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BIKES

Skinny Shovel

Ceruti's 73 FX Chopper ....................................................................................... 20

Pride & Joy

Mondo's Build For His Daughter ....................................................................38

Player Special

Warren Lane Blends New Tech & Classic Style ..................................... 50

Utlagi

Steve Horn's Bolt Together '64 Pan ............................................................. 60

Bonnie Blue

Perry's Garage Build Triumph Bonneville ................................................70

LoREDa

Stevenson's Cycle 1945 Chief .........................................................................76

FEATURES

Daytona Bike Week 2020

The First Hoorah Of 2020 ....................................................................................10

Twin Rivers Chopper Campout

Old School Chopper Party In The Blue Ridge Mtns ............................ 30

Reader's Rides

Some Cool Scoots From Our Readers ........................................................ 34

Chopper Time Winners 2020

Who Took Home Top Honors At Willie's .................................................... 36

Steet Vibrations

American Heat In The City Streets ............................................................... 44

In Memory Of

Good Time Charlie, The Real Deal ................................................................ 48

Cycle Source & The Pandemic

A Letter To Our Readers And Friends ........................................................... 73

Cyber Bike Show & Rally

The World's First & Only Cyber Motorcycle Rally ................................. 92

TECH

99 Problems

Fixes For The Little Things That Make A Big Difference ...................... 16

Bandit Puts Forks On It

Paughco Springer Install At Bikernet ........................................................ 26

Going Backwards

Replacing A Reverse Motor At FFC ............................................................... 66

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STAFF WRITERS

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The World Report Powered by BikerNet.com ......................................... 86

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DEPARTMENTS

From The Editor’s Desk .................................................... 8 Photo Hunt ........................................................................... 27 Chopper Charlie ....................................................... 56 Pin-Up Of The Month ....................................................... 59

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ABOUT THE COVER

Warren Lane, also known as Atomic Metalsmith, has long been known for building stellar bikes. The Player Special, which adorns this month's cover is no exception. Lane managed to expertly blend new technology with old school style making for one bitchin' Shovelhead. We are always honored to feature his craftmanship and hope you enjoy it too.

Art Of Our Culture .............................................................. 75 On The Road With X ......................................................... 82 InSlide Line.......................................................................... 84 On The Edge ....................................................................... 90 Gut Busters ........................................................................ 98

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a know, it’s been a little bit since I just pitched a good bitch, and maybe this wells up inside me today after just losing one of the most real brothers any of us in the motorcycle thing ever had. Good Time Charlie Brechtel was taken from us this month in a motorcycle accident, and with him goes part of this culture we may never replace. You see, Charlie was what is so often referred to in our circles as “Old School,” but I feel that term is not only overused but, in this case,, wildly inaccurate in truly explaining where he came from. Charlie called it Motorsikilisim, a mindset or philosophy if you will, that celebrates the part of this that can’t be trademarked, packaged, or sold. It is developed in those who, for whatever reason, may first be drawn to life with the motorcycle then choose to make it the foundation for everything they do. In short, they “Live It” day in and day out and hold those around them to a higher standard when it comes to the basic principles of those life choices. Because it isn’t anything that can be taught on YouTube or in an accelerated capacity, the time it takes to learn the principals and practices to be included in the ranks of lifetime riders requires nothing short of just that, a lifetime. These are qualities like respect, honor, commitment, and loyalty. They are generally taught in opportunities to keep your word or put your brothers ahead of yourself, and because of that will incur some discomfort from time to time in doing the right thing. On the other hand, you regularly will see the learners. Those who come in and decide that the fast track is the way and they shortcut their way through it all. They learn just enough of the vocabulary, the culture, and the attire to fake their way in and assimilate to the group. They leapfrog from person to person, socially climbing their way up an invisible

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ladder and are willing to change direction in their style, language, or even location to better fit the next part of the group they want to be included in next. They are great talkers and prove their ability to cite all the historic and current event information of the day that would have you believe they are “In the Know,” but trust me, it a ruse man. Next time ask them for some of their own real stories and see what depth they provide. Now, don’t let me make you think I’m just bagging on these folks. For some reason, they looked into our culture and decided there was something we had that their lives were missing, and they are right. What Charlie called Motorsikleism, or as I refer to it as The Metaphysics of the Motorcycle, is the practical application of great philosophic works by staunch individualists and people who have lived life on their own terms, nothing less, nothing more. So yes, it is attractive on the surface, but as you go deeper, it really starts to become a beautiful struggle, one that begins where Robert Frost saw a road diverge in the woods. He took the road less traveled and said that has made all the difference, and I have seen many examples of this cause and effect. But, to only expose yourself to the superficial extremities of this thing, well, that’s just a shame man because you miss the best of it. Here is the kicker, I don’t blame them for this, for manipulating our culture, for taking the easy road, for cheapening the true meaning of all this. Oh, no dear reader, I blame us! You and I, because if you are reading this, then the chances that you are of like mind with the people behind this publication are pretty good. We should know better and should also, at this point in our lives, be willing to accept the roles of leadership. No, I don’t mean to be the next event promotor or run organizer necessarily.

I do mean acting on the basic principle of “If you see something, say something.” The same thing that we teach children today. Although, in our environment, it is a little harder in application but seriously, if someone is being a dick, exhibiting lousy behavior or spreading bullshit, just for the love of God, call them on it! It would seem simple enough for a culture that was based on turning our backs on conventional society and any bullshit from the man, but today we fall far short of that high bar of standards set by our predecessors. I think the break down here is caused by social media. We seem to be so concerned with the few loudmouths who will comment on anything at the drop of a hat and how they feel about what we do or say that we forget how we feel about it ourselves. I have been, trust me when I tell you this, my harshest critic over the years, and as difficult to deal with as it is sometimes, I thank God for that feature. Rather than watching the ridiculous like count on your next post, why not post something you genuinely believe in, regardless of what anyone thinks about it but you. Even better, post something that you know your peer group will not find favor in, I dare you. You might be surprised how many other people will get. At the very least, you may walk away feeling that you believe your own bullshit. This month, we’ve had to say goodbye to a few longtime residents of the Motorcycle University of Life, and I thought it would be appropriate for a minute to discuss a subject that they were taught on the way up, like me, with some of you who may not have studied alongside us. I have written my personal reflections of Charlie Brechtel in this issue, a man that as my brother, even called me on my bullshit from time to time, the same as I did for him!

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Article By: Heather Callen Photos By: Missi Shoemaker

et’s set the scene, two blondes, two bulldogs, six minibikes, a truck and a trailer full of motorcycles loaded up and headed to Beverl… e r , scratch that…Daytona Bike Week 2020. For folks from the colder states like us, Daytona marks the official start to the rally season, which means it is also the first ride of the season. We were all too eager to leave the thirties and hit the 70’s. Now, normally Chris and I would make this voyage together, but this year he was bustin his ass and spending countless hours finishing us the “Tea Dozer,” the 2020 Twisted Tea Sweepstakes bike. But, in good old t e a m w o r k fashion, Missi and I went ahead with everything Cycle Source needed to take care of business on the ground in Daytona. Upon arrival, we hit the ground running, setting up our home base amidst the Handmade Lot at the Broken Spoke Saloon. This would be the second time that Chris and Bill Dodge put together a group of Builders and motorcycle artisans to set up shop at a rally.

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The Handmade Lot has quickly established itself as the place to be if you appreciate handcrafted motorcycles and the people that build em, love em, and ride em! Over the course of the week, The Lot was home to FNA, Providence Cycle Worx, Bling’s Cycle, Flat Broke Chops & Rods, Buttera’s Metal Werx, MadPen Cycles, Johnny 99, Big Head Motorworks, Speed Metal Built, SpeedKing

Racing, and RP Knives. See what I mean, a bunch of cool cats hangin’ all in one place. As cool as it was to be at the Spoke with our friends, we couldn’t stay there 24/7, hell there was too much other cool stuff happening around Daytona. Saturday, after a bit of runnin and gunnin we headed out to New Smyrna Speedway for the 10th running of Billy Lane’s Sons of Speed Racing. To say

seeing machines that are 90+ years old fly around a banked wall track is exhilarating is an understatement. The men and women that pilot these antiques are passionate and completely fearless. It was awesome to see our friends, Tom Keefer and Ebay Jake take the checkered flags in their respective classes. Not to fear my dear friends, Chris was only be a day or two behind, after all, he had to unveil the Tea Bike at Main Street Station on Sunday. I’m happy to report that he made it in time! Billy Grotto and the Twisted Tea Street Team pulled off a great first showing. The crowd drooled over the bike so much that I damn near needed a mop! We made it back to the Spoke just in time to catch a few hours of Warren Lane’s True Grit show. Man, oh man, what a show! Warren prides himself on paying homage to vintage cycles; as such, this show is specifically for old bikes and choppers. The lot was filled with Knucklehead, Panheads, Flatheads. You name it if it had two wheels and was old it was represented that day. Monday brought a new bit of

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fun for all to Daytona Bike Week, circle track minibike racing. Yep, our hosts were crazy enough to let us set up a track right smack in the middle of their parking lot. Now, if you’ve never seen grown-ass men straddle a bike that’s about a quarter of the size it should and race four wide, then you’ve been missing out! Even Jay Allen, world record-holding land speed racer, got in on the action. After a few wrecks, don’t worry there was only a little road rash, Brian Buttera was crowned champion of the inaugural minibike races. That evening was the Cycle Source/Handmade Lot shindig. A fire was rolling in the pit as friends and colleagues feasted on some delectable delights provided by Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza. Man, they hooked us up with a stack of pies and trays of the best wings I’ve ever had. I can’t thank Joe and JoJo enough for their friendship and generosity. The following day started early, and it was gonna be busy. Tuesday was the annual Cycle Source Custom Bike Show with Bling's, SpeedKing, Providence, Willie's & FNA. We were blessed to have bikes rolling in all day long, and I’m honored to say that we actually ran out of room! I’m also glad that I didn’t have the task of judging it, I leave that to Chris. Brock Bridges killer chopper took home the title for Best of Show, which included a killer custom trophy by Kelderman Trucks, a feature in this rag, and an armful of prizes from our sponsors Twisted Tea, Spectro Oils and more! Chris and I appreciate everyone that entered the show or came to just hang out for the day. The evening was full of goodness, not only was it the first-ever Teenie Weenie Tuesday, Daytona Edition, but the Black Smoke Sinners took to the stage. In case you live under a rock and don’t know who they are, they band consists of our very own Chris Callen and Xavier Muriel with stellar front man Robert Wagner with Jake Sherard and David Beeson shredding it on guitar. I may be a little bias, but they tore up the stage, earning the title G.O.A.T (Greasiest Of All Time! Hahha), seriously though if you dig a good classic rock revival, then I suggest you check em out. They went on to play two more shows that week, gaining new fans every night. Wednesday was a somewhat lowkey day for the CS crew. But that’s all right; it gave us the opportunity to - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE

hang out at The Handmade Lot with the fellas and take in the Perewitz Paint Show. Dave and Jody never disappoint and are always very gracious to everyone they meet. The display of rolling art that day was nothing shy of incredible. Just thinking about the countless hours that went into those pristine paint jobs is staggering. Hell, I was afraid to get to close for fear of a speck of dust of my t-shirt scratching a work of art. Even though some of the bikes may not be everyone’s cup of tea, there is absolutely no denying the craftsmanship that goes into them. I think it is great that the Perewitz clan gives these guys their own platform to show off their pride and joys. Hallelujah, it was finally Thursday. We all know what that means… it means that it is time for The Greatest Chopper Show On Earth, Tropical Tattoo Chopper Time!! I mean, how could you not love an event where it feels like every cool chopper on the planet is in the same spot for a day! Well, over 150 bitchin bikes made the cut that day. I don’t think we could have fit a strider in there if we had to! Vendors were in full swing out back alongside Dustin’s BBQ (some of the best BBQ around, if I may add) while attendees took in the sounds of Big Rick and the Troublemakers, the Sinners even snuck in a song or two! At the end of the day, the goal was achieved, Willie and the team raised some much-needed money for the Veteran’s Support Fund. It’s always good knowing that so many people come together to make sure those that fought for our rights are never forgotten. Thanks for your dedication Willie! Holy hell, the week is almost over! It felt like I just got there, maybe I blinked for too long. Friday closed out the week at the Broken Spoke with the Dennis Kirk Garage Build Show. I really dig that the folks at DK honor the home garage builder. If you build bikes for a living, then move on, buddy! Seriously though, it’s a great show for the guy who spent immeasurable hours on nights and weekends building their dream ride. Best of Show for the Garage Build went to Ray Llanes. You’ll be able to see Ray’s bike in an upcoming feature. Friday afternoon brought out the drags…No not drag queens… drag races, well minibike drag races, that is! What a hoot, men, and women planted themselves atop the little two-wheel death machines and

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went like their asses were on fire. It was a blast seeing the kid come out in all of them. Sadly, that was pretty much the last of the jubilation for Daytona Bike Week as word quickly spread that the COVID pandemic had taken hold, and the officials were shutting down all outdoor entertainment and vendor permits. Yes, it was a total bummer, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thankful that we had 95% of our rally the way we have all become accustomed to. We had the time if you chose to take it to do whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important; reunite with friends and motofamily, get some wind therapy in and reset after a long cold winter.

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Article And Photos By: Daniel Donley

www.pandemoniumcustomchoppers.com

ver the previous months, I have been reaching out to readers and industry professionals seeking a problem or situation and its fix. So, here are some of the problems, from being broken down on the side of the road to situations in the shop that include fabrication, painting, electrical, troubleshooting, etc. The following will lay out a mix of some of the “99” Problems!

We all know that when welding any

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material that cleanliness is critical. Dirt, grease, oil is not good. Another problem that we sometimes run into is Mill Scale. Mill Scale comes from the part of the process when steel is made; it is a protective coating to help prevent rust. It can be troublesome to remove. When building custom exhaust systems, I like to use a wire wheel to remove the mill scale from the weld area; this works great in most situations.

Removing old gasket material can be a pain. I have talked about

several different methods to do this previously, but here is a new one for you. Take a piece of copper tubing (like for plumbing), smash the end of it with a hammer, then file it to a sharp edge. Voilà’, you’ve got a gasket scraper! The copper is softer than aluminum or steel and will not harm the gasket mating surface.

Black electrical tape, most all of us have a roll or two lying around. Sometimes space constraints make it challenging to get that big round roll around what we need it to. Here is

a neat little trick, take a small socket and wrap the black tape around the socket, now you have a mini roll of black tape that can get into those hard to reach areas.

Scotty, a hot rod carburetor builder from Florida, submitted a couple of old-time shop first aid tips. We all know that when you smack your finger with a hammer or slip with a screwdriver and stab yourself, it is never good. Scotty says after the incident, pour turpentine onto the affected area, it will take the pain away and slow bleeding. He said it actually works! Scotty went on to say that to get the bleeding to stop, just go to the corner of the shop and find a ball of spider webs and ball them up and then place them on the cut, this is supposed to stop the bleeding. Ok, so we know where to get spider webs, but where the hell do you buy turpentine. The paint section of Walmart can fix you up there. On a side note, PLEASE TRY THESE METHODS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

I remember long ago, when I tried to assemble a set of spark plug wires for the first time, well, you know to crimp on the terminal endâ&#x20AC;Śit did not work out well, and they ended up

get ourselves into a situation where we have some delicate work to do. When repairing small electrical components, big globs of solder are a no-no. Solder wick is very fine braids of copper wire; this wick can be used to remove solder where you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it, such as on circuit boards and or small components. Lay the wick on the area where you want solder to be removed and heat with a pencil tip soldering iron, the excess solder will be wicked away.

in the trash can. Fast forward many years, and the task is not so difficult now. So here are a few pointers, Strip back the plug wire copper core. Put a bit of dielectric grease onto the spark plug wire outer. This will make the rubber boot slide on with ease.

Now to crimp on the terminal, MSD Ignitions makes a handy crimping tool that is used with your bench vice to put a proper crimp on the wire that will hold tight and be correct. This little tool is worth its weight.

Electrical repairs, sometimes we

There are many hand-cleaning solutions available to us nowadays. This one here is for the disposable hand wipes. They not only will take grease and oils off your hands, but they also work great for removing

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and photos to the email below: Bikes, Shop Equipment, Paint, Tools, Etc If there is something that you would like to see a Tech article on or have questions, please call me or email me. Pandemonium Custom Choppers Facebook- Pandemonium Custom Choppers Instagram â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pandemoniumc2 Phone: 419-576-6812 info@pandemoniumcustomchoppers.com www.pandemoniumcustomchoppers.com

When getting your bike out after a long cold winters nap, sometimes problems can arise. Why is my bike running like crap? An excellent place to start is to check for any vacuum leaks. A vacuum leak will create a lean condition, and your engine will just not run right. How do you know if that is the problem, a good place to

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start is around intake boots, gasket areas, a light spritz of carb cleaner, while the engine is running, will identify a vacuum leak. The engine will stumble and maybe even stall out. Now you have found whether or not you have a vacuum leak. Calling all readers and industry professionals to submit problems WITH fixes

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Article And Photos By: Mark Velazquez

have come to the conclusion that in these modern times where everything is so advanced, even in the motorcycle world, that nothing will ever beat the stories, sweat, and accomplishments of the rides that I find built right in the garages of the local guys. The dudes who may only build one bike, but one that will rival the legends. The bikes are just done with blood, grit, brotherhood and things just laying around that they thought they would never need. Frank Caruti, a former Brooklyn

boy, now living in central New Jersey is just that kinda of guy. Riding bikes since the age of 15, Frank’s first love was the speedy sport bike and of course dirt biking. It was not until later in life that he discovered his love of Harleys. Frank’s dad was the one who taught Frank how to ride back in the day. But, when Frank had a dance with a four-wheeler, it was his father that band him from riding. Frank was twenty-five at the time. Frank being the good son that he was never let his dad see him on a bike for 10 years!

Emphasis on the “never let him see” part… However, during those ten years Frank kept a ride right around the corner at a buddy’s house, everyone knew, except Frank’s dad! Frank was even a smart-ass and had his plate say, “NO1NOS”. Even at thirty-five Frank was prepared to take a good whipping from his old man because his love of motorcycles was so great! With that story behind us there is a very cool bike to talk about. Caruti is a member of the Battle Ground Chapter in Central Jersey of AMCA

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and with that comes many priceless friendships. The time spent riding with your fellow members leads to knowledge which, at the time you don’t even know your absorbing. I think this brotherhood was a major inspiration that lead to the build you see before you. Frank is a self-taught builder, a graduate of the school of hardknocks. Over the years he has figured things out on his own and when needed got by with a little help from his friends. This bike, like so many came from the wonderful world of Craigslist! A 1973 Shovel project, all stock with all original extra parts. However, what the ad didn’t say was that most of the bike was in milk crates. That didn’t matter, Frank got a great deal and even got the milk crates! Once home the bike was put into the corner for a couple of weeks until Jerry Merola, a good friend of Frank’s suggested the bike be built and put into the Greasy Dozen Show. Now mind you the bike was purchased in November ’18 and Greasy Dozen was in May of ’19. So, as they say in Rome, “Let the games begin”! Right out of the gate they stripped it down to the frame. The only original part they held on to was the tank, which had been done by Daniel over at Nerodue Kustom Painting in Italy! Don’t ask, no clue how it ended up on this bike in perfect condition. The game plan was to build the entire bike around this killer tank Then the madness truly began. With Jerry by his side they worked on it every night till 3:00 am. They pulled out all the stops. The engine cases were spilt only to find a mess. The 74” motor was converted to an 80” that Frank just happen to have from a prior build. Talk about having good stuff just hanging around. Same thing went for the tranny, open gutted and rebuilt. No old bolts were left anywhere! The killer exhaust is several Shovel exhausts welded and cut with the ribbed section add on for that perfect look. As if things couldn’t get better, the front end is an original Arlen Ness1970 Springer, found in Cali. Of course, there is so much more to see on this bike and if you’re around the Jersey Shore you might just be lucky enough to see it because Frank plans on riding the shit out this baby. I myself along with Frank’s love of his life Beth, and my lady Jaclyn were CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE - June June - July ‘20

Skinny Shovel Tech Sheet Owner: Frank Caruti City/State: Whiting NJ Fab. By: Frank Caruti & Jerry Merola Year: 1973 Model: FX Value: Time: 6 Months Engine Year: 1973 Model: Shovelhead Builder: Frank Caruti & Frank Antion Ignition: Stock Points Displacement: 80 Inch Pistons: Keith Black 9.5:1 Heads: Modified Carb: S & S Super E Cam: Crane Air Cleaner: Modified Exhaust: Handmade Primary: BDL Belt Drive Transmission Year: 1973 Make: H-D Rebuilt/Frank Caruti Shifting: Frame Year: 1970 Make: H-D Hardtailed Rake: Stock Stretch: Stock Forks Type: Springer Builder: Arlen Ness original Extension: Triple Trees: Wheels, Tires, Brakes Front Wheel: Invader Size: 21” Front Tire: Front Brake: None Rear Wheel: Invader Rear Tire: 19” Rear Brake: GMA Painting Painter: Nerodue Kustom Color: Type: Graphics: Molding: Chroming: Super Chrome AsburyPark NJ Accessories Bars: Straight Risers: Hand controls: Fuel Tanks: Front Fender: None Rear Fender: Old Bike Barn, Modified Seat: Counter Balance Cycles Foot Controls: Custom Oil Tank: Harley-Davidson Headlight: Taillight: Prism Speedo: Photographer: Mark Velazquez

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lucky enough to all be part of breaking this Shovel in during Daytona 2020. Before then she was never truly ridden, just fired up and a test ride or two. From the famous Daytona loop, to the Broken Spoke and beyond I watched this rolling piece of art, which

mind you took only six months to build, stop traffic and never miss a beat. This to me is the new American builder, the one who goes back to the roots with a beer on the tool chest and dreams in their head. This is where the new killer customs will be born!

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spent a lot of money and time rebuilding an old 41mm wide glide for my 1969 Panhead. It was one of those crazy builds, fulla twists and turns, but the glide haunted me. Then I got a call from the masterminds at Paughco. They recently developed a new springer configuration because so many overseas manufacturers stole their classic, flat side design. They came up with a round-leg springer sort of in keeping with the early springers, before the VL or the Big Twin tapered-leg springers. These front ends are meant to be ridden long and hard. They also make a stock length front end and a 3-over in this configuration, which I is what I chose. I requested the front end without chrome or

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Article By: Bandit Photos By: Wrench www.bikernet.com powder because of my patina effort. I painted the bare parts with a light coat of Rust-oleum primer and then a coat or two of Rust-oleum satin black.

Paughco designed a new top tree to allow their risers to be installed in the rear legs with 1/2-fine thread studs or bolt common risers to the 3.5-inch center-to-center glide-like holes. I decided to go with the rear legs mounting and cut the heads off

Â˝-inch fine stainless bolts to make studs.

I screwed 1-inch of the studs into the rear legs and had an inch for the Paughco classic brass risers. I used stud-green Loctite in the legs and ran a nut down to hold them firmly into place overnight. I removed the nut

when I installed the brass risers.

I installed the bottom bearing over the small dust shield against the bottom tree. I found a piece of thick 1/8-inch wall, 1.25 O.D. tubing, and used it as a tool to drive the Timken bearing over the raised bearing surface on the solid neck stem. I also fed as much grease into the bearing as possible. For some odd reason, I had to clearance the dust shields to make them fit over the solid Paughco stem. Okay, so I slipped the neck shaft with the lower greased bearing into place against the greased race

in the neck cup and spun on the crown nut against the top bearing

place to allow you to position the top tree comfortably. It also allows you to adjust the bearing tension. Then you can install the top tree and the top nut and tightened the hell out of it without messing with your bearing adjustment.

and upper dust shield after it was clearance. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another benefit of classic Paughco construction. A lot of frontend manufacturers dodge using a threaded nut between the top tree and the neck bearing.

It comes in so handy while installing a front end. It holds it in

The Paughco front end comes with the rockers mounted and in place. No adjustment is necessary. They are lubed and ready to rock.

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piston H-D Softail caliper on an 11.5inch rotor with a 2-inch center hole to fit a pre-’99 Harley hub. I am working with Black Bike Wheels on a spoked wheel set up to run the disc Steve recommended.

I removed the solid brass, 4-inch Paughco dogbone risers from my old stainless-steel bars, and was careful to install them on the stainless studs watching for the studs to turn or not. I tightened them down and adjusted the rubber-mounted dogbone to align with the bars. Then I installed the bars once more.

I mounted a temporary Dyna Mag wheel for a test ride. We’re getting close, but I had to take it out on the road and see how it handled with the sprung seat.

Okay, so this puppy hasn’t run in a couple of months but fired right to life. I maneuvered around the shop and into the street for a test run. The turning radius was way better, and it blasted around the rough roads without an issue. What an amazing difference in ride and handling.

Steve Massicotte from Paughco recommended a left ‘88- ‘99 single-

FIND TEN DIFFERENT THINGS ON PLAYER SPECIAL 1. Missing Stripe On Fuel Tank. 2. Missing Lug On Front Tire Tread. 3. Different Mounting Bolt On Air Cleaner. 4. Extra Bolt On Oil Filter. 5. Extra Fins On Cam Cover. 6. Oil Pressure Gauge Upsie Down. 7. Larger Front Exhaust Pipe. 8. Missing Grooves On Frame Rail Under Seat. 9. Missing Pingle From Petcock. 10. Extra Pin Stripe Circles On Air Cleaner Tail Fins.

NO THERE ISN’T ANY REAL PRIZE, JUST SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOU’RE IN THE CAN.

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f you ride about 10 miles past the middle of nowhere, you’ll come to the town of Crumpler, NC. Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is one of the least likely places you would expect to find hundreds of choppers roaring around the countryside. Still, each fall just before the leaves change an event known as the Twin Rivers Chopper Campout turns this sleepy little town into a two-wheel Mecca. Hosted for the last three years by Zak Gibbons, TRCC brings motorcycle mayhem to western Carolina with a laidback Southern attitude and plenty of cold beer for one memorable weekend. Whether you are a first-timer or a veteran attendee, the biggest challenge is always reaching the campground. It is located about 2 miles from the nearest paved road, and the closer you get to the campground, the quicker the road deteriorates into a rockstrewn single lane track bordered on one side by a rocky cliff and on the other by the New River. While nobody has admitted to dumping their motorcycle on the way into camp, the look of relief on each rider’s face is obvious as they put down their kickstand

and breathe a sigh of relief when they finally arrive. The campground itself is made up of a narrow stretch of land that follows the banks of the river as it makes a horseshoe bend around a generously wooded property. Every campsite has a spectacular view of the river, so even if you arrived late and had to pitch your tent next to the portajohns, the scenery and the sounds of the water flowing over the rocks are almost enough to make you

forget the smell. Right in the center of the camp is a massive rock outcropping, which has become known as the “Rave Cave” and serves as the backdrop for the weekend’s events with music, food, and vendors all set up in its shadow. Although the event officially started on Friday, a lot of folks began pulling in on Thursday to secure prime camping spots before

the crowds arrived. A steady flow of motorcycles rolled through all day on Friday with the sounds of two-piston exhaust notes echoing through the campground until well past dark. By Friday night, the campground was a menagerie of tents, hammocks, vans, and choppers. There were campfires blazing up and down the river and music blasting from the Rave Cave. While most people managed to pack the essentials on their motorcycles, Zak made sure that there was plenty of extra beer available for those who managed to “forget” theirs at home, along with a couple of handles of whiskey to get everyone in the right mood. Friday night soon turned into Saturday m o r n i n g as people wandered from campfire to campfire, sharing stories, downing beers and checking out motorcycles under a full moon. For those looking for a little more action, the Rave Cave did not disappoint with dice games, music, and a blazing bonfire lighting up the heart of camp as people danced or just stumbled the night away. The only thing that stopped the party was a gas hungry generator, which finally sputtered out around CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE - June June - July ‘20

3 AM. Once the music died, everyone managed to find their tents (or least a reasonably dry patch of ground) and curled up for a little shut-eye before the sun was rising back over the river bringing on another day. There was a lot of groaning and cursing when the sun came up on Saturday morning, but after a good cup of hot coffee and a plate of biscuits and gravy, most people were rejuvenated enough to start moving around. While there were many brands of motorcycles heading out for impromptu rides around the countryside, Jody Goodwill put together a group for the inaugural Twin Rivers Skate Jam. Escorting the group was Jodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife Carly in their badass 1959 Chevy El Camino, which lead the pack on a spirited ride through the mountains before reaching the small town of Sparta, NC. The group drew quite a few stares as the line of choppers with skateboards strapped to their sissybars rocketed through the dilapidated downtown on their way to the skate park. As the afternoon wore on, the various group rides made their way back to the campground, and everyone started getting stoked about

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the upcoming charity raffle. Unlike your typical raffle that mostly consists of stickers and odd-sized t-shirts, TRCC pulled in a group of sponsors that provided some seriously good prizes. The emphasis was clearly on motorcycle parts with the top prizes being a Lowbrow Customs weld-on Sportster hardtail, a custom 11 over springer front end, a set of rabbit ear handlebars, and a jockey shifter from Prism Supply. There was also artwork from Devil Chicken Designs, Anthony Hicks, and Lee Bullock alongside custom helmets from Custom Destruction and Paints by Rusty. Of course, there were plenty of t-shirts, stickers, sunglasses, leathers, and shop banners to be raffled too, which meant a lot of people had new stuff to pack on their motorcycles for the ride home. Once the raffle concluded, the bonfire was stoked up, and everyone got back to having a good time. It didn’t take long for that cooler of spare beer to empty, and with rock and roll echoing out of the Rave Cave, the party carried on until the early hours of Sunday morning. Unlike Saturday, when the sun came up on Sunday, everyone was up and packing. By 10:00, the last sleeping bag had been strapped down, and the campground was just a collection of smoldering fire pits and empty beer cans. What separates the Twin River Chopper Campout from your typical motorcycle event is the camaraderie you witness among its participants. No one is a stranger even if it is their first time attending, and as you walk from campfire to campfire, you are greeted with hearty handshakes, offers of warm food, a cold drink, or just a place to sit and talk about everyone’s favorite subject, motorcycles. Bad attitudes are left back at home, and everyone is just focused on having a good time before the end of riding season. If you’ve attended a lot of motorcycle events, you should realize that this is definitely not always the case, and Zak Gibbons should be proud of the kind of event he has created out in rural NC. If this type of event sounds like something you’d like to experience, then make sure to follow @twinriverschoppercampout on Instagram to stay in the loop for next year’s event. It is guaranteed to be a good time.

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JAMES HINKLEY - 1975 HONDA CB750

JOHN SNYDER - 1953 PANHEAD

PAUL WARGA - 1979 SUPERGLIDE

JAMIE CUMMINGS- 1979 FLH

ROGER MAAG - 2007 DYNA

ANDY SMITH - 2006 SPORTSTER

KYLE RICE - 1992 FXR

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2020 bike week

Chopper time Winners willie's tropical tattoo

Willie’s Hardcore - Ray Llanes

Willies Choice - Warren Lane

Tropical Tattoo Choice - Val Curcio

Trailer Trash Chopper’s Choice - Dirty Dick Nick

TBR Choice - Shaun Ponte

Southern Cycles Choice - Big Joe Lingley

Roadside’s Choice - Tony diValentin

Panhead Frank’s Choice - Wendell Turner

Ladies Choice - Flat Broke Chops & Rods

Perewitz paint - Jacob Godwin

Crowd Favorite - Wendy Solano

creative custom - randall knoldge

Bling’s Choice - Dan Starkey

Big Rick’s Choice - Rob Jones-Brock Bridges

Best Twin Cam- Darrell Jones

Best Shovel - Brock Bridges

Best Rat Bike - Tim Tarquinio

Best Panhead - Tino Periat

Best Paint & Cycle Source Choice - Louis Mellado

best metric - bill latham

best knucklehead - buckshot

Best Jap Custom Luke McCormick

Best Evo - Xavier Muriel

Best Chopper - Justin Lowe

Best Brittish Custom - Ron Zuk

Best Bobber - Tommy Gunn

Best Antique - Dan Barr

BD Customs Choice - Low Rent Dan

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o, by now, you know I dig bikes with a story. I mean, you can have the coolest bike in the world, a beautiful Knucklehead with all the trimmings, but if there’s no real story behind it, well, it doesn’t really have a soul. Well, this little beauty right here is right up my alley. You see, it was built by Mondo of Denver’s Choppers, and that’s cool as hell right off the bat, but the how and why make it a keeper. From the first time I saw this Shovel, it took me back to the kind of customs you see riding on the beach during Bike Week in Daytona. It was classy and cool at the same time and from front to back finished to

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a tee. It all started a while ago when Danny from El Mugroso Leather presented Mondo a handmade tool bag as a thank you for his support. Mondo loved the tool bag and took it around to all of his bikes to see which one he’d put it on, but none seemed the right fit with its Indian blanket and colors. In the end, he would decide to just build a bike around the bag. The theme would not only contain all the colors and style of the bag, but since the bag was something so unique in its design, the bike would be made the same way out of the normal realm of how he typically builds a motorcycle. Of course, it began with a motor,

but this was also a crazy story. A friend of Mondo’s came in one day with a motor he scored from a storage auction and wanted to sell it. He looked it over, and at face value, he noticed the dual plug heads and clean cylinders; it had to be a good mill. Well, once Sturgis Bob tore it down, they started to find Truett & Osbourne flywheels, S&S Pistons, and other performance goodies. They knew it had to be a highend motor. Bob Figured it to be around a $12,000 power plant and an absolute score for what Mondo got it for. Like most things that happen in a bike builder’s life when they build a bike for themselves, the

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build would happen in the spare time and with whatever was lying around. A frame that had been sitting in one part of the shop, an FLH front fender that got split in half and made narrow, all parts and pieces that were just the extras accumulated in the normal course of business. For the back fender, he actually took a hinged rear fender and modified it to still look like a hinge, but it was welded solid, and the side skirts were radiused properly fit the rear tire. Little details like that add up to an incredible build. Like I said, Mondo has a typical path he takes when he builds. He likes the bike to be so minimal in construction that it looks like it shouldn’t run. This would be an exercise in blending that with the need for all the extras of a modern motorcycle, that is street legal. I’ll get back to why that was the criteria in a minute, but turn signals, a starter button, the whole works, and done cleanly and in a manner befitting a Denver’s Chopper. As you may imagine, it has the signature front end on it you can spot from across the room that tells you it’s a Denver’s, but in studying this bike, you get a clear picture of how much effort went into blending the two

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worlds. Little details like the coil and voltage regulator being under the tranny so that the front of the bike would be as clean as a sheet paper. Mondo also took the kind of time that you take when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your own build for the extras like welding on the cable loops to the frame, giving it that one of a kind appeal. He used a variation of Dyna controls that would be solid and look great too. As we talked about this bike, Mondo brought up the fact that it is funny what you think about during the long hours of a build. Each one is different, and so the things that your mind passes the time with while you work on them are as well. On this particular bike, Mondo thought a lot about his daughter Kim. You see, Kim grew up as the shop helper and was around Denver and the whole crew from a very young age. One of the early pictures Mondo has of her is sitting on his lap on his Knuckle, and it would be a lifetime later that he captured that same photo, only with his granddaughter this time. It has become a family tradition for them. As Kim grew up and started a family of her own, her father would ask that she stay away from the June - July â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;20 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE 41

PRIDE & JOY TECH SHEET Owner: Kim Mazy City/State: Reno, NV Builder: Mondo-Denver’s Choppers Year: 2018 Model: Custom Value: $40k Time: 3 Months Engine Year: 1972 Model: Shovelhead Builder: Sturgis Bob Ignition: Stock Displacement: 96” Pistons: S&S Heads: Dual Plug H-D Carb: S&S Super E Cam: S&S 565 Air Cleaner: S&S Exhaust: Denver’s Choppers Primary: Ultima Open Transmission Year: 1996 Make: Ultima Shifting: Foot Frame Year: 2018 Model: Rigid Rake: 36° Stretch: 0 Forks Builder: Denver’s Choppers Type: Springer (Wide Wishbone) Triple Trees: Denver’s Choppers Extension: 8” Wheels Front Wheel: Denver Size: 21” Tire: Avon Speedmaster Front Brake: 2-Piston Pm Rear Wheel: Black Bike Size: 16” Tire: Avon Mk2 Rear Brake: 4-Piston Pm Paint Painter: Lil’ Mondo Color: Many Type: House Of Kolor Graphic: Lil’ Mondo Chroming: Accessories Bars: Paughco TT Bars Risers: Paughco Hand Controls: Drag Specialties Foot Controls: Dyna Mids Gas Tank: Modified H-D 3.5 Gal Oil Tank: Stretched Paughco Front Fender: Narrowed H-D W/Denvers Brackets Rear Fender: Modified H-D Seat: Upholstery Bob Headlight: Drag Specialties Tailight: V-Twin Speedo: None Tool Bag: Danny Of El Mugroso Special Features: Luggage Rack, Smooth Dash Photographer: Chris Callen

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motorcycles and raise that family. Of course, as life does, soon Kim found herself with so much to do for her family and the life that goes on to provide for them; she never did get a chance to get back to the bikes on a personal level. Still, her love for the bikes and the people of the culture was always present, and that came to the forefront during Mondo’s bike show during Reno Street Vibrations when he presented the bike to his daughter as a gift. As luck would have it, I was just walking up and immediately offered to feature it, having just heard the story I’m writing now, and only a short time later, it won its class in

the show. This would be a word-class trifecta for Kim. As for Mondo, you could see his pride from across the room. As we close out this story, Mondo is currently working on a new build for the Lichter Exhibit in Sturgis, and from what he tells me, you will want to see this Knuckle for yourself… or, maybe we can bring it to you in these pages. Guess you’ll have to keep an eye out! Thanks again to Mondo and his crew for taking good care of us in Reno and congrats to Kim for a killer bike.

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It had been quite a while since we had visited Reno for Street Vibrations and when Mondo of Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choppers asked us to bring some of the Flat Broke Chops & Rods bikes out for his show, American Heat, we loaded up and set the compass for due west. This trip would be the old-fashioned variety that we used to do all the time back in the day. Thirty-six hours out, two days at the event, and 36 hours back. Yeah, no rest for the wicked and all that aside, sometimes you just have to step up.

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As we arrived at Street Vibrations on Friday morning, the organizers couldn’t have been more gracious. They set us up with all the media trimmings, and after we unloaded the bikes, set up the booth, and said our initial hellos, we hit the street running. Now, this place has the very unique distinction that sets itself apart from other rallies because of the historical significance of the area. Towns like Carson City and Virginia City that were so important in America’s westward expansion are reason enough to go. Still, the style of bikes is another difference. While many of these cats are into the Mexican Lowrider style custom, there is a thriving segment of the Chopper culture present as well. We saw some killer bikes from builders who hail from that region.

Two examples in particular were Jacob’s “Apache Dream” and Ron Simms’ little Knucklehead that was a rolling history lesson in early Chopperdom. We shot both for features, so keep an eye peeled in the mag for their full story. Paughco, a stone’s throw away, came out in full support of Mondo’s Show, as did Charlie Brechtel with the “Golden Chopper” from his upcoming movie. You can see this bike an issue of Cycle Source very soon. Sugar Bear, himself, was on hand and gave us some free advice on cleaning our bikes. Well, actually, it started with “Just don’t do it” and ended up with “If you are, use Lemon pledge cuz you don’t have to work so hard. Bear was on hand all weekend with “Gorgeous” and this made Heather, who was back home, crazy that she missed it. Nevertheless, this was

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a boy’s trip so we did what all men would when left unattended: we went on the Cathouse Poker Run of course. Well, actually, we headed out to Virginia City the morning of the run, a beautiful climb up the side of the mountains from Reno, where the town feels nearly like time stood still. Old-time monuments to Western Folklore adorn almost every building. Names like “The Bucket Of Blood Saloon” make you realize that by this point in our country’s history, the people who were still pressing on by Reno were hardcore. It makes it a little easier to understand California now, doesn’t it? Okay, maybe not. Anyway, we spent half the day looking around at the sights in this great little town before heading back down to the mountain where Street Vibrations was in full force. As you can imagine, this place has its own vibe, to coin their phrase, but seriously it does. Being so far from most big cities, it holds on to the culture of the surrounding area very well. Bikes roared around town in a nonstop celebration of the motorcycle and vendors set up right on the main streets of the town. It was like a motorcycle Mardi-Gras, and the party was in full swing. Over in one of the exhibit halls, Mondo and his crew were hard at putting on a killer bike show. That’s where we set up for Flat Broke. We spent a good part of our time in the same spot and it just so happened that there were a shit ton of great bikes there with even better stories. Two of which you can read about in this very issue. One of the highlights for us was the time we got to spend with Aaron Greene and his lady, Melody. These two are a blast every time we get to hang, and on this occasion, he took us to a Mexican restaurant he knew would serve up some solid grub. By the time we sat down to eat, the table had like two dozen people at it. It was almost like a secret message had been sent, and at once, they converged on this spot. The people were more than happy to accommodate us all, and it was like a scene from a Viking celebration. Charlie Brechtel and the “Rough Boys” were in the house showing off the Golden Chopper that some lucky bastard will win once their new movie is premiered. The thing is an incredible old school specimen, and I wouldn’t mind pulling that winning ticket my damn self. Just like you would expect from the high desert, it June - July ‘20 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE

was hot, then cold, hell at one point it even snowed. They tell me that seldom happens there, but it was some serious flakes man. All in all, it was a killer weekend. We got to hang with some friends we never get enough time with like Aaron Greene, who I can say is working on a killer project we can’t wait to tell you about. In any event, I just wanted to give you guys a few quick words on what we were up to and to thank everyone from Street Vibrations and Denver’s Choppers once more for such a great time. As luck would have it our quick trip out allowed Mark and I to have a couple of short stops at places he’d never been. Bonneville was one of them and even though it was the wet season on the great salt lake, to watch his face the first time he saw the places where legends have been made throughout motor-history was worth the whole trip. And that’s exactly how it should be.

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Good Time Charlie Brechtel In Memory Of a brother Article By: Chris Callen

t is my very sad obligation to pass along the news of Charlie Brechtel’s passing. With him, so much of the passion and spirit of what our culture aspires to be goes as well. As an ambassador of motorcycle culture and music, Charlie coined the phrase “MotorSikilisim”, a philosophy explaining the meaning behind what we do. As a bluesman, Charlie came up in the most sincere way you could to pay your dues in the blues. He lived in his Aunt Mamae’s Cathouse in New Orleans and played every chance he got. During his career as a musician, Charlie’s old twangy guitar took him all over the world, playing in Russia and Thailand, just to name a few. But it was John Lee Hooker that put him on a path that had no end, until today. Hooker gave Charlie the nickname “GoodTime” and asked him if he wanted to be famous or if he wanted to be a legend. Charlie answered fast “A Legend” and Hooker laughed. Hooker told Charlie that many legends die broke and that this was the harder of the two choices. John Lee was just one of the famous blues legends that Charlie got to play with in his life, but I still have to believe that his biggest honor was his residency at the Buffalo Chip each year in Sturgis. “I got to play the big stage” was how he used to say it to me every time he talked about it. In motorcycle media, Charlie was way ahead of his time. As a self-proclaimed

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Louisiana Coonass, he was actually very sharp when it came to technology and had the foresight to see where media was going a long time ago. Way before Cycle Source or any of the modern-day provers of digital media like podcast and social media broadcasting came about Charlie started BIC Radio. BIC or Bikers Inner Circle was one of the first Motorcycle Internet Radio Programs, and Charlie was on the road with it getting interviews a decade before the industry even understood what it was. His platform continued to develop, and eventually, he would land a place in the ranks of Choppertown, where on each show, he would broadcast to hundreds of thousands. As time went on and the rest of us caught up to what he was doing, he never wavered, he remained true to himself and what he presented as his brand of media. It had long been Charlie’s dream to produce a feature film that contained the characters from today’s motorcycle world. With the support of his brother Dennis they brought the world “Rebel on the Highway” and did just that. In traditional 70’s B movie style, Charlie told a story of a deal with the devil that paralleled Robert Johnson’s experience at the Crossroads. Sadly, they have been working on the second film “Rough Boys” when Charlie passed. I believe it is in final edit so we might yet get to see his last film. Charlie and I came up in some of the

same ways; of course, I was a little more Hillbilly compared to his roots, but still, we shared a rough story and came away from it better men. Charlie was always there to remind me of the things that were truly important in “Our World,” and sometimes I did the same for him. Although these times, when one of us would nudge the other back on track were never comfortable, they were the very reason we had such a strong bond. Rogue saw it in the two of us from day one and used to scold us for being young and dumb, for not getting our shit together and making a plan between each other to take the reins on this thing. I’m ashamed to say that finally we were just getting to that point. Both of us mature enough, with enough understanding of the motorcycle culture to pick a direction. Just two days before Charlie left this world, he and I were working on a song together. He had woken up in the middle of the night with it stuck in his head. We spent the next day going back and forth with adjustments as he began to work it out. Later that day, we jumped on a Zoom call and learned how to play music together from 3000 miles apart. We jammed some old blues, did Freddie King’s “Going Down” that he taught me on the spot, and laughed our asses off at how cool technology is today. That’s right, with both of us locked up under the rules of this pandemic, we laughed and played music together. It was the last time I would ever talk to my brother. I thank God for that night. It was a true blessing to be able to walk away from a 20year friendship with such a precious and beautiful memory. In Charlie’s memory, the boys from Black Smoke Sinners, and I are going to finish that song, appropriately named by Charlie “Deal With the Devil.” That’s a perfect name for this song and sums up Charlie’s life. He wasn’t perfect, he wasn’t educated in a traditional sense, he was real, and in this thing, real will take you far. He understood that he was so blessed to do the things he did, go to the places he went, and know the people he met along the way. He knew that there would surely be a metaphysical debt to be paid for it all someday. I tell you today, my brother, your debt has been paid, go with God and save me a seat on the big stage!

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f you’ve been into the custom motorcycle world for an extended length of time, you’ll eventually begin to recognize certain builders and their styles or designs. Warren Lane is one of those builders. He’s been building bikes since the early nineties, and he’s undoubtedly learned what works and what doesn’t. Lane also knows what looks good. I’ve always admired how he’s able to blend old technology along with the new stuff. Take this bike, for instance,

appropriately called “The Player Special.” At first glance, it looks like a classic build from the sixties until you look closer and see the disc brake on the early style springer front end and the 80 spoke wheels as well as the Tech Cycles starter. He blended the modern conveniences with an old style. The motor is of the 1967 vintage that Warren worked over with a ton of S&S products, including a 98” stroker conversion with S&S forged pistons. The original heads were swapped out for a set of

fresh late model style heads also from S&S. The carburetor is the tried and true Super E that’s got a Landstrom’s Foundry bird deflector air cleaner that Warren heavily modified. A new cam was also put into place to match the new stroker package. The heads also got a set of billet rocker boxes from S&S with the new design, which seems to seal much better than the OEM boxes. The oil pump was also upgraded to a high-volume billet S&S pump, which has proven to be great. The exhaust pipes were

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custom made by Warren and are 2” instead of the industry standard of 1 3/4”. I personally like the way that they’re mounted because any reputable builder will tell you that the exhaust mounting brackets should be strong enough that you could lift the bike by them. The transmission is a pre-65 type case (kick only) from STD that Lane built with a set of Andrews gears that ends with a jockey shift set up. The Tech Cycles electric start was heavily modified and works as a backup, and as far as I can see, it looks very well done. The frame is a combination of some 1945-1947 parts that he pieced together and cleaned up. Warren kept the rake at a stock 30 degrees with no stretch in the down tubes. That springer is also a work of art. Warren started with an early H-D top section and late model springer lower legs, which made it easier to adapt the JAYBRAKE caliper. While he was at it, he shortened everything by 5/8”. He topped it off with a Unity

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headlight and a set of his signature type ape hangers. For the front wheel he went with a 23” front rim with a HD star hub laced up with 80 spokes instead of the stock 40 also the spokes are 100% stainless steel wrapped up in a Bridgestone Trail Wing Enduro DOT approved tire. The rear wheel is an 18” rim that’s also an 80 spoke laced to a star hub but he went with a 58 to 62 HD rear juice type drum brake that’s also running a Bridgestone tire. That killer paint job was laid down by none other than the legendary Mo from Mo’s Image Customs out of Miami, FL. Mo laid down a black base with gold pinstripes that he carried out not only on the tank and frame but also on the springer and the outer primary. Warren fabbed up everything else like the gas tank, risers, foot controls, oil tank and rear fender. He also made the seat pan that was covered by B&C

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PLAYER SPECIAL TECH SHEET Owner: Mike City/State: Tampa Florida Builder: Warren Lane Year: 1967 Model: Chopper Value: Your 1st Born! Time: Immeasurable Engine Year: 1967 Model: FLH Builder: Warren Lane Ignition: Crane Hi4 Displacement: 98” Pistons: Forged Heads: S&S Carb: S&S Cam: S&S Air Cleaner: Landstrom’s Foundry, Heavily Modified By Lane Exhaust: 2” Warren Lane Primary: Tech Cycle Mod By Lane Transmission Year: 1964 Make: STD/Andrews/Lane Shifting: Suicide! Frame Year: 1945-1947 Model: Harley-Davidson/ Lane RAke: 30 Stretch: 0 Forks Builder: Warren Lane Type: Early Hd Top Section W/ Late Model Springer, Lower Legs Triple Trees: H-D/ Warren Lane Extension: Shortened 5/8” Wheels Front Wheel: 80 Spoke/Star Hub/Stainless Size: 23” Tire: Bridgestone Trail Wing Enduro Front Brake: Jaybrake Rear Wheel: 80 Spoke/Star Hub/Stainless Size: 18” Tire: Bridgestone Rear Brake: 1958-1962 Harley Juice Paint Painter: Mo Diaz/Mo’s Custom Image Color: Black Type: Shiny Graphics: Gold Hand Stripes Chroming: Nickel Plated Accessories Bars: Warren Lane Risers: Warren Lane Hand Controls: Brembo Foot Controls: Warren Lane Gas Tank(S): Warren Lane Oil Tank: Warren Lane Front Fender: Warren Lane Rear Fender: Warren Lane Seat: B&C Cycles / Lane Seat Pan Headlight: Unity / Lane Bracket Tail Light: Lane/Aircraft Beacon Speedo: None Photographer: Missi Shoemaker

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Cycles. The taillight is another unique piece that Lane fabricated out of an aircraft beacon. Take a look at the pics and admire Warren’s work and the subtle details he incorporates into each build. He brought this bike to Daytona Bike Week, and as usual, he won an award for every show he entered but if you know Warren you know that stuff doesn’t matter to him as much as a satisfied customer that has a solidly built bike that can lay down some serious miles. That’s one of the reasons he’s one of my favorite builders… well, that and he’s from Florida like me!!

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Article By: Charlie Weisel

he weather was warm enough when I left Primm, Nevada the morning after watching the historic Mint 400 trophy truck races. It was not balmy by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly not the bone chilling arctic temperatures I’ve grown accustomed to in the past few months. I was pleased with the moderate, almost soothing, air brushing against my skin as I pushed my way through the swinging door of the Buffalo Bills Resort and Casino and immediately looked forward to a nice long lonely day on the open highway. Though it was only 6 am, the sun still not poking holes through the dark night sky, the confident tail wind urged me forward. It was an infinitely enjoyable exit from southern Nevada as I began my 850 mile journey back towards the wintery climate of northern Colorado. I sailed through Las Vegas, its neon lights and flashing signs still enticing the gambler even in these early hours of the day. Vegas never sleeps. Billboards displaying every sort of show imaginable begged you to stay a while to enjoy the music, magic and mischief. Not me though, it’s not my scene and I had places to be. My headlight shown bright, now fighting against the slowly brightening sky. Sunrise revealed a blanket of grey dense clouds looming overhead. My compass pointed north as my altimeter clicked up and up. The higher elevations quickly brought dropping temperatures. At my first gas stop, 120 miles north of where I had begun, I realized that the future was looking grim. In the time it took me to evacuate my morning coffee the pavement had turned from a dry asphalt blanket to a shower

curtain polka dotted with moisture. A glance towards my intended direction revealed a dark ominous cloud, a glance I immediately regretted. Trying to stay positive and ignoring the fact that the temperature had dropped 20 degrees since I left, now hovering around 40, ignoring the fact that I was almost guaranteed to find rain in the near future and ignoring the fact that I would still be gaining considerably more altitude, I cranked up the heated gear and hit the road. After getting a bit sideways on a wet steel cattle guard, I opened up the throttle and merged onto Interstate 15. The rain came down in sheets and the deep ruts from heavy truck traffic became rivers. As visibility worsened, edging on dangerous, I slowed to 50 miles per hour. My altimeter was still clicking up and up. It wasn’t long before the thunderous drumming of rain drops on my visor went silent; snow is considerably quieter than any rain. The temperature was now at 30 degrees, my breath quickly fogged my visor with every nervous breath. Cracking the visor open a touch, as that’s the only solution to defogging, is a double edged sword. The gain in visibility comes at the cost of icy cold moisture on your face. Soon the torrent rut rivers I had been avoiding were now my safe zone. They were the only tar colored stripes on the road. The rest had turned white, and white is a no go zone. I pressed on, relentlessly wiping snow from my visor as the flakes were now thick and heavy. Ice was building up on the front of both myself and my motorcycle. Occupants of passing cars stared in disbelief as they adjusted there climate control and cranked up Celine Dion’s newest album. Soon, through the white of everything around me, I spotted the green sign declaring that I had crested the top of the pass and subsequently signaled my soon to be drop in altitude which I assumed would bring some relief. I was wrong. Very, very wrong.

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The interesting thing that I’ve learned over the years is that if you are going to be riding in temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s and have to choose between rain and snow, always choose snow. I know this sounds counterintuitive but it is actually considerably warmer. I’m not saying you will be breaking a sweat, but you will ultimately stay drier and therefore a touch warmer. Plus, on the more heavily traveled roads, it is unlikely to create a slippery situation at those temperatures. I, however, had the unfortunate situation of crossing over from rain to snow and back again for the next 400 miles. As I would climb a pass, snow would fall. As I descended a pass the snow would transition its way back to rain. I did this 6 different times. One of the passes was tall enough and long enough that snow was actually starting to accumulate to a measurable depth. It was nerve rattling to say the least. It wasn’t until near the Colorado state line, later that afternoon, that I finally caught some reprieve. The roads dried from the sun making its late debut and the gale force side wind, which would normally drive me nuts, was no bother at all after what I had just gone through. I stopped in Grand Junction, Colorado to evaluate my time and remaining distance. The decision to either press on to home or stop for the night had to be made right there and then. I had lost an incredible amount of time fighting the elements throughout the day, the sun was low on the horizon and yet another curtain of rain loomed in the distance. All rational logic pointed towards stopping, but logic isn’t my strong suit. I chose to press on, immediately charging into yet another unforgiving torrential downpour. The road now twisty, rutted and littered with pot holes, thanks to a harsh Colorado winters, made for a white knuckle, spine tingling and soggy ride. I made the fateful error of thinking I could get over Vail Pass before the sun rested below the eastern horizon; my nemesis of all passes. I watched the mile markers through my wet visor, it was like staring through a fish bowl, clicking down the miles to the base of Vail Pass. Glenwood Canyon proved to be especially difficult as the road narrowed with encroaching neon orange construction barrels covered

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with a blackish layer of slushy snow thrown from the tires of passing cars. The Colorado River ran rampant just feet from the steal guard rail to my right. Rain mixed with snow made the tarmac a frothy, oil laden and icy cold river of road spray to my face. I carried on. I paid no attention to the elements doing their damnedest to put a damper on my mood. I smiled through the suck. I flashed my grit covered teeth at dark clouds and shook a happy fist at the rain. Welcome to Vail. At least I think that’s what the sign said. At this point reading signs was proving to be difficult. In fact seeing anything was proving to be difficult. It was darker than the soul of a serpent and the rain was reflecting obnoxiously through the million lumens of my headlight which made a lethal cocktail

of zero visibility. I slowed. I slowed almost to a crawl near the base of Vail Pass as the realization of defeat coursed mockingly through my veins. I was done for the day. I knew damn well there was no way I would cross that pass at this time of day, with this amount of moisture, without getting stuck in the snow halfway up. Carefully removing myself from this volatile situation at the next exit I shifted into first gear and brought myself to a stop in front of the nearest hotel lobby. Guests armed with skis and snowboards cast confused stares in my direction. It was time for a burger, a warm bed and a fresh start in the morning. I didn’t bother setting an alarm for an early start, I knew I had to wait until mid-morning to give the Pass a chance to unthaw. I woke slowly, poured some warm coffee down my throat and brushed the snow from my bike that had fallen overnight. I loaded my bags, wandered

around the parking lot for a bit to get my blood flowing, got bored and decided to give it a go. Once again, I merged onto interstate 70. East bound. The lemon in the sky poked through the clouds threatening to make for a pleasant day. The roads were wet, but it wasn’t raining. The glossy spots led me to believe that ice was still present. There were areas of slush. With all this at play I knew I had better take it slow. I tucked in behind a heavily laden semi-truck, far enough back to not eat its road spray. I was eating enough road spray of my own that was was coming off my unfendered front tire. Actually the spray back was awful. The slush, snow melt, mag chloride, sand and salt combo coated everything. I was quickly covered, head to toe, in a muddy, salty, chemical filled layer of filth unlike anything I’d ever experienced. It was absolutely gnarly. My helmet visor was quickly destroyed from trying to keep it clean. There were now deep scratches from every wipe of the grime. Now with my visor up, I was taking this retched concoction directly to the face. I focused solely on avoiding patches of snow, ice and potholes until I reached the 10,603 foot summit. I finally made it! After my slowest Vail Pass summit in history I finally reached the sign that I hoped would mark smooth sailing to my driveway. It did. After a quick break in Frisco to get my head back on straight, I meandered casually through the Eisenhower Tunnel, downhill through Georgetown and Idaho Springs and finally back onto the front range where the comfort of my own home was waiting. What I thought would be an uneventful ride to southern Nevada and back proved to be anything but. Sure, the ride there was easy enough, but the return trip proved to be considerably more challenging than I anticipated. But that is what motorcycle trips are all about and it won’t deter me in the future. In fact, it only motivates me to aim higher, up the stakes and dream bigger. I Love every minute of it. “Smile through the suck.” As always, you can follow along in real time on Instagram @travelingchopper and read more adventure stories at roadsareforjourneys.com

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Article By: Jason Verduzco Photos By: Chris Callen

hat do you get when you cross a doctor and a structural ironworker? You get a mad scientist, that’s what. Meet Utlagi. This 100% alloy beauty looks as if Dr. Frankenstein built her himself. This 1964 Panhead was brought to life by Steve Horn, a chiropractor of 25 years and an O.G. structural ironworker. For real guys, Steve was just chilling on a beach in Hawaii, drinking a beer when he had an epiphany and knew it was time to go to school and do something new. If you ask me, that takes balls! This was destiny because Steve couldn’t have

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done this build without both specific life experiences. Steve has been around motorbikes his entire life, starting with his father Chuck Horn (current age 88) and his 47 Knuckle. When he was just seven, he remembers firing up his neighbor’s Taco minibike. Steve tells me, “I fired that Mini up the first time, and I can tell you that I get the same feeling no matter what bike I fire up to this day,” With multiple builds under his belt, it was time for something new. Something no had done before, But what? The idea behind this one of a

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kind build came from Steve custom building his office desk, which was a mock of the Bay Bridge, he even built the same way rivets and bolts. That is when lightning struck! No one had ever made a motorcycle like this before. Utlagi’s was born after three years and 800+ hours. This beauty was finished just in time to load on the trailer head to Sturgis where this “Bitchin Bar Hopper” placed second at the Rats Hole. Made from bronze, aluminum, and stainless, Utlagi is handcrafted and massaged buffed so that there is not one weld that holds her together. Go ahead and read that again, that’s right folks, not one weld. The original frame came from John Grant at Nash Motorcycle Co. Steve customized the frame, then began the fun part of fitting everything together. Using Buck rivets, slip fittings, bolt fastened, and mechanical joints, along with his vast knowledge.

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You can see just how meticulous Steve had to be to get the perfect fit. The ‘64 Panhead even has aluminum cylinders. Among the very few things not handcrafted on Utalgi are the CNC Oil pan and the Lowbrow Seat (although Steve did customize the seat). Taking a page out of his friend Paul Cox’s book Horn went with a Rigid airbag solo seat suspension. Not a lick of chrome or paint on this monster, the buffed alloy looks fantastic and the brass and bronze really pop. Everything about Utlagi from the forks to rear fender are one of a kind. You could look at this bike all day and still not see every detail. If you think building a chopper is a challenge, try building one without welds. I asked Steve if he would do another build like this and I got a fast HELL NO! I don’t blame him. Putting this motorized piece of art together is a once in a lifetime build, as it should be. You

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UTLAGI TECH SHEET Owner: Steve Horn City/State: Oroville, CA Builder: Steve Horn Year: 1964 Model: Panhead time: 800+ Hours Value: Whatever The Market Will Bear ENGINE Year: 1964 Model: Panhead Builder: 2-Man Machining Ignition: Morris Magneto Heads: STD, Ported & Polished Carb: S&S Super G Air Cleaner: Mooneyes Exhaust: Custom/Steve Horn Primary: Steve Broyles TRANSMISSION Year: 2018 Make: Baker Shifting: 4 Speed FRAME Year: 2017 Model: Dropper, Nash Motorcycles Rake: 32° Stretch: 2” Up 2” Out Forks Builder: Steve Horn Type: Girder, Air Bag/Sprig Triple Trees: Integrated Extension: +2” WHEELS Front Wheel: Exile Cycles Size: 21” Tire: Akront Front Brake: RSD Rear Wheel: Exile Cycles Size: 15” Tire: Akront Rear Brake: Exile Cycles PAINT Painter: Color: Graphics: ACCESSORIES Bars: Stainless Steel Risers: Lowbrow Stainless Hand Controls: Kraus Cycles Foot Controls: Exile Cycles Gas Tank(s): Some Dude From Poland Oil Tank: Steve Horn Front fender: Yeah Right Rear Fender: Lowbrow/Steve Horn Seat: Lowbrow/Steve Horn Headlight: Exile Cycles Tail light: EBay Speedo: None Photographer: Chris Callen

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can’t re-paint the Sistine Chapel and expect the same effect, am I right? Steve Horn, you are a true artist. It was an absolute honor and pleasure to speak with Steve and hear this amazing tale. I look forward to seeing what’s next. Ride safe and build on brother.

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Article By: Corey Barnum Photos By: Craig Harriman www.faithforgotten.com

his month’s article has to deal with a troublesome problem with the Harley trikes, the reverse motor. We recently had one of our customers come in complaining that his reverse on his 2011 Flhtc had quit working. Upon inspection, we noticed the whole motor had come apart and was just hanging by the wires. Over the years I spent at a dealership, I replaced a countless number of these motors. This procedure is a simple one and should take less than an hour to accomplish. Here are the steps that I do when replacing it.

Since I’m dealing with an electrical

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component, The very first step I do is unhook the negative side of the battery.

With the right wheel removed, you can see there is plenty of room to work on the motor now.

After jacking up the rear end of the trike, I remove the right side wheel to gain access to the reverse motor. You may have to tie down the front end, as it will want to lift before the rear end. As you see in the picture, I tied the front end down to my lift.

Now, having access to the motor, the first thing I do is remove the to power

wires going to the engine. One of them will require an 8mm wrench or socket. The other is a 17mm on the older motors, the revised version of this motor requires a 14mm socket or wrench.

The next step is to remove the two mounting bolts for the starter. They will require a 5/8 socket or wrench. It is a long reach and can take a bit of creativity to get to. I usually link two or three extensions together to get me outside the wheel well, where I can get a little leverage on it without damaging the trike. Or, if you have access to one, an impact works really well in this tight area. Challenges are what make jobs fun. Try to stay positive and enjoy solving the problem at hand.

new one. Start with the 2 mounting bolts for the motor itself. Pay close attention to the bottom mounting bolt; don’t forget to put the two ground wires and star washer on the bolt.

As you can see in this picture, There have been some significant changes to this component. The one on the right was the original one that exploded. The left one is the new and revised version. It’s common to find components improve from year to year. Rather than get discouraged when a component fails, I would suggest you find gratitude in the installation of the next generation.

Now it’s time to start installing the

With the two mounting bolt snug and the ground wires on, go ahead and torque both of the bolts. The spec for this is 38-44 ft-lbs. After those are torqued, go ahead and hook up the two power wires to the motor.

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After the motor has been installed and wired in, start putting the trike back together. I start with the rear wheel. Torque spec for the lug nuts is 95-105 ft-lbs. Once the wheel is torqued, take the trike off the jack. Hook the battery back up, and you’re all set.

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Now, we have a trike with a working reverse ready for the customer to come pick up and enjoy again. As you can see, this procedure is not really the time or labor-intensive. With the proper tools and around an hour to spare, you to can change your reverse out. Working on your

own bike can be both frustrating and rewarding. I will always encourage anyone with a mechanical mind and a desire to give it a try. Help is only a phone call away. Stay safe and healthy out there… -C

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e came across this little blue beauty on Dennis Kirk’s Garagebuild.com. I love that one of the industry leaders is giving the average joe an opportunity to show off their ride. Dennis Kirk understands that men and women put hours of sweat and hard work into their motorbikes and have provided a platform to showcase them. They only of Perry Brink was born in Sweden fifty-eight years ago. However, he grew up on a farm in South Africa in the ‘70s, where he had some of the most amazing countryside to ride dirt bikes. Perry, his brother, and their friends would hop on their bikes and ride for hours without seeing another person.

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At age 15, the brothers got 50cc bikes, which was suitable for a while, but then they pooled their money together and bought a used, early ‘70s Suzuki PE400, it was awesome! Over the years, the Brink boys bought, sold, and traded numerous bikes, his favorite being a Husqvarna 430. Perry moved to the US in the early ’80s and opted to focus on his career and gave up bikes for quite a few years. Those years he was not riding two wheels he spent riding the waves surfing. Brink was fortunate enough to all over the world during that time. About 15 years ago, Perry started restoring classic muscle cars, including ’66 Malibu, ’69 Corvette, ’70 Trans Am, and

a ’66 GTO convertible. Then one day, the bike bug bit again when he came across a ‘70s Triumph OIF with a weldon David Bird hardtail. Immediately he saw the potential and bought it on the spot. Just a few short months later, he picked up a ’79 Bonneville in Lancaster, PA. Somehow he worked out a sweet deal with the seller, which included tearing down the bike so he could fit it in the trunk and backseat of his rental car. The disassembly happened in the dead of winter with a pair of vice grips, pliers, and some old sockets in an outdoor barn, freezing their asses off. Over the years, this hobby has taken him on to build 22 motorcycles, including 16 Triumphs, 3 BMW Airheads, 2

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BONNIE TECH SHEET Owner: Perry Brink City/State: Encinitas, CA Builder: Perry Brink Year: 1968 Model: Triumph Bonneville Value: $9000 Time: A Lot ENGINE Year: 1968 Model: Triumph Bonneville Builder: Stock Ignition: Boyer Brandsen Displacement: 650cc Pistons: TWO Heads: One Carbs: Keihin PWK Cam: Stock Air Cleaner: Velocity Short Stack Exhaust: L F Harris (UK) Primary: Stock TRANSMISSION Year: 1968 Make: Triumph Shifting: 4 Speed, Right Side Shift FRAME Year: 1968 Model: Triumph Bonneville Rake: Stock Stretch: 7” Stretch With 2” Drop Forks: Shaved 79 Triumph Bonneville Builder: Perry Brink Type: Stock Triple Trees: 1979 Triumph Bonneville Extension: Stock WHEELS Front Wheel: Moto Iron from TC Bros Size: 21” Tire: Avon Speedmaster MkII Front Brake: Spool Wheel Rear Wheel: Triumph Hub Lace To Harley Rim Size: 16” Tire: Avon Speedmaster MkII Rear Brake: Triumph Drum PAINT Painter: ‘Paint By Blake’ Color: Kandy Blue Type: PPG Graphics: Gold Logo Chroming: Gorilla Chrome Powder Coating: Olympic Coatings ACCESSORIES Bars: Drag Bars Risers: Triumph Hand Controls: Biltwell Grips/EMGO Lever Foot Controls: Stock Triumph Gas Tank(s): Stock Triumph Oil Tank: Anything Goes Custom Cycles Front fender: N/A Rear Fender: Lowbrow Customs Seat: Buttskinz Headlight: Tail light: Speedo: None Photographer: Perry Brink

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Harleys, and Honda. All the while keeping himself mentally engaged and the wife happy that it keeps Perry home and busy. Brink bought this Triumph on eBay because it had a completely rebuilt motor. Essentially, all he ended up keeping from the original bike was the front frame, motor, and gas tank. He already had a 7” stretched hardtail from a previous purchase that he had been holding on to for just the right project. Curt over at “Anything Goes” had been building custom oil tanks for Perry for a couple of years. Perry’s inspiration for the seat came from a bike that he saw at a show, and Christie at ButtSkinz made his precisely what he was looking for. Over and above the gloss black frame, blue tank, and fender and chrome, Perry wanted some brass accents which proved to be a little challenging as nobody really does brass and if they do,

maintaining to polished shiny look takes a lot of continual maintenance. After quite a bit of research, he finally found a powder coating option that is a two-stage process – powder coat in a silver chrome followed by golden brass, which was definitely worth the time because I think it adds the perfect finishing touches to the bike. There are some beautiful show bikes out there, but Perry believes that you should ride what you have and says freely that these old Triumphs are a blast to ride! Word of caution, though, this is not a beginner’s bike. Kick start, spool wheel, right side shifting, and a rear drum brake takes some experience. This is the old school philosophy of “Ride, Wrench, Repeat.”

cs mag covid update a letter to our readers and friends

s Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure you are all too well aware, COVID-19 has affected each and every facet of the world. As I write this, many of you have been furloughed and are anxiously awaiting the call to go back to work. Many of you have taken on the role of teacher, cafeteria worker, janitor, and have a newfound respect for the school system. Hopefully, most of you have found a motorcycle project or two to work on while you prep your ride for the eventual start of riding season. Well, my dear readers, Cycle Source was not impervious to the adverse effects of this pandemic. In order to continue to provide quality content for the long term, for the first time in the 23+ years of Cycle Source history, we were forced to make an unprecedented decision to produce a combined issue. What this means to

you: The June and July issues have been combined into one publication and will be on the newsstands for an extended period. For Subscribers, you WILL still

get the number of issues that you have paid for. We have added one month to every existing subscription to reflect the combined issue (i.e., If your subscription

was going to expire with the June or July Issue, it will now expire with the August issue). This decision was not made lightly, but with the best interest of our supporters and the longevity of this publication in mind. From the bottom of our hearts, we extend our sincerest thanks to each of you for the continued support of our little grassroots rag. In the meantime, we will be broadcasting our weekly ShopTalk program to continue to provide you with news and entertainment and adding a few new programs to expand on that branch of our media platform. We invite you to join us each Sunday at 9pm EST on our FaceBook Page.. Till next time, stay healthy so we can see you on the road.

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s much as I love putting American artists in the spotlight, it never hurts to give the international artists some much-needed love too. So, this month’s artist profile comes to us from across the pond. Ryan Quickfall has been an artist since he was a child, though back then, it was more a source of entertainment. Okay, it’s still kind of a source of enjoyment today, but it now it also functions as his business. In his early days of creating art is was about entertaining himself, today it has become a want, even a need to create all the time, and now it is a full -time job. Ryan has been fully selfemployed for the past 6 or 7 years. Although even long before that, as a kid, he used his art to make money, by designing and selling t-shirts, though he says, they were pretty poor. (haha). It wasn’t until something clicked with him when he was older that he decided to start creating art seriously. One of his very first commissions came from Gary Inman of Sideburns Magazine, and his career snowballed from there. It also became his gateway into the world of motorcycle art and he has been working with motorcycles since. He gathers his

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Article By: Amelia “Killer” Rose creative inspiration from the people he has met through his work, as well as from the opportunities he has to travel. He finds himself inspired by anyone who is doing their own thing and has pushed themselves to learn and to make a career from it. However, the motivational force that continually pushed him is the need to progress his skills and share the ideas in his head with the rest of the world. For his preferred mediums, Ryan

tends to lean towards the classic brush and ink. From there, if it’s a piece for print, an editorial, or a t-shirt, he’ll scan it and color it digitally. Working with a digital medium often speeds up the process and makes it easier/cleaner for the artist to transfer, share, and edit their

work. If Ryan happens to be working on a canvas, helmet, or paper, the whole process will be done by hand. Sketchink work- transfer to paper- then finishing colors with spray paint, acrylic, and enamel paint. Ryan has been interested in Motorcycles from a very young age. When he was younger, he used to mess around with them in the fields behind his house. Once he was 21, he got his full motorcycle license, and it all became serious after that. That was 15 years ago now, and his love for both motorcycles and art is stronger than ever. Though it was never a conscious decision, it was just a rightplace-right-time kind of thing, which can often be the best kind of thing. As for what sets him apart as an artist, he tries to create characters and scenarios within his work that are entirely unique to him. He also does his best to establish a good client base early on as he works constantly, be it commissions or personal projects. When asked where Ryan feels his art is going, he said that though you’re never able to know what’s around the corner, he feels positive about the direction his art is headed in. His foot is firmly down

on the gas and has no intention of letting up yet! Through his art, he has had the opportunity to travel across the world with his best friend and has met some fantastic people through his travels. Be it famous, inspiring, or just good people, and the one thing they all have in common: they’re all hard-working and good-natured. Oh, and Motorcycles! Some of his favorite memories over the past years come from blasting around California and cutting up the canyon roads with no-one else around, shooting eastward through the blazing desert heat to meet Otto from Biltwell, and riding the roads out from Temecula dodging fallen avocados! He has also had the incredible opportunity to paint walls in London through his friends at Rebels Alliance (check them out!). There, as he painted, he was watched by hundreds of people. All the while in his head he was thinking, “Shit, I have no idea what I’m doing!” But where there’s a will, there’s a way! Today you can find Ryan just outside of Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. He recently moved his studio of 5 years back home, which is an exciting new chapter for him. As I write this, we are all currently under the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, which isn’t any fun for the wrf 250 that he’s got sitting in the garage waiting to be ridden. Hopefully, things will pick up soon so we can all be out riding again! For the future, there’s no solid plan in his mind but he has several ideas that will turn into projects once time allows. Eventually, he’d like to do a few more international shows, some solo shows where he can showcase his talents, as well as some collaborations with other brands.

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hen Steve Broyles’ customer Andrew Karras brought this bike into the shop, it has been pieced together and was in rough shape. Steve immediately knew this bike was going to be a challenge. A challenge, not because of the shape the bike was in, but a challenge because the owner wanted something different than what Steve was accustomed to. He wanted a bike that looked as though it was an old distressed barn find but also wanted a bike with modern equipment. This

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build was going to take him out of his comfort zone, but he happily accepted the challenge. Steve has always been considered a “motor guy” and is known for his Reverse Flow Engines. However, he takes pride in building top of the line show quality bikes. He likes to make a bike upstyled… powder coated frames, nice paint, chrome or brass hardware, and such. So this Indian was not only challenging because it was an Indian, but it took everything he had not to make it “pretty.” This bike was built for street racing,

and has a nice bobber style with a 30° rake. The engine is 84ci with 7.5:1 compression ratio with a Bonneville Cam and Linkert Bonneville Carb. Modern upgrades include the electrical system, which has a control panel between the tanks for breakers instead of fuses, a compact alternator, GPS driven speedometer, led lighting, and tons of handmade and modified parts. Broyles came from a riding family and has basically been building bikes since he was twelve. When he was a boy, he wanted a mini bike, but his

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mom told him the only way he could have one was if he built it himself. She had recently taught him how to weld, so he took apart his bicycle, welded a plate onto it to hold an engine, and built himself a minibike. Yes, you read that right his MOM taught him how to weld. He told me he actually grew up thinking that all moms could weld. His mom was a welder at the Navy Ship Yard in Boston during WWII so this was something he thought was a normal mom thing. He actually credits her for his mechanical skills and his paternal grandfather for his craftsmanship. His Grandfather was a finish carpenter who spent time handcrafting guitars and fiddles. Steve rode that minibike for a quite a while before getting his first real bike. His dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rule was that before you could put time in on a Harley, you had to ride a junker first. So he spent time riding an old Honda around their property and was taught how to fall, jump off it, pick it up and a lot of other scenarios. When Steve was a young teen he actually enjoyed reading medical

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journals and at one time wanted to be a doctor. He told me he was intrigued with surgical procedures. But, motorcycles got in the way and he started performing a different kind of surgery. He became an amazing motorcycle mechanic. His dad’s friends would bring him their bikes to work on. When he was 15 he had worked on a bike and took a Sportster from the guy as payment. He got that bike running by the time he was 16 and was in business! At age 17 he officially opened a shop and built his first chopper for a friend out of a 56 Panhead. He bought his first new Harley in the fall of 1971 and by spring of 72 that FLH was chopped! As you can imagine, this just fed the fire and has led him to where he is now. He currently owns somewhere around thirty bikes that he says are in various stages of completion. His favorite is his 59 Panhead Bobber that you have probably seen him riding around at several Rallies. He’s actually ridden it across country on three separate

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LOREDA TECH SHEET Owner: Andrew Karras City/State: Wayne, Michigan Builder: Steve Broyles Stevenson’s Cycle Year: 1945 Model: Chief Value: Priceless Time: 18 months ENGINE Year: 1945 Model: FlatHead Chief Builder: Stevenson’s Cycle Ignition: Stock Displacement: 84 ci Pistons: Cast Heads: Stock Modified Carb: Linkert Bonneville Cam: Bonneville Air Cleaner: Stock Exhaust: Hand Made Primary: Stock TRANSMISSION Year: 2018 Make: Chief Overdrive LLC. Shifting: Hand Shift- 4 Speed FRAME Year: 1945 Model: Chief Rake: 38 Degrees Stretch: None Forks Builder: Indian Type: Girder Triple Trees: Stock Extension: None WHEELS Front Wheel: Indian Size: 19” Tire: Metzler 888 Front Brake: Indian Rear Wheel: Indian Size: 18” Tire: Metzler 888 Rear Brake: Indian PAINT Painter: Chris Higgins Color: Distressed Red Type: PPG Graphics: Stock Chroming: Unknown ACCESSORIES Bars: Drag Risers: Stock Hand Controls: Harley & Indian Foot Controls: Stock Gas Tank(s): Stock Oil Tank: Stock Front fender: Unknown Rear Fender: Stevensons Cycle Seat: Persons King Comfort Headlight: Harley-Davidson Tail light: Fab Kevin Speedo: KOSO Photographer: Missi Shoemaker

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occasions. Steve definitely has a passion for motorcycles. He says one of the things he loves about building bikes is that he wants to learn something new every day, and that is the excitement he gets in building a bike. This Indian was a testament to that philosophy. It was the toughest build he has done to date because nothing worked like he thought it should. He had a lot to learn about the Indian. He didn’t know much about Indians and had to check in with his friends Kiwi Mike and

Jerry Greer for advice and help, and he never gave up. When he was younger, his mentor Gary Milligan of GM Cycle once told him “You have no limits. If you think you can make it work, then you can make it work.” Steve still lives by that rule and that truly came out in the building of this bike which has affectionately named loReda because she had him seeing red more than once.

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ell, we didn’t see this one coming, did we? It was kinda like the universe just said “Whoa, Nelly” to everyone’s life. Don’t worry; I’m not about to get into all the personal crap about this whole COVID nonsense. There’s enough out there on any media site if you choose to listen to all the different political, social, and any other opinions that you wish. I’m sure just like all of you, I can’t wait for this pandemic to be over and done with. I’m itching, along with most of my motofamily to get back what we love, motorcycles, and the people that make it happen. In my last article, I was headed to Daytona Bike Week, so let’s

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just pick it up from there. Bike Week didn’t disappoint at all! I was Honored to have Providence Cycle Worx set up at “The Handmade Lot” at the Broken Spoke Saloon all week. The lot is comprised of handpicked builders and artisans to represent their work and create a destination for people to visit, discuss, and enjoy all things motorcycle. Mr. Bill Dodge of Bling’s Cycles hosted his Teenie Weenie Tuesday party; I’m pretty sure you can guess what the food of choice was. I was joined at the lot every day with some of the industry’s most iconic builders as well as some of the new breed making a name for themselves. One of the coolest parts of The Handmade Lot is

that at any given time you can stop by a tent and hang out and just converse with someone, who just like you, wants to gain more knowledge about motorcycles, building them, customizing and how to make this industry stronger for the next wave of enthusiasts. The Spoke was home to all the great things that it has become known for Minibike Races, custom Bike Shows as well as a ton of great live music. The Black Smoke Sinners did our first of hopefully many shows during Bike Week and made some new fans. The company that I’m building a Raffle Bike for was also at the Handmade Lot. “High Seas Rally” is a cruise that is all biker related. It was fantastic, throughout the

week I had visits from various people who have done the cruise in the past and were excited to hear that myself and Cycle Source are going to be bringing a whole new element to this year’s cruise with the addition of the “Grease & Gears Garage.” That’s right, Chris and I will be hosting multiple tutorials on fabrication, maintenance, and other motorcycle DIY segments. Plus, yep, you guessed it, we are bringing the nowinfamous Minibike races to the High Sees Rally! Yeah, drag racing…on a ship… can’t get any cooler than that. At the start of the rally I had the chance to head to the New Smyrna Speedway to see the 10th running of Billy Lane’s “Sons of Speed’’ and man o man didn’t it get wild! It’s crazy to think that it’s already been ten races that have happened since his wild idea of assembling racers that are running motors that are over 90 years old... The bikes are getting faster and faster, some topping nearly 85 MPH! It’s insane when you think that these machines were meant to travel on dirt roads and never get above 15mph. Oh, and let’s not forget that they don’t have clutches, starters, mirrors, and yeah, NO FU*%ING brakes! I’d call that a lil Insane and dare devilish, but trust me, it’s a total blast. After a jam-packed week of events, food, music and seeing

so many friends from across the nation and around the world, my most favorite thing to do is usually

at the end of the week once all the craziness starts to wind down, and that’s to take a lil ride with the Cycle Source Family. We all

stop and remember to take a bit of time to enjoy while we’re really there in the first place... to ride motorcycles with our loved ones and to experience some of the joy in life. If you’ve never been to Daytona Bike Week and done the nature loop, allow me to paint a picture... two lanes, slower speeds, palms, ancient oaks covered in Spanish moss that overhang the road, sun shining through spots in the trees, scenic views galore. If you’ve ever seen a pic in many magazines taken by Michael Lichter of Billy Lane, Indian Larry, Paul Cox, Paul Yaffe, and so on and so on, and it matches my painting then you get the idea. There’s nothing more tranquil and gratifying to me than ending an amazing Bike Week with that ride. Those few hours reminded me that above all else, the chaos, the hustle, and bustle, and sometimes wondering WTF am I doing here. That wrapping it up ride makes it all worthwhile. But I always, always remember it’s the people past and most of all present that make it what it is... an experience! Take Care of Yourself and Each Other. God Bless X.

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hen I last left off on this column I was completely in awe of what was about to happen with the 2020 AFT season. Daytona hadn’t taken place yet, we had the new “Super Twins” class kicking off, Henry Wiles was moving back down to the singles class, it was simply fan-boy mayhem for me. I have been critical of the major changes that AFT is making, but at the same time, I am mature enough to let things play out and see where they may land. Fast forward a month, and man, has the world changed! By the time you read this, we’ll be very close to ACTUALLY kicking off the 2020 AFT season. Because of the extreme circumstances in our country AFT has moved round one to the Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky on May 30th. For decades the season has NEVER started on a mile race track. Due to the rule changes I mentioned last month this is going to be really cool to see, especially when you consider the rules allowance for the

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Harley Davidson XG750R platform to make it more competitive against the class dominating Indian FTR750. Since our series regulars have been on an unexpected break, I thought it would be fun to check in with a few riders to see what they’ve been doing

in their down time. If you follow any of them on social media, maybe you’ve seen some of their posts and videos, their product endorsements and so on, but what do these guys say to a writer who has not only raced alongside them a few times, but has also been covering the sport in the

trenches for 12 years? This month, I’ll show all of you readers that these racers, underneath their world class talent, are still just normal people The first rider I checked in with was Factory Harley Davidson’s Jarod Vanderkooi. Jarod, who hails from Ohio, told me that he was able to go back home and be with his family, which was nice, albeit rare, at this time of year, for racers. Jarod had been feverishly training with the Harley Davidson team to get their bike dialed in for Daytona and with that race cancelled, or perhaps just postponed, what’s a racer to do? Jarod has been taking the lumber jack route, cutting down some trees on his property. Not only that, but he’s following along with something you guys are all accustomed to, cleaning out the garage. Concerning the season kick off, Jarod told me that he’s just ready to get started, no matter what type of track the series starts on. He also let on that the changes to the XG750R have improved the bike and he’s ready to see what kind of challenge he can throw at the Indian

Motorcycle Juggernaut. Flipping to the other side of the coin, I was able to check in with Indian Motorcycle Factory Racing’s Bronson Bauman. Bronson is one of the most approachable and fun loving racers in the pits. So, what has he been up to? Bronson has been taking the industrial approach, which I know most of you can appreciate. In his down time he acquired a small lathe and has been practicing making various parts for his bikes. Bronson said he has still been doing a little riding. He has been able to get his Indian FTR750 practice bike out on a private practice track to spin some laps. In the photo below, you can see his “framer” singles machine, one he has been resurrecting during his down time so that he can enjoy it very soon. How about that? Just like most of us, Bronson is working in his shop to finish a bike to enjoy later. Pretty relatable isn’t it? Though being

waits for no one”. I wonder how clean he keeps his New Balance tennis shoes? Keeping with the dad theme but with a totally different twist, I made contact with Henry Wiles. Now, if you go back in the archives, you can find an InSLIDE Line live broadcast from Sturgis with Henry as the guest. It’s been regarded in the racing world as the best interview with Henry of all time. Get on Cycle Source’s Facebook page and find it; it’s a riot. Henry is never one to pull a punch in an interview, and the longer we talked on this subject, the better it got. I think perhaps the best “dad quote” of the year can now be credited to Henry; it goes, “One of the best things about being a parent is that you don’t have to explain yourself for being a kid. I’m a pretty badass kid by now.” I think that is something all parents should try to live by. Henry didn’t give me any insight into what he expects from the

on rival teams, Bronson echoed the same sentiment as Jarod; he doesn’t care where the series starts, he’s just ready for a start. Once I started hearing from all the racers, I saw a common theme. None of them really care about kicking off the series on a mile track, they just want to race. This was the same statement made by two time AFT champion Jake Johnson. Jake has a machinist background, so I wasn’t surprised when he said he has been making things for his bike. However, the product he made surprised me, a simple wash cover for the airbox of his Indian FTR750. Jake has been quite the “dad” around the house. Seriously I’m sure he has been checking off that “honey do” list from his wife Jodi. He’s been repairing some plumbing, an HVAC system, and I’m sure doing some mowing. As Jake always tells me, “The grass

2020 season, and that’s ok. Talking about his boy losing his first tooth, showing me jumps he built for his kid to jump his bicycle on, or even telling me that he and his wife have another child on the way, that’s cooler news than any prediction about racing. I hope in a world where racing has been postponed or cancelled, you enjoyed the column this month and found some common ground with some of the racers that you admire on the track. Deep down inside, we’re all just motorcycle enthusiasts who don’t know when to step away from the life of two wheels. Now as I sign off this month, let me quote my fellow Kentuckian Darrell Waltrip, “Boogity Boogity Boogity, LET’S GO RACING BOYS (and girls)!!!

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Hey, Hopefully, by the time this rag hits the streets, the virus hit the road, the economy blasted back, and we’re on the road again. Let’s hit the news and plan for the run to the Badlands and Bonneville: Massachusetts Motorcycle Safety Awareness-Your Massachusetts Motorcycle Association is sharing news from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles that they have instituted a grace period for 2020 Motorcycle Inspections from May 31st to June 30th, 2020. With the early onset of Spring in the Commonwealth, many motorcyclists are taking to the roads for fresh air and “wind therapy,” many of whom are still displaying 2019 Registration and Inspection Stickers. Your MMA reminds you that your Vehicle Registration is due with the calendar year, and may be renewed online here: https://www. mass.gov/how-to/renew-yourvehicle-or-trailer-registration The MassRMV has extended the deadline for annual inspections and licensing renewals, including Motorcycle Inspections to June 30th, 2020. Your MMA reminds

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riders to remain safe in all aspects of their riding. For more information, please see: https://www.mass. gov/news/massachusettsrmv-extending-motor-vehicleinspections-and-commercialdrivers-licenses-and or contact SafetyDirector@MassMotorcycle. org. 5-Ball Racing Salt Torpedo Test & Crash - We had a tough day last Sunday. The weather was clear, and the roads around the Port of Los Angeles empty as we rolled the Salt Torpedo out of the shop. It was supposed to be a final test run to determine whether the ignition stumble we discovered in the desert was remedied. We had also experienced a slight shimmy in the handling, so I added more rake for more stability. Today before taking it off the lift, we needed to adjust the toe-in, and we did. With everything tightened, we were ready for a final test run before installing the painted bodywork and preparations to haul ass to Bonneville. All seemed to be good to go as the Torpedo fired to life, and Micah dropped the clutch. It’s a city street complete with cops, and we aren’t prepped with

papers, plates, or registration. The Torpedo has no lights, no turn signals; you name it. But since the virus has attacked our lives, the streets were void of traffic, especially on a Sunday, as I asked Micah to take it easy and test the handling first. There’s something about the Salt Torpedo that brings out the speed in a man. As soon as he caught a gear, he nailed it and felt the rear tire break loose as the Torpedo acted like a rocket ship that wants to fly into the next atmosphere. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. He reached the second block at about 80 and attempted to zip around the corner. This puppy was designed to go straight, and I had added more rake to the dragster front end, almost 15 degrees. It wanted to go straight in the worst way. We’re not sure what happened, but he hit the turn hard, nailed the rear brakes, and it flipped the Torpedo. He was unhurt, but we lost the front axle and perhaps both front wheels. We’ll bring you a full report in the very near future. —Bandit RSD Combats Pandemic Blues With The Corona Virus Bike Build Off - The team at RSD has come up with a cure for the quarantine boredom, enter the #CORONAVIRUSBIKEBUILDOFF. With lots of cash and prizes up for grabs, we want to see your best builds. The C.V.B.B is a global contest open to all things two wheels …maybe even three. The Corona Virus Bike Build is the “if I only had the time to work on my bike” incarnate. As most of us are sequestered to our homes, we are encouraging bike builders from all backgrounds to help flatten the curve and finally tackle that project that’s been sitting idle either in the garage or your imagination. We’ve teamed up with key industry sponsors @motulusa @

ridedunlop @bell_powersports @ fox @paughcoparts @pit_viper @ lexinmoto and @bikergearclub to kick in cash and prizes to aid in the completion of your builds. RSD has even discounted most RSD hard parts at 19% off across our website. Like most things we do, the rules are loose. Rule #1 Build what you like, we’d prefer it be two wheels and motorized, but if you build a badass trike or a bicycle, we won’t be mad. Rule #2 #hashtaging a completed build is ok, but you probably won’t win. Rule #3 We don’t know when this shit show is going to end, so as of this time, there is no official end date. Our best approximation is Mid May or five to eight weeks

from today. That said, things could change and be extended or shortened due to severity. Rule #4 Socialize!! Have fun with it. Talk about it, hashtag, share it with friends, basically do everything you’re not supposed to do right now, just do it on social media. Show your fellow builders support, like, and comment on projects that you love or maybe ones you think need a little extra help. Keep it funny, treat people with the respect you afford yourself, and stay away from everyone!!! Rule #5 This is a worldwide competition. We are all in this together borders, and oceans may separate us, but the heart of the two-wheeled culture is alive and well and lives through all of us and the Corona Bike Build-Off.

Judging will take place all online with special guest judges, so make sure you are following our channels and using correct hashtags to get noticed and have a chance to win. Post often and Tag always. The more active you are, the better your chances. There will be specific giveaways pertaining to the sponsors, so be sure to stay in touch and follow the #coronavirusbikebuildoff hashtag on Instagram for up to date info. And tag #coronavirusbikebuildoff @ rolandsandsdesign @rolandsands @motulusa @ridedunlop @bell_ powersports @fox @paughcoparts @pit_viper @lexinmoto and @ bikergearclub “What are ya gonna do when there’s nothin to do? Why not build a motorcycle!” says Roland Sands

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of RSD. “This is the time to get after those projects we’ve been meaning to get around to since the entire motorcycle community is on collective pause.” Be vigilant, stay home, build bikes, have fun. Put that quarantine to work and put that work in while on quarantine!

Anti-Profiling Bill Headed to Governor - Yeah, you read that right. - Today is a historic day for ABATE of Idaho ... our Anti-Profiling bill passed the Idaho House of Representatives and is headed to the Governor’s desk for signature. Years of hard work have finally paid off. We owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to everyone who has put in the time and effort to make this a reality. More information to follow when specifics are available. -Steve Johnson, Tech Master, ABATE of Idaho Harley-Davidson Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of XR750 - HarleyDavidson celebrates the legacy of the XR750 and continuing its 100-plus-year motorsports history with the XG750R The 2020 season marks the 50th year since the debut of the XR750, a motorcycle raced, wrenched on, and beloved among the American Flat Track (AFT) paddock to this day. To celebrate the anniversary, Harley-Davidson® Super Twins and Production Twins bikes along with the Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines NHRA Pro Stock motorcycles will feature the historic color of HarleyDavidson competition motorcycles, Jet Fire Orange, along with team haulers, uniforms, and branded accessories. “The XR750 is the winningest motorcycle in AMA Pro Racing motorcycle history,” said Jon Bekefy, General Manager of Brand Marketing at Harley-Davidson, Inc. “Harley-Davidson is taking its 50th anniversary as a moment to reflect on the legacy and individuals who have designed, engineered, tuned, and raced the XR750 during its years of competition, and to celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 2020 racing efforts.” History of the Legendary HarleyDavidson® XR750 model Born in 1970 with the advent of the new AMA Racing equivalency

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formula, the XR750 was created by Harley-Davidson’s Race Team Manager Dick O’Brian and team to replace the highly successful outgoing KR750. Using a Harley-Davidson® Sportster-based engine, the XR750 utilized modified cast-iron heads and cylinders, a magneto instead of generator, and improved oiling. In 1972 a new, more powerful allaluminum alloy XR750 engine was introduced. The perfected machine dominated flat track racing for decades to come. Between 1972 and 2008, the XR750 would go on to win 28 of 37 AMA Grand National Championships. The XR750 racked up more wins than any other motorcycle in AMA racing history and earned the description of being the “most successful race bike of all time.” In addition, the XR750 became a cultural icon with legendary stuntman Evel Knievel at the handlebars. Evel Knievel began jumping an XR750 at the height of his career from 1970 to 1976, and alongside the exploits of the racing versions of the XR750 inspired a generation to ride. Celebrating 50 Years of Competition, Continuing the Legacy For 2020, the Harley-Davidson Factory Flat Track team will continue to field Harley-Davidson’s production-based tradition for factory flat track campaigns. The updated Harley-Davidson® XG750R flat tracker, powered by the liquid-cooled, fuel-injected and race-tuned 750cc HarleyDavidson® Revolution X™ V-Twin is based on the production engine originally designed for the HarleyDavidson Street 750 motorcycle. The Harley-Davidson Factory Flat Track Team will compete on the entire 18-event AFT SuperTwins schedule in 2020. The series kicks off on March 14 with the Daytona TT at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. For more information, visit www.h-d.com. - Joseph Gustafson

Restore Bonneville Salt Flats Land Speed Record Course The land speed racetrack at Bonneville, once 13 miles long, is now less than 8 miles, due to salt

erosion. It is critically important that the U.S. Department of the Interior contributes funds toward a 10year restoration program that will dramatically increase the amount of salt pumped onto Bonneville Salt Flats. Help restore the Salt Flats before it’s too late. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, local company Intrepid Potash and the land speed racing community have identified a strategy and are collaboratiing to restore Bonneville. Please urge Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to fund the Restore Bonneville program through the department’s fiscal 2020 budget. Go to the AMA website to take action: https:// americanmotorcyclist.com/ By following this link Take Action and providing your contact information, you’ll sign and send our email to Bernhardt, explaining the importance of the Bonneville Salt Flats and how he can directly affect funding for the needed restoration. Even better, if you personalize the email by adding what Bonneville means to you, it will have far more impact. An easy way would be including a sentence at the beginning describing what it is like to attend or even take part in a race on the Salt Flats. Also feel free to amend the subject line of the email to read “I visit” or “I race at” the Bonneville Salt Flats. Thank you in advance for commenting. If you do submit edited comments, please forward a copy to us at grassroots@ amacycle.org. Please forward this alert to your friends and ask them to submit comments, too. There you have it, in a world gone bananas. But if you studied history, you’d know. We are absolutely living in the best of times. For quick news fast, slip over to Bikernet weekly for the national news or to the Bikernet Blog 24/7 for new products and updates. In the meantime, ride fast and free, forever! -Bandit

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t may be the best of times if it wasn’t some of the worst of times. The media gauntlet of ratings devouring scare tactics and number padding has officially sent society into a downward spiral. The doom surfing social media juggernauts have sent their central nervous systems into an official melt down sugar glazed with fistfuls of antidepressants hand delivered from the great succubus across the pond. Whatever conspiracy theory you decide to set camp in we are all in this shit in one way or the other so kick back on your personal throne of shit tickets and watch the rest of the world burn. Half empty, half full what you do with your glass is your problem and your problem alone. This is the adult summer vacation you’ve always wanted so enjoy it while you can, you have no excuses, time is no longer the issue and your garage is calling. The great pale corporate castle and all its minions has officially pronounced that people suck and we should no longer be near them and if we are, we should cover our faces so we don’t have to look at each other. By definition the perfect solution is a motorcycle. This is as close to a Mad Max dry run as you’re ever going to get in so do with it what you will. Traffic is all but nonexistent and every store you enter you can dress like you’re robbing the joint with no strings attached, every day is June - July ‘20 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE

Halloween so screw it, let your freak flag fly. The Cannonball Instagram page denounces all attempts to set new records during these “trying times” stating that is removes the difficulties the previous attempts have encountered also stating that it is irresponsible during this time of the lurking Pandemic. Loop holes are for losers. I may be an idiot but the way I figure it, if you’re going to average 103 miles an hour with top speeds of 150 and over less traffic would be the safest way to go. But people are gonna bitch cause that’s what people do….. Idle hands are the devils playground my friends and there’s no better time than now for the rebirth of the Stampede…. The best time is now… for everything. I’m staking my blind faith into the well compacted soil of ignorance with full knowledge that I don’t have a damn clue where the truth is anymore but its chin up and move forward or chin down and let the wind push you over. Either way you slice this we will never get this time back and what you do with it is your legacy. The chopper projects that are happening now are some of the best that have happened in a long time because every deadline has stopped and every detail is something to absorb. Time is finally being banked and it’s time to spend spend spend. We are heading face first into the riding season and the shows are being postponed left and right. Gatherings are going to be monitored by the storm troopers for some time to come and by the time the “all clear” is given there

won’t be time for every event, every parking lot hipster fest to claim their date. The scary fact is we may all have to ride to these #*#*#* things for something to do….it’s insane. But perhaps this will be the greatest thing to happen to the scene. A resurgence of individual self-expectations will be the demise of socially motivated creation and who cares. Now is the time to be creatively selfishly, disappear, and live. It’s wordy bullshit from an unacquainted designer of bullshit, but finally I’m in my element. Media is shit, politics are shit, and again the internet is shit and the digital catch phrase waterboarding is wearing the smarter few raw. Tell people they can’t go outside and

suddenly every mother #*#*#* is an avid speed walker. We are creatures of defiance and victims of misinformation without the ability to think for ourselves; the brutal cocktail of annoyance. So I’ll gladly hunker down in my shop and work on my motorcycle and ride my motorcycle by myself not associating with anxiety induced meatbags as long as my government wants, maybe even longer….a lot longer because if I can take anything from all this bullshittery…….Hell is other people and we are going to be the death of us all.

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cs makes mc history first ever cyber-sow & rally huge hit

ycle Source Magazine made history by hosting the firstever Motorcycle Revival Tour Cyber Show and Rally! With the motorcycle industry coming to a halt amid the COVID19 Pandemic, Rallies and Events were being canceled all over the world. Chris Callen, Editor of Cycle Source Magazine, knew he had to do something. So, he rallied the troops and, within days, put together the first-ever Cyber Show, and Rally presented by Kirbys Law. The entire event was broadcast live via Cycle Source and Choppertown’s streaming networks on Saturday, April 11th. The rally lasted over 9 hours and viewed by as many as 500,000 people. The main event was the Virtual Bike Show, with entries coming in from all over the world! The original plan was to limit the bike show to 50 participants. However, with the quality of entries received, the Cycle Source staff had a hard time narrowing the field. The result was 63 bikes selected for the show. Each bike owner joined the show live via ZOOM with their bikes, giving us a complete overview of them! The rally kicked off with a quick rundown of events by Emcee Jack Schit, and rally goers were able to download an event schedule and Official Rally Map online to follow along as they were taken across the country for each segment of the event. Girls, Girls, Girls… no rally is complete without them! Thanks to our friends at the Buffalo Chip, the International Bikini Team competed

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in a Make Your Own Bikini Contest. These stunning ladies flaunted their creativity and more with bikinis made out of things such as duct tape, toilet paper, and even Grandma’s table runner. Dirty Dogg Saloon hosted a

wet-shirt contest with contestants checking in from all over the country, showing off their dancing skills and other assets. And several of your favorite Rally bartenders stopped by and taught us to mix up a great Quarentini, dance with fire, and how to do a giggle and jiggle with Stacy! Another must-have rally event is live music, and we had plenty of it! Charlie Brechtel kicked things off for us performing from his home in CA. Dallas Moore joined in later for a few songs followed by Jasmine Cain, and the night closed out with Robert Wagner.

Of course, no rally would be complete without a stunt show, and the Street Cowboys did not disappoint! They came in live from Milwaukee with wheelies, burnouts and more. Speaking of burnouts… Suck Bang Blow got a group of guys together and put on one hell of a burnout contest! We also ventured down vendors row and visited with different artisans from the industry, including Blue Grass Engraving and Bare Bones Leather. All in all, the rally was put together for two reasons, mainly to give everyone a chance to get together, hang out and get their minds off of the uncertainty of what was happening in the world. Secondly, Cycle Source Magazine partnered with Sin Central Garage, a 501c3 Non-Profit, to raised money for the rally industry workers who are out of work for an unforeseen amount of time. This covers so many in our industry, performers, bartenders, bar-backs, musicians, just to name a few. There are so many who count on these rallies as their primary source of income. All in all, we raised a little over $6000 to be distributed for those in need. Cycle Source would like to thank those who stepped up to sponsor, donate, and support the event, as well as those who participated and those who tuned in to watch history in the making! Rumor has it that this may become an annual event, something to look forward to in the dead of winter when we are craving that Rally Scene!

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to say, “It reminded me of a peanut.” Relaxing with a hidden smile, Sally’s mom asked, “Really small, was it?” Sally replied, “No, salty.” Mom fainted. Doc A husband and wife have four boys. The odd part of it is that the older three have red hair, light skin, and are tall, while the youngest son has black hair, dark eyes, and is short. The father eventually takes ill and is lying on his deathbed when he turns to his wife and says, “Honey, before I die, be completely honest with me. Is our youngest son my child?” The wife replies, “I swear on everything that’s holy that he is your son.” With that, the husband passes away. The wife then mutters, “Thank God he didn’t ask about the other three.”

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ohnny was at school and the teacher said, “Someone use fascinate in a sentence.” Sally answered, “The zoo was fascinating.” The teacher said, “Sorry, Sally, I said to use fascinate in a sentence.” Maria suggested, “I was fascinated at the zoo.” Once again, the teacher said, “No, Maria, I specifically said to use fascinate in a sentence.” Johnny said, “My sister has ten buttons on her sweater.” Again, the teacher said, “Sorry, Johnny, I said use fascinate in a sentence.” Johnny replied, “I know, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten eight.” Jake

young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son? The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!” Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?” The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar the game’s over. Zach

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girl realized that she had grown hair between her legs. She got worried and asked her mom about that hair. Her mom calmly said, “That part where the hair has grown is called your monkey. Be proud that your monkey has grown hair.” The girl smiled. At dinner, she told her sister, “My monkey has grown hair.” Her sister smiled and said, “That’s nothing; mine is already eating bananas.”

lady comes home from her doctor’s appointment grinning from ear to ear. Her husband asks, “Why are you so happy?” The wife says, “The doctor told me that for a forty-five-year-old woman, I have the breasts of a eighteen year old.” “Oh yeah?” quipped her husband, “What did he say about your forty-five-yearold ass?” She said, “Your name never came up in the conversation.”

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our men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse approaches the first guy and says, “Congratulations! You’re the father of twins.” “That’s odd,” answers the man. “I work for the Minnesota Twins!” A nurse then yells the second man, “Congratulations! You’re the father of triplets!” “That’s weird,” answers the second man. “I work for the 3M company!” A nurse goes up to the third man saying, “Congratulations! You’re the father of quadruplets.” “That’s strange,” he answers. “I work for the Four Seasons hotel!” The last man begins groaning and banging his head against the wall. “What’s wrong?” the others ask. “I work for 7 Up!” Matt

A couple are rushing into the hospital because the wife is going into labor. As they walk, a doctor says to them that he has invented a machine that splits the pain between the mother and father. They agree to it and are led into a room where they get hooked up to the machine. The doctor starts it off at 20% split towards the father. The wife says, “Oh, that’s actually better.” The husband says he can’t feel anything. Then the doctor turns it to 50% and the wife says that it doesn’t hurt nearly as much. The husband says the still can’t feel anything. The Doctor, now encouraged, turns it up to 100%. The husband still can’t feel anything, and the wife is really happy, because there is now no pain for her. The baby is born. The couple go home and find the postman groaning in pain on the doorstep.

ittle Sally came home from school with a smile on her face, and told her mother, “Frankie Brown showed me his weenie today at the playground!” Before the mother could raise a concern, Sally went on

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