20/12/2007 by info.

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20/12/2007 by info.

BAKER Drivetrain has extended its line of transmission products to include clutches. The company’s clutch, the King Kong Klutch, features the largest diameter clutch plates it is possible to fit inside the starter ring gear in order to reduce lever effort.

The twenty 7in plates used to achieve the lower lever effort in the King Kong are normally found in Cadillac five-speed automatic car transmissions. Additional features include a one-piece steel clutch basket design, 66-tooth ring gear configuration, red hard anodized carrier and pressure plate, hard anodized inner hub for claimed wear resistance, positive pressure plate alignment accomplished with Teflon coated Perma Glide bushings and coil spring design with three different weight springs included.

The King Kong Klutch is available with a 35-, 36-, 37-, or 38-tooth 8620 steel final drive sprocket and is suitable for most H-D applications.

BAKER DRIVETRAIN
Haslett, Michigan, USA
Tel: 517 339 3835
Fax: 517 339 4590
E-mail: info@bakerdrivetrain.com

http://www.bakerdrivetrain.com

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18/12/2007 by info.

DAYTONA Japan, a long-time leader in Japan’s custom aftermarket industry, is offering new heated grips designed specifically for Harley-Davidson models and American V-twins.

A three-level, chromed, heat control is built into the left side grip, which means there are no additional switches or controllers to mount, and the rider does not have to let go of the bars to operate the heat control, allowing for safer riding.

The heated grips are switched on/off with the ignition (if wired as instructed) to avoid battery draining.

Daytona grips are distributed in the US by Biker’s Choice, Custom Chrome, Drag Specialties, Küryakyn Products, Mid USA, Midwest Motorcycle Supply and V-Twin Manufacturing.

Visit Pro-Street Cycles for more info.

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13/12/2007 by info.

PEPPER Massey has been named by Cycle Source magazine as its Woman of the Year 2007. Massey, who was named Director of the Sturgis Rally Department late in 2007, was previously employed as Director of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame.

“When our readers first voted Pepper as Woman of the Year,” says Chris Callen, Editor of Cycle Source magazine, “I wasn’t sure what to write. I mean, I knew a little about her history, but after a phone interview, where I got a first hand account of the work she has done, and the passion she has for the history of motorcycling, I was thrilled with their pick.”

Speaking about the honor, Massey herself said: “I can think of countless other women who deserve to be recognized more than I. However, I am truly grateful for the recognition and humbled by the honor. Like many others I work hard because I love what I do, which makes it feel less like work and more like fun, even on those challenging days. But the best part, by far, are the people that I have met, and the relationships I have developed as a result of the time I’ve spent around motorcycles. I have been blessed, and I’ve had a great time getting here!”

http://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com

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12/12/2007 by info.

DARWIN Motorcycles has created a line of affordable bikes under the label Brass Ball Bobbers. The new machines are described by the company as “the above average bikes for the average Joe.”

The Oklahoma-based company was founded by motorcycle designer Dar Holdsworth and master builder Sam Wills (a former Top Fuel Bike builder, tuner and racer). The intention of Brass Balls Bobbers is to build high-caliber bobbers that are unique, and yet at the same time affordable.

“The reason we can deliver such a sharp and creative motorcycle at such competitive prices is because of the economies of scale that are built into our manufacturing process,” says Dar Holdsworth, Darwin Motorcycles President and Master Designer. He continued: “We feel that everyone who wants a custom bobber should get one, and we have built a bike that has everything that you need, and nothing that you don’t, at a smokin’ price.”

The range of three models are built at the company’s 10,000sq.ft. multi-purpose manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City, with the option of Harley-Davidson Evo, S&S Shovelhead or re-engineered Indian Power Plus engines. The H-D Evo engine is the firm’s value-priced engine.
Engine choice is not the only option given to customers. The Brass Balls Bobbers website offers an online build option list that calculates the final build price depending on the fit and finish options selected by the customer. As Dar says: “We encourage our customers to be involved in the development of their bike using our ‘build your bike’ section on the website.”

Brass Balls Bobbers are Federally licensed, Kelley Blue Book listed and warranted. “Somebody could own a Harley, or they could own a really unique Brass Balls Bobber, custom built yet manufactured with a VIN and everything,” says Dar.

DARWIN MOTORCYCLES
Edmond. Oklahoma, USA
Tel: 405 285 0808
Fax: 405 359 5956
E-mail: dar@darwinmotorcycles.com

http://www.brassballsbobbers.com

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10/12/2007 by info.

How bad have you been this year!!

Biker Claus - Holiday Harley Commercial

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01/12/2007 by info.

Legendary daredevil dies of natural causes at 69

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Evel Knievel is dead.

That sentence probably should have been written in 1968, when Knievel crashed his motorcycle spectacularly as he jumped the fountains at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and wound up in a coma.

It probably should have been written in 1974, when his rocket-powered cycle failed as he tried to jump the Snake River Canyon and he almost landed in the raging water. Or the numerous other times when, while trying to jump something bigger than ever, he splattered.

Instead, it was written Friday. Natural causes. Age 69.

“It’s been coming for years, but you just don’t expect it. Superman just doesn’t die, right?” said longtime friend and promoter Billy Rundle. He’s the organizer of the annual Evel Knievel Days festival in the daredevil’s Butte, Mont., hometown. “I lost a good friend and a guy who was like a father to me. I’m just glad he doesn’t have to suffer anymore.”

Rundle said Knievel had trouble breathing at his Clearwater condominium Friday and died before an ambulance could get him to a hospital. Knievel had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs. He had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his many spills. He also suffered two strokes recently.

Knievel’s son, Kelly, 47, said he had visited his father in Clearwater for Thanksgiving.

“I think he lived 20 years longer than most people would have,” Kelly Knievel said. “I think he willed himself into an extra five or six years.”

Immortalized in the Washington’s Smithsonian Institution as “America’s Legendary Daredevil,” Knievel suffered nearly 40 broken bones before he retired in 1980.

For the tall, thin daredevil, the limelight was always comfortable, the gab glib. Always, he welcomed the challenge whether in sports, at work or play. To Knievel, there always were mountains to climb, feats to conquer.

“No king or prince has lived a better life,” he said in a May 2006 interview with The Associated Press. “You’re looking at a guy who’s really done it all. And there are things I wish I had done better, not only for me but for the ones I loved.”

He garbed himself in red, white and blue and had a knack for outrageous yarns: “Made $60 million, spent 61. …Lost $250,000 at blackjack once. … Had $3 million in the bank, though.”

Although he dropped off the pop culture radar in the ’80s, Knievel always had fans and enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in recent years. His death came just two days after it was announced that he and rapper Kanye West had settled a federal lawsuit over the use of Knievel’s trademarked image in a popular West music video.

Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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