Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2016 i Baggers Magazine

Discount Ramps' Big Boy EZ Rizer Collection Loading your motorcycle into the bed of your pickup truck might be a daunting task for some, but with the right technique and the correct equipment it can be as easy as getting dressed in the morning. Discount Ramps is the perfect place to acquire the proper equipment. They offer multiple options for loading all variations of motorcycles. The family of ramps we will be looking into are the Big Boy EZ Rizer ramps. Discount Ramps does a great job of making sure to get you the perfect ramp setup for your specific needs. We tested the 12-foot Aluminum Folding Dual Runner Ramps ($519 for the pair), as well as the 12-foot-long, 1-foot-7-inch-wide Aluminum Folding Single Runner Ramp ($379). The unique aspect of…

Braking BERINGER SIX-PISTON CALIPERS • 27mm with an axial or radial fixing and cast in the iron in an aeronautic aluminum, developed with the knowledge acquired from different competitions in which Beringer is involved • Install this part on your Harley Touring bike with or without ABS for 2008–2014 // beringer-brakes.com BREMBO RCS 19MM RADIAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER • 19mm RCS is designed for use on twin rotor systems with axial (non-floating) or four-piston radial calipers • Produced from a forged aluminum alloy and then partially CNC-machined with a final finish of hard anodizing • Piston seals and push rod are the same specification as the parts used in WSB and MotoGP offering exact tolerances • Each RCS is fitted with a folding lever made from forged aluminum with a…

“Roll your own,” a phrase we hear from Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company all too often. That is one of the main drawing points to a Harley-Davidson, the almost limitless possibilities to make it your own. With an almost biblical parts and accessories catalog, not to mention a vast array of aftermarket companies, it is definitely more than possible to, in fact, “Roll your own.” We have had our 2016 Road Glide Ultra for about five months now, and as we have previously stated, we are doing a good amount of “rolling our own” to it. We have already popped on a set of Screamin’ Eagle Mufflers along with blacked-out heat shields. We paired the new exhaust with a new air cleaner, contrast cut of course. We upgraded all four of the…

Last month’s tech article featured the installation of Harley-Davidson’s new Screamin’ Eagle 120ST engine. The ST denotes “Street Tuned” performance, which means that when used with Harley’s Screamin’ Eagle exhaust system, Screamin’ Eagle Air Cleaner, and a fuel map download from your local dealership, the 120ST is 100-percent street legal for all 50 states. After wrapping up the installation and flashing the ECM with Harley’s Digital Technician software at Quaid Harley-Davidson, we put a few break-in miles on the new mill according to Harley’s break-in procedure, and we were ready to see if our 120ST matched Harley’s horsepower and torque numbers from the dyno graph they provided. We rolled the bike on the dyno at Quaid Harley-Davidson to see just what the date of a 50-state-legal engine looks like. //…

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it 1,000 times: Good suspension is key for a quality ride. We’re always scouring the aftermarket parts world for quality performance components, so we were pleased to learn that long-time suspension manufacturer for multiple industries, Fox Shocks, had started offering products for V-twin motorcycles, and we were pleased to say the least. The Fox Street Performance IFP R Shocks blend 40 years of suspension heritage and a sleek and sexy package. Not only can you customize your setup with preload adjustment, but built-in rebound adjustment comes standard too. You can also choose length options and spring rate choices to better your ride based on your dimensions/preferences. Whether you’re cruising Sturgis or scraping floorboards on the Tail of The Dragon, Street Performance shocks deliver…

If you think the Man in Black was a badass when he was alive, imagine the undead version shambling along eating people—at least until he runs into Rick, Michonne, or Carl. I’m guessing Daryl’s a big enough fan to hesitate long enough to give Zombie Johnny Cash a 50/50 chance. Once you’re done entertaining that notion like so many sci-figeeks endlessly debating Star Wars versus Star Trek, you can experience Zombie Johnny in real life on these here pages. It’s a 2007 baggerized Softail that’s the work of Redline Performance Motorcycles. When Damon Treloar found the bike, it was mostly stock with a couple of key parts that formed the foundation for the build, such as the pipes, and it already had a 21-inch wheel. The project started out with…

Partners: Baggers Magazine, Lost Highway Show, Quaid Harley-Davidson, Kraus Motor Co., Schultz Designz I’ve never won anything in my life. Not even a lottery scratcher. Maybe it’s just not in the cards for me, which I’m totally fine with. Such is life. But I’m pumped to be involved in a cool project where I know that someone is going to win something and, in this case, win something big! I’m of course talking about this here official Lost Highway Motorcycle Show & Concert Giveaway Bagger. If you’re interested in winning this bike, it’s really simple: All you gotta do to enter to win this bike is buy a ticket to the Lost Highway Motorcycle Show and Concert on July 23, 2016, at San Manuel Amphitheatre. And yes, folks, you must…

Villains aren’t the only ones who wear black; sometimes the good guys dress in shadowy tones. The B-2 Stealth Bomber has delivered patriotic payloads in the name of ’Murica for nearly 20 years. Jack Palance’s black-clad cowboy Curly from the 1991 comedy City Slickers may have put out a menacing aura, but he was really a big softy singing “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” around the campfire. Even gangster rap group N.W.A. famously wore black head to toe, but if the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton teaches us anything, the group was composed of artists busting rhymes, not guns, about the reality of their circumstances. It comes as no surprise then that while Shawn and Krystal Strand’s 2010 Harley-Davidson Road Glide may look villainous in black, it’s really just the ebony embodiment of…

Let’s talk about the word “custom” for a minute. When you hear that word, what initially comes to mind? If you’re thinking somewhere along the lines of a pre-existing object being altered in order to create something new, then maybe “customized” would be a better fit. The terms are similar enough but can be taken far enough away from each other to mean something completely different. As showcasers of bike builds from across the globe, we imagine a custom part or assemblage of parts to be a handcrafted, one-off creation that isn’t readily available to the masses. Naturally, custom is cooler than off-the-shelf pieces, but it’s definitely stuff that’s not for everyone, as patience and budget usually conflict with accumulating such things. With that out of the way, let us…

SHOW-WINNING ULTRA Check out Brian Seckel’s 2011 Ultra Limited that he and his friends built in his garage. Brian bought this bike because he rides to work, and at the time a Honda Fury with a big backpack was just not that comfortable. After going to bike week in Daytona he fell in love with the look and style of baggers. So two years ago right after Bike Week he traded the Fury in for his bagger. It started life as a bone-stock Ultra Limited, but Brian wanted to be more comfortable, so he started with bars and it took off from there. He tried to do a budget build on it for more style, and his brother did a really cool heatsensitive paint job on it with all the…

Cobra Engineering recently got a facelift if you hadn’t noticed, with the key drivers of their efforts being based on performance for the everyday Harley rider, and its new philosophy is right in line with the company’s forward thinking in design and quality manufacturing. Case in point, the PowrFlo Slip-On mufflers and the performance its products are gaining from a factory Harley-Davidson Twin Cam. We tested these new mufflers coupled with Cobra’s Power Port Dual Head Pipes and received some very noticeable gains in the horsepower and torque department. THE FACTS With a 4.5-inch slim-line tip, the PowrFlo muffler smoothly tapers to its 4-inch front. Easy installation and great sound check two of the three boxes for those looking for a new exhaust pipe. As for performance, the 4.5-inch body…

Two pioneers have brought our motorcycles to life with vibrant colors and hues. We wanted to catch up with Kirk Van Scoten at Sumax and get the scoop on his powdercoating and overall motorcycle and hot-rod background as well as his relationship with Jon Kosmoski, founder of House of Kolor. Jon is the juggernaut of making beautiful colors for kustom kulture. Back in the mid-1950s Jon took his 1940 Chevy to the so-called “best painter in town.” He was disillusioned with the results, so he started taking night classes for auto body and painting. On Jon’s first bike in 1960, he took a trip out to LA and met George Barris, King of the Custom Cars to the movie stars. He came home to Minnesota and started doing tri-color paint…

Motorcycles and rock ’n’ roll. It’s like steak and potatoes. Or beer and anything. Camping is right up there as well. What two things better exemplify the free spirit and funloving nature of motorcycle riding? The Lost Highway show brings these things together in a way like no other. Ride in to San Bernardino for a weekend of incredible bands, amazing motorcycles, camping, shopping from some amazing motorcycle and apparel brands, and more! For more information about Lost Highway Show and how to get tickets, visit losthighwayfest.com. What: America’s Largest Motorcycle Show and Concert When: Saturday, July 23 Where: San Manuel Amphitheater MUSIC Headlining the music this year is country music star Brantley Gilbert. “Music is so much more than what you call it, what you brand it,” Gilbert says.…

Named after the birthplace of Indian Motorcycles, the Indian Springfield pays tribute to the traditional styling of classic American motorcycles. Easily transformed between a traditional touring motorcycle and a stripped- down cruiser in seconds, the Springfield is the best of both worlds. We got the opportunity to test the new Indian Springfield out in Daytona during the 75th Daytona Bike Week. It was the perfect location to get familiar with this new model that quite a few people have been asking for. The buzz has been, “We want the Chieftain without the fairing,” or, “We want a Vintage with the security of hard saddlebags.” Indian has released the Springfield to silence that buzz. The Springfield has a unique chassis designed to handle a wide load range. Paired with the unique…

Do you ever have one of those ideas that makes total sense in your head, but when you try to explain it to others, the whole things just doesn’t come out right? Frustrating just isn’t the word for times like these. It’s hard to tell just who is to blame when this kind of thing happens. Maybe your grand epiphany just isn’t that grand after all? Maybe it isn’t a fully hatched vision, so no matter how hard you try to convey your mind’s message, it’ll always get lost in translation? Or perhaps the guys you’re trying to reach just aren’t trying as hard as you to see the big picture? Yeah, that’s probably it—just blame others for not getting it. While that wouldn’t be completely fair to your buddies…