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jordan.mastagni@bonniercorp.com I recently went to visit my general practitioner, who I’ve probably said a total of 50 words to in the past 15 years. He asked me, “What is the coolest trip you’ve ever taken on a motorcycle?” I was stumped. First, because I didn’t think he’d even remembered my name, let alone my occupation. And second, because he strayed from the norm of sticking to strictly doctor-type jargon adding precious time to the typical three-minute-max interactions we typically shared. Maybe he actually did thumb the courtesy mags I’d bring to his office for his patients to peruse. But still, I couldn’t answer his question. I still can’t. Yes, it’s a very easy question, but if you’ve traveled a lot, it’s very difficult to respond. Because he was my doc,…

Ram Mount Tough Claw + X-Grip

THE ABSOLUTE BEST, TESTED OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES BY OUR RESIDENT GEAR JUNKIE morgan.gales@bonniercorp.com X-GRIP CRADLE DIMENSIONS MINIMUM WIDTH = 1.875 IN. (MINIMUM HEIGHT = 4.25 IN.) MAXIMUM WIDTH = 3.25 IN. (MINIMUM HEIGHT = 2.25 IN.) DEPTH = 0.875 IN. CLAMPING RANGE (RAIL/TUBE SURFACES): 0.625–1.5 IN. CLAMPING RANGE (FLAT SURFACES): 0–1.14 IN. $54.99 RAMMOUNT.COM Every morning as I merge onto the I-5 freeway in Southern California, my head bounces from left to center as I cross into the fast lane to start my 22-mile journey to the Baggers office. Only this morning, a van had dropped an array of god-knows-what all over the freeway, so as my head was facing backward , checking the lane to make sure it was clear to change into, I was suddenly kicked off of…

Ram Mount Tough Claw + X-Grip

LETTERS FROM THE ROAD

HELLO AGAIN, This is Miguel from St. Louis writing you on my yearly father/son ride. This year we decided to ride into Canada and head around the Great Lakes, and let me tell you: Canada has some beautiful riding! We made it this year with no breakdowns and some absolutely beautiful weather. The average temps up north are about 72 for the high, and that is amazing for July riding. The route included Thunder Bay, Marathon, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and Toronto before heading back to the US. I highly recommend everyone ride around Lake Superior at a minimum—it is definitely a ride you will not regret. The route is a lot of two-lane 55-mph riding and an angry mouse charging sign every mile or two. We enjoyed this ride…

LETTERS FROM THE ROAD

BAGGERS SHOWCASE

THE LATEST IN RIDING GEAR Spidi/Shoei Riding Gear The folks at Spidi launched the new Metal jacket, which we felt was worthy for you fine folks out there because it’s a full-on biker jacket with loads of function and performance. The Metal is kind of a throwback to the ’80s without trying too hard. Spidi makes a lot of great touring tech for serious riders, racing gear for the best in the world, and many other functional items, but this foray into biker territory is a welcomed breath of fresh air from the 40-year-old motorcycle gear manufacturer. We’re definitely looking forward to more cool gear from Spidi. As for the Shoei X-Fourteen, we’ve featured plenty of Shoei lids over the years, but some of the guys around HQ said that…

BAGGERS SHOWCASE

SNOWBIRDS 2: THE SEQUEL

Last year, Baggers bossman Jordan Mastagni hit up yours truly for a hit list of places to hibernate when you want to ride in winter without the bite of winter frost—the sort of places any Game of Thrones character would rather be than Westeros during season seven of the acclaimed HBO series. If you have to travel to get your ride on though, why think small? That’s why we’ve included rides from all over the globe for your consideration. MOROCCO WHEELS OF MOROCCO LONG WEEKEND Price: $1,524 Days: 5 bookmotorcycletours.com This five-day motorcycle tour is the perfect long weekend escape for anyone who’d like to see Morocco but doesn’t have a full nine days to spend in the saddle. It’s also a great trial run to see if you’re interested…

SNOWBIRDS 2: THE SEQUEL

GOLD RUSH RALLY

Boasting the world’s most exclusive collection of exotic cars, super cars, hyper-cars and top-of-the-line luxury cars, the Gold Rush Rally is the Super Bowl of automotive events. The annual exotic-car rally actually represents a rare glimpse into a unique lifestyle and nine days of conspicuous-consumption anarchy. The fastest, flashiest, most badass cars on the planet and their eccentric drivers leave real lives behind to run hundreds of miles from one five-star hotel to the next, party at the coolest venues, eat at world-renowned restaurants, and bond with their goldblooded family members. I’m Jason Davis, a VIP host at the Wynn Las Vegas. That means I provide guest hosting services to patrons of the XS, Intrigue, and Surrender nightclubs as well as Encore Beach Club in the summer season. During my…

GOLD RUSH RALLY

CABLES AND PLUMBING

If you’ve been following our Frankenstein Road King build for this year’s Baggers Build-Off, we featured some one-off motoinspired handlebars that Anthony Keeling from Chassis Design Co. fabbed up for us last month. This month, we needed to get the clutch and brake controls dialed in, so we headed over to Galfer USA in Oxnard, California, and Barnett Clutches in Ventura, California, to get some new brake lines and a clutch cable made. We stopped at Galfer first and checked out its Harley-Davidson brake-line kits (front $146.80, rear $64). Those are the stock prices. Because our application required custom lengths, the price went up $7 per line. There are 12 different brake-line colors to choose from and five different banjos/banjo bolts you can also choose, but the price can also…

CABLES AND PLUMBING

BORN TO PERFORM

Folks might not be too hip to the MJK Performance name just yet. Previously operating under Mad Jap Kustoms signage, Dale Yamada has been building the unbuildable for years—doing things his own way to the groovy tune of ’60s- and ’70s-era choppers. Custom-built parts crafted from scratch have been Dale’s calling card for just over a decade, and 2017 marks a pivotal juncture for the business he’s been behind the bars of since ’07. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The Mad Jap name has reached every corner of the motorcycle-loving globe and will continue to do so—but in a slightly different way. The transition to MJK Performance wasn’t done in vain, however, as it does symbolize Dale’s focus on fabricating product for baggers, FXRs, and Dyna models. The change is…

BORN TO PERFORM

FIRST RIDE: 2018 YAMAHA STAR VENTURE

GEAR // HELMET: Arai Signet X JACKET: RSD Ronin (Perforated) GLOVES: Spidi BOOTS: XPD X-Village The bagger world has come a long way in recent years, and each OEM is vying for that top spot. After riding the 2018 Yamaha Star Venture, it’s clear that this is a special motorcycle that will definitely leave consumers scratching their heads before they drop coin on a motorcycle most everybody else already has. However, now that the Star Venture is out, and currently sitting on showroom floors, Yamaha is now tasked with convincing the market that spending $27K on its grand touring machine is the way to go. After a three-day trek through Idaho and Montana, I was definitely impressed at how well the Star Venture treated not only myself but, more importantly,…

FIRST RIDE: 2018 YAMAHA STAR VENTURE

NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!

It happens more often than not on older H-D models. The exhaust stud becomes frozen or seized in the head. We damaged the threads on our Road King while doing one of our Baggers Sound-Off videos. We tried the first go-to step in removing exhaust studs, the “jam-nut” method. You basically thread on two nuts, tighten them together, and then turn the back nut to remove the stud and jam-nuts as an assembly. This failed, the stud was too seized, and both nuts just unthreaded off together. So the next step was to weld on a nut and back the stud out that way. If this method fails all that is left is taking off the head and machining out the stud and re-tapping the hole for a new stud.…

NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!

Building and riding motorcycles are very unique and different art forms respectively. On one hand, somebody could build a bike for the sole purpose of creating a display piece— one with no real-world road-worthiness or dependability. Sure, it might look good under the bright spotlights of an indoor tradeshow or on the cover of a magazine or two, but when reality sets in, it’ll always chalk up to just being a pretty face. But who’s to say that there isn’t any artistic value in that? Most guys would revel in the opportunity to showcase the latest and greatest wares and talent on their personal ride, but there always comes a day when nothing else will satisfy the craving to bomb down the freeway with complete and total trust in your…

THE BIG CHIEFTAIN

Indian’s marketing machine is a publicity juggernaut. In stark contrast to the half-assed marketing efforts and half-assed bikes that marked the late 1990s and early 2000s incarnations of the brand, the recent version of the company isn’t playing around. Neither are the shops championing Indian with custom bikes like this one from Pinup Baggers. In March of 2015, word got around that Indian Motorcycle would hold its first Baddest Indian Bagger in Sturgis later that same year. The gauntlet was cast, and Mark and Deanna Rhoades wasted no time picking it up. The prizes included a new 2016 Indian Dark Horse, $10K in parts from Azzkikr, and the title of the very first winner of the Baddest Indian Bagger in Sturgis. Mark bought a stock 2015 Indian Chieftain and got…

THE BIG CHIEFTAIN

Shortly after Harley-Davidson brought electronic fuel injection to the Sportster, I asked a well-known chopper builder if it would be worthwhile to convert a carbureted Sporty to EFI. His answer was very detailed, and some of it was above my mental pay grade, but the general gist was that between modifying the gas tank for a fuel pump and all the extra wiring, etc., you’d spend less time and money just buying a fuel-injected Sporty. That’s fine for something like the XL, but Frank Vidal didn’t have that option for this bike. Harley-Davidson never put a Twin Cam into the FXR frame, let alone EFI. He could have gone and bought a new or slightly used Dyna, but for as good as the FXR’s descendent is, well, it’s still not…

HAWG HALTERS INC. Billet Fork Leg Covers HHI proudly announces the launch of its new Billet Fork Covers. These taper-cut covers, manufactured in the company’s Georgia facility of 6061-T6 aluminum, come in chrome, black, and Shadow Cut finish options, with classic smooth or cutout styles. The new HHI covers fit both early and late-model Touring bike applications and come in +1-inch to +4-inch lengths to fit applications from stock to 32 inches. These new fork leg covers have been designed to give the custom builder an out-of-the-box solution to longer front ends and bigwheel conversions. Contact for Pricing // hawghalters.com HOCHSTADTER’S Slow & Low Rock and Rye The idea of cracking a cold one when you reach your destination is quickly stifled when you realize that beer has been sitting…

READERS’ RIDES

MILWAUKEE-EIGHT CUSTOM James Sancesn bought a brandnew 2017 Harley Road Glide in November 2016 (the day they came out with the new engine). He took the bike apart, sending the tins out to Kustom Flames in Worcester, Massachusetts, to be painted. James had the front end lowered 1-1/4 inches and installed a 21-inch custom wheel by Southern Machine, stretched bags and side covers, a CVO seat, a Legend air ride system, Hogtunes speaker lids, Rokker 500- watt amp and speakers, and Road Custom 10-inch bars, and many other misc parts. James put almost 5,000 miles on the bike since I completed it in March and has taken it to Daytona Beach Bike Week, Americade, Laconia Bike Week, and he’ll continue to ride it as much as possible. FIRST-TIMER Brian Webb…

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