Cycle Source Features Blog - May 2012

 
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Reppin' The East Coast Hard Core

Article And Photos By: Chris Callen

We ran into these guys during the Boston NEMX series and man when they pulled this bike out, it peeled my skull back. Might seem funny to some since we just had a little Triumph feature from them a couple issue ago but as soon as I saw this bike, I knew it had to be on our cover. It turns out, there's a good reason why.

This wicked pissah of a Shovel is actually Wayne Ahlquist's, half of the powers that be at Acme Choppers, own personal ride. Now I've seen these cats' work for a good solid eight years now, I've liked every bike they've ever built, but I gotta say...

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The Bordello Run
Getting Lost At The Love Ranch

Article By: Lisa Jocius
Photos By: Keith Cole

March marked the eighth year for the annual Bordello Thunder Run. This event is the brain child of Step Purdy and raises money for Adaptive Action Sports, a nonprofit organization dealing with amputees.

The Thunder Run started at Red Rock Harley Davidson of Las Vegas and ended a short ride outside Pahrump at a bar called the Short Branch. The jumps in between were the Chicken Ranch, Sheri's Ranch, and the Love Ranch; that's right, all whorehouses.

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The '12 Ultra Glide
A Cycle Source First Ride

Article By: Rob Keller
Photos By: Riles & Nelson

It's no longer a secret that the Harley-Davidson Road Glide is the best handling touring bike that the Motor Company has to offer. In years past, the Road Glide was looked upon as the ugly duckling by many because of its fixed fairing design that has a bulky look which no doubt has hampered its popularity. When you sit on the bike, the wrap around dash has the appearance similar to the cockpit of an airplane and stretches out like the beak of a bird away from the rider. I think that this makes the bike feel longer than it really is and has been the only reason that it has taken so long for the Road Glide to finally be appreciated for its incredible handling characteristics.
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The Very Rare Belly Tanker
As Seen On American Pickers

Article By: Matt Walksler
www.wheelsthroughtimemuseum.com

Here at Wheels Through Time, we're always keeping an eye out for rare and unique machines that help tell the story of America's love affair with two and four wheels. Every once in a while, something comes along that absolutely blows our minds. A few months back, we got an interesting call about such a machine from none other than Mike Wolfe of American Pickers and Antique Archeology. Mike and Frank were picking up in South Dakota, and after following a few dead-end leads, they happened to unexpectedly run across a little place in Rapid City called the Murdough Museum, which had been around since the early 1950s. While they were there, they managed to make a deal with the owner for a one-of-a-kind piece of...
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Hand Fabbed Tank Part 2
At Faith Forgotten Choppers

Article By: Will Ramsey
Faith Forgotten Choppers

Part I of this tech series dealt with the design and basic metal shaping of a chopper gas tank. Part II will focus on welding, planishing, and metal finishing the shell of the tank. I've chosen to use the Tig to weld this tank, however I often use the oxy/act torch as I can hammer the weld bead flat without any grinding. Both are excellent choices for welding steel sheet metal. Planishing a weld bead in sheet metal is a very important process. A weld is essentially a casting and is therefore more brittle than the surrounding forged sheet metal. This can be a real problem with chopper gas tanks as the constant vibrations will center on the stress riser created by the welding process and can result in a gas leak. Hammering the weld seam actually...
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