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Ultra Classic @ 2011 Ultimate Builder: San Mateo

jeff — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:56:28 +0000

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.

Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show (UBCBS)

The chopper will be entered into the Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show to be pitched against the best builders in the country. The UBCBS is an affiliate competition to the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. Professional and amateur custom builders of choppers, cruisers bobbers, pro street, trikes and sportbikes are invited to enter their bikes into the competition and judge each other’s work. There are 11 individual rounds of the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show nationwide.

United States Championship

The United States Championship of custom bike building is held at the Daytona Progressive International Motorcycle Show held during Daytona Bike Week, March 14-16, 2012. This elite competition is for the ultimate builders of custom bikes in the United States and will crown the definitive national champions in their respective classes. The United States Championship is an affiliate competition to the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building.

The United States Championship will also include an individual photo shoot by a professional photographer of each bike entered into the competition. Each builder/bike owner will receive a CD of photos taken during the event of themselves and their bikes.

Judged Custom Bike Classes

The following are the 4 classes of the UBCBS.

Free Style: Any motorcycle frame configuration or drivetrain combination. Your imagination is the only restriction. Must run and stop.

Hot Bike Modified Harley: Must have Harley manufactured frame and engine cases. Frame must maintain stock configuration so modifications are limited to smoothing ie; molding welds and joints, welding in filler panels or cutting excess tabs. Swingarm kits and fat tire conversions are acceptable .

Super Streetbike Performance Custom: Race inspired styling with performance enhancing engine modifications. Any motorcycle frame configuration and drivetrain combination. Judging will be focused around drag racing ie; strtched out ‘Busa, Bonneville racers and highly modified sportbikes.

Retro Mod: Any modified bike, with any drive train on any chassis configuration that is 25 years or older. Great class for older Harley’s where the frame was cut to rake or stretch as well as a class for Café Racers from the Ton-Up era.

Get in the game by entering your motorcycle in the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show .

R1 @ 2011 Ultimate Builder: San Mateo

jeff — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:48:35 +0000

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.

Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show (UBCBS)

United States Championship

Judged Custom Bike Classes

The following are the 4 classes of the UBCBS.

Free Style: Any motorcycle frame configuration or drivetrain combination. Your imagination is the only restriction. Must run and stop.

Get in the game by entering your motorcycle in the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show .

1961 Topper @ 2011 Ultimate Builder: San Mateo

jeff — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:37:19 +0000

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.

The front body, front fender and floorboards of the Topper were made of stamped steel, the engine cover and body are made of chopper gun-sprayed fiberglass. Enthusiasts can enter their bike at Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show at http://ultimatebuilderbikeshow.com.

Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show (UBCBS)

United States Championship

Judged Custom Bike Classes

The following are the 4 classes of the UBCBS.

Free Style: Any motorcycle frame configuration or drivetrain combination. Your imagination is the only restriction. Must run and stop.

Get in the game by entering your motorcycle in the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show .

Dan Stern Presents @ 2011 Ultimate Builder

jeff — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:15:35 +0000

What does an ex-Custom Chrome Exec do after ejecting from distribution? If you’re Dan Stern you run one of the most successful dealerships in California, the House of Thunder Harley-Davidson in Morgan Hill, CA 95037 – (408) 776-1900… This is his customer custom bike that was entered in the Modified Harley-Davidson class at the San Mateo Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show.

Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show (UBCBS)

United States Championship

Judged Custom Bike Classes

The following are the 4 classes of the UBCBS.

Free Style: Any motorcycle frame configuration or drivetrain combination. Your imagination is the only restriction. Must run and stop.

Get in the game by entering your motorcycle in the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show .

WHERE IS THE CHEESE?

jeff — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:17:28 +0000

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

Nash Custom Motorcycles Doing the Job Right

jeff — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:22:33 +0000

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…

Details – home built Hot Rod

jeff — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:20:20 +0000

Skoty Chops shows off his home brewed Rat Rod.

Sexy pinup girl working the HOT ROD

jeff — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:13:50 +0000

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

Burt Munro & The World’s Fastest Indian

jeff — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:05:29 +0000

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.

More About Burt

Burt Munro was born Herbert James Munro on March 25, 1899 in Edendale, Invercargill, New Zealand. His twin brother Eddie died in a tragic accident at the age of four. From an early age, Burt had a need for speed and often rode the family’s fastest horse around the farm at high speed.

In 1915, at the age of sixteen, Burt bought his first motorcycle, a Douglas. In 1919, he bought a Clyno motorcycle with a sidecar. After removing the sidecar from the Clyno, Burt went to the Fortose racing circuit, where he set some speed records with it.

In 1920, Burt bought his favorite motorcycle, a brand new Indian Scout, from a man in Invercargill. At that time, the motorcycle was in stock condition, with a 600 cc engine and 3 speed transmission.

He first modified his precious Indian in 1926, using very crude tools. For example, his micrometer was a bicycle spoke and he cast pistons in tin cans. Within a short time, he had replaced the barrels, pistons, lubrication system, and flywheels with some of his own making. He also designed a 4 cam to replace the original 2 cam design.

In 1925, Burt married a woman named Florence Beryl Martyn. They went on to have 4 children, named John, June, Margaret, and Gwen. The couple later divorced in 1950.

In 1938, Burt set his first speed record in New Zealand on his Indian motorcycle and it became his passion in life. He would continue modifying and racing his Indian for the next thirty years.

In 1962, Burt set a world land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats by getting his Indian motorcycle up to 178.97 miles per hour. At that point, the engine was bored out to 850 cc.

In 1967, Burt again traveled to the Bonneville with his newly modified Indian Motorcycle. With his engine bored out to 950 cc, he was able to get the motorcycle up to 183.58 miles per hour, setting a new speed record for the sub 1000 cc motorcycle class. During a qualifying run, he hit 190.07 mph, which was the fastest official speed on an Indian motorcycle. During the run, he nearly struck a steel pylon and also put the bike down, but walked away with some scratches.

Burt died of natural causes on January 6, 1978. His Indian was given to a local enthusiast and can be seen at the occasional motorcycle show.

In 2005, a film was produced about his exploits, entitled “The World’s Fastest Indian. Burt was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, who reportedly imitated Burt so well that his children were moved to tears. In 2006, he Burt was posthumously inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

Movie trailer for Hot Rod Havoc!!!

jeff — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:51:19 +0000