THE HORSE/Bikernet 2010 Sweeps Bike Build Part 5

All the major basic elements are in place and now we need to get our hands dirty. This is where the builders at Brass Balls Bobbers come into play. We have the Paughco Frame platform, the engine from RevTech, the transmission from Bikernet.com, and recently Keith Horschel, from Jay Brake, supplied the brakes, hand controls, and foot controls from their classic series.

“We are supplying the project with our J-series hand controls, a set of our classic forward controls with dovetail pegs, and Quad calipers for both the front and rear,” said Keith Horschel, from Jay Brake. “I refrain from directly comparing us to any one individual company. Let me tell you what I feel is important to us. We are a family-owned company and we machine everything in house using only domestic materials. We are an ISO and TUV certified company and machining facility. We are not too large.

Items can be individually handled without getting caught up in red tape. By the same token, we are large enough to move products quickly through design stages, engineering staff, prototype, and manufacturing. I will put our product craftsmanship and performance against anybody’s.”

No sooner did the controls and brakes arrive when a surly, chainsmoking UPS driver delivered the two-into-one D&D pipes. “Basically, this pipe is a derivative of the pipe we built for American Ironhorse,” said D&D’s Aaron J. Whitney. “It’s a tried and true design that will work on almost all engine sizes and configurations, making solid power and linear torque throughout the entire rpm range. It is also very adaptable to different muffler designs, which is something we needed to accomplish with the Brass Balls line, as their bikes allow the buyers to decide which components they want to use.”

“The key to power with this pipe (as with all D&D 2-1 systems) is the merge collector. This is one of the most crucial elements in making the pipe scavenge correctly. Every merge collector we build is hand finished (on the inside). It is a carefully contoured element few people take notice of unless they look inside the pipe, but it’s critical to performance”

Ultimately, this subscription sweepstakes Brass Balls 69 Chopper configuration, was adorned with a classic Paughco Tapered-leg springer front end, made in America. And as we went to press the Brass Balls team started to mount the Brass Balls seat pan with Rock Shocks.

Next issue, if we can find the boss of Brass Balls, after a harried event and racing schedule to show off his hot rod models, the team will begin mounting the sheet metal and welding tabs for the D&D pipes. This classic chopper will be available to a lucky HORSE sweeps contestant, and I’m still waiting on the promised blonde from Oklahoma to appear and wash away my Haley blues. I was recently in Las Vegas. I checked street corners and massage parlor listings for my favorite gal, but ran outta time. Maybe next time.

The unloading continues...

Not Your Average Wheels & Brakes Not everyone will understand what we've got here... So I'll explain in detail the uniqueness of these wheels & brakes. As a reminder, open to the best reasonable offers. DO NOT LOW BALL as we will not consider. Remember, I really don't want to get rid of this stuff. To make an offer, email sales@BrassBallsCycles.com or reply to this email. Keep an eye out and be sure to open my next email to see what other treasures you could score. Have a great day! Dar The center of this wheel is a Berringer Hub Brake system. It's a floating rotor whereby the inverted 6 piston calipers are positioned inside the rotor. This is what is used on small aircraft. In fact, this is a small aircraft hub that we drill out and install stainless spokes. Then a custom wheel is built around it. The floating rotors are exquisitely engineered for maximum stopping power. This hub is brushed aluminum and clear coated. Wheel size is 19" with 120mm Avon tire wrapped around a brushed black smooth lip aluminum rim. These are the Beringer dual 6 piston calipers Back side of the Beringer 6 piston calipers Rear wheels are same color coating. They are 18" tall with 180mm Avon tires. There is a bull nose hub on one side (no brake side) so the beauty of the wheel can be seen without obstruction. The other side is set up for Sprocket Brake aka Sprotor. Sprotor from Wilwood Performance with Brass Balls logos lasered on surface of 4 piston calipers This Sprotor combined with the dual 6 piston calipers on front give excellent stopping power with minimalism design. Fuel tank is still for sale. Had some interest yesterday, but offers too low. Don't miss it. Would look outstanding on your FXR. Can be modified to fit most any bike. Copyright © 2018 BrassBallsCycles, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: BrassBallsCycles 401 S. Blackwelder Ave Oklahoma City, OK  73108

The unloading begins...

The last in existence of these items. Here are the first few items to be cleared out. We are open to the best reasonable offers. DO NOT LOW BALL as we will not consider. Remember, I really don't want to get rid of this stuff, but she's making me. To make an offer, email sales@BrassBallsCycles.com There's more coming if you don't have an interest in today's finds. Keep an eye out and be sure to open my email tomorrow to see what other treasures you could score. Have a great day! Dar So here we have a Brawler GT frame and custom hand made fuel tank. The frame starts out at Rolling Thunder as an FXR spec frame. But then we modify it to our specs. This includes the front tube gussets, the battery box. We shorten the rear frame rails and create caps that allow for brake/signal lights to be frenched into the chassis for a clean look. We also weld on a support brace for the rear tail cowling. Standard FXR geometry is used with 0" up, 0" out and stock rake. Rear tire fitment is 180mm. We panel off the electrical under the seat to clean it up and protect from motor and grime.  The tank is one off, hand crafted by Joe Cooper. It is a work of art. It is so masterfully made that no bondo is needed for paint.  In fact, the same tank was made for Tim Allen's bike and we did not paint it. We nickel plated it and brushed the nickel to give it a vintage stainless look. The recess on top allows for custom fitment of almost any fuel cap you desire. The knee indents allow for perfect ergonomics when riding. Plus they look damn good. Note, there is not bottom on the tank so that it can be custom fitted to whatever bike you are building/customizing. We do also have a stock style fuel tank which I threw on here for comparison. Here is a hard to find, brand new 6 Speed Rivera transmission for FLT (fits the Brawler). The transmission has the oil reservoir mounted under it for low center of gravity and cleaner lines on the bike.

Fire Sale

Get em' while they last! I have only a hand full of these T's left, and only size Large.

The T-shirt itself is super soft and made in America, and printed by yours truly in Detroit Michigan. E-mail me if you want to scoop one up before they're gone for good. Jordan (at) thehorsebc.net

Party on a Sportster

We just wrapped up the finishing touches (for now) on Kelly's Sporty Spice, and just in time for the long road, too. We leave 6 days from now to go log 1,800 miles through some of the best riding this side of the Mississippi. Super duper excited about that!

Big thanks to all that helped bring this mile-eating, odometer busting, highway haulin' "girl's bike" to life, like the gang at LowBrow for the hook up on the Zed bars, Voodoo for the metal mashing on the tank, Fulton Fred for the helmet paint job, Chop Doc's for the glossy black on the tins, and last but not least thanks to my Pop's shop North Bay Marine for all the motor work turning a mild mannered 883 into a fire breathing 1200 that can do wheelies and eat small children. See you all out on the road.

Go to this!

Lowbrow's throwing a Swap, and you should be there! Stop by this event on your way down to the smoke out, it should be a good one!

backtalk revisited

" This is my 1969 shovelhead frame with an s&s Evo, tank, bars and seat I got from lowbrow customs. Anything that could be powder coated was removed and done, Brett from SOLITARY CYCLES (in Australia) did all the fabrication, paint pipes and mods. I can't thank him enough for building this bike for me. Hope to see her in your mag
!!! Nathan Green , Australia "