This is a tough one. We all have dreams, but dreams take resources. And of course, your resources need resources. Our Bikernet, 5-Ball Racing dream is to build the first streamlined trike, the Salt Torpedo. Several companies recognized the concept and stepped up, including JIMS machine, Paughco, MetalSport, Carl’s Speed Shop and BDL. We got moving.
I tried to stay true to form with my new Indian Chief, with the 5-Ball Racing color scheme, handled by American Biker in Charleston, SC.
Hell, Dennis Manning, who is working on his first book about Salt Flat Racing, saw the light and helped initiate a trike class through the European sanctioning body, FIM. “If you’re building a trike, we better have a class,” Dennis said.
Another company stepped up, Lucky Devil Metal Works in Houston, Texas, to help us mate the Paughco engine carriage to a dragster front end. Unfortunately, the one-man talented band, Kent Weeks, was forced to move his shop, and he couldn’t deliver on the frame. We had to adjust our thinking, look for more resources, shift gears and get the juices flowing again.
While reshaping a set of beautiful Victory bags, Kent helped to organize all of our components. Then a brother suggested, “Ship them to LA. We’ll haul ass to Carson City and deliver them to the Paughco Wonderland,” said Kelly Dube.
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