Dream a Reality by Jan “49%” Knobbe
Who Wants Dependable and Cool?
The riding season is coming to an end for most of us as more and more bikes are coming in for services and prepping for winter storage. Think back on your 2016 riding season. Was there a motorcycle show you went to and thought “Boy, I really like the looks of the bike, lots of chrome, cool looking pipes, handle bars, long and low bags . . . Love the looks of that!”; or maybe riding down the road after dark you notice how bright someone’s lights were from front or behind; maybe you heard some really good music on your fellow riders stereo; or even more stirring is how fast your buddy’s bike was compared to yours. Can’t have that! Now is the time to make your dream a reality.
Less riding means it is a good time to look at doing the Big Bore Kit or putting on some ported and polished heads. Think about mileage intervals of service work such as cam tensions and suspensions. In order to increase your horse power so you can outrun your buddy, all that you may need is to install a set of cams. This can be completed during a cam tension check. Think about this: Cams, Big Bore and Headwork; Turning your 96 or 103 up to 107 with 120 HP output. Smoke the tires strong! Are you dreaming about turbo chargers, screw blowers, nitrous, big throttle body, bigger injectors? Add this to your list, tuning your bike on our new Dyno Jet Dynometer coming this winter.
Many people think that performance motors on daily rider motorcycles makes them undependable and that they will not get decent fuel mileage. I’m here to tell you otherwise. My latest creation, Moonshiner, was put together in 90 days, test drove for one week then my wife and I rode the Hot Bike Tour 2016. We rode from Troy, Missouri to North Carolina, and back in 7 days with approximately 3000 miles at 40 mpg. Moonshiner is a well built 106, ported and polished stage two heads and large cam engine. The ride was lots of fun, the bike is dependable and super cool!!!
Fall and winter are project months. Besides engine work, think about tricking your bagger out with some long bags, rear fender, and air ride. Then look at the front of your bike. Does it need that big wheel kit or air ride or possibly a fat wheel that looks similar to Moonshiner? Maybe you are ready to upgrade your speaker system. Whatever you dream is, we can make that dream a reality with both dependability and the cool factor!