2011 San Mateo, Ultimate Builder: Mike Mileham

Okey, Ultra Classic, (check); Custom Green paint with flames, (check); Chrome everything (check); Performance mods, (check); head to Ultimate Builder in San Mateo, (check).

Mike Mileham entered the Modified Harley class in San Mateo, CA. with his 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic. To enter, jump to Ultimate Builder – http://www.ultimatebuilderbikeshow.com.

2011 San Mateo, Ultimate Builder: Jovan Samonte

Jovan Samonte brought his 2004 Yamaha R1 to San Mateo, CA and entered it into the Performance Class. He has over 20,000 invested with a significant amount of performance work done. A very sano build.

1961 Harley-Davidson

This Topper is a 10 cu in (164 cc) 2-stroke single cylinder engine delivering 9 hp. The Topper had a continuously variable transmission, like most modern scooters. You don’t need a button to start her up, just grab the lawnmover-style handle and pull.

What does an ex-Custom Chrome Exec do after ejecting from distribution? Run the House of Thunder Harley-Davidson dealership… This is his customer custom bike that was entered in the Modified Harley-Davidson class at the San Mateo Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show.

Okey, we have the cheese to get your motor running!

Want to see how long it takes to build a custom motorcycle from the scratch? Our friends at Nash Custom Motorcycle built one in 3 minutes… They are gods at doing a quick build… And they got a little help from time lapse photography!

Note: turn down the audio… or turn it up depending on your enthusiasm for head-banging rock…

Get more from Nash…

Lark wrenches and rolls in a hot rod T and a 58 impala.

DVD Hot Rod Pin-ups by David Perry available at www.davidperrystudio.com

Herbert James “Burt” Munro, (Bert in his youth) (25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, 26 August 1967.

Munro set his first New Zealand speed record in 1938 and later set seven more.

Records

• 1962, he set a world record of 288 km/h (178.95 mph) with his engine bored out to 850 cc (52 cubic inches)
• 1966, he set a world record of 270.476 km/h (168.066 mph)
• 1967, his engine was bored out to 950 cc (58 cubic inches) and he set a class record of 295.453 km/h (183.586 mph). To qualify he made a one-way run of 305.89 km/h (190.07 mph), the fastest-ever officially-recorded speed on an Indian.

The unofficial speed record (officially timed) is 331 km/h (205.67 mph) for a flying mile. In 2006, he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.