I see Jack Daniels ads everywhere. I got a lift to pick up my blacked out Road King from Larry Settle’s shop in Harbor city. That’s less than two stinkin’ miles from our Wilmington ghetto headquarters and there’s two sky-high Jack Daniels billboards along the streets leading home. Are they running banners on Bikernet? Hell no. So why the hell would I run a feature on an official production chopper built for Jack Daniels? It’s been my drink for 35 years, maybe that’s why. It got me through three divorces and four psycho broads. On the other hand it got me into three fist fights and my first knock out. Wait, I hit that guy with a fifth of Quervo Gold.
It kept me warm in front of run bonfires for years. I wonder if it was the whiskey or the fire? I drank it straight then. I remember years ago at Easyriders when we tried to lure liquor companies to advertise with us. We used broads and freight trains but it didn’t work. So I don’t suspect they’ll advertise on a website that’s been writing about drinkin’ Jack for ten years. Ah, but what the hell, Big Mike built these bikes for the Jack Headquarters in Tennessee, and he’s cool. They’re not available to the public, not yet, but BMC bikes built on the same Hooligan platform are ready for shipment. Hell, you could have any drink you like painted on the tanks from Coors Lite to Capt. Morgan Rum. I kinda like the notion for Capt. Morgan.
Oh, suppose I’ll feature these bikes. The guys at Easyriders featured the black one in the December Issue, so it must be okay for Bikernet. Watch for it. Big Mike takes a lot of pride in the fact that he’s the only manufacturer ever called by the JD factory to build a series of choppers. They commissioned a race care and decided they needed a motorcycle likeness for fill out the vehicle line-up. Mike built four, then the factory ordered five more. Not bad. We featured a Jack bike that made a tour across the country with the Jack apparel licensee. That bike was built by Deacon in Hawaii. It’s still archived with our bike features.
Mike also built a Dickies bike for the FORD worker of the year. A lucky lady in New Orleans won it. These bikes have class, and old school streetable style. This guy is a biker to the bone. His brother is a biker, and Mike works hard at keeping him out of jail. His bikes are solid, simple rideable choppers with traditional biker class. I like the classic wishbone frame, the pinstriped rims, powder-coated to match the whiskey theme. I even think the whitewalls are cool on the Black and White Jack model, and I hate white walls.
The black model without the sprung seat or highbars was featured in Easyriders, but we’re not limited with magazine page restrictions, so we can deliver both bikes, the Dickie bike and a shot of the massive, brand new BMC factory. Not bad for three low-lifes and four broads in the Wilmington web site.
Watch for these bikes at all the Fat Zone Jack Daniels events in 2007, displayed with Mike’s full line of BMC apparel.
Official Jack Daniels Bike by BMC Choppers
Owner:Jack Daniels
City/State:LYNCHBURG,TENNESSEE
Builder:BMC choppers
City/state:20739 High Desert Ct.
Bend, OR 97701
phone 541-312-2760
www.BMCchoppers.com
Fabrication:BMC choppers
Manufacturing:BMC choppers
Welding:BMC choppers
Machining:BMC choppers
Engine
Year:2007
Make:Rev tTech
Model: v-twin
Displacement: 100 ci
Builder or Rebuilder: Custom Chrome
Cases: Rev Tech
Case finish: black
Barrels: Rev Tech
Bore: 4×4
Pistons: Rev Tech
Barrel finish:black
Lower end: Rev Tech
Stroke: 4-inch
Rods: Rev Tech
Heads: Rev Tech
Head finish:black
Valves and springs: Rev Tech
Pushrods:Rev Tech
Cams:Rev Tech
Lifters: Rev Tech
Carburetion: Mikuni 45
Transmission
Year:2007
Make: Custom Chrome
Gear configuration: 6-speed
Final drive: belt
Primary: Custom Chrome
Clutch: Custom Chrome
Frame
Year:2007
Make: BMC Hooligan 240
Style or Model: Hooligan 240
Stretch: 2-inch
Rake: 36 degree
Modifications: chrome frame (black bike)
Front End
Make: Custom Chrome
Model: 41mm wide glide
Year: 2007
Length: 2-inch over
Mods:black fork boots
Sheet metal
Tanks: 3.2 Sporty
Fenders: BMC
Oil tank: BMC round chrome
Paint
Sheet metal:BMC
Molding:BMC
Base coat: Gary Tandy
Graphics: Rev murray
Frame: BMC
Molding: BMC
Base coat: chrome
Graphics or art: Rev Murray
Special effects: JACK D
Pinstriping: Curt Silva
Wheels
Front
Make:RIDE WRIGHT
Size: 21
Brake calipers: BREMBO
Brake rotor(s): RIDE WRIGHT
Tire: METZELER
Rear
Make: RIDE WRIGHT
Size: 18X8.5
Brake calipers: BREMBO
Brake rotor: RIDE WRIGHT
Pulley: RIDE WRIGHT
Tire:METZELER
Controls
Foot controls:BMC
Finish: BLACK ANODIZED
Master cylinder: H-D
Brake lines:BARNETT
Handlebar controls:CCI
Finish: CHROME
Clutch Cable: CCI
Brake Lines: CCI
Shifting: FOOT
Electrical
Ignition: CCI
Ignition switch: H-D
Coils: SPYKE
Regulator: SPYKE
Charging: CCI
Wiring: BMC
Harness: BMC
Headlight: CCI
Taillight: BMC
Accessory lights: CCI
Switches: CCI
Battery: INTERSTATE
What's Left
Seat:CORBIN
Pipes:KERKER
Mufflers:KERKER
Exhaust finish:BLACK CHROME
Gas caps:CCI
Handlebars:6″ PULL BACKS CCI
Grips:H-D
Pegs:BMC
Oil filter:CCI
Oil cooler:NA
Oil lines:FLUID CONNECTORS BEND,OREGON
Fuel filter:CCI
Fuel Lines:BLACK RUBBER
Throttle:CCI
Throttle cables:CCI
Fasteners:BOLTZ AND NUTZ
Specialty items:JACK’S BIKE, BLACK CHROME, CHROME FRAME, BLACK POWDER COATING AND BLACK ANODIZING AND THE BEST STRIPING BY CURT.
Comments:THE FIRST AND ONLY BIKE ORDERED FROM JACK DANIELS, AND IT WILL END UP AT THEIR MUSEUM IN LYNCHBURG,TENNESSEE
Credits:JACK DANIELS, ROBBERSON FORD, MIKE CORBIN, REMOND METAL FINISH, COMMERCIAL POWDER COAT, BEND PLATING, CURT SILVA STRIPING, CUSTOM CHROME, SCOTT MC COOL, RICK HUSTEAD, DRIVING FORCE GRAPHICS, AND THE CREW AT BMC CHOPPERS FOR BUILDING A COOL BIKE.
