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Clean And Classy Petaluma Special Dyna

There’s nothing better about working for Hot Bike than when I run into someone and they say, “Hey, did you see that really cool [insert model of bike]?” To which I say, “Which one?” Then they say, “The black one.”

Having a solid black bike while wearing a black leather vest, jeans, and a halfhelmet is the perfect combination for those who want to disappear in the crowd at any Harley event or rally. Not that there’s anything wrong with black bikes or clothing, but it doesn’t give much help to showcase one’s individuality. When building a budget-conscious custom bike, a little bit of paint, with a few key choice parts, can go a long way to making a bike stand out. Tim McCreedy’s 2013 Harley-Davidson Dyna is just such an example.

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We’ve praised the workmanship that comes out of Big Al’s Cycles in Petaluma, California, on several past features. Al Raposo is one of those guys who continues to pump out some amazing machines, each worthy of its own feature.

We asked Al how this particular Dyna came to be and he had this to say: “Tim came to the shop and said he was tired of having an all-black Dyna. He stopped by our shop and dropped it off to let us do what we do. Fortunately for him he also left a pile of cash along with a picture of a Chevy truck that he liked.”

From there Al took over. First thing first, the 103-inch motor was sent over to Engine Dynamics (EDCO) to get freshened up with the good stuff from top to bottom. Then the 58mm S&S Throttle Body was mated with a Big Al’s air cleaner finally huffing out into a 2-into-1 Thunderheader exhaust. A Rivera Pro Clutch helps push the power to the pavement via a Big Al’s chain drive turning powdercoated H-D wheels. Power is nothing without control, and this elephant was made into an antelope thanks to the help of Works Performance.

Big Al’s and painter Taylor Schultz go together like Lenny and Squiggy. With one of the top painters in the country just a few miles away, why wouldn’t this build be given the Schultz touch? With the old-school patterned paint jobs nearing the end of the lifecycle, Schultz came up with this retro surfer, 1980s OP clothing type of look based on a Chevy truck that Tim had seen. The result is clean, simple, and classy, and my guess is you’ll be seeing copies of this appearing on the next generation of custom Dynas.

Tim’s custom bike is the perfect example of taking just the right amount of parts without going overboard, adding a clean but classy paint job and ending up with an absolute street stomper that’s ready to hit the run. Well done, team Petaluma. HB

Specifications

GENERAL OWNER Tim McCreedy

SHOP Big Al’s Cycles

SHOP PHONE (707) 586-2700

WEBSITE bigalscycles.com

YEAR/MAKE/MODEL 2013/Harley-Davidson/Dyna

FABRICATION Big Al’s Cycles

BUILD TIME 90 days

ENGINE

YEAR/TYPE/SIZE 2013/H-D/103 in.

BUILDER Big Al’s Cycles

CASES H-D

CYLINDERS EDCO Petaluma

HEADS EDCO Petaluma

ROCKER BOXES EDCO Petaluma

CAMS Sharktooth grind

THROTTLE BODY 58mm S&S

AIR CLEANER Big Al’s Cycles

EFI CONTROLLER TTS

EXHAUST Thunderheader

TRANSMISSION

YEAR/TYPE 6-speed

GEARS H-D

CLUTCH Rivera Pro Clutch

PRIMARY DRIVE Wet

FRAME

YEAR/TYPE 2013/H-D

RAKE/STRETCH Stock

SUSPENSION

FRONT END H-D

LENGTH OEM

TRIPLE TREES H-D

SWINGARM H-D

REAR SHOCKS Works Performance

WHEELS, TIRES, AND BRAKES

FRONT

BUILDER/SIZE H-D/19 in.

TIRE/SIZE Dunlop/19 in.

CALIPERS H-D

ROTORS H-D

REAR

BUILDER/SIZE H-D/16 in.

TIRE/SIZE Dunlop/16 in.

CALIPER H-D

ROTOR H-D

CHAIN DRIVEN Big Al’s Cycles

FINISH/PAINT

MANUFACTURER House of Kolor

COLORS Butternut Cream/Chevy truck style

PAINT/GRAPHICS Schultz Designs

PLATING/POLISHING Meclac

POWDERCOATING RS Performance

ACCESSORIES

FRONT FENDER H-D

REAR FENDER H-D

GAS TANK H-D

DASH H-D

GAUGES H-D

HANDLEBARS Big Al’s Cycles Buddy Low Bar

GRIPS PM

MIRRORS H-D

HAND CONTROLS H-D

FOOT CONTROLS H-D

HEADLIGHT H-D

TAILLIGHT Smoked

SEAT Big Al’s Gripper

STEREO iPhone

It’s not often you run across someone thrashing on their expensive parking-lot show-class motorcycles. Sure, quick rips up and down the boulevard or standstill burnouts are one thing, but to see a beauty queen being abused with stand-up wheelies, barlock-to-bar-lock burnouts in drifts of white smoke, is something completely different. When we heard that showman Jimmy “Burnouts” Cyphers was building a 26-inch wheel stunt bike called the “Slide Glide” we had to see exactly what the hell he was thinking!

WHERE DID THIS BIKE ORIGINATE?

After many years of abuse and torture to my 2007 Harley-Davidson Street Glide, and after shredding about 200 or more rear tires, I decided it was time for a makeover. The bike had taken a few spills over the years and was looking and feeling worn out.

BUT A BIG-WHEEL STUNT BIKE?

I had already converted the bike to a big wheel a few years back, and today the big-wheel Harleys don’t get too much love from the performance side of the industry. I myself am a huge fan of performance, so I wanted to put together a bike that combined the two worlds.