CONTENT INSIDE What can you find in this months issue of Gasoline Magazine? Answer: A bunch of Sh*t that is worth reading and photos worth browsing.
FEATURE Ride a Knuckle ................................ 16
OTHER SH*T Words from Gasoline ......................... 5 Product Reviews ................................ 6 Cool Blogs....................................... 10 Melvin’s How To .............................. 12 Tech Corner..................................... 32 ‘63 Studebaker ............................... 34 Buy Your Sh*t Here ......................... 42 Gasoline Girl ................................... 46 Readers Ride ................................... 47
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WORDS FROM gasoline Man alive, it’s July already? If you’re like us, you’ve probably been busy as hell this last month. Seems like if it ain’t one thing it’s another. We’ve been cramming work into every available hour it seems like. Trying to get stories and articles together for the magazine, working on our project bike, and,unfortunately, fighting rising flood waters. If you’re local to the Bismarck/Mandan area you are obviously familiar with the flooding Missouri river. If you’re not local, the river that runs between our hometown of Mandan and neighboring Bismarck has risen to levels above flood stage and is putting water in places where water shouldn’t be. Bummer dudes. The community worked together to fight it and hopefully by the time we’re reading this the worst is over. If not, we’ll be fitting our bikes with pontoons and paddle tires I guess. I think I saw Paul Jr. build one of those once anyway... Despite water flowing into our riding schedule, we were able to make it up to Cavalier this last month for their “Little Sturgis” rally. We had the time of our life! It was like a Pre-Sturgis event for us. Over 1,500 motorcycles showed up for this event. That seems like a low number, but when the town of Cavalier, ND only has 4,000 people that is a huge impact. We met a lot of new friends from Canada and around the states who made the trip to the rally. We even learned some new Canadian lingo to add to our vocabulary! With around 400 registered bikes, the fun run on Saturday was nothing to scoff at either. Overall, it was a huge success and we are already looking forward to next year! Now that we’re into July, hopefully we can get our summer back into full swing. If we get lots of practice in this month we can get the training wheels off our 2 wheelers before we ride them to Sturgis. One more month. Man, seems like we spend all summer waiting for Sturgis time to roll around and then when it’s over we wonder where the damn summer went. Oh well, we’re excited for this year like always. Broken Spoke has invited us down to stay in their campground again this year. It’s always a blast! I can hear the 6:00 AM V-twin alarm clocks going off already..... Speaking of 6:00 AM alarm clocks, we’ve gotta get up early tomorrow for marching band practice so this column is over. Enjoy your July! Peace MF...
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PRODUCT reviews Here at Gasoline we always look for products that our viewers would love to get their hands on. All products are hand-picked by the staff here at Gasoline Magazine, so if it’s in the magazine it has to be cool. If you have products you think should be in here, contact us and let us know.
Biltwell Slimline risers We needed some new risers to replace the boring, ugly, crappy, terrible, gross stock ones on our project bike. We did a little searching and found these babies. The Biltwell guys offer tons of neat parts for the custom builder out there at a working man’s kinda price. These risers and cast stainless steel so you’ll never have to worry about them getting rusty or any of that kinda crap. Don’t like the shine look? They’re also available in black. Pick up a set and be as cool as we are. www.biltwellinc.com, www.lowbrowcustoms.com
Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey We were skeptical when we first saw this stuff come out. Why would you want to take a perfectly manly whiskey and femme it up by adding some frickin’ honey to it? We decided to buy a bottle and give it a try. The first taste as it hits No. 6
your mouth pretty much tastes the same as regular ol’ Jack. The honey comes in strong on the aftertaste. It seems to go down a little smoother than the original with less of a bite. It’s still 70 proof so it’ll keep your insides lubed just like 20-50 Harley oil. Seems like the women folk really dig this stuff as well. Toss a bottle in the cooler and pass it around the campfire. It’ll be gone before you know it.
Carl’s Cycle Supply Oil Site Gauge The guys down at Carl’s Cycle Supply in Aberdeen are know for making some really neat reproduction pieces you can’t get anywhere else. This little oil tank site gauge is no exception. A ton of work was put into this site gauge to make sure it came out perfect, just like all of the other products Carl’s offers. This gauge will work with all flatsided horseshoe type oil tanks, including new Softail type tanks. All you need to do is drill a couple .25” holes and bolt it on. Rest easy knowing your oil is at the right level with just a glance. Pick one up @ www.carlscyclesupply.com
Led Sled Customs Belt to Chain Conversion Kit Our project Sportster was screaming for a rear chain drive instead of the stock
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belt drive out back? Why? Well, we noticed that Jesse James and all the real badass builders run a chain and not a belt, thats why. We need to fit in. That, and we didnt have room to fit the giant clunky rear belt pulley in our nice tight frame. Led Sled offers a kit that includes both the front and rear sprockets you need along with an o-ring chain guaranteed for 20,000 miles. Take the guess work out of the conversion and just buy one of these kits. It’s worth it, trust us. www.ledsledcustoms.com
Lucky 13 Apparel Okay, we would rather have you buy Gasoline Magazine shirts, but we know you can’t wear them every day, hell we can’t even wear them every day. So when we aren’t wearing our own gear we bring a little west coast to the midwest. Lucky 13 Apparel is an American hot rod clothing company proudly servicing pinup, rockabilly, psychobilly, rock n’ roll, and punk rock guys and gals since 1991. Skulls? Check, Tattoo Artwork? Check, other cool graphics your buddies at the pub won’t laugh at you about? Check. Lucky 13 Apparel has it all and some stuff for your lady friend too. Where can you buy their stuff if you’re not from LA? No sweat, they’re in stores all over the US, there is even one down in Aberedeen, SD - check out their ad in our magazine or visit Lucky 13 Apparel online @ www.lucky13apparel.com.
COOL BLOGS Blog-o time kiddies! Have you been checking in on these swell sites we’ve been passing along to you the last couple months? Well we sure as hell hope so, we don’t write this magazine for no reason you know. You need to be reading all of this stuff and doing what we do and copying us to an exact T. After all, this is how you become cool. Everyone knows that. Anyway, here’s the blog of the issue: As you might notice we’re featuring a ton of stuff pertaining to our friends from down in the lower, more tropical of the Dakotas, South Dakota. We’re talking about the Carl’s Cycle Supply dudes down in Aberdeen of course. So in fitting fashion we’re gonna feature Matt Olsen’s Blog. Our backwoods pal jutted in and said to us, “Dang mang, that dang ol’ Matt Olsen’s got one of them bloggy thingers also!? I thought he don’t know about nothin newer than 1960 er so? He sure don’t mess wit no computin’ machine!” Good thing we do the thinking around here. Matt Olsen sure does have a blog of his own and it’s honestly one of the best we’ve seen. He keeps it updated pretty much everyday and it’s chock full of EXCELLENT quality pics of the bikes, engines, parts, riding and whatnot that goes on around the shop. If you’re looking for restoration reference for a Knucklehead there’s a pretty good chance Matt has a perfect picture of some minute detail somewhere on his blog. I check his blog every single day and almost always learn something new or find something that fascinates me. The knowledge and work going on inside Carl’s Cycle Supply is really amazing. This blog is a must read.
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Matt Olsen Carl Olsen
MELVIN’S HOW-TO Guess who’s back, back again?! Oh crap, sorry folks I was just jammin’ to some white rapper music on my new iPhone trying to pick up some pointers on acting gangster. Anyways, I’m back here again with a simple how-to for you guys. No, it’s not how to pick up ladies, even though that might be a good how-to in the future! For this how-to I met up with this guy named Matt Olsen, have you heard of him? I think Gasoline is doing a whole magazine about him, it could be this magazine right here. I’m not sure though, I don’t read it. Anyways check this out, Matt produces an oil tank site gauge for your motorcycle. Why do you need one of these? If you are like me, you want to know precisely how much oil is in your tank, down to the last drop. Don’t ever want to run out or have old fluids in there. You can buy these from Carl’s Cycle Supply by going to their website; www.carlscyclesupply.com or I’ve also seen em pop up on eBay. So without wasting any more time, I’m going to let Matt take this how-to over. Take it away MATT! Matt here, lets get started on how to install my Oil Tank Site Gauge: Step 1: Drain your oil from the tank. Some motorcycles will be different so bust out that owners manual or just figure it out by trial and error. Step 2: Open that brand new gauge and follow the easy instructions in our box. Lay out where the site gauge will go. Step 3: Once you have everything marked off where you want to it go, drill an 1/8” hole for the top.
o-rings and site gauge. Then install the 2 small o-rings and the last acorn. Step 7: Finger tighten the acorn nuts and turn them an additional 180 to 360 degrees with a wrench. Step 8: Once you have this completed, flush your oil tank with carb cleaner and re-fill with oil. Wow, you’re done and now you can see how much oil is in your oil tank!
Step 4: Grab a new drill bit and drill a 1/4” hole and de bur. Note: Make sure to keep looking back at our easy instructions that come with the Oil Tank Site Gauge.
Step 9: Start that motorcycle up and make sure there is no leakage going on, there shouldn’t be if you did everything the instructions in the box told you to, and right here told you what to do also.
Step 5: Once you have the holes drilled, clean around the area and then fish your U-bolt through the top hole with 1 acorn nut installed.
Step 10: Take your motorcycle for a ride and show off to your friends. Tell them you couldn’t have done it without Carl’s Cycle Shop and Gasoline Magazine!
Step 6: This may be a little tricky, but you can do it. Now hold the U-bolt in place with a long screw driver through the oil tank fill hole and install the two large
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Meet Carl and Matt Olsen and just two out of hundreds of motorcycles they have repaired and built.
By: Dan Geiger
Photo Credits: Chad Hatzenbuhler
One day last spring Chad called me up and said, “Hey man I’ve got another idea for a story. There’s this guy in Aberdeen SD that’s our age and restores old bikes. Knuckleheads and stuff. Check out his facebook page. He’s restoring a 1914 Sears right now! Matt Olsen is his name.” Okay, I’ll check it out I said. I headed on over to the world’s largest social network and looked him up. Sure enough there he was. Matt Olsen, born May 22, 1985. 9 days before I was. Cool! I clicked open his photos page and saw an album featuring the work he was doing
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on his Sears. I opened the album and was floored. I bet I spent an hour looking through that one album. The work Matt was doing on this bike was nothing short of amazing. Taking molds from an original frame to make new frame joint castings, motor mounts casts, neck casts, and everything else it seemed. Tank, fenders, tool box, primary cover, etc, etc, etc. The dude was crazy. The 2 pictures I remember the most were a before and after of one of the cylinders. The before pic showed a cylinder that looked like scrap, there were about 4 fins that were busted off on one side of it, looked like total junk. The second photo showed the same cylinder after
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Matt had fixed it. New fin pieces had been made, welded back on, and blended so you’d never know they were ever broken. Incredible stuff. More research let me find out a little more information about this guy Chad had told me about. Matt worked at a shop called Carl’s Cycle Supply in Aberdeen, SD. Carl is Matt’s dad and Carl’s Cycle supply is a shop that specializes in the restoration of old bikes, primarily Harley-Davidson Knuckleheads and Panheads. Carl Olsen has been riding and working on Harley Davidson Big Twins since before he graduated from
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high school in 1971. He grew up restoring antique cars and tractors with his father right here in North Dakota. Carl has an AA degree in advanced machining and over ten years experience in machining, he also taught vocational machine shop for six years. In 1998 the shop out grew the hobby status and turned into a full time job. Matt was raised in the shop and has quite a reputation for knowledge on all facets for details of numerous different machines. Continued on PAGE 22
MOTORCYCLE TECH SHEET Owner: Carl Olsen Year: 1937 Make: Harley Davidson Model: EL Paint: Original Chrome: Original Mirrors: Old
‘37 Knuckle and ‘46 Bobber
Continued from PAGE 19 Carl and Matt not only build great bikes, they ride them as well. They’ve ridden their restored bikes to numerous A.M.C.A. road runs and antique meets. From local meets that are only a couple of hundred miles away, to cross country trips that sometimes log thousands of miles, these guys ride old bikes and know what it takes to make them road worthy. Together they have restored numerous complete, high point A.M.C.A. bikes. They strive to make all of their restorations 95+ points on the 100 point AMCA scale, but if a customer so chooses they can modify and/or customize his personal antique machine. All of the bikes that the shop produces are updated internally using state of the art technology, but maintain the charm and character of the original design. Man, I couldn’t wait to meet these guys! So one sunny Friday afternoon that summer Chad and I set out with some haphazard directions to find Carl’s Cycle Supply. A few hours later we pulled up to what we figured was the place. Without the sign on the outside of the shop we’d have never figured we were at the right place. The shop was small and unassuming, but once we opened the door, we were SURE we’d found it. As we entered we were greeted with floor to ceiling old motorcycle parts, around the corner was Matt. He was going over some details with a guy they use to machine some of their parts. On one of the lifts was Matt’s Sears, on another lift was an AMCA giveaway WL bobber Matt was helping a lucky winner build, and on a third lift I want to say was a 53? panhead, I can’t recall 100% anymore. Matt greeted us happily and took the time out of his busy day to show us around and tell us a little bit about the bikes he was working on. Carl unfortunately wasn’t there that day, he was in Ohio with a Knuckle him and Matt had just finished restoring. That bike Matt referred to simply as “Number 5”, as in the 5th Knucklehead ever produced, 36EL1005. We saw the bike later that year at Michael Lichter’s Eternal Combustion exhibit along with Matt’s completed 1914 Sears. A true sight to behold.
After checking out things around the shop for a bit, Matt led us out to another shop and when he opened the door Chad and I almost fell over. By the size of the shop you’d have never guessed what was inside, but it housed 8 or so 30s-40s Harleys. Matt rattled off the makes and models while Chad and myself tried to keep up and act like we knew what we were looking at. At several points during our visit I realized how knowledgeable Matt was when it came to these old bikes, and how much I had to learn. I wondered if Matt thought we were some uneducated yuppies more than once during that visit as well, but if he did, he didn’t bust our chops about it and I can say without hesitation he was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. “Well, which ones do you guys want pics of? I’ll roll ‘em out,” Matt said. Chad and I sorta looked at each other for a second. Every one of these bikes was worthy of a feature, which ones should we pick? We finally decided on two of them. One, an original paint ’37 EL and the other, a period correct ’46 FL bobber. When we told Matt we wanted to run a story on the ’46 he explained to us that American Iron magazine had already gotten first dibs on the bike for a story. Also, Michael Lichter had photographed the bike, yada yada no big deal. So basically little ol’ Gasoline Mag was here to photograph and feature the same bike that one of the biggest motorcycle mags and without a doubt the most prolific motorcycle photographer in the country had already found. That seemed pretty cool to us! Matt told us we could feature the ’46, but only after American Iron had ran their story. Deal! Matt shuffled some bikes around and rolled out the ’37 and ’46. As he backed the ’37 out he said, “You guys picked a good one. This bike is so sweet, it’s probably one of only a few original paint ‘37s in the country.” 1937 was the second year for the Knucklehead engine, Harley’s fist overhead valve offering. We were looking at an original 73 year old bike. It showed it’s age, it wasn’t clean, it was oily, but it was perfect.
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As Matt looked it over he wondered to himself if it had been started yet that year. It started on the second kick. The engine immediately fell into a slow, smooth repetitive idle. The 73 year old engine purred like a kitten. As Matt sat on the bike he marveled, “Man this thing runs so sweet, this is such a nice bike.� We couldn’t agree more. We headed across the road to snap a few pics while Matt stopped back at the house to change out of his sandals and into more appropriate riding footwear. After a few runs up and down the highway and a few close calls with Chad falling out
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the passenger side window while trying to snap the perfect photo we decided we had the shots we needed for the first of our two feature bikes. We stopped back at the shop to pick up the ’46. Again, the bike fired right up one of the first few kicks. The ’46 sported shorter bobber style straight pipes. I swear goosebumps covered my arms when it started. It was like being back in time. Everything on the bike was period correct, how it would have been done 60 some years ago.
Matt checked the gas tank and figured there’d be enough for a quick ride up and down the road. We were back to our hanging out the window photo shoot excellence when Matt slowly pulled the bike to the side of the road. Maybe there wasn’t enough gas left after all. A quick trip back to the house for a gas can solved the problem. Chad waited on the side of the road with the bike. When Matt and I returned we found Chad and an interested passerby who couldn’t help but notice the Knucklehead stranded on the side of the road. You don’t see that everyday! A little gas in the tank and we were back on our way.
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“My dad and I built this bike ten years ago for a fellow in Ohio. It was completely stock. The original owner decided to move to Columbia and called us to see if we knew of any one interested in a bike. We made a few calls and one of our other customers bought the bike. He wanted it turned into a period correct bobber, so we stripped the sheet metal and other parts and turned it into the bike you see here. We used a lot of our favorite parts from other years. This bike is so much fun to ride and use.”
- Matt Olsen
After an awesome afternoon of hanging out with Matt and looking at and learning about some awesome pieces of history, it was getting late and Chad and I were headed to Mandan yet that night so we had to cut our visit short. I have to say though that it was one of the coolest days I’ve ever had around motorcycles. Matt was the most gracious of hosts and invited us back down whenever we wanted. I’d like to get back down there and meet his Dad and see what other sort of projects they’ve got goin’ on. If you’re ever in the area, look up Carl’s Cycle Supply, I’m sure the guys would let you stop by and check things out. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity!
MOTORCYCLE TECH SHEET Owner: JJ Barnhardt Year: 1946 Make: Harley Davidson Model: FL Bobber Fabrication: Carl and Matt Olsen Assembly: Carl and Matt Olsen Build Time: 18 months
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TECH corner FLYWHEEEL ASSEMBLIES AND CRANKCASES... By Nate Rogers, Scooter Shak
Photo Credits: Nate Rogers
Flywheel assemblies and crankcases and the differences between early model and late model engine cases and flywheels. So what is so different between them? Well, here it is in the short version. From 1969 to 2002 all big twins had a tapered Timken bearing on the left side of the crankcase ( part number 9028 ) and all 2003 to present cases had a flat roller bearing on the left side of crankcase. The bearings the factory used from 2003 to present have changed part numbers a few times to an upgraded part number but it still remains a flat roller bearing to this day. So why did they change bearings in 2003? Well the general consensus is when the factory ramped up production for the 2003 model year it was easier and more cost effective to assemble a component with a one piece bearing rather then one with a bearing consisting of six pieces. Does the 2003 and up bearing work? Of course it
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does, but it will not handle a side load that the early version will. I personally have seen only a handful of 2003 and later bearing failures (and they were on modified big cubic inch twin cams) but have never seen a failure on the earlier tapered Timken bearings. Now to the tool. Screamin’ Eagle and Jims are the two places to source this tool. It’s not something you keep in the junk drawer of your kitchen either, the tool retails for about a thousand bucks so most shops that don’t do a volume of engine work don’t have one. Personally, I wont let an engine leave the shop without this service done. It’s just good insurance and piece of mind knowing that it was built to the best of its ability using the best products available. Flywheel assemblies and lower end rebuilds are not cheap, so it’s always easier to do it correct the first time rather than to have to do it over later on.
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‘63 Studebaker Story and photos by Chad Hatzenbuhler
When someone asks you to name off some classic cars, you would probably blurt out Chevy Impala, Ford Fairlane, or Pontiac GTO maybe? Well when I think of classic cars I think of a 1963 Studebaker Avanti. Wait, what? Am I kidding? Nope! I mean at first I never really knew the first thing about Studebakers, but after being brainwashed by my father-in-law through many years of going on Studebaker adventures and attending various meets, I am starting to understand why he is a Studebaker nut. For starters, take a gander at this Avanti. This is a 1963 and by looking at the outside, you can see Studebaker had already started introducing the big curves and smooth lines that we see today. The looks department isn’t the only area that Studebaker seemed to be trend setters in. Another neat feature that this car has is No. 34
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a device know as a “hill-holder”. Simply put, on a manual transmission car, this device holds the brake when the clutch pedal is depressed while the car is stopped on a hill. This allows the driver keep his right foot off the brake and to accelerate from the stop without fear of rolling backwards as his foot is removed from the brake and applied to the gas pedal. Never heard of it? Newer Subarus and even new Dodge Challengers feature the same system nearly 50 years later. Neat, huh? But still, a Studebaker as a feature car?? Did I mention that curvy “Coke bottle” body is all fiberglass? What about the Supercharged V8 that hit nearly 170mph straight off the showroom floor? That was good enough to break many records at Bonneville in its day. Studebaker was also concerned about safety, as the Avanti was one of the first cars to use disc brakes that are pretty much standard on every www.gasolinemag.com
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vehicle you buy today. This was at a time when the average USA automaker couldn’t gave a rats ass about safety. Over the 100+ years Studebaker was in business, nearly everything they did was innovative to the auto industry. Sadly, Studebaker went out of business in the mid ‘60s. I could write a whole magazine about the history of Studebaker. I’ve even had the pleasure of returning to the original South Bend, Indiana plant that was closed for business in 1963 to see original parts still packaged and never bought. After learning a little about this american car maker, I can see why people who were around back then said, “Studebaker was ahead of it’s time.” I think if Studebaker would have kept their doors open, we would probably have our flying cars that pop culture has been promising ever since I was born. Come to think of it, the Avanti No. 36
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is pretty close to that. The first time I saw it, I thought of George Jetson hovering around in it. Look at these photos closely and if you’re ever in the South Bend, Indiana area, check out the Studebaker Museum. If you get lucky enough to chance upon some old timer, buy him a cup of coffee and see what he remembers about the glory days of Studebaker.
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CLASSIC CAR TECH SHEET Year: 1963 Make: Studebaker Model: Avanti Mileage: 5,2448 Engine: 4.8L 289 cubic inch V8 Paint: Original Interior: Original What it cost in 1963: $4,445.00 What it’s worth today: $21,000.00
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ADVERTISER index A question that is asked daily, how do we make money? We don’t make money we get advertisers to pay for the production for our FREE magazine. Support the advertisers, they support us and bring you a FREE magazine! Abate of North Dakota .......................................................................................2 Action Motorsports ........................................................................................... 8 Black Out Motors ............................................................................................ 47 Cleveland Cyclewerks ........................................................................................ 4 Corral Sales RV Superstore ................................................................................ 8 Duane Ballard Custom Leather ........................................................................ 41 Fargo Moorhead Custom & Collision ................................................................ 14 Honda West ...................................................................................................... 8 I Don’t Know Bar ............................................................................................... 8 JD Customs .................................................................................................... 14 Klock Werks ...................................................................................................... 7 Kupper Chevrolet-Subaru ................................................................................ 48 Larsons Creative Concepts ................................................................................ 8 MCA Motorsport ............................................................................................. 40 McQuade Distributing ....................................................................................... 4 Modern Eyes ................................................................................................... 15 Motorcycle Stunt Show .................................................................................... 40 New Vision Cycles Etc. .................................................................................... 41 Open Road Honda ........................................................................................... 15 Patriot Custom Cycles ....................................................................................... 8 Planet Powered Sportz .................................................................................... 40 Primos Helmet Designs ................................................................................... 40 Scooter Shak .................................................................................................. 30 Sillhill Chop Shop ............................................................................................ 41 Stage Stop Saloon ............................................................................................. 5 Stutsman Harley-Davidson .............................................................................. 41 Tailend Customs ............................................................................................. 41 Trips Tattoo World ........................................................................................... 40 Wolf’s Complete Cycle Repair ............................................................................ 3 The Advertiser Index is provided as a service to Gasoline Magazine readers. Gasoline Magazine is not responsible for omissions or typographical errors in names or page or phone numbers. If your company is not listed here, please contact Chad Hatzenbuhler at 701/202-0683 to correct the companies information.
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READERS’ rides This months readers ride comes in from Wendy Sorensen. We love to see ladies out riding and here is Wendy riding her 2001 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster on the 911 Run in Valley City, ND. She was cruising into Lamoure, ND when the photo was snapped. Wendy added some mini apes when she got her new ride and it’s a sweet bike! She loves to ride and you can’t get her off her bike! Keep riding the hell out of the sporty Wendy and keep reading Gasoline mag! If you guys keep sending us pictures of yourselves out riding, we’ll keep featuring one each issue! If you have a submission to Readers’ Rides, send it with all the information you have about the photo to contact@gasolinemag.com or Readers’ Rides - Gasoline Magazine, 630 6th Ave. SE, Mandan, ND 58554. If we use yours, you’ll get a FREE subscription. If you would like your photo returned, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope. Visit us online at www.gasolinemag.com to view more online.
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