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REQUEST FOR GIRLS OF BIKERNET CALENDAR– Ya gotta put together a Girls of Bikernet calendar. I would pay real money for one of them! Would look real good and would warm up the garage on cold winter days when I run out of propane for the heater.
–Papa Bear
We?re all over it. In fact, I think I?ll stay in Australia for a couple of months and produce the Down Under version, then I?ll fly to Europe, build a bike and clamor around Europe working on the next one. Sounds like a plan to me.–Bandit
Hungarians stop time at Official European Championship of Custom Bike Building–The 7th annual European Championship of Custom Bike Building once again took place in Mainz, Germany, during the Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show, over the weekend of 24th-25th March.This year’s show attracted over 100 bikes from 18 countries, including the USA, Russia and Japan.
“The quality of these bikes is just incredible,” said both AMD publisher and show organizer, Robin Bradley and Custom Chrome President Holger Mohr.
This year’s show will be remembered for the number and quality of bikes entered by Eastern European builders, including the show’s overall winner, Hungarian, Sapka Muvek with his H.G. Wells tribute bike The Time Machine.
French builders completed the top three with Art Of Racer’s Rock ‘N Bike second and The Crosser, built by Riverside Motorcycles, taking third place.
In the supporting classes the Modified Harley class was taken by the Hank Young built P-Tang, which was entered by Giovanni Valla of Numero Uno Milano, Italy. In the Custom Chrome kit bike class, Helter Skelter from Germany’s TGS Motorcycles took the top honors.
TEEN POSED AS POLICE OFFICER– Melbourne police sayEx-Explorer held; policies under reviewBY JEFF SCHWEERS and J.D. GALLOP FLORIDA TODAY Melbourne police began an internal investigation and separately are reviewing what procedures may have been violated after the arrest of a former Explorer accused of breaking into the police station, driving off in a squad car and making a traffic stop.Ramon Perez Jr., 17, of West Melbourne was arrested Monday and charged with impersonating an officer, grand theft, burglary, unlawful use of a police badge and unauthorized use of a police radio frequency.
ASSALT WEAPAN BONNEVILLE RACING WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION– The March 2007 issue of Hot Rod magazine has a good article about the A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville, NC, that might give you some information on the smooth vs rough paint finish and the golf ball dimples. The dimples didn’t work on cars they have tested and since there are no formula one race cars or fighter planes with dimples, they must not work in these high speed, big buck applications either. My guess is they won’t work on a bike. Even though it’s about car testing, there is some other good aero information in the Hot Rod article so it might be worth a read. Good luck in September.
–Rick
rickr1955@bellsouth.net
Thanks Rick, this is the kind of investigative findings we need. I?m hoping to fly out to the University of Texas and work with Dave Rash, of D&D Exhaust, on wind tunnel experiments and learn something along the way.–Bandit
NEW MINI-BULLET LED TURN SIGNAL KITS FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON —MILWAUKEE (March 30, 2007) ? The new Mini-Bullet LED Turn Signal Kit ($214.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories features fast-acting, LED turn-signal elements in a chrome-plated, mini-bullet housing with a lens diameter of 1.75 inch. The compact front turn signals tuck in tight to the hand controls, while the smaller size trims the rear profile. Available with clear, smoked, or amber lenses, each kit includes front and rear signals and the required controller.
The Mini-Bullet LED Turn Signal Kit is available in multiple variations for many Harley-Davidson models. See dealer for fitment details. Installation requires separate purchase of the appropriate mounting kit.
Note: These signals were designed to meet European lighting requirements and are ECE approved. As part of the ECE requirements, the front turn signals do not operate as running lamps; they only operate as directional lamps. These turn signals do not conform to DOT requirements for North America because the lens diameter is smaller than DOT minimum requirements.
For additional information on Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, see your local Harley-Davidson dealer or visit the Harley-Davidson Web site at www.harley-davidson.com. To find a dealer near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada.Sturgis Freedom Fighters Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Member 2005
1st Of Many New Developments at Wire Plus Powersports Electronics–Anaheim Hills, CA- Wire Plus Powersports Electronics has recently hired V-Twin Marketing as their first agency of record because of the profound success other V-Twin aftermarket manufacturers and custom bike builders have attained with their help. Rick Raus, owner of V-Twin Marketing is extremely proud to have landed this account because Wire Plus has been providing innovative high quality products for the V-Twin market for the past decade and continues to provide their customers with the most cutting edge technology needed to survive in the custom bike industry.
Marlon Crow, National Sales Manager for Wire Plus stated, ?We manufacture a complete line of self-diagnostic wiring systems to fit any stock or custom bike application. Some of the advantages that you get with products from Wire Plus include Solid State breaker technology (the breakers never have to be replaced) and a replaceable start relay that can be purchased at any auto parts store. Our power modules are submersible waterproof and very compact in size with harnesses that are engineered to be smaller than any other on the market.? Wire Plus? main focus is on the reliability of everything that they manufacture.
Wire Plus also manufactures the most innovative, state-of-the-art digital instrument panels in a rectangular or circular design which provide the rider with a speedometer, tachometer (bar graph tach on rectangle shape only), trip, odometer and all indicator light functions. Unlike most of the digital units on the market, Wire Plus instrument panels feature super bright display technology for true daylight readability with a built-in light sensor for auto dimming for night riding.
Industry leaders such as Arlen & Cory Ness, Kevin Alsop, Kendall Johnson, OCC, Jessie Jurrens, Russell Mitchell, Jerry Covington, Tim Edmondson, Bill Rucker, Wayne Kemp and Michael Prugh all use products manufactured by Wire Plus. In addition to these world renown custom bike builders, Wire Plus products can also be found on the following production bikes: American Performance Cycle/APC, Apollo Choppers, Big Bear Choppers, Covington Cycle City, DD Customs, Desperado, Edmondson Custom Built, Hellbound Steel Motorcycles, Paramount Custom Cycles, Pro-One, Proper Chopper, Ridley, Spencer Bowman Customs, Swift, V8 Choppers and Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles.
Rick Marler, President and owner of Wire Plus stated, ?We feel confident in this first series of moves that will take our business forward and we can?t wait to see the results that V-Twin Marketing will produce.? Rick Raus of V-Twin Marketing added, ?It will be exciting to be involved with the marketing of their innovative, state-of-the-art products and the new products that Wire Plus is planning on introducing to the industry.?
For those interested in obtaining more information on Wire Plus, you can reach them at (620) 221-2417 or check them out online at www.wire-plus.com or email them at sales@wire-plus.com. To reach V-Twin Marketing, please call (714) 280-8537 or email Rick Raus directly at rick@vtwinmarketing.com.
BILLY NAYLOR SHOP OPENING–Howdy, Billy Naylor here. Dangerous Doug just came into my shop and wanted me to tell you “Howdy”I saw you on American Chopper a week or so ago. We finally got our bike shop open and have built 3 and have 2 in the finishing stages and 2 more in roller I will send you some info in a week or so on what we got going.
–Billy
Sass4130@aol.com
FINALLY, THE SHOTGUN SHOCK COMES TO MARKET–How you guys doing, we met at the Vegas dealer show. We have developed a Softail air ride which gives the builder and user the ability to ride the bike slammed into the weeds. The unit has a one way valve in the body so that no outside air pressure is needed. The ride is great in any position since we have the ability to pressurize each side of the pistons. The Softail can be made to look like a rigid with the ride of a Roadking. www.myspace.com/shotgunshock
–J.D.
BIKERNET AND CALIFORNIA CUSTOMS USO TOUR UPDATE–I just spoke with the USO people and have a couple of things to remind and ask.I’m assuming everyone is a US citizen.Everyone needs a valid passport. If you don’t have one there is still time but they do take awhile to get so I’d ask everyone to get there’s if it’s needed.They will fly us business class, you’re able to upgrade but they can’t fly us first class since this is all paid for with donor money.
He wants me to ask if there are any special requirements from anyone.He also asked if we’d like to send along give-aways. I mentioned shirts. They will have things for the troops to get autographs on like pictures, etc. but if you have something special we need to discuss it with the tour manager when it gets to that point.
He asked if we’d be willing to go to Afghanistan as well as Kuwait and Iraq. A lot of people bypass the troops in Afghanistan.I think that covers everything so far. Thanks for supporting the project.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM ROBERT “RC” CONROY, BIG BEND BIKERS FOR FREEDOM:The time has come once again when ALL concerned bikers need to come to theaid of their brothers and sisters. We have an opportunity in Florida topass SB620, a total [handheld and hands-free] cell phone ban while operatinga motor vehicle. IF we can, as was told to me by Senator Bullard of theSenate Transportation Committee, “MAKE A LOT OF NOISE.”
How does this affect us “bikers”? Simple, add to the victims of carelessdrivers’ left-hand turns the victims of cell phone impaired drivers. Whosuffers the most? US!!! Demonstrate that bikers across the country aretired of being victims! PLEASE CALL AND EMAIL the Florida SenateTransportation committee members NOW and ask them to support SB620:
“SB 620 (sponsored by Senator Bullard) Cellular Telephone Use/Vehicles[EPCC]: prohibits use of cellular telephone while operating motor vehicle;provides enhanced penalty for violation that occurs in posted school zone.” http://tinyurl.com/2cpdgx
Email copy and paste list:
baker.carey.web@flsenate.gov
bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov
constantine.lee.web@flsenate.gov
joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov
margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov
villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov
webster.daniel.web@flsenate.govhttp://tinyurl.com/o9bzh
PLEASE RESPOND … PLEASE MAKE YOUR CALLS AND SEND YOUR EMAILS ASAP … ANDPLEASE FORWARD!
–Bruce Arnold
Bruce@LdrLongDistanceRider.comhttp://www.ldrlongdistancerider.com/
ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT, SPREAD THE WORD– http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/donation4titoThe auction items for Courtney Tito Halowell!!!! BIKE WORKS EDITOR STILL NEEDS YOUR HELP– The editor of Bike Works recently had a stroke and can no longer work. Primedia hired him to produce truck magazines and he recently left the headquarters. When the current editor of Bike Works left they asked Courtney if he would produce Bike Works on a freelance basis, as a test, before taking him on full time.
Courtney is a veteran rider, has a long history with motorcycle magazines and is well respected in the industry. Suddenly he was cut down with a stroke and could no longer work. Freelance stature didn’t afford him company health benefits and his Cobra health plan was out of wack. There are several items donated by several company’s across the US. Go and bid on the items and help a fellow biker out! If you would like to donate items please email a photo of the item and description to donation4tito@johnsonsgarage.com
MORE WEST COAST CHOPPERS LAYOFFS–We were recently informed of 20 more employees laid off from WCC, then this just in:This letter is to inform you that I have been discharged from West Coast Choppers. I thank you for your support and friendship. I am networking to find suitable employment. If you have any knowledge of possible opportunities let me know. Once again thank you.
–Simo
tenesmus23@yahoo.com
Simo worked for WCC for years, then for Tony Carlini, building his product line. Most Recently he returned to WCC as the GM to help Jesse reorganize after a large portion of the staff was removed.
RUCKER PERFORMANCE INTRODUCES SUPERFORM ALUMINUM TANKS–FORT WORTH ? March 27, 2007 ? Rucker Performance has partnered with Superform USA to introduce a patented process and distribute innovative aluminum gas tanks to the motorcycle industry. Superform USA is a leading supplier of aluminum and composite superformed components, supplying products world wide to major companies such as Boeing, Airbus Industries, British Aerospace, Siemens and Aston Martin.
With unrivalled technical experience, Superform USA has patented a new aluminum tank used in the Rucker Performance Assassin production model. The superplastic forming process of the aluminum can be tailored to particular shapes and formed in a range of alloys. The process and tanks do not exist anywhere else in the V-Twin motorcycle industry.
Builders and manufacturers have limitless options: a brand new design or the Rucker Performance tank. Lower volume manufacturers can have production tanks without the large volume, eliminating the high costs of tooling or the need to purchase standard tanks that require hours of fabrication labor hours.
Additionally, the use of lightweight aluminum decreases some of the weight that is added to the motorcycle. Superform tanks have unique shapes and styles with a short lead time.
To learn more about the Superform tanks, contact Bill Rucker at 817.838.3200.
The Devil is taking a break from building Layla?s bike for a new project.
INDEPENDENT CYCLE, RALLY 50 AND LEGEND AIR COMES TO BIKERNET–I WOULD LIKE TO COMPILE A CREATIVE WAY TO MARKET ALL THREE OF MY COMPANIESON BIKERNET.COM AND OF COURSE BEAT YOU UP ON PRICE AT THE SAME TIME.
WE ARE MAKING A TRANSITION TO WEB BASED MARKETING FOR 80-90% OF OURADVERTISING.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN WORKING ME A PRICE TO MARKET THE THREE COMPANINESTOGETHER? IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE COULD I COMBINE LEGEND AND ICI AND DO ASEPARATE PROGRAM FOR TOP 50 RALLY PARK?
PLEASE CHECK OUT TOP50RALLYPARK.COM IT HAS COVERAGE OF OUR 2006 SEASON ANDWE WILL BE UPDATING EVENTS AND OTHER ITEMS IN APRIL AS WE ARE STILLFINALINZING FOR 2007.
–Jesse Jurrens
jesse@independentcycleinc.com
P. 605.737.4200 x14
F. 605.737.4207
RIPS BAD RIDE COMING?BANDIT TO JUDGE BIKE SHOW?Hey, Just wanted to keep it fresh with Rip’s BAD Ride. A man named Ray Martinez from the administrative body for the BAD Ride will be calling you very soon…maybe even today.
Thanks again for your generosity and involvement. Oh, also, I’m very pleased with the outcome of the QT Expo last weekend! I had a good time…good to see you.
— Bogart.
SUCKER PUNCH SALLYS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF 2007 MODEL LINE–SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ ? March 15, 2007 ? With the overwhelming success of Sucker Punch Sallys manufactured bikes, it’s announcing today the launch of a 2007 model line featuring four models including a 66 Bobber, the Base Model Chopper, the Hot Rod FLH Shovelhead, and the SPS Sled, a model line reaffirming Sucker Punch Sallys as the quintessential grassroots motorcycle manufacturer.
Sucker Punch Sallys’ 2007 ’66 Bobber has no rake and no stretch and features an 80″ motor, 5-speed transmission, 16-inch spoke wheels front and rear with a 180mm tire in the rear, an open belt primary, and flat track bars. The Base Model also comes standard with an 80″ motor. The Hot Rod FLH Shovel comes with a 96″ S&S Shovelhead motor. The new SPS Sled is a retro-50’s bobber with a center console, wide bars, 16″ white walls front and rear, and an 80″ motor, the company’s bike made for cruising.
Known for its commitment to quality and good value, Sucker Punch Sallys has been producing great looking, affordable custom choppers since its inception in 2002. Recently SPS moved its manufacturing facility to Scottsdale, Arizona to keep up with demand. According to Christian Clayton, the General Manager, “We are really excited about the new model line and think it will offer customers more options with the new SPS sled. Not only are we still making the bar-hoppers we’re famous for, but now we’ve got a retro Fat Bob for people who want to travel a little further.”
All Sucker Punch Sallys bikes come standard with Avon tires and are lubricated exclusively with Lucas oils.
Sucker Punch Sallys, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a custom motorcycle manufacturer that specializes in old school stripped down motorcycles. Sucker Punch Sallys was founded by Donny Loos of Don’s Custom Cycles and Jeff Cochran of Sinwear in 2002. They have a combined 22 years in the custom motorcycle industry and have been featured in American Iron, Ironworks, The Horse Backstreet Choppers, Easyriders, V-Twin, Street Chopper, V-Twin, Barnett’s, CycleSource, Sync Magazine,Hot Bike and numerous international motorcycle magazines.
Donny and Jeff have won three best of shows at the Columbus Easyriders show, first place at the Daytona Boardwalk Show in 2004 and first place at the Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show. Please visit Sucker Punch Sallys on the Web at www.suckerpunchsallys.com Christian Clayton at Christian@suckerpunchsallys.com or call him at (480) 778-9500.
LEROY-THOMPSON CHOPPERS ANNOUNCES BIKER BUILD-OFF FRAME RELEASE– Mentor, OHIO ? March 15, 2007 ? Leroy-Thompson Choppers announces the release of the Ethyl frame, the frame used on Leroy-Thompson’s industrially inspired, hot rod Biker Build-Off bike, a bike that showcases Scott Webster’s imagination, combining simplicity of design and raw hand-formed metals with functionality and high performance parts. The BBO bike is clean and begs to be ridden. Like all Leroy-Thompson products, the Ethyl is the hand-made creation of Scott Webster and built with inspiration drawn from his passion for hot rods, motorcycle racing, V-twins and his industrial background of the Midwest.
The Ethyl is a low and sleek frame with all kinds of curves, built for housing a 250mm tire. All Leroy-Thompson Choppers’ frames are manufactured with 1/8 and 3/16″ DOM tubing for strength and durability, and the Ethyl has a bent and drilled down tube for killer looks. The Ethyl is available 3″ out with either a 30 or 40-degree rake and 31″ neck height, and in either a Sportster or Big Twin platform. Like all Leroy-Thompson frames, the Ethyl is also available as a roller. Everything is machined in house, including the axle covers and neck.
Leroy-Thompson Choppers is the brainchild of Scott Webster and is located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. Leroy-Thompson Choppers specializes in handcrafted motorcycles and custom parts, and has been featured in the book The Art of the Bobber, as well as magazines such as Barnett’s, Cycle Source, Freeway, Hot Bike, Hot Rod’s Bike Works, IronWorks, Street Chopper, The Horse Backstreet Choppers, WILD, and most recently on an upcoming episode of The Biker Build-Off on the The Learning Channel, check your local listings.
You can visit Leroy-Thompson on the Web at www.leroythompsonchoppers.com or call them at 440-266-1635.
Contact Bob T. at r. r.tron@verizon.nettron@verizon.net if you?d like to be a sponsor.
SPORTSTER RIGID FRAMES FROM SOUTH AFRICA–I?m a small time builder from South Africa. I design and build my own rigid frames for Sportsters. Currently have three different styles namely Chopper, Bobber and Pro street. We go as wide as a 300 tire. Would like to send a few pics of my work just to hear what you think. Is that OK?
–Mike peter
pro1thunda@telkomsa.net
We?re all about anything that moves in this industry. Feel free to send us anything about bikes, babes, new products, noise issues, you name it, we?ll spread the word.–Bandit
CUSTOM CHROME EUROPEDEALERSHOW 2007–AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building.March 24th and 25th 2007, Phoenixhall, Mainz/Rhine/GermanyFull House: The 2007 CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALER SHOW exceeded everybody?s expectations both in terms of attending dealers, visitors and bikeshow-participants. The quality of the motorcycles exhibited blew everybody?s mind ? as some 70+ never before seen custombikes premiered at what now is the most excelent bikeshow of europe.
Europe?s market leader in Customparts-Distribution again has teamed up their show with the AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building to create one of the best Custombike-Shows Europe has to offer. More than 110 awesome custombikes from all over the globe ? this years line-up included entries from Russia, USA, Japan and Columbia (!!!) participated, competing for three tickets to the World Championship at Sturgis/South Dakota in August 2007 and prices worth no less than 30.000 ? !. ?The quality seen in these bikes is just incredible?, stated both Custom Chrome President Holger Mohr and AMD Show Organizer Robin Bradley. And the show will be remembered for the huge and high-class participation of east-european customizers, with Sapka Muvek from Hungary taking the European Championship to eastern Europe with his amazing ?Time Machine?. If you ever thought how Jules Verne would have build a motorcycle ? this was the answer! Runner-up ?Art of Racer? won the jury with what might be remembered as the most compact Sportster ever: ?Rock ?n? Bike was as ?Bonsai? as a Sporty can be, with the frame running supertight around the ?customized? engine block. 2nd runner-up came from France too, featuring a great tribute to the 1924 Pikes Peak Hillclimb Race: Riverside Motorcycles from Vallon Pont d?Arc named the unique handcrafted machine ?The Crosser?. With a stunning new Bonneville theme bike ?Goodwood?, Fred Krugger won 4th and the best german bike by TGS-Motorcycles, ?Seppster? followed at 5th position. The ?Custom Chrome Motorcycle? class, based on the popular kitbikes, was won by TGS motorcycles with their entry ?Helter Skelter? and the modified Harley was taken by storm by the US-build Young Chopper?s creation ?P-Tang?, that is now owned by Numero Uno at Milano. Adding to the immense attraction of the show, both Jammer President Ed Martin and S&S President Brett Smith picked their favourite Top-3 bikes, backed up with very attractive prices including S&S 96 Cubic Inch engine, gearbox and exhaust system!
The Custom Chrome Europe Dealershow featured 21 european and 21 US Top-class manufacturers of V-Twin customparts, spareparts and accessories, answering to the dealers and the public, which can visit the show on Sunday. Several manufacturers offer seminars on their products, including S&S, Barnetts, Mikuni and Belt Drive Ltd.. A special seminar was focusing on the successful line of CUSTOM CHROME MOTORCYCLES.
?The sales department left the show smiling?, understated CCE Sales and Marketing Director Andreas Scholz, the Dealer Part of the event, ?even more important: by setting an example and inspiring the attending dealers with the bikes shown, we will boost the market ? and we are ready to ship the parts immediately. In fact, the work for us will start after the show in the shipping department!? 300 Custom Chrome Dealers with 800 shop crew members from over 30 countries attended the dealer-part of the event, several thousand visitors crowded into the Bikeshow and event halls on sunday.
This years ?Special Guests? included Indian Larry Legacy bike builder PAUL COX, world renowned Custombike photographer MICHAEL LICHTER, CCE designer and legendary bike-builder JOHN REED who left the show with new impressions and stunned by the variety of styles exhibited. Lichter, who was attending the meeting on invitation by Custom Chrome won the audience with his classic ?Sturgis? Images and two slide shows. ?We are looking forward to the 2007 season with great confidence?, said Holger Mohr, we have very interesting new products for all Twin Cam riders and our Custom Chrome Motorcycle line is running well.? There is no doubt that the CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALER SHOW 2007 was a full success!
www.custom-chrome-europe.com
MOTORCYCLE POSTAGE STAMPS TO BE DESTORYED!–Did you know that once the price of postage goes up in a few months all of the unsold motorcycle postage stamps will be destroyed?
Many people worked incredibly hard to make certain motorcycles were represented on postage stamps. It would be a shame for them to go to waste.The Sturgis Post Office has a large supply of the stamps available for purchase. You can order them by calling 800.275.8777.
Just thought you?d like to know. Tell your friends.
–Pepper S. Massey
Executive Director, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
605.347.2001
999 Main Street, Sturgis, SD 57785
fax 605.720.0632
The telephone number I submitted for motorcycle postage stamp purchase is to a location outside of Sturgis. I?ve heard that when people call they are told there are no more stamps. INCORRECT.
This is the direct line to the Sturgis post office and they do have stamps they?d be happy to sell rather than destroy. 605.347.0100.Not trying to make money for the post office, just trying to get the word out to those of you who care. Pepper
THAT?S THE NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER–Yesterday we spent the entire day messing with Glenn?s ?97 Road King at Mike?s Custom Motorcycle Shop, here in Nooseville. Instead of baggage I hauled over a box of real dresser duals from D&D and a new set of Performance Machine brakes. So yesterday we went to work. Mike the owner reminded me of my best riding partner in the ?70s, Mick Carr. Mike?s right-hand man turned out to be Big Mick, a 20-year member of the Gypsy Jokers in Australia. What a group. We laughed poked fun at each other all day. There wasn?t a serious face in the joint, the way it should be. We talked bikes, riding, travels to the states, and as usual I learned from guys who have to deal with custom bikes and Harleys on a daily basis.
I would like to compliment D&D on their exhaust system. It was complete, sturdy, came with all the fasteners and detailed instructions. Everything fit. The toughest part was removing the H-D stock transmission/pipe bracket. We just about had to remove the entire front of the transmission to unleash one goddamn bracket bolt. D&D pipes come with their own flanges, no springs and complete heat shields already in place. I?ll get a report on performance later today.
The PM brakes were easy, but we replaced the Timken bearings and seals, re-greased the bearings and discovered Glenn?s new hydraulic brake lines were too short. Rock ?n? Roll, there?s always some little glitch, when it comes to working on bikes. Hang on for future reports.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
