"Z" Right Thing To Do!
New Ignition System,
Why Not New Bars?
A rare ABM quick decision? Not unless you consider 3 years, "quick". We ordered in an inexpensive set of "Z" style handlebars. Tomorrow, off come the now chromed risers, and with the new Z's out they go to the powder coater. Yes, black.
Crane's Hi-4 Rocks:
The corporate chopper had a Daytona Twin Tec ignition, which, luckily, finally died, but not after backfiring starts, and a "died by the side" of the road incident, days before Sturgis. In went a set of points, which were nearly impossible to keep set while bouncing around the Buffalo Chip campground. Back in Florida, out went the points, in went a Dyna 2000-S. It lasted a whole 35 miles before shorting out the coil. Out went the Dyna, in went a Crane Hi-4 with matching Crane coil. No complaints. Not one. She starts up like a champ, runs like she's on steroids. The S&S 111 has taken on a nicer sound too.. speaking of which..
The S&S 111 cubic inch V-Twin is back.
American Ironhorse bikes were famous for running those S&S 111 evo engines, long after nemesis Big Dog went to stroker S&S 117's. You say, "hey, that's old technology, Harley replaced most of the line with twin cams a decade ago because evo's shake, rattle, and roll." Only partially correct, campers. Evo style v-twins with the most shake, tend to be "stroker" engines where piston travel measurement exceeds engine bore size. ABM's S&S 111's are identical in bore and stroke, 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches. They're so popular, Big Dog Motorcycles is putting them into their recently released "bagger-chopper" model, via an injected engine, producing about 95 hp/95 lbs of torque. Carb'ed models such as mine can be cammed up to grind out 116 lbs, a lot of get up 'n' go on a bike weighing less than 600 pounds, a real Corvette-killer, making expensive foreign car buyers wonder why they spent near six figures on four wheels that won't outrun a ratty old chopper?
Why Not New Bars?
A rare ABM quick decision? Not unless you consider 3 years, "quick". We ordered in an inexpensive set of "Z" style handlebars. Tomorrow, off come the now chromed risers, and with the new Z's out they go to the powder coater. Yes, black.
Crane's Hi-4 Rocks:
The corporate chopper had a Daytona Twin Tec ignition, which, luckily, finally died, but not after backfiring starts, and a "died by the side" of the road incident, days before Sturgis. In went a set of points, which were nearly impossible to keep set while bouncing around the Buffalo Chip campground. Back in Florida, out went the points, in went a Dyna 2000-S. It lasted a whole 35 miles before shorting out the coil. Out went the Dyna, in went a Crane Hi-4 with matching Crane coil. No complaints. Not one. She starts up like a champ, runs like she's on steroids. The S&S 111 has taken on a nicer sound too.. speaking of which..
The S&S 111 cubic inch V-Twin is back.
American Ironhorse bikes were famous for running those S&S 111 evo engines, long after nemesis Big Dog went to stroker S&S 117's. You say, "hey, that's old technology, Harley replaced most of the line with twin cams a decade ago because evo's shake, rattle, and roll." Only partially correct, campers. Evo style v-twins with the most shake, tend to be "stroker" engines where piston travel measurement exceeds engine bore size. ABM's S&S 111's are identical in bore and stroke, 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches. They're so popular, Big Dog Motorcycles is putting them into their recently released "bagger-chopper" model, via an injected engine, producing about 95 hp/95 lbs of torque. Carb'ed models such as mine can be cammed up to grind out 116 lbs, a lot of get up 'n' go on a bike weighing less than 600 pounds, a real Corvette-killer, making expensive foreign car buyers wonder why they spent near six figures on four wheels that won't outrun a ratty old chopper?
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