Look'n for Aprils Contenders : V-Twin Forum: Harley Davidson Forums

Carrie · 03-03-2008, 04:28 PM

I need 4 Contenders for April.

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Ride of the Month rules:

Here's your chance to be featured at V-Twin Forum! To enter your ride, all you need to do is provide the info below along with a photo(s). And don't forget the story behind the bike because that can often turn the trick!

The winner for each round will be chosen by our members votes!

Year:
Model:
Eng size:
Transmission(5sp, 6sp etc):
Pipes:
Seat:
Wheels:
Accessories:
And the story:

As long as you haven't won in the past year you can enter again.

To be eligible for the contest, I need this format plus your story. I also need a full bike shot with nothing in it's way or chopped from the picture.

Please post away!

Carrie

Zadok · 03-03-2008, 06:06 PM

Year: 2005
Model: Road King
Eng size: 88" Twinkie
Transmission(5sp, 6sp etc): 5sp
Pipes: Hooker Fourbidden
Seat: Mustang Daytripper
Wheels: Stock
Accessories: Gimp Hangers, Custom Lowered Front Fender, Custom Made Air Cleaner Cover, Strategically Placed Powder Coating.

And the story:

Following years of being raised around Harley Davidson Motorcycles I, as an adult, made the decision to finally get my own. I purchased a Fatboy thinking this was the bike for me. After only two months I knew this bike was not the bike I had envisioned for myself. Two years later I sold the Fatboy and purchased "The King". I then set out to have the "Baddest Bagger In Town".
At least my interpretation of this. After only having the bike a few months I proceeded to tear in down to the frame, only leaving the engine and tranny. My wife thought I had lost my mind. After all, who tears apart a perfectly running, brand new, 20k motorcycle. Well....me of course. I first made sure the fenders were smoothed out by having the fender lights removed and holes welded and filled. I then lowered the front fender 1.5" for that "low" look. Lowered the rear of the bike 1.5" to help match the look of the front. Sanded the whole bike down, which by the way was a beautiful Black Pearl, and had it painted "Hot Rod" black to help with the look I was going for. When I came across the Four-into-One exhaust, in black of course, I knew that was the exhaust for this bike. The problem was that Hooker only made it for the Softail Models. So I contacted Hooker R&D and spoke with one of their engineers and talked them into sending me a set of the Fourbidden at no charge. In return I would design, build, and AutoCad the bracket for adaption to the touring lineup. A few custom powder coated items and my look was almost complete. (well...sort of....its never really complete). I then set out to find an air cleaner cover that would be the icing on the cake. No such luck. So I took an Evo style air cleaner, powder coated black, and added an aluminum maltese cross to the front of it. Of course the black 16" Gimp Hangers w/ internal wiring just added to this "hot rod" look.

Now for the humorous part of the story. My pops, brother, and myself ride together often. So after making the decision on this build, I ordered all the parts in, custom fabricated what was needed, and had everything ready to go. On a sunny Saturday morning I rode to breakfast with my pops and hung out a local bike shop for awhile. I really wanted to tell him about my upcoming build, but decided to go a different route. After he left that day I headed straight for the garage, with the wife close behind. We proceeded to disassemble the bike. It took about 6 hours. Sunday I separated the parts for paint, powder coat etc. Monday the tins went out for paint. Tue and Wed. I put as much together as I could prior to receiving the tins back. Thursday we got the new Hot Rod painted tank and fenders. Friday was our monthly poker night and I wasnt quite done yet. So not riding, and I still didnt say a word about the build. Late....very late, Friday night I finished the bike. Only 7 days from tear down to paint, powder coat, and complete reassembly. Saturday morning several of us meet at a local breakfast hole. Pops pulls up and gives me this really inquisitive look. He cant quite figure out what is going on. He says "new bike?". I say "no". He says "whos bike is it?". I say "mine". He just cant comprehend how he "just" rode with me only 1 week ago and now the bike is completely different. What a great week. And as for this bike....its going nowhere. It is without a doubt "my bike" and in my opinion....
"the baddest bagger in town".

Hope ya like it.

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supertechal · 03-04-2008, 07:41 PM

Zadok · 03-04-2008, 08:41 PM

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Zadok · 03-04-2008, 08:46 PM

Hopefully this worked. I have been unable to upload any additional pictures. These two were uploaded about a month ago. I will try and get a couple better shots later when I figure out why the uploads keep failing.

Zadok · 03-04-2008, 09:01 PM

Carrie · 03-04-2008, 10:03 PM

Wow! couple nice look'n rides!

kustom_flames · 03-05-2008, 09:32 AM

Zadok - nice job w/ the blacked out look! Bike looks mean and clean - I like it!!! Did you have your parts powdercoated or is that flat black paint on your tins?

Apes and pipes really set it off, too!

Pat

FLHTDan · 03-05-2008, 04:06 PM

Zodak:
I like those pipes!
I bet they are nice and quiet.

GPO03FatBoy · 03-05-2008, 09:12 PM

I'll throw my rims in the ring....

Year: 2003
Model: Fatboy (FLSTFI)
Eng size: 98”
Transmission: 5sp Harley tranny, with Heavy duty Zippers trapdoor and backcut by Zippers
Pipes: V&H Propipe HS
Seat: Le Pera Bare Bones
Wheels: Harley Mirror Chrome Disks
Accessories: Well let’s see:
R&R Stage II CNC ported stock heads w/Ferrea/Manley valves
TP compression releases
Crane Thermo-Cool valve springs and Viton seals
Revolution Performance cylinders with CP 10.5 pistons
Cometic .030 Head gasket
Redshift 577 cams with S&S gear drive
Baisley 1.685 roller rockers
Feuling Cam plate, oil pump, and pushrods
HD lifters with S&S limiters
HD crankshaft - balanced and pinned by Darkhorse
(B engine balancers removed)
Timken bearing upgrade
Bandit clutch
USA Racing inline oil pre-filter
HD Heavy Breather intake on Wimmer base plate,
with external breather tube to Doherty Powervent
Marren 5 gm/sec fuel injectors
HD EFI TB and manifold, bored to 49mm by Gerolamy
SERT tuned using Twinscan II+ and track data
Progressive Airtail Suspension
Wild1 560 drag bars with internal wiring
MSD shift light
Diamond Engineering stainless head, intake, exhaust, and brake caliper bolts
HD Speedo/tach combo
HD oil pressure gauge on Russell hose
HD oil temp gauge in oil filler
HD Anniversary Radical Flame paint set
HD nacelle headlight with horn hidden inside
HD chrome front forks
HD braided hoses and cables
HD floating brake rotors with Lyndall Z brake pads
Controls all swapped for HD chrome pieces
Kuryakyn Led brake and turn signals, and halogen driving lights

And the story:
I’m a “new” Harley rider, having bought this Anniversary Fatboy in the fall of 2002 after starting out with a 1981 Honda CB750F. I ordered my Fatboy through an overseas sales program while stationed in Asia. I had seen the radical blue flame paint set on-line when I was checking out Harleys and decided that was what I wanted. It took me almost a month of phone calls from overseas to “stateside” dealers to find the paint, but I did, and ordered it before my bike ever arrived – not knowing what color bike I’d receive.

My silver and black Anniversary bike arrived in December 2002, but it was almost another year before I got home to put some miles on it. When it first arrived I was a bit intimidated about changing the paint, and the silver/black kind of grew on me. I changed some controls and put a Stage I kit and SE pipes on it, but rode it in that almost stock condition for a year before figuring out my first real upgrades. After reading the heck out of this forum, I settled on a .510 cam upgrade, 98” Revperf cylinders, and ported heads for my first build. I bought the manual, read a lot, asked a bunch of questions and then broke out the wrenches. Hey – it wasn’t that bad! The build was pretty easy – but the power wasn’t what I expected. After tweaking, tuning, and upgrading to CNC’d heads, I was there. I had a 100/100 bike that ran well and didn’t look all that bad. By then I had installed new bars, new pipes, and a chrome front end.

But then the, “should have been expected” happened! Since the 2003 didn’t have a Timken, the crank bearing came apart. It turned out that my crank runout was terrible and the bearing retainer had come apart in chunks. Metal got pumped through the engine, and instead of riding through the fall I was facing a complete rebuild. I bit the bullet, read a lot again, researched the forum, and talked to a number of builders – and decided to do all the work that I could by myself.

By the time I was done, I had stripped every nut and bolt off the frame and sent the crank out to get balanced, a Timken bearing installed in the case, and the transmission to get backcut. I changed to a .577 cam, weighed, measured, checked, and clearanced everything that one could imagine, and even changed the drive belt and handlebars. The Harley really is pretty easy to work on! And just because of a zonked crank bearing, I finally got to install my, still new in the box, radical flame paint set!!

So that’s how this beast was born this winter. It looks pretty good. It runs low 11’s in the quarter-mile. And it rides smooth around town. Best of all, I did it all myself. So now I have to figure out what to do next year….

Zadok · 03-05-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kustom_flames

Zadok - nice job w/ the blacked out look! Bike looks mean and clean - I like it!!! Did you have your parts powdercoated or is that flat black paint on your tins?

Apes and pipes really set it off, too!

Pat

Thanks man. The parts were powder coated. The tins were painted
and clear coated using dupont "hot rod" black and satin clear. I believe thats correct. Im not a painter, but the guy I used knew exactly what I wanted. In person the bike has that classic hot rod color without looking like flat primer.

The bike front end is disassembled right now and having the fork tubes powder coated. After that I "think" Im done adding black. I dont want too much. Just a good contrast of black to minimal chrome.

Appreciate the compliments.

Zadok · 03-05-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FLHTDan

Zodak:
I like those pipes!
I bet they are nice and quiet.

Yeah thats it.....quiet.

kustom_flames · 03-05-2008, 10:55 PM

Forks will look good done up! I'm a painter...so obviously I like color...but do have an appreciation for the hot rod flatz, and they have gained quite a bit of popularity as of late...with HD doing the satin or denim finishes now, and lots and lots of color choices in the flatz. Of course a flattening agent could always be used as well...but ok, let me stop talking paint here...I sometimes get carried away b/c I love what I do...

Again, nice job with your scoot, and good luck!

Performance1 · 03-10-2008, 09:56 PM

"Bad to the Bone" ride submission for April ROTM.

YEAR:2007
MODEL: FLHX Street Glide
ENG SIZE:124" GMR
TRANZ:6 Speed HD
PIPES: D&D Boarzilla 2 into 1
SEAT: HD SIDEKICK
WHEELS: Chromed FLHX Mags
ACCESSORIES: Numerous as shown below;

The bike is an 07 FLHX in Black Cherry that has been heavily massaged and reworked to a balance between performance and style. It was first outfitted in 2007 with a GMR 107" kit where most modifications to the bike were performance based. I later added an HD Detachable Tour Pac, Mustang Seats, and some minor bling type items. In January 2008 I decided to hotrod and customize from the 107" kit and got back in touch with Steve at GMR Performance in Prescott, AZ.

After discussing the options with him, I decided to retain and use the existing high performance heads, throttle body and tuner that were purchased with the 107" motor. I then sent the cases down to Steve where he machined the left side for a Timkin bearing conversion, clearance the cam chest for 640 cams, and setup the bottom end with a Jim's 4-5/8" stroked crank assembly. He then shipped the motor to me with a new set of Axtell performance cylinders, reverse dome forged pistons, new cams, and a new D&D pipe. I then set off to a buddy’s shop where after disassembling the bike for the rebuild, we assembled the new 124" motor. While the cases were torn down, I opted to have my buddy go through the bike and added a few other accessories. The complete modifications include;

ENGINE MODS

Jim's 4-5/8" Stoker Kit (Stock T/C Cases)
Axtell 4-1/8" Cylinders w/ Reverse Dome 10cc Pistons
Screamin Eagle Billet Cam Plate
S&S 640 Cams (Gear Driven)
Jim's Powerglide II Lifters
Smith Brothers Pushrods
GMR Roller Rockers
R&R Cast CNC Prepped Performance Heads 86cc
Manley Springs w/ 1.94 & 1.62 S/S Valves
HPI 55mm Throttle Body (4.89 GPS)
HPI Eliminator Breather
Rivera Pro Clutch
D&D Boarzilla Pipe (Quiet Baffle - but it isn’t very quiet / lol)
Thundermax Auto Tune Module (map 405)

With the bike torn down I started examining the bike and decided what else to have done while it was apart. The great thing is that I have a bud that works for HD as a contract mechanic during the week, and also has his own own machine shop where he works on friends bikes on the weekends. I decided to have him replace all the hoses and cables with Barnett products, and to disassemble the front end for further upgrades. While in there we did the front springs, rear shocks and slammed the bike a full inch from its already lowered Street Glide stance. Once that was all done and the motor was back in the bike, he also installed a true track suspension kit to bring better performance & handling to the bike. Here are the mods performed over the