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STEALTH CYCLES REPORT FROM NORTH CAROLINA–I missed doing my report last week due to our air compressor taking a dump on us. The company we purchased the compressor from took care of the problem for us and we were up and running by the end of the day.
Last Saturday was a big day for us at STEALTH BIKE WORKS. We finished our ’71 Shovel project. It roared to life on the 6th kick, not bad! The bike is styled after the Dave Mann centerfold bikes. Check the exhaust system out. I really like it. The paint came out very nice, our painter Rusty did a great job. The bike is a kick only and so far it starts with only 3 kicks, not bad. The bike sports an S&S B carb, a 3″ BDL open belt drive. Engine displacement is a stock 74″ and it runs a stock 4 speed tranny. It also runs a spun aluminum Santee oil tank. It was a real kick in the pants for me when it fired! The 71 Shovel will be on display Wednsday at Kristopher’s bike night.
Our ’78 Shovel is nearing completion. We are waiting on the paint to be finished. As soon as we are finished, I will have pictures.
We are busy here at SBW. We have parked a couple of bikes up front because our back room is full. This is a very good thing! More people are starting hear about us from our customers and that is the best kind of advertising.
We are coming up on our one year anniversary at STEALTH BIKE WORKS(5-10-06.) The time has really flown buy and it doesn’t seem like it has been a year already. We have grown a lot but we still have a long way to go. As with any journey it starts with the first step. I would like to thank all of our customers for their support this first year. I would like to thank Larry and everyone at Custom Chrome for all their help. Thanks Max and Chopper John, you guys are SBW. Thanks to “THE MEANEST” for kicking my ass when I needed it and for encouraging me the whole way. Thanks to a couple of friends of mine for their advice when I was back and forth about opening SBW, Mr. Bandit and Lee Clemens of Departure Bike Works. You both helped more than you know. Thanks to all the BIKERNET readers who have wished us well, Hiwayman, Concrete Pete and my friend Fritz. I plan on keeping SBW going for a long time, there is nothing I would rather be doing.
The summer looks like it going to be a busy one for us. SBW will be at The Horse Smoke Out June 23rd & 24th. July 23rd SBW will present our 1st Annual “No Class Bike Show.” In between those two events ther are bike nights and swap meets. Time flys when yopu are having fun!
–Until next week, RIDE!
STEALTHMAN
BIKERNET JIMS TOOL OF THE WEEK–Cam Assembly Tool.Use to hold both cams in an upright position while lowering the cam support plate over both guides and cam journal guides.
This tool has been manufactured from a non-marring material, that will not damage any of the cams’ surfaces.
No. 990 – Use on 2006 topresent Dyna Trans.
TONGLET READY TO RACE IN ATLANTA, DEFEND FIRST CAREER HARLEY-DAVIDSON VICTORY–Hines Looking to Climb Out of Second Place GT Tonglet will do something this weekend he has never done before. The 23-year-old Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines V-Rod rider is set to defend his 2005 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle victory from one year ago.
It won’t be the first time Tonglet has defended a victory, his first career win was at St. Louis in 2001. But it will be the first time he defends an event title from the seat of his Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod and that was a long time in the making.
So when Tonglet and teammate Andrew Hines start competing Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, Tonglet will have a spring in his step he didn’t have at the same time last year.
“Winning a national event is amazing but usually one victory doesn’t mean as much as it did to us,” Tonglet said. “We went the entire first year of the Screamin’ Eagle program (2003) without even qualifying. Then it took us another year and a half for me to get to winner’s circle. An entire team had a few years of effort and hard work invested in that win and that’s what made it so special.”
Riders will have four chances to qualify for the third of 15 national NHRA events, starting with sessions at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Friday before wrapping up on Saturday (11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.). Final eliminations will start at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Tonglet is hoping the pressure of trying to repeat a victory won’t be a distraction.
“The pressure comes from wanting to do well at the same track again,” the New Orleans native and resident said. ” I don’t think I had ever been more excited about winning a race in my career so I’m anxious to go back to Atlanta and try again.”
Tonglet also knows that the same event, even just a year later, doesn’t guarantee a team will even qualify.
“The technology changes in this sport so quickly,” Tonglet said. “We’re a perfect example of that. Byron (Hines, team owner) has done amazing things in building a new Harley-Davidson program from the ground up in just a few short years. But the rest of the series has been working night and day during the offseason too. Everyone wants to win and you don’t get any free passes for being the defending champ.”
Tonglet has three career wins in eight final round appearances and is currently in eighth place, less than two rounds out of the No. 3 spot. Hines has five career victories in 11 final rounds to go with his two NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle championships. He is currently second in the point standings.
Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said the team is anxious to get back to the track and attempt to add to the winning statistics.
“The Pro Stock Motorcycle class has had a month off and I think we’re all pretty excited to get back to the track,” Paluso said. “We’ve had two races in a little less than two months but now we’re getting into the heart of the schedule. We have 13 events left this season and every point is so important. Now we won’t have a lot of time between races to work on the bikes, either. This is an intense time of the year for every team that competes in this series.”
VADER WHEELS ON SALE FROM PM–Seen enough vintage style bikes with wire spoke wheels? Us too, so lately, we’ve been eyeballing a period correct styled alternative from Performance Machine called the Vader. This simple design Looks like some sort of throwback to the origins of custom motorcycle wheels and is screaming for a clean little bobber to connect with. The ten subtle spokes of PM’s Vader wheel are the perfect alternative to played out wires and they’ll even make you design matched discs, pulley and sprocket.
PM’s making them in chrome or polished finish and you can check ’em out on PM’s new site. They have a slick wheels try-on module that lets you pick your bike and then try on each of their wheels! Tell them we sent you.
For more information, call or write to:
Performance Machine, Inc.
6892 Marlin Circle,
La Palma, CA 90623
714-523-3000
http://www.performancemachine.com
PAUL REVERE RIDE TO YOUR STATE CAPITOL– To all red blooded American citizens: If you ride a motorcycle, we want you to escort the 21st Century Paul Revere team into your state capitol this summer. Check the web site for dates and times. Take off from work for an hour or day or week; ride with the team; be a part of history; make Paul Revere proud; wear the T-shirt; tell your friends. Just imagine 1,000 or 10,000 motorcycles circling your state capitol demanding a stop to the illegal immigration invasion of America.
They ride into 48 state capitols this summer to show you HOW to stop the invasion. Have Old Glory flying from the back of your bike to show your colors! This is going to be BIG! http://www.21stcenturypaulrevereride.us
BIKERNET BONNEVILLE RACE GIRL CHECKIN’ IN–Valerie Thompson – VTRaceGirl.com has just finished 3 of her 14 ADHRA drag races events in Gainesville, Arizona and Texas and is off to a terrific start for 2006. Valerie is racing for Rick Hatch, Hacienda Harley-Davidson, Scottsdale Arizona, Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer in the All Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Association.
The V-Rod Destroyer bike is one of the most extremely competitive classes in the AHDRA. The newly released Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer; the first ever factory production drag bike is powered by a 1300cc engine and putting out 165 horsepower that is capable of a low 9-second quarter mile and speeds of more than 140mph. This class is considered a “spec class” as each rider/team must compete following a strict set of rules designed to make the class a “rider’s class” As of April 2006, her best ET is 9.58 in a quarter mile at 140.24 MPH.
Valerie has had some impressive qualifying numbers and is our Arizona Bike Week National Runner-Up in the Super Gas Class, April 2006. In Texas, she claimed the No. #1 qualifier position in Super Gas Class and made it to the quarterfinals. She is now currently in 4th place in the AHDRA Screamin’ Eagle Champion Points Series. In March 2006, Valerie clinches First Place in the NOPI Drag Racing Series Race at Firebird Raceway. She is now on her way to St. Louis, MO.
In between her racing, she attends many promotional events and is continually updating her website?Thanks to her sponsor Kirk Johnson- phoenixbikers.com.
Valerie would like to give a warm welcome to Lucas Oil and MTC Engineering for jumping on board with a sponsorship for 2006.
In addition, I would like to say thank you to my Crew Chief Kenny Folz and Brian Batzel for there hard work! Tripp Nobles #87 was also a key player in her success. “This is a good way to start the season off,” said Thompson. “I have been working hard on my riding and I think it’s really starting to pay off” Thank you to Hacienda H-D, Monster Energy Drink, Legend Air-Ride Suspension, Phoenixbikers.com and HJC for your support! It gives me great pleasure to represent my sponsors and is even more rewarding to report my successes to them. This is only the beginning of VT.
So, keep your eye on this new up coming raising star September 2006 she is scheduled to race two Bikernet.com motorcycles for Land Speed Records at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
–VTRaceGirl.com
BIKERNET FARMERS AND HOOKERS CLASS– Three hookers were comparing notes about their customers from the night before while in the back of the class.
“I entertained a cowboy last night,” said the first.
“How do you know he was a cowboy?” asked the others.
“Well, he wore a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and kept both the hat and the boots on all the time we were together.”
“Sounds like a cowboy, all right,” agreed the others.
“I entertained a lawyer last night,” announced the second. “I could tell because he wore a three-piece suit and packed a briefcase. He wore the vest of the suit and hung on to the briefcase all the time.”
The others agreed that he sounded like a lawyer.
“I had a farmer for a client,” said the third.
“How do you know he was a farmer?” asked the others. “First he complained that it was too dry, then he whined that it was too wet, and then he asked if he could pay me in the fall!”
BIKERNET COVERS THE LARGEST BIKE SHOW IN SWEDEN–Bikernet and the Horse Magazine will be flying over to Stockholm, Sweden again on June 1st and riding up to Norrtelje for Scandanavia’s largest and most prestegious Custom Bike Show sponsered by Twin Club MC. We’ll be hooking up with our friends from Finland’s Kopteri magazine and Sweden’s MCM magazine to bring our readers the best that the “Land of the Midnight Sun” has to offer.
Last years show featured bikes and builders from Belgium, Finland, Russia, Germany and the most radical of the infamous Swedish Long Bikes. This years event is setting up to be the biggest in the events long 31 year history.
This years top winner will get an all expense paid trip to Sturgis to compete in American Motorcycle Dealer Magazine’s World Championship of Custom Bike Building.
With 22 hours of daylight, the after-show bash at Twin Club’s party central should prove to be kick ass as usual. Last year it took us over 2 weeks to recover from the festivities
We’ll bring you all the action right here on Bikernet.
–TBear
D&D DYNA EXHAUST CONTEST OUT OF CONTROL– The contest is out of control. Somebody figured out how to add votes, so I screwed around and discovered how he did it and started funk’n around with him. Didn’t see any specific voting rules, so If he can do it ,what the fuck, so could I.
When the contest started I email Bro’s fron N.M. to Ma.and in between to get votes and was doing fine. But when I saw what was happening I got pissed! I could have e-mailed you about it but I decided to fuck with him instead.
The whole thing has got out of control. I’m 57 yrs old and been working and riding Harleys since the ’60s and am proud of my bike. It’s no chopper but does have several hand-built parts and a paint job I did myself.
In a fair vote I’d take what I got and have no problem with whoever won. If I won It would have been cool but it was good just seeing my bike on your site and having my Bro’s take the time to vote. The bike that is ahead has gotten over 2500 votes in the last 24 hours. Not to knock another man’s iron, but it looks like he bought a new Harley then told the dealer give him one of everything chrome!
If you want take my bike out of the contest, that’s OK.
–JC
We immediately instituted a thorough investigation, and of course the D&D and Bikernet judges decisions are final.–Bandit
HARDBIKES SC 330 CHOPPER IS BUILT TO GO FAST, TURN ON A DIME AND LOOK GOOD–The SC 330 Chopper Wins Hooter’s Bike Night.The SC 330 Chopper is the premium custom motorcycle in the Hardbikes lineup for 2006. The SC 330 Chopper features include a drop seat design; curved double down tubes color matched frame with 40 degree rake; 5 degree trees; 5 inch backbone stretch; 7 inch down tube stretch; super stretched chopper tank; 300 mm rear tire; sculpted front and rear chopper fenders; 111 inch S&S engine; RSD pulley/brake rotor combination; Torian right-side exhaust pipe by D&D Performance Exhaust and six speed transmission with hydraulic clutch. Out front the oil tank is mounted on the curved double down tubes. This lowers the center of gravity and assists in the handling characteristics of the bike.
Shauna Augustine, Hardbikes Sales Coordinator, said, “TJ Fletcher purchased an Orange and Silver SC 330 Hardbikes Chopper motorcycle during the 2006 Daytona Bike Week. After he got home he went to Hooters for dinner and when he came out they had handed him the winners? trophy for bike night. He was surprised because he hadn’t entered!”
Hardbikes converts owners into custom motorcycle designers by allowing them to design their own chopper. They log onto the Hardbikes website, www.hardbikes.com, and build their custom-fit motorcycle from a deep-list of quality parts in the software application called the Design Wizard. After the design is completed owners sit down with their local dealer-designer to be fitted for the bike according to their physical dimensions and riding style.
“The Chopper phenomenon is alive and well here at Hardbikes,” said Bob Kay, Hardbikes? VP Sales and Marketing. “We have taken the design and refined it in such a way as to make it one of the best handling choppers on the market today. It looks good, turns well, has great balance and the front end doesn’t flop. This is really a testament to our engineering department burning the midnight oil to get the best out of this package.”
Each Hardbikes motorcycle is built with the synergy of Hardbikes engineering, owner input and world-class suppliers. Hardbikes’ suppliers include Weld Wheels, Hawg Halters with differential bore for better stopping, Tech Starters, Torian right-side exhaust pipe by D&D Performance Exhaust, Primo Brute Belt Drives, Drag Specialties and Riveria High Performance Clutch.
ILLUSIONS MOTORCYCLES MEETS THE HORSE–Rusty owns a rare Jesse James built bike. Jesse and Rusty’s wife KO collaborated on building Rusty a bike just prior to his prison release. Jesse’s staff built the bike in just 13 days to insure Rusty had something to ride the day he walked out of prison.
We shot a feature yesterday for the HORSE, and a feature on Rusty for our “Badlands” project on Bikernet, a tribute to veteran and historic bikers and club members. Check out the chapters in the Cantina.
NEW AIR RIDE SYSTEM COMING–I’m not up on these as much as I should be. You know, the old school, less is more. While shooting Rusty’s bike I met Jim Durham and his partner at Cycle Tek MFG, Inc. They are in the process of developing a safe and more adjustable air ride system. Let’s see if I can explain this. Their dual air-ride piston, positioned like Softail shocks, will accept air from both ends so that dampening can be adjusted as well as ride height.
One other item struck me. Their solenoids are set up so, if the system fades or fails, the bike won’t drop to the pavement, but stop at a ride-able height. They are based in Santa Ana, California and these sets should be ready for market within a month or two. (714) 558-9619.
FINALLY, THE LAST PAGE OF THE NEWS–Let’s see, Laughlin was up and down depending on who you talk to. Jay from J-Bird Studio took his first custom offering to be displayed at the Hi-Lo Booth at the Edgewater. While rolling it along the sidewalk to a bike show, he was stopped and his motorcycle was impounded.
Jay was forced to drive over 300 miles back to Los Angeles for his paperwork. Since the bike wasn’t finished, it wasn’t registered. Finally a reasonable officer reviewed his bill of sale and freed his first project bike. You can see his workmanship in the Bikernet Tech Department.
I know there’s more and it escapes me. Oh, when you’re not on Bikernet, building bikes, drinkin’ whiskey, or chasing girls, then you have my permission to watch Deadwood. It’s coming back to HBO. Killer show. Okay, my PM parts for the 45 came in yesterday. I need to bolt up the brakes and rotors and peel over to a shop for some light dirt bike controls. I’ll start to work on a Bonneville update tech tomorrow.
Ride Forever,
–Bandit
