Hey,
Merry Merry, goddamnit. I’m still scrambling to catch up since Vegas, and we’re getting there. I hear rumors that biz is down, but I can’t see it. Just this weekend in Southern California there were too many events to attend: Moon Eyes Christmas show at Irwindale, Cycle World Show in Long Beach, Victory Launch and today Century Cycles Christmas party and David Mann Show in Ventura. The Long Beach show was the biggest event in three years. They’ve spread out all over the Convention Center and it was jammed right up to closing.
I did a bit on Rogue’s birthday, but the shots keep rolling in. Rogue is a lifelong friend and a major Bikernet supporter and contributor. He just turned 69 and he’s a testiment to Florida sun and Jack Daniels. All the best, Brother.
Here’s my hot Cycle World Show by Advanstar find. I’ve been looking for Deer Skin gauntlet gloves for years. We were just about to leave the show when I stumbled into Lee Parks Design booth and spotted the most bitchen gloves on the planet. I’ve searched high and low for soft gloves for long arms without luck.
Lee’s glove cost more because they’re built here in the US and they’re made tough with Elk and deer skins and pads in the right spots. He would know.
He teaches riding courses and I’m going to take one in February (Totalcontroltraining.net). I’ll bring a report back. I’m not kidding. His gloves made my day: www.leeparksdesign.com.
Let’s hit the news:
BAKER HOT PRODUCT OF THE WEEK– I feel the pressure to release info on the F6F for the 2007 H-D’s so I’m deploying this news right now. People are hungry for this thing and it’s not even an entire transmission?! It’s merely an upgrade. I’ve had one guy stop the presses on a print job so he could squeeze the F6F onto it.
I don’t know why the demand is so intense? Maybe because it’s probably one of the first products for the ’07 bikes all together, or if it is because the whirring noise in 5th gear is actually that annoying. Can you tell me? I’m curious. So, due to the amount of inquisition on this – the news is officially released right now! Here’s the story:
Loud fifth gear is a very common complaint with stock factory Six-Speeds. So BAKER DRIVETRAIN has stepped forward with an upgrade that will surely make your stock transmission sound so quiet that you’ll think BAKER built the whole dang thing! Our kit features helical cut diamond ground gears, wider bearings, a 1/8″ thick bearing retainer plate, and a billet aluminum bearing door. All this combines to give you the advantage of a quieter 5th gear, and no clutch lever walking.
Additional features that the F6F offer are:
No 5th gear whine
Reduces drivetrain lash in 5th gear
12 pt. ARP fasteners
Billet aluminum bearing door – chromed
Quiet diamond ground gears
Heavy duty bearings
No wimpy snap rings
Direct bolt in assembly
Recal box – INCLUDED!
Available for the 2006 Dyna, and all 2007 H-D models (excluding Sportster and V-Rod) with the 6 speed transmission.
All that wrapped up with BAKER’s dependable and unbeatable 2 year warranty; and just in time, too! The release date on these must have kits is Christmas 2006!
HELLBOUND STEEL WICKED CHOPPER BLASTS OFF WITH R-MAX USA TRANSMISSIONS– December 7, 2006 – Ontario, CA – For 2007 R-Max USA by Roadmax supplies all Wicked Choppers with a right side 6-speed transmission for Hellbound Steel Motorcycles. Hellbound selected R-Max USA by Roadmax for its consistently easy shifting, product reliability and quality workmanship.
“Owners of our custom production Wicked motorcycle expect to find neutral easily and to smoothly shift through the gears after they blast off from a stoplight,” said Mike Molloy, President of Hellbound Steel Motorcycle. “Not only does the R-Max USA by Roadmax uphold the drive train portion of the Hellbound Steel experience, we use their products in all of our 300 series motorcycles.”
The Wicked is a one-of-a-kind, low, long and mean chopper built with an ideal rake and trail that delivers superior handling. The front end is 22 over, the rake in the neck is 48 degrees and the trees have 6 degrees for a total of 54 degrees. The down tube stretch is 4? and the backbone stretch is also 4?. The standard Wicked package includes a show polished S&S 117? motor, 300 rear meat, 6-speed R-Max by Roadmax transmission, digital speedo and R-Max by Roadmax 3? open belt drive system.
“The Hellbound Steel experience is a look that stands alone,” commented Molloy. “It?s functional, edgy and not politically correct. We aren?t prime time, we?re good times. Our band is lead by Mike Salyer, VP of Production. The Hellbound Girls follow the band and get the party started. We thrive on partying, riding and wet t-shirt contests. At Hellbound we don?t have a party, we are the party.”
Each Wicked Chopper is fitted with a right side drive 6-speed transmission that utilizes a 2.94:1 1st gear ratio, 2.21:1 2nd gear, 1.60:1 3rd gear, 1.23:1 4th gear, 1.00:1 5th gear, and .86:1 overdrive gear ratio for 6th gear. Internals consist of SAE8620H precision cut full width gears with increased dog area. They are back cut and diamond media blasted for a very smooth and quiet operation.
The shift forks are made from heat treated ALBC3 alloy, which gives the forks superior strength. Used in combination with the proprietary shift drum, it offers enthusiasts smooth positive shifting and longer reliability.
“We began our relationship with Hellbound Steel by manufacturing front ends and open primaries for all of their motorcycles,” said Jaz Zbiegien, Sales and Marketing Manager, R-Max USA by Roadmax. “We?ve built on that success and are proud of their decision to run our transmission on the 2007 Wicked.”
FIRST EVER CANNONBALL BIKE RUN–Please find attached your Invitation to the USA’s 1st Ever Cannonball Bike Run.
CBR attracts a huge amount of media attention and provides an unrepeatable opportunity to showcase your cycles, prove they are built tough and have the time of your life along the way.
For companies that can put together their own team of staff, friends or clients we offer a complimentary entry – please contact us for more details.
See you at the start line!
–Steve Mason
http://www.CannonballBikeRun.com
KNIGHT PROWLER SILENT BELT DRIVE SYSTEM– Wood Performance, after extensive R&D involving Goodyear, CV Products and Horsepower, Inc. will be releasing its revolutionary New KNIGHT PROWLER SILENT BELT DRIVE SYSTEM for all Twin Cam engines.
The new Belt Drive System can be seen at the upcoming 2007 V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, February 3, 4 and 5, 2007.
Some of the many features of this new Wood Performance product are listed below:
Camshafts can be advanced or retarded 10 degrees in several minutes, placing the power and torque curves exactly where you want them.
Incorporates a very unique one-piece 5mm steel billet crank hub with removable flange.
Special hard anodized aluminum 5mm cam gear and steel billet adjustable spider gear.
A one piece billet aluminum face plate with viton seals and a quick removable belt guard with clear Lexan cover.
Inside there is a super high torque carbon fiber reinforced 5mm belt designed exclusively for Wood Performance.
The KNIGHT PROWLER Belt Drive System is available polished or chrome plated.
The Belt Drive unit can be purchased using internal gears on the inside with the KNIGHT PROWLER Designer Cams. You may also use the new HD roller link chain system or the old belt chain system on the inside with any cam of your choosing.
Another new feature to be shown at the V-Twin Expo are the new Helical Gears that Wood Performance has developed to replace the S&S inner gears, if you so desire. The new helical gears are much smoother and quieter without the need for oversized or undersized gears.
The new silent belt drive system will solve almost all of the existing valve train noise and installation problems due to bent crankshafts
MYSTERY CONTINUES– My name is Luc Rahier, best known in the French biker world as “the Leader”. Biker from 1973, I live in the East of France near Strasbourg, and I’m also proud President of the Eurocorps Motorcycle Team since more than 10 years.
I’m trying to answer a quiz for a French motorcycling magazine, and I don’t find any correct answer in the numerous document in my possession neither on the Net. I noticed by reading you that you must be a specialist of the Harley but also that you’re one of the lucky who had the privilege to talk with Mr Willie G. Davidson himself.
So, I hope that it will be easy for you to answer ? The quiz is the type “multiple choise” The question is the following : “What is the signification of the “G” in the name of Willie G. Davidson ?”
Proposals are the following : George, Godfrey, Gustav or Geoff.
Hope you’re going to be kind enough to answer me.
–Big V
The Leader
luc.leader@googlemail.com
How about Gordon?-Bandit
TATTOO EXTRAVAGANZA–I have email you because you seem to be the main companies in the motorcycle shows this year. We are throwing a show in Philadelphia this year February 2nd-4th 2007, We are looking for sponsorship on all levels. This show will be huge. Philadelphia is an untapped resources for great shows.
Every year we throw the Philadelphia arts tattoo convention, this show brings more then 10,000 people it self at the same time same location we have the motorcycle show to. That means additional 10,000 people. I know this for a fact I have been doing my research and this is going to a all together great show. We put all most $40,000 in just advertisements including radio, tv, newspaper, magazines, internet, ect.
If this is something you seem interested in email me back or call stillcrying_pissed@msn.com 1800-541-8239
–Nick Sloan
tattooed kingpin
PHILADELPHIA CUSTOM HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE SHOW
February 2nd-4th
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center
17th & Race St, Franklin Plaza 19103
www.tattooedkingpin.com
THERE’S LUCKY IN FARMINGTON, NM AND LUCKY DEVIL IN HOUSTON– This is one of LUCKY’S first builds.I will have this bike at the 2nd annual rodeo by the river in Lake Havasu on 4/14/2007. We will allso have the green lucky’s bike and a new chopper if it’s done in time. Are pics. of the lucky bike will be done Tuesday and on their way to you.
— HAROLD KENNEDY
Lucky’s Speed and Chrome
(505) 32-LUCKY
931 E. MAIN
FARMINGTON, NM 87401
RIP’S RUN ON MY SPACE– I started a MySpace page to keep folks updated on our progress on Rip’s Run: An American Odyssey. Please add us as your friend if you haven’t already: Thanks & Happy Holidays! JOHN TRAVOLTA BIKER MOVIE COMING–OK this movie is due out March 7th 2007, this is one we’ll have to take the bikes to 🙂 http://-trailers.blogspot.com/2006/11/wild-hogs-2007-trailer.html –from Keith Wahl WHO’S THE BOSS– Everybody on earth dies and goes to heaven. (Don’t ask why or how, it just happens…) God comes and says, “I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men that dominated their women on earth and the other line for the men that were dominated by their women. Also, I want all the women to go with St. Peter.” With that said and done, the next time God looked, the women are gone and there are two lines. The line of the men that were dominated by their women was 100 miles long, and in the line of men that dominated their women, there was only one man. God got mad and said, “You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created you in my image and you were all whipped by your mates. Look at the only one of my sons that stood up and made me proud. Learn from him! Tell them my son, how did you manage to be the only one in this line?” And the man replied, “I don’t know, my wife told me to stand here.” –from Chris T.
–Kristina 
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