BASURA BLANCA A.K.A. WHITE TRASH

Let me start by introducing Ben Jordan, one of the very best bike builders you probably have never heard of! No exaggeration here, just take a look at the ’49 Panhead on these pages.

Ben Jordan of Jordan Designs has had a bike featured here before, the bright sunshine yellow Shovelhead. (Frisco’d Shovel). Ben is no stranger to having his work featured, with features on BIKERNET.com, Cycle Source and EASYRIDERS magazines. Ben is a master at what he does and I have followed him for a long time. The first bike he built was very mild compared to his creations today. I remember, it was a Sportster with Ape Hangers and a very sharp paint job. It was tight, cool, well detailed, but just a stepping stone to what he rolls out today.

Ben and his family run a powder coating business and Ben lays down some very slick powder. I have used his services a number of times and have always been pleased with the finished product. Ben is one of those self-taught guys when it comes to building bikes. His bikes always flow like silk from front wheel to rear wheel and they always feature some fine details like very small gas caps or a winged gas cap just to name a few.

Roll up on a bike Ben builds into a full parking lot of bikes on a Saturday night and watch people stop whatever they are doing to take a look. His bikes seem to attract the ladies like bees to honey! Ben is a versatile builder. He is also a very strong fabricator with sheet metal. Check out the exhaust on this bike. They are BITCHIN’! They are hand made by Ben himself! The pipes are one of my favorite aspects of this bike. He can build the long bikes and he can definitely knock out bitchin’ bobbers.

You are probably wondering about the name, Basura Blanca translated to White Trash. A friend of his, the late Click Baldwin owned a dealership, a good guy who was friends to a lot of people. Anyway, Ben tells me Click would describe himself as just “white trash lucky enough to have a little money.” So now you know the rest of the story.
Take a good close look at this 1949 Panhead and you will see there is nothing trashy about this bike.

Just imagine if this bike could talk, the stories it would tell. The old ’49 is older than some of us and I would dare to say in a lot better shape!
Ben put Basura Blanca together with a BIG pile of leftover parts lying around his shop for three years. The 1955 frame was re-worked. Ben says it was hacked up and he contacted Brew at Brew Cycles and he worked his magic and put it back to stock specs.

Ben Edwards at Ben’s V-Twins worked his magic on the engine and tranny. The work at Ben’s V –Twin is bullet proof!

When Ben does a bike, it is not finished until every part has been touched and detailed to fit the bike. Check out the paint job by Ryan Young at Indocial Art & Design. It is an amazing job! The silver, gold, charcoal, black, and coal colors flow like a cool stream, nice and smooth!

Basura Blanca just looks like a fun bike to ride and Ben tells me it is a blast to blister some black top with. Ben’s bikes are ridden, no trailer queens out of this garage!

I always look forward to talking to him. He is one of those guys, who I enjoy running into. He tells me he is finishing a 1947 Knucklehead for the Easyriders show in Charlotte this January. I can’t wait to see it! I guess you can tell from reading this, Ben likes the old iron.

May the old 49 Pan roll on forever!

Until next time, RIDE!
–STEALTH

BIKERNET EXTREME BASURA BLANCA SPECS

Owner:Ben Jordan
Bike Name: Basura Blanca
City/State: Waxhaw NC
Builder:Ben Jordan
City/state: Waxhaw NC
Company Info: Jordan Designs
Address: Waxhaw NC
Fabrication:Ben Jordan
Welding:Ben Jordan
Machining:Ben Jordan

Engine
Year:1949
Make:Harley-Davidson
Model:Panhead
Displacement:74-incher
Builder or Rebuilder:Ben’s V Twins
Cases:STD
Case finish:Silver Texture Powder Coat
Barrel finish:Silver Texture Powder Coat
Carburetion:S&S E
Air cleaner:cheap
Exhaust:owner

Transmission
Year:1949
Make:Harley-Davidson
Gear configuration: 1 down 3 up
Final drive:chain
Primary:3-inch Primo
Clutch:Barnett
Kicker: yes

Frame
Year:1955
Make:Harley-Davidson
Style or Model: Rigid
Stretch:none
Rake:stock
Modifications: Molded

Front End
Make:Harley-Davidson
Model:Knuckle
Year: Mid ’40s
Length:stock
Mods:Powder coated

Sheet metal
Tanks:Twisted Choppers & Owner
Fenders:Chica and owner
Oil tank:stock horseshoe

Paint
Molding:Owner
Base coat: Owner
Graphics: Indocial Art & Design Ryan Young
Type:base coat clear coat
Frame:Indocial Art & Design Ryan Young
Special effects:Indocial Art & Design Ryan Young
Pinstriping:Indocial Art & Design Ryan Young