Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2016 i Baggers Magazine

My bagger addiction started a couple years ago with my first featured 2013 Road Glide build. Just a solid, blue collar, no-frills performance build with a game-changing paint job. While riding back from Sturgis last year I realized that Road Glides pretty much ruined motorcycles for me. A properly set up Road Glide covers all the bases: speed, handling, comfort, sounds, and of course style. Makes it tough for someone who enjoys having multiple bikes in the stable because chances are you’re going to jump on the Road Glide every time while the other bikes stay on the battery tenders. My goal is to clear ideas out of my head and put a few new builds on the streets every year to enjoy for a while and then sell and…

“Adventure… Heh! Excitement… Heh! A Jedi craves not these things.” —Yoda Rick Ward of Ward Performance wouldn’t have lasted five minutes at Jedi school. Yoda would’ve set a land-speed record for kicking him out. Rick’s personality is better suited to the Sith or smuggler sides of The Force. Jedi might not be into adventure and excitement, but bikers like Rick are all about both of those things. Motorcycles are Rick’s life passion. At age 10 he landed the biggest paper route in the city just so he could save up to buy his first minibike. It was confiscated almost right away. Perhaps it was the jump he took over three friends who were lying on the ground like human cars for him to Evel Knievel over. More likely, though, it…

ITZ A GAS CAN Emergency Gas Can Th e innovative, one-time use Itz A Gas Can is a must-have safety tool to ensure you can get gas, day or night, at gas stations when the unexpected happens. Th e collapsible gas can leverages patented bag-in-box technology to hold 1 gallon of fuel, enabling a user to quickly assemble, fill, and get their motorcycle out of harm’s way and onto the road. Whether you are in an emergency situation, or planning ahead, the Itz A Gas Can is the perfect solution to your gas-shortage needs or prevention. $9.99 // itzagascan.com MOTION PRO Pro Fill Air Chuck Motion Pro’s pivoting angled-head design allows access to difficult-toreach tire valves and features a unique design that provides added hand clearance between filler and hot…

The latest evolution in the Vance & Hines dynotested 2-into-1 technology is the Pro Pipe in a beautiful chrome finish to give you the power and performance gains over stock in a stylish way. Vance & Hines has been a leader in exhaust technology for more than 30 years and continues to produce and manufacture innovative exhaust products as well as other unique performance-oriented equipment that will make your bagger ride faster, perform better, and look cooler. What else do you need? THE FACTS This new Pro Pipe includes tuned length stepped headers 1-3/4 inches to 1-7/8 inches with a highly efficient merge collector that feeds into the stepped 4-1/2-inch megaphone design. The chrome Pro Pipe maintains a good balance of exhaust backpressure, assuring crisp throttle response and maximum roll-on…

Imagine riding from gorgeous coastal highways to perfectly groomed mountain roads and then back down into miles upon miles of olive groves in a single day. Spain’s southern state of Andalucia offers some of the most exceptional riding in the world, and Edelweiss Bike Travel has figured out the perfect way to experience it. We arrived the first day to an upscale hotel in Málaga perched right on the beach. Due to a couple flight delays, we arrived several hours later than the rest of the crew but were able to get in touch with our guides and meet up for a quick briefing over a drink in the restaurant before getting some much needed rest. The next morning, the tour group got together to go over the day’s route…

Blasting up the I-5 on mile 500-something, there is no question in my mind about the bike I am on. Loaded to the gills, but not feeling weighed down at all, I make my way through Central California. I haven’t thought about my butt except for the fact that it hasn’t gone numb yet. My normal jungle-gym maneuver of climbing all over the bike to stretch and keep myself going on long trips hasn’t been necessary at all. Hell, this bike eats miles like this for breakfast and scoffs when you ask if it can handle more. The 2016 Road Glide Ultra is a bike that was made for this—made for taking that trip that sounded ridiculously long last summer or that bucket-list ride you think might be a little…

Some of you are excited about it, and some of you couldn’t care less. I am, of course, talking about the fact that good old Harley-Davidson has started pairing some of its Twin Cam models with a liquid-cooled V-twin motor. Love it or hate it, it is the new norm, so why not educate yourself on how to maintain this new technology—well, new to Harley at least. With extreme ease of access and the simplicity of the procedure, Harley has made it an easy transition to liquid-cooling its powerplant. Not only is it a snap to check/add coolant to these bikes, but Harley has done an excellent job of hiding the fact that there is a cooling system on the bike. Virtually invisible, the radiators and fans are hidden in…

FIRST EFFORT Check out Mark Chamberlin’s first bike, a 2006 V Star bagger. He rode the bike stock for a while, but as you all know, they don’t stay that way for long. Mark added a set of hard saddlebags, a Harley-Davidson Ultra front fairing, a set of Big Chubby apehanger handlebars for keeping his mitts in the air, a Dynatek 3000 ignition, and a Big Boar Air Ride Kit to give it a little ease when getting up and going. Not a bad first effort, Mark. Let’s see the next one when she’s all done! TWO’S COMPANY Mike Ross, from Fremont, Indiana, and his 2012 Victory Cross Country have been doing a lot of work together since the summer of 2012. Mike installed a stage 1 kit with Bassani…

We all know there are a few basic things you can change out to dramatically change the look of your motorcycle: exhaust system, handlebars, and of course the wheel setup. If you are like me, a nice 21-inch front wheel is the perfect size to add that extra touch of style, without compromising rideability. Cutting weight is also a factor when customizing a motorcycle, and with a spoke wheel you cut down weight by a great deal when replacing a mag set. Now that we have established the reasoning for ditching the mags and slapping on a spoke set, now what? Hit up our friends over at Ride Wright Wheels—that’s what. We had Ride Wright make us up a basic, yet stylish, black rim and black hub with polished spokes…

You just bought yourself a brand-new Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra. What is the first thing you do? You slap on an air cleaner kit to let that High Output 103 motor breathe! And the Screamin’ Eagle Extreme Billet Ventilator ($449.95) is the perfect combination of performance and style to do just that. With the Screamin’ Eagle Ventilator Air Cleaner Kit you will dramatically improve the amount of air that 103 High Output motor can pull in. And we all know more air equals more power. Follow along with us as we install an air cleaner kit on our 2016 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra. // HARLEY-DAVIDSON HARLEY-DAVIDSON.COM…

There’s just something about a supercharged custom bagger—maybe because some would say these bikes are built for comfort and not for speed. Well, that argument would be plain stupid because here we are in 2016, and when it comes down to getting exactly what you want, it’s all out there for mass consumption. It’s definitely a buyer’s market, and the guys out there who want it all shouldn’t have a problem getting it. But is there still room left for style when speed and a cushy ride are rightfully accomplished? Oh, hell yes. When’s the last time you’ve seen a Victory with a 30-inch front wheel on it? Okay, there are some out there but not one with a non-fairing setup and an entire arsenal of trick parts and modifications…