Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2017 i Baggers Magazine

Would you believe that Freedom Performance President Martin Arteaga sketched the concept of the new Turnout 2-1 exhaust pipe on a napkin prior to it now being available for the bagger lineup? It’s funny how great ideas come to fruition in the most simplistic ways sometimes. The Freedom Performance Turnout is anything but simple though, after going through rigorous testing and real-world evaluations for more than two years now. But now, ladies and germs, the new exhaust is ready and waiting for your Harley Touring model. THE FACTS The Turnout 2-1 features triple-stepped headers starting from 1.75 inches to 1.875 inches to 2 inches and includes a two-step baffle from 2.5 inches to 3 inches to give it a deep, throaty sound. The Turnout 2-1 also claims to increase performance…

This Victory Magnum X-1 comes rolling out from the factory looking pretty custom already. With a 21-inch front wheel and 200-watt sound system, it might be a little easier to leave this beast stock than some others. But let’s be real. Where’s the fun in that? This bike is one of the long-term testers we have at Baggers, so it’s seen some pretty serious miles. It mainly gets ridden by me, actually, and I wanted to add a little bit of flare to the big Vic while moving the handlebars a little farther forward and a little higher to make them more comfortable when I take longer rides. After looking through Victory’s catalog, I found the Mini-Apes and the Beveled Collection were exactly what I was looking for. Victory has…

If you’re still rocking the factory CD player in your Harley-Davidson Touring model, you need to get with the times. Aquatic AV’s AQ-MP-5UBT Bluetooth Stereo ($399) is a high-quality, robust, and durable waterproof marinegrade stereo with Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Instead of digging through your Case Logic in search of the perfect road-ready music, you can wirelessly play your tunes via a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or MP3 device or via USB connection. Wired connections can also be made with stereo 3.5mm jack or RCA inputs. And if you’re looking for a little extra juice in your media player or phone, the Aquatic AV unit also charges USB devices and devices with USB connector. It features A2DP Bluetooth technology, which allows wireless audio streaming and two-way communication between Apple and Android devices…

“A week before my youngest daughter’s birth, I was involved in a motorcycle accident that should have killed me.” This is one of the first statements we heard from Ivan Sauceda after meeting up with him at the 2016 Lost Highway show in SoCal. He didn’t exactly show up “on time” for the event, you see. It was kind of a last-minute thing for him to show up to anyway, but there he was, riding an absolutely killer bike through the dirt while the show judges were trying to wrap up the last of the bikes that had registered for competition. It just goes to show that you never know who you might meet at any given time. Sometimes the stories these individuals have to tell are as captivating as…

Most car guys can dig on motorcycles, and most lovers of two-wheeled machines have interests that carry over into the world of customized cars and trucks. And every once in a while, you’ll run into a guy like Chris Freda, who is hopelessly obsessed with anything with a motor. When he was a kid, he was messing around with BMX bikes and later got into motocross. Neither of the two evolved into paying gigs back then though. He was just passing the time doing what came naturally to him. As the years went on, Chris started getting into cars and working as an auto-body technician. He found that working with his hands came all too easy, and he kept them busy with work-related jobs as well as projects for his…

Brian Veney’s customizing obsession all started when he had a 2008 Yamaha Raider, which was in the Yamaha Motors Corporate Calendar. For those of you following at home, this is where Yamaha picks six folks out of the US every year to represent them in a calendar. Fast-forward to 2015. Veney’s custom fever had gestated from the calendar experience, manifesting itself in the form of a 2007 Yamaha Road Star bagger featured in this very magazine (the feature titled Turquoise Jewelry). Again, Veney’s latest bike made it into that Yamaha Motors Calendar. Did two custom Star Motorcycles sate his hunger for custom iron? No. Coming off the elation of his second calendar bike and a bike feature to boot isn’t exactly a salve for cooling the desire to customize bikes.…

FIRST TIMER In June of 2015, at the age of 46, Raymond Cole finally was in a position to get his motorcycle endorsement. A month later, he purchased his first bike: a 2013 Honda Phantom. It was bone stock except for the passenger backrest. Now a year later, Ray added a Memphis Shades Batwing fairing with 9-inch windshield and lower wind deflectors. A friend gave him a set of bags, which Ray had to make a custom mounting plate (in the shape of a Batman logo). And all in all, Raymond’s racked up 2,000 miles so far and plans on adding many more. SLEEK GLIDE JR Parker from Hudson Falls, New York, sent in some pics of his 2013 Road Glide he purchased new. After three years of owning it…

HELLO BAGGERS! My name is Miguel Cortes from St. Louis, Missouri. My father lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and we meet up once a year for a ride. I ride a 2000 Road King, and Pops rides a 2009 Ultra. This year we met in St. Louis and rode to Key West, Florida. It was an adventure to say the least! From a dead battery to a blown rectifier repair on the side of a Florida turnpike, we made the journey and had a blast. My bike has been in 44 contiguous states, and I hope to knock out the last four in the next few years! I love your magazine and just wanted to share my trip this year. Keep the rubber side down and safe travels, my friends! MIGUEL…

The last place you want to go is jail. This is the story of how I took my teenage hero and boss to jail, twice! My hero is skateboard legend Steve Caballero. My boss is paycheck legend Jordan Mastagni. The three of us are on a road trip across Ohio hitting skateparks and going to jail. Work with me here. I figure if we’re trying to go to jail it will be like the whole musician “break a leg” good luck thing. Reverse psychology. Know what I mean? Okay, you don’t care. Let’s play a little game of fill in the blank. “Come and enjoy your stay at The Old Vermilion _______ B&B. Relax in comfort and indulge your dreams in the perfect getaway. Located in the heart of Vermilion’s…

Model year 2017 brought a major overhaul to the Harley-Davidson Touring family, and 2017 marks the ninth Big Twin engine to come from The Motor Company. It has been 18 years since the Twin Cam was introduced and H-D realized the need for releasing its newest offering to only the Touring Model platform, the Milwaukee-Eight. Named appropriately after the Harley-Davidson HQ where it’s manufactured in Milwaukee, the new engine also features four valves per head (that’s eight total for you mathmeticians out there). So there you have it; the new Milwaukee-Eight was born. The new engine is a low-end power machine that produces 10 percent more pound-feet of torque, 50 percent more intake and exhaust flow, and 50 percent more charging output. Completely new from top to bottom, the Milwaukee-Eight…

A quality seat can really make or break the ride. And of course, it has to be styled right to fit your tastes. We selected two quality seat manufacturers, Mustang Seats and Revere Seats, to give you some options of shopping on a budget or going more the plush route. These two seats are great options for Harley-Davidson Touring models. Mustang Seats, maker of quality motorcycle seats right here in the USA, tapped Fred and Len Kodlin, Europe’s famous father-son custom bike builders, to combine their design vision with the handcraftsmanship of Mustang to produce a sporty and elegant line of seats for Harley-Davidson. This seat ($519) is made for 2008–later Touring models and features panels of alcantara for a luxurious texture, suede-like appearance, and ultra-durability. Measuring 11.5 inches wide…