2006 Best Canadian Chopper

Heather from Canada and the Canadian Champ.

Just back from judging the AMD Canadian Championships of Bike Building. Bikernet gets it first.

I’ll also have a few more articles for you on the show and the next 2 top winners. I also have a feature on Chica’s new 2-Face bike shot in a rustic Canadian back woods setting and a ride feature through the Canadian Rockies and Jasper national Park, but it will take me a few weeks to get to write them up as I’m back on the road to exotic locals shortly.

The lovely Blonde on the bike is Canadian BikerTV’s own Heather Ireland. Heather is the equivalent to Michelle Smith but Heather not only talks the talk and walks the walk, but she also rides the ride and wrenches on her own bike. Michelle couldn’t hold a candle to Heather.–Tbear

THE HOTTEST CHOPPER IN CANADAThe 1st place winner of the CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF BIKE BUILDING, sponsored by Belt Drive Betty’s Busted Knuckle Chronicles, MID-USA’S Canadian Division and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, this year was a bike that Brent Law from Manitoba Canada’s CycleBoyz has had in his head for a couple of years. Something that he always wanted to build for himself.

The project started in true Hot Rod fashion. Brent was having some beers with an old hot rod buddy, telling him how Brent had wanted to build a frame from original drop axles. Not long after that he handed over three rusty old axles. The rest as they say…

Brent and the Champ.

When Brent came across an old Shovelhead motor with the cam out of it, he bought it and got started. Inspired by Indian Larry’s one off motors Brent knew that he wanted a half Pan, half Shovel motor. Unfortunately, you couldn’t go to all that trouble, and leave it in a cast finish.

Brent tore the motor down to the cases and spent a week of nights grinding, sanding, and polishing. He had a set of stock 80-inch Harley cylinders that a buddy generously gave him.

Brent took a hammer (his favorite tool) and broke the bottom three fins off both cylinders to give them more of a race look. Another couple of nights of grinding and polishing behind him, he had some killer cases, cylinders, tappet blocks, and one good Shovel rocker.

This far into it, Brent fired up the lathe and spun up some cool finned pushrod tubes and clips. Brent then spun some solid brass pushrod cups and had Brent Graham, a knife maker friend, overlay them with the CycleBoyz winged V2 logo in copper and brass. Finned parts, copper, and brass would be a trend carried out over the entire bike.

All headwork, machining, and assembly was done by Jake of Jake’s Cycle. The Panhead received some work to get it flowing as well as the Shovel. All valve train parts are AVV. Roller rockers were used in the Shovelhead to get the rocker ratio to equal that of the Pan. With the combination of the 74-inch bottom end and 80-inch cylinders, CycleBoyz ended up using Wiesco 9:1 pistons for a total displacement of 77 cubic inches.

A Jims oil pump takes care of all oiling duties. With that all worked out all they needed was fuel and fire. A Morris M5 magneto was also sent to Jake which he aligned and installed on the right case.

Now with the motor back in Brent’s hands, he added the new SU Eliminator carb, and some coiled, external, copper oil lines, and a Custom Cycle Engineering finned pan cover. A Moon oil pressure gauge lets you keep an eye on the important stuff. The exhaust system was hand made and also inspired by the hot rod culture.

The frame was built by Brent and Carlyle Jorgensen, from three original Ford Model A drop axles given to Brent by Rick Johnson of Low Boys. The axle adjusters are one-off stainless pieces and the transmission plate was welded in one inch higher than the stock location. The Boyz then drilled the frame for that lightened hot rod look. The front end is a reproduction ’36 VL springer that was curved and gusseted. All pieces were then ground and polished for chrome.

The oil tank was made from 3/8-inch aluminum, corner to corner welded (over 60 welding rods used). The fins were roughly milled to give them a cast look. The oil cap is a set of brass reproduction wings, hand engraved with the Texaco logo.

The sheet metal was simple but well designed. The holes through the fuel tank were achieved by welding stainless pipe right through the tank and frame. The gas cap is a1927 Chrysler radiator cap. The foot controls are made from old Ludwig Speed King bass drum pedals, “Bare foot” dimmer switches, and a PM master cylinder.

Brent then made the seat pan out of copper and hand tooled a real simple raw leather cover for it.Both wheels are made by Black Bike, and are actually both wrong, blemmed, and need to be replaced, but who knows when that will happen as it has been ten months now! They’re 120-spoke radial laced.

The taillight is a Honda piston with a Sportster connecting rod. The shifter handle is an old glass doorknob. The kickstand is a Hurst shifter with a Green metal flake knob. The sediment bowl is from an old Ford 8N tractor. With green metal flake dice is there for good luck. The points cover is made from an old 1936 Ford ashtray.

The headlight is a Ford Model T accessory fog light. Master Deluxe embossing on the rear fender is from a chrome badge off of a 1940 Chevy. The Kicker pedal is Cycle Boyz brass knuckle, hand engraved by Heather New.

The sweet paint is metal flake green HOK, with a gold checkered flag on the under side of the tank.

Green is for the Money; Gold is for the Honeys!This bike is Brent’s interpretation of a two-wheeled Deuce Coupe–Hot Rod to the bone. The only two parts on the bike that were made in a CNC machine are the tranny cover, and the axle adjusters. The rest were just blacksmith labor. This sweet ride could have been built in someone’s garage.

The CycleBoyz better keep this bike off the thickly iced over Canadian lakes this winter. It’s hot enough to melt right through.

You can contact Brent Law and the CycleBoyz at:
365 Pacific Avenue
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
R7A 0H3
http://cycleboyz.com
Email: cycleboy@mts.net
Phone: 204 – 726 – 4641

THE VITALS TECH SHEETGENERAL:

OWNER: Bert Cosens
YEAR/MAKE: 2006 Cycle Boyz Bobber
FABRICATION: Brent Law
ASSEMBLY: Brent Law/Terry Law
BUILD TIME: 5 months

ENGINE:

SIZE/TYPE: 77″ Pan/Shovel
CASES: H-D
FLYWHEELS: H-D
RODS: H-D
PISTONS: Wiesco 9:1
CYLINDERS: H-D
HEADS: STD Pan front/Shovel rear
CAM: Crane
CARB: SU
IGNITION: Morris magneto
PIPES: Cycle Boyz

TRANSMISSION:

YEAR/TYPE: 2006 Rev Tech
CASE: 5 in 4
GEARS: quite a few
CLUTCH: BDL
PRIMARY DRIVE: BDL 2″ open belt

FRAME/SUSPENSION:

YEAR/TYPE: 2006 built from 3 1928 Ford Model A drop axles. Built by Brent Law/Carlyle Jorgensen
RAKE: Just right
STRETCH: not sure
SWINGARM: Ya right!
REAR SUSPENSION: Mountain bike shock under the seat

FORKS:

TYPE:36 VL
MODS: rolled a modified by Brent Law
EXTENSIONS: Nope
TRIPLE TREES: Stock cleaned up and chromed

WHEELS,TIRES AND BRAKES:

WHEELS FRONT: 23″ x3″ BB Blem
REAR: 15″x6″ BB Blem
TIRES FRONT: Vee Rubber 120/70/23
REAR: Metzler 200/70/15
BRAKES FRONT: Nope
REAR: Kustom Tech hyd. drum

FINISH:

MOLDING: Kenny Lang
PAINTER: Kenny Lang
COLOR: Green
GRAPHICS: Uncle D’s Airbrushing
CHROME PLATING: Chrome Pit
POLISHING: Brent Law/Chrome Pit
POWDERCOATING: Kely Mauws

ACCESSORIES:

BARS: Cycle Boyz
RISERS: Cycle Boyz
HAND CONTROLS: Cycle Boyz internal throttle
HEADLIGHT: Ford Model T fog light
TAILLIGHT: LED stop light frenched into a Honda piston with a Sportster Connecting rod
GAUGES: Moon oil pressure
ELECTRICAL: Not much
FUEL TANK(S) Cycle Boyz
DASH:OIL TANK: Cycle Boyz alum.under trans. finned for the cool factor
FRONT FENDER: REAR FENDER: B Cool/Cycle Boyz
FENDER STRUTS: nope
PEGS: Ludwig bass drum pedals
FOOT CONTROLS: Cycle Boyz
SEAT: Brent Law hand tooled on copper pan

The Wildman author, Tbear

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