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JIMS STAFF PROJECT BIKE WITH EVO BASED 131-INCH TWIN CAM–So here she is… I’ve pretty much compiled components ONLY from American Companies – with one exception, the Ceriani front end. It’s all about American Pride!
It’s has a JIMS Evo mount engine, JIMS trans, Barnett Primary, Terry starter, Exile controls, custom sheet metal, etc… Lot’s of power for apretty light rigid. Should be bad ass. I’ll have her done sometime in July Ithink.
I machined the drag bars, etc… Also, I’ve drawn a bunch of brackets andparts which I’m going to get laser cut this week… I.e. Choke mounts,license plate mount, ignition, etc… From there, tack the bad boy togetherand everything should bolt up pretty good.
Still need to figure out a front fender a few little details, but for themost part – smooth sailing now.
At the end of the day, It’ll be a metallic silver with simple pin striping,and a blacked out powertrain.
–Paul Platts
JIMS
BIKERNET MARRIAGE COUNSELOR IN TRAINING–A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. “Careful,” he said, “CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You?re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They’re going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you’re cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don’t forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt! USE THE SALT! THE SALT!”
The wife stared at him. “What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don’t know how to fry a couple of eggs?”
The husband calmly replied, “I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I’m driving.”
–from K.S.
JOE ROZYNSKI RIDES BUELL TO THUNDERBIKE WIN AT TOPEKA —Sam Rozynski and David Myers fill an All-Buell Podium at ASRA National.
TOPEKA, Kan. (April 27, 2009) ? Soundwaves.com/H-D/Buell of Frederick rider Joe Rozynski rode a Buell XB12R to win the Thunderbike National at the ASRA Michelin Pro Series event at Heartland Park. It was the first ARSA National win for the veteran Buell racer from Sparta, N.J. Buell riders filled the Thunderbike podium, as Soundwaves.com/H-D/Buell of Frederick rider Sam Rozynski finished second and David Myers finished third on a Buell XB12R.
Periodic rain washed out most of the racing program on Saturday, including qualifying for the Thunderbike National, so riders were gridded for the start based on points. That put the season points leader, Hal?s H-D/Buell/Hal?s Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky, on the pole. Racers were dodging rain again on Sunday, and at the start of the 10-lap Thunderbike race the track was dry at the start/finish line, but wet with rain in two other sections.
Joe Rozynski led at the start, with Bilansky right behind in second. Bilansky crashed on the first wet section in turn three on the first lap. Hal?s H-D/Buell/Hal?s Speed Shop rider Joel Spalding passed Joe Rozynski on the front stretch to take the lead at the beginning of lap two. But Spalding carried too much speed into the wet section and crashed when his front tire washed out in turn three.
With Spalding down, Joe Rozynski reclaimed the lead and was not challenged for the rest of the race. Both Bilansky and Spalding managed to free their motorcycles from the mud surrounding the track and rejoined the race on lap five. Bilansky finished in fifth place, while Spalding was sixth.
?I got out in front right at the start and we ran into rain on turn three,? said Rozynski, who has been racing a Buell in ASRA Thunderbike since 2001. ?I didn?t realize that Bilansky went down until we came back around the track. When Spalding passed me at the beginning of lap two, we both came into that wet section too fast for the track conditions, and my front start to slide, but I managed to save it when he went down. After that the track started to dry and I just rode as hard as I could. I?m really stoked to get the win. It?s been a great weekend for us.?
After two events on the 2009 ASRA Michelin Pro Series Thunderbike schedule, Bilansky leads with 56 points, followed by Joe Rozynski with 53 points, Sam Rozynski with 51 points, and Spalding with 45 points.
The next event on the 10-race ASRA Michelin Pro Series schedule is May 1-3 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Buell Riders Win Motorsports.com CCS Sprint Races
Buell riders took wins in a double-header weekend of Motorsports.com CCS sprint competition at Heartland Park. Bilansky won twice in Expert Thunderbike and once in Expert SuperTwins, while Hal?s Speed Shop rider Matt Sheahan won twice in Amateur Lightweight Supersport.
To learn more about Buell motorcycles, visit your local Buell dealer today and experience the pure streetfighter attitude, style and performance only found on board a Buell. For the Buell dealer nearest you, pull into www.buell.com
JIM NAZI 2009 Bagger Series kit–
I do not know how familiar you are with my 97-08 Bagger Series Kit,(with the triple pipes out the side of the bag) as you know, HD changed the frame and a lot of other things for 09′ (thanks guys!) so, I created a new kit for these models.
I had some customers that absolutely had to have the triple shot side exhaust (out the side of the bag) and some customers that wanted pipes out the rear, so now I have made it available both ways.
For the rear exit pipes, I am working with Cary Faas, (CFR) I use his slip on, but I have CNC’d a NASI billet tip for them (see pictures) I noticed most rear exit kits had a slash cut but it was thin sheetmetal and I wanted to give mine the look of a solid thick piece, I think it really makes a difference in a sea of rear exit exhaust systems on Baggers .
The fuel tank stretch and dash are also components we are currently selling, as well as the seat we manufacture in our facility also.
All made in USA
kit includes
– Steel rear fender (this is a replacement, you do NOT install this on top of your stock fender)
– set of saddlebags (our bags are stretched back and down)
– set of contour saddlebag lids
– set of top rail filler covers
– set of our front side covers (like our previous kit)
– CFR slip on exhaust (with NASI billet tips)
– Billet elliptical license plate mount with l.e.d.’s
– billet latches with locks
kit bolts directly on with no grinding or welding necessary
www.jimnasicustoms.com
info@jimnasicustoms.com
800.964.NASI
AMERICAN-BUILT CLASSICS TOP SELLERS AT CLASSIC CAR AUCTION OF MICHIGAN–Rare and original 1950 Flxible Motor Coach built in Loudonville, Ohio rings in the top sale of $92,400 at RM?s ?Classic Car Auction of Michigan? event in Novi, Michigan.
Ypsilanti, Michigan – April 27, 2009 ? One of the largest and most unusual vehicles ever offered by RM Auctions took the number one sale spot at their recent Novi, Michigan event, followed by several other top selling American-built classics. A nine-ton 1950 Flxible Private Motor Coach, custom built for a wealthy Minneapolis family, sold to a private collector for $92,400. This rare and majestic luxury coach is one of only five examples built by the Flxible Company in Loudonville, Ohio and attracted considerable interest from out-of-state phone bidders and enthusiastic attendees alike.
Other top sellers at the Michigan sale included a Concours-quality 1964 Chevrolet Corvette presented in as-new condition that brought $71,500 and a fully restored, Detroit-built, 1969 Hurst/Olds 442 Coupe that sold for $52,000. Complete sales results from this event are available at www.rmauctions.com
RM Auctions continue its summer calendar of auction events with the return of the Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook sale on August 1, 2009, held at the magnificent Meadow Brook Hall estate in Rochester, Michigan in conjunction with the internationally-renowned Meadow Brook Concours d?Elegance.
For additional information on the Michigan sale and other RM Auction events, please call (800) 211-4371 or visit: www.rmauctions.com
The Gunslinger and the Old Prospector–An old prospector walks his tired old mule into a western town one day. He’d been out in the desert for about six months without a drop of whiskey.
He walked up to the first saloon he came to and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger walked out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other. The young gun slinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, “Hey old man, have you ever danced?”
The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, “No, I never did dance. I just never wanted to.”
A crowd had gathered by then and the gunslinger said, “Well, you old fool, you’re gonna’ dance now,” and started shooting at the old man’s feet.
The old prospector was hopping around and everybody waslaughing. When the gunslinger fired his last bullet, he holstered his gun and turned around to go back into the saloon. The old man reached up on the mule, drew his shotgun, and pulled both hammers back making a double clicking sound.
The gunslinger heard the sound and everything got quiet. The crowd watched as the gunslinger slowly turned around looking down both barrels of the shotgun.
The old man asked, “Did you ever kiss a mule’s ass?”
The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, “No. But I’ve always wanted to.”
The lessons from this story are:
1. Don’t waste ammunition.
2. Don’t mess with old guys.
–from K.S.
ILLUSION 3? OPEN BELT–You?re going to look long and hard to find a high quality 3? belt drive conversion this complete for near the price. The new Illusion 3? Belt Drive conversion kit comes with everything you need for a simple and quick bolt on installation. You?ll get application specific front and rear pulleys, one of the most rugged and durable 3? belts on the market and mirror polished covers and all for under $1100.00.
For complete details and ordering information call 714-894-1942 or visit them at www.illusionmotorcycles.com
One of Those Things You Need Just to be Cool–TOOL JACK– After you attend one or two motorcycle trade shows like VTwin Expo, the one thing you learn is that your senses will be bombarded into total numbness if you try to take it all in. These things are designed to create motorcycle sensory overload such that a state of euphoria sets in and you uncontrollably place large orders for all kinds of products without thinking. The best thing to do is to let the ride take you wherever it is going and drink heavily.
There we were minding our own business when suddenly we saw the Tooljack. It was one of those beautiful things that stops you dead in your tracks. It is an elegantly simple device that should be in every shop and garage that has a motorcycle nearby. Beyond the fact that it may become your favorite tool, it is virtually indestructible!
First, its virtues: the Tooljack is lightweight, infinitely configurable and customizable, cool looking, and can handle all of the tools you need for a job in one, compact, organized space. I’ve never seen anything like it before. We now have them in both shops and both trailers! I don’t ever want to work on a bike again without one next to me.
And then there is the price: starting at under $250.00 for the base cart, you can add tool holders, socket trees, telescoping trays, and magnetic bars to your heart’s content and end up with a personalized tool station that goes where you go for under $400.00.
Probably the most unique part of the Tooljack’s story is its humble beginnings. The Tooljack evolved not from the motorcycle industry but, rather, from the horseshoeing industry. Apparently, the horses would often take exception to being pounded on and would protest by kicking something over (sometimes the guy who was doing the work but, more often, the guy’s tools). Horses can pack a wallop and it got pretty expensive replacing the tool cart (to say nothing of the guy’s knees and legs). So, an ingenious indestructible plastic cart was born. It is even guaranteed against damage from horses, donkeys, and mules (in case one ever gets loose in your shop). Somewhere along the line, a motorcycle mechanic saw the light and now we can all enjoy the Amazing Tooljack!
K and G Cycles has the Tooljack ready for immediate shipment in a wide variety of colors. Just build it the way you want and treat it like a rental car. It can take it, trust me.
–George M Marakas
K and G Cycles.com
www.kandgcycles.com
BIKERNET KING QUESTION– Can ya tell me what is the brand of the front fender on your RK and where I can get one? I am looking for one for my Street Glide. I want ta ditch the factory front fender.
Keep up the good work on your website. It is more informative and entertaining than Playboy. Lupita says hello.
–Gootie
Hey, that’s a H-D Street Stalker, fiberglass front fender with factory lower leg spacers to make it fit. Very smooth. –Wrench
The Original Bike Blessing is the oldest, continuously run event of it’s type in Wisconsin or northern Illinois– First held in 1985, this event now hosts thousands of riders on the first Sunday of each May. The event runs from noon to 5:00pm with live music, free beer and vendors of all types, including motorcycle manufacturers, jewelers, leatherworkers, civic groups and more. Starting at 2:00pm, ordained ministers begin blessing each bike individually, and continue to bless bikes until everyone who so wishes has had their bike blessed.
The Original Bike Blessing is held on the grounds of Legion Post #434, located at 9327 S Shepard Ave. in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. To get to the Blessing from anywhere take Interstate 94 to the Ryan Road (Hwy 100) exit in Oak Creek. Go east 1.5 miles on Ryan Road to Shepard Avenue, then north on Shepard Avenue about a quarter mile, you literally can’t miss it.
Tickets to the Original Bike Blessing are $10.00 per person or $18.00 per couple. Tickets include a ride pin and entry for door prizes. A portion of the event proceeds go to support Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee. Come on out and get a personal blessing of your bike, have some free beer, enjoy some good food, vendors and brotherhood!
–Weezdog
BASSANI EXHAUST, NEW BIKERNET METRIC SPONSOR–Bassani Xhuast has been a leading manufacturer of High Performance Motorcycle Exhaust systems for the past 40 years. Darryl Bassani represents a lifetime of experience and involvement as a motorcycle enthusiast and exhaust builder since 1969. When Darryl started building pipes, Richard Nixon was President, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, plead guilty to leaving scene of fatal accident at Chappaquiddick, MA (July 18) in which Mary Jo Kopechne drowned, and 400,00 attended the Woodstock concert.
The metric pipes Darryl Bassani produced back then fit Hodaka?s, Yamaha DT?s and Suzuki RM?s. Now days just like then, Bassani Xhaust is the hot stuff for your bike. Whether you ride a Suzuki M-109R or a Yamaha Star, you have to get Bassani. Bassani no longer makes 2 stroke pipes, but the experience we gained from 4 decades of making pipes shows in our attention to every detail of our new systems.
BIKERNET MEDICAL CENTER ALERT, How To Avoid The Swine Flu–Eat right!Make sure you get your daily dose of fruits and veggies.
Take your vitamins and bump up your vitamin C. Get plenty of exercise because exercise helps build your immune system.Walk for at least an hour a day.. Go for a swim.. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, etc.
Wash your hands often. If you can’t wash them, keep a bottle of antibacterial stuff around.
Get lots of fresh air. Open doors & windows whenever possible. Try to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can.Get plenty of rest.
OR
Take the doctor’s approach.. Think about it… When you go for a flu shot, what do they do first? They Clean your arm withalcohol… Why ??? Because Alcohol KILLS GERMS..
So……
I walk to the liquor store. (exercise)
I put lime in my lager …(fruit)
Celery in my Bloody Mary (veggies)
Drink outdoors on the bar patio..(fresh air)
Tell jokes, laugh….(eliminate stress)
Then pass out. (rest)
The way I see it… If you keep your alcohol levels up flu germs can’t get you!
My grandmother always said… ‘A shot in the glass is better than one in the ass!’
Live Well and Laugh Often !
–Ray Russell
BIKERNET METRIC EDITOR CHECKS IN– I have been getting my scooter ready for riding. Many of you know that I tore down the engine to do a top end. In tearin? into it, I found that the ?other? shop did not do some of the work that that they told me was done. Hey, I got a great engine but now we are going to do it right. Dave Bozzie of Bozzie Performance Customs is just finishing the build up and it should be a runner.
I will be writing several tech articles with Bozzie?s help to help readers out there understand the difference in bolting together parts and actually machining parts to ensure they fit and work right. I learned the hard way and now will never look back. Bozzie is going to be heading to the Salt soon with several bikes looking for a record. I will be showing the bikes to you soon on the electronic pages of Bikernet so stay tuned. For a look at some of the race bikes now, check ?em out at http://www.bozziecustoms.com/
In addition, Todd Evans of Evans Cycles & Rods has been making a HUGE name for himself. He has stepped up and done a quick five day paint job on my bike. I will be doing an article on his shop soon. He is expanding his business in a time when others are going down?and I think we all need to know how he is doing it! Also, just to give him some added credit, he has three features coming out on some of the bikes he has recently built. And, he has a bad-ass Busa that will be featured on Bikernet Metric. I can?t wait?it will be something to see for sure. To see some of Todd?s work now, check out http://www.myspace.com/evanscyclesandrods
Lastly, Ray Wheeler, the face of W8less Rotors, has left California and is now down in Dallas at Rick Fairless Strokers. He will be picking up the Brass Balls Bobbers Military bike from Strokers (Strokers is one of the newest Brass Balls Bobbers dealers) and riding to the Horse Smoke Out West in Cottonwood, Arizona. The bike is a giveaway bike and will be raffled off at Biketoberfest to raise money for the Intrepid Fallen Hero fund. Ray will be riding the Horse?s Long Road across country on the Bobber so it should be a great time. I will be following Ray daily on his travels. Look for more news on the fund raising efforts on the pages of Bikernet and Bikernet Metric. Brass Balls Bobbers will also be looking for sponsorships for this fund raising effort. If you are a company or an individual that would like to donate, please contact me at my email and I will get you a sponsorship package. Wacko@bikernetmetric.com
That is enough from me for now. Ride full throttle and remember,
Ride Forever!
–Wacko
BIKERNET KING PERFORMANCE QUESTION–Hey Bandit, Are you happy w/ your performance mods ie. Thundermax, cams? I got the tru-trac a while ago on your advise and love it. Thanks bro for all you do for our freedoms!
–Pete(from florida)pgray53@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Hey, I just ran for 630 miles to Laughlin and back. One side of the ride was against heavy desert winds. The 2003 King has never run better. I pulled down about 34 mpg and the engine never ran over 188 degrees with Spectro Oil. It’s pure 88 inches with a 2-into-1 D&D performance exhaust, Screamin’ Eagle heads, SE air cleaner, S&S gear driven mid-range cams and the Zippers EFI system. Never ran better and handled like a dream with the True-Track in place.–Bandit
Keep Your Butt CoolHot Leathers? Motorcycle Seat Covers —
Summer is quickly approaching and it is getting warmer outside all over the country. Make sure your bike is prepared for the scorching suns heat. The summer sun can be very damaging to your motorcycle. Seat covers are great for keeping your seat cool, but they also help protect the leather and paint on your bike.
Hot Leathers? seat covers fit on any bike. Fast and easy set up and take down make these perfect for everybody’s bike.
Hot Leathers? has a wide variety of seat cover styles to choose from.
Shop www.HotLeathers.com today!
LORENZO LAMAS MOTORCYCLE WITH RALPH RANDOLPH–Ralph Randolf of Knockout Motorcycles recently partnered with Lorenzo Lamas of Renegade fame, to start a motorcycle company. This is just one example of Ralph’s building talents, the Rat Ride he built for the Rat’s Hole Show in Daytona, 2008. We will bring you a feature on this bike, and updates as Ralph begins to build Lamas concept bikes for Sturgis.
TBEAR DISCOVERED IN A NEW ENGLAND BARN–The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated!!!….lolI?m finally almost finished with the Mutha-Fokker charity bike build.Just need to plumb and wire her then do a few fancy striping on the lower legs and frame.
I?m gonna take her to a few local shows when she?s done and then do a photo shoot and an article on her, then she?s be put up on the block for sale.
As you know, I started this project over 2 years ago, but my accident Februrary 2008, put me waaaay behind schedule.It was one hell of an experience trying to build her from my wheel chair over the past 15 months in my garage without a proper lift. Today was the first time, with a little help from a friend, that I was able to get out of my chair and throw a leg over her.
Hopefully she?ll be done by the end of June. I?m just really bummed out that I won?t be able to debut her at the Smoke Out 10 and take the long ride on her from Arizona to North Carolina but my legs are just not strong enough yet.
I still have one more surgery to go through on my knees but I?m getting a little stronger every day.
Building her as a gimp just proved that you can?t keep a good biker down. I may not be able to ride yet, but at least I can still spin a wrench.
— TBear
We will bring you a full feature on this classic, as soon has Mr. T has her running and his camera dusted off.–Renegade
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