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We were just getting rolling when, flicker and pop, the lights went out. I immediately lit a candle and asked Sin Wu to meet me in the bedroom. She panicked and ran out the door screaming something about finding the brass engraved plaques for the Sturgis Brouhaha Trophies.
Finally at 2:30 p.m. with the streets fulla cops and DWP trucks, the lights again flickered and we were back in business. So no babble from me, let’s hit it, or I’ll be here all night:
ZIPPER’S PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS IS THE LATEST BIKERNET SPONSOR, WE WELCOME THEM–For over 27 years, Zipper?s Performance Products has had one simple mission: Improving the performance of the Great American V-Twin. From humble beginnings as a two-man machine shop, Zipper?s has sustained steady growth throughout the years by adding top-notch staff members developing the latest technology into well-engineered parts and engine kits that offer true value through their performance and durability.
Improving the performance of your V-Twin in today?s world presents new challenges for the rider. Increased displacement, narrower cam profiles to meet lower emissions and lessening fuel quality are among the challenges that must be overcome to improve performance.
Increasing output while working to improve fuel mileage and stabilizing engine temperature are the main focus of our R&D. New techniques and components are developed, tested and evaluated on a daily basis to bring the rider the most advanced packages available.
Zipper?s is the source for many proprietary products such as the ThunderMax EFI module, ThunderMax throttle bodies, Red Shift cams, ThunderJet carburetors, Muscle engine kits and RaceCase transmissions. Zipper?s was the first to offer production CNC-ported cylinder heads, and today we offer the most extensive lineup of CNC heads from Evolution to Twin Cam, Sportster and Buell. We offer exchange cylinders for Twin Cam models in 6 different piston configurations. Our Red Shift cam line is available for Twin Cam, Evolution, Sportster and Buell models. Our Muscle? engine kits are complete kits, engineered with the correct airflow, compression, cam timing and engine management for hassle-free implementation ? everything needed to transform your engine to a leading edge performer is included in a single part number.
Our products are available through better dealers world-wide or direct from Zipper?s. Please browse our web sites or call us to discuss your performance needs.
www.ZippersPerformance.com
www.Thunder-Max.com
Zipper?s Performance Products
6655-A Amberton Drive
Elkridge, MD 21075 USA
Phone 410-579-2828
Fax 410.579-2835
We look forward to educating our readers on the benefits and applications of various Zippers products in the near future.–Wrench
BIKERNET RIVERA/PRIMO THURSDAYA PRODUCT, BRUTE III EXTREME ENCLOSED BELT DRIVES– 1-3/4? WIDE?11mm BELT?CLOSED PRIMARY?ELECTRIC START FITS 1990-2008 EVO & TWIN CAM SOFTAIL? & DYNA MODELS
The BRUTE III EXTREME is specially designed for high horsepower (150+ HP capability) street or competition applications requiring above average strength & ability.
Designed to live with the extreme shockloads generated by large displacement, highly-modified American V-Twins without whimpering, the BRUTE IIII EXTREME represents the latest technological advances in primary drive and primary belt design.
Featuring a 1-3/4? wide, 11mm ?dense pack? Kevlar polychain belt which is virtually indestructible, this drive is designed to run in a closed environment, between the inner & outer primary covers. The 34-tooth front & 49-tooth rear pulleys provide great gearing for even the strongest of motors.
Included with these kits is our new & improved complete PRO-CLUTCH assembly with its seven Kevlar on aluminum core friction plates for better engagement. In addition, these kits include our one-piece sealed bearing for the inner primary, replacing the stock two-piece bearing. It?s I.D. is made to fit directly on the mainshaft without a bearing race.
The BRUTE III EXTREME? is available in several models, with & without offsets as well as with different starter ring gears. MSRP’s range between $ 915.00 & $ 985.00 for the entire kit w/new clutch.See the listing below for your application:
BRUTE III EXTREME? ENCLOSED BELT DRIVE KITS COMPLETE KIT w/PRO-CLUTCH? ASSY
2015-0065. . . Fits 2006-Later Dyna & 2007-Later Twin Cam Softails
2015-0055. . . Fits 2000-2006 Twin Cam Softail? & Dyna (except 2006 Dyna) w/102-tooth ring gear
2015-0051. . . Fits 1994-1999 Softail? & Dyna w/102-tooth ring gear
2015-0053. . . Fits 1994-1999 Softail? & Dyna w/84-tooth ring gear
2015-0052. . . Fits 1990-1993 Softail? & Dyna w/84 tooth ring gear
2015-0050. . . Fits 1990-1993 Softail? & Dyna w/66-tooth ring gear
2015-0054. . . Same as #2015-0050 above, except kit supplied w/.500? front pulley offset
2015-0056. . . Same as #2015-0050 above, except kit supplied w/ 1.00? front pulley offset
2015-0057. . . Same as #2015-0050 above, except kit supplied w/1.50? front pulley offset
For further info on these & other fine products contact:
Rivera Primo Inc.
12450 Whittier Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Tel: 800-872-1515
? 562-907-2600
? Fax: 562-907-2606
Web: www.riveraprimoinc.com
KOPP WINS TO TAKE GRAND NATIONAL POINTS LEAD AT GREENVILLE–Coolbeth is Fourth for Harley-Davidson, Smith Sixth on Darke County Half-Mile GREENVILLE, OHIO (July 20, 2008) ? Latus Harley-Davidson/Screamin? Eagle rider Joe Kopp won his third AMA Grand National Twins race of the season, besting American Suzuki rider Glen Schnabel in a race-long battle on the half-mile oval at the Darke County Fairgrounds. The win moves Kopp one point ahead of Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle factory rider Kenny Coolbeth in the Grand National Twins season points standings. Coolbeth, the two-time defending Grand National Twins champion, finished fourth on Saturday night.
The win and the points lead are momentum Kopp hopes will carry him to reclaim the Grand National championship he won in 2000.
?I feel like I?m ready to win that championship back this season,? said the Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew rider. ?I?ve battled Kenny before, and I?m fully committed to getting it done.?
Kopp and Schnabel faced each other in the night?s first qualifying heat. Schnabel prevailed in that 10-lap preliminary round, and in the process earned the pole position for the start of the 25-lap Grand National main. Schnabel was out front at the start of the main, with Kopp on his tail. Nick Cummings slotted into third, followed by Coolbeth, positions those riders would hold for the duration of the race. Running a high line on the race track, Schnabel led the first seven laps before Kopp was able to power past the Suzuki, guiding his Harley-Davidson XR-750 along the low line to take the lead. Schnabel stayed with Kopp and briefly re-took the lead on lap 19, but could not hold the position as Kopp charged back to the front. A last-lap charge by Schnabel fell short as Kopp roared across the line to win by just 0.06 seconds. Cummings crossed the line about four seconds behind Schnabel, with Coolbeth another four seconds back.
Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew rider Bryan Smith rode the Moroney’s Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson XR-750 to a sixth-place finish at Greenville. Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin? Eagle rider Jared Mees finished fourth in a semi-final heat and did not qualify for the main.
Following his win at Greenville, Kopp leads the AMA Grand National Twin series with 127 points. Coolbeth is second with 126 points, and Wrecking Crew rider Smith is still in contention with 116 points in third place. Mees is 10th with 53 points.
The 2008 AMA Grand National Twins Championship will race again on July 27 on the Hagerstown Speedway half-mile in Hagerstown, Md.
The Screamin’ Eagle Flat Track team is sponsored by Matco Tools.
BIKERNET FAMILY COUNSELING MINI-SEMINAR–I rear-ended a car this morning.So, there we were alongside the road and slowly the other driver got out of his car.
You know how sometimes you just get soooo stressed and little things just seem funny?
Yeah, well I couldn’t believe it…. He was a DWARF!!!He stormed over to my car, looked up at me, and shouted, ‘I AM NOT HAPPY!!!’
So, I looked down at him and said, ‘Well, then which one are you?’
And then the fight started…..
–from Lizette
THE BIKERNET CREW WANTS TO THANK THE FOLLOWING GANG FOR SPONSORING THE BIKERNET BROUHAHA STURGIS SHOW AND EXTRAVAGANZA AT THUNDER ROAD ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, BE THERE, BE THERE–Hard Krome ? Product Sponsor
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NOW AVAILABLE VANCE AND HINES MONSTER OVALS– Monster ovals…forTouring 1995-2008,With twice the internal volume of standard slip-on mufflers and technologyyou won?t find anywhere else, Monster Ovals crush the old saying that morepower requires more noise.
Monster Ovals provide more horsepower with a stereo friendly deep rich tonethat?s perfect for those cross-country tours. Encased in blue proof formedheat shields featuring billet machined end caps in either chrome or black,Monster Ovals are the future of touring slip-ons. Catalyst systems alsoavailable.
THE LOST BRASS BALLS PICTURES OF MEGAN–After moving to new admin offices, the team at Brass Balls Bobbers & Choppers found a number of old photographs of one of our biggest supporters, Megan. Not only did she love how a Brass Balls Bobbers’ Digger felt, she looked good on it too! Checkout our Megan Gallery on Flickr.
To see the best Bobbers made in the USA go over to www.brassallsbobbers.com.
BIKERNET & JS PERFORMANCE PHOTO–Jeff and Sydney Mikelson of JS Performance Photo want to thank Keith R. Ball of Bikernet.com for the opportunity to be the photographers for the 2008 Brouhaha bike show, Friday August 8th, in Sturgis, South Dakota. We would also like to thank Olympus for the equipment and support needed to perform at the level required at prestigious event.
You may find us before and after the Brouhaha, at the Katmandu campground, outside of Sturgis.
We look forward to seeing you there.
–Jeff & Sydney Mikelson
JS Performance Photo
I SEE A PRO-TOUR ‘S’ IN THE FUTURE–As many of our ?regular? visitors know, we were in the beginning stages of another build when we began the Pro-Tour ?X? build, but we weren?t far enough along for people to envision what it was going look like when completed.
We started with a Genuine Sportster chassis as our platform, cut out and dropped the seat area 3 ? inches, stretched the swingarm 6 inches to give the bike ? inch MORE wheelbase than a full size dresser, added StreetGlide air shocks, built an oil tank that?s cradled between the swingarm horizontals and set the battery just above the oil tank.
What you end up with is a Lightweight, long-wheelbase, low center-of-gravity, drop seat Hot Rod with many attributes of a purebred Drag bike. Here?s the kicker ? this set up will be dressed with same components that you see on the award winning Pro-Tour ?X?! That?s right ? the racy yet functional fairing, the side covers that double as storage compartments, and of course our exclusive ?clamshell? rear fender/storage area.
We?ve designed these components to be duplicated and it is our intention to make this available as a ?kit? that can be installed into any stock Sportster chassis by DOUGZ or any qualified customizing/fab shop.
LIMITED EDITION “DESTINATION DUO” BY BRUCE ROSSMEYER AND SUCKER PUNCH SALLY’S–Limited Edition “Destination Duo” presented by Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona and built by Sucker Punch Sally’s to be Auctioned Off as Part of the First Annual Legends Ride, Celebrity-Charity Event Sturgis 2008.
Motorcycle entrepreneur and owner of the world’s largest dealership, Destination Daytona, Bruce Rossmeyer has teamed up with the preeminent manufacturers of “Old School” Sucker Punch Sally’s to create a limited edition series of motorcycles that both celebrates the 50th anniversary one of the first fully suspended American motorcycles that changed the face of motorcycles and captured the bold, no nonsense style of a true, Sucker Punch Sally’s one off custom motorcycle.
The limited edition “Destination Duo” features a powerful reproduction Panheadtm power plant, 5 speed kick and electric start transmission, original style 2 into 2 exhaust combination with rear suspension, functional custom leather pogo seat, optional buddy seat, and choice of a springer or hydraulic front-end. This bike will encompass the look of the first year of the American fully suspended functionally driven motorcycle.
There will be 50 limited edition, Destination Duotm motorcycles built, each with its own commemorative serial number, with “serial number one” of the series to be auctioned off as part of the first annual Legends Ride. In addition to the number frame on the motorcycle, each will have a numbered motor, custom leather seat also numbered, and a limited edition print from renowned hotrod artist, Sara Ray.
“This is the first of many projects that my company Sucker Punch Sally’s and Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona will partner in. We both believe in the resurrection of this classic bike and what better way to launch it than at a great benefit like the Legends Ride in Sturgis” said Christian Clayton President of Sucker Sally’s.
Scheduled for Thursday, August 7th during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the Legends Ride presented by the Legendary Buffalo Chip and sponsored by the City of Deadwood has already raised over $20,000 for the Kids & Chrome Foundation, which in turn benefits the Children’s Home Society and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.An all star roster of celebrities from film, television, music and the world of premium cigars are set to kick of the event’s festivities in historic Deadwood along with over 20 legendary custom bike builders including Roger Bourget, Billy Lane, Chica, Jerry Covington and Roland Sands.
After enjoying a variety of entertainment at Deadwood Tobacco Company and an exclusive appearance by the Playboy Playmates at The Silverado-Franklin Gaming Complex, Legends Ride participants are escorted on a beautiful 50 mile ride through “The Hills of Dakota” on the way to the Legendary Buffalo Chip for food, drinks and concert featuring the red hot country duo “Sugarland” and rock and roll hall of famers “ZZ Top.”
Tickets for the Legends Ride may be purchased for $150 online at www.legendsride.com or for $200 the day of the event. Participants will receive a souvenir gift pack which includes an official event T-shirt, poster and other sponsor items, plus food, drinks and concert admission.
www.suckerpunchsallys.com
www.destinationdaytona.com
A SOLID FOUNDATION: THE NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON TOURING CHASSIS–Enhanced Comfort, Increased Capacity and Refined Maneuverability for the Road.
MILWAUKEE (July 22, 2008) ? The new chassis that underpins the 2009 Touring motorcycles from Harley-Davidson improves comfort and functionality of these legendary machines, while preserving the timeless character that makes a Harley-Davidson Touring bike the King of the American road.
The Touring frame, triple clamps, swingarm, engine mounts, exhaust system, rear fender, wheels and tires have been redesigned, and together provide the foundation for what are truly all-new motorcycles. Key styling elements ? including the front end, fuel tank, saddlebags and Tour-Pak ? are essentially unchanged, so that these Touring models are visually similar to those distinctive motorcycles that precede them. Ride quality remains smooth, while maneuverability is precise and responsive.
The Frame Forming the core of the 2009 Touring chassis is a new frame with a single-spar, rigid backbone designed to sustain the demands of long-haul touring riders and today?s powerful engines. The new frame provides a strong foundation that supports a 70 pound increase in carrying capacity. The storage compartments have a 15-pound increase in rated cargo capacity (five pounds per saddlebag, and five pounds in the Tour-Pak).
The frame is engineered to be manufactured with the latest coordinated motion robotic welding process, which offers outstanding dimensional accuracy and weld quality. The frame design results in a 50 percent reduction in parts, and a 50 percent reduction in the total length of welds. T-studs have been eliminated, and the components of the new frame are joined with cast and forged node-tube joints.
A separate bolt-on tail section isolates the main frame from the tail frame, providing better quality-control during manufacturing and more product-design flexibility. The new tail section improves the fit-and-finish of the rear area of the motorcycle through more-precise alignment of the rear fender over the rear wheel.
A new swingarm is formed with a two-piece, deep-drawn shell with a forged pivot section. The new swingarm contributes significantly to the overall system.
The engine-isolation system has also been revised, resulting in reduced engine and vehicle vibration at idle speed. The new system replaces a single front isolator with twin front isolators with a single tie link. The front and rear mounts are designed to provide optimal balance between stiffness and isolation, and are intended to be very durable. Finally, new asymmetric snubbers provide improved control of the clearance between the engine and frame during extreme bump events.
Wheels, Tires and Suspension. A new wheel-and-tire combination plays a key role in the responsive performance of the 2009 Touring chassis. Front wheel diameter is increased to 17 inches from 16 inches (except for the Road King Classic, which has 16-inch Laced chrome steel wheels front and rear), while the width of the 16-inch rear wheel is increased to five inches from three inches. New 28-spoke cast aluminum wheels were designed using finite element analysis for maximal stiffness with minimal weight. The Street Glide has restyled Slotted Disc cast aluminum wheels that have also been engineered for maximum stiffness with minimal weight.
Hang on. In the next couple of days see all the new Harley 2009 models featured on Bikernet. If you’re going to Sturgis check the H-D display and new models in Rapid City, at the convention center.–Bandit
BIKERNET DIETARY ADVICE COLUMN–The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by thenyour body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy areplacement.
He who hesitates is probably right.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ‘ XL.’
If you think there is good in everybody, you haven’t met everybody.
If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind toblame.
–from Buckshot
THE ULTIMATE INSTANT CUSTOM ENHANCEMENT-SCULPTED TWISTED RISERS ARE A PERFECT CUSTOM COMPONENT– These polished chrome plated risers move your handlebars back 3⁄4? for a more comfortable riding position. Available for 1? or 1 1⁄4? handlebars, the risers bolt on in minutes eliminating lengthy installs.
In most applications, these risers allow you to use your stock cables and wires. Customize your cruiser today by bolting on our sculpted chrome Twisted Risers!
Part Number ? 55-334X for 1? Handlebars
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Suggested List Price $129.95 pair
LA CALENDAR SHOW PROBLEMS– I wish I had my wits about me that afternoon to take a photo of the ?Queen Mary Gestapo? driving off in their little green cart with all my wine! Was just too pissed off. My exhibitor agreement said I would be selling wines ? I had it in writing from Jim G that ?carry out sales of wine bottles would be OK?.
When the security from QM showed up we had Jim come over so we could all discussit ? they both just shrugged their shoulders and said ? Oops ? miscommunication? and then they both walked away. I wish they would haveboth talked before we drove 9 hours to get there!
Anyway ? we told people to come by our hotel room on Sat after the show ? had people coming by until midnight to buy wine from us. We at least recovered out costs for attending the event & Travel expenses.
We also got some great photos of our new ?V-Twin Vineyards Vixen? at the event.
Our incident followed on the heels of the security guards going booth-to-boothand confiscating any beers in personal coolers, cars & trailers. I?ve never seen anything like it before ? at least not sincehigh school prom.
There were a lot of pissed-off vendors. I was open to staying the rest of Sat just to promote ? but we bugged out that afternoon since we couldn?t sample or sell. I thought for everyone?s best interest that we check-out that afternoon and go play tourist on Sunday. Probably won?t be attending that event again.
Scott Del Fava
V-Twin Vineyards
P.O. Box 7912
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Direct: 707-490-5198
Fax: 707-573-8215
Office: 707-573-8215
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2008 Orange County Fair Our 2005 V-Twin Zin was selected from vineyards in the Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys and is bursting with berry aromas and flavors of raspberry and black cherry. Barrel aging provides hints of oak and vanilla to the wine leaving a soft, smooth caramel finish. We have blended this Zin to be smooth & drinkable.
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