Gasoline Magazine - Issue No.9 by Chad Hatzenbuhler

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 Mean Green Sporty.......................... 22

OTHER SH*T Words from Gasoline.......................... 5 Product Reviews................................. 6 You Ride a Sportster?....................... 10 Cool Blogs....................................... 14 Melvin’s How To............................... 15 That Motorcycle Show...................... 16 Cavalier’s Motorcycle Ride In............ 32 Tech Corner..................................... 36 Buy Your Sh*t Here.......................... 42 Gasoline Girl.................................... 46 Readers Ride.................................... 47

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WORDS FROM gasoline Babompbabompbabompbamdupydebump, potato potato potato potato. Only a little bit longer that you’ll have to make motorcycle sounds while sitting on your couch. Spring is just around the corner! Birds chirping and bikes starting, life is good. We made it through the winter here at Gasoline Mag without any injuries or jail time (I think?) so I’m going to call it a success. We spent most of the winter brainstorming new ways to improve the magazine for your viewing pleasure. We succeeded. Lots of new and improved stuff will be showing up on our pages this year. First off we’d like to welcome a new writer to our pages, Nate Rogers. You might know Nate from over at the Scooter Shak. Nate’s second to none when it comes to wrenching on bikes and his skills will be featured in our mag this year. Nate will have his own how-to section in each issue this year so keep your eyes peeled for that. In addition to that we’ve got some awesome bikes to feature this year, as well as a project of our own we picked up over the winter. We won’t spill any secrets yet so just keep a look out. As fun as it is reading our magazine, it’s even more rewarding meeting the creators in person. We’ll be at various shows and events around the state this spring/summer so keep a look out for our booth. Stop by and say hey, buy some shirts and stuff, and we’ll autograph ‘em for free if you’d like. I hear that stuff is bringing top dollar on eBay. If nothing else you could trade it to your buddy for some handlebar streamers or something. If you have chicken pox and can’t leave the house, you can also check us out at www.gasolinemag. com. You’ll find stuff for sale, a list of events we’ll be at, and other updates that we figure you need to know. Now, get out to the garage and make sure your bike is still there, you’re gonna need it pretty fricken soon. Riding season is just around the bend. See you there!

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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.

Craftsman Machine Washable Mechanic Gloves This is a product we stumbled upon while at our local Sears store. We walked into Sears looking for some drill bits and sanding disks for our project going on back in the garage. Just about ready to check out and what do we see? A sweet deal on mechanics gloves. Regularly $19.99, Sears had them on sale for $9.99. Not too bad so we added them to our arm-full of stuff. These gloves are so comfortable it doesn’t feel like you are wearing gloves at all. They aren’t big and bulky and fit snug so you can actually work in them. Picking up a wrench? No problem. Starting a nut? Yeah you can do that too. Want to grab some Doritos for a quick snack without the cheese fingers? Yep, works very well. The nice thing is once they are all grungy you can throw them in the washing machine. The next day they are clean and ready for some more wrenching. If you can’t find these on sale, buy them up anyways, they are worth $20.00, hands down.

Drag Specialties Batteries It’s time to get the bike out and you turn the key and...nothing! Great. What could be wrong? First thing to do is check that ol’ battery. Look it over, try to charge it up, and still no go. Super! Head on over to your local motorcycle shop to get a No. 6

new battery. There’s a ton of brands to choose from. We’ve used a few different brands and talked to many riders and the one most people recommend is a Drag Specialties battery. They come mixed and ready to go when you buy ‘em. Depending on what sort of high compression monster engine you have, you might need to charge it a little first as they come 70% charged from the factory. The one shown is for our ’99 Sporty and runs about $90.00. A little spendy for such a tiny battery you’d think, but worth it if you’d like your bike to start Next winter, disconnect the battery once you put your ride away, and maybe hang the charger on it once in a while. You won’t have to worry about the battery being ruined. Enjoy the riding season knowing your bike will start with Drag Specialties Batteries.

Crankcase Salsa When wrenching all day or on the road riding, you build up an appetite. We found some salsa made by a biker, for bikers. Crankcase Salsa is made with black beans, fresh jalapeno peppers, and tomatillos (green Spanish tomatoes). CJ threw in roasted green

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chilies, fresh garlic, and cilantro into the mix and came up with some great “biker” chow. Put this in your shop pantry or saddlebags and then later when you’re lookin’ for a snack, grab some chips and a cold beer and chow down. When taking your first bite the salsa tastes like any normal salsa, after a few seconds you start to feel the kick and wow does it taste good! We went through a whole bag of chips and a 6 pack of beer and had to go get another jar. If you can’t find this at your local supermarket, visit their website: www.crazyjerrysinc.com. They have some dippin sauce and hot sauce available for your taste buds as well.

Amsoil Quickshot SE Getting your bike out of storage is the best feeling after a long winter and many months of cabin fever. During the winter and periods of non-use, the ethanol in today’s gas has a tendency to absorb water and sink to the bottom of the tank where it quickly degrades and creates gunk and varnish that clogs fuel passages. Water can also show up in your tank due to condensation that forms with temperature differences, etc. We met a local vendor at a motorcycle show this winter, Mike Willer of American Lubricants. He let us review the award winning formula, Amsoil Quickshot SE, awarded Best New Powersports Product by SEMA judges for 2011. This revolutionary product is designed to combat the problems mentioned above and keep your fuel system working the www.gasolinemag.com

way it should. Easy to use, just open your gas cap and pour in the recommended amount for the size of your tank. Looking for this product or other Amsoil products? Contact Mike at 701-220-5595 or email at oilpro@extendwireless.net and visit www.lubedealer.com/amerilube.

Tires Plus - Ultra Wheel Can you mount this to your stretched out chopper? No, this is a review on some pickup rims. Here at Gasoline Magazine we can not ride our bikes all the time. With shows, products, and magazines needing to be delivered, we can’t pack all of our stuff on the bike. We need our shop truck to be a head turner when we roll into the shows and rallies. A local tire/wheel shop (Tires Plus Bismarck/Minot) heard about our “make the pickup look badass” project, and they hooked us up with some new wheels! We purchased some Ultra Wheel Guantlet 18” Flat Black Wheels, just the look of them says tough and rugged. Now that we’ve got the rims on the truck we’ll move on to the next step, a turret gun. If you are looking for wheels or tires, check out Tires Plus Bismarck/Minot. They have a wide variety of both wheels and tires and the service is outstanding. Even if you don’t need tires or wheels you can stop by and have them switch a headlight or fill you up with some windshield washer fluid. They are great people. We are happy to have met them and appreciate the new rims for the shop truck! No. 7

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YOU RIDE A SPORTSTER? By Dan Geiger

Photo Credits: Harley-Davidson USA, Sportster.org

We’ve all heard it a million times, “Ahahaha! Look at that guy! He’s riding a Sportster! That’s a girls’ bike!” Well you dopes, you’re wrong. A Honda is a girls’ bike. Duh. Hahaha whoops, just kidding. We like people that ride Hondas too. But back to the subject at hand, the Harley-Davidson Sportster has somehow developed a bad wrap over the last however many years. Maybe it’s cause a real man obviously rides a Heritage Springer, or a Softail with a 113” S&S, right? Nah. What one guy thinks is cool doesn’t mean that’s the bottom line. You can ride whatever you like, and if you’re happy with it, that’s cool man, that’s what counts. Now, the Sportster is what you would call Harley’s “base-model” or entry level bike I suppose. It’s physically smaller and has a smaller displacement engine than what’s offered in its big brother counterparts. One of it’s distinct features is that the engine and transmission are housed in the same case, as opposed to the separate engine/tranny combo in other Harley models. This “compact”, if you will, engine design allows for a smaller overall wheelbase making it a perfect choice for shorter riders. So let’s put two and two together here, small little bike fits well for shorter riders...hmmm. Oh! Sounds like a logical choice for lots of women riders, who tend to be shorter and feel that the smaller bike is a better fit for them. Hence, “girl bike.” Well let me tell you what, I now own a Sportster, and I’m not a girl. I have way too awesome of a beard to be a girl. That and the fact of the matter is, Sportsters are affordable, plentiful, and offer endless options as far as customization and coolness go. Now don’t get me wrong, I’d love to own a Panhead or a Knuckle or anything else as much as the next guy so I could gain all sorts of street cred, but it’s just not in my budget, same as a lot of other people. What I can afford is what I’ve got, and

I’ll make the most out of it. If you’ve been living under a rock, take a look around the internet and see what people are doing with the little old Sportster nowadays, there’s almost a cult following. Guys are snatching them up on the cheap and turning them into their dream machines. Riding the hell out of them and loving every minute of it.

Though the engines may be smaller, available in 883 and 1200cc models these days, the bikes are still quite quick due to their smaller size and lighter weight. In fact the Sportster was for years considered Harley’s performance model. The Sportster actually stemmed from the K model bikes of the 50s, which were the first Harleys to feature hydraulic shocks in the back. In the late 50s the

Ironhead engine was introduced and ran all the way into the 1985 model year. In the 70s a special racing version of the Sportster was introduced, the XR series. These bikes were awesome flat-track racers and you may also recall Evel Knievel jumping one of these versions. He wasn’t a girl, was he? D-day from Animal House also rode a Sportster, who’s cooler than that guy? Sonny Barger, founder of the Hells Angels, also rode Sportsters for many years, I doubt anyone told him he rode a girl bike. In 1986 the Sportster inherited the reliable Evolution engine which it still houses today. There are all sorts of different models available recently such as the “Iron” and the “Forty-Eight” which feature sort of an “old-school” design so you can be a little cooler right from the get-go. Really though the aftermarket is where the possibility lies. There are many many companies offering parts to turn your Sportster into something special. Complete frames, hardtail kits, all sorts of crap just waiting to be made into a killer bike. The best part is, it’s all for a fraction of the cost big-twin stuff is going for. It’s a niche worth checking out. 9 out of 10 people you drive by on the street wont know a Sportster from a Softail anyway, they’ll just know it’s a Harley cause it sounds the same. The riding season is upon us so check the local listings if you’re looking for a bike and see what you can find. Also be sure to keep an eye on our own Sportster build to see what sort of progress we are making. Hopefully we get it on the road before Sturgis this year!

COOL BLOGS Here at Gasoline we realize most of our readers are biker bums and don’t have jobs, which is totally fine. Not having a job to worry about really opens up the possibilities when it comes to how you spend your time during the day. If I had the luxury of not having a job, here’s what I would do: First, I’d sleep until 10 AM every single day. Then, I’d eat a slice of toast for breakfast. After that, I’d look at motorcycle blogs on the internet the rest of the day. Internet motorcycle blogs you say? What the world is a “blog”? Well people, a “blog” is sorta like an online diary. That’s a pretty girlish way to describe it, but really thats all I can think of to relate it to. Hosted by some larger parent site, people have their own blog page where they can post pictures, videos, and write about whatever they may feel like. Blogs can feature any sort of topic, but there are an absolute TON of them centered around motorcycles. Here at Gasoline we decided it would be a good idea to share some of our favorites with you. We’ll feature one in each issue that we think is worth your time. Coooooool! Our pal Jethro asks, “Now why would I wanna waste time lookin at tings on da dang innernet fer when I could be out ridin’ on my hawg?” Well, I dunno. Cause it’s interesting to see what other people are up to around the country. These blogs are filled full of neat bike pics, stories, how-tos, stuff for sale, maybe even a naked girl or two! Wooo! Check it out. If it’s not your thing to look at crap on the internet, don’t. We don’t care how you spend your free time. Here’s the first installment:

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Just type that link into your web browser and enjoy. Rare parts for sale and neat photos. If you’re at work and the boss is next to you be careful though, there might be also be girls in various states of undress :)

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MELVIN’S HOW-TO Here’s the scenario: You wake up and peer out the window. It’s a beautiful day, birds are singing, the sun is out; it’s time to ride. First thing’s first, go and put on your new Harley shirt and torn up jeans. These are essential for putting out the right vibe. After you’re geared up, you go out to garage and turn the key. Nothing. WTF? Well, no big deal, you should just call it a day and eat potato chips on the couch while watching re-runs of American Chopper, right? No! I'm Melvin and I’m here to share some how-tos with you that are simple enough for the average joe who owns a motorcycle to perform. I’ll be showing you guys how to do something different in each issue of Gasoline Mag this year. Some stuff you might already know how to do, some you might not. Either way, it’ll be a good resource for basic motorcycle knowledge.

HERE’S HOW TO CHANGE OUT THAT DEAD BATTERY: Step 1: Locate battery, most motorcycles have ‘em under the seat or somewhere in the general vicinity. Check the owners manual if you can not seem to locate the battery. If you can’t find the battery AND you can’t find the owner’s manual, then call a tow-truck. If your bike DOESN’T have a battery, that means it’s for sure a custom 1957 Panhead with a magneto only and you must kick-start it. Step 2: Once you’ve located the battery, grab some booster cables and give that battery a charge, maybe you just left the dome light on last night. Or, it might just be dead from sitting over the winter. Step 3: Once you’ve given it a chance to charge up, try it again. Crap! Nothing. Check over the connections to make sure nothing’s loose. If you’ve got a voltmeter lying around it’s not a bad idea to check the voltage. It should be somewhere around 12V. IF you hit the key and the voltage drops way down, it probably means you need a new battery. Step 4: Take the old battery out, you’ll probably need a phillips screw driver or maybe a 3/8” wrench or maybe an 8mm wrench or maybe a cutting torch to remove the cables. It really depends on what the manufacturer uses. Each brand of bike might use something different. Lefty loosie, righty tightie. Take the negative one off first so you aren’t arcing your wrench to the frame or whatever else you might be clanging into. Once you get the sucker out, head to the local motorcycle shop. Take your old battery with you to the shop, they’ll usually check it for you to make sure it’s actually bad and that you don’t have some other problem. We recommend a Drag Specialties battery. Gasoline Magazine just did a review on this one in the product review section. If you have your own brand you’re partial to, go ahead and get whatever battery you want. Step 5: Take new hardware out of package and place new battery in battery location. Fasten it back down with whatever sort of restraint system your bike has. You had to remove this in step 4 to get the battery out if you hadn’t realized it. Step 6: Reconnect the cables to the correct battery posts. Put them on in reverse order you took them off. Positive first, and then negative. Step 7: Now it's time to see if your bike will start! (It probably will)

Step 8: Put the seat back into place and put all tools away you used. Nobody likes a messy shop. Step 9: Dispose of old battery. Just dig a hole in the back yard and bury it. This is an old trick to keep stray cats from peeing in your yard. Just Kidding! That probably doesn’t even work. Don’t bury it. The acid will seep out and kill the flowers and pollute the groundwater. If you need help properly disposing of the battery, ask your local motorcycle shop. If you took it in to get tested and it was bad, they’ll probably dispose of it for you. Step 10: 1 hour has gone by and it's still bright outside. If you got a grease spot on your shirt during this process, don’t change it. Chicks love a man who works on his own bike! Hop on and head for the mall parking lot to do a couple slow show-off laps. You deserve it!

THAT MOTORCYCLE SHOW By Chad Hatzenbuhler Photo Credits: Lori Aitken

Over 10 years ago the chopper scene came to national TV with Motorcycle Mania and then a few years later the first episode of American Chopper, a weekly TV show about building motorcycles. Well, maybe we should say a soap opera with motorcycles sometimes shown in the background. Over the past few years the goo-gaw chopper craze has gone away and we are getting back to the real bikers out riding their motorcycle for the love of it and building bikes in their own garage. A friend of ours down in Dallas, Texas (Dylan Holey) is in the development stages of producing a TV show that reaches the true american biker. His show is called “ That Motorcycle Show” and is about visiting regular guys who work on bikes in their garages without a huge budget and without drama added for entertainment value. The first episode (Pilot) is online at www.thatmotorcycleshow.com and Dylan is working on getting a network to pick up this new show and of course Gasoline Magazine is a proud sponsor/advertiser of “That Motorcycle Show.” We talked with Dylan and had him answer a few questions for you to learn more about the next big show to hit TV. Show your support by checking out his website and start spreading the word out about it.

What is the concept of the TV show? TMS is a show based around motorcycles of all types. We visit garage heroes and weekend wrenches just like you. Learning tips and tricks on how to customize your bike on a realistic budget. No drama, no fighting and no egos.

Who is the TV show geared towards? Our audience is wide and varied. I have had a lot of people that don’t ride write in telling us how much they love the show and they don’t even ride!

What will we see in new episodes? We will cover all kinds of bikes and riders, V-Twins, Metrics, Sport bikes, and dirt bikes ... we will mod ’em all. All types of bikes, all types of personalities. We have some great people lined up. Stay tuned.

What will it take to get on the air? That is a learning curve that I am still trying to understand. We will get there with support from our online viewers. The networks still think that the TV audience wants more OCC and that format, so we are trying to convince them otherwise.

How did you come up with the idea?

This is something I wanted to watch myself. I was telling my wife about it and she suggested that I make it myself. So I did. The first episode I shot I was stiff as a board. I loosened up after that and just looked at it as if you were in my garage and I was talking to a friend. I am not some huge ego, I am just like you. I want to see bikes being worked on and learn some cool tips.

Will we see any long mustached bikers yelling at their sons? Um, no. Look, we all watched them when they first started out because it was motorcycles on TV. Getting an inside glimpse of how this whole television thing works I think that they were guided a certain way, I would guess when the producers saw the reactions they were getting to the drama. I think they should have quit a long time ago to save face, but I am also on the outside looking in like everyone else so I am only speculating.

Who will be on your future shows? I have a wish list of people I would like to have on and would love to work with, but until we get picked up by a network we have to keep it close to home. There are a lot of great builders here and we could do a whole season just in Texas. I want to do the next episode with Billy Conover with Death Trap Cycles in Austin, TX. We plan on shooting with him with or without a network.

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What do you do for a living? Just the TV show? I am a designer. I have designed parts for Kuryakyn, local builders, and private customers.

What do you ride? It’s a revolving garage door at my house. Right now I am rebuilding an old Yamaha. I have a Ducati Monster, and parts for a future build. Not sure what it’s gonna look like yet but I am thinking café Americana!

Will you come up to North Dakota or South Dakota to feature local builders and, of course, the Sturgis Rally? Hell yeah! I would love to see and work in that part of the country. I have been to almost every state in the union and would love to ride and wrench up there.

Where do you see the motorcycle industry headed? In my humble opinion I think it is going to be more homebuilders working on what they have and what they can afford. I think the days of the super expensive customs are over and probably won’t be back anytime soon. I think what we are doing at TMS is the way America is headed, do it for yourself. Work with what you have and what you know, after all that is a true custom. This will make you take pride in your bike and you can say, “Yeah, I built that.” As for the big manufacturers I don’t think they will ever catch up to what the consumer wants. Just take a look at what’s being produced. Only a small few are putting out bikes that break out from the pack.

Any other information you want to share? I look forward to coming up there and riding with you all through your beautiful country!

Help get TMS on the air? You want to see this on the air? Go to “That Motorcycle Show” website at www.thatmotorcycleshow.com and send Dylan an email. Visit their Facebook page and leave a post and tell your friends. If networks see there is a demand for a TV show like this, we will be one step closer to having a TV show on TV that we want to watch.

Do you work for a TV Network? We are looking for people who work in television! You want to grab millions of viewers with a TV show that kicks ass? Check out “That Motorcycle Show.” This is going to be the most popular show to watch since the moon landing.

Questions? Contact Dylan at www.thatmotorcycleshow.com

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Do you ever find yourself at a bike show wondering what the heck some of the bikes are doing there? Sure they’re all nice but if you saw the same bike driving down the street, you probably wouldn’t look twice. A stock softail maybe with a bunch of chrome and billet parts ordered up from the Drag Specialties catalog. Nothing that anyone else with a credit card and a mailing address couldn’t do. You browse down a couple more bikes and see the next “Best in Show” candidate, an Electra Glide with a fresh new tribal design/skull paint job. Yawwwwwwwn. Then of course there’s the other end of the spectrum, the bikes that have so much money and one-off parts bought and stuck into them that you’d have to be a doctor who’s married to a lawyer to be able to afford to build one, or more likely, have built for yourself.

Enter Mike Wanner, owner of Fargo Moorhead Custom & Collision. Mike first got the Harley itch way back when he was in middle school. Mike’s dad owned a body shop and one day when a guy showed up to have his Ironhead tins painted, the job was passed on to Mike. Low and behold when the owner had the bike back together and going, he stopped back at the shop and tossed Mike the keys so he could take it for a spin! The experience never left Mike and he’s been a Harley guy ever since. Lately though, Mike was starting to notice the same “blah” kinda trend in the motorcycle show scene. Harboring the needed skills and know-how to build a bike of his own, Mike set out to build a show bike with one mission in mind: take something that might be undesirable to others and, within a reasonable budget, turn it into something individual and unique

that could compete amongst the ranks of the full on show bikes he was seeing at events. Now you may have already picked up on the “undesirable” aspects of Mike’s build. The bike is a Sportster, undoubtedly the least wanted of Harley’s lineup. Sportsters definitely have a following, but if you’d offer a Sportster and any other Harley to someone, they’d probably pick the other model. This works out well if you’re looking for a cheap project though, as Mike was. He picked up the 2002 1200 sporty wrecked for only about $1600. You’re not going to find a Harley much cheaper than that. The other perhaps “undesirable” thing you might notice is the color. Green. Nobody

likes ugly green stuff. Mold is green. Not a nice paint job, right? Well it all depends. As Mike says, if you can take something undesirable and apply it in a tasteful way, it can actually turn out to be something really nice. The bike was built using a Red Baron Customs frame as a basis. The drivetrain is all 2002 Sportster with a little added punch thanks to the Nitrous oxide system Mike installed. Sticking with his plan to keep the cost down, Mike did all the fabrication work he could in house. This included the tins, the custom jockey shifter, and the oil tank which was actually fabricated using a couple of fire extinguishers!

Now when it came time to paint the thing, Mike knew just the guy, himself! You’ve definitely got a one-up on other guys when you can lay down your own paint no matter what kind of project you’ve got going on. Mike turned the otherwise boring green into something that looks really good by laying a green candy down over some heavy gold flake. If you look closely you’ll also see a little gold leaf and some hand pinstriped touches that make the bike stand out from the rest of the crowd. We’d say Mike’s definitely accomplished his goal of creating a unique and affordable custom that stands out and can compete with the big dogs. Hopefully seeing his bike lends a little inspiration to someone who is thinking about starting their own project,

and lets them realize what possibilities are out there. As for Mike, he was telling me about a 69 Triumph project he has brewing....we think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be seeing much more of Mike in the future.. Special Thank You to Mike Wanner, Fargo Moorhead Custom & Collision. Here at Gasoline Magazine we are happy to make new friends and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to head to Fargo and hit the open road with Mike and others from the area.

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By Chad Hatzenbuhler

Photo Credits: Cavalier’s Motorcycle Ride-in

You’ve heard of the Sturgis Rally, but have you heard of Little Sturgis of the North? No? Well you are missing out! Little Sturgis of the North, or the Cavalier Motorcycle Ride-in, will mark its 15th year for 2011. With over 1000 riders expected to attend, this year will be the biggest year to date. You will be able to enjoy; Fun run, a $200 cash drawing, games, tattoo contests, parade of motorcycles, mud tug-of-war, burn-out contest, great sidewalk sales, food from merchants, and a drawing for a new 2011 Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Custom! Best of all, Gasoline Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event! We love being a part of the motorcycle culture in North and South Dakota. The Cavalier Motorcycle Ride-in began as a promotion for the stores in Cavalier, started by Hillman Jewelry, where Nancy Jenson (CMRI Director) has worked for many years. At the time, Hillman Jewelry carried Harley-Davidson jewelry and her husband John had just gotten his first Harley-Davidson. Nancy decided decided to have a ridein to help promote the the jewelry shop. It was on a Thursday night and they had 60 riders show up. It was a great turn out for both the ride-in and the jewelry shop. The Cavalier Motorcycle Ride-in offers non-stop entertainment from morning right into the night with a FREE street dance featuring live music. In the morning they start off with a ride that goes through the area with a few stops along the way. Then, they head back into town at 1:30 where all the other activities begin. You can enjoy games

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and contests and local merchants have sales and food. Even if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ride you can enjoy hanging out with family and friends. This year, for the first time there will be a KICK-OFF PARTY on Friday night with live music in the city park. How did the Little Sturgis name come about you might ask? The town didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come up with the name, the people attending the ride-in started calling it that because of the similar events going on. Between the bikes and the food and motorcycle related vendors everywhere during the ride-in, Cavalier started to take on the look and feel of Sturgis. We spoke with founder Nancy Jenson to learn a little more about the rally:

Where is Cavalier, ND? Cavalier is located approx. 75 miles north of Grand Forks, ND and is only 15 miles from the Canadian border.

What can attendees except to see at the rally? This event offers non-stop entertainment from morning right into the free street dance with live band. We begin in the morning with a ride that goes thru the area with a few stops. Then we are back to town by 1:30pm with a cash drawing for being there back by that time. Then we start with games... ride and bite, slow race, water balloon toss, keg toss, jousting, tattoo contest. We also have tug-of-war and ladies mud wrestling. Then we have a smoking burnout

contest that had the crowd going wild, followed up by the free street dance. A fun filled day of activities.

Is this just a Harley rally or can I drive my Vespa? This event is open to all riders.

Will we see 1/2 naked girls? What I often say, I am most proud of this event, because everyone can come and have a great time. I guarantee the most hardcore biker will have a great time, but also that the family and kids can come to town and love to see and hear all the beautiful bikes and the great people that come on them.

We will be able to do burnouts on the local bar floor? Uhmmm.... That hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been done, yet.

I hear we can drink an ice-cold beer on Main Street? Is this true? For one day out of the year you can have your beverage of choice in a mug that you purchase for the day of the ride-in.

How will you keep it safe for the riders? We work very hard emphasizing that on our ride everyone follows the road rules. We have spotters at all the turns on the highways for traffic control. Also our games and burnouts are regulated.

How would you compare yourself to other rallies, ex: Menoken, Devils Run, or the world famous Sturgis Rally? It certainly has the Sturgis feel with all the bikes parked around town and the vendors, yet we have the fun games and burnouts that bikers love. So again, it is truly a unique event with something for everyone.

Places to stay? Campgrounds, Hotels? The website is the best place for this information. We have a hotel but it has a waiting list. We have 2 areas for tenting in the city and will have some links on our site for people to privately contact locals that are willing to have campers in their yards. We have a state park that is about 7 miles out of town. They happen to have some construction going on, so it is about 3 miles of gravel to enter. Surrounding towns also have motels. No. 34

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What other tourist things or activities can we do in Cavalier? We are part of the rendezvous region, which has some beautiful areas to ride around. We have a state park and a heritage center about 7 miles from Cavalier. We also have some great shopping in Cavalier and they would love to meet you.

How many people expected for 2011? Without any pre-registration we really have no idea but I have heard rumors of 1500-2000... We will see!

Who is involved? Major sponsors, volunteers? This event is sponsored by the Cavalier retail but has an awesome core committee that has been meeting since January to make this event so great! The members of this committee are Delores Kemp, Lacey Hinkle, Joann and David Carik, Donnie and Joann Bergsgaard, Jenne Kemnitz, Rachel and John Duncan, Jake Cook, Curtis Crosby and I, Nancy Jenson.

How are you getting the word out? Our best advertising is the people that love it and come back every year with their friends? We have riders attend from Manitoba, Minnesota, South Dakota and of course, North Dakota. This year we will have statewide newspaper coverage, television, radio in Canada, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The best way to find out all the information you need about the activities and the lodging options will be to check our website: www.cavaliermotorcycleridein.com and check out our facebook page for updates. Also, we are selling raffle tickets on a 2011 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom motorcycle that will be given away right there at the ride in at 6:00pm. Last year the winner was right there and rode away on his new Harley!

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TECH corner By Nate Rogers, Scooter Shak Rogers

Photo Credits: Nate

Got a Screamin Eagle 110” bike and not satisfied with the performance and excessive heat? Well dont blame your local dealer or the motorcycle....just leave it up to the EPA, but we wont go there. This issue im trying to focus on ‘’the best bang for your buck combo’’ for the 110” SE. As many engine builders say, the camshaft is the brain of the engine and this speaks volumes when it comes to late model HarleyDavidsons. As you can see via the dyno sheet this bike made a not so warm and fuzzy feeling 78 horsepower and 103 foot pounds of torque with a stock aircleaner and true dual exhaust. The cams that were in this bike were a set of SE255 cams, not bad but as you can see on the dyno sheet the torque falls off at 3800 rpm. A few hours and a few dyno pulls later I picked up 16 horsepower and 8 foot pounds, not bad considering this customer had less then $1800 bucks in parts,labor, and a dyno tune. The blue chart represents the stock run, and the red being after the cams, Zippers aircleaner, and Power Commander 3 were added. In my opinion on touring bikes it’s not how much overal power you made, it’s where you made the power. Mid-range torque, 2000-4500 rpm, is key in heavy touring bikes. With that being said, choose or have your tech choose components that fit your riding style. The cams I installed did not fall off until 4800 rpm. Also, the new setup makes over 100 foot pounds from 2500 rpm to 4800 rpm. So no more downshifting to pass a semi and no more worthless sixth gear. And now to the cam comparison, the cams I chose for this bike were a set of TMAN’s new .555 Torqster cams. As far as valve lift goes they are smaller than the stock SE 255s (.556 lift). So how did it make more power? Valve timing, period. When you look at cam specs pay special attention to the intake valve closing time, this event is the most important of the four valve events. But I don’t wanna bore you with a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo here. It’s as simple as this: most engines can benefit from later intake closing times because it takes advantage of intake charge inertia for higher cylinder filling. Any engine is basically an air pump. The more air/fuel you can efficently put into it and the harder you squeeze that air/fuel charge, the more power you will make.

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