THERE COMES A TIME WHEN ALL AROUND YOU SEEMS TO BE CLOSING IN ON YA. THIS BIKE IS MY ANSWER TO ALL OF THE FRUSTRATIONS THAT THE TESTS OF TIME BRING TO YOU. SHE WILL BE BUILT AROUND AN ARLEN NESS RIDGED FRAME WITH A 5" STRETCH AND 40 DEGEE RAKE. I LIKE THE STRETCH OF THIS LENGTH, PARTICULARLY FOR THIS PROJECT, AS THE LONG LOW LOOK IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE IN MIND. THE IDEA FOR THIS BIKE CAME TO ME IN A DREAM, A COUPLE OF TIMES,AND THROUGH THE YEARS I COULDN'T SHAKE THE MEMORY OF WHAT I HAD SEEN.
NO MATTER HOW WELL THINGS ARE GOING THERE ARE ALWAYS THE THE STEADY FLOW OF BILLS, PEOPLE TELLING YOU THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT..IT WON'T WORK, YOU HAVE TO BE MORE PRACTICAL...."NOT!!". THIS BIKE IS MY ANSWER TO ALL THOSE NAY SAYERS. IT REPRESENTS THE "CAGED" IN FEELING THAT WE ALL EXPERIENCE...THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND PUT UP WITH...NOT THE THINGS WE TRULY WANT. IT WILL USE A REAR CENTERLINE WHEEL AND A STURGIS FRONT MAG. THE REAR FENDER IS HAND BUILT AS IS THE SEAT, CONTURED TO FIT THE FLOW OF THE BODY. THE TANK WILL START AS A PAIR OF 3.5 GALLON FATBOBS WHICH ARE NARROW TO KEEP IT ALL SLIM AND YET THEY WILL BE STRETCHED A FULL 9 INCHES AND CURVED TO MATCH THE ROCKER BOXES AND WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SEAT.
THE HEART OF THE BEAST WILL BE A 96" SHOVELHEAD WITH AN S&S SUPER "G" CARB TO FEED THE FUEL. A 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL DRIVE HER CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE WITH A 3" BELT DRIVE. THE MORE I WORK ON HER THE MORE HAND BUILT PIECES I WILL TRY TO INCORPORATE INTO THE BIKE. PMC FORWARD CONTROLS,HAND BUILT SPOILER,STABIZER BAR,POINTS COVER,COIL BRACKET ARE JUST A FEW OF THE PARTS TO BE USED. ZEKE IS GOING TO PAINT THE BEAST FOR ME AND WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING DIFFERENT THINGS TO PUT ON HER. SHE WILL BE PAINTED TO REPRESENT THE FRUSTRATIONS OF LIFE...BOTH PERSONAL ..AND ONE'S SHARED BY US ALL. HE SAYS THAT HE HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL IN MIND...TO QUOTE HIM "THE ICONISTIC REPRESENTATION OF THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL!" WILL BE THERE IN THE PAINT!! HA! HA!
MANY HOURS ARE AHEAD OF ME TO HAND FORM HER INTO THE BIKE OF MY DREAMS...OR MY NIGHTMARE'S DEPENDING HOW YOU LOOK AT IT!! SHE WILL HAVE HD DUAL DISC BRAKES UP FRONT AND A GMA 4 PISTON BRAKE AND DISC ON THE REAR TO INSURE I CAN STOP HER IN A HURRY IF NEEDED. I HAVE A SPECIAL FEATURE IN STORE FOR THIS BIKE BUT WILL NOT DISCLOSE IT AT THIS TIME. HAVE TO KEEP SOME SECRETS FOR LATER ...RIGHT???? BESIDES THAT I HAVE TO SEE IF IT CAN BE DONE...TASTEFULL....IF AT ALL. YES ...THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN WE ALL FELL TRAPPED OR "CAGED" IN OUR LIFE. THANKFULLY I FINALLY HAVE TIME TO ATTEMPT THIS PROJECT AND GET RID OF SOME OF THOSE FELLINGS BY EXPRESSING MYSELF IN STEEL AND CHROME!!!
I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS SHE BEGINS TO COME TOGETHER AND I GET RID OF SOME OF THOSE "CAGED" FEELINGS. WISH ME LUCK AND COME BACK SOON TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE PROGRESS AS SHE BEGINS TO DEVELOP. WINTER IS COMING HERE IN THE "GREAT WHITE NORTH" AND WE ALL HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING TO PASS THE TIME....WHY NOT A NEW AND EXCITING PROJECT?? SEE YA SOON.........RYDER.
