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Executive Editor & Art Director: Lee Wallace lee@blingrockets.com Associate Editor & Art Director: Adam Canni adam@blingrockets.com Editor-at-Large: Louis Grasse louis@blingrockets.com Aussie Associate Editor: Matt Gittoes matt@blingrockets.com Dutch Associate Editor: Livingstone Rijff livingstone@blingrockets.com Marketing and Promotions Director: Jesse Fennell jesse@blingrockets.com Technical Director: Rob Uecker rob@blingrockets.com Contributors: Myrtle West Killer Kreations H2o Cycles DaO RyDeR Flatout Industries BlingRockets, ISSN 2151-0776 (online), Issue no.9, July 2010 is digitally published monthly by Rockets Media Inc. All rights in letters, all photographic submissions including but not limited to drawings, or any type of submission sent to BlingRockets will be treated as unconditionally assigned to copyright purposes and are subject to BlingRockets right to edit, title, and organize editorially and will become the property of BlingRockets. Copyright Š 2010, digital publication originating from the USA
Call me a newbie if you want, but after hearing about Atlantic Beach Bikefest a.k.a.
Black Bike Week 4 years ago and about the amount of custom bikes sportbikes that generally attend this event it was hard to believe. So this year it was time for me to find out for myself. After traveling 10+ hours from the BlingRockets Headquarters in North Port, FL I immediately started seeing the magnitude of Custom sportbikes going up and down the interstate. As I got closer to the main hot spot it seemed as if everyone there was riding a custom bike. I knew at that very moment that this may perhaps be my new favorite Bike Rally. Before even getting situated in the condo our Associate Editor, Adam Canni had me hitting the streets. With so many custom sportbikes all around we seemed to score one photoshoot after another. That night we setup the studio lights and did a shoot inside the Myrtle West Cycle compound. The next afternoon we attended the BlingRockets' Meet and Greet where we met up with Mark302 and Heavy Hitters amongst others. It was a great time and we are looking forward to next years Meet and Greet being even bigger and better. Shortly after, it was back to business as we continued to have photoshoot after photoshoot practically right up until it was time to head home. You can definitely look forward to seeing the BlingRockets Crew in Myrtle Beach doing it even bigger next year. You all probably noticed the BlingRockets XDL Tour logo at the top of this page as well as the Ad on pages 16 & 17. We have paired up with XDL in hopes to interest more custom sportbike folks to the entertaining world of professional sportbike freestyle. In a nutshell, anyone near enough to attend an XDL event should register. Registered bikes are screened to ensure they meet a minimum standard. Online voting will then take place. Top 10 fan favorites receive an invitation to the Tour. This will entitle you to display your bike at the XDL venue and have VIP access to any XDL related activities. Go to www.brxdltour.com for all the details. As always let me know what you all think and be safe! -Lee Pg.14
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BAR END TURN SIGNALS Eurocomponents bar end turn signals feature a super clean look and can replace your front and rear turn signals (on wide bars blinkers are visible from both front and rear of the bike). Thanks to an innovative mounting system they fit inside 7/8� (22mm) and 1� (25.4mm) hollow handlebars. Housings are available in chromed or black finish. Sold in pairs. $120.61 These products are available only from: Eurocomponents, Inc. 601 Bellevue Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32124 Phone: 386-236-1210 Fax: 386-236-1215
www.eurocomponentsUSA.com
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WikiShift – Breakthrough Technology Enthusiasts have complained for years of having to change between clear and tinted shields for night and daytime riding. Wiki® provides a much sought after solution. Their sun-sensitive color changing shield technology named WikiShift™ delivers convenience with style. No more uncomfortable sunglasses inside the helmet, switching shields, carrying an extra shield, or getting caught at night wearing a tinted shield which is obviously dangerous. So how does it work? The photochromatic reaction occurs when the photochromic molecule is exposed to UV from the sun. Therefore when riding at night, street lights and oncoming headlamps (which do not emit UV light) do not cause a reaction and the shield remains clear. But when exposed to sunlight the shield quickly darkens. The “shift” from clear to tint typically takes 30 to 60 seconds. WikiShift is a coating which must be applied to the exterior surface of the shield to work its magic because UV inhibitors in polycarbonate (the material all faceshields are made of) block most of the UV. This is the main reason photochromic inserts do not work well. Photochromic molecules are one of the most expensive materials in the world by weight. Cost varies by color and amount of darkness. Current available colors are smoke, amber, and blue. Wiki’s advanced award-winning technology was developed by its premier photochromic chemist. The popular Wave helmet includes a WikiShift shield. It is an incredibly unique and desirable piece of safety equipment. The helmet features an incredibly light carbonfiber re-enforced fiberglass shell, is very comfortable, and meets DOT and strict ECE standards. Also, a brand new product called a WikiShift Skin™ will convert most clear shields to a WikiShift shield in a snap. Now almost any street helmet can be outfitted with WikiShift technology! Prices of shields and skins range from $49 - $99 depending on color and darkness and Wave helmets (WikiShift shield included) run around the $300 mark. Visit www.wikihelmets.com or call (877) 411-9454.
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RyDeR had dreamed of owning a sport bike for awhile and shortly after aquiring this 2002 Hayabusa in 2005 he realized that the Busa was his favorite. A 16G stage 1 turbo kit was installed and tuned for daily driving which helps to produce the motor's 202 HP. The bike has seen more than one paint scheme but the current chrome plating by XXX Chome is here to stay. This year, in belief that the bike would finally be completed, DaO installed a single sided 300 kit. This summer he's got 27,000 miles on it already. And it routinely can be found on the weekends trying to win trophies at the local car shows. If it could be chromed, it was and at this point DaO feels that the bike is "the total package", in other words a dream come true.
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Harry Berkley, the lead mechanical tech at Killer Kreations out of Philadelphia, PA. didn't expect his 2000 Hayabusa to go this far. Initially the bike was slated to go from stock to Pro-Street. Harry pulled the motor out where it was built up with all of the best components that money could buy. Ported & polished, undercut gears, and a 75 shot NOS kit - it was built for some serious "go". While all of this was taking place it was no surprise that Fred Sicoli, the owner of Killer Kreations got involved. Harry simply asked Fred "do whatever you want to do" with one thing in mind and that was to incorporate a deck of cards. With a strong power plant and a Killer paint job Harry decided to really go all the way thus the 10" over C&S arm came into play. Harry says that the Wild Card can be seen throughout South, North, and West Philly on a regular basis. It was made to ride!
Special thanks to Harry's parents for their unwavering support.
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FlatOut Industries and Kahuna Powersports of Toronto teamed up to celebrate
this years FIFA World Cup by customizing this Yamaha YZF-R6. Painted in World Cup colors the bike sports rearsets, front sprocket cover and engine covers by FlatOut. An embroidered seat, Pazzo Racing levers, a VooDoo Shorty Exhaust, and flush mount turn signals completed the rest of the upgrades.
Jon Martin of Myrtle West Cycle and Adam Canni of Canni Design
met at Indy last year shortly after Jon had just inked a distribution deal with Tucker Rocky. To celebrate this landmark the two decided to approach Tucker Rocky about a sponsored build that would demonstrate Myrtle West wheel and swingarm products. Tucker Rocky loved the idea and it was quickly decided that Myrtle West would use a Kawasaki ZX-14 for this project.
For the design, Canni decided on an original theme that would best represent the industry powerhouse - Tucker Rocky. Canni chose TR blue for a base and then added futuristic mechanical elements to achieve what he calls “Big Machine�. Once the talented team a Myrtle West Cycle completed the build Jon loaded it up for it's trip to Tucker Rocky's Head Quarters where it debuted at their annual dealer meeting. The completed bike was well received by the folks at Tucker and their dealers alike. It has since gone on to appear at Americade in Lake George, Bike Week in Daytona and many other regional events with the Myrtle West stunt team.
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Myrtle West mirror block-offs, spike kit, kickstand, rear air-ride, axle covers, and fork caps. Alex Tucker molded the windscreen, turn signals, and welded in the custom pop-up gas cap. Custom chrome by Sport Chrome.
A custom mixed blue was created
to match the background of the Tucker Rocky logo - all paint work by Jimmy Jackson. Machinist John fabricated custom cover plates and billet spears for the prototype Corsair Kit from Canni Design.
Myrtle West no. 6 wheels (330x18� rear) a
ricated 12� over arm, RIS Design grips an Performance Machine calipers all around w and rotors, Vortex levers and rear sets, Clear light at the rear and a great sounding exha to a Roaring Toyz low-exit megaphone.
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In a land of recession-filled spending and tire-kicking customization, there are still
out there that know what they want, when they want it, and aren't afraid to spend they need to in order to obtain it. They usually just require an outlet to turn their dr into reality. In this instance, that certain customer was Greg Peterson, a profess football player for the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars, and that certain outlet for turnin dream into reality was H2o Cycles. (www.h2ocycles.com) The theme to follow on this bike was clearly laid out in the customers mind long b ever stepping foot into the Jacksonville, Florida customization shop and meeting with Barry and the crew. Something resembling the wings of an archangel blowing throug wind; dirty, worn, tired and used. A concept loosely based on the recent movie
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"Legion" and the story of Michael, the archangel. Even though the second generation Hayabusa only accounts for twenty percent of the overall US population of motorcycles, creating something truly unique and capable of standing out is still quite a task. The paint scheme of the bike was set from jumpstreet and the customer was positive he was going to need at least a 330mm rear tire on the back of this bike to be able to talk smack with his friends and other riders! (Keeping in mind that driving into the NFL player parking lot on any given day is like pulling into the Miami DUB show. The lot is always full of trick bikes, Ferrari's, Lambo's, DB9's, custom restorations and numerous other exotics. Needless to say, you better come correct if you want bragging rights!) The first level of separation from the other Busa population came in a box from Euro Components of Daytona Beach, Florida.
(Eurocomponentsusa.com) This European parented company makes some of the trickest parts on the market and has recently started playing around in the sport bike market. They sent over custom grips, custom master cylinders with CNC billet reservoirs and custom switch pods meant to hold whatever you could transfer. The parts were of superb quality and really made the cockpit of the motorcycle into a sleek, needs to be driven, design. The lines of the handlebars now resembled that of a custom chopper and dropping the bulky Suzuki switch housings was definitely in store. Armed with plenty of heat shrink Vic Cornell of H2o Cycles went to town in rewiring the entire front end of the brand new, 3 mile old, Hayabusa. The switch pods now hold the secret to the turn signals, the engine start, the horn, and a special H2o Cycles switch pod was equipped with the toggles necessary to run the high beams and change the mapping on the fly from A, B, or C mode.
To fulfill a true custom order of large proportions, H2o Cycles then enlisted the assistance
Fisher, with Roaring Toyz out of Sarasota, Florida (www.roaringtoyz.com) for one of his outs assembly style of big wheel kits. When you want to extend your swing arm and rock the b you can all while maintaining the same performance the bike originally had, you need the gu outside drive assembly has been meticulously planned and executed by these guys leaving in the dust when it comes to tried and true performance and results. Since the project was for with very specific tastes, a one-off swing arm and drive assembly design was due and Bobb right after the first phone call. After all, we needed something that was worthy of parking in tha its own. After weeks of time, money and effort were spent on this swing arm project, the first Hayabusa arm was born into a very curvaceous piece of art. Now donning the OSD single-sid the Hayabusa to contact the pavement with every ounce of aggression and power that it nor a normal "jackshaft" assembly, which loses an average of eight to twelve horsepower from t
of Bob side drive biggest tire uys at RT. The g the competition r a special customer by started running with it at player lot and holding t ever OSD single-sided ded setup happily allows rmally would, instead of the time of install.
Armed with a custom rear drive assembly that resembles that of a
Ducati superbike, this Busa was ready to receive it's new shoes and start the final stretch of the process. The major modifications, like paint, electrical, suspension and bolt-ons were already completed and the globs of fresh paint were ready to take to the road. For the wheels H2o Cycles chose to go with a custom Performance Machine brand for their amazing weight reduction over the others and the RT designed "Mayhem" model for it's great looks. Greg loved the wheels, but wanted something more, something different, something that continued to make the bike look more unique. Well, H2o Cycles had just the idea... Painting car wheels and motorcycle wheels is an everyday affair at H2o Cycles of Jax, Florida and although the recent trend of contrast-cutting wheels had brought some new light to an otherwise "all chrome" market, we needed something new and more edgy. The brand new and freshly chromed set of wheels was sent over to the body shop for custom taping, prep, base coat and Kandy. Not an everyday affair for a set of motorcycle wheels, valued at almost four-thousand dollars right out of the box. That day was a new beginning for H2o. Infusing many of the same chemicals and technologies that allowed H2o Cycles to bring us the Copper ZX14, these wheels were painted " REVERSE-CONTRAST" with the same Kandy Brandywine HOK paint that dripped off the bottom panels of the bike. Let me just tell you that the final product is sick as hell and worth every penny of the additional $300 spent on each wheel in order to achieve the proposed result. Kandy Brandywine chrome is my favorite new flavor of sweet! Once combined, the fruits of everyone's labors came together like a summer day and cold ice tea. The bike took on a personality of its own and quickly stood it's ground as a motorcycle NOT to be messed with. Well, we couldn't agree more. In a sea of Hayabusa's flooding your local streets, bike nights and shows, the Legion-Busa flies alone.
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Myrtle
West Cycle had filled us in about this year's Black Bike Week replacement, the Atlantic Beach Bikefest. It sounded like a great fix to the previous year's activities. After our drive up from Florida, we found ourselves fixated on 30th Ave in Atlantic Beach, SC. The crowd seemed to enjoy the stunt shows as well as all the bike shops that had a presence spread out from Kings Hwy to Ocean Blvd. The weather actually held out for the most part. Several of the bikes in this pictorial are scheduled to be featured in an upcoming issue of BR. We hope to see you there next year as we should be more spread out to cover more of what Atlantic Beach Bikefest is all about.
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