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100% NEW 100% ZODIAC! MOT ORCY

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743333 CRIME SCENE CHOPPERS RAPIDE HEADLIGHT BODY WITH GRILL Is 5½” (14 cm) in diameter and is available in Chrome, Satin-Polished with Polished Brass Grill, Powder Coated and Highlighted Grill.

Starts at £ 330.00

751807 BILTWELL’S CUSTOM EXHAUST KIT includes everything to build your own custom headers on Panhead, Shovelhead, Evolution and Twin Cam models. Starts at £ 126.00

751800 BILTWELL UNIVERSAL SOLO SEATS are available in black and white and various stitching patterns.

120247 CHROME BILLET Available at your Zodiac dealer, adjustable enrichment device for S&S Super E starts at £ 92.00 and G carburetors, is available in three great looking designs. Starts at £ 25.00 751808 BILTWELL’S DRAG PIPE END CAPS 743400 W-TEC fit their Custom exhaust kit REVERSE GEAR KIT as well as most other great for use 1¾” diameter drag pipes. on Trikes and sidecars.

Sold in pairs starting Available for 5- and 6-speed at £ 38.00 Evolution and Twin Cam Big Twin models.

Starts at £ 988.00

743331 CRIME SCENE CHOPPERS RAPIDE AIR CLEANER is cast aluminum and available in satin, chrome or black. Starts at £ 356.00

741726 KELLERMANN’S MICRO DF TURN SIGNALS with integrated brake & taillight function. They are only 7 cm long.

Come in chrome, satin chrome and black.

Starts at £ 82.00 751818 BILTWELL HANDLEBARS come in Keystone and Frisco style in both chrome or black.

Available at your Zodiac dealer, starts at £ 87.00

743329 THE VENDETTA OIL TANK is an other great looking Crime Scene Choppers product. Takes 2.5 Quart of oil. Available in satin or chrome. Starts at £ 636,00

Febr LONDONCUSTOM S uary HOW , 26-2UK 8, 20 10

270684 CHROME MAGMA FLAMES MIRROR SET makes your handlebars look like on fire.

Sold in sets of left and right. £ 139.00

751826 BILTWELL STAINLESS STEEL RISERS are sold in pairs and come in polished or black finish.

Starts at £ 38,00

120211 SUPA-FLOW HIGH PERFORMANCE AIR CLEANER KITS fit Keihin CV carburetor or Delphi Fuel Injection equipped Big Twin and Twin Cam models. £ 250.00

055113 CHROME FORWARD CONTROLS fit 1989 thru 1999 Softails and feature Old Skool foot-operated hydraulic clutch control.

Starts at £ 1,005.00

THE 2009-2010 ZODIAC BIKERS BOOK

Now available at your Zodiac dealer or order at sales@zodiac.nl Price £ 9.00 excl. postage.

The new Zodiac catalog is available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Over 1.400 full colour pages with thousands of new and exciting parts and accessories from all over the world.

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For all Harley’s and American V-Twins we recommend

Internet: www.zodiac.nl E-mail: zodiac-uk@zodiac.nl Original Zodiac parts and accessories are only available through a Zodiac retailer (not directly from Zodiac by mail-order).

Check out http://www.zodiac.nl/en/locator/index.html for your nearest Zodiac dealer. Suggested retail prices include VAT. Prices can be subject to change without notice.

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/KAY SO PERHAPS WE EXPECTED TOO MUCH OF THE -ENZIES BACKED DIGITAL MAGAZINE ROUTE WHOSE VIRTUES WE WERE EXTOLLING A COUPLE OF ISSUES BACK IT WAS A NICE IDEA BUT THERE S A STILL A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DIGITAL MAGAZINE AND A PAPER ONE 7E WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE DIGITAL TURN PAGE MAGAZINES AS A DISTRIBUTION METHOD PARTICULARLY TRYING TO GET INTO !MERICA BECAUSE ITgS THE ONLY COST EFFECTIVE WAY WITH OUR SCALE OF OPERATIONS 4HEREgS A SYSTEM WAITING TO BE TESTED ONCE THIS ISSUE HAS GONE TO PRESS n HOPEFULLY IN AN HOUR OR TWOgS TIME n WHICH IS BEING SOLD AS THE NEXT BIG WHITE HOPE BUT WEgRE SHIFTING OUR FOCUS ONTO OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN PROVIDE REAL OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF THE HUMBLE MAGAZINE BUT ARE FREQUENTLY SEEN AS THE NEMESIS OF PAPER PUBLISHING 4HE WORLD IS CHANGING AND IT S DRAGGING US ALONG WITH IT 4HE DIGITAL MEDIA IS KICKING MAGAZINES WHERE IT HURTS BUT ROUND HERE WE BELIEVE THAT IT S AS MUCH BECAUSE A LOT OF MAGAZINES ARE LIGHTWEIGHT POPULIST RUBBISH THESE DAYS THAN A WHOLESALE MIGRATION FROM ONE MEDIA TO THE OTHER #ONVENTIONAL MAGAZINES HAVE BECOME MORE ENTERTAINMENT THAN INFORMATION WHICH IS A RISKY LONG TERM STRATEGY BECAUSE 46 AND T INTERNET DOES ENTERTAINMENT A LOT BETTER WITH MOVING PICTURES AND SOUND TO CALL ON WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF INTERACTIVITY IN TERMS OF THE WEB 4HAT S NOT TO SAY MAGAZINES SHOULDN T BE ENTERTAINING BUT IT SHOULDN T BE THEIR EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE AS A NUMBER OF THEM ARE STARTING TO FIND OUT -AGAZINES ARE VERY GOOD AT GETTING INFORMATION ACROSS THE FEATURES CAN BE RESEARCHED PROPERLY CAREFULLY PHRASED TO HOPEFULLY MAKE THEM COMPREHENSIBLE AND THEN MISSPELLED WITH RECKLESS ABANDON TO UNDERMINE THE POINT ) M TRYING TO MAKE "UT THEY STAND AS A RECORD n TERRIFYINGLY IMMUTABLE AND THEIR AUTHORS ACCOUNTABLE n WHICH LEADS TO A MASSIVE PRESSURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEYgRE RIGHT BEFORE GOING TO PRESS BECAUSE ONCE SOMETHING IS PRINTED IT S TOO LATE TO CHANGE ANYTHING 4HIS GAVE MAGAZINES AUTHORITY BEFORE A LOT OF THEM WERE gDUMBED DOWNg WITH FEATURES BECOMING LITTLE MORE THAN ENTERTAINING SPACE FILLERS BETWEEN THE ADVERTS THAT ACTUALLY PAY THE BILLS RATHER THAN SOMETHING WORTH READING IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND COMPLEMENTED BY ADVERTS THAT OF INTEREST TO THE READER "ITTER .O NOT REALLY 9OU VE GOT TO BE PRAGMATIC ABOUT THESE THINGS AND WE DO THINGS OUR OWN WAY ANYWAY &OR YEARS BATTLES RAGED WITHIN INDEPENDENT TITLES BETWEEN ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS EACH CONSIDERING THE OTHER TO BE THE ENEMY BOTH ADAMANT THAT THEY WERE THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE MAGAZINE WITH THE FIGHT ULTIMATELY WON BY THE BUSINESS MODEL FAVOURED BY THE PUBLISHER 4HE ANSWER WAS STARING THEM IN THE FACE STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE 2EADERS BUY MAGAZINES FOR BOTH THE FEATURES AND RELEVANT ADVERTISING )F THE FEATURES ARE RUBBISH OR THE ADVERTS AREN T OF ANY INTEREST THE MAGAZINE STOPS BEING INTERESTING TO READERS AND THEY SIMPLY WON T BUY IT THEREgS NO OBLIGATION FOR THEM TO DO SO 4HE DIGITAL THING IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT )F A MAGAZINE S EDITORIAL IS FROTHY LIGHTWEIGHT FILLING BETWEEN ADS IT CAN BE REPRODUCED ON LINE VERY EASILY )N FACT YOU DONgT EVEN NEED THE ADS BECAUSE YOU CAN DO IT ALL WITHOUT OFFICE OVERHEADS AND PRINT BILLS !NYONE CAN DO IT AND THEY DO )T S LIBERATING IT S ENTERTAINING IT S INTERACTIVE )TgS A REASON TO USE THE WORD gZEITGEISTg FOR THE FIRST TIME )TgS BY THE PEOPLE OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE )TgS ALSO SADLY A LITTLE BIT RUBBISH IN THE MAIN BECAUSE ITgS ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT TO DO IT PROPERLY )TgS LIKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO ) CAN FEED MYSELF AND HAVENgT POISONED ANYONE ELSE THAT )gM AWARE OF BUT )gM NOT GOING TO OPEN A RESTAURANT IN MY LIVING ROOM )gM MODERATELY HANDY WITH A SPANNER BUT )gM NOT GOING TO TAKE IN SERVICING WORK

ANY MORE THAN )gM GOING TO TAKE UP DESPATCH RIDING BECAUSE )gVE GOT A BIKE OR TAXIING BECAUSE )gVE GOT A CAR OR LONG DISTANCE RUNNING BECAUSE )gVE GOT LEGS )T ISNgT AS SIMPLE AS THAT -OREOVER THEREgS NO MONEY IN IT UNLESS YOU ARE VERY CLEVER THEREgS MASSIVE COMPETITION AND ALL YOUR ADVERTISERS WOULD RATHER SPEND THEIR BUDGET ON MAKING THEIR OWN SITE SING AND DANCE 4HE PEOPLE MAKING MONEY OUT OF IT ARE THE PROGRAMMERS DESIGNERS AND THE MIDDLE MEN WHO ARE SELLING THE VISION AND CHARGING FOR THEIR CONSULTANCY WORK )TgS A BUBBLE THAT WILL BURST AND FOLK WILL GET BACK TO POSTING HUMOROUS VIDEOS ON 9OU4UBE HAVING REALISED THAT GETTING OVER A MILLION PEOPLE TO WATCH YOUR MATE FALL OVER DOESNgT MAKE YOU THE NEXT 2UPERT -URDOCH "54 AND ITgS A BIG BUT JUST AS ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS NEEDED TO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE THERE IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO USE MAGAZINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA TOGETHER EACH COMPLEMENTING THE OTHER !ND IT DOESNgT NEED TO BE ANYTHING AS SOPHISTICATED AS A TRICK WEBSITE BLOGS AND &ACEBOOK ARE PERFECTLY SUITED TO IT AND ARE TECHNOLOGIES THAT EVEN MOST TECHNOPHOBES ARE COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH $ONE PROPERLY IT CAN BECOME THE LETTERS PAGE READERS RIDES AN OPEN FORUM A MEANS OF GETTING NEWS OUT BETWEEN ISSUES AND TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN FIT IN THE MAGAZINE n AND IN DIFFERENT FORMATS THAT JUST WONgT WORK IN A MAGAZINE LIKE MOVING PICTURES AND SOUND $ONE PROPERLY IT WILL MEAN WE CAN PUBLISH STUFF DAILY n IF THEREgS RELEVANT STUFF WORTH PUBLISHING ON A DAILY BASIS n PREVIEW THINGS THAT WILL BE IN THE MAGAZINE AS WELL AS PROMOTING THE MAGAZINE ITSELF OBVIOUSLY !ND WE CAN CANVAS YOUR OPINIONS HOPEFULLY YOUR CONSIDERED OPINIONS 4AKE THIS ISSUE FOR EXAMPLE HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING TO ADD TO THE (ERITAGE 3OFTAIL ROADTEST (OPEFULLY SOMETHING MORE EDIFYING THAN gCOOLg OR gRUBBISHg BOTH OF WHICH APPEAR TO SAY SOMETHING BUT ACTUALLY DONgT WITHOUT EXPLAINING WHY YOU THINK ITgS COOL OR RUBBISH AND WHAT YOU BASE THAT JUDGEMENT ON (AVE YOU GOT ONE (AVE YOU HAD ONE $O YOU WANT ONE 7HY 7HY NOT 3HARE YOUR VALID EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER READERS #AN YOU SEE WHERE THIS IS LEADING 9ES WE VE BITTEN THE BULLET AND AS OF NOW !MERICAN 6 EXISTS NOT ONLY HERE IN PAPER FORM BUT ON LINE AS A SERIES OF BLOGS THAT COMPLIMENT THE MAGAZINE AND WITH A SOPHISTICATED EVENTS CALENDAR THAT MAKES OUR FEEBLE ATTEMPTS IN THE MAGAZINE LOOK WELL FEEBLE $ETAILS OF ALL ARE ON PAGE $ON T EXPECT THE BLOGS TO BE AS IN DEPTH AS THE MAGAZINE THEY ARE MORE CONVERSATIONS THAN MONOLOGUES 7EgVE BEEN RETRAINING OURSELVES TO BE CONCISE AND HAVE BEEN RUNNING TRIALS THROUGH *ANUARY SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT WEgRE TRYING TO DO WITH IT LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK "Y THE TIME THIS ISSUE IS ON THE SHELVES THERE WILL BE A THREAD SET UP TO ALLOW FEEDBACK FOR THE ROADTESTS WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY BUILD UP INTO A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON EACH MODEL AS WE WORK THROUGH THEM 4HAT COULD EVEN GROW INTO ITS OWN BLOG ACTUALLY

)gLL LOOK INTO THAT ITgS STILL AN EVOLVING PICTURE 9OU ARE ALLOWED n NO ENCOURAGED n TO HAVE YOUR OWN OPINIONS AND TO EXPRESS THEM BUT EVERYTHING WILL GO THROUGH A MODERATION PROCESS THIS IS NOT TO EDIT IT BUT TO FILTER OUT THE DICKHEADS AND GENERAL "3 THAT HAS UNDERMINED SO MUCH OF THE INTERNETgS POTENTIAL ,ET THEM PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE !ND BE ASSURED THAT THE BLOGS WILL BE A SAFE PLACE FREE OF TECHNO SPEAK WHERE YOU WILL NEVER HEAR THE gBLOGOSPHEREg MENTIONED WELL NOT AGAIN /R ZEITGEIST !LL WE NEED TO DO THE IS TO STREAM RELEVANT CLASSIFIED ADS IN TOO

BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE MUCH MORE SENSE THAT IT EVER COULD IN A BI MONTHLY MAGAZINE Andy

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News from the grid, and the opportunity to win a pair of

VIP Tickets for the Mallory Park round in June courtesy of Warr’s Harley-Davidson.

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Keis X4 Heated Bodywarmer, the latest video from the

Choppertown crew: “The Harbortown Bobber�, Sol Clear visor treatments, Kabrus Siren Alarm Padlock.

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A quick guide to our new on-line presence. ).$)!. #()%& 6).4!'%

One of the most anticipated new American motorcycles of recent time: the King’s Mountain iron redskin breaks cover:� was it worth the wait?

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Deferring your next bike while things settle? How about turning your current model into the bike it could be.

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When the biggest v-twin isn’t enough, there’s always a V8.

Meet Eleanor, but hurry, she’ll be gone in a minute.

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The world famous race circuit hosts a weekend of classic car racing, and Harley-Davidson set up camp in the middle.

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It ain’t over ’til the Fat Bloke sings ... define ‘singing’, does rumbling count?

%DITOR andy.hornsby@american-v.co.uk &EATURES %DITOR rich.king@american-v.co.uk #ONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Steve Kelly, Amanda Wright, Nitro, Benny Thomas, Hazel Jackson, Graham Gabriel, Phil Bourne.

0ROOFING Back to Amanda ... poor Amanda. $ESIGN Mini Ha-Ha and Erika McAston !LL EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES TO editorial@american-v.co.uk !DVERTISING -ANAGER Emma Howl EmmaHowl@warnersgroup.co.uk 01778 392443 !DVERTISING 3ALES Andy Fraser 01778 392054

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The alternative Indian ... but then it was an Ace, designed

by Henderson after he left Excelsior. Nothing changes.

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A gentle reminder of just how good last summer was, if you were in the right place at the right time.

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And a reminder that it’s not summer yet: keeping warm and dry in kit that’s designed for the Four Seasons.

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Benny’s tangerine dream: simple, honest, leisurely.

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Less of a bolt-on bar hopper, more of a sawn-off special: Rocket Bobs’ Pintail

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Radders was happy smoking around on his VFR750s until

he saw a White Lightning ten years ago: he’s had this tubeframed, Thunderstorm engined Lightning Strike ever since.

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Harley’s evergreen Heritage Softail got a makeover for 2009, turning the clock back yet further on their classically inspired Softail: has it made the soft bagger even better?

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The magazine equivalent of a road movie. Nitro and the

Rainy City Posse saddle up and hit the T-shirt trail to Sturgis.

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The Bros come face-to-face with a H*nd* F*ct*ry C*st*m.

4RADE 3ALES Natalie Cole: 01778 392404 nataliec@warnersgroup.co.uk 3UBSCRIPTIONS 01778 392484 !NNUAL 3UBSCRIPTIONS UK: ÂŁ24.75 EU: ÂŁ36.75 RoW Zone 1: ÂŁ38.55 RoW Zone 2: ÂŁ42.75 (all include postage) 0UBLISHED BY American-V, PO Box 336, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7WY. Tel: 0207 993 8002 Printed in the UK by Warners (Midlands) PLC, Bourne.

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!DVERTISING 0RODUCTION Natalie Reynolds: 01778 391130 natalier@warnersgroup.co.uk Copyright 2010 American-V. #AN SOMEONE TURN THE SNOW OFF PLEASE A JOKE S A JOKE BUT THIS HAS GONE ON FAR TOO LONG NOW

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NEW LOW PROFILE SPEEDO HOUSING BUT THE MODEL ALSO HAS A PRE PREPARED RANGE OF ACCESSORIES THAT INCLUDES A SPRUNG SEAT AND SOME FUNKY EXHAUSTS

(ARLEY S NEW h&ORTY %IGHTv HAS GOT THE HANDS OF A MAN AND THE FACE OF A LITTLE BOY BLUE AND IT S ANOTHER PITCH

BY THE MOTOR COMPANY AT THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF A BROADER MARKET PLACE FOR (ARLEY $AVIDSON IN THE 53 !PPARENTLY THE MAJORITY OF )RON OWNERS ARE YOUNG FEMALE OR (ISPANIC

ACCORDING TO ONE SOURCE WITH ACCESS TO 0ETER -ICHAEL +EPPLER (ARLEY S hPRODUCT PLANNING GURUv BUT IF THERE WAS EVER A 3PORTSTER THAT WOULD TUG AT THE HEART STRINGS OF THE MOST SENTIMENTAL TRADITIONAL

IT WOULD BE THIS 4HERE S MORE THAN A HINT OF THE :ERO 3AMURAI PRODUCTION BIKE FEATURED IN THE LAST !MERICAN 6 ABOUT IT AND ) SUSPECT IT IS SIGNALLING A BROADER RANGE OF BIKES

NOW THAT (ARLEY HAVE REINTRODUCED THE ORIGINAL PEANUT TANK )T WILL ALWAYS BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 8,#( BUT ONLY BECAUSE OUR VERSION OF $+7 S CC STROKE WAS A "3! $ "ANTAM RATHER THAN (ARLEY S CC -ODEL 3 WHICH WAS LAUNCHED JUST AHEAD OF THE "3! IN AND THAT

WAS THE SOURCE OF THE COMPETITION 3PORTSTER S TANK 4HAT LITTLE NUGGET CLEARS UP THREE THINGS THAT PARTS BIN ENGINEERING AT (ARLEY IS ANYTHING BUT A NEW PHENOMENON THAT IT WASN T SO MUCH THE SIZE OF THE FUEL TANK ABOVE THE 8,#( S MOTOR AS THE SIZE OF THE MOTOR BENEATH THE -ODEL 3 S TANK THAT LIMITED ITS RANGE AND WHY THE NEW BIKE IS CALLED A &ORTY %IGHT "Y RIGHTS IT SHOULD BE AN 8&

FOLLOWING THE LOGIC THAT CREATED THE &8S ALL THOSE YEARS AGO BUT IT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY END UP AS THE 8, & AND IT S THE FIRST OF THE SLAMMED 53 MARKET (ARLEYS THAT HASN T BEEN BEEN GIVEN TALLER SUSPENSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSUMPTION 3QUATTING DOWN ON THE ,OW S SHOCKS TO SHARE ITS MM GROUND CLEARANCE BUT WITH A THICKER PADDED SEAT BRINGING ITS MM SEAT HEIGHT CLOSER TO THE ($) .IGHTSTER S MM THAN THE ,OW S MM IT S LOWER IN THE SADDLE THAN ANY OF THE )NTERNATIONAL @$ARK 3PORTSTERS 7E STILL DON T GET THE SIDEMOUNT PLATE AND TAILLIGHT HOWEVER BECAUSE THE LAW HASN T CHANGED 4HE &ORTY %IGHT GAINS A LITTLE HEIGHT AT THE FRONT END WITH THE LARGER ROLLING RADIUS OF THE INCH FRONT TYRE COMPARED TO THE ,OW S INCHER BUT THE NET EFFECT ON RAKE AND TRAIL ARE BARELY WORTH MENTIONING SUGGESTING THAT THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FATTER FRONT WHEEL AND TYRE HASN T BEEN FACTORED IN WHICH SHOULD MAKE IT A VERY DIFFERENT RIDING EXPERIENCE TO YOUR AVERAGE 8, HEAVIER WITH SOME UNDERSTEER BUT MORE @SOLID 4HE RETURNING PEANUT TANK IS ONE OF VERY FEW UNIQUE ELEMENTS TO THE BIKE

WHICH INCLUDE WHAT ) THINK IS THE FACTORY S FIRST LACED INCH WHEEL FOR AN 8, AND A

)F THERE ISN T A &IFTY %IGHT WAITING IN THE WINGS BASED ON THE FIRST 8,#( IT WOULD BE A GREAT SHAME BECAUSE THAT COULD BROADEN THE RANGE S APPEAL YET FURTHER AND QUICKLY SAME TANK MATCHED UP TO AN EVEN MORE ABBREVIATED REAR MUDGUARD SINGLE SPRUNG SEAT WESTERN BARS AND ON OFF ROAD TYRES ON EIGHTEEN INCH RIMS A STREET SCRAMBLER WITH LIMITED OFF ROAD POTENTIAL 4HE BIG CHALLENGE WOULD BE TO HIDE A LEGAL LIGHTING RIG RATHER THAN CORRUPT THE PURE FORM BUT WITH CLEVER USE OF ,%$S FOR SIGNALLING

AND A PAIR OF PROJECTOR HEADLAMPS PEAKING THROUGHT THE @ OF A @ RACE PLATE IT COULD CARRY IT OFF BUT GETTING BACK TO THE &ORTY %IGHT ) D SUGGEST THAT THIS ISN T JUST A COSMETIC JOB BUT IS THE CLOSEST THING THAT (ARLEY HAVE CREATED TO THE ORIGINAL BOBBERS AND DESERVING OF THE SILK SASH BASH REFERENCED IN THE SONG THAT didn’t INSPIRE THE NAME BUT WHICH MIGHT HAVE HAD A HAND IN START OF HIS NEWSPIECE ANY EXCUSE TO CONJURE UP AN IMAGE OF A YOUNG 3UZI 1UATRO

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Adrenalin Moto moved INTO NEW AND LARGER BUSINESS PREMISES ON ND .OVEMBER AND ONCE AGAIN HAS A RETAIL COUNTER IN ADDITION TO THEIR NORMAL MAIL ORDER SERVICE 4HEY VE ALSO TAKEN ON :ODIAC AND -OTORCYCLE 3TOREHOUSE AGENCIES TO BROADEN THEIR RANGE AND SUPPORT LOCAL (ARLEY $AVIDSON RIDERS 4HEY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AND SUPPLY A HUGE RANGE OF AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR "UELL MOTORCYCLES IN ADDITION TO AN EVER GROWING LIST OF ACCESSORIES FOR (ARLEY $AVIDSON S 82 INCLUDING THE *EWEL 2ACER 8,#2 LOOKALIKE BODY KITS LEFT FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLE AGENTS IN THE 5+ 4HEY ALSO SUPPLY @THE 2OLLS 2OYCE OF EXHAUSTS FOR (ARLEY S 82 THE HAND MADE &REE 3PIRITS SYSTEM WHICH FITS THE STOCK HEADER PIPES AND RETAILS AT a 6!4 4HE TELEPHONE NUMBERS REMAIN THE SAME BUT YOU CAN NOW KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR AT !DRENALIN -OTO ,TD 5NIT "ANKS (OUSE "ANKS 2OAD $ARLINGTON $, 9"

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Got small hands and a big bike? /R MAYBE ONE OF (ARLEY S SHORTER REACH MODELS AND HANDS LIKE SHOVELS 4HE SIMPLE ANSWER IS TO FIT THE OTHER LEVERS BUT THE SENSIBLE ROUTE WOULD BE TO FIT ADJUSTABLE LEVERS SO YOU CAN ADJUST THEIR THROW TO SUIT DIFFERENT GLOVES AT THE TWIST OF A DIAL AND YOUR SPOUSE SIBLING OR SUCH LIKE WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT SAFELY $AVE 3HARPE AT $!3( HAS BEEN ACUTELY AWARE OF A NEED FOR ADJUSTABLE LEVERS FOR A WHILE AND HAS NOW MANAGED TO TALK "RITISH MANUFACTURER /BERON 0ERFORMANCE INTO PRODUCING SOME FOR (ARLEYS AND THIS IS THE RESULT ! FULL MM OF ADJUSTMENT EITHER SIDE OF AN IMPROVED ORIGINAL POSITION IN EIGHT PRECISELY CONTROLLED CLICK SETTINGS THEY ARE #.# MACHINED FROM BILLET ALUMINIUM WITH STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS INCORPORATE AN ANTI RATTLE SHIM AND COME ANODISED IN A VARIETY OF COLOURS FOR BOTH LEVER AND ADJUSTER INCLUDING SILVER AND BLACK

American wheelwrights, 2IDE 7RIGHT 7HEELS FAMOUS FOR THEIR LACED SPOKE &AT $ADDY S HAVE APPOINTED .ICK 'ALE AS THEIR MAIN DISTRIBUTOR IN THE 5+ WHICH WILL INCLUDE CUSTOM SHOW RESPONSIBILITIES INTO %UROPE .ICK HAS USED 2IDE 7RIGHTS IN A NUMBER OF HIS SHOW WINNING BIKES AND WILL BE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE BRAND HERE AT A TIME WHEN 2IDE 7RIGHT ARE INTRODUCING A WIDE VARIETY OF NEW MODELS AND STYLES WHICH NOW INCLUDE 3PORTSTER MODELS AS WELL AS A X INCH WHEEL FOR 3OFTAILS RUNNING SECTION TYRES 2IDE 7RIGHT OFFER THEIR

AND SPOKE DESIGNS AS WELL AS THE &AT $ADDY WITH ITS RADIAL SPOKES OF SOLID

b INCH STAINLESS IN A WIDE ARRAY OF COLOUR

WITH THE ABILITY TO MIX AND MATCH THE

COLOURS OF HUBS SPOKES NIPPLES AND RIMS AND EVEN HAVE A RANGE OF DIFFERENT COLOURS IN A SINGLE SET OF SPOKES .ICK WILL BE SHOWING THE 2IDE 7RIGHT RANGE AT THE !LLY 0ALLY SHOW AT THE END OF &EBRUARY WHERE HE HOPES TO HAVE THE FIRST SPOKE &AT $ADDY TO BE SEEN OUTSIDE THE 53! ON DISPLAY AS WELL AS LAUNCHING A BESPOKE BILLET WHEEL CUTTING SERVICE USING 2IDE 7RIGHT S PRODUCTION FACILITIES .ICK WILL BE RELAUNCHING HIS WEBSITE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WHICH WILL INCLUDE 2IDE 7RIGHT S WHEEL DESIGNER WHICH WILL HELP YOU VISUALISE HOW A RANGE OF BASIC BIKES WILL LOOK WITH DIFFERENT HUB SPOKE RIM COLOUR COMBINATIONS

#LUTCH LEVERS ARE AVAILABLE TO FIT ALL TO DATE MODELS THAT USE CABLES

WHILE A MATCHING BRAKE LEVER SUITABLE FOR ALL CURRENT MASTER CYLINDERS IS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY BOTH CAN BE SPECIFIED WITH A CUTAWAY @VENT FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT PERFORMANCE LOOK 3EE THEM ON THE /BERON 3TAND AT THE !LLY 0ALLY SHOW RRP £69.99 each inc. VAT

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News from the dealer conference: SUPPLEMENTS TO THE 0 !

AND 3CREAMIN %AGLE CATALOGUE REVEAL THAT THE BLOODY PIECE ON UPGRADING ENGINES THAT ) SWEATED OVER FOR WEEKS FOR THIS ISSUE IS OUT OF DATE ALREADY 2EWRITE IT .O TIME HERE A PRECIS OF THE BREAKING NEWS

3% 0RO 5PGRADE +IT 4HE 5LTRA ,IMITED HASN T BEEN OUT LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THIS OVERDUE AND WE DON T GET THE 4RIKES HERE YET BUT IT S WORTH LOGGING IN CASE (ARLEY DO THE DECENT THING AND ROLL OUT ,IMITED MODELS IN OTHER RANGES "ASICALLY THE SAME AS THE BUT WITH SMALLER DIAMETER PISTONS TO OFFER HP AND FTLBS WITH FILTER AND PIPES

3CREAMIN %AGLE 0RO #RANKCASES )F YOU RE NERVOUS ABOUT HAVING YOUR CASES MACHINED TO TAKE THE b INCH BIG BORE WITH A b INCH STROKER CRANK YOU CAN NOW PUT YOUR STOCK MOTOR TO ONE SIDE AND START FROM SCRATCH STARTING WITH THESE CASES WHICH COME COMPLETE WITH THE SPECIAL 3% 0ISTON /IL *ETS TO CLEAR THE SKIRTS OF PISTONS IN THE BIGGER STROKER AND UPRATED BEARINGS 9OU MIGHT AS WELL TO BE HONEST BECAUSE YOU LL BE CHANGING MOST OF THE MOTOR ANYWAY BY THE TIME YOU VE FINISHED IF YOU RE PLAYING AT THIS LEVEL

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8, TO 3TAGE +IT )S NOW AVAILABLE IN SOLID BLACK WHICH MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR RIDERS OF )RONS AND 2S WHO DON T ESPECIALLY WANT SHINY FINS .O WORD AS YET ON WHETHER THE BARRELS WILL BE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY

3MART 3TART %VOLUTION "LACK 4HOUGHT THE %VO WAS DEAD 3HAME ON YOU FAR FROM IT )N FSACT FOR (ARLEY HAVE MADE SURE THAT OWNERS OF OLDER MODELS NEEDN T MISS OUT ON THE DARK AGE

BY RELEASING IT IN BLACKED OUT hSINISTER "LACKv (ARLEY S LITERATURE STATES THAT IT S FOR 3OFTAILS BUT IT S SUITABLE FOR ALL %VO APPLICATIONS

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4HE NEW FLAGSHIP UPGRADE IF THE MAD 0RO 2ACE ISN T HAIRY CHESTED ENOUGH FOR YOU )T S BASED ROUND A NEW b INCH STROKER CRANK AND THE EXISTING b INCH BORE PISTONS OF THE CI UPGRADE AND HAS HP POTENTIAL )T S SUITABLE FOR ON $YNAS AND ON 4OURERS AND REQUIRES THE CASES TO BE BORED TO TAKE THE b INCH BARRELS A MODEL SPECIFIC COMPRESSION RELEASE WIRING HARNESS HIGH FLOW INJECTORS A HIGH PERFROMANCE CLUTCH

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3ERIES 5PDATE Things are looking promising FOR OUR BUDDING CROP OF (ARLEY RACE TEAMS n THE "3" 82 RACE SERIES SEEMS TO BE SHAPING UP NICELY FOR 4HIS IS DUE AT LEAST IN PART TO THE EFFORTS OF !NDREW -C)NDOE OF (ARLEY $AVIDSON 5+ WHO HAS BEEN BUSY TRYING TO FILL THE GRID BY PUTTING EXPERIENCED RIDERS AND RACE TEAM MANAGERS WHO ARE KEEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SERIES IN TOUCH WITH THEIR LOCAL (ARLEY DEALERS TO GET TEAMS IN PLACE n AND HIS STRATEGY SEEMS TO BE WORKING &OR THE SERIES TO GO AHEAD (ARLEY SET A TARGET OF A GRID OF A MINIMUM OF SIXTEEN BIKES AT THE TIME IF WRITING WE WERE AT ELEVEN AND COUNTING ) SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THREE OF THESE BIKES ARE (ARLEY OWNED AND THAT THEY WILL RENT THEM OUT TO RIDERS ON A RACE BY RACE BASIS n SO IF THE PICS OF 'AVIN #UPIT S RACE READY 82 IN THE LAST EDITION OF !MERICAN 6 WHETTED YOUR APPETITE FOR HOG RACING NOW S YOUR CHANCE 9OU WILL NEED AN !#5 RACE LICENCE n IF THEY LET ALL COMERS RACE WITHOUT ANY EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULES THAT WOULD BE INSANELY DANGEROUS 3OME OF THE DEALER MANAGERS INVOLVED IN THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED TEAMS HAVE LITTLE OR NO RACE EXPERIENCE THEMSELVES BUT HAVEN T LET THAT STOP THEM JOINING UP WITH AN EXISTING RACE TEAM AND GET THEIR NAME AND THE BIKE OUT IN FRONT OF *OE 0UBLIC .EWMARKET (ARLEY $AVIDSON DEALER "LACK "EAR HAS GOT TOGETHER WITH RACER 7ARREN 3COTT TO FORM WHAT LOOKS SET TO BE A REALLY STRONG TEAM -$ .IGEL $ARKIN SAID h7ARREN S A LOCAL LAD WHO RUNS HIS OWN RACE TEAM AND ENGINEERS n HE S EXPERIENCED AND COMPETITIVE 7E RE GOING OUT TO GET GOOD RESULTS AND WE WANT TO WIN v 4HEY ARE CLEARLY TAKING IT SERIOUSLY n 7ARREN IS OFF TO 3PAIN TO PUT IN SOME TESTING IN WARMER CLIMES 3EASONED CAMPAIGNERS AND THE SERIES FAVOURITES 7ARR S HAVE ALREADY BEEN TESTING AT CIRCUITS IN )TALY AND 3PAIN 7EST #OAST (ARLEY S $ON 2UTHERFORD SAYS THEY ARE ALSO PUTTING INTO THE SERIES n AND IT LOOKS LIKELY THAT THEIR @LOCAL CIRCUIT +NOCKHILL WILL HOST TWO OF THE SEVEN RACES PLANNED 7HAT ALL THE TEAMS HAVE IN COMMON IS THE INTENTION TO WIN n AND IN FACT THE CONVICTION THAT THEY WILL WIN %VERY TEAM ) VE SPOKEN TO CLAIMS TO BE hIN IT TO WIN ITv AND WITH SUCH A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY WON T ALL HAVE A DECENT CHANCE 5NSURPRISINGLY SOME HARDENED "3" @FANS HAVE THROWN OUT SOME PRETTY DERISORY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF (ARLEYS RACING n THEIR OPINIONS BASED PURELY ON THE DUBIOUS ASSUMPTION THAT ALL (ARLEYS ARE CUMBERSOME AND LACKING IN SPEED BUT THEY RE MISSING THE POINT

HOWEVER BECAUSE AS ANY TRUE RACE FAN KNOWS RACING IS ALL ABOUT MAKING THE BEST OF THE BIKE YOU ARE RIDING n AND THE TIGHTER THE REGULATIONS FOR YOUR CLASS THE CLOSER THE RACING AND THE MORE RELIANT YOU ARE ON RIDER SKILL )F RACING WAS STRICTLY LIMITED

TO THE FASTEST BIKES SPECIALLY BUILT FOR RACING ROUND A TRACK THERE WOULD BE ONLY ONE RACE SERIES IN THE WORLD n -OTO '0 n AND ALL THE OTHER RIDERS TEAM MANAGERS AND MECHANICS WOULD BE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THEIR CHOSEN SPORT SO WE SAY h"RING IT ON v !ND OKAY OF COURSE IT IS TRUE TO SAY THAT THE 82 WON T BE AS QUICK AS A "3" RACE SPEC BIKE ROUND THE TRACK COME RACE DAY BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS PLAYED WITH THE (ARRIS RACE KIT EQUIPPED BIKE HAS BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED )AN -C#LOUD OF (ARRIS 0ERFORMANCE IS CLEARLY THRILLED WITH THE FINISHED PRODUCT h)T S TRANSFORMED THE BIKE n ITS LOOKS AND ITS FUNCTION 7ELL KNOWN RIDERS HAVE MADE REALLY GOOD COMMENTS AND WE RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THATv (ARRIS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHIPPING THE KIT PARTS OUT TO CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE AND THEY VE BEEN PARTICULARLY POPULAR IN THE 53 3O WHILE WE KNOW THE RACE KIT HAS A GREAT IMPACT ON THE BIKE IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE PACKAGE STANDS UP TO THE ABUSE OF A RACE WEEKEND IN TYPICAL GLORIOUS "RITISH WEATHER BECAUSE

TO WIN A ONE MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP LIKE THIS

YOU NEED A CONSISTENTLY FAST RIDER n ONE WHO IS HAPPY TO FINISH SECOND AND GET VALUABLE POINTS RATHER THAN ONE WHO WILL CRASH THE BIKE TRYING TO WIN EVERY RACE n BUT YOU MUST ALSO HAVE REALLY RELIABLE MACHINERY A BIKE THAT IS WELL PREPARED

COSSETED BETWEEN RACE MEETINGS AND DOESN T LET THE RIDER DOWN WILL WIN POINTS )T WILL ALSO POTENTIALLY TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT THE MECHANICAL STRENGTHS OF THE (ARLEY DEALERSHIP BEHIND EACH TEAM 3O WHEN DO THINGS KICK OFF 7ELL THE FULL "3" SEASON STARTS WITH A TEST SESSION IN MID -ARCH AND THE FIRST RACE MEETING IS AT "RANDS (ATCH IN +ENT

IN !PRIL (OWEVER OUT OF THE TEN "3" EVENTS THAT MAKE UP THE SEASON YOU LL ONLY SEE (ARLEYS RACING AT FIVE OF THEM AND TWO OF THESE WILL HOST TWO 82 RACES MAKING A TOTAL OF SEVEN RACES IN THE SERIES 7HY NOT RACE AT EVERY EVENT )T HELPS KEEP COSTS DOWN FOR THE TEAMS IF THEY ONLY HAVE TO TRAVEL TO FIVE EVENTS AND YOU NEED TO BEAR IN MIND THAT YOUR TYPICAL (ARLEY DEALER DOES A LOT OF TRADE OVER A SUMMER WEEKEND n AND TO HAVE HALF YOUR KEY STAFF SWANNING OFF TO RACE MEETINGS EVERY OTHER 3UNDAY COULD BE INCONVENIENT AT BEST AND DOWNRIGHT EXPENSIVE AT WORST !S OF *AN TH IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST 82 RACE WILL BE AT /ULTON 0ARK ON THE "ANK (OLIDAY WEEKEND OF -AY

FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND ROUND AT -ALLORY 0ARK AT THE END OF *UNE AND THE +NOCKHILL

"RANDS (ATCH AND #ADWELL CIRCUITS LINED UP FOR *ULY AND !UGUST 4HIS COULD WELL CHANGE n IN THE CURRENT MOTOR RACING CLIMATE NOTHING IS DEFINITE UNTIL IT S ALREADY HAPPENED IF YOU RE KEEN TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF STANDING TRACKSIDE FOR YOURSELVES OR JUST WANT TO KEEP UP TO SPEED WITH THE SERIES

WE RE GOING TO BE RUNNING A REAL TIME BLOG OF THE SEASON ONCE IT S UNDERWAY n AmVXR1200.blogspot.com n FOR THE

7). ! $!9 !4 4(% 2!#%3 7)4( 7!22 3 XR1200 Race Series favourites, the legendary Warr’s H-D, of London are generously offering two readers a fantastic day out this summer.

They’ve given us two VIP guest hospitality passes for one lucky winner to the Mallory Park British Superbike round on 25-27th June!

These are no ordinary race day tickets: the winners will be official guests of the Warr’s team, and their day will include VIP parking, prime seating and paddock passes, with chance to chat to the racers and teams, and to check out the bikes close up.

You’ll get to meet the Warr’s team and they’re throwing-in lunch and refreshments, souvenir team shirts and even the chance for some parade laps on track. And, of course, you’ll get to see the second XR1200 race ever held in the UK! To enter, all you need to do is answer this simple question ...

.AME THE -OTO '0 STAR WHO RODE THE 7ARR S 8"22 "UELL IN THE $AYTONA !NSWERS ON A POSTCARD TO 7ARR S #OMPETITION !MERICAN 6

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TEAM NEWS AND THE RACE RESULTS WITHIN HOURS TOGETHER WITH ANYTHING ELSE THAT S RELEVANT THERE S ALREADY A VIDEO OF SOME TIGHT RACING IN THE )TALIAN SERIES TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOUR OF THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS 7E CAN T WAIT Hazel Jackson

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RRP £91.94 http://www.motohaus.com 7ITH THE SHEER NUMBER OF BATTERY POWERED APPLIANCES OUT THERE THESE DAYS n AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY n IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOME ENTERPRISING COMPANY DID THE LOGICAL THING AND DIVORCED ELECTRICALLY HEATED MOTORCYCLE CLOTHING FROM THE MOTORCYCLE ITSELF +EIS CONVENTIONAL HEATED JACKET WIRED INTO YOUR BIKE S ELECTRICS IS CERTAINLY A GOOD USE OF AN EXISTING ELECTRIC RESOURCE

(ARBORTOWN "OBBER 3COTT $I ,ALLA AND :ACK #OFFMAN

/NE 7ORLD 3TUDIOS $29.99 - bundled deals available http://www.choppertown.com 4HE LATEST VIDEO FROM THE INDEPENDENT STUDIO WHO HAVE MADE IT THEIR MISSION TO DOCUMENT THE LIVES OF CONTEMPORARY BIKERDOM IN THE 53 THE STORY OF THE (ARBORTOWN "OBBER TIES UP A LOT OF LOOSE ENDS FROM THE OTHER MOVIES 7ITH PLENTY OF REFERENCES BUT SURPRISINGLY NO CAMEO APPEARANCES FROM THE STARTS OF PREVIOUS MOVIES LIKE #HOPPERTOWN S +UTTY .OTEBOOM AND "RITTOWN S -EATBALL

WE FINALLY SEE WHAT 3COTT S BEEN UP TO OFF CAMERA IN CREATING HIS OWN PROJECT A BOBBER BASED ROUND A 4RIUMPH MOTOR n IN FACT THE 4RIUMPH MOTOR THAT -EATBALL IS WORKING ON MOST OF THE WAY THROUGH "RITTOWN )T S ANOTHER GLIMPSE INTO A NON EXCLUSIVE WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUDGED BY THEIR ATTITUDE WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY WANT TO BE MORE THAN JUST WHAT THEY RIDE 4HEY RIDE AND THAT S ENOUGH )T S ALL INSPIRING STUFF SWITCHING BETWEEN THE BUILD AND THE PEOPLE BUILDING AND RECREATES A SIMPLER TIME BEFORE SOME OF US STARTING TAKING OURSELVES FAR TOO SERIOUSLY

BUT IT CAN BE A BIT LIMITING WHICH IS WHERE THE +EIS 8 "ODYWARMER S OPTIONAL

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMES IN 4HAT GIVES YOU FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY ENTIRELY ON THE BODYWARMER S INSULATION A $INTEX BREATHABLE MEMBRANE WHETHER REFUELLING OR STANDING AROUND WITH YOUR MATES WATCHING THE SALT EAT INTO YOUR ALUMINIUM AS YOUR HEAT SOURCE IS NOW COMPLETELY MOBILE )T ALSO MEANS YOU HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO RIDE ANY BIKE ALTHOUGH YOU CAN GET SPARE LEADS AND WIRE UP ALL YOUR OWN BIKES FOR JUST OVER A TENNER APIECE #LEVERLY THE BATTERY FITS INTO AN INSIDE POCKET CONTAINING THE PLUG FOR THE HEATING ELEMENT AND PROVIDES A FIVE STAGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR THE BODYWARMER

BY VARYING ITS OUTPUT SHOWN ON AN ,%$ SCREEN )F CONNECTED TO THE BIKE S V SYSTEM YOU LL NEED A SEPARATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL WHICH WILL SET YOU BACK a

ALTHOUGH AT THE TIME OF WRITING -OTOHAUS WERE INCLUDING THIS WITH THE BODYWARMER AS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE ) VE BEEN RUNNING IT PERMANENTLY ON ,EVEL TOP WHACK RECENTLY AND IT DELIVERS IMPRESSIVE WARMTH TO THE CHEST AND KIDNEY AREAS BUT +EIS SUGGEST THAT OR SHOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE WARMTH MAYBE ) NEED TO LOOK AT MORE THERMALLY EFFICIENT GEAR TOO 4HERE ARE TWO BATTERIES AVAILABLE AND THE TEST RIG CAME WITH THE SMALLER M!H BATTERY PACK AND MAINS CHARGER WHICH IS RECKONED TO PROVIDE BETWEEN AND HOURS DEPENDING ON THE HEAT SETTING AND WILL SET YOU BACK a BUT THERE S

A M!H OPTION WHICH BOOSTS THAT TO BETWEEN AND HOURS FOR a BOTH HAVE AN IN BUILT ,%$ TORCH WHICH MIGHT COME IN USEFUL ONE DAY

4HE ONLY LIMITATION WAS THAT YOU DON T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY FROM THE BIKE S ELECTRIC SYSTEM WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE AS A RESULT OF REQUIRING A RELIABLE VOLTAGE TO PROTECT THE BATTERY THAN AN OVERSIGHT ON +EIS PART BUT IF YOU RE DETERMINED TO GO WIRELESS YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY ADDITIONAL BATTERIES 4HE HEAT FROM THE JACKET MAKES ANY GAPS IN YOUR COLD WEATHER PROTECTIVE GEAR VERY OBVIOUS n A BIT LIKE SOMEONE OPENING THE PUB DOOR n AND YOU CAN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AND CHECK FOR DRAFTS AGAIN REPEATING THE PROCESS UNTIL TOTALLY SEALED ) DISCOVERED THAT THE TRICK FOR BEST HEATING PERFORMANCE IS TO WEAR THE WAISTCOAT NEAR THE SKIN OVER JUST A 4 SHIRT AND THEN SEAL THE HEAT BY LAYERING CLOTHING ON TOP YOU LL BE PLEASED TO LEARN THAT IT IS WASHABLE 7HILE NO BODYWARMER WILL MANAGE TO GET MUCH HEAT TO YOUR EXTREMITIES WHICH WILL STILL GET COLD YOUR CORE BODY TEMPERATURE STAYS HIGH AND ) FOUND IT ALSO GAVE ME A PSYCHOLOGICAL LIFT n SIMILAR TO A ROARING LOG FIRE IN THAT EARLIER METAPHORICAL PUB 3INCE GETTING THE 8 "ODYWARMER ) HAVE USED IT REGULARLY AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE EXCELLENT NOT ONLY FOR ANY ACTIVITY WHERE YOU MIGHT GET COLD BUT ALSO FOR EASING A TWISTED BACK FROM DIGGING SNOW -Y ONLY CRITICISM OF THIS VERSATILE GARMENT IS THAT THE 6ELCRO ON THE INSIDE POCKET CATCHES WHEN YOU RE ADJUSTING THE BATTERY BUT THEN ) AM THE CLUMSIEST MEMBER OF 4EAM !M6 ) WOULD THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND IT Graham Gabriel

AT THE EXPENSE OF STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A MANIFESTO FOR A BUNCH OF THIRTY AND FORTY SOMETHINGS WANTING TO REVERT TO THEIR LATE TEENAGE YEARS IN THE ABSENCE OF A MASS YOUTH MOVEMENT TO MAKE THEM FEEL OLD 4HERE ARE PLENTY OF THE ELEMENTS THAT HAS ESTABLISHED /NE 7ORLD S STYLE OVER THE SERIES TO DATE NOTABLY BANDS WHO WILL BE LARGELY UNKNOWN OF OUTSIDE THEIR SPECIFIC GENRE PROVIDING A SOUNDTRACK THAT IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE NEW TO YOU

AND TRACKING SHOTS THAT FOLLOW GANGS OF BIKES OF INCREASING NUMBERS AND VARIETIES AND WHICH HAS LEAD TO A NEW GAME h7HAT THE HELL IS THAT v AS YOU TRY TO IDENTIFY SOME MODIFIED MACHINE THAT COULD HAVE COME FROM ANY OF A DOZEN FACTORIES FROM HALF A DOZEN COUNTRIES THERE S ONE THAT STILL ELUDES ME WHICH IS A SWING ARM FOUR WITH AN IRONING BOARD SISSY BAR BUT THAT S ONLY BECAUSE ) VE NOT HAD CHANCE TO PORE OVER THE BONUS RIDING FOOTAGE TO IDENTIFY IT YET )T DOES LACK SOME OF THE INITIAL BUZZ THAT ACCOMPANIED #HOPPERTOWN BUT THEN THAT WAS A HARD MOVIE TO FOLLOW AND ) HOPE NOT JUST BECAUSE ) M LESS INTERESTED IN 4RIUMPHS NOW THAN ) ONCE WAS n ACTUALLY ) ALWAYS

PREFERRED "3! ! S ANYWAY n BUT THERE S NO SIGN OF 3COTT AND :ACK RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS MATERIAL OR ENTHUSIASM FOR CONTINUING TO REMIND US WHO WE ONCE WERE AND COULD EASILY BE AGAIN Andy

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3ALCLEAR 44 44 8 6ISORPREP £10.29 plus shipping http://www.salclear.com 7ITH THE ONSET OF WINTER AND THOSE DAMP DARK DAYS ) WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE THE MISERY OF STEAMED UP HELMETS AND RAIN STAINED VISORS AND AFTER LOOKING AT SOME TESTS DONE ON A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS ) CAME ACROSS THE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 3ALCLEAR "IKER RANGE OF VISOR SPRAYS AND A MANUFACTURER WHO WAS HAPPY TO TALK TO ME

AND EXPLAIN WHY A COMBINED RAIN REPELLENT AND ANTI MIST COULDN T WORK AS EFFECTIVELY AS SEPARATE SPRAYS BECAUSE OF THE VERY DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS 7HILE AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE ITEMS WE RE TESTING THE PACK COMPRISING 3AL#LEAR S 44 ANTI MISTING VISOR CLEANER 44 8 RAIN REPELLENT POLISH PROTECTOR AND THE & / # 6ISORPREP THAT CLEANS DEGREASES AND PRIMES THE VISOR 4HE TESTS ) WANTED TO DO WERE JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD NO NONSENSE STUFF n WHICH BASICALLY EQUATES TO MOST OF THEM BEING DONE OUT ON THE ROAD AND NOT JUST STATIC TESTS DONE IN THE KITCHEN n AND SO EVERY TIME ) WENT OUT ON THE BIKE ) CLEANED MY VISOR WITH THE 3AL#LEAR 6ISOR 0REP AND THEN FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS ) APPLIED THE PRODUCTS AS DIRECTED -AKING THE FUNDAMENTAL MISTAKE OF TREATING THE WHOLE VISOR ) DIDN T ACTUALLY SEE ANY MARKED DIFFERENCE INITIALLY AND WAS DISAPPOINTED AND THEN ) STOPPED USING IT FOR A WEEK WHICH WAS WHEN ) REALISED JUST HOW GOOD THEY WERE AND WHAT A MARKED DIFFERENCE THEY DID ACTUALLY MAKE 3O ) GOT MORE SCIENTIFIC ) SPRAYED ONE HALF OF MY VISOR WITH 3AL#LEAR 44 ANTIFOG MIST AND THE OTHER HALF WITH A VERY WELL KNOWN BRAND OF ANTIFOG MIST THAT !NDY HAS USED FOR YEARS n OBVIOUSLY TAKING GREAT CARE TO ENSURE THAT THE TWO SPRAYS DIDN T CONTAMINATE EACH OTHER n AND WENT OUT ON A FIFTY MILE RIDE ON A DAMP WET DAY )T DOESN T MATTER WHAT STUFF YOU USE YOU WILL ALWAYS GET STEAMED UP WHEN SITTING

AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS JUNCTIONS BUT MY TEST WAS TO SEE WHICH SIDE OF THE VISOR STEAMED UP LEAST AND WHICH SIDE CLEARED THE QUICKEST WHEN ) STARTED OFF AGAIN EACH TIME THE 3AL#LEAR STEAMED UP LESS AND CLEARED FIRST -Y @RAIN TEST CONSISTED OF RIDING IN THE RAIN 4HE 3AL#LEAR 44 8 WORKED A TREAT IN THAT THE RAIN BEADED INTO RIVULETS AND BY TURNING MY HEAD TO THE SIDE THE WIND BLEW IT OFF n ALTHOUGH THAT TRICK ONLY WORKS IF YOU ARE GOING MORE THAN ABOUT MPH ) BACKED THAT UP WITH A STATIC TEST

COVERING HALF MY VISOR WITH 44 8 AND LEAVING THE OTHER HALF CLEAR AND HOLDING A WATERING CAN ABOVE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES

POURING WATER OVER THE WIDTH OF THE VISOR

WHICH CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE THAT THE REPELLENT MAKES ON THE TREATED SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE WATER FORMING INTO RIVULETS AS IT RUNS DOWN THE VISOR WHILE ON THE UNTREATED SIDE IT JUST SLUICED DOWN

DISTORTING VISION AND HARDER FOR THE WIND TO DISPERSE )N ALL ) DID VARIOUS TESTS OVER A PROTRACTED PERIOD OF ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE OVERALL OUTCOME !NDY EVEN USED THE 44 ANTIFOG ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WINDSCREEN WHEN WE HAD A PROBLEM

+ABRUS 8, 3IREN !LARM 0ADLOCK +ABRUS ,OCK 4ECHNOLOGIES

£29.99 - with free UK postage http://www.kabrus.co.uk )T S NOT OFTEN THAT SOMEONE BUSKING IT AT AN EXHIBITION WILL DEFLECT ME FROM MY COURSE BUT ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE LAST YEAR S .%# "IKE 3HOW THAT S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WHEN ) SPOTTED THIS LOCK THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR SOMEONE WHO GETS USED TO MODERN (ARLEYS WITH THEIR PROXIMITY ALARMS BUT HAS A SHACKLED 3HOVELHEAD IN THE SHED AND THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES A NOISE ON THAT IS THE EXHAUST #OULDN T BE SIMPLER REALLY YOU LOCK SOMETHING WITH IT AND IF IT GETS DISTURBED IT MAKES A NOISE )F YOU WANT COMPLICATED

WE CAN DO THAT TOO )T TAKES A BIT OF MOVEMENT BEFORE IT MAKES ITS FIRST NOISE BUT ONCE ALERTED TO THE THREAT IT STEPS ITS SENSITIVITY UP A GEAR

AT WHICH POINT IF ANYTHING METAL n LIKE A HACKSAW n TOUCHES ANYTHING METAL THAT IS PROTECTED BY THE LOCK n LIKE A CHAIN n THE D" SIREN GOES OFF FOR TEN SECONDS

OR CONTINUALLY IF THE MOVEMENT DOESN T STOP )F OF COURSE THERE IS NO SECOND MOVEMENT IT REDUCES THE THREAT LEVEL AFTER THIRTY SECONDS AND STARTS AGAIN )T DOUBLES AS A REGULAR PADLOCK n IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE YOU COULDN T CARRY IT ANYWHERE n IN WHICH CASE YOU LL BE GLAD OF THE WEATHERPROOF STAINLESS STEEL CONSTRUCTION HARDENED ANTI TWIST SHACKLE AND MAXIMUM SECURITY KEY AND PICK PROOF BARREL 4HE ALARM MODE IS DETERMINED BY WHICH WAY YOU REPLACE THE SHACKLE ONE WAY WILL TRIP A MICROSWITCH REWARDING YOU WITH A BEEP SO YOU KNOW IT S SET AND THAT YOU VE GOT FIFTEEN SECONDS TO STOP SHAKING IT ABOUT BEFORE IT S FULLY ARMED )T S POWERED BY SIX ,2 BUTTON CELL BATTERIES WHICH ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE

WITH THE HEATER AND THE CAR CONTINUALLY STEAMED UP AND IT COPED WITH THAT TOO

REMAINING PERFECTLY CLEAR 9OU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE 3AL#LEAR "IKER 44 AND 44 8 RANGE BY VISITING WWW SALCLEAR COM OR AT HTTP STORES EBAY CO UK SALCLEAR )F YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFO

THEN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER $R $AVID 3ALTER WHO SEEMS A VERY NICE CHAP AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUERIES

.OT ONLY DO 3AL#LEAR MANUFACTURE VISOR SPRAYS THEY PRODUCE OTHER INTERESTING CHEMICAL CONCOCTIONS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST LIKE 0UNCTUREFIX AND 2USTEZE Amanda Wright

7IN ONE OF FIVE PACKS OF 3AL#LEAR 6ISORCLEAR 3PECIAL 1UICK AND EASY WHERE IS 3AL#LEAR BASED !NSWERS BY VIA !MERICAN 6 BLOG SEE P OR EMAIL competition@american-v.co.uk #LOSES TH &EBRUARY FIRST FIVE NAMES TO BE DRAWN OUT OF A HELMET WILL WIN

BASE OF THE PADLOCK BODY ACCESSIBLE EASILY WHEN THE SHACKLE IS REMOVED BUT IS SECURE ENOUGH WHEN LOCKED ) M NOT SAYING A DETERMINED THIEF COULDN T GET ROUND IT SOMEHOW n IF THEY RE THAT DETERMINED THERE S NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO TO STOP THEM n AND A ) DARESAY IT COULD BE LOUDER BUT JUST AS YOU HAVEN T GOT TO OUTRUN A LION IN THE JUNGLE AS LONG AS YOU RE FASTER THAN YOUR MATE MOST THEFT IS OPPORTUNISTIC AND YOU VE GOT TO MAKE YOUR BIKE LOOK HARDER TO NICK THAN THE ONE NEXT TO IT ! CHIRRUPING PADLOCK MAKES THE ACTIONS OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL NE ER DO WELL WITH THEIR BOLT CROPPERS THAT LITTLE BIT MORE CONSPICUOUS AND IT S THE INVISIBLE ONES THAT GET AWAY WITH IT THAT YOU VE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE RUBBISH ONES ARE INSIDE )T WAS ENOUGH FOR MY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR HALF PRICE AND TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE SHOW OFFER BUT THEN THE 6EGAS HAS THE SAME KIND OF STEERING LOCK AS THE 3HOVELHEAD ONLY LESS ACCESSIBLE AND THE REMOVABLE SHACKLE ON THIS MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO FIT AND REMOVE THAN THE ONE SUPPLIED 2ESULT Andy

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2/2/10 15:12:26

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#MPHHJO FMM !MERICAN 6 IS ON LINE We had a busy little Christmas, ONCE THE TURKEY n BOTH ROAST AND 7ILD n HAD GONE DOWN AND WE VE GONE ALL DIGITAL AGAIN 7E RE STILL LOOKING AT DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS FOR THE FULL MAGAZINE AND THE WEBSITE IS STILL THERE BUT WE RE COMPLEMENTING THAT MAGAZINE WITH A SERIES OF BLOGS

HAVE JOINED &ACEBOOK AND ARE USING 4WITTER TO KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED OF UPDATES TO ALL OF THE ABOVE )T S MORE INTERACTIVE MORE PERSONAL !ND IT MEANS WE CAN RUN VIDEO CONTENT AND HAVE WITH DAILY UPDATES ON BREAKING NEWS EXTENDED ROADTESTS THE 82 4ROPHY PROJECT BIKES AND A LOG OF WHAT WE RE DOING WITH OUR OWN MACHINES 7E RE GOING TO KEEP IT LIGHT BRIGHT AND PICTURE HEAVY WHERE POSSIBLE AND WE RE LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK THINK OF IT AS AN EXTENDED LETTERS PAGE 2EADERS 2IDES AND CALENDAR TOO ALL THE STUFF WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER BUT RAN OUT OF TIME SPACE MENTAL CAPACITY 3O KEEPING IT BRIEF CHECK OUT AMERICAN V BLOGSPOT COM n WILL RUN ALONGSIDE THE MAGAZINE WITH LINKS TO THE CALENDAR OTHER BLOGS

&ACEBOOK AND THE ORIGINAL WEBSITE AND SHOP AMVLONGTERMERS BLOGSPOT COM n LONG TERM ROADTESTS AND STAFF BIKES CAN BE FILTERED TO SPECIFIC BIKES AMVXR BLOGSPOT COM n FOLLOWING THE 82 4ROPHY 3ERIES RUNNING IN "RITISH 3UPERBIKE WWW AMERICAN V CO UK CALENDAR HTML n A MUCH MORE DETAILED @LIVE CALENDAR LET US HAVE YOUR EVENTS AND WE LL POST THEM WITH DETAILS AND EVEN A MAP &OR &ACEBOOK AND 4WITTER IT S FAR EASIER TO SEARCH FOR !MERICAN 6 -AGAZINE OR LINK VIA THE MAIN BLOG

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2/2/10 15:12:35

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-ANY PEOPLE S IDEA OF AN !MERICAN MOTORCYCLE AND A (ARLEY $AVIDSON IS INTERCHANGEABLE BUT THAT WASN T ALWAYS THE CASE ANY MORE THAN SUGGESTING THAT ALL "RITISH MOTORCYCLES ARE 4RIUMPHS SO AS )NDIAN RELAUNCH IT S WORTH GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH THE )RON 2EDSKIN S BACKGROUND !RE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY IANE?=J 3 ?K QG

AmV39.IndianChief.indd 16

2/2/10 01:24:49

2OADTEST )NDIAN #HIEF 6INTAGE

"REAK THE SURFACE TENSION OF "RITISH MOTORCYCLE HISTORY S BUBBLE AND YOU WILL SEE A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER MAJOR PLAYERS AS COMPETITIVE AND IN ONE CASE EVEN BIGGER THAN 4RIUMPH AT ITS PEAK AND THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE !MERICAN MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY 4HERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THAT YOU VE GOT TO LOOK DEEPER INTO HISTORY IN THE 53 BECAUSE (ARLEY $AVIDSON S DOMINANCE IN ITS DOMESTIC MARKET DOESN T STEM FROM THE MASSIVE INFLUX OF BIKES FROM THE &AR %AST IN THE LATE SIXTIES AND EARLY SEVENTIES SWAMPING ITS RIVALS 4HE !MERICAN MOTORCYCLE MARKET WAS LARGELY DECIMATED BY THE ADVENT OF THE MOTORCAR THE AFTERMATH OF 77 AND 4HE 'REAT $EPRESSION )N FACT UNTIL THE END OF THE &IRST 7ORLD 7AR AN !MERICAN MOTORCYCLE WAS AN )NDIAN BUILT BY THE (ENDEE -ANUFACTURING #OMPANY AND WAS SPELT MOTOCYCLE 7ITH A TWO YEAR HEADSTART ON 7ILLIAM (ARLEY AND THE $AVIDSON BROTHERS )NDIAN WAS RIDING THE CREST OF THE WAVE THAT WAS THE EVOLUTION OF PERSONAL MOTOR TRANSPORT BUT IT WAS ONLY A FEW SHORT YEARS BEFORE (ENRY &ORD S AFFORDABLE MOTOR CAR STEMMED THE PHENOMENAL MOTORCYCLE SALES BOOM )T DIDN T HELP THAT THE RISE OF THE CAR COINCIDED WITH )NDIAN S INSPIRATIONAL FOUNDERS TAKING EARLY RETIREMENT

n ENGINEERING GENIUS (EDSTROM IN AND BRILLIANT BUSINESSMAN (ENDEE IN n LOSING THE ENTHUSIASM THAT HAD DRIVEN THE COMPANY FORWARDS AND IT DIDN T TAKE MUCH MORE THAN A COUPLE OF QUESTIONABLE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS TO ALLOW THE PREVIOUSLY MUCH SMALLER (ARLEY $AVIDSON FROM TAKING A LEAD IT WAS TO RETAIN IN TERMS OF SALES IF NOT NECESSARILY TECHNOLOGY )NDIAN DIDN T LIE DOWN HOWEVER 4HEY WEREN T THE DOMINANT FORCE IN THE MARKET THAT THEY HAD BEEN BUT THEY WERE STILL PRODUCING PLENTY OF MOTORCYCLES HAD MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF INNOVATIVE ENGINEERS AND FIELDED A FIERCELY COMPETITIVE RACE TEAM 4HE COMPANY S SUCCESS HAD BEEN FOUNDED ON (EDSTROM S LEGENDARY & HEAD MOTOR BUT THEY DIDN T REST ON THEIR LAURELS AND IT WAS REPLACED BY #HARLES 'USTAFSON S MORE ADVANCED INCH SIDE VALVE MOTOR IN A FULL THIRTEEN YEARS BEFORE (ARLEY FOLLOWED SUIT ON THEIR 6 TWINS AND AN ENGINE CONFIGURATION THAT MADE )NDIAN S NAME

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2/2/10 01:24:57

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2/2/10 10:56:09

4ECH #URRENT -ODEL &ACTORY 5PGRADES

3PORTSTERS 8, (ARLEY S 3PORTSTERS ARE VERY DIFFERENT BIKES FROM THEIR BIG TWINS

AND WHILE THEY MIGHT NOT LIVE UP TO THEIR NAME IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN SPORTING MOTORCYCLES THEY WERE THE LIVELIEST MODELS OUT OF -ILWAUKEE UNTIL THE 82 APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND EVEN NOW THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 3PORTSTER AND ITS 82 STEPBROTHER ARE IN THE 53$ FORKS HALF DECENT SHOCKS LIGHTWEIGHT SWING ARM AND THE EXCELLENT BRAKES n ALL OF WHICH CAN BE ADDED TO AN 8, /KAY THERE IS AN OIL GALLERY THAT COOLS THE EXHAUST PORT WITH ITS OWN FEED ON THE CRANKCASE BUT DON T LOSE TOO MUCH SLEEP OVER THAT 4HE RANGE STARTS WITH THE HUMBLE THAT CAN TRACE IT S LINEAGE BACK TO n CERTAINLY ITS BORE AND STROKE MEASUREMENT n WHICH IS A NICE ENOUGH BIKE IN ITS OWN WAY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT S RUN IN

BUT IT S NOT GOING TO SET YOUR PULSE RACING LIKE ITS BIGGER BROTHER THE CAN 4HE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MOTORS 4HE BORE 4HE TO 3PORTSTER CONVERSION IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON UPGRADE OF ANY (ARLEY AND SO OBVIOUS THAT (ARLEY NO LONGER OFFER CC VERSIONS OF SOME MODELS BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER TO BUY SMALL AND UPGRADE 7HERE THEY OFFER BOTH CAPACITIES THEY VE GIVEN THE A FLASHIER FINISH WHICH MEANS YOU CAN USUALLY SPOT AN ORIGINAL CC MODEL COMPARED TO THE UPGRADED QUITE EASILY /NCE YOU VE REACHED CC YOU RE OUTSIDE THE REALM OF 4HE -OTOR #OMPANY S INTEREST IN THEIR CAM MOTOR YOU CAN GO TO 3 3 OR :IPPERS AMONG OTHERS AND TAKE IT TO NEW HEIGHTS AND WE LL LOOK FURTHER INTO THAT IN A FUTURE EDITION 4HERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DO THE CONVERSION FIT THE FACTORY KIT THROUGH A DEALER OR ELSE GET THE BIG BORE BARRELS REBORE YOUR OWN BARRELS GET EXCHANGE BARRELS n AND FIT A PAIR OF SPECIFIC CC PISTONS THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE SMALLER COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF THE MOTOR S CYLINDER HEADS 4HE OFFICIAL ROUTE IS CERTAINLY STREET LEGAL IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE THE STOCK MUFFLERS BUT FOR MANY IT S JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY 4HE FULL 3CREAMIN %AGLE KIT WHICH COVERS %&) MODELS SINCE

COMPRISES NEW CC BARRELS AND PISTONS 8, CYLINDER HEADS A 3TAGE ) AIR FILTER SETUP AND A STRONGER SPRING FOR THE DIAPHRAGM CLUTCH BUT NOT THE TALLER GEARING THAT THE STOCK GETS OR THE COST OF RECALIBRATING THE %#- 4HE BARRELS AND HEADS ARE FINISHED IN BLACK WITH POLISHED FINS WHICH DON T LOOK OUT OF PLACE ON THE SILVER CRANKCASES OF AN ,OW OR #USTOM BUT THEY WILL CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE BLACKED OUT TOP ENDS OF AN 2 OR AN )RON

! 3PORTSTER CC TO CC CONVERSION

WHICH PREVENTS AN )RON FROM %XPERT WITNESS ON UNDERCUTTING THE .IGHTSTER CC 3PORTSTER 0ERFORMANCE WISE THE CONVERSIONS EXTRA QUARTER INCH OF BORE ! LOT OF CUSTOMERS WOULD NOT ONLY OVERSHADOWS THE S ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE

LIKE TO DO THE BIG BORE BUT IT ALSO HAS A FLATTER TORQUE CONVERSIO NOW AND PUT CURVE AND GENERATES MORE POWER THAN THE STOCK 8, THE CAMS IN LATER WHEN THEY VE GOT THE MONEY MOTOR 4HAT ADVANTAGE IS HAMMERED HOME BY THE 7E TRY VERY HARD TO FORMER S LOWER GEARING

STEER THEM AWAY FROM WHICH MAKES IT QUICKER OFF THIS AS IT USUALLY ENDS IN THE MARK AND ROUND TOWN

IF A LITTLE BUSIER ON HIGHWAYS DISAPPOINTMENT SAVE UP "E AWARE THAT IT S BOTH THE AND DO IT ALL AT ONCE PRIMARY AND FINAL DRIVE RATIOS &OR THE PRE S WE THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED

FIND THAT THE DISHED 3% WITH FOUR FEWER TEETH ON THE 0ISTONS ARE BY ENGINE SPROCKET INSIDE THE PRIMARY CASE AND TWO FEWER FAR THE MOST POPULAR AND ON THE GEARBOX PULLEY OF THE WORK BEST FOR US FINAL DRIVE WHICH ADDS UP TO )F YOU CAN AFFORD A LITTLE A REDUCTION OF ALMOST IN EXTRA IT IS A GOOD TIME TO OVERALL GEARING BUT YOU RE NOT OBLIGED TO MIMIC THE ORIGINAL INSTALL THE 3% (YDRAULIC

S RATIOS OR "OLT )N #AM SET )T )F YOU DON T WANT THE FULL REALLY MAKES THE BIKE FACTORY CONVERSION YOU CAN WAKE UP )T THEN BECOMES SLAP A PAIR OF FORGED HIGH COMP 3CREAMIN %AGLE PISTONS A GOOD IDEA TO REPLACE THE INTO NEW BIG BORE BARRELS TRANSMISSION SPROCKET AS BENEATH THE STOCK HEADS

WHICH IS MORE OF A PIECEMEAL YOU WILL BE WORKING THE ENGINE VERY HARD ON THE SOLUTION BUT ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SILVER OR MOTORWAY PLAIN BLACK IF YOU RE PLAYING 7ITH OR WITHOUT THE WITH A PRE %VO 3PORTSTER

CAMS FUEL CONSUMPTION BUT ONLY COMES IN SILVER FROM WILL BE A LARGE FACTOR IN ONWARDS 7HAT YOU SAVE ON NEW CYLINDER HEADS WHETHER OR NOT TO CHANGE YOU LL PAY FOR ON THE HIGH THE TRANSMISSION SPROCKET PERFORMANCE FORGED PISTONS

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2/2/10 01:48:01

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)T S AN OBSERVATION THAT HAS STUCK IN MY MIND SINCE ) READ IT YEARS AGO IN A FEATURE ABOUT SIDECARS AND AS A SOMETIME SIDECAR PILOT ) D ALWAYS THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE UNTIL ) STARTED RIDING THE OCCASIONAL 6 MOTORCYCLE )F SIDECAR PILOTS ARE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE 6 MOTORCYCLE RIDERS ARE LEAPING FROM STICKY OUT BIT TO STICKY OUT BIT JUST TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO IT OBLIVIOUS OF THE SHEER DROP LACK OF SAFETY NET OR THAT THE TIDE S OUT 4HE BEST OF IT IS THOUGH THAT THEY GET AWAY WITH IT THEY DON T LOOK DOWN AND JUST GET ON WITH IT )T S THE ONLY WAY TO BE AND THE SHEER LUNACY OF SITTING ASTRIDE AN ENGINE THAT WOULD APPAL THE CHATTERING CLASSES IF FITTED INTO A CAR IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU RE NOT A PIPE AND SLIPPERS TYPE UNLESS IT S A LOUD PIPE AND A SLIPPER CLUTCH OF COURSE 9OU CAN T HELP BUT SMILE AS YOU TAKE THE CONTROLS .ERVOUSNESS $ISBELIEF !DRENALIN 4ERROR 3HEER STUPIDITY !LL OF THE ABOVE AND THEN SOME MORE BUT THIS AIN T GONNA RIDE ITSELF HOW DOES IT GO AGAIN "EFORE WE DO THAT WHAT THE HELL IS IT 7E VE ALL SEEN A "OSS (OSS AND IT S NOT ONE OF THOSE )T S NOT A 6 #HOPPER EITHER ERR WHAT ELSE IS THERE !CTUALLY THERE ARE QUITE A FEW MANUFACTURERS SCATTERED AROUND

EACH WITH THEIR OWN IDEA OF WHAT A THUNDERING GREAT 6 CAR ENGINE IN A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD BE BUT THIS ONE IS A +ANNON 6 AND IS THE PERSONAL BIKE OF 3TEVE 4AYLOR OF 4AYLORMADE WHEELS 3TEVE S GOT A PASSION FOR POWER THAT HE S JUST BEEN UNABLE TO SATISFY WITH FULL POWER 6 -AXES STREETFIGHTERS BLOWN 6 2ODS AND BIG INCH (ARLEYS SO ) SUPPOSE IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT HE D END UP TRYING A 6 MONSTER AT SOME POINT BUT ) CONFESS THAT ) WAS SURPRISED HOW WELL IT SUITED HIM WHAT WITH HIM BEING BASED IN THE HEART OF RURAL 7ALES !ND WHAT HE S ENDED UP WITH IS NOT AS ) WAS TELLING EVERYONE WHO ASKED AS ) WAS TRYING TO PHOTOGRAPH IT BY THE DAM NEAR 2HYADER n AND THERE WERE A HELL OF A LOT OF THEM n BECAUSE IT ISN T A #HEVY :: CRATE MOTOR SLOTTED INTO A MOTORCYCLE FRAME -UCH EMBARRASSMENT AND ) M SURE THERE WILL BE EAGLE EYED OBSERVERS OUT THERE WHO WILL CONSIDER THAT TO BE A FAUX PAS AKIN TO MISTAKING A CC 6IRAGO FOR A 3OFTAIL BUT ) LL COME CLEAN AND ADMIT ) CAN T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE 6 AND ANOTHER

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WHICH IS RUNNING VACUUM SECONDARIES n AND YOU RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS ONE THE TWISTGRIP OPERATES A BUTTERFLY VALVE IN TWO OF THE THROTTLES AND THE SECOND TWO ARE AUTOMATICALLY BROUGHT INTO PLAY BY THE INLET MANIFOLD VACUUM PRESSURE WHEN YOU GRAB A FISTFUL OF THROTTLE JUST IN CASE YOU NEED THAT LITTLE BIT EXTRA )T BREATHES OUT n AND BOY DOES IT BREATHE OUT n THROUGH A PAIR OF INTO HEADERS THAT ARE SURPRISINGLY MUTED FOR THEIR LACK OF SILENCERS BUT THEN YOU ONLY REALLY GET AN ENGINE S FULL ROAR WHEN IT S UNDER LOAD AND WHEN IS THAT EVER GOING TO HAPPEN WITH SO LITTLE STRESS ACTING ON IT (OW LITTLE STRESS 7ELL THE BIKE WEIGHS IN AT A SIGNIFICANT LBS WHICH COMPARES FAVOURABLY WITH THE LBS OR SO OF A -USTANG AND WHILE THAT MIGHT SEEM A TAD HEAVY FOR A MOTORCYCLE IT COULDN T BE A LOT LIGHTER BECAUSE THE ENGINE ALONE MAKES UP LBS OF THAT 4HAT S MORE THAN A WHOLE 3PORTSTER !ND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN REAL TERMS ON THE ROAD ,INEAR ACCELERATION IN ITS SINGLE GEAR ONCE THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS DONE ITS JOB OF MATCHING ROAD AND ENGINE SPEED AT SOMETHING LIKE MPH )T S NONE TOO SHABBY UP TO MPH TO BE FAIR BUT ONCE THE REAR WHEEL AND CRANKSHAFT ARE IN SYNCH IT TAKES OFF LIKE YOU WOULDN T BELIEVE THE SPEEDO NEEDLE HURTLES ROUND THE DIAL WHILE THE ENGINE S TONE REMAINS ALMOST CONSTANT n A RELAXED BURBLE n UNTIL YOU REALLY START TO MOVE 9OU CAN MAKE IT SOUND LIKE ITS TRYING n IT BECOMES ALMOST A MISSION n BUT YOU VE GOT TO PICK YOUR ROAD CAREFULLY 4HANKFULLY THE MAJOR ROADS IN 3TEVE S NECK OF THE WOODS ARE GOOD FAST SWEEPING AND WELL SURFACED

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4HAT SORT OF STUFF HAPPENS ALL OVER THE PLACE ALL THE TIME AND FREQUENTLY AMOUNTS TO NOTHING BUT IN THIS CASE THE DESIGNER WAS AN ENGINEERING GENIUS CALLED #ARL /SCAR (EDSTROM AND THE BICYCLES MAKER WAS 'EORGE - (ENDEE THE PROPRIETOR OF THE (ENDEE -ANUFACTURING #OMPANY (EDSTROM WIRED (ENDEE THE NEWS OF HIS COMPLETING THE TASK ON -AY AND FREIGHTED THE PROTOTYPE TO 3PRINGFIELD WHERE HE DEMONSTRATED IT BEFORE GROWING CROWDS PASSING SCRUTINY WELL AT

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#LASSIC !MERICAN THE OTHER )NDIAN

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WITHOUT LOOKING LIKE A 0 WAY WORKER THE REST OF THE TIME n ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF STYLISH JACKETS THAT HAVE INCORPORATED HI VISIBILITY MATERIALS INTO THEIR DESIGN TO EXCELLENT EFFECT EAT YOUR HEART OUT 3AM "ROWNE !ND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER THESE NEW MATERIALS PREVENT WATER GETTING IN BUT ALSO BREATHES SO YOU DON T END UP BASTED IN YOUR OWN SWEAT SHOULD YOU END UP RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE LOOKING FOR YOUR BIKE KEYS OR REMEMBER TO REAPPLY THE ANTI MIST WATER REPELLENT TO YOUR VISOR OR GOGGLES .O ) DIDN T BELIEVE IT EITHER AFTER DECADES OF SITTING IN FREEZING COLD PUDDLES ON MOTORCYCLE SEATS WATER SEEPING IN AT THE PRECISE POINT WHERE COLD WATER HAS NO BUSINESS BEING IN *UNE LET ALONE *ANUARY ) WAS WON OVER TO THE IDEA OF TEXTILES A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE TESTED SOME 2AWLANDS GEAR BUT THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND LOTS OF HEAVY WEAR LATER THEY RE BREACHING IN SOME UNLIKELY PLACES AND ) WHILE THEY ARE CERTAINLY STILL MORE WATERPROOF THAN MY LEATHERS THEY ARE NOWHERE NEAR AS COMFORTABLE OR AS STYLISH AS ) D LIKE THEM TO BE 2ICH S 7EISE GEAR SEEMS TO BE STANDING UP WELL TO THE TEST OF TIME SO WHEN A NEW PRESS RELEASE CAME IN FOR THE 7EISE .OMAD &OUR 3EASONS JACKET AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS (ARLEY WERE PROMOTING THEIR &82' RANGE WHICH ALSO MAJORS ON ITS YEAR ROUND FLEXIBILITY WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE OPPORTUNE TO SEE WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY

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&OR DECADES THE WAS THE AFFORDABLE (ARLEY AND AS SUCH PROVIDED THE RAW MATERIAL FOR THE 5+ S MORE ADVENTUROUS CUSTOM BIKE BUILDERS TRANSLATING 3TATESIDE STYLES INTO %NGLISH AS THE #AF£ 2ACER CULT PASSED THE PERFORMANCE BIKE BATON TO THE NEWLY ARRIVING *APANESE CYLINDERS 3OMEWHERE IN SOME DARK FORGOTTEN LOCK UP THERE WILL BE DOZENS n IF NOT HUNDREDS n OF IMPOSSIBLY LONG FORKED HACKED UP S WITH SKY SCRAPING SISSY BARS AND APE HANGERS THAT WOULD HAVE THE GOOD FOLK OF (ARTLEPOOL LOOKING FOR A NOOSE 7ELL THEY VE GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE n MAD S CHOPS THAT IS NOT (ARTLEPOOLIANS n BUT ) CAN ONLY REMEMBER SEEING THREE IN THE LAST SIX YEARS AND ) VE BEEN LOOKING "ENNY 4HOMAS FOUND ONE A WHILE AGO AND WHILE HE S NOT AVERSE TO BOUTS OF WISTFULNESS WHEN IT COMES TO SEVENTIES BUTCHERY HE CHOSE TO DO SOMETHING A LOT MORE APPROPRIATE WITH IT AND THIS IS WHAT HE S ENDED UP WITH ) LL LET HIM TELL THE STORY h) GOT THIS IN A BIT OF A DEAL ! CUSTOMER WANTED A FRAME AND SOME OTHER BITS AND BOBS FROM ME AND MENTIONED THAT HE HAD A PROJECT THAT HE WANTED RID OF (E ENDED UP WITH A SPANKY NEW FRAME TANK AND SOME OTHER PARTS AND ) ENDED UP WITH A SOMEWHAT CHOPPERIZED AND A BOX OF BITS INCLUDING ANOTHER UNCUT FRAME 2ESULT h) GAVE IT A GOOD LOOK OVER BACK AT THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT IT S A 7,# MOTOR FRAME TRANSMISSION AND BACK WHEEL )T HAD TELESCOPIC FORKS AND "RITISH FRONT WHEEL SLAB YOKES FIBREGLASS REAR GUARD AND A MASSIVE ORRIBLE TANK OFF SOMETHING SOME BUCK HORN BARS AND A DUBIOUS FOOTSHIFT CONVERSION h) HAD A FLEETING THOUGHT THAT THE FRAME MAY HAVE BEEN A 72 FRAME n IT HAS SLIGHTLY MORE RAKE THAN A STOCK AND THERE WERE SIGNS THAT SOME STRENGTHENING BARS @COULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE REAR n BUT IN REALITY ) THINK THE EXTRA RAKE IS JUST THE RESULT OF SOMEONE CHOPPING IT A LONG TIME AGO h3O WHAT TO DO WITH IT 7HAT ) REALLY NEEDED WAS A TWO UP BIKE LITTLE 6IK LOVES TO GET ON THE BACK OF MY BIKES NOW AND AGAIN BUT PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING ) EVER OWN IS A SINGLE SEATER

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4HE MOST RADICAL OF THE SERIES TO DATE IT SHOWS HOW STRONG THE BASE 3TREET "OB IS BECAUSE IT S STILL VISIBLE THROUGH A HOST OF ALTERATIONS /KAY SO IT WAS INTENTIONAL WHEN SOMETHING IS AS GOOD AS THE 3TREET "OB IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM WHY MESS WITH ITS STRENGTHS WHEN YOU CAN WORK WITH THEM TO SUCH GOOD EFFECT )N CASE YOU RE WONDERING WHERE YOU VE HEARD 2OCKET "OBS NAME BEFORE LOOK NO FURTHER THAN LAST ISSUES NEWS PAGES AND THE MORE HEAVILY MODIFIED STUNNING &8#7 2OCKER WHICH QUALIFIES THAT LAST STATEMENT BETTER THAN ANY FURTHER DESCRIPTION 4HE 0INTAIL SHOWS WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN A CUSTOM BUILDER CLEANS UP AFTER A PRODUCTION ENGINEER RETURNING A BIKE TO WHAT THE DESIGN DESIGNER WANTED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEN SOME 3TARTING WITH A CLEAN UP OF THE FRAME 0ETE GROUND OFF A WHOLE HOST OF LUGS AND BRACKETS THAT WEREN T RELEVANT TO THE 3TREET "OB n INCLUDING WHAT HE CALLS THE UNNECESSARY AND MASSIVE REAR TANK MOUNT n OR ELSE HOLD ON BITS THAT WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE ATTACKING THE REAR STRUTS AND RESHAPING THE TOP SHOCK MOUNTS 7HAT REMAINED WAS POWDER COATED IN A MIRROR FINISH BLACK THAT HE D GOT IN FROM THE 53 TOGETHER WITH A PAIR OF NEW RIMS n A X Â FRONT AND AN X Â REAR n THE ORIGINAL HUBS THE ORIGINAL BOTTOM YOKE MATCHED UP TO A $YNA ,OWRIDER TOP THE 23$ 3HORT 3TACK BARS OEM TANK CONSOLE DERBY COVER THE SIDE PANELS AND A SELECTION OF NUTS AND BOLTS )T S PROBABLY WORTH MENTIONING

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