQJ ÀQLVKHV ZLOO RIIHU D PDWWH ÀQLVK ZLWK JUHDW FRUURVLYH UHVLVWDQFH Parkerizing is an immersion process requiring the

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solution to be heated. Immersion time can range depending on the hardness of the metal and the desired ÀQLVK The Parkerizing process cannot be used on non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, brass, copper or stainless steel.

For this month’s tech I am at Miller Racing in Liberty Center Ohio with Dale Miller. Dale is going to run through the process of Parkerizing in the “Real World�.

This process can be utilized for restoring vintage HarleyDavidson parts and/or applying it to your sweet new ride for that unique look that you are after.

Here is what we are starting with today, a pile of rusty ol’ Motorcycle parts and misc. odds and ends.

Let’s get this Process started. First, we need clean parts. $ TXLFN EDWK DQG VFUXE LQ WKH SDUWV ZDVKHU ZLOO WDNH FDUH of this. “You want fries with thatâ€?‌ Just kidding

XVHV D 6WDLQOHVV 6WHHO FRQWDLQHU WKDW KROGV WKH PL[ RI Parkerizing solution and distilled water. The Parkerizing PL[ LV WKHQ KHDWHG WR DQG PDLQWDLQHG DW ƒ WR DFKLHYH best results.

Parts are placed in the heated Parkerizing solution and immersed for 10 to 15 minutes. You must also move the With the parts, de-greased and dry from the parts washer.

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parts around for proper, uniform coating. You will notice in the photo, we immersed a foot peg mount that still has the rubber peg on it. Yes, you can do this and it will not affect the Parkerizing process or the rubber foot peg.

Dale has tried many different brands/types of Parkerizing solutions and he has had best luck with “Brownells Parkerizing� solution. It also includes very thorough step by step how to instructions for the Parkerizing process.

Don’t get caught up in lesser brands.

Here is the setup that Dale uses for Parkerizing. Dale

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$7) ÁXLG IRU PLQXWHV ,W DOORZV WKH RLO WR DGKHUH WR Parkerizing to keep it from rusting, while allowing the part to cool at the same time.

will notice was Parkerized complete and had no effect on the Nylon or the brass rivets. This Parkerizing process can be used in many different aspects of your motorcycle restoration and its custom uses are endless…

Here you can see the freshly Parkerized and oiled parts EHLQJ UHPRYHG IURP WKH $7) RLO EDWK 7KHVH SDUWV ZLOO become darker as the oil is absorbed into the Parkerizing.

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I would like to Thank Dale Miller from Miller Motors for bringing me into his shop and showing me his process.

Dale is a factory trained technician that does it all, from vintage motorcycle restorations, building bad ass race engines, to Parkerizing Services. He also has an in-house machine shop for all your V-Twin needs.

You can check Dale out on Facebook Just look up Miller Motors in Liberty Center Ohio or just give him a call at 419-533-1017 https://www.facebook.com/MillerMotors-129345897178421 If there is something that you would like to see me do a Tech article or have a question, please call me or email me anytime 419-576-6812. Daniel Donley - Pandemonium Custom Choppers - info@pandemoniumc2.com www.pandemoniumcustomchoppers.com

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Again, he worked day and night to get it together in hopes of taking it to the Ride in Chopper Show put on by Cycle Source. I was sitting at the show waiting to see if he was going to make it. I had given up hope that he would show but just as they were cutting off registration, around WKH FRUQHU , VHH WKH SURÀOH RI WKDW sweet chop that I’ve known for so many years. The changes he had made were subtle but wow what a change! Apparently, I wasn’t the only one that thought it was an awesome scoot. He won Best Chopper at the show, well deserved.

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LAST MINUTE PAN TECH SHEET owner: Willie Galvan City/State: Katy, TX Builder: Willie Galvan year: 1964 Model: Panhead Time: 3 Weeks value: Priceless ENGINE Year: 1964 Model: Harley-Davidson Builder: Willie Galvan Ignition: Kick Start Displacement: 74�

Pistons: 3 7/16 Heads: STD Dual Plug Carb: S&S Super E Cam: Andrews 2 Cam Air Cleaner: 51 Chevy Exhaust: Paughco Upsweep Primary: 11/5 Open Belt TRANSMISSION make: Harley-Davidson model: Shovelhead shifting: Ratchet 4 Speed FRAME make: Paughco model: Wishbone rake: 48° stretch: 2� forks builder: Unknown Type: 60’s Girder extension: 10 Over WHEELS Front Wheel: TC Bros Spool Spoke Size: 21� tire: Kenda Front brake: None rear Wheel: Harley-Davidson rear Wheel Size: 18�

Tire: Metzeler Rear Brake: Harley-Davidson PAINT Painter: Jerry Leach Color: Black, Metallic Silver type: House of Kolor graphics: Scroll chroming: Willie Galvan ACCESSORIES Bars: Willie Galvan risers: Gatlin 1� hand controls: Harley-Davidson foot controls: Harley-Davidson Gas Tank(s): 60’s Diamond Prism Front fender: None rear Fender: 6�

Seat: 60’s King/Queen Oil Tank: Harley-Davidson Headlight: Square From-Mr. Lucky’s tail light: TC Bros Speedo: None photographer: Chris Callen

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In my case, the part was a set of Drag Specialties forward controls for SportstersĂ&#x2020;. Now, they are a good product but what I noticed is that they come with a nylon bushing between the lever and the shaft it rides on. This may or may not ever be an issue in regular use, but in my case, as I was polishing the lever after fabricating a different footpeg on it, I melted the nylon bushing.

6LQFH , KDG QR FKRLFH EXW WR Ă&#x20AC;[ LW , decided to look into the idea of upgrading at the same time. I thought that it would be nice if this thing had a little Oilyte bushing in it instead. So like always, off to Ed Fish Machine where my buddy Carl was more than happy to teach me something new, well... new to me. He hooked me up with the knowledge and some options and the following article LV IURP WKDW H[SHULHQFH

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In this picture you can see the lever and the shaft that it rides on. Part of the problem may come from a rattle as the nylon the bushing gets older.

Of course it starts by pressing the nylon bushing out. The other fell out from the heat of the polisher.

In this close up of the offending member, you can see the reason I upgraded.

To establish our base, we take a caliper measurment of the shaft and got .804.

Enter the “Big Book Of Cool Shit” our McMaster-Carr. If you build things and don’t have this, get it. There, we found Oilyte bushings that were .9375 or 15/16 Outer Diameter and .75 or 3/4 inner GLDPHWHU 7KLV ZRXOG JLYH XV WKH H[DFW ÀW IRU WKH LQQHU SDUW RI RXU VKLIWHU DQG would only need a slight skim on the ODWKH WR JHW LW WR ÀW WKH RXWHU SDUW RI WKH VKDIW WR EH H[DFW

Ours was the latter of the two and with this in mind and a cutter designed to reach inside the part and cut away the I.D., we’re ready.

To press the bushing into the shifter lever I use my little arbor press. It’s nice and easy to see what you are doing and lets you feel the bushing slipping into place.

Starting off slowly we removed one pass at a time of less than a quarter of the PDWHULDO ZH ÀJXUHG ZRXOG QHHG WR FRPH RXW (DFK WLPH ZH VWRSSHG DQG YHULÀHG until we reached the target.

You should make sure that you replicate the original depth of the factory bushing WR LQVXUH SURSHU ÀWPHQW RI WKH SDUW The best part of this is the operation doesn’t take a big serious piece of machinery. It can be performed on any small lathe. Many of these can be obtained for three or four hundred dollars. A good tool for a small shop in any case.

Now here is the part to consider. When this part is pressed into the shift lever there is a certain amount of shrinkage from the force of the press. To allow IRU WKLV ZH DUH FXWWLQJ DQ H[WUD thousandths away.

7KH ÀUVW WKLQJ WR FRQVLGHU LV ZKDW your machine is. There are two types of measurements on any lathe no matter LI \RX DUH ORRNLQJ DW WKH [ RU \ D[LV One is a dial that is just a straight 1 to 1 which moves a full ten thousandth for every notch on the dial. The other takes into account that the diameter of the part, doubles the number of the actual tool movement. That means that even though it reads ten, it only moves 5 thousands.

Here is our nearly assembled part with the new bushing doing its thing. Like I said, these are a nice part from Drag with a great price and with a little elbow grease and a couple of pieces of four dollar Oilite stock, you can make it into an even better part. And don’t forget, you can also use this same practice to repair vintage parts that have these same type of bushings, including the WRSKDW W\SH WKDW \RX ÀQG LQ ROG SDQ cam covers and such.

Here is our new Oilyte bushing on the shaft after we cut it to length and before we press it into our lever. It has a nice VOLS ÀW DQG ZH DUH UHDG\ WR SUHVV April ‘17 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 35

Article & Photos By: Fenton â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hammyâ&#x20AC;? Fadeley

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t was a Wednesday afternoon and I was sitting at work watching cars pass by when the phone rings, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey +DPP\ LWV &KULV ZKDW¡FKD GRLQJ QH[W week?â&#x20AC;? It takes me a minute to snap out of the midday slump of slow car sales to realize that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my second boss on the other end of the line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chris whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happeninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh hell, the usual motorbike shit and work, you know.â&#x20AC;? I respond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to JR WR /RQH 6WDU 5DOO\ ZLWK XV QH[W week?â&#x20AC;? I stop to think what month it is because surely November 1st hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already come and gone...a few moments of silence pass...then , VDLGÂŤ ´,¡P QRW VXUH QH[W ZHHN ,¡OO be in Galveston working the Lone Star Rally, can I get back to you?â&#x20AC;?

We both chuckle and the rest of the conversation was me sounding like a giddy school girl. You can only imagine poor Chris graciously trying to wrap up the conversation as quickly as possible.

The following day Mama Callen sent me P\ à LJKW LWLQHUDU\ DQG ,¡P KHDGHG WR 7H[DV 1RZ ,¡P QR VWUDQJHU WR 7H[DV , JUHZ XS miles south of Dallas, but I had never been

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GRZQ WR WKH *XOI 7KLV ZDV D Ă&#x20AC;UVW EXW , always embrace the unknown and the yet WR EH H[SHULHQFHG 7KDQNV WR 76$ , WRXFKHG down in Houston with a change of clothes, a

camera and missing my favorite belt buckle.

I arrived to much warmer weather than I had come from in Virginia. I stepped outside EUHDWKLQJ LQ WKDW ELJ 7H[DV DLU FRXJK cough-..I forgot that I am surrounded by a hundred vehicles idling on standby waiting

for their passengers. As I looked around at the end of a seemingly long line of carbon PRQR[LGH FRPEXVWLRQ FKDPEHUV , VHH WKDW white and black tall glass of water making its way through the crowd...The Cycle Source Van. Chris and Heather spotted the shit-eating grin smeared across my face as I ran towards them in true Hammy fashion and jumped in. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m immediately greeted with wet slobbery love from none other than the Source mascot, the adorable butt wiggling Nugget. We had one more character to add to the roster, Mr. Mitch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magooâ&#x20AC;?

Bodine would arrive in the Lone Star state moments after me. A IHZ WH[W PHVVDJHV ODWHU DQG ZLWK me hanging out of the van whistling and waving my arms like the fool I am we were loaded up and *DOYHVWRQ ERXQG As we began to navigate the Houston gridlock, Heather got a call from Big Greg, one of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OG, vintage connoisseur, and proprietor of MC Creations, wanting to know when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be in town and ZKHQ WR H[SHFW WKHP DW WKH VKRS :HOO ZH were in Houston so they decided it was now

or never as they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to deprive Mitch and me of getting to know MC Creations.

7KLV ZRXOG EH P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW LPPHUVLRQ LQWR WKH motorcycle junkie sensory overload that is Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MC Creations. Boy, was I blown away, QRW RQO\ E\ WKH H[WHQVLYH FROOHFWLRQ RI ´KDUG WR Ă&#x20AC;QGÂľ YLQWDJH ELNH SDUWV EXW DOVR E\ *UHJ¡V knowledge and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Schoolâ&#x20AC;? way of handling business. If you are resurrecting some old Milwaukee iron and just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to hunt down that missing piece of the puzzle look no further than MC Creations in Houston, TX. Give him a shout at and tell KLP +DPP\ IURP :D[DKDFKLH VHQW \D Reluctantly, we loaded the Gypsy carnival back into the van and the rain fell, threatening to put a damper on the upcoming event. We broke free from the congestion of town and city lights gave way to the sweet smell of the *XOI RI 0H[LFR DV WKH *DOYHVWRQ FLW\ OLPLW sign materialized through the headlights of WKH YDQ ([KDXVWHG ZH PDGH RXU ZD\ WR WKH hotel where we soon made acquaintances ZLWK DQ XQH[SHFWHG EDGDVV 6HDQ GXQ GD da-dahhhh...The Bounty Hunter. Yes, that is H[DFWO\ KRZ KH LQWURGXFHG KLPVHOI , VZHDU Sean was every bad cop show wrapped into one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantasy turned reality. This guy was so out of touch yet so in character with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking care of the Bad Guysâ&#x20AC;? Sean made us believe that you can be a reality TV star without an actual network show. I think the whole Source crew is still be scratching their heads, I know I am. We setup up shop in the hotel room turning it into Cycle Source Magazine Headquarters for the duration of the rally.

Into its 15th straight year, the Lone Star Rally has skyrocketed to a premier spot on the motorcycle scene, right up alongside some the oldest and biggest rallies in the country. The SURPRWHUV IRU WKLV HYHQW KDYH EHHQ Ă&#x20AC;QH WXQLQJ and tweaking their formula for years and they appear to have the recipe mastered. There are two key areas of the island that play host to Rally festivities: The downtown district better known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Strandâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seawallâ&#x20AC;? right on the coast overlooking the Gulf. It is a perfect location for fun in the sun and a motorcycle run which would be one of the highlights of our contribution to the event. As soon as I was set loose to take in that salty fresh air I felt the energy and vibe of the impending madness that was to be The Lone Star Rally.

We arrived at Seawall midday on Wednesday to setup shop. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain one bit about our view, on one side were the waters RI WKH *XOI DQG RQ WKH RWKHU WKH H[TXLVLWH Hotel Galvezâ&#x20AC;ŚThis prime real estate also put us right in the middle of all the action for the rally.

Run Down The Shore

Thursday morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alarm screamed Rally Time as we all hit the ground running. We arrived at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sourceâ&#x20AC;? booth and began preparation for the annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run Down the Shore.â&#x20AC;? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ride was led by a very special guest, none other than country music star Jared Blake. He was on his just completed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Workinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buildâ&#x20AC;? built by our very own contributor Daniel Donley CYCLE SOURCE April â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17

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of Pandemonium Choppers. As honorary Grand Marshall, Jared guided the pack of over 150 motorcycles down Seawall Blvd in one thunderous roar of V-Twin unison. We VWRSSHG WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F E\ EORFNLQJ HYHU\ LQWHUVHFWLRQ so that we could keep the heard together. As we turned down the Causeway the stretch of road allowed the pack to stretch out the throttle for a few. When we reached Seawolf Parkway we funneled everyone to a halt at the entrance of The American Undersea Warfare Center. We were given a guided tour by the staff of the decommissioned submarine the U.S.S. Cavalla, a berthed sub that became a memorial for the lost at sea U.S.S. Seawolf.

Every ride participant who served past and present in our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military received a commemorative Seawolf Challenge Coin honoring their service. Thank you to all who VDFULĂ&#x20AC;FHG WKHLU OLYHV VR WKDW ZH PD\ OLYH DQG cherish the freedoms that this great country provides. After we took a minute for a group photo an announcement was made that there ZRXOG EH IRRG ZDLWLQJ EDFN DW 3LHU IRU DOO riders. My belly grumbling told me that it was time I hightailed it back to quiet the inner beast. After talking with every single rider, as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m compulsively prone to due, the general consensus was that everyone thoroughly enjoyed their time. There it was- Success on 'D\

RODEO GAMES

Friday morning rolled around and the Rally ZDV LQ IXOO VZLQJ 7KH &\FOH 6RXUFH ERRWK ZDV jumping and so was I. Today would be our WKURZEDFN IDYRULWH DQG D ELJ 7H[DV IDYRULWH 7KH 5RGHR *DPHV :KHQ , VD\ 7H[DQV WDNH their motorcycle games serious, I mean They Take Their Games Serious. So serious in fact, the crowd almost threw me out of the Lone Star State for a slight interference on the barrel roll. Lesson learned, I kept my happy ass where it belonged, resetting each round and taking photos. We had twelve very game contenders this year with the reigning champ Scotty Tripp poised to conquer again. In an effort to psych out the rest of the competition he sported last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bare Bones Leather original trophy belt. With his title on the line he brought his trusty Dyna with him. That man is such a master at the VORZ UDFH , ZRXOGQ¡W EH VXUSULVHG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW he has his bike trained to park without a kickstand. The barrel race was my work out for the day as I carried them back and forth between rounds. By the time the Weenie Bite came around Chris was begging the crowd to feed my malnourished looking ass. In the end, Scotty was victorious once again, and took home another beautifully handcrafted kidney belt from the very talented Barebones Leather. Thank you all for proving yet again MXVW KRZ %,* HYHU\WKLQJ LV GRQH LQ 7H[DV

CYCLE SOURCE BIKE SHOW

6DWXUGD\ PRUQLQJ ZRXOG EH WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO GD\ of the Rally for Cycle Source and with it FDPH VRPH H[FLWHPHQW WKDW ZLOO JR GRZQ LQ the history books of my mind. We headed from the hotel straight to the booth on Seawall and began frantically setting up for

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the Ride In Bike Show. This event had an amazing turn out and we shared the strip with the Baddest Bagger Show, followed by the Perewitz Paint Show. What a time to be DOLYH LQ WKH FXVWRP PRWRUF\FOH ZRUOG , VDZ every type, brand, rendition, chop, bob, full on custom, stripped down daily rider, you name it and it was there. The judges had their hands full, but in the end, they were able to narrow it down DQG KDQGHG RXW DZDUGV RQ WKH PDLQ stage. The Best of Show Winner was a beautiful 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspired â&#x20AC;&#x2122;58 Panhead Chopper, receiving over $500 in prizes and a feature in the magazine. Over WKH QH[W IHZ PRQWKV \RX¡OO VHH RU VR bikes from that show grace these pages so keep your eyes peeled for some great ELNHV IURP WKH JUHDW VWDWH RI 7H[DV 7KH Cycle Source Ride In Bike Show has been steadily growing and needs more space, so there are talks of moving it to )ULGD\ IRU , VXJJHVW \RX VWD\ WXQHG to www.lonestarrally.com so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it.

Paint Show was a huge success, so much so WKDW LW¡V DOUHDG\ RQ WKH ERRNV IRU , FDSSHG RII P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW /RQH 6WDU 5DOO\ H[SHULHQFH E\ VQHDNLQJ DZD\ IURP WKH ULJRUV of work, ha-ha, to catch a peek at the world-

Perewitz Paint Show

UHQRZQHG +DLUEDOO $OO , FDQ VD\ LV PLQGEORZQ The hype was spot on. As we wrapped up the night I told Chris and Heather I had yet to H[SHULHQFH WKH 6WUDQG DQG DV FRRO DV ERVVHV come, they took me down to check it out. We arrived downtown on the Strand just around midnight. At this point in the evening things were winding down in way of crowds but you FRXOG VWLOO IHHO WKH H[FLWHPHQW DQG HOHFWULFLW\

Shortly after wrapping up our show we shot over to the Hotel Galvez to catch the Perewitz Paint Show. Dave and Jody brought WRJHWKHU D GLVSOD\ RI SHDUOV PHWDO Ă DNH DQG patina that could only don the name Perewitz.

The South showed us how they lay down the lacquer with some serious bling barges on GLVSOD\ 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW /RQH 6WDU 5DOO\ 3HUHZLW]

in the air. Chris and Heather had an early PRUQLQJ Ă LJKW WR ZKLVN WKHP DZD\ WR (,&0$ and home sweet home Virginia was calling my name so we decided to call it a night.

Sunday came with a hint of the blues as the fun was packed into the Cycle 6RXUFH ULJ WR KHDG WR WKH QH[W FLW\ However, I have to admit a bit of a welcome relief took the place of the VDGQHVVÂŤ DV , UHDOL]HG H[DFWO\ KRZ H[KDXVWHG , ZDV )RU WKRVH WKDW NQRZ me, they know what a rarity this is.

7KDQNV WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;QH IRONV DW 'HOWD , ZDV JXDUDQWHHG D OLWWOH H[WUD 5 5 ZKHQ WKH\ GHOD\HG P\ Ă LJKW XQWLO WKH following day. This is when I learned H[DFWO\ KRZ IDU WKH &\FOH 6RXUFH IDPLO\ UHDFK LV &OLQWRQ %REEL :DOODFH WRRN my tired ass to their home and gave me D SODFH WR OD\ P\ ZHDU\ KHDG , H[WHQG my deepest thanks to the Wallaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for being the kindest and most gracious hosts to The Cycle Source crew. You two went above and beyond when you offered your southern hospitality to us and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

For those reading this that are looking to add a new Rally destination to their bucket OLVW SXW /RQH 6WDU 5DOO\ DW WKH WRS ,W ZLOO IXOĂ&#x20AC;OO every sensory receptor you possess in that mind of yours.

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think it’s a safe bet to say that most of us got into building DQG ULGLQJ ELNHV EHFDXVH ZH ZHUH LQÁXHQFHG E\ VRPHRQH or something bike related and that’s certainly the case here. Like most of us, Aaron Graham is just a regular working class guy that likes to build bikes out of his garage. Even though he doesn’t have a lot of fancy tools RU PDFKLQHV , KDYH WR VD\ KH GLG D ÀUVW UDWH MRE RQ WKLV ‘57 Tintop. Aaron says he got hooked on bikes when he saw The Psycho Billy Cadillac by Billy Lane. I can certainly

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understand why, that bike happens to be one of my allWLPH IDYRULWHV , It took a few years, but he eventually traded his mom’s Ford Taurus for a 1973 Ironhead, to which he did a few PRGLÀFDWLRQV WR DQG URGH LW HYHU\ FKDQFH KH JRW $DURQ says that his favorite part on that bike was the tumbling dice Choppers Inc taillight. It was then that he realized he ORYHG FXVWRPL]LQJ ELNHV 6LQFH WKDW ÀUVW ,URQKHDG KH·V GRQH D 1LJKWVWHU DQG ZDV ZRUNLQJ RQ D IDW WLUH FXVWRP

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During the fat tire build, Aaron and his father started a construction business together so the motorcycle building slowed down. He tried to wrap it up in time for the Lone Star Rally that year but wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to make it.

However, as luck would have it right around that time he saw a 1957 Pan motor on Craigslist in Dallas that an old greybeard named Snoopy owned.

Aaron got up at 5 am, made the 4-hour drive to get it. Snoopy insisted on showing him pics of the Pan in its former glory days as a raked-out chopper. On the ride home all sorts of ideas were being considered until he Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ GHFLGHG WKDW KH ZDQWHG D PRUH traditional stripped down look.

While John Canly, out of Willis 7H[DV UHEXLOW WKH PRWRU $DURQ managed to score a perfect 1957 straight leg frame from Jeremiah Armenta of Love Cycles that he had powder coated gloss black. John Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG WKH PRWRU LQ $XJXVW $DURQ VHW a deadline to have it done for the Giddy

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Up in March. He found a gas tank on the Chopperswapper page on Instagram that had a really cool paint job. When he got it he realized that it needed a little bit of attention so he sent the tank and fender over to sic713 to work his magic. Aaron says that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be KDSSLHU ZLWK WKH UHVXOWV 7KDW FODVV\ rear fender is a Coopersmithing piece and it forms around the tire very nicely. $DURQ EXLOW WKH VLVV\EDU WR Ă&#x20AC;W RYHU WKH fender so it could be mounted closer to the 16â&#x20AC;? Firestone tire. Now that he had the fender and sissybar all lined up he

made a custom seat pan and sent it to 5REHUWL &XVWRPV LQ 0RQWJRPHU\ 7H[DV WR JHW FRYHUHG 1H[W XS KH PDQDJHG to score an original 48 offset Springer that was treated to a coating of gloss black powder just like the frame. He wanted a little bit of braking power so KH ODFHG XS D ¡ ULPH WR D ´KDPEXUJHU¾ brake drum from an early Sportster.

Aaron and a machinist friend had to come up with a few special brackets DQG D[OH VSDFHUV WR PDNH LW DOO ZRUN but in the end, it was well worth the effort. Aaron rebuilt the transmission

using all Andrews gears and internals and Baker kicker gears. The motor and transmission are connected by the ever reliable and popular BDL open belt drive that’s coupled with the proven Primo Pro clutch pack. Aaron hit a snag with a used Cycle Electric generator that includes the built-in regulator, he ended up frying 2 lithium batteries because of a bad regulator. He sent it back up to Cycle Electric for a rebuild and he’s had zero problems since. The riserless ape hanger handlebars are from Zombie Performance. The internal throttle has no problems working the S&S Super E carb. The oil tank is a Mooneyes 3 quart round unit that clamps to the frame rails for a clean look, which is how Aaron planned the build; he didn’t want to cut off or weld any tabs to the OEM ‘57 frame. He made the custom dual exhaust to his specs by mounting the front pipe to the front engine cradle, the rear pipe is mounted to the transmission. To continue with the clean look Aaron hid the wiring in the frame where he could and routed

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GIDDY UP PAN TECH SHEET owner: Aaron Graham City/State: Houston, TX Builder: Aaron Graham year: 1957 Model: Panhead Value: Priceless Time: 4 Months ENGINE Year: 1957 Model: Panhead Builder: John Canley Ignition: Points Displacement: 74” Pistons: Stock Heads: Stock Carb: S&S Super E Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: Velocity Stack Exhaust: Custom Dual Primary: BDL Belt Drive TRANSMISSION Year: 1950 Make: Harley-Davidson Shifting: Foot Shift FRAME year: 1957 make: Harley-Davidson rake: Stock stretch: Stock forks type: Offset Springer builder: Harley-Davidson extension: Stock triple trees: Harley-Davidson WHEELS Front: Spoke Hamburger Drum Size: 21” Tire: Avon Speed Master brake: Drum rear: Spoke Rim Size: 16” Tire: Firestone Safety Brake: Stock Drum PAINT Painter: SIC713 Color: Black Type: Some Flake graphics: Multi Color chroming: Bits & Pieces ACCESSORIES Bars: Zombie Performance risers: hand controls: Stock Hand Clutch Gas Tank(s): 70’s Sportster Front fender: None rear Fender: Coopersmithing Co Seat: Roberti Customs foot controls: Stock Foot Shift Oil Tank: Mooneyes Headlight: 5” Round tail light: Mini Bullet Speedo: None photographer: Chris Callen

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some under the seat.

Aaron got everything dialed in and made it to the Giddy Up show. He parked it in the showcase section of the show and was blown away by the reception it received. Aaron would like to thank Bryan Cunningham and Clinton Wallace for introducing him to Chris and Heather at the Lone Star Rally where Chris asked if we could feature it. Guys

like Aaron continue to use Panheads and other old bikes as a platform to build bikes that I consider to be timeless designs and I think it’s great, thanks for sharing your ride with us Aaron, we’re looking forward to seeing what you come XS ZLWK QH[W

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ver the last few years, custom frame construction has become a very large part of the work performed each day at Faith Forgotten Choppers. During this time I have touched on a few of the skills needed to design and build a safe chopper frame in your shop or garage. Over the next few months I would like to complete a series of comprehensive techs illustrating the full construction of a frame; however, prior to starting this series I feel that it is necessary to discuss one last skill in detail, and demonstrate how it applies to the construction of a frame. Coping DQG ÀWWLQJ WXELQJ SULRU WR ZHOGLQJ may in fact be the most critical process in building your own frame.

This is a subject and process that I have seen incorrectly illustrated on social media far too many times and as such I have found myself in the midst of some fairly uneducated debates as the members of the “they institute” explains to me how that’s how “THEY” have always done it.

Quite frankly I’m not concerned with passing on anecdotal procedures in this magazine. In fact, it has been my mission from day one to disseminate factual and proven processes backed by science (not stories) to our readers. , EHOLHYH ÀUPO\ LQ VFLHQFH DQG LQ WKH

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standards issued by governing bodies such as the AWS (American Welding Society). As such, I feel it is best to do my own research and verify that my welding procedures are in fact correct rather than relying on the advice of a social media rockstar builder. Now that I have that out of the way, lets take a look at a few methods of coping tubing and discuss how a weld joint should look just prior to sticking an arc.

When two tubes intersect, as they do in nearly every joint on a motorcycle frame, it is necessary to cope the WXELQJ DQG ÀW LW WLJKWO\ SULRU WR welding.

Coping can be accomplished in many ways using a variety of tools, from a hand held grinder to a dedicated notching or coping machine. The high priced machinery will often do the job faster, but nearly all methods of coping can yield the same result based on the skill level of the craftsman on the job. Do not let lack of equipment deter you from the course. As long as you think critically and hold yourself to a high standard it is possible to achieve an excellent cope from a simple hand grinder.

cope. This process tends to be quite a bit faster than the use of a hole saw.

The next step up from a hand grinder is often the hole saw. This operation can be performed on the drill press or the knee mill. There are also a few DIIRUGDEOH Ã&#x20AC;[WXUHV WKDW DOORZ \RX WR do angled copes on tubing using a KROH VDZ DQG D KDQG GULOO $V \RX FDQ see, the hole saw does not leave the EHVW Ã&#x20AC;QLVK EXW WKDW FDQ EH WRXFKHG up with the hand grinder.

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DGYDQWDJH RI SURSHUO\ Ã&#x20AC;WWLQJ WKH tubing with a complete bevel. This weld joint will result in full penetration allowing for equal to greater strength at the weld joint. Although it does not look as clean for the world of ,QVWDJUDP WKH WUXWK UHPDLQV LQ WKH VFLHQFH <RX VLPSO\ PXVW EHYHO WKH HGJH WR SURSHUO\ Ã&#x20AC;W VWUXFWXUDO WXELQJ and obtain complete penetration while welding.

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,Q P\ RSLQLRQ LW LV WKH IXQFWLRQ DQG Ã&#x20AC;QLVK RI WKH FRPSOHWHG MRLQW WKDW PDWWHUV 3OHDVH WKLQN FULWLFDOO\ DQG never be afraid to research the truth

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n 2016 the motorcycle industry UHSRUWHG WKDW IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH LQ over a decade the sale of tires and batteries had dropped. At the same time, in the area of chrome plating there were far fewer resources for motorcycle builders.

This is an industry within ours that was at one time thriving, and now is desperate and disappearing. The cost of raw materials continues to climb at staggering rates and we’ve come to the same conclusions time after time: It’s just cheaper to have it done for you (Outsourcing) than it is to try and make things

regarding why. My assertion is that, as a country, we may need to put a hold on the EPA’s reign over every aspect of our industry and compare our standards to those of the rest of the world before continuing to handicap American Businesses by regulating them out of competition.

By their own calculations after all, they have dropped the Aggregate emissions of six common pollutants 69% between 1970 and 2014.

Unfortunately, in this same time, we have seen the rest of the world’s pollution levels rise. But hey, it’s not in our backyard, right? WRONG!

yourself. How and why we got to this point seems to come back to EPA regulations. The regulations as they exist in relationship to the parts we make and the bikes we build affect each and every aspect of our process. In fact, so much has changed for the motorcycle industry and the American manufacturer over the past ten years that it seems we need to have a conversation

For the purpose of illustrating the misconceptions that the average motorcycle enthusiast has about how deep the EPA’s reach goes, we’ll VWDUW ZLWK WKH WDLOSLSH $W ÀUVW JODQFH when you mention EPA regulations most people immediately think about the amount of pollutants, both sound and chemical, that comes out of the end of the motorcycle exhaust pipe. Let me

put it to you in a way that shows the cause and effect on our economy. The EPA regulates the raw steel the exhaust pipe is made of. The transportation of that material is regulated both in the vehicles that are used and the fuel they burn, even the road they travel on and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction. The facility that manufacturers it into an exhaust pipe has EPA regulations they must comply with and of course the plating or powder coating RI LW DV D Ă&#x20AC;QDO SURGXFW LV DOVR scrutinized by the EPA. Once itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made into a product for retail sales, the advertising of it is affected by EPA regulations as all printed material falls ZLWKLQ WKHLU LQĂ XHQFH %XW it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop there. Now, if that exhaust pipe is going to be used on a manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motorcycle that has been FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG E\ WKH (3$ WKH company that makes it, sells it and the technician that installs it are all potentially in violation of tampering with laws in the books. Even if that YHKLFOH LV EHLQJ PRGLĂ&#x20AC;HG IRU ´5DFH 2QO\Âľ application, according to the EPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new interpretation of the Clean Air Act, the same is true: Violations. It all adds up to an unrealistic amount of regulation for what is basically a blue collar, cottage industry at best. Now that I have your

attention, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get you up to speed and do some homework on the timeline.

Eight to ten years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in on the EPA Summit the V-Twin industry had at their annual expo in Cincinnati. At the time, our

industry was reeling at the possibility of new regulations and what they would mean to how we did business. There was talk of new initiatives for EPA FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ WHVWLQJ :H TXHVWLRQHG if we could even withstand all that would need to be done to bring the industry into compliance. To say that the discussion got heavy would be an

understatement and the changes that went down changed our industry for sure.

Fast forward to now and we have almost been lulled into a sense of business as usual; as if the nonstop adjustment of the EPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regulations and their impact on how the American Manufacturing segment does business is almost a nonissue. Then in August of 2016 it happened. The EPA and the DOJ reached a settlement with Harley-Davidson motor company over their race only tuners that, according to the law, violate EPA compliance standards. The settlement was 15 million dollars, of which 3 million was ear marked for the research and upgrading on wood burning stoves.

This is alarming for a few reasons, 1. The fact that this settlement contained a 3 million dollar funding component that has nothing to do with motorcycle emissions and 2. That it may set a precedent that would give the EPA the ability to go after any company that has been selling products under the ´)RU &RPSHWLWLRQ 8VH 2QO\Âľ GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLRQ This has been a three decade long XQZULWWHQ DJUHHPHQW IRU D ´VDIH SODFHÂľ

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to do business as far as the motorcycle aftermarket performance industry is concerned, and it would appear that EHWZHHQ WKLV DQG WKH UHFHQW ´1HZ Interpretation of the Clean Air Act by WKH (3$ WKDW ´VDIH SODFHÂľ LV FRPLQJ under scrutiny. The details of this whole debacle are so confusing that it takes a team of scientists and legislators to really look into it and even then, as we have seen today, no one is really sure how to interpret the law or the science itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based on. This is exactly how they want it to be, complicated. They would like you and I, the American Worker, to see this volume of information as an overwhelming amount of facts that we have neither the time nor the education WR GLJHVW ZKLOH ZH VWUXJJOH WR Ă&#x20AC;QG ZD\V WR make a living in their new world. We can no longer take this approach. We need to get involved and Ă&#x20AC;QG ZD\V WR PDNH LW easier to understand the information and outline their failures as they apply to our business.

Here is my stance on this issue: Of course, I am not telling you that you should not take a personal approach to your impact on the environment. I am also not telling you to believe one way or another when it comes to the science of climate control.

I have seen and read compelling studies in both directions. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter which party you voted for in the last election for us to establish a foundation to start conversations that need to be heard. One thing we can agree on is this: In the past decade, as EPA regulations have increased, we have taken American Manufacturing and the economy that goes with it and moved it to other countries who have far lower standards for environmental impact. At the very least, this means that if you do believe in the carbon foot print all we have accomplished is to have more of an impact on the environment. At the most, we have handicapped the American manufacturer and the American economy in an attempt to be a leader in the Go Green principals that drive globalization. And this is not just an agenda our government has been working on for the past decade.

No, in fact traces of globalization initiatives started with Bush Sr. and have continued through the three administrations after him. In total that

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adds up to 28 years of presidential terms that have each towed the line for globalization.

Funny that this has done little for any of the problems our world faces today.

The security that they promised has not been reached. Humanitarian conditions have not been improved around the ZRUOG DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ WKH FRQGLWLRQV RI RXU own country have worsened in many ways as we continue to try and force our way of living on other countries that will TXLWH OLNHO\ QHYHU DGDSW WR WKHP 5DWKHU than believe we can get anywhere by trying to change the world, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shift JHDUV DQG Ă&#x20AC;UVW WU\ WR KDYH VRPH LPSDFW right in our own backyard. Of course, the new administration has promised to roll back as much as 75% of the EPA

regulations to put the American worker back on the job, but what does that mean to the motorcycle industry? Well, from my perspective, it means that we need to come together and begin to develop a singular voice about what our needs and challenges are as they apply to being small American Manufacturers.

Additionally, we need to stop worrying as much about what comes out of the tail pipe and move the conversation to the broader agenda. The simple

fact is that the EPA regulations have impacted every part of our industry and are largely responsible for keeping American Companies at a competitive disadvantage. Everything from raw materials, their transportation, use and delivery right down to the choice

RI ZKHUH WR DGYHUWLVH D Ă&#x20AC;QDO SURGXFW have been wildly regulated by the EPA and all the while the rest of the world has not only shirked their own responsibility to the environment, their humanitarian standards and trade practices compared to the United States are also in need of reexamination.

Enter Keith Ball of BiekrNet.com and the Jay Jackson from the MRF. I have been working with Keith for several years in an attempt to get the MRF to see the value of an industry council that will speak to what action is needed to get government out of the way of small American Manufacturing and their ability to do business in the motorcycle industry. Finally, at the V-Twin Expo they agreed to come out and support Keithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiative to have a seminar on climate issues where he would show a documentary titled ´&OLPDWH +XVWOHÂľ $IWHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP there would be an open conversation about where we stand today. I was honored to be part of this seminar and to do my part I decided to start reading. To form a clear picture of where we really are I made phone calls to all ends of the industry. The facts I found put us at even more of a disadvantage than I even realized. It would seem that just as our country is, we as motorcycle people are polarized and to develop a singular voice would take some work.

THE CLIMATE HUSTLE: Like I said earlier in this article, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter which way you personally believe, the fact that Keith Ball has turned us on WR GRFXPHQWDULHV OLNH ´&OLPDWH +XVWOHÂľ DQG ´&RZ 6SLUDF\Âľ KDYH RQO\ JRQH WR further prove that there is no Exact Science when it comes to environmental changes and the human impact on them.

What can be taken away is that the government, by agencies and individual climate super heroes like Al Gore, have used the Climate Controversy for decades to prove the need for their programs and to fund their government studies from tax payer dollars while rocking the foundation of the American worker ZLWK WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJV $QG WKH\ FDQ¡W HYHQ make their minds up as to whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JHWWLQJ FROGHU RU ZDUPHUÂŤ ,Q ´&OLPDWH +XVWOHÂľ ZH ZHUH UHPLQGHG WKDW LQ all scientists and government agencies

agreed that if we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do something about our impact on the environment we would be facing an ice age as temperatures were continuing to fall. At best this whole movement has been a shell game that keeps us from unifying under a singular purpose for a better standard of living in our own country.

THE CLEAN AIR ACT: (From Wikipedia) The Clean Air Act is a United States federal law established in 1970 and designed to control air pollution on a national level. At that time it was decided, as with many other environmental issues, that it would be administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA. RACE ONLY EXEMPTION: Upon initial adaptation of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Congress had exempted race vehicles from regulation. (From SEMA) However, in 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asserted that it is illegal to convert a motor vehicle into a racecar if the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emissions system no longer remains in its FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG FRQĂ&#x20AC;JXUDWLRQ 7KH agency alleges that the Clean Air Act exemption only applies to purpose-built race vehicles (NASCAR, Formula One, sprint cars, etc.). EPA is also claiming authority over any emissions-related parts produced, sold, and installed on motor vehicles converted for racing. Since the Clean Air Actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enactment, SEMA is unaware of a single instance in which the EPA previously took the position that the law applies to motor vehicles converted for race-use-only purposes.

Before the EPA announced its new interpretation in 2015, industry had a clear understanding that these vehicles are excluded from the Clean Air Act. THE RPM ACT: (From SEMA) The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act, is a bipartisan bill that protects Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; right to modify street vehicles into dedicated racecars and industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right to sell the parts that enable racers to compete. The bill was reintroduced in January

2017, at the beginning of the new Congress, in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 350) by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and in the U.S. Senate (S.203) by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.). Both 2017 bills are identical to the 2016 versions.

MOTORCYCLES AS A SPORT: While the above GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLRQV DUH LQ SOD\ DV they apply to aftermarket SHUIRUPDQFH SDUWV WKH Ă&#x20AC;QH line that separates race only vehicles starts to blur. The government tends to refer to our industry and culture as a sport and the vehicles as recreational vehicles, which for so many of us is not the case. It would be my understanding that this is a lifestyle of a certain segment of our society and in that falls under civil rights that have yet to be outlined RU LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG :KLOH WKHUH are many aspects of our industry that do fall into the ´&RPSHWLWLRQ 8VHÂľ FDWHJRU\ there are far more that see the motorcycle as a way of OLIH DQG VKRXOG EH GHĂ&#x20AC;QHG under those terms.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO: Because the way these laws continue to be read and interpreted in convenient ways and because each administration decides how and when, and to what degree and what segment to push them on, the basis of how it applies to us calls for a zero-tolerance approach.

Until other countries around the world fall into compliance with basic environmental and humanitarian standards we should not be kept at a disadvantage. While no one believes we should stand in the way of the free market, maybe based on the belief that the United States needs to be the leader of the world as it applies to environmental responsibility, and to protect our economy and American Manufacturing at the same time, we should enforce an environmental impact fee to the products imported from those parts of the world with lower standards. As I stated earlier, we have a glimmer of hope right now while the new administration is making big promises to react to the needs of the American Manufacturer. While this April â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 53

opportunity is viable we need to develop a list of priorities and send a message to RXU HOHFWHG RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV DERXW ZKDW H[DFWO\ we need relief from to get Americans working again through the motorcycle industry. But we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do this alone. In order to have the message get through, we need the help of all the SMROs (State Motorcycle Rights Organizations) and NMROs (National Motorcycle Rights Organizations. While they have been in play during all these developments I believe a new direction should be launched by all of them that demands D OHYHO SOD\LQJ Ă&#x20AC;HOG EDVHG RQ $PHULFDQ jobs within our industry, leaving the Ă&#x20AC;QHU GHWDLOV RI ZKDW QRLVH OHYHO DQG emission levels of the motorcycle themselves for a conversation to be had at a later date. To that end. there are

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several organizations you can choose from to get involved in. The MRF (Motorcycle Riders Foundation) The AMA (American Motorcycle Association) ABATE (Alliance Of Bikers Aimed Toward Education) BOLT (Bikers Of Lesser Tolerance) MIC (Motorcycle Industry Council) SEMA (Specialty (TXLSPHQW 0DUNHW $VVRFLDWLRQ MXVW WR name a few. While they all have their strengths and weaknesses, knowledge is power and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect change without getting in the game. In other areas, there have been several meetings of a Custom Culture Advisory Panel that intends to develop a message that combines all ends of the motorcycle industry. They have had some great success lately gathering companies and individuals that make up the

motorcycle industry, ranging from the small shop builder to the large OEMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

While at this time this is happening LQ DQ XQRIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO FDSDFLW\ WKH PHHWLQJV have created some great dialogue and continue to gain participation. Bob Kay has been heading that up and we have supported it from the beginning. You can get more info on it by contacting Bob directly through the AIMExpo. www.aimexpousa.com While there is no magic bullet for any of this, the time is now and in this short window we need to act. We need to have these conversations and decide what is the best way to move forward and get our industry rolling again.

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ello once again my friends.

Well, here we are, really into 2017. Gearing up for all the bitchinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motorcycle rallies, events, shows, and gatherings that we all look forward to. There are lots of friends to see and lots of catching up to do. There will be stories of brothers and sisters who have passed and are missed daily.

And thankfully there will be new lives that will enter our world and that we hope to one day share all our knowledge of the motorcycle world with.

There will be stories of QHZ WR\ DFTXLVLWLRQV WKDW Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure have put many a person in some sort of dog house!! I can hear it QRZ ´:KDW DQRWKHU IUDPH DQG PRWRU" ´%XW +RQH\ LW was such a deal! I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t DIIRUG QRW WR EX\ LW Âľ ,¡P sure that goes on in households all across the land, and what a beautiful thing it is.

I never really write about it, but

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maybe now is the time. Thank God for ALL of the wonderful women out there that support and put up with all the bike shit that their other

halves put them through. They are really the silent partners who help

keep the passion alive. After all, we get to pull into the parking lot on a machine that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent countless hours, missed dinners, and dateless weekends working on VR SHRSOH ´2KKKK DQG $KKKKÂľ RYHU LW $OO WKH while, the oglers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clue that she, the lovely lady behind the pilot was the one ZKR VDFULĂ&#x20AC;FHG KHU new kitchen appliance so he could achieve the goal! I believe the VD\LQJ JRHV ´%HKLQG every successful man there is a stronger ZRPDQ Âľ 6R ODGLHV P\ hats off to you, and to the dudes, be grateful and appreciate each and every one of them!

Speaking of gathering frames, motors, etc. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so damn guilty of exactly that. It seems that almost every week I have a buddy calling PH XS VD\LQJ ´'XGH JXHVV ZKDW , UDQ DFURVV" Âľ , NQRZ LQVWLQFWLYHO\

that when the call comes just seeing that number pop up on my phone PHDQV ´WKHUH JRHV P\ ZDOOHW DJDLQÂľ :HOO VLQFH , UHFHQWO\ Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG P\ last project it only makes sense that I should start on another one that is obviously waiting to become a running work of art. You know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another one of the projects that I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to pass up, Man, I guess I really do have a problem! So, when my buddy Jerry, owner of Burbank Moto called me up and said the very ZRUGV , ORYH WR KHDU ´,¡YH JRW WKLV EDVNHW FDVH \RX¡YH JRWWD VHH Âľ $QG RI FRXUVH OLNH D PRWK WR D Ă DPH there I goâ&#x20AC;Ś and a little while later Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m coming home with my latest and greatest project.

Now I have to start the process all over again. That is what I think we all love the most, taking something that someone else thinks looks like shit and is worthless, sitting with it and envisioning what she could look like with some tender love and care.

So, here I goâ&#x20AC;Ś starting with a basket 1979 motor, frame and tranny. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m DOUHDG\ WHOOLQJ P\VHOI ´:HOO \RX¡YH got the time and you could have it UHDG\ E\ WKH /RQH 6WDU 5DOO\Âľ DOUHDG\ setting my own deadlines...

As fate would have it, the band will be taking some well-deserved time off so that we can spend some

well-deserved time concentrating on family and our lives. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve toured extensively for the last ten years so a little break will do us some good. I plan to hit as many events as possible with the Cycle Source family and hope to meet as many new people as possible. In a way, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll

be touring again this year, just in my own way, on my time and on two wheels whenever I can! Until next time friends ride safe, be kind to one another and God Bless...

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Article By; Chris Callen Photos By: Rebecca Cunningham

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his bike was the Best of Show Winner at our Chopper Show at the Lone Star Rally 2016. That made it good enough for the cover of any other issue, but once I got to talking to the builder, Brian Henke, well the kinda cat he is, made it perfect for our twentieth Anniversary Issue. See, Brian is just a good ole lifetime scooter bum and the story that surrounds this bike will strike a chord with any other lifelong scooter bum that reads it. It starts with a heap of a dirty old motorcycle that was rumored to be one of the third builds out of the new ´'HQYHUV &KRSSHUVµ LQ 6DQ %HUQDUGLQR EDFN LQ · But before we get into that, let’s talk about the man that put the time in?

Brian and his brother both got into motorcycles as

kids out of necessity. His old man bought them both a motorcycle so they could have their own transportation out to their tractors every morning to put time in on WKH IDPLO\ IDUP 7KLV ZRXOG EH D GRXEOH EDFNÀUH IRU the old man, after a while as he ended up hating bikes altogether thanks to Brian and his brother’s hijinks on them.

Brian stuck with the bikes all the way through school, had all kinds of dirt bikes and then in 1980 bought KLV ÀUVW 6SRUWVWHU ,W ZRXOGQ·W EH ORQJ XQWLO KH ZDV chopping it apart. As a matter of fact, he got his ass kicked when the old man realized the smell of gasoline coming out of the basement was from Brian’s handy work. From that point on he always worked on his own bikes, said he never had a choice since there was never

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enough money to pay someone else to do it.

Nearing the late eighties, Brian said that he was getting more and more into the go-fast properties of the V-Twin motorcycle and no one around Illinois was really building them up so he headed East to try to OHDUQ IURP WKH PDVWHUV +H TXLFNO\ found himself at the side of great names in motorcycle drag racing like Jim McClure and Pete Hill. Living in a Ryder Rental truck for weeks at a time, chasing the East Coast Drag Racing circuit up and down the FRDVW :LWK DERXW ÀIWHHQ \HDUV LQWR the drag race scene, Brian decided to head back to the Midwest. He bought a trucking operation and was gonna try his hand at making a living on the road a different way.

He bounced around the country for a while like that and eventually landed in Texas about ten years ago, where he decided to come off the URDG +H WKUHZ XS D VKLQJOH IRU ´:LFN 7ZLVWHUVµ DQG VWDUWHG WR VHWWOH GRZQ

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%ULDQ·V EHHQ JHWWLQJ LQWR DQWLTXH and vintage stuff for a while but when KH ÀUVW JRW WR 7H[DV KH PDGH IULHQGV with a cat named Tony who was part of WKH ´+LJKZD\ +RUURUVµ FDU FOXE 7KH\ were having a party and when Tony saw Brian on his old Shovel Stroker QDPHG ´/XODEHOOHµ KH WROG KLP KH KDG to meet the guys from the club.

Brian decided to ride his old ’55 Pan to their spot and from then on they called him Panhead Brian. Funny,

I know of few of these same stories myself. But this is where the bike you see on these pages came from.

It turned out that sometime later, Tony would call Brian about a guy he worked with that needed help with an old Panhead. Brain agreed to let Tony give him his address and one night as he was working in the shop a trailer pulls up with a 12-foot-long chopper on it. Enter Leon Yost and his wife Linda, who had scored the bike off of

her brother during a visit to California.

It had been parked since the seventies and was just in really bad condition, but the story man, that’s where it’s at. You see Dennis, her brother, was the original owner and swears that this was the third bike ever built from Denvers new shop in San Bernardino.

Now, there were only a handful of Denver’s Springers ever made in the Twisted variety, so if this is true it’s even more of an anomaly. Eventually, Bryan got in touch with Mondo himself to get an answer and while he couldn’t verify the number the bike was, he did say he recognized it.

So, as the story goes it started life as a ’58 Pan that was purchased off the Los Angeles Police Department, made into a far-out chopper with the likes of a Billy West Wood original SDLQWMRE LGHQWLÀHG E\ KLV VLJQDWXUH cross brushes.

From there it would make its way to Dennis’s garage in the late seventies and sit until Leon worked the deal.

By this time, it was ridden hard and put up wet, in very bad condition and about wore the hell out. Once Leon found out the history of the bike, he just couldn’t see letting it go to waste and made a commitment to restoring this true survivor.

Bryan was well aware how bad off the bike was and agreed to take it in and look it over. He pulled the heads of, checked it out and slapped it back together and with a few tweaks he got WKH ROG JLUO WR ÀUH XS 7KDW ZDV MXVW the beginning. He told Leon that it was gonna be an expensive restoration.

Now at retirement age, Leon would

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probably never get the full enjoyment out of how much he’d have to put into it, but to his credit he agreed and Bryan decided to throw in on his end and did the whole job for parts and paint. It was just too good of a cause not to sign up for.

Big Greg at MC Creations helped source the parts. Mike Cato, a young cat who taught himself to paint, laid down some incredible color. The only thing Bryan asked, was that the paint look like an acid trip and that the left and right sides weren’t the same.

As the paint was going down, Bryan enlisted Giusto at Land Pirate Enterprises to help with the motor work at his shop. They had a tall order ahead of them. When they got right down to it, even the crank pin bearings were cracked in half. All told, it would be a two and a half year process that would stay true to the idea of not buying anything they didn’t have to, but instead using the parts it had and restoring them.

Every once in a while, Leon would

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call and ask if Bryan needed anything, but other than that he stayed out of it until the day came that the bike was ready. After nearly having a heart attack, he sat and marveled over what had been done, it was perfect.

Unfortunately, Leon only got to ride it for a little bit before having knee surgery. Since the surgery, he can no longer start the bike and it now sits

in near perfect condition at his home in Tyler Texas. Leon knows, just like the rest of us that bikes like this are made to not only be seen but ridden and seeing as he can no longer start it he is reluctantly willing to part with it, and this one, this would be a bike to ride back in time on.

THE VULTURE TECH SHEET Owner: Leon Yost City: Texas Fabrication By: Bryan Henke Year: 1958 Model: FL value: Lots Time: 6 Months

ENGINE Year: 1958 Model: Panhead Builder: Bryan Henke/Louis Giusto Ignition: Points Displacement: 1200” Pistons: .30 Over Heads: Stock Cam(s): Leinweber Carb: Linkert M741B Air Cleaner: Stock Exhaust: Drag Specialties Primary: Chain

transmission year: 1958 Make: Harley-Davidson shifting: Foot

FRAME year: 1958 make: Harley-Davidson rake: I Forget, Sorry stretch: 10 And 6

front end Type: Twisted Springer Builder: Denvers Choppers extension: 25 Over

WHEELS Front Wheel: Invader Size: 21” Front Tire: Front brake: None Rear Wheel: Invader Size: 16” Rear Tire: Rear Brake: Hydraulic Brake

PAINT painter: Mike Cato color: Trippy type: chrome: Custom Chrom & Polish

ACCESSORIES bars: risers: Fuel tank: Front fender: None rear fender: Flat Seat: Little York Upholstery foot Controls: Headlight: Taillight: Speedo: None Photographer: Rebecca Cunningham April ‘17 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 63

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tchy feet syndrome, that’s what I had.

No matter how hard I scratched, it just wouldn’t go away. I was desperate.

I scoured WebMD for answers, the only cure was a motorcycle trip, an adventure of sorts.

Thank goodness for WebMD. Furthermore, I have a brandnew motorcycle sitting in my garage desperately wanting to cross a state line or two, come hither, it would say to me, batting its headlight lashes.

Come hither. Then, as if the Gods of Motorcycling were on my side, the blustery winds of winter blew away to make room for spring like temperatures and blue skies. Not just in Colorado, but for most of the western half of the United States. The Stars had aligned in a way I could not ignore. Forecasts all around me were calling for temperatures in the 40’s and 50’s, even approaching 80° LQ 3KRHQL[ 3HUIHFWO\ DGHTXDWH WUDYHOLQJ

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temps. Blue skies and no snow on the radar, start packing. The next morning my motor reached a comfortable operating

temperature of 185, cast me a look of appreciation, and would remain that way

for the next eight hours.

I didn’t know exactly where I was going other than a few key destinations. Madrid, New Mexico was one of them and ÀUVW RQ P\ OLVW , QHHG WR VWDUW making more lists I reminded myself, maybe a bucket list. Lists are good, then I won’t forget all of these places I want to see.

According to Google there are 19,354 towns. I chose Madrid for purely tourist reasons, this is the town that the movie Wild Hogs took place in. Not that I’m a huge fan of the movie or anything, I just remembered LW ORRNLQJ OLNH D TXLUN\ OLWWOH WRZQ LQ WKH ÀOP , ORYH TXLUN\ little towns. They tend to be IXOO RI TXLUN\ SHRSOH DQG TXLUN\ SHRSOH KDYH TXLUN\ WKLQJV WR VD\ , VHH QR ÁDZV LQ P\ ORJLF I was spot on. It wasn’t long after I rolled into town that an elderly gentleman, walking his elderly dog, directed me down to a restaurant called the Holler. He said it

had amazing food and that a BMW guy wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be too out of place, after mending the bruise to my ego I hopped aboard by BMW and worked my way down to this establishment. A BMW guy, that stung more than he will ever know. Turns out the guy knew what he was talking about and I devoured my bacon cheeseburger DV LI LW ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKLQJ , KDG HDWHQ in a week. As soon as the dinner plate massacre ended, I worked my way to the opposite end of town where I was told would be a safe place to put up my tent for the night, this recommendation was also correct.

Aside from being woken a few times for fear that the screaming coyotes were literally outside my tent door, I slept well enough. This turned out to be a worthy stop and one I would not hesitate to make again. Unfortunately, my stay in Madrid was brief, my feet were starting to itch again.

Next in my sights was Alpine, Arizona, another a little town I had never been to, or so I thought. I always try to ride new roads and visit towns new to me when I can and for the most part I do a pretty good job of it. This particular day would not be one of those days. The morning started out well, New Mexico highway 14 was certainly not a road I had been on and in fact, I stayed on new roads all the way to Reserve, New Mexico. As I rolled into town to check my map, I was staying on some pretty small URDGV DQG PDNLQJ TXLWH D QXPEHU RI turns, I suddenly recognized it. Damn, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here before, I thought to myself. With no choice but to carry on I continued towards Highway 181 ZKHUH , ZRXOG Ă&#x20AC;QG P\VHOI SXOOLQJ RYHU to take a picture in the Gila National Forest, duplicating a picture I had taken many years ago. The town of Luna would greet me with a welcome EDFN VLJQ DV LI PRFNLQJ PH DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ the town of Alpine, where I would stay for the night. All was good though, those certainly arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t roads anyone would complain about riding a 100 times in a row. With the curves of D EXUOHVTXH GDQFHU WKH URDG EHJV you to keep pressing on, keep it on the pavement, out of the snow and out of the trees and all will be right in the world.

22.5°, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the temperature read as I stared dry eyed out the door of the Sportsman Lodge, the little bed side wall furnace attempted to turn me into a piece of jerky while I was sleeping. 22.5°, it is barely February I told myself, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain. At this stage in the game I had to make a decision. I really wanted to ride Hwy 191 south but the motel keep explained how there would most likely be icy stretches on parts of the road that never saw sun. This certainly presented a concern, especially as how I was by myself. I asked the gentleman

if he would ride it, he had two BMWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of his own sitting in his parking lot, he said no, and my decision was made. I turned right and headed north. The night before I had been searching the inter webs for interesting Arizona towns, one of the ten towns on the list happened to be Greer, a place I would literally be driving by anyway. As I approached the turn off for *UHHU D Ă&#x20AC;YH PLOH GHWRXU LW WXUQHG RXW

I chuckled to myself as I read the signs proclaiming it to be a winter wonderland and at the snowmobile tracks along the road side. I wondered how many motorcycles they saw this time of year. Greer was yet another tiny village, much like Madrid or Alpine, even smaller though. From what I saw there was only one small diner, my stomach was grumbling and outside I

spotted a sign for bread pudding. I had to stop. Stepping foot inside the one room diner was like taking a step back in time.

Collectibles and curiosities adorned the walls in a haphazard fashion, the wood EXUQLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH ZDUPHG WKH URRP keeping myself and three older local fellas warm as the cold wind whipped against the windows. Perfect, I was in my element. The warm bread pudding was a welcome treat.

Snow was feverishly lining the roads at this point, the numbers on the altimeter creeping up and over 8000. ,W ZDV ZLQWHU ZLWKRXW DQ\ TXHVWLRQ LW was winter. Warm temps would soon be upon me though, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worried RU TXLWH KRQHVWO\ HYHQ XQFRPIRUWDEOH I was truly enjoying every minute of it. Something about putting myself into compromising situations warms my soul. I would be heading down hill soon enough, into the valley enveloping Phoenix, where I would Ă&#x20AC;QG WHPSHUDWXUHV DSSURDFKLQJ Â&#x192; Palm trees. My left turn at Hon-Dah, on my way towards US 60 and the Salt River Canyon took me into the Native American country, a reservation, WKH WRZQ RI :KLWHĂ&#x20AC;VK , FDQ¡W KHOS but feel an overwhelming amount of shame for ourselves every time I ride through a reservation. These are people that were here long before us and are now left with nothing. The level of poverty is staggering, crime levels are outrageous and alcoholism is the norm. I went through a few reservations on this ride but this one hit me the hardest. I cautiously rode through town, my jaw laying on my handlebars as I weaved my way through herds of stray dogs wandering aimlessly, looking for scraps. Trash Ă RDWV LQ IURQW PH OLNH D WXPEOH ZHHG Tension thick in the air. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a white man and I am not welcome here. I VWRSSHG DW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW JDV VWDWLRQ , VDZ DQG MXVW DV TXLFNO\ UROOHG RXW , FRXOG feel 12 sets of eyes on me and they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the happy eyes. The kind of eyes that cast you a look letting you know that you will most likely leave town with less then you came with if you stop here. I carried on. Sadly, I carried on.

I let the heaviness in my heart propel me down the Salt River Canyon towards Globe, a short stint off the pavement and eventually into Scottsdale where I would spend a long overdue evening visiting with my sister, her husband and daughter. Visiting family is not something I excel at. From pine trees to palm trees, from freezing to sweating, all in one day. There is something magical in that, and Arizona is one of the few places that is possible. A lot of good came out of Arizona for me on this trip, but that will have to wait until next month.

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ost peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories of childhood revolve around friends and the trips they took, but for Scott Takes, they consist of painting his Hot Wheels and model kits, and creating cities underneath the pine trees. He would carve elaborate roads in the dirt, with some towns, car washes, grocery stores, etc., and with a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imagination, the possibilities were endless. In high school, he took every art classes they had available, by the time his sophomore year rolled around he was practically begging for more. The teachers gave him time in the art room and allowed him to study independently, which for a growing artist is an incredibly rare

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Article By: Amelia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Killerâ&#x20AC;? Rose opportunity. Scott primarily studied JUDIĂ&#x20AC;WL DQG DLUEUXVK LOOXVWUDWLRQ

enough so, that the school bought an airbrush for him to use. Eventually, he began painting for businesses around town and made enough money to buy

one of his own. Soon after, he went on to study commercial art in college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned how to channel my creativity into anything I was interested in. I learned how to produce...I worked for my family for a few years doing some interior design, and marketing for them, then I quickly set out on my own to make things for peopleâ&#x20AC;Śdesign, create, and ride motorcyclesâ&#x20AC;? -Scott Takes In 2002, Scott was contracted by HarleyDavidsonĂ&#x2020; to design and paint a 780-square foot mural in one of their new stores where he spent 2 months, only working at night. With that much time spent alone and totally focused, he came away from the experience with

a new-found respect for artists that work on large public murals. Upon completion, he was handed what he calls the largest paycheck he had ever received, with a few words from the dealer thanking him for the incredible piece and telling him to get down to Daytona for Bike Week. At the time, he had his sights set on meeting a builder, you may know the name, Billy Lane. He felt that Billy was giving the motorcycle industry a fresh dose of creativity, breaking down the norms, this was something that had greatly affected him personally. Scott ZDV ÀQDOO\ DEOH WR PHHW ERWK %LOO\ and Warren Lane, and a few months later. Billy called him to work on a few pieces that were a part of the Biker Build Off Series. His exposure reached nationwide and allowed a simple boy from Iowa to move from a basement studio to a full-size shop.

As you read earlier, over the years, Scott’s medium of choice is airbrushing with urethane paint, and though it’s a bit expensive, the work lasts longer and has an overall professional look to it. After 30 years painting professionally and 25 of those painting in the motorcycle industry, you have to wonder what compels a man to become a part of this world? For Scott, his inspiration comes from other people. With most of his work being commissions, he

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is able to interact with his clients on a more personal level, and has WKH Ă H[LELOLW\ WR FKDQJH KLV VW\OH WR Ă&#x20AC;W WKH FOLHQW¡V QHHGV HVSHFLDOO\ ZLWK motorcycles and their builders. He DOVR Ă&#x20AC;QGV VLPSOH SOHDVXUH LQ DWWHQGLQJ various shows such as Mama Tried and Born Free, places where creatives and intellectuals can meet and share ideas. One of the reasons he loves this industry so much is not only the energy and excitement he feels when commissioned to design and paint a vintage chopper, but also being invited to create artwork at shows such as David Mann Chopperfest, or Art and Fuel. He still does portraits regularly, some veteran-involved memorials, and has even started working on aluminum cutouts.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost more fun than actually creating the art is the thought process. The designing and planning is still something that Scott thinks of when looking at seemingly trivial things such as art on trains and bridges. Even when he was younger, he would simply design a mural, then paint it. Sometimes commissioned, sometimes without any permission at all. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the beauty of art. It pops up in the simplest places with the most beautiful messages. Art is both spontaneous and well planned, messy and clean.

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Today, Scott spends his time working at his studio in Cedar Rapids, IA, Underground Art Studios, LLC which heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had for over 22 years, and when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not there, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporting his wife in her recent career endeavors and raising their three

kids. If you want to check out more of his artwork or support his business by purchasing a print or send him a commission, head on over to www. undergroundartstudios.com

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Article By: J. Ken Conte Photos By: Dino Petrocelli

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f you’ve seen one of “Copper Mike” Cole’s bikes, you know the detail and artistry he puts into every custom he builds. Since opening “Gravesend Cycles” in 2008, Mike has always kept a runner at the shop for riding around New York. A while back he found himself without a cool bike to run around on. So he checked the shop shelves and found that he had a 1960 Pan/Shovel motor and a frame.

He took a quick inventory and realized he had the parts for a bike right there, minus the wheels.

Two key components were a swingarm frame he could slip the Pan/Shovel motor into and one of his VLJQDWXUH PRGLÀHG +DUOH\ VSULQJHUV He machines out the front legs of the

frame so they have a more custom look and mates them to various springers, in this case an original Harley. In this way, he gets the cool look of a custom springer up front and keeps the shocks and the cushion they provide in the rear of the bike. He knew the Shovel tops would help minimize leaking, at least in the topend. He then mated a modern Baker 6-speed transmission to the engine and stuck a skinny, exposed BDL belt drive on it. The drivetrain had sorted itself out, so now he started looking at details.

Mike is a stickler for details. For this bike to be his “daily rider,” there would have to be some hidden goodies in addition to the overt styling. He was after the classic bobber look, because

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it never goes out of style, but he needed something a little more SUDFWLFDO WKDQ WKH ÀUVW 3DQKHDG chopper—a rigid—he’d built 20 years ago. The swimgarm frame helped with that, as well as front-and-back classic fatspoke-style 16-inch wheels with PM calipers.

Although this bike is quite different from some of Copper

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Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rolling art, like Steampunk, 7 Deadly Sins or Sinister Kid, you can see the attention to detail, and his signature style is all over this bike. He has a knack for repurposing: the front headlight is a 30s bucket from a car that has a nice patina, and the bars are a Gravesend item.

Although many of his previous bikes feature jockey shifters,

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SIXTY TECH SHEET Owner: Could Be You! state: Long Island, NY builder: Gravesend Cycles Year: 1960 Model: Gravesend Cycles Time: 4 Months value: $18,000

ENGINE Year: 1960 Model: Panhead Builder: Gravesend Cycles ignition: Mallory Displacement: 74cu pistons: Harley-Davidson Heads: Harley-Davidson Carb: S&S cam: Andrews Air Cleaner: V-Twin Exhaust: Gravesend Cycles primary: BDL Belt Drive

TRANSMISSION Year: 2015 Make: Bake Drivetrain Shifting: 6 Speed

Frame year: Unknown make: Round Swingarm model: Harley-Davidson rake: Stock

forks type: Springer Builder: HD/Gravesend Cycles triple trees: Harley-Davidson extension: None

WHEELS Front Wheel: Fat Daddy Size: 16” Front Tire: Avon front brake: Performance Machine Rear Wheel: Fat Daddy Size: 16” Rear Tire: Avon rear brake: Performance Machine

PAINT Painter: Gravesend Cycles Color: Black/Red/Copper Leaf chroming: Gravesend Plating

ACCESSORIES Bars: Gravesend Cycles risers: Biltwell Hand Controls: KustomTech Foot Controls: Harley-Davidson Fuel tank: Harley-Davidson oil tank: Swap Meet Horseshoe Front Fender: None rear Fender: Swap Meet Special seat: Brooklyn Leathers Headlight: Vintage 30’s Car taillight: Drag Specialties speedo: Harley-Davidson

Photographer: Dino Petrocelli

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this was supposed to be a fun bike, one that wouldn’t tax him to ride, so he went with a traditional hand clutch, featuring Deluxe controls and a standard foot shift, as well as push button instead of kick start.

The beauty of building a bike is being able to ride it. This daily rider Pan/Shovel has all the classic

lines and styling from Copper Mike anyone could ask for, but it also offers comfort, rideability DQG UHOLDELOLW\ ,W·V KDUG WR ÀQG all of that in one bike, but Mike managed to do it in this beauty.

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Looking at all he has done, I swear Chris Callen must have sold his soul to the devil. How else could a long-haired biker with no publishing experience grow Cycle Source into what it is today? A nationally distributed, well-loved motorcycle magazine. Sure, lots of would-be publishers with good intentions have started down that road. But almost all of them eventually give up. As Cycle Source powers past its second decade of spreading the love, we have to recognize Chris and his team as a true American success story.

Chris and the Cycle Source team are some of the hardest working, most committed people in our industry. And, for them it is all about the industry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ALL the industry! In addition to banging out another new magazine issue every month, they put together great bike shows around the country. And then they invite the editors of all the other major motorcycle magazines to photograph and feature the winners in their magazines. As one of those editors, I can tell one magazine offering show-winning bikes to another magazine was unheard of before Chris came along.

We should all feel fortunate to have someone like Chris in our extended industry family. Heartfelt congrats to Cycle Source on twenty amazing years of publication. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to see what you do in the next twenty years!

Buzz Kanter, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief - American Iron Magazine

$ XQLIRUPHG RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU EHDW RQ P\ GRRU WRGD\ DQG GHPDQGHG historical info about Cycle Source Magazine. I asked to see a warrant signed by a judge and told the guy in no uncertain terms, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m innocent.â&#x20AC;? After slamming and bolting the door, I began packing my bedroll and thinking about the Mexican border. I could meet Scotty and Bearnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the way. As I packed shit quick, I thought about Cycle Source Magazine and their history on this crazed planet. What set that rag apart over the last 20 year, and it dawned on me: The Code of the West. Other rags much older started to lose their touch with the Code. Maybe it was money business, a bad deal or a psycho redhead. But Cycle Source stayed true to the Code, Ride Free or die trying. They supported the little guy, the loner biker, the freedom Ă&#x20AC;JKWHUV DQG WKH FKRSSHU EXLOGHUV ZKR GLGQ¡W KDYH D SRW WR SLVV LQ Even the layout of the magazine stayed true to the Code with UXVW RQ HYHU\ SDJH ,¡G OLNH WR ZULWH DERXW IUHHGRP Ă&#x20AC;JKWHUV DQG WKH history of Cycle Source Magazine for a week, but I can hear sirens in the distance and my Indian is calling me. As brothers we face more regulations than ever before. We need to ban together and IRUWXQDWHO\ WKH SDJHV RI &\FOH 6RXUFH VXSSRUW IUHHGRP Ă&#x20AC;JKWHU HIIRUWV every issue. I gotta go. Change my subscription address to Rocky Point, Mexico. Talk at you soonâ&#x20AC;Ś Bandit Ball - BkerNet.com

Wow canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe 20 years have gone by .I still remember our Ă&#x20AC;UVW ORQJ FRQYHUVDWLRQ ZH ZKHUH VLWWLQJ LQ P\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WDONLQJ DERXW everything The motorcycle industry the real brotherhood of old bikers loyalty was really kinda wild We hit it off pretty good Chris was working his ass off with his magazine the thing that impressed me so much was as the Years have gone by I have watched him accomplish so much talent from art to music to watching him work on his pan in the parking lot and he has always has been there for me and so many others love and respect my brother so glad to see you and Heather a true team.

Willie Jones â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tropical Tattoo

:RZ ,W VHHPV OLNH RQO\ \HVWHUGD\ WKDW &\FOH 6RXUFH Ă&#x20AC;UVW DSSHDUHG as an exciting new publication. Everyone wondered how one guy could be everywhere, cover everything, and yet still turn out such a great mag every month. Seemingly immune to the recession, and even the death of the chopper, Cycle Source went from strength to strength to become one of the most important titles in our industry. Congratulations on your twenty years of success Chris (and crew) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you deserve it!

Russell Mitchell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; President, Exile Cycles

20 Years! Two Decades of having to crank out a real deal motorcycle magazine is something to truly celebrate! All the while reporting to some of the most discriminating and savvy biker culture there is. Wow! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 240 month which equates to hundreds of thousands of travel miles, an insane amount of killer photographs and endless nights writing it â&#x20AC;&#x153;like it is!â&#x20AC;? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget these days itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a paper magazine and social media. How the how hell does Christ and Heather and the Cycle Source staff cram 48 hours into a 24 hour day?!

Chris Callen has always said his mission statement was â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for my readers, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for me!â&#x20AC;? His work ethic and grass roots IRFXV KDV HOHYDWHG &\FOH 6RXUFH 0DJD]LQH D LQ WKH OHDGHU LQ WKH 9 7ZLQ LQGXVWU\ <RXU VDFULĂ&#x20AC;FH DQG SDVVLRQ KDV DQG FRQWLQXHV WR PDNH a difference in the motorcycle world! I salute you and the Cycle Source Family.

Love & Respect Jay Allen - Multiple Bonneville Record Holder & Motorcycle Ambassador

Cycle Source Magazine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biker Bible! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cycle Source Magazine is the No. 1 publication dedicated to the values and traditions of motorcycle culture and its lifestyle. Cycle Source takes its readers into the garage, onto the stage at major motorcycle events and behind the scenes providing in-depth coverage and insights that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be found anywhere else. Readers put their trust in Cycle Source magazine not only for its motorcycle information, but also its coverage of the industry, politics, music, art, tattoos and so much more. The story of Cycle Source magazine is more than just a love for all things motorcycling, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way of life. Congrats to Chris and his talented team on two decades of exceptional work and dedication in providing a true extension of our industry, culture and lifestyle we can all believe in.â&#x20AC;?

Lon Nordbye â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Director, Brand Alliance & Strategic Development â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sturgis Buffalo Chip

As I sit here winding down from the past three days of assembling a motorcycle with my brother Chris and several other JUHDW IRONV , WKLQN EDFN WR ZKHQ , Ă&#x20AC;UVW PHW &KULV &DOOHQ LW ZDV DERXW RU \HDUV DJR DW RQH RI WKH RULJLQDO &\FOH 6RXUFH Bike Shows in Pittsburgh. After talking to him for just a few minutes it was clear that his passion for motorcycles and the whole scene itself was undeniable. Over the next few years our paths would cross and we would catch up on the stories of the motorcycle world. Chris would lay his knowledge on me, not of just this little motorcycle world of ours, but life, music, cars, history, the bibleâ&#x20AC;Ś. the list could go on and on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy, the amount of knowledge in Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head. Chris my brother, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to congratulate you on 20 years with this great offering to the motorcycle gods. I want to thank you for allowing me to be a part of the Cycle Source family, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to see what the next 20 years and beyond have in store. Much love brother...

RJ Powell - Cutting Edge Customs

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ilwaukee Twins parts are sold exclusively through J&P Cycles, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve used a lot of them. My Road King needed shocks badly, but not knowing my long-term plan with the bike, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to throw money away on a set that may not be on the bike too long. I went with the 13â&#x20AC;? Milwaukee Twins Standard Duty Shocks. The difference between them and 20-yearold blown out air shocks was night and day. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really say much though, so I rode from Ft. Worth Texas to Atlanta. I had the preload set RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW RI Ă&#x20AC;YH SRVLWLRQV which wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite enough for the weight of me, my luggage, tools, tripod, cameras, and all the other stuff I had piled in and on the bike, so when I stopped for the night, I turned it up a couple of notches with the adjustment tool included with the shocks. The next day I rode to North Carolina. I beat on that poor Evo motor way harder than I should have going through the mountain roads and eventually running the Tail of the

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Dragon in both directions. I may not have set any speed records, but , JURXQG GRZQ D VHW RI Ă RRU ERDUGV and never had a pucker moment.

The shocks performed as well as any high-end shocks Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ran on other ELNHV EXW FRVW VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQWO\ OHVV

The bike felt planted in curves, and was smooth on the long haul back to Texas. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them with the saddle bags on, but the Chrome cover and spring look great over the black powder coated shock body. They are made in America and come with a one year warranty. I would recommend these to anyone looking to upgrade their Harley Davidson suspension without breaking the bank at just a $79.99 The Facts: Milwaukee Twins Shocks &\FOHV Ă&#x20AC;W PRVW ODWH PRGHO Harley-Davidsons, and come in sizes from 11â&#x20AC;? to 13â&#x20AC;? in ½â&#x20AC;? intervals. Chrome covers and progressive rate springs over black powder coated bodies give them an aggressive look.

5 position preload adjuster allows you to dial the shocks in to your weight and riding style, and the adjustment tool is included. They are assembled in America and feature a one year warranty. Check em out at www.jpcycles.com

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:7) ZDV , WKLQNLQJ" 6RPH GD\V , DVN P\VHOI WKDW DV &KULV LV VLPXOWDQHRXVO\ Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ D PRWRUF\FOH EXLOG ZRUNLQJ RQ D SDLQWLQJ ORDGLQJ XS gear to head to a gig with the band and writing his monthly editorial as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at the desk for the thousandth hour in a row shaking my head. Then a letter will come in from reader saying that he thinks that editorial was written just for him or that the Shovel carb article answered a question DERXW D ELNH KH¡V RZQHG IRU D GHFDGH DQG WKHQ , NQRZ ZK\ , NQRZ ZK\ ZKHQ , JHW WR ZLWQHVV Ă&#x20AC;UVWKDQG WKH SDVVLRQ WKDW &KULV KDV IRU QRW MXVW this magazine but the people that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brought into his life, our lives. I know why we sleep in truck stops because we just drove 8 hours one way for one interview. I know why we just bought a small pull behind and plan to spend months on the road visiting small shops in your towns instead of being in our own backyard. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because each of you, our readers, colleagues and contributors... You embraced one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision, drive, desire to share his journey through all the wonderful things motorcycling brings to each of us. You welcomed a teenage girl into this publication without batting an eye and taught her that we all have something to offer, whether it be hope for the future of this industry or a new insight into something we may have taken for granted. You, in your own ways have helped prove that anything is possibleâ&#x20AC;Śif you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up. For that, I thank you for allowing me and my crazy family to be part of yours. Heather Callen - Managing Editor at Cycle Source Magazine

To all of our friends and family from around the country and on two wheels who made the time to give us a shout out for our second decade in service, I thank you on behalf of our entire staff, past, present and future. This is a damn hard way to make a living, the motorcycle industry in general, as you all well know. Many nights, if it hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been for the counsel or kind words of those of you who celebrate with us on these pages, I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago. But this is the true beauty of what we do here, in our little thing. We have created a family, it was here all along and it has been my very great honor to have earned a place in it, among you, my friends and heroes. You have helped me become the man I am today as much as your guidance and advice have grown our publication into what it is. I have an amazing staff who have received many of the same lessons and stories that you have at one time given to me, just the way Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure they were at one time passed down to you.

In short, we truly are Neitcheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bungled and botched, the overlooked children of an unwanted generation. Lost souls without a voice or a purpose who have been given the greatest gift ever imaginable, self worth and a place to feel included. I have taken these many years and tried to make this work we do that, to the lay person may seem like fun and games on the surface, and have attempted to carry on the real purpose of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behind it all, you have taught me... To ensure that for people who truly search with their soul, live life with a passion and a taste for IUHHGRP ZLOO QHYHU EH VHHQ DV ´WKH\Âľ ZDQW WR VHH XV LQ WKH VLPSOHVW WHUPV DQG WKH PRVW FRQYHQLHQW GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLRQV %HFDXVH ZKDW ZH IRXQG RXW LV that each one of us is . . . a brain. And an athlete. And a basket case. A princess. And a criminal. Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Motorcycle Magazine Club. Chris Callen - Your Humble Editor at Cycle Source Magazine

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Article By: J. Ken Conte Photos By: Mike Doran

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t was minus-22° as I drove over VQRZ DQG LFH RQ WKH ÀUVW PRUQLQJ of American Supercamp. Luckily for everyone, it was being held in an indoor horse-riding arena. I had heard of American Supercamp, but I was skeptical about what I could possibly learn riding a Yamaha TTR 125cc dirt bike indoors. In their 20 years of teaching, Danny Walker and his coaches had instructed over 14,000 students in American Supercamp and, overall, taught 45,000 small children how to ride. I typically ride American V-Twin demo bikes, from various manufacturers, or my Evo-powered, kickonly rigid. Not a forgiving machine—I generally refer to it as a death trap. I think that’s part of what I like about riding it—the challenge and the danger. Sometimes it feels more like surviving, so improving and learning is not typically on my radar. I’ve been riding for over 25 years, but I know full well I am not the most experienced, most aggressive or most skilled of riders. Lately, I had entered a riding no man’s land, and sometimes it was just about getting from point A to point B. In the past, I hadn’t thought about improving as a rider, and, as with anything, that kind of attitude doesn’t produce much inspiration.

But recently, as I’ve grown older, I’ve embraced being uncomfortable in life—it’s the only way I learn. So now I’m at least open to the idea of improving as a rider.

I knew attending American

Supercamp was going to be uncomfortable. I was wearing their gear (they supply everything you might need for protection, except socks and

underwear), and I was on their bike, in unfamiliar surroundings, riding on dirt, with a bunch of people I didn’t know—ripe ground for new learning.

We started in the classroom with some

rules for the day, entering and exiting the pit and some basic motorcycleriding techniques. They had set up a small (and fairly slow) oval track and divided us into three groups. I was in the middle group, which consisted of experienced riders who were new to dirt. There were men, women, boys, girls, sons and fathers, husbands and wives, ranging from 12-yearolds to people in their 60s. We started by getting comfortable on the bikes, following an instructor going both directions. The coaches tried to ingrain the line in us, to teach us you were much safer going straight, so the least amount of time spent turning was optimal for safety and exit speed.

This is counterintuitive and not the traditional racer line.

There was an abundance of coaches that were actively coaching, either in corners, on their bikes or utilizing a variety of techniques. Their approach was direct and repetitive, and they were eager to share any and all the knowledge they possessed.

All you had to do was ask, and you’d get an earful of information from seasoned professionals.

I watched both the upper and lower groups ride. The drills were exactly the same as what we were doing— they were just going faster or slower. Group 1 was competitive; they were bumping elbows and going for holeshots. One thing that became very apparent was that they all, more or less, had a competitive spirit and were there to master the

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skills they were learning. I began talking to some of the riders, and I happened upon Tim from Aurora, Nebraska. This was his eighth Supercamp, and he’d even bought ten TTR 125cc Yamahas for use on an outdoor one-tenth-mile track near his house so he and his friends could have fun. They used it to teach new riders and get some kicks bumping bars on the weekends. Tim said the reason he’d returned to Supercamp so many times ZDV WKDW ´LW HYHQV WKH SOD\LQJ ÀHOG ZLWK P\ son. There is no greater joy then riding a track with my son. Technique beats speed, so I come here to perfect my technique.”

I also spoke with Blake, an unassuming 14-year-old who’d recently gotten a dirt bike and was just getting comfortable riding it. He was being pushed to the limits of his comfort level but was learning how to handle a bike the best way possible: in a safe teaching environment.

“These past two days improved my riding dramatically,” he said.

The second day brought more speed, some tighter turns, a big sweeper and a straightaway, where third gear was an option. Danny and his crew pushed me the second day, urging me not to be so stiff, to take some chances and open up the throttle. I had a few turns that day that felt amazing. Nothing epic, no amazing slides, but the feeling of being on the knife’s edge, where traction, sliding and stability meet, was incredible. That was the goal: to feel comfortable being uncomfortable. Learning how to brake and change direction are essential skills no matter where you ride. If you really want to have fun, improve your riding and become a dirt addict, go to this camp. It could save your life. At the very least, it’ll give you some great stories.

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ometimes, the best bikes I ÀQG DUH WKRVH VXJJHVWHG WR me by a friend of a friend.

They hidden treasures that come up in conversation WKDW \RX RQO\ ÀQG E\ FKDQFH The bike on these pages happens to be one of those ÀQGV <RX MXVW ORYH LW ZKHQ you hear those magic words, “Hey, you have to see my buddy’s bike! It’s killer”. I usually torture myself and reply sure, send it my way.

Good thing for me this time or I never would have run into John Maudsley and his ‘67 Triumph Tiger.

The bike pictured is not the bike John started with.

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Back in 2004 it started as a Craigslist ad that listed a ’67 Triumph Tiger basket case. John was familiar with Triumphs. He had a twin carb Bonnie for years that had recently been sold. When John decided to go have a look, he thought maybe he would build a single carb ELNH +H ÀJXUHG LW PLJKW be less of a hassle to keep tuned and running. Well, it was in fact a ‘67 Triumph, however, it was in several boxes and milk crates, but it was all there. The motor was half apart; with some work having been done on it. It had not been registered

in many years but there was an expired transferrable registration which went with the bike, which was a plus.

A fair deal was struck and the frame and boxes of parts were dragged back to the city where the sorting would soon begin.

John had traveled to hundreds of car and bike shows all over New York and the rest of the country. He had a vision for this bike, one that KDG EHHQ ÁRDWLQJ DURXQG LQ his head for a very long time.

He didn’t necessarily want it WR ÀW DQ\ VSHFLÀF JHQUH OLNH “bobber” or “café racer”, or “chopper” but wanted small

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pieces of all of them to be included.

He was always fascinated with the ’38 Triumph Speed Twin. Since his chances of ever owning one were between slim and none, he decided he would set out to make a modern day, affordable tribute to that bike.

In his head, if he was to go forward with this project there were a few things that the bike absolutely had to have. It had to have a Magneto and it needed to have either a springer, or a girder front end. It took some time to gather the pieces from several different sources and the bike went through several mock up design stages but eventually it all came together.

The e-Bay girder (of unknown origin) front end had to have some pretty severe internal PRGLÀFDWLRQV LQ RUGHU WR PDNH LW work; it was a bit too short for the Tiger. The ARD Magneto is a belt drive unit which tucks into the front of the motor (as opposed to sticking out like most other mags

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do). Back in the day, these were mainly seen on Flat Tracker and Drag Race bikes.

He started out with a hard tail section that he bought from a retail VXSSOLHU EXW LW MXVW GLGQ·W ÀW WKH look he wanted so a hand-made

rear tail section was fabricated, stretched and shortened in all the right places so any empty space was limited and the overall look was just right. Only the axle plates were saved. John was never a fan of those long tail sections you see on

many Triumph rigid bikes (along with them usually come chain tensioners, exposed batteries and unsightly wiring, etc.). Short and tight was the look he liked with nothing on the bike that did not function in some way or absolutely didn’t need to be there. One of his favorite pieces is the license plate bracket which can be tucked away when necessary, an idea that began one day while holding a universal ratchet in his hand.

John even sourced the original (correct) paint for a ’38 Speed twin, Amaranth Red and then pinstriped the borders with the (also correct)

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SON OF A SPEED TWIN TECH SHEET Owner: John Maudsley city/state: New York, NY Fabrication By: John Maudsley Year: 1967 Model: Triumph Tiger time: A While...

ENGINE Year: 1967 Model: TR6 Builder: Sixth Street Specials ignition: ARD Belt Drive Displacement: 650cc Carb: Amal Concentric cam: Air Cleaner: Exhaust: Uncle Frank & Owner Primary:

TRANSMISSION Year: 1967 Make: Triumph Shifting: Right Side Shift

Frame year: 1967 model: Tiger make: Triumph rake: Stretch:

front end year: Type: Girder Builder: Unknown Triple trees:

WHEELS front Wheel: Stock Size: 19” front tire: Avon Speedmaster front brake: Stock Drum rear Wheel: Stock Size: 18” rear tire: Firestone rear brake: Stock Drum

PAINT painter: Uncle Frank & Owner Color: Amaranth Red/Gold/Silver plating: Nickel Plated

ACCESSORIES Bars: Owner - Old Bicycle Hand Controls: foot controls: Fuel tank: oil tank: 7 Metal West Beehive Front Fender: None rear Fender: 7 Metal West seat: Owner Headlight: taillight: speedo: None

Photographer: Mark Velazquez

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gold himself. In the end, the chrome base on the tank just wasn’t do-able but that’s what should have been there to replicate the original paint scheme.

Plating in these parts has seemed to become nearly impossible. He never wanted the bike to be a showpiece or trailer queen, he prefers that it looks like what it is, a functioning bike.

Many of the pieces on the bike are hand made from stainless steel then nickel plated. Cloth type vintage style wiring and a Smith’s “Rev-u-lator” and a piece cut from of one of his old leather jackets was salvaged to wrap the seat which completed the package.

Between work and family, John doesn’t get to ride as much as he would like, but when he does, this made to ride bike draws attention just like those built by the masters. It is great to know that just when you think you’ve seen them all, there is always someone like John to prove you wrong and give you the hope that there are still some hidden treasures out there to be found.

1.Missing Stripe On The Tank. 2. Turned The Gas On. 3. Missing Pan Cover Bolt.

4. Flipped Air Cleaner Cover. 5. Missing Pushrod Tube On Front Cylinder. 6. Oversized Carb Bowl. 7. Missing Front Frame Leg. 8. Oversized Distributor. 9. Brake Pedal Center. 10. Oversized Front Lifter Block. 11. Extra Credit - Extra Fin On Cam Cover.

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

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Article and Photos By: Scooter Tramp Scotty

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lthough we all know it’s impolite to ask, this is still a question I get all the time, “How do you make your m o n e y ?

Why do you get to travel all the time while I have to work?”

Taking no offense, my answer generally goes something like this...

Although the methods used by full-time motorcycle drifters I’ve known vary considerably, today I’ll talk about some I personally use WR KDQGOH WKH ÀQDQFLDO end of my journey.

Like most, I have no income other than what I’m able to earn along the way. First, let me point out that because of the lack of debt, bills, possessions, and the like, my need for money is slight and it’s

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not necessary for me to work often. I seldom work more than two months

a year and most often closer to one.

It seems strange that so many tend to assume I’m generally struggling or close to broke all the time when the truth is most often it’s the exact

opposite.

Over the years it’s become my practice to work hard for one to two weeks then rat-pack that cash and stretch it over several months of travel and leisure. One way to achieve this is by working motorcycle rallies.

I long ago learned the advantages of working for the vendors that permeate the big rallies by watching Panhead Billy Burrows. This work offers a traveler the ability to arrive without money, work hard for a week or so, and then leave with his little pocket full of green-freedom. $W ÀUVW , VROG OHDWKHU jackets, vests, wallets, sunglasses, etc. for these guys. In time however, I learned that working on motorcycles paid better.

The following is a short account of

my 2012 early travels. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d spent most of that winter in Florida and, as early May approached, it was my intention to work three rallies in a rowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all in faraway locations. After that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be free to roam the country without thought of money until I reached 6WXUJLV LQ HDUO\ $XJXVW 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW UDOO\ was in Leesburg in central Florida where I installed fancy motorcycle wheels built and sold by Renegade Wheels. Next was the Panama City rally located in the panhandle of Florida. At that rally Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be installing new tires on customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bikes for a mobile mechanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shop called Easy Eddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

And the journey continuedâ&#x20AC;Ś With Leesburg behind me, and Panama starting in a few days, time became an issue.

As a result I made the 350 mile trip in a single dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an unusual endeavor for a guy whose common habit is to drag slowly along those lazy, backroad highways of rural America. It was well into the evening when my old Electra Glide pulled into Panama and came to rest in the yard of one crazy old acquaintance who let me camp there every year.

Next morning after breakfast at :DIĂ H +RXVH , GHFLGHG WR VSHQG WLPH kicking around town and checking out the rally...so I did. Eventually however, it seemed wise to call the boss and check in...So I did that too. In the past Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always worked

the downtown area of Panama City Beachâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which accommodates the bulk of the rallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but that day Eddy informed me weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be working at Frank Brown Park, which is located a few miles outside of town. Eddy said that he and the crew were staying on site in a big old, beat up motor home of his and there was also plenty of room outside for me to make camp. I decided to show up the following day (Wednesday) and stay the night so I

would be on site and ready for work Thursday morning. .I had a day to kill and I spent it enjoying the rally.

Most of the riders I talk to really love this event and this year the party had begun before my arrival.

The next day I moved to Frank Brown Park. It seemed strange that so many vendors and patrons (bikers) alike were packed into what appeared WR EH D JLJDQWLF Ă&#x20AC;HOG ORFDWHG VHYHUDO

PLOHV IURP WKH PDLQ HYHQW $IWHU Ă&#x20AC;YH minutes of searching among all the YHQGLQJ RXWĂ&#x20AC;WV , ORFDWHG (DV\ (GG\¡V mobile motorcycle repair and tire changing shop. He was nestled among RWKHU VHW XSV DW WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG¡V HGJH Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d worked for Eddy many years in the past and it was good to see him again. This guy is hard of hearing, not too pretty, and sometimes carries the slightly insane edge of a fun crazed mad man. In the past heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d organized a loud rock and roll, double Decker, drunken, slightly X-rated, bus ride that chauffeured its whacked out patrons to various strip bars throughout the night. Another year he rented a two story house at the Myrtle Beach Rally to accommodate his crew of about 15 guys and I watched an amateur photo shoot as his hot little register girl posed naked across Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike in the smoking room. That was a fun gig. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been much more. One notable perk is that after every rally Eddy takes his crew of ratty mechanic types to some swanky high end restaurant then pays the $700 (or whatever) tab himself.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew was small, and I was soon introduced to my three new coworkers: Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an extrovert who comes across as a loud mouthed, rather likable dude, with a comical edge to his almost constant babblings.

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and other miscellaneous junk while simultaneously working the register.

Next was Drew who was in his early 50s. This guy seemed a rather cool cat who simply loved bikes, was skilled in the art of their repair, and sought mostly to just earn a living.

Work wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin till the next day and, after grabbing a few munchies from the motor homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fridge, I checked the area for a spot to make camp. This place was little PRUH WKDQ D KXJH JUDVV\ Ă&#x20AC;HOG VR LW seemed easier to throw a bed inside Eddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box-trailer (empty of tools and lifts now) rather than set a tent out LQ WKH EOD]LQJ VXQ LQ WKLV KLJK WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F area.

Next morning I woke to the insufferable sound of a cell phone alarm clock (a rare irritation). As would become the morning norm, Eddy would busy himself with the preparation of our breakfast. After which I would retrieve tools from my saddlebags, drop them into a cardboard box for easier access, and would take my station at one of the three motorcycle lifts outside and under the tent. Then I would wait for customers to roll in.

Although Easy Eddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s did repairs such as replacing broken drive belts, FKDUJLQJ V\VWHPV Ă&#x20AC;[LQJ OHDN\ LQWDNH manifolds, etc. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been hired mostly as a tire installer. This position pays by the job rather than the hour and at the hottest rallies, where the customers roll in nonstop, an average dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work will bring between $300 and $500. This of course would vary depending on how many you were able to change, or if the day was plagued with unforeseeable problems like stuck axles, bad wheel bearings, or other problems that could stick a bike on your lift to delay work on the next. Also, the mechanic is Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDOO\ UHVSRQVLEOH IRU DQ\WKLQJ he breaks. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the game, and over the years I learned to play it well.

Although my time here would bring in a fairly decent wage, the Panama rally customers did not line up nonstop so there was plenty of opportunity to sit around and bullshit. And although the pay was not as high, neither was the frantic hustle. The atmosphere would be far more relaxed, and this works for me.

Every day I had lunch at a food vendor whose establishment Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d frequented time and again at rallies across the country. Among vendors there often exists a camaraderie and this guy always hooked me up with any grub he sells for an economical Ă&#x20AC;YH EXFNV ,¡G HDW WKHUH HYHU\ GD\ IRU the duration of the show. The work days passed uneventfully. The nights were ours and sometimes we would ride into town to watch the crowds

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who came to get drunk and to listen to the bands bellow rock tunes.

Four days is a rather short show and at its end I would help tear down the tent, load equipment into Eddy’s trailers, then I would collect my pay.

It was over.

Next up was the Myrtle Beach rally located along the coast of South Carolina. I wouldn’t be working for Eddy there, and would have to look for another job. I had no set plans other than to make enough money that could last throughout coming VXPPHU PRQWKV ,·G HLWKHU ÀQG ZRUN or not, and if not the alternative would be to simply enjoy the rally, then accept whatever the road threw my way next.

Again the old Electra Glide was packed with the all of my worldly possessions, and again the road opened up ahead. Georgia lay between FL and my next destination.

The state line was near and once past it I stopped to pull some of the smallest back roads from the map then make my way slowly through the little towns of rural America. By night I’d set camp upon the land of my choosing.

Spring sunshine pelted from above.

There was no rush. It was a good day to ride.

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Hey, Life gets more nuts by the moment.

But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on a plan for hope and freedom with the help of our esteemed publisher Chris, Jay Jackson from the MRF, Tony Sanfelipo, Bob Kay and BOLT. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fantastic way to kick off the 20th year of Cycle Source and to demonstrate that we stand behind our mantra, to ride free and against any entity set against that notion. In other words, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit the news.

Tennessee Helmet Law Alert-A lobbyist for one of the BIG insurance companies, DQG D PRWRUF\FOLVW VWRSSHG E\ P\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH here at the Tennessee General Assembly yesterday to bring me news from conference of insurance companies. Insurance industry is going full-bore to return Michigan to a mandatory helmet state this coming year.

Vince and Jim, and all of ABATE of Michigan---you have been so helpful in our battle in Tennessee, let us know how we can help.

-Carol Simpson Twin Rivers Chopper Camp Out For 2017The event announcements for 2017 are already starting to roll in and while most of us are sitting around the shop staring at our dusty motorcycles, Zac Gibbons is hard at work putting together an event he calls the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Rivers Chopper Camp Out.â&#x20AC;? held August 18-20th at the Twin Rivers Campground in Crumpler, NC. It promises three days of riding through Appalachian Mountains followed by nights camping on the banks of the New River.

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Take note that this is an event for choppers, so while technically you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to have a chopper to attend, people might look at you strange if you trailer your new Ultra Classic to the campground. Basically, you just ride north until your almost in Virginia then hang a left and ride west until your almost in Tennessee.

This puts you right in the heart of the Appalachian MJountains with great roads to explore, literally in every direction. With six months until the Twin Rivers Chopper Camp Out, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got plenty of time to Ă&#x20AC;QLVK WKDW FKRSSHU SURMHFW you started on this winter.

Sponsorship opportunities are available and those LQWHUHVWHG LQ Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ RXW KRZ WKH\ FDQ KHOS support this event can contact Zac directly via email at: zakgibbons@yahoo.com

MRF115th Congress New Class AlertThis month, the 115th Congress gaveled into session after the general election in which the country chose a new President, Vice-President as well as a new class of lawmakers.

These early days of the newly indoctrinated Congress will serve critical for you to have your voice heard about the issues you care about. No doubt, Congress will struggle with what to do about policies that affect your right to ride.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start the year off strong by sending your newly elected President, Vice-President, Senators and Congressmen a message outlining the motorcycle communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislative agenda. Now is the time to have your voice heard!

Simply click on the link below and follow the prompts to send an already drafted letter

welcoming this new class of lawmakers and letting them know what issues we care about.

All you need to provide is your name and DGGUHVV DQG WKH UHVW ZLOO EH Ă&#x20AC;OOHG RXW IRU \RX ZLWK WKH RSWLRQ IRU \RX WR HGLW DV \RX VHH Ă&#x20AC;W http://mrf.org/federal-legislative-issues/ Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welcome New & Returning Lawmakers to the 115th Congress & Let Them Know What We Are All About!

-Megan J. Ekstrom Vice-President, Government Affairs & Public Relations , Motorcycle Riders Foundation www.mrf.org The Vertical Plate File-SOUTH DAKOTAAbate of South Dakota is introducing a bill to make mounting motorcycle plates vertical OKAY. I just found out that our Dept of Public Safety/Highway patrol will be testifying against us. They say that the plates are hard to read. Does anyone have any data to prove otherwise? And does your state allow vertical plates?

--Jiggs Cressy, Coordinator, A.B.A.T.E. of South Dakota; jac98fxd@aol.com CONNECTICUT- Not legal, but have not heard of enforcement issues here. Section 14-18c F 2IĂ&#x20AC;FLDO QXPEHU SODWHV ZKHQ GLVSOD\HG upon motor vehicles shall be entirely unobscured and the numerals and letters thereon shall be plainly legible at all times.

Such number plates shall be horizontal, and shall be fastened so as not to swing and, during the time when a motor vehicle is required to display lights, the rear number plate shall be so illuminated as to be legible DW D GLVWDQFH RI Ă&#x20AC;IW\ IHHW 1RWKLQJ PD\ EH DIĂ&#x20AC;[HG WR D PRWRU YHKLFOH RU WR WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO number plates displayed on such vehicle that obscures or impairs the visibility of any information on such number plates.

--Sandra Clark, CMRA Legislative Committee Chair, MRF State Representative imnamericanwmn@hotmail.com 9,5*,1,$ 9LUJLQLD GRHV QRW VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ allow it but it is not prohibited. Our code maintains that it must be legible. Every now DQG WKHQ DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU ZLOO WLFNHW D PRWRUF\FOLVW for having a vertical plate claiming itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not legible. I will write the plate number across a legal pad and turn it vertically and ask the RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU WR UHDG LW +H GRHV &DVH GLVPLVVHG 2QFH , KDG DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU WXUQ KLV KHDG VLGHZD\V DQG FODLP GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW\ 7KH MXGJH VWLOO GLVPLVVHG EXW DIWHU ORRNLQJ DW WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU DV LI KH ZHUH a moron. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if that helps you or not but it does not seem to be an issue here.

--Matt Danielson, McGrath, Danielson, Sorrell & Fuller, The Motorcycle Law Group,

1-800-321-8968 Motorcyclelawgroup.com IILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA, NATCH - Vehicle Code Section 5201 states: â&#x20AC;&#x153;License plates shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from swinging, shall be mounted in a position so as to be clearly visible, and so that the characters are upright and display from left to right.

--Keith Johnston A.B.A.T.E. of California TENNESSEE - Tennessee passed a vertical plate law a few years ago. In Tennessee, every bill is accompanied by a Fiscal Note, laying out what the state will either gain or lose in state revenue if the bill is passed. This bill had a $1400 Fiscal Note that said it would cost the state $1400 in lost revenue from tickets that are issued for vertical plates every year. As in your case, the Dept. of Safety was against the bill because they would lose money.

Our House Sponsor was a very experienced old-school, motorcycle friendly Democrat.

Our Senate sponsor was a motorcycle friendly Republican with just a few years of service under his belt. The Senator said WKH Ă&#x20AC;VFDO QRWH ZRXOG NLOO WKH ELOO 7KH +RXVH sponsor buried the bill in an Omnibus bill that authorized dozens of new vanity tags, HDFK ZLWK D Ă&#x20AC;VFDO QRWH WKDW SURPLVHG LQFRPH for the state.

No one â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncoveredâ&#x20AC;? the vertical tag section in the House, and it was included in the Senate bill also, and both bills passed unanimously.

An excellent lesson in learning that there are more than one way to skin a cat. All we did was select the best sponsors and keep quiet. SUCCESS!!

Many thanks to One of our many champions--Representative John DeBerry!

Senator Mike Bell was grateful to be able to bring yet another win to the motorcyclists of Tennessee. Both men also work diligently in our efforts toward Freedom of Choice!!! In more recent years, Mike Bell has sponsored other pieces of successful legislation for us and joined the ranks of Champion, the highest award we give to our legislators and some of our regulators!!!!

--Carol Simpson, Assistant State Rep. PENNYSLVANIA - PA did it a couple years ago. Initially, Police werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too happy because of the scanners, but I believe the software in the scanners eventually could accommodate them.

That â&#x20AC;&#x153;stupid little license billâ&#x20AC;? became amended with PAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2.1 Billion Dollar Highway Bill, and was used as a vehicle to get the

Highway Bill through quickly. That Highway Bill gave PA the highest liquid fuel tax in the country, along with many other fee increases. Perhaps thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what made the Vertical License Plate Bill so attractive.

I can see where it would be a problem from an administrative or IT position. Reprinting of forms, changes to DOT software, etc. The plates have costs far beyond the cost of the actual plates. Not sure how many plates have been issued.

By the way, PA no longer has registration stickers for licenses. Instead, police cars are being equipped with scanners to scan license plates to see if registration has been paid (along with whatever else they scan for).

Registration stickers were commonly stolen by vandals cutting the corner off license plates, to the point where people had to mount the license plates inside the vehicles.

--Steve, Pennsylvania; http://www. dmv.pa.gov/VEHICLE-SERVICES/ Registration%20Plates/Standard-Issue-

License-Plate/Pages/Vertical-MotorcycleLicense-Plates.aspx VERTICAL MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATION PLATE - Act 89, signed into law on November 24, 2013, provides for the availability of a motorcycle registration plate designed to be displayed vertically. Vertical motorcycle plates are an option for motorcycle enthusiasts who prefer the positioning of vertical plates over horizontal plates. The cost for the vertical motorcycle plate is $20. Applicants may apply by completing Form MV-165, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Application for a Vertical Motorcycle Registration Plate.â&#x20AC;?

A horizontal motorcycle registration plate may not be displayed vertically.

ALASKA-Although it appears that is not legal here in Alaska either, it is a very common SUDFWLFH DQG , DP XQDZDUH RI DQ\ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F enforcement efforts. I am sure it is one of those things where, if they are looking for something, they may write it up or use it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probable Causeâ&#x20AC;? for a stop.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sec. 28.10.171. Display of registration plates. (a) When two registration plates are issued for a vehicle, they shall be attached to the vehicle for which issued, one in front and the other in the rear. When one registration plate is issued, it shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle for which issued. (b) Every registration plate issued under this chapter shall be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned, with the upper edge of the plate horizontal, at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground measuring from the bottom of the plate, and maintained in a location and condition so as to be clearly legible. However, when considered necessary to insure legibility, the commissioner may provide by regulation for another method of installation.â&#x20AC;?

--BigDave MINNESOTA - I can provide you with much info regarding vertical plates. ABATE of MN passed this bill. Call text or email ZLWK VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F UHTXHVWV Mack - MN 763-226-9195 Weird News: Women Arrested For Riding A Motorcycle-Iranian police arrested two women for riding a motorcycle in a western Iranian city -- an incident that went viral when images appeared online and sparked a social-media backlash against the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political and religious authorities.

State news agency IRNA said the two women were detained in Dezful, whose law enforcement chief, Ali Elhami, accused them of committing an â&#x20AC;&#x153;uglyâ&#x20AC;? act that breaks the â&#x20AC;&#x153;religious normsâ&#x20AC;? of the conservative Islamic-led nation.

IRNA quoted Elhami as saying he ordered the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest after online images of the two women riding the motorcycle and being surrounded by male onlookers at a local park prompted complaints about the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dress, appearance and interaction with the men. The two women will be judged for breaking â&#x20AC;&#x153;revolutionary norms and values.â&#x20AC;?

Women in Iran are barred from obtaining licenses to drive motorcycles in public. %LOO %LVK 1&20 /DZ 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHV RI 5LFKDUG Lester Latest On The New Rpm Act- Senate Joins House in Support of the RPM Act. It was a one-two punch for motorcycle and race car enthusiasts during the month of January.

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THE CYCLE SOURCE WORLD REPORT - POWERED BY BIKERNET.COM Following the January 6th introduction by the House of Representatives, the Senate released its version, (S.203) of the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 (RPM Act). Introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the bill already has a number of supporters from both political parties.

Similarly, the House version (HR.350) has 73 supporters though this number grows by the day.

Like the version pending in the House, the Senate bill ensures that transforming motor vehicles, including motorcycles, into race cars or racing bikes used exclusively in competition does not violate the Clean Air Act. The issue came to a head when (3$ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV LQVLVWHG WKDW WKH\ KDYH WKH authority to regulate the racing industry according to the Clean Air Act. The RPM Act would clarify that the Clean Air Act does indeed allow motor vehicles, including motorcycles, to be converted into dedicated race vehicles without fear of EPA penalties or enforcement action.

Similar bills surfaced last year but ultimately fell short of passage before the 114th Congress adjourned in December of 2016. Proponents of the amateur racing industry and others including the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, and the Specialty Equipment Market Association have included passage of the RPM Act as one of their key priorities in the 2017 legislative season.

Both organizations among several others were listed as supporters on Senator Burrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s press release on S.203: http://www.burr. senate.gov/press/releases/burr-introducesbill-to-keep-epa-from-devastating-amateurmotorsports â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Clean Air Act was never intended to allow the EPA to regulate race cars or motorcycles,â&#x20AC;? said Megan Ekstrom, VicePresident of Government Affairs for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is, unfortunately, yet another example of an agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overreach.â&#x20AC;?

Over 200,000 letters were sent last year to Congress in support of passage of the RPM Act last year. The bills will now go through the legislative process in which many are hopeful the proposals will cross WKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK OLQH Rebel On The Highway Coming- A Biker Movie for Bikers, by Bikers - A lot of hype has been circulating on social media outlets lately concerning the soon-to-be-released movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rebel on the Highway.â&#x20AC;? This independent Ă&#x20AC;OP XQOLNH PDQ\ EHIRUH LW LV XQLTXH LQ that there are no professional actors, no overt violence or sexuality and no big movie production company dictating the direction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rebelâ&#x20AC;? is the dream child of Charlie Brechtel and is co-written by Charlie and his wife, Sabrina. It is co-produced by Brechtel, )UDQN 9HUEHFN DQG 'HQQLV 6DQĂ&#x20AC;OLSSR The actors are real-life bikers and famed PXVLFLDQV %UHFKWHO DQG 6DQĂ&#x20AC;OLSSR KDYH a deep background in the music industry.

Brechtel, originally from New Orleans, has played with John Lee Hooker, Gregg Allman, Dr. John and Deacon Jones, among others.

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Deacon Jones is in the movie along with some other musicians, most notably Charlie Musselwhite, Guitar Mac and Lester Chambers, who plays the Blind Bluesman.

Filming has been ongoing in locations including California, Louisiana, Wisconsin and New York.

-- Tony Pan When Mandatory Helmet Legislation Heads Your Way (Arizona Example)- There are three things you can do: 1. Call and/or email your representative and express displeasure over this proposed legislation and ask them to speak to the representatives on the TI committee. 2.

Call and/or email the committee members themselves. 3. Show up in support of the motorcycle community during the hearing.

Remember that there is a decorum for those who are in the gallery.

If you email a representative, make sure to include your full name, address, phone number and reference the bill number (HB2046) in the subject line and email body.

Here are a few suggested bullet points to bring up when speaking to or writing the representatives. According to the National +LJKZD\ 7UDIĂ&#x20AC;F DQG 6DIHW\ $GPLQLVWUDWLRQ (NHTSA); in 81% of fatal crashes involving helmeted motorcyclists, the fatal injury was to a part of the body other than the head.

In the same report, NHTSA also stated that the same was true in 64% of fatal accidents involving helmetless motorcyclists. According to the National Center for Health Statistics; un-helmeted motorcyclistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injuries account for less than 0.001% of all American health care costs. Accidents involving motorcyclists tend to be caused by distracted and/or impaired automobile drivers. We believe that motorcyclists are being singled out as a group and this is just a â&#x20AC;&#x153;taxâ&#x20AC;? on our transportation choice. We believe the choice to wear or not wear a helmet should be left up to the adult riding the motorcycle.

DOT approved helmets are not designed to withstand an impact from more than 6 feet.

Remember to be courteous and professional.

We want the representatives on our side. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at lobbyist@abateofaz.org .HHS Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ WKH JRRG Ă&#x20AC;JKW Mike Infanzon; ABATE of Arizona, State

Designated Lobbyist I believe thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even more evidence to ride free. You have all your senses alive and alert without a helmet to distract or impair your riding ability. Helmets give riders a false sense of security and mess with vision and hearing.--Bandit FREEDOM RESPECTED IN ARIZONA-We defeated our Helmet Bill HB2046 8-0 vote DJDLQVW WKH ELOO LQ LWV¡ Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRPPLWWHH ZKLFK was transportation! YES!!!

--Deborah Butitta, ABATE of AZ BOD Member, MRF BOD Member Federal Highway Administration Moves Forward with Motorcyclist Advisory Council: Motorcyclists Severely Underrepresented WASHINGTON, DC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Motorcyclists across WKH FRXQWU\ ZHUH GLVFRXUDJHG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW that the Federal Highway Administration will only require one motorcyclist to serve on an Advisory Council supposedly dedicated to representing those who ride.

The Motorcyclist Advisory Council, a newly reestablished group, is supposed to serve and advise the Federal Highway Administration on issues critical to motorcyclists across the nation. By design, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;MACâ&#x20AC;? would allow motorcyclists the opportunity to discuss how they are affected by roadway design, barriers, construction, and the emergence of intelligent transportation systems like driverless vehicles.

However, according to a notice in the Federal Register, the Council is instead requiring participants with safety and engineering backgrounds and only indicating room for one representative from the motorcycling community.

The MAC of the Past - The original Motorcyclist Advisory Council was established in a 2005 highway bill. The 2005 law called for the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to have a dialogue with the motorcycle community on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists.

The Council had 10 members consisting of representatives from the motorcycling community as well as individuals with professional expertise in national motorcyclist safety. According to the 2005 law, four of the ten council members were to include members of the motorcycling community from various state and federal motorcycle associations. The other 6 members would serve to provide the necessary technical expertise related to roadway design, safety and other issues.

However, in 2009 the highway bill expired and along with it, so did the Council.

Motorcyclists were disheartened â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the 0$& ZDV WKH RQO\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO IRUXP WKH\ KDG to express to authorities at the Department of Transportation the issues they faced on the road. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why when the Council was reestablished in 2016, it was viewed as a positive development to once again open a GLDORJXH EHWZHHQ JRYHUQPHQW RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV DQG motorcyclists across the nation.

A Short-Lived Celebration - Though motorcyclists applauded Congress for

THE CYCLE SOURCE WORLD REPORT - POWERED BY BIKERNET.COM reestablishing the Council, this positivity was short-lived. This week, the Federal Highway Administration or FHWA, announced plans WR RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOO\ RSHQ QRPLQDWLRQV IRU SDUWLFLSDQWV to serve on the newly reestablished Council.

The Council would again consist of ten members, however unlike in 2005, only one representative from a motorcycle association will be required to serve. Many balked including Kirk â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hardtailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Willard, President of the Board of Directors for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite our best efforts to ensure the motorcycle community had a seat at the table, the FHWA has dismissed our concerns and efforts instead emphasizing councilmembers with safety and engineering backgrounds without any experience actually riding a motorcycle. Including only one motorcyclist in this group is not only imbalanced, unfair and contrary to the mission of the MAC, but it defeats the entire purpose of the Council.

The MAC was supposed to carry the voice of motorcyclists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; having only one member as an actual motorcyclist will render this Council ineffective.â&#x20AC;?

Dozens of Members of Congress appeared to agree with Willard; over the summer a letter was sent to the FHWA encouraging them to adopt similar language as the 2005 MAC which included at least four motorcyclists in the panel of ten. It appears this letter was largely ignored by the Federal Highway Administration.

Lobbyist for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Megan Ekstrom said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate that the Federal Highway Administration is choosing to move forward with a Motorcyclist Advisory Council that will not be representative of actual motorcyclists.

Nominations to serve on the Council are due at the end of February. The notice from the Federal Highway Administration can be viewed here: https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2017/01/09/2017-00125/ motorcyclist-advisory-council-to-the-federalhighway-administration Wild Industry News, Polaris Industries To Wind Down Victory Motorcycles Operations-Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced it will immediately begin winding down its Victory Motorcycles brand and related operations. Polaris will assist dealers in liquidating existing inventories while continuing to supply parts for a period of 10 years, along with providing service and warranty coverage to Victory dealers and owners. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement does not affect any other Polaris business units. ´7KLV ZDV DQ LQFUHGLEO\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW GHFLVLRQ for me, my team and the Polaris Board of Directors,â&#x20AC;? said Polaris Industries Chairman and CEO Scott Wine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the past 18 years, we have invested not only resources, but our hearts and souls, into forging the Victory Motorcycles brand, and we are exceptionally proud of what our team has accomplished. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since inception, our teams have designed and produced nearly 60 Victory models that have been honored with 25 of the

industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top awards. The experience, knowledge, infrastructure and capability weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve built in those 18 years gave us the FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH WR DFTXLUH DQG GHYHORS WKH ,QGLDQ Motorcycle brand, so I would like to express my gratitude to everyone associated with Victory Motorcycles and celebrate your many contributions.â&#x20AC;?

6HYHUDO IDFWRUV LQĂ XHQFHG WRGD\¡V announcement. Victory has struggled to establish the market share needed to succeed DQG EH SURĂ&#x20AC;WDEOH 7KH FRPSHWLWLYH SUHVVXUHV of a challenging motorcycle market have increased the headwinds for the brand. *LYHQ WKH VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW DGGLWLRQDO LQYHVWPHQWV required for Victory to launch new global platforms that meet changing consumer preferences, and considering the strong performance and growth potential of Indian Motorcycle, the decision to more narrowly focus Polarisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; energy and investments became quite clear. ´7KLV GHFLVLRQ ZLOO LPSURYH WKH SURĂ&#x20AC;WDELOLW\ of Polaris and our global motorcycle business, and will materially improve our competitive stance in the industry,â&#x20AC;? said Scott Wine. ´2XU IRFXV LV RQ SURĂ&#x20AC;WDEOH JURZWK DQG LQ DQ HQYLURQPHQW RI Ă&#x20AC;QLWH UHVRXUFHV WKLV move allows us to optimize and align our resources behind both our premium, high performing Indian Motorcycle brand and our innovative Slingshot brand, enhancing our focus on accelerating the success of those brands.

Ultimately this decision will propel the industry-leading product innovation that is core to our strategy while fostering long-term growth and increased shareholder value.â&#x20AC;?

Any one-time costs associated with supporting Victory dealers in selling their remaining inventory, the disposal of factory inventory, tooling, and other physical assets, and the cancellation of various supplier arrangements will be recorded in the 2017 income statement in respective sales, gross SURĂ&#x20AC;W DQG RSHUDWLRQ H[SHQVH 7KHVH FRVWV will be excluded from Polarisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; provided 2017 sales and earnings guidance on a non-GAAP basis.

those who try to take our rights away Know :H DUH WLUHG RI LW DQG JRLQJ WR Ă&#x20AC;JKW WKHP every time they do. Mandatory Helmet Law bill in the State of Delaware - As expected Representative Sean M. Lynn (D-Dover) and Senator Gary F Simpson (R) have once again introduced a Mandatory Helmet Law - House Bill 14 in the state of Delaware. It is now in the hands of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.

Chainsaw and I have issue a call to action for the membership of ABATE of Delaware and our supporters. We are also shaking the bushes for speakers when it does go before the committee. We are a small state and last session we defeated this in committee and I believe we embarrassed rep Lynn. I fear he may bring out the big guns on this.

His party has tried that before and we need all the help we can get I have heard it said that if a legislator get 10 letters for or against a piece of legislation they are more likely to support that position.

I can also use all the help I can get on this, if you have suggestions I would like to hear them. Although Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve assisted Hildy for years WKLV LV P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH LQ WKH VHDW HB 14 - https://legis.delaware.gov/ BillDetail/25340 Ask them to support you and the entire motorcycling community and gainst ANY Mandatory Helmet Legislation and why you feel that way.You may recall that these two attempted this during the last session with HB 54, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a single vote to move it out of Committee.

--Ed Berner, Legislative Coordinator, ABATE of Delaware, Proud BOLT member Tell me if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m wrong. A brother recently said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Global Warming thing has been around for 15 or so years. If you grew up with it, why would you question it?â&#x20AC;? Interesting, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grow up with it.

He said the same of helmet laws. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you grow up wearing helmets constantly on bikes and skateboards, somehow itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a big deal to be required to wear a helmet.â&#x20AC;?

So, it begs the question. If they start banning motorcycles around the world and you can no longer drive your car, will you get use to that?

Ride Free Forever!

--Bandit

Delaware Trying For A Helmet Law- We are monitoring for signs of any legislation that will affect motorcycles and this is the Ă&#x20AC;UVW RQH WR FRPH LQ $ VWURQJ SRVLWLRQ DQG response from motorcyclist is needed and we will continue a strong presence to let April â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 103

THE BURNING ASPHALT OF QUALITY...

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hese days the fear mongers have the upper hand and the world is in some kind of mental uproar over god knows what at any given hour. The doomsday clock has been moved up thirty seconds to an unnerving 2 and a half minutes to midnight. I generously use the words unnerving because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the brainwashed teleprompter news narrating puke said. For all intent and purposes I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know what the point of a doomsday clock is or how the hell idiots think that this crap is a legitimate symbolic gesture of the untimely end to the human race. The doomsday preppers of this world must be in their glory, and while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not at the point of buying a urine Ă&#x20AC;OWUDWLRQ GHYLFH , GR KDYH D KDOI HPSW\ bottle of water somewhere in my car and I know a bunch of hillbillies that can hunt.

The movies have taught me all I need to know about the end of the world, so when it comes down to it Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just wing it and let the chips fall where the may.

To be honest, the prospect of lane splitting endless highways of burning hybrids and collapsed buildings is enough to get my heart pumping. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but imagine the shear look of satisfaction on my overly imaginative mug not having to deal with the monotonous hordes of abundantly nervous assholes of this world. The population stranglehold tends to get a bit overwhelming and the fact is, everyone imagines theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d survive the ED]LOOLRQ GHJUHH Ă&#x20AC;UHVWRUP WKDW PDNHV this world a better riding environment but truth is we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know either wayâ&#x20AC;Ś So, who cares.

While not trying to get caught up in the new American pastime of political bastardizing, the fall back answer to nuclear genocide is to blame corporate funding of the political agenda, while in the same breath feeding the cash registers of quality depriving mega stores and mall loitering chains taking away any control the little man still has. But if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look for, or provide an alternative then in fact, you have become just another cog in the corporate agenda. While Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m completely honest about being a hypocrite in my hatred for social media, I realize the need it provides. The motorcycle community

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has been able to make itself that much more approachable when it comes to aftermarket quality products made by the small businesses not only of this country but of this planet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an endless, self-governing Ă&#x20AC;VK ERZO RI LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG VROXWLRQV ,¡YH spent the last few years talking to builders, fabricators, artists, and hoarders that have found a niche and they are slowly digging a stronghold into the foundation of this country.

Crowdsourcing has allowed for the art of two wheeled machines to reach new levels, allowing the garage weekend builder to compete with the higher end shops forcing HYHU\RQH RQ HYHU\ SOD\LQJ Ă&#x20AC;HOG WR VWHS XS WKHLU game that much more. More importantly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allowed the independent builders and riders to take away the power from the million dollar companies and hopefully restore some form of quality to the scene.

When a fabricator only has his name to fall back on he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the option of corporate acceptable loss, making quality and customer satisfaction priority one.

Point being, and I actually have a point, we have fallen back on what we accept in products and in service in everything we do, in every aspect of life. I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to spend my money on a sub par part and receive pure shit followed up by a crappy attitude. I deserve more, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we have been accustomed to dealing with and in turn it has become f#@king normal. I believe that we need to invest in small business, not only in this country but world wide and once again become valued patrons and not part of a statistical analysis. Point is, I urge everyone to take the time and research the builders that are out there and start throwing your business that way instead of throwing your money and community away all together. Sites like Instagram and Facebook have become much more than political soapboxes. They are both invaluable endless shopping lists of custom parts, builders, and ideas. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time we start investing in those businesses that take the extra step and take the power away from those we are constantly funding and complaining about. When shit hits the IDQ GR \RX ZDQQD EH VXUĂ&#x20AC;QJ WKH ERLOLQJ asphalt streets with a pot metal Chinese knock off, or pillaging burning cities with quality built partsâ&#x20AC;Ś..the answer is clear.

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farmhand is driving around the farm, checking the fences. After a few minutes, he radios his boss and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boss, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a problem. I hit a pig on the road and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuck in the bull-bars of my truck. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still wriggling. What should I do?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In

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the back of your truck thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shotgun. Shoot the pig in the head and when it stops wriggling you can pull it out and throw it in a bush.â&#x20AC;?

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newlywed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who immediately demanded an inspection of the place. While they were walking through the barn, the farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly. At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the casket and greeted folks as they walked by. The pastor noticed that whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his head â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesâ&#x20AC;? and say something. Whenever a man walked by and whispered to the farmer, he would shake his head, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noâ&#x20AC;? and mumble a reply. Curious, the pastor later asked the farmer what that was all about. The farmer replied, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;The women would say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What a terrible tragedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I would nod my head and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yes, it was.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The men would ask, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You wanna sell that mule?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I would shake my head and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all booked up for a year.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives duties. Terry had married a woman from America, and bragged that he had told his wife she needed to do all the dishes and housework. He said that it took a couple days but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed and put away. Jimmie had married a woman from Canada. He bragged that he had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the FRRNLQJ +H WROG WKHP WKDW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW day he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any results, but the next day it was better. By the third day, his house was clean, he dishes were done, and he had a huge dinner on the table. The third man had married an Italian girl. He boasted that he told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, laundry and ironing twice a week, lawns mowed, windows cleaned and hot meals on the table IRU HYHU\ PHDO +H VDLG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW GD\ he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see anything, the second day he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see anything, but by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye, just enough WR Ă&#x20AC;[ KLPVHOI D ELWH WR HDW ORDG WKH dishwasher, and call a handyman.

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