Hey,
Trying to catch up after being out of touch for a couple of weeks is nuts. I’m down to about 500 e-mails, and hopefully I haven’t missed any major news in the Chopper World. This week is harried with a book deadline for the first chapter while my subject is in the joint. Makes it tough to interview him or check the facts.
I’m writing a couple of articles for Bob’s sailing mag, Latitudes and Attitudes regarding our Thailand adventure. He’s currently building the cruising boat of cruising boats and needs another partner. If you’re interested I’ll hook you up. Chance of a lifetime to be involved one of the most fantastic sailboats on the planet, with the master of all captains as your guide.
In the meantime our Bonneville efforts are picking up steam. You’ll see reports throughout the news. Let’s hit it. This weekend we roll the VL out of the shop, and Saturday there’s a bobber event in Wilmington and a handful of us are riding to check the action.
THE BIKERNET MALAYSIAN CHOPPER CONNECTION– Good to hear you’al made it back ok .. glad I could help out, Phoung Anh and I had a great time also. I had a quick look on my computer .. only a few photo’s, see attached .. Definitely keep in touch .. our next run .. is to Sturgis via Halifax .. should be a hoot ..
Tomorrow we are getting with building our starters, should take about a month before we have a finished product. What I’m thinking, production works out .. we can send you one so you can have a go on one of your bikes, let us know what you think ..
I’ll probably be in town for another week, then back to work, short contract in the Gulf of Thailand ..
–Burt
LEE CUSTOM CHOPPERS
53000 Kuala Lumpur
603-4025-3828
Leecustomchopper@gmail.com
K and G Cycles Peels Back Prices Every Week!–It?s electrical and ignition week here at K and G Cycles. We have all the goodies you need to keep your bike tuned up and ready to go this summer.
Test you system with this handy-dandy battery and charging system analyzer. Check your battery voltage and starting power, as well as, your charging system. On sale this week at $29.99
How about a 32 amp builder?s kit? This Kit fits 1989 and up (except EFI) Big Twins and includes it all. You get a 1.4 kilowatt chrome plated starter motor (Replaces HD# 31552-89A or 31553-94) and a 32 amp unmolded stator (Replaces HD# 29970-88C). Also included is a 32 amp regulator/rectifier that is American-made (Replaces HD# 74519-88) and finally a 32 amp rotor (Replaces HD# 29957-81B). All this for $294.89
We have single fire coils this week. Your choice of a stock replacement 2.4 ohm coil for $59.89 or a 3 ohm, high output coil that fits in the OE location and can be used with an OE style coil cover with up to 40,000 volts per secondary output and has a peak gap current in excess of 50 milliamps for $136.13
We also have a mini coil setup which is great for custom applications. These are 3 ohms and include spiral core plug wires. Cut to length for exact fit. Yours for less than $100.00.
Just stop by K and G Cycles and “peel back” the upper right hand corner of the page. Click on the graphic below and get ready for some major savings! We have much, much more on sale this week at K and G Cycles. Check us out at: www.kandgcycles.com
K and G Cycles…kinduvabigdeal
Hot New Product From Licks!!! — Universal Model A Vertical Side Mount Package
You asked for it!! So here it is…The BRAND NEW Licks vertical side mount featuring our popular Model A Taillight assembly at the incredible price of just $119!!
This incredible package includes a heavy gauge vertical side mount that is tig welded then covered with our high quality satin black powdercoat finish. The Retro Model A Taillight included with the package comes with a standard plain red glass lens as shown in the photo.
AS A BONUS for buying our unit as a kit, you can pick an additional interchangeable lens to go along with your new side mount assembly. Available options are plain, plain with blue dot, standard stop, stop with blue dot or our super popular FU lens.
The Licks vertical side mount assembly has a universal fitment and will work with 1/2? bolt mount, 3/4? or 1? axel mounts. Machined bushings are included with the kit for easy installation with the above listed sizing (Tech note: some mods or spacing may be necessary depending on your custom application).
In Stock Ready To ShipGet Yours Today!
SPORTSTER SEATS FROM SADDLEMAN– Attached are web-friendly images of seat types we offer for Sportsters running from 2004-2009. Separate part numbers for Standards and Customs.
Most are available in both our marine-grade vinyl or with leather seating panels, and many have studded and non-studded versions.
Following are brief run-downs of each design:
Profiler ? Streamlined two-up seat ? very popular
Classic Explorer ? Retro look two-up
Explorer ? Top-of-the-line two-up touring seat
Pro Tour ? Excellent touring saddle with streamlined contours
King ? Touring quality front seat with slim rear seat
Renegade Solo Seats & Pillions ? Solo seats with wide (Tour) or narrow (Sport) pillion pads
Profiler Tattoo ? Stitched flame pattern Profiler ? five color options
–Eric Nyquist
Saddlemen
(800) 397-7709
The JIMS Angled Feeler Gauge–JIMS, a manufacturer of performance parts and specialty tools for use onHarley-Davidson and Metric Motorcycles has just released some new andpractical tools for 2010.
The new JIMS Angled Feeler Gauge No.908 is amust for all repetitive hard to reach areas. This new innovative feelergauge holder eliminates the need to use bulky multi feeler gauge toolswhile performing valve adjustments.
JIMS unique feeler gauge toolincorporates an angle to help reach around corners, often necessary foradjusting valves. Both of the handles are manufactured on a precision CNCmachine from 6061 grade aluminum, and then finished with JIMS famous blueanodizing. Tool includes two handles with: .002″, .003″, .004″, .005″,.006″, .008″, .009″, .010″, and .011″ inserts.
For more information findJIMS on the web at www.jimsusa.com
ZIPPERS TELL YOU HOW to determine if you need a tuner?–D&D has spent considerable time designing their exhaust systems to maintain the OE fuel calibration in the stock ECM. When you add the D&D system with the Zipper?s Max Flow Air Filter Kit, calibration should be acceptable to stock and you?ll feel the difference in power immediately over the factory exhaust with just a simple, bolt-on installation.(1)If you desire to increased throttle response, (2) change the rev limit, (3) lower the idle speed, (4) tune the engine to reduce heat buildup, (5) ride your motorcycle in large swings of changing ambient conditions, (6) adding aftermarket cams, (7) adding compression or (8) a big bore kit or other popular modifications you will need a system to tune with.
We feel you should strongly consider a ThunderMax TBW system for it will perform these functions in spades flawlessly with the least effort needed to complete the job. See why ThunderMax is THE SYSTEM OF CHOICE at www.thunder-max.com.
THE UNCLE MONKEY BIKERNET DEALER CERTIFICATION–A great dealership is always a pleasure to deal with. In fact, I ride an extra couple hundred miles to deal with a shop that in turn goes that extra mile for me.
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to make a visit to that favorite shop. Rick Dawson and the staff at Yorkton Harley-Davidson always make me feel welcomed. Even when swamped with customers they find the time to offer a welcoming handshake and a smile to everyone who walks through the door.
Rick has run Yorkton H-D since 1984 and has set himself apart in the region as an outstanding dealer. Rick’s secret is that his passion is for motorcycles first and foremost. And he realizes Harleys only make up part of that category. He loves all kinds of motorcycles. He sees my Evo FatBoy for what it is; a part of the foundation that continues to grow, to build, to fortify like the great city of Rome. When I was stopped in Saturday, he was scrambling to close a couple of deals before heading to the track with the family to make a few laps.
This lever of customer concern is missing from many Dealerships. They seem to have a certain smugness to them. If you don’t own the latest bike and this years leather jacket fashions you are an outcast. Most seem to have forgotten their roots. The mini bikes and dirt bikes, the rigid Jap choppers of the ’70s, Indians and Harleys. There have been good years, even good decades, but there have been bad years when customers were few and far between and often only stopping in to buy a sundrie part for their outdated machine.
Motorcycling has been around a long time and I’m not going to say one brand is better then another. Certain bikes perform certain duties; all have their heritage and have earned respect on the tracks and the highways. Rick gets that. It doesn’t matter what someone is riding, they will always be welcome in his shop whether it is to pick up a new t-shirt, service work or just to wait out the rain clouds that are trying to wash away thier smiles.
Rick isn’t the only shop like that. Many of us who are fortunate enough to live near a shop like Yorkton Harley-Davidson know how lucky we are. The door is always open, always a fresh pot of coffee. The staff is always there to shoot the breeze and take some time with a customer. Sometimes we don’t remember how painful dealing with a bad shop can be, because we willingly ride hours out of our way to see a dealer who goes that extra mile for us. Next time you find yourself in a shop that goes out of their way to make you feel welcomed and accepted be sure to thank them. They appreciate you for it.
–bad Uncle Monkey
STORZ AND PM TO HELP WITH THE ASSALT WEAPAN–I have a problem with the verticle master cyclinder on the Assalt Weapan bars. I need to move the reservoir away from the bar to a level location. I tried Steve Storz for a solution.
Ok, I think the idea I proposed will work. Get a PM handmaster and we can drill and tap the side of the fluid reservoir and install a 90 degree pipe fitting to attach a hose and a remote reservoir which can be mounted somewhere near the handlebar mounts or the top tree. The normal reservoir cap on the handmaster would always remain in place and the fluid would be added thru the remote reservoir.
–Steve
A BAKER SHOWDOWN AT THE COUNTY LINE LEAVING ONLY ONE MAN STANDING? BAKER, a name known for unapologetically innovating, top-end premium Drivetrain components in the American Big Twin industry, is once again bringing the mayhem to Sturgis in a way ONLY BAKER can bring it! Who knows more about burnouts than the Drivetrain Authority? And being the originators of the drag style head-to-head burnout competition in Sturgis we are prepared to make this year more monumental than any year before with our Smoke-Down Showdown!
After two successful years of the BAKER Burnout Drags Competition in Sturgis, BAKER is making this year fresh and new. We are moving the competition across town to The Broken Spoke County Line: No entry fee and no cover charge for our fans means there is no excuse for missing this kind of party that only BAKER and our buddy Jay Allen know how to throw! To sweeten the deal: this year has an all new, amped up competition that is too much for just one night and puts YOU in the pit!
The Smoke-Down Showdown begins on Monday August 9th ? at Dusk, at the County Line ? as any showdown should? Feel the energy and witness the chaos as 12 of our favorite bike builders go head-to-head in a drag style burnout competition that will leave only one man standing in the end! The pandemonium will continue on Friday August 13th, when 8 lucky BAKER fans will go head-to-head for a chance to win a prize package and compete against our special guest! Contestants for Friday?s competition will be chosen from the crowd at the Monday Event.
With some amazing builders already slated for joining us in this night of fire and chaos, and more falling in line, this is sure to be an event not to be missed. Stay tuned to see if your favorite builder is on the roster!
For more information on the BAKER Smoke-Down Showdown at the County Line, visit www.bakerdrivetrain.com/burnoutdrags, or call (877) 640-2004 and ask for Trish. More details will be available as race day nears.
–Trish
BAKER DRIVETRAIN
Office: 517-339-3835
trish@bakerdrivetrain.com
www.bakerdrivetrain.com
Bagger Werx Bay Area drop seat kits–BAGGER Werx used the V-Twin Expo to launch its new ‘Bay Area’ drop seat conversion kits for use on FL Touring equipped models. The kits, which are available with a solo or two-up seat, lower the seat height on ’09-’10 FL bikes with ABS brakes (excluding FL Softails) by 3in.Each kit includes a custom designed Corbin seat, formed side cover sub frame rails and all necessary mounting hardware.
BAGGER WERX
Gilroy, California, USA
Tel: 408 848 8444
Fax: 408 848 8443
E-mail: npanzica@revengecycle.com
ACE CAF? SUPPORTS CHARLIE MILNER–Ace Cafe London will be supporting Charlie Milner and his trusty 998cc Mini 30, in his endeavours to raise funds for charity when he takes part in this years Mongol Rally, a 10,000 mile trip from the UK to the capital of Mongolia http://mongolrally10.theadventurists.com/index.php?mode=teamwebsites&name=theminiforum2mongolia1
Charlie, who deals with the admin of www.theminiforum.co.uk (as CharlieBrown) will be at the cafe on the evening of Thursday 1st July, the cafe’s regular monthly Mod n’ Mini Night, to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. A charity raffle of classic mini parts and car products will take place during the evening so please come along and get yourself a bargain and show your support.
PRE-ENTRY FOR BUB MOTORCYCLE SPEED TRIALS APPROACHING–Hi Land Speed Racers!Just a quick little reminder that the pre-entry deadline for the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials is approaching. All forms received by 11.59pm Tuesday 1st June will be eligible fore the pre-entry price.
Entry forms are online, just fill in and click to submit and you are good to go!
If you are planning on doing FIM entry for World Records and have NOT requested or received your FIM licensing packet please contact us immediately to inniate the process. FIM paperwork is due by June 12th.
Don’t forget if you think you may want to do an additional class (same rider & bike, new class) then we are requesting that you complete an online entry form (and check the additional class button). We do not charge payment for these additional class entries until you check in on the salt for that class, but it does allow for faster processing of your paperwork. ALL FIM PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE ADDITIONAL CLASS FORMS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL CLASS PRIOR TO THE MEET.
Entry will be available after the pre-entry deadline, and on-site at the salt, however full entry prices and conditions will apply.
Check out http://www.speedtrialsbybub.com/2010_event/entry10.html for further entry details.
Of course if you have questions please don’t hesitate to contact us!
Delvene Manning, Linnea Johnston,Event Manager, Registration/Project Co-ordinator.
BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials Information
www.bubspeedtrials.com
PH: 530 272 4310
FAX: 530 477 7489
Email: salt-info@bubspeedtrials.com
Mail: 180 Spring Hill Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS-BUB Enterprises, BIKERNET.COM, Pingel Enterprises, sheEmoto, HDT USA, NRHS V-Twin Performance, Buell Bros & Sisters Racing, Bakker Motorsports, Spectro Oils, Klockwerks, Thynk.
BONNE BELLE BUILD UPDATE FROM DEPARTURE BIKE WORKS–WE ARE MACHINING THE 45 PINION SIDE FLYWHEEL IN HOPES THAT THIS WILL DO 2THINGS — LET THE CASES GO TOGETHER AND LET US USE THE CORRECT PINIONSHAFT — WILL SEND YOU IMAGES.
HAVE 1960 PAN FOR SALEBIKE IS A NICE RESTO –A RIDER — NOT A 100 % CORRECT RESTO — I RODE THEBIKE LAST WEEKEND AT THE DENTON ANTIQUE MEET.HAD A LARGE TIME
BIKE IS PROBABLY A $16-17000.00 UNIT–WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CORRECTFASTNERS AND A FEW SMALL THINGS STRAIGHTENED OUT–LEE
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