Bike Feature: Ol’ # 39

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 Between making sure Bandit’s orders were carried out andkeeping Vicki away fromthe “CherryPie White Lightning,”I waspressed for time atthis year’sSmoke-Outbut I was determined tofind a bike worthy of a feature here on Bikernet so I escaped from both Bandit “TheBoss “and Vicki my “Other Boss,” to search for a bike!It is tough working for two bosses atthe same time!

I set out on my journey to find a bike that  stood above the rest.  This was no easy task as all the bikesat the Smoke-Out are kick ass.  Sothe search began and to my surprise it did not take long.  Once I saw it,   I knew it  was the one.  It grabbed me and would not let go until I found itscreator, now this search took a little longer.  I continued on walking the grounds and after making a laparound here comes “Ol’ # 39” head on at me with its owner on board!  I knocked people out of the way to getthe riders attention,  I wasdetermined to meet him because I knew that big SOB Bandit would come lookingfor me soon with more orders to be carried out , by this time I was not worriedabout Vicki she was in “THE CAROLINA RIDER BIG BUS,”  with the air conditioning blowing full force with the masonjar full of white lightning close by. Finally I got Gavin’s attention, and he was all in for a feature of his bike on the pages of Bikernet.

Ol’ #39 features a number of handmade parts by Gavin.  Gavin works for a Nascar race team andhas access to a machine shop and as you can see he takes full advantage ofthat.  He hand built the exhaustsystem and when I saw the bike I thought it had some special coating on themwith their gold tint look.  Gavintells me this tint was an accident, it seems the exhaust system was ceramiccoated on the inner walls and when they heated up  they tinted!  Iwish my accidents would turn out like these  pipes did.  Theywere one of the first things I noticed about  “Ol’ # 39” but not the last.  Check out the gas tank it is one of a kind.  That jockey shifter is, well justbitchin’. The tail light for me is the coolest one I have  seen.  It is inspired by the old railroad lantern,  you have to see it to really appreciateit.  Gavin knocked out all of theseparts himself.  He knows how to usethose machine shop tools!

Gavin told me he built Ol’ 39 with one purpose in mind.  He wanted a “Smoke-Out” bike for theride to the Smoke-Out.  I think heaccomplished that, this bike has “Smoke-Out” written all over it!  Gavin is a laid back guy who talkslittle about all the cool one off parts on the bike, he just lets the bike dothe talking .

You may be wondering about the name of the bike.  Well it is a memorial to his Dad.  Gavin’s  Dad was born in 1933 and passed away in 2009,  so that is why the bike wears  # 39 on the tank.

This is one of those bikes I really got into, from themoment I saw it I knew this was a feature bike for sure.  You can’t describe it, but you know itwhen you see it.   This is onebitchn’ bike rolling down the black top!

Well.  Iaccomplished what I set out to do at the Smoke-Out, to find a bike that reallystood out among all the ass kicking bike that were there and I did it all andstill carried out the orders from Bandit.(THE BOSS!) Unfortunately it took me afew hours to locate Vicki.  We want say where I found her!

Until next time, RIDE!         —Stealth

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