Didn't win last year’s IronWorks/Brass Balls Bobber/Bikernet Giveaway Bike? Why the long face? We have a deal for your… We’re giving away another Brass Balls Bobber to a lucky IronWorks subscriber. In a nod to the current economic times, we’re going to build this year’s bike on Darwin Motorcycles’ affordable BBB Model 1 Digger platform.
As Dar Holdsworth, the creator of Darwin M/C, explains that the Model 1 is based on the concept of the Model T Ford, using top-quality components. IronWorks Magazine and Bikernet will follow along and show you the evolution of our particular Darwinian bike.
It’ll rise from the primordial ooze otherwise known as BBB’s workshop until it evolves into a bike that any of us would be proud to own.
Ah, but there’ll be only one winner, and to be that person you’ll need to sign up for the contest. And the best way to do that is to http://www.ironworksmag.com/brassballs subscribe or renew your subscription to IronWorks Magazine.
Our Model 1 giveaway bike will have some unique styling features, such as an antiqued tank badge, and we even hope to find the missing link to its chain, so stay tuned. The IW/BBB Model 1 is one model you’ll want to own.
Program Details:
•Contest begins: March 10, 2009
•Contest ends: Midnight, January 31, 2010
•Eligibility: Subscribe or renew your IW subscription
•Delivery: 2010 Daytona Bike Week
http://www.ironworksmag.com/brassballs Rules of the Program
Who says an affordable bike has to look cheap? By incorporating some creative ideas into the build, any custom bike can be made to look cool. That’s been our belief at IronWorks for years, and that’s the philosophy the guys at Brass Balls Bobbers maintain, too. And to prove it, they’re taking their “affordable” model, the Model 1, and giving it a few styling cues that should ramp it up to look like a $20,000-plus custom.
Base price for the Model 1 – Less than $16,000.
So, in effect, we’ll show you how to get more than $4,000 worth of free custom components for your bike. (Heck, if you sign up for this sweepstakes, you could get the whole enchilada for free!)
“In the case of the Model 1, our newest bike in the Brass Balls Bobbers line up,” says BBB’s Dar Holdsworth, “we designed a beautiful, simple, refined, hot rod bike, and at an affordable price.”
So how does BBB do it? “First of all,” states Dar, We are anti-chrome. Not in a hard core sort of way, but we feel you can have too much chrome on a custom. We have a motto, which Aaron Glenn coined: ‘Chrome is a flashy substitute for lack of design.’ Given that, and with a delicate balance between shine and refine, we give the Scotch-Brite treatment to some items on the Model 1, while leaving other parts polished or chromed. We spend about an hour on the bike, taking Scotch-Brite to things like the outer lips of rims and hubs and parts of the primary drive. We also powdercoated the primary’s outer plate to match the tins.”
So far, not much has been invested in the components, but their sum total begins to take on that of a one-off custom bike. “We wanted this bike to have a moniker, like a brand within a brand, so we needed something special,” continues Dar. “We cast an antique tank badge to set this understated monster apart from other models. And in true BBB spirit, we put the badge on the oil tank as apposed to the gas tank. Again, we like being different.”
“Other styling cues include the key switch housing, ignition cover that’s cast from zink and a solo seat with the BBB logo. “To make it affordable, we started with an inexpensive vinyl seat from a national vendor. We stripped it, using the pan for our seat that we covered with tooled leather and rivets.”
Finally, Dar adds this: “If you can't wait to win this bike, you can http://www.brassballsbobbers.com buy one for $15,995, but only for a limited time.”
Premium Model 1 Components
The Model 1 is value priced but does not skimp on the premium components that keeps the rider ahead of the pack.
• Motor: H-D 80″ EVO natural finish
• Exhaust: Black ceramic coat D&D Performance Enterprises
• Primary: Tauer Machine Warlord belt drive
• Brakes: Wilwood performance 4 piston front and rear
• Hand controls: Excel
• Tires: Metzler ME 880's (front 21″ x 90mm & rear 16″ x 150mm)
• Frame: BBB Digger frame 36 degrees, 0″ up, 0″ out
Technical Specification of the Model 1
Engine
• Year: 2009
• Make: Harley-Davidson
• Model: EVO
• Displacement: 80 C.I.
• Carburetion: S&S E
• Air cleaner: S&S teardrop
• Exhaust: D&D Performance Enterprises
Transmission
• Year: 2009
• Make: BAKER Drivetrain
• Gear configuration: 5 speed
• Primary: Tauer Machine 2″ Warlord
• Clutch: Tauer Machine
• Frame
• Year: 2009
• Make: Brass Balls Bobber
• Style or Model: Standard
• Stretch: 0 up, 0 out
• Rake: 36 degrees
Front End
• Front end: 2009 Springer
• Length: 2″ under Standard
Sheet metal
• Tanks: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Fenders: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Oil tank: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
Finish
• Sheet metal: Model 1 Midnight Wrinkle Black
• Frame: Model 1 Midnight Black
Front Wheels
• Front: chrome 40 spoke
• Make: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Size: 21″ x 2.15″
• Brake calipers: Wilwood 4 piston
• Brake rotor(s): Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Tire: Metzler ME 880 Marathon 21″ x 90MM
Rear Wheels
• Rear: chrome 40 spoke
• Make: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Size: 16″ x 3.5″
• Brake calipers: Wilwood 4 piston
• Brake rotor: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Tire: Metzler ME 880 Marathon 16″ x 150MM
Controls
• Foot controls: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Master cylinder: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Brake lines: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Handlebar controls: Hawg Halters
• Finish: Chrome/Polished
• Clutch Cable: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Brake Lines: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Shifting: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Kickstand: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
Electrical
• Ignition: MSD
• Ignition switch: MSD
• Coils: MSD
• Regulator: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Charging: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Wiring: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Harness: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Headlight: Bobber style
• Taillight: Dual – 2 Inch Rocket Lights
• Accessory lights: Signals
• Electrical accessories: horn
• Switches: yes
• Battery: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
Misc
• Seat: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Mirror(s): radius arm retro chrome
• Gas caps: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Handlebars: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Grips: Old school black rubber
• Pegs: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Oil filter: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Oil lines: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Fuel filter: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Fuel Lines: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Throttle: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Throttle cables: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
• Fasteners: Darwin Motorcycles/BBB
There’s been so much hoopla about the Model 1 from Brass Balls Bobbers that many enthusiasts already know about its components and how well it’s built. But in the interest of being thorough, we’ll cover some of this again.
Truth is, the team at Darwin Motorcycles are somewhat overwhelmed (in a good way!) with orders for this cool, and really affordable, Digger Bobber.
But first, everyone at Bikenet, IronWorks Magazine and Brass Balls Bobbers would like to congratulate the winner of the 2009 giveaway, Dennis Murray of Tucson, Arizona. Dennis and his wife recently took a road trip to Oklahoma City to visit our new shop. Now, back to the 2010 Giveaway Bike, the Model 1. Can you believe this bike is just $15,995? Some of Brass Balls customers can’t, either, but those that do have placed their orders! On that note, here is an important point to keep in mind: the price will be going up later this year. Not a lot, but to a price point where, based on the sum of its components, it belongs.
But for now BBB has just been charging less for this bike, and it’s our way of giving back to the bike community who has been so supportive of us during the past few years since we opened for business. In coming issues we’ll talk more about how our 2010 giveaway bike will be built. We’ll focus on the building of the Model 1 and the components used, and we’ll reveal why certain parts were used together and why that makes the bike such an outstanding choice. In the meantime, sign up so you can win this bike when we select the winner next January.
Associate sponsors included: Tauer Machine, W8LESS Technologies, Trailer In a Bag, Gatorz, Carl’s Speed Shop, Torian Leathers, Metzeler Tires, Todd’s Cycle, Amsoil, Battery Tender, Art of the Chopper, Saddlemen Seats, D&D Exhaust, Baker Drivetrain, Hawg Halters, Crazy Horse, Biker Pros, and Bikernet.com .
So how can you win the 2010 bike? Simple: when you http://www.ironworksmag.com/brassballs subscribe to or renew your IronWorks subscription you’re automatically entered. Then sit back, enjoy the read, and wait for our announcement early next year. And we promise we’ll let everybody know who the winner is!
Our Model 1 giveaway bike will have some unique styling features, such as an antiqued tank badge, and we even hope to find the missing link to its chain, so stay tuned. The BIKERNET/IW/BBB Model 1 is one model you’ll want to own.
