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VICTORY KINGPIN BECOMES BAGGER–Six months ago we were delivered a stock 2006 black Victory Kingpin. It had maybe a few aftermarket bolt-on parts, but nothing to speak of for customization. The customer, a good friend, asked for a bike that would turn heads so we set forth on the KingPin face lift.
We sat down for a few hours and drew up the beginning plans for the Kingpin. Rod’s main objective and our biggest challenge was to have hard bags installed and to give it a low, fat look without losing the ability to ride a passenger.
The shop had to fabricate a mounting system that would be hidden by the bags and be strong enough to hold the bags and contents to the Kingpin huge rear fender.
Rod purchased a set of hard bags off a 2004 H-D that had been wrecked. The bags were torn up from the accident, but intact, and with all the hardware included for a $250.00 price tag, they were well worth repairing.
Rod also decided my idea to build a duel exhaust for the bike was what it really needed. I still wanted to take into account Rod’s desire to get the low rider look and to try and get the fat wide appearance from the back, so we designed and fabe’d out two 2″ exhaust pipes dumping out into 7.5″ x 2″ oval exhaust cans under the bags. We decided after our first trial run with the new pipes that the sound was too much; nice, but to much. So 2″x6″ baffles were installed to give it a nice roar and to, hopefully, keep Rod from receiving tickets everywhere he went in Denver. Of course we all have read of Denver’s new noise ordinances.
I went to work stripping down the KingPin to a motor and frame. We called up our friends at Meclec metal finishing in California and made an appointment for them to do their magic. Rod wanted Black Nickel and they were very helpful and got us right in. While the parts were away I went to work on shaving the rear fender and installing a recessed license plate holder with LED lighting. I repaired the bags and installed LED blinkers in the lids, white LED’s inside the bags (for those dark nights when you need a little light), and then of course the paint.
For the paint I started with black base coat and after a few hours of good set up time started the air brushing of the lightning and masking of 4 different colors of layered pearl ghost flames. Hours, I tell ya. Hours and hours of masking (did I say hours?)?. and then on went 4 coats of urethane clear, a little extra to give me some wet sanding and buffing ability. After the painted parts and the black nickel parts were installed, all we were going to need was a hot chick in a hot black outfit for some pic’s and the bike was out of surgery. We think the bike recovered well.
For more info contact: Rocky Mountain Custom Bikes, in Larkspur?Colorado. 719-659-8020.?My web sight ishttp://www.rockymountaincustombikes.com
BIKERNET OPEN FAMILY COUNSELING CLINIC–One day little Johnny heard a noise and peeked into his parents roomto check it out.
He opened the door to see his mom bent over the dresser and dad goingat it behind her. Johnny’s dad saw him and gave him a little wink asJohnny closed the door.
After business was finished Dad went to check on little Johnny. Heopened his bedroom door to find Grandma bent over the dresser andlittle Johnny going at it behind her.
Dad yelled, ‘Johnny, what the hell are you doing?!’
Little Johnny replied, ‘It’s not so funny when its your mom is it?!’
–from Rik
TURTLE WAX PROJECT FOR SEMA SHOW–Here’s something new we just finished up for Turtle Wax /Marvel Oil co..It started out as a 2008 H-D Sportster “Nightster”.We were giving one month to customize this bike.This will be on display at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas.
So take a look for yourself. We hope you guys like it.
–Desperado
Northside Choppers
SUCKER PUNCH SALLY’S HONORS ARMY COMBAT VETERAN WITH CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE AT BIKETOBERFEST 2007–SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ – October 31, 2007 – Christian Clayton of Sucker Punch Sally’s presented Army Combat Veteran Joe White with a custom motorcycle at The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse on Main Street in Daytona Beach, Florida, Saturday, Oct 20th. The bike was the culmination of eight months of hard work by Joe’s brother Johnny, a Bikernet writer. Johnny wanted to honor his brother for his service to the U.S. with a motorcycle and had originally planned on restoring a Sportster. A number of events happened and Johnny, with the help of
Johnny had purchased an 80″ evo motor and got a belt drive from BDL. J&P Cycle graciously supplied the transmission and Custom Chrome supplied a lot of essentials to get the final assembly done. Fabricator Kevin supplied a taillight at a good cost, and GP Leather sent a custom tooled leather seat. Christian Dotson of Dotson Design was enlisted to get a rendering of the bike done and Custom Design Studio did the paint.
Bikernet was an integral part of the build by providing readers with updates and also by supplying a wide-glide front-end. Initially Johnny was going to do all the assembly and fabrication, but just a few weeks into the build realized he would need some professional help. Johnny went to Kent Weeks of Lucky Devil Cycles in Houston and Kent was glad to help. Kent supplied numerous parts and helped with mock up, final assembly and painted the frames.
Sucker Punch picked up the bike in Houston and brought it to Daytona for the surprise presentation. Sucker Punch picked the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse on Main Street to partner with because there was always a crowd and they wanted to honor veterans. The presentation, although not a total surprise to Joe, went off without a hitch. He thought he was getting a partially built bike, so when he saw it was complete and ran, he was ecstatic. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
“Sucker Punch Sally’s has always supported the troops so when we were given this opportunity we jumped on it. It is great to see good hearted people like the White brothers and having finally met them I couldn’t think of a better guy to get it,” said Christian Clayton.
Sucker Punch Sally’s is a production motorcycle manufacturer specializing in old school, stripped-down motorcycles that are priced for the working man, starting at just $19,995. SPS was established in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2002, and in 2007 moved their manufacturing facility to Arizona to better service their customers. They now have eleven dealers across the United States where you can go to find a reasonably priced old school chopper or bobber. SPS attends at least six major motorcycle events each year, and their bikes have been featured in The Horse Backstreet Choppers, Easyriders, Street Chopper, V-Twin, Barnett’s, Sync Magazine, Ironworks, Cyclesource and Hot Bike.
You can visit Sucker Punch Sally’s on the Web at –J. Ken Conte DREW’S BONNEVILLE EFFORT UNFOLDS–Another small piece of the Bonneville puzzle arrived today! The Engine.Jawa Model 870…The ONLY one like it in the U.S.!!! Oh Yaaa! Things are starting to roll. Plus, they started on the new building on our property today.I just got a phone call from my son Clayton to give me an update. Man these guys haul ass. A four man crew started at 9:00am this morning, and as of 5:00pmClayton said all the uprights are placed in concrete, and most of the perlins are in place.They should have all the trusses up by tommorrow. If all goes well we will be having our Racers Christmas Party in the new barn. –Drew GIVE AN XB THE BLUES WITH NEW BUELL ACCESSORIES–MILWAUKEE (October 31, 2007) – New Hero Blue wheels and matching accessories allow owners of many Buell XB models to customize in this exciting color. All are original-equipment components that ensure proper fit and function. The new XB Wheels – Translucent Hero Blue (P/N Add a matching Translucent Air Box Cover – Hero Blue (P/N M1224.3AJMBX; $206.00) with a black X-Guard to protect the finish when a tank bag is installed. Fits all 2006-later XB and 1125R models. For 2003-later Lightning models, Buell offers the Translucent Flyscreen – Hero Blue (P/N M1600.1AJAMBX; $59.95). Both the Air Box Cover and Flyscreen are made of see-through Translucid material exclusive to Buell that lets the mechanical details under the bodywork be visible. For 2003-later Firebolt models, Buell offers Translucent Blue Windscreen (P/N M0600.02A8MBX; $59.95) injection-molded to original-equipment specifications for a perfect fit, color-matched to the Hero Blue wheels and airbox cover. For additional information on Buell Accessories, see your local Buell dealer or visit the Buell website at www.buell.com. To find a dealer near you, call toll free 1-800-443-2153 in the U.S.A. or Canada. SPIKE, THE ’05 TRIUMPH ROCKET–Spike is what I call my ’05 Triumph Rocket lll..He has been lowered an inch and a half front and rear,has had front and rear fenders bobbed. Seat cut down in all dimensions and recovered. Stock exhaust replaced with a Hooker muffler from an old system on my old S&S custom. The black forks are actually covered with vinyl, the bugs slide right off. Motor has a PC111 and triple K&Ns right on the throttle bodies. The original air box under the seat is now a beer cooler and holds a 6 pack and drains the ice water through a windshield washer pump out the right side. He’s always peeing on harleys..TeHe. Iam guessing right around 152HP and 158 Torque.Ive got his weight down to 730 lbs from 802..Will pull away from S&S 124s to about 145 MPH when the limiter hits..And i ain’t messing with the limiter.Can’t hang on now..Stock rear tire is a 240 that only lasts about 6000 miles.All paint work by me.Been painting Harleys most of my life. I have many more picts.I can send if you like..JackJohn Pritchard busajack@hotmail.com IT’S GETTING TOWARD THAT TIME–When you are making out your Christmas card list this year,please include the following: A Recovering American soldier COMPLIMENT FROM BIKERNET READER–Thanks for taking the time to answer my forward. I amsure you get a lot of email and I certainly did notexpect a reply. I really enjoy all of your work andespecially Bikernet and more recently your Utube stuffabout Bonneville. Keep up the good work. No need toreply as I know you are busy. –JC HANSEN DAM RALLY BIGGEST YET–This past weekend saw the BIGGEST Hansen Dam Rally ever,over 650 bikes. I was one of the bike show judges. I’ll send a full report shortly. –Paul DESTINATION BIKER CITY–First off I want to congratulate you on your very successful website. I know as an enthusiast I go to it often, and find it informative and current. I will make this brief since I know how busy your day can be. Thank you for taking your time to check out this email about our newly released DVD called “Destination Bike City”. We would like to have our DVD feature posted on your website. Please advise how we can make this happen. Another idea is to post your link on our website and you do the same for our link on your website. The demographic content of this film is entertaining for the whole family, and both metric and Harley-Davidson? touring markets. Attached is the image of our DVD cover, and body content that describes our DVD film. Feel free to view some trailers we have posted on our website –Chuck Williams A BLAST FROM THE PAST–Do you long for that look of the 1930s? Headwinds, the leader in custom headlights, introduces their 5-3/4-inch Tomahawk. This billet aluminum housing features a classic-style clamp ring with a convex lamp for a round-front, short-back look that will take you back in time. They are now available in chrome or polished aluminum. Made in the USA by Headwinds. Contact Headwinds at 626-359-8044 or online at headwinds@headwinds.com. See their website at www.headwinds.com. FIRST AND AMAZING MOTORCYCLE RUN FROM PUERTO RICO TO HAITI–We left San Juan yesterday afternoon, over a dooming downpour, I mean, heavy-duty tropical rain.Our direction pointed us towards the West side of the island, and the ferry that would take us over the Dominican Republic.The 100 mile trip was not exactly a brochure paradise deal, but we made it.Once we loaded the bikes and ourselves into the ferry, we ended up at the buffet style restaurant, tired and hungry. I tell you, the 14 bucks per plate, was well worth it by the time we finished… We met a group from various points in Puerto Rico who belonged to the Urban Rescue unit. They were heading over to DR, to help the people of Bonao bring medicines, clothing, food and their expertise, after the massive flooding that TS Noel delivered.We all ended hanging out at the various bars and clubs aboard the ferry, harrassing the girls, joking, just having fun and watching time go by. Early this morning (Nov 8th) the ferry finally docked and we were the first ones to haul vehicles out (the bikes); The whole procedure was described as dreaded, time and time again, ended up being a breeze. At the customs exit we were met by our friend Vital and Jungi. We promptly became part of the anarchic driving typical of this place. The early morning ride thru the Malecon (the road fronting the ocean) was exciting, since you are riding in a different place and country, plus the avoidance of every single kind of vehicle that seems to be on the road to target us, normal chaos… which I love. Tomorrow morning we are heading over to Port Au Prince in Haiti, it’s a 7 hour trip, which I know for certain will be overflowed with tales and adventure. Meanwhile, tonight, we are meeting at the Nativos clubhouse and after we will be touring the local bars and night spots for certain mayhem. I will try to report again tonight, or at least tomorrow when we finally make it to Haiti. –Jose de Miguel LONESTAR RALLY SUCCESS AT EVERY LEVEL–The City claimed near 500,000.The place was packed.In my opinion this is one of the top three events in the country.It deserves to be on the must do rally list. I did not see a single bike pulled over by the cops. No unnecessary arrest. No BS by the City.Open containers okay.Body painting okay. Zero Tolerance for burn outs and wheelie’s (fine with me I am tired of smelling burnt rubber from burnouts they never impressed me) It really was a fun event in a great city. –John Green THAT’S IT FOR PRE LOVE RIDE ACTION–After all the action with the Sucker Punch Gang I rolled over to Knockout to see Captain Ralph and attend the first ever viewing of WarBird, a television production of Ralph Randolph and the Knockout Team building a bike to support the Commemorative Air Force. The show was cool and is due to be aired on a cable channel network in early ’08. They took a bone stock H-D Softail and build a sweet rendition of a P-51 Mustang fighter. The bike is destined to be raffled off to support the Commenorative Air Force and displayed at six air shows and the Reno Air Races in addition numerous motorcycle events. The knockout team plans to build a series of bike renditions of historic fighters like the B-17. Bikernet and Hot Bike Magazine are both supporting his efforts. The bike will be featured on the cover of Hot Bike Shortly. Watch for it. We are also working with True Track on two tech and modifications to the True-Track technology for ’07 and ’08 Dyna Glide models. Watch for the techs in the next couple of weeks. I currently have three maybe four green feature bikes to publish. I don’t know if I’m headed into a stretch of bad luck, too much Sushi wasabe, St. Patrick’s Days blues, pre-Christmas season mistletoe or a case of Yaegar Mister. You be the judge when you see the bikes. Saints MC rolled in for Lunch. Three members of the Saints, including the Prez, my son, rode to the Bikernet Headquarters and kidnapped me for a late chow. My son rides a modified hot rod Dyna, one brother straddled a blacked out, late model FLH and the other patch holder, Nick was riding a Saxon Black Crown. We almost rode up to LA ChopRods, but ran outta time. For the first time my kick-only Shovel was hard to start. Goddamnit. Have a helluva weekend, –Bandit Go Back To Page 2 Or To Page 1
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