Granted, Jimmy and I knew that when we rolled out Ash Spurlins bike, Errant 2 that we’d get some attention with this build. You can check out the cool story behind this build here. With the unique wide glide girder front end, S&S 93″ Indian motor, custom wheels and seat made by Duane Ballard, and the stretched frame and tank, what isn’t there to like about this bike! ? Add to that the height requirement for Ash since he’s over 6′ 5″ or so and you’ve gone one loooong and tall bike. Ash has gotten some great attention to with this one as magazines such as Iron Works and Easy Rider have featured it since it was completed late last year. Now the newest magazine, Xtreme Bikes from Spain just rolled out their latest issue featuring the bike on pages 44-48. Check out bad boy ash cruisin’ the boulevards and bridges of Louisiana.
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Eric “Otis” Ward, the founder/owner of Stripper Juice, has announced that Stripper Juice has a new owner. Sherry Soliz, aka “Fuzzy,”. Soliz has been a distributor for Stripper Juice for more than a year and her passion and excitement for motorcycling as well as business savvy have made her the perfect choice to take over as owner of the renowned Stripper Juice Brand. Stripper Juice since first exploding onto the motorcycle scene, has burgeoned as the foremost all-in-one motorcycle cleaner and polish in the industry. The “Juice” is a fast and easy detailer that can be used on painted surfaces, chrome, polished aluminum, helmets, glass and windshields, stripper poles and in some cased bald heads and other parts of the anatomy based on who you hang out with! Stripper Juice is the perfect complement to your Harley Davidson (or non-harley), custom chop, old school bobber, hi-tech sport bike, or metric cruisers. You’ll probably be seeing new marketing strategies and products carrying the stimulating Stripper Juice label. As a woman-owned company, Soliz’s vision includes capitalizing on new markets while utilizing a woman’s point of view. And guys don’t paranoid that Stripper Juice is going to lose its male appeal! As a genuine biker business woman, Soliz knows what bikers want and what bikers need. We need our JUICE!!
We like things simple. Plain actually. And if its hidden, it’s even better. So when we saw the newest swag coming from Custom Cycle Control Systems we figured our readers would like them too. CCCS recently released their new improved riser mount kit which allows you to pass all of your internal lines (wires, cables & hoses) thru the bolts and exit the under side of the top triple tree. You can use this with any triple tree set up for HD standard bushings/vibration dampeners. Use only with 1.25″ bars stock with .095 wall thickness. MSRP: $180.00. Each kit includes:
If your involved with the biking scene in any way, shape or form, your more than likely to have seen the handy work of one Don “Thunder” Baggett. ”Thunder” is the brains and pen behind those cool rally maps you see at Daytona, Myrtle Beach, Sturgis and other bike rallies as well as personalized renderings of peoples bikes.
Since leaving the United States Navy in ’79 Don has been doing artwork for magazines such as BIKER, CARtoons, SUPERCYCLE, BIKER’S ATLAS, CYCLE SOURCE, FULL THROTTLE of the CAROLINAS, DIXIE BIKER ILLUSTRATED, CAROLINA BIKER MONTHLY, BIKERS POCKET GUIDE, BAR FLY, WEEKLY SURGE, THE BIKER’S HANDBOOK by Jay Barbieri. The following interview was done by Chris Callen of Cycle Source Magazine. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »
We have to admit we get to work with some amazing artist! Whether it’s Duane Ballard for leather, or Steve O’Brian for paint, or JD for fabrication and engine work. One of our new friends is Bob Thrash of Thrash Designs. His specialty? Well, about everything that has to do with automobiles and bike design and his works is impeccable. Having worked with some of the leading “creatives” in the auto world to participating in the design and build for a Ridler Award winning ride, we know we’ve got a guy that knows what he’s doing. Recently Bob put his hand at developing some new designs for us and we’re excited to start rolling them out over the next few months. What do you think?
It’s hard to explain some times (even to ourselves much less others) what exactly is going on in the motorcycle scene these days. We have so many different aspects of the motorcycling world that are changing. We ask the question “What is this new scene that is comprised of a somewhat younger breed of rider on modified cruisers rippin’ up our streets?” Whether it’s due to economics, restlessness, or simply the ebb-and-flow of a generation that takes on and reflects the state-of-affairs with us as a culture, one thing is for sure….there is “a change a happen’n”.
One guy that we are familiar with and respect for his insights into the industry is Scout Underwood, (who when we met him was working for Baker Transmissions) and then went onto H-D and other companies afterwards. His hands on experience in the industry teamed up with insightful writings have caught our attention and we’d like to repost one article (in it’s entirety) that clearly attempts to answer the question posed above. It’s here for you to read and comment on. You can check out his site The Bikereader.org here. So here is the article: Read the rest of this entry »
We’ve gathers some information for those not familiar with the rally at Sturgis. As well as those that are frequent visitors and wanted to educate themselves on where they are staying and what people are doing while in Sturgis. This is random stuff so enjoy:
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, is a week-long happening every year in early August, hosted in Sturgis, SD, population 6,500. The rally has been held every year in Sturgis since 1938 with the exception of two years during WWII when gas rationing rules prevented recreational travel. Nine racers participated in the first rally, competing for $750 in prize money in front of a small crowd of racing enthusiasts who had paid 50 cents each for the experience. By 1960 attendance was 800, by 1970 that number had grown to 2,000, and in 2010, for the rally’s 70th anniversary, projections are for over 600,000 attendees. Read the rest of this entry »
CRASHING SUCKS!!!…as most riders can attest! And to reduce that “suckage” you need to make sure your tire pressure and wear on your tires is correct and at a minimum. Although it may seem obvious that the tire’s purpose is to hold the motorcycle up, tires actually perform several different functions. They help maintain balance of the bike while in motion, they change the steering and handling geometry, they absorb some of the shocks and vibrations from the road surface (without involving the rest of the suspension), and the more obvious transference of energy between the bike and the road (braking, turning forces, acceleration) — as well as handling the disappation of heat from that frictional transaction of energy transference. (Sounds “teckie” huh? We threw that part in to show ya we’ve got some learn’n involved here). Read the rest of this entry »
Pope, Sears, Flying Merkel, Excelsior, Henderson, Indian, Triumph, and the Harley-Davidson’s Silent Grey Fellows. These are but a few of the vintage, pre-1916 motorcycles that will be thumping their way across these great United States for the Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run in September 10-26, 2010. Riders (a few we know personally) will virtually dip their tread in the salty waters of the East Coast’s Atlantic Ocean as the officials wave the green flag, then come to rest some 3,320 miles later, at the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean’s West Coast. Read the rest of this entry »
Throughout the 2010 season the Limpnickie Lot has adopted a new practice under the direction of Lisa Ballard called the “Limpnickie Lot Footprint” in order to give something back to each community they visit. These included pizza and skateboarding with Boys and Girls club Kids, food drives for local communities and several other interactions and we are pleased to announce the next step in this action. This year in Sturgis, there will be many footprints left behind from the Limpnickie Lot. Athena” Chickie” Vagabond will be working side by side with three high school bike builders, which happen to be all girls. They competed through essay to win this once in a life time opportunity. The bike will be raffled off at the Broken Spoke Saloon downtown location. Be sure to stop by and support this great cause. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s almost that time, the Sturgis 70th Anniversary Rally – Aug. 7th to 15th – featuring 3 International Master Bike Builders’ events. Registration for the IMBBA Sturgis Bike Show opens at 10 a.m., Sunday Aug. 8th at Broken Spoke Campground. The Bike Show will qualify a US bike builder for world cup competition in 2012. The Show opens at 2 p.m. and awards are at 7 p.m., followed by the IMBBA Hall of Fame Ceremony.
Master Bike Builders Ron Finch, Mondo Porras and Bob McKay will join the IMBBA Hall of Fame, and they will be greeted by top bike builders and fans from around the world. It’s all happening Sunday at the Broken Spoke Campground, 79 North at the county line.
Then on Wednesday, Aug. 11th, the IMBBA presents a live bike build on stage at the Broken Spoke Saloon, downtown on Lazelle Street. “Chickie” of Vagabond Choppers will take the stage with three high school bike builders at 11 a.m. Jay Allen, Radical Randy and former NFL star Ruben Brown will MC the event. Master Bike Builders from around the world will also take the stage to sign the bike’s gas tank to commemorate the Sturgis 70th Rally. The bike is being raffled to support high school bike building programs, and raffle tickets will also be drawn for prize giveaways during the event. The finished bike is due to roll off the stage around 7 p.m. Tickets are also available athttp://www.masterbikebuilders.com/
If you are heading to Sturgis, Enjoy the ride and ride safe!
There’s something archaic, yet satisfying, about the presence of a barber pole. Maybe a welcome glimpse of a past perceived as simpler and even slower, one could say? Barbers and their poles (did you know that barbers in the middle ages were actually surgeons? Practicing “bloodletting” to cure ills. And the modern barbers pole had it’s start during that time) are anachronisms in an age of pretentious, gleaming, massive, high-tech salons where the stylists look better than their clients, (before and/or after services). Even the word, barber, which stems from the Latin “barba” – for beard – is less sexy than the term, “stylist”. So, who goes to barbers nowadays? Read the rest of this entry »
So, your minding your own business doing what you do…. hanging out with friends or at a rally or racetrack or feeding your face at a local watering hole or even at work. Then when your ready to find your bike to leave, you can’t find it! No where! Did you park it in another place? Nope, you’ve just been robbed! Violated. Not the best way to either start or finish a day. Bob Feinen, motorcycle theft and fraud specialist, has a few common sense tips for preventing motorcycle theft for new and veteran riders. Feinen, an expert in motorcycle theft investigation and fraud, has worked in the motorcycle insurance field for more than 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »
Thankfully, Jay Allen and the Broken Spoke Saloon are bringing back the Michael Lichter and Sugar Bear Ride after a very successful 2009 event, (which this Guilty Guy participated in and couldn’t wipe the stupid grin off my face for days!) The ride will take place on Sunday, August 8 at 11:00 a.m. starting at The Broken Spoke Campgroundwhich is located on Highway 79 North, just past Bear Butte State Park in Sturgis, SD. The ride will be a gathering that will have an awesome day of activities that will celebrate the motorcycle industry and these two great men. Read the rest of this entry »
In our continuing effort to instill some “ed-u-catchen” with our readers and others browsing the internet, we’ve hit on another “just-gotta-have” bit of information for our readers. Which is, the tightening of that annoying and somewhat dangerous thing called the “chain”. Granted most of us figure if ya got it greased up and it’s not taking off body parts as it spins we’re ok. But seriously, there is far more to this situation than just that aspect dude. So listen (read) up. And just for clarification this is something pretty much every motorcyclist can (and should know) how to do! And it won’t take you away from your favorite episode of House or The Simpson or the PC for more than 10 minutes every 400-500 miles, and is an excellent investment in keeping your sprockets and chain healthy. Plus, for you performance hounds, an improperly adjusted motorcycle drive chain can dramatically reduce rear wheel horsepower. And we can’t have that can we!? The procedure does differs from bike to bike, but the general principles described here apply to all bikes. But do consult your bike’s owner’s manual for specifics.
Here are a few tips to make the job a little easier.
Place the motorcycle on a stand or centerstand, allowing the rear wheel to spin freely.
With the proper tool(s), loosen the nut securing the rear axle.
Gently “snug” the chain by wedging a wrench or other tool between the chain and rear sprocket and rolling the wheel rearwards. This will ensure that the axle is fully clamped against the adjustment blocks, will aid in adjustment, and will also keep the axle from moving when you re-tighten the axle nut.
Adjust the chain tension so that there is proper slack as recommended in your owner’s manual (remove the tool wedged in your chain to check the tension.) Off-road machines usually require more slack than street bikes. Be sure that the rear sprocket is in line with the drive chain.
With the snugging tool re-inserted in the rear sprocket, firmly tighten the axle nut according to the manufacturer’s torque specifications.
Tighten the lock nuts on your chain adjusters, and you’re finished!
Now go ride! Enjoy your freedom and fresh air for a few hours.
Granted, Jimmy and I knew that when we rolled out Ash Spurlins bike, Errant 2 that we’d get some attention with this build. You can check out the cool story behind this build here. With the unique wide glide girder front end, S&S 93″ Indian motor, custom wheels and seat made by Duane Ballard, and the stretched frame and tank, what isn’t there to like about this bike! ? Add to that the height requirement for Ash since he’s over 6′ 5″ or so and you’ve gone one loooong and tall bike. Ash has gotten some great attention to with this one as magazines such as Iron Works and Easy Rider have featured it since it was completed late last year. Now the newest magazine, Xtreme Bikes from Spain just rolled out their latest issue featuring the bike on pages 44-48. Check out bad boy ash cruisin’ the boulevards and bridges of Louisiana.
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