Cycle Source June 2011

Sun Will Rise

Article By: Otto Von Blotto Photos By: Lisa Ballard This bike is the kind you can’t help but notice in a sea of bolt-on billet barges; the Scott Craig paint virtually ensures that. The one-off parts and hand-picked swap meet treasures like the Wassell tank, old Chicago headlamp and ribbed fender of unknown origin, coupled Read More >

Installing The Rider’s Rest Motorcycle Hammock

We went to the Cycle Source garage one day last month to install a Rider’s Rest Hammock on Chris Callen’s 2003 Ultra Classic that he rode in the Hoka Hey last year. I invented the hammock specifically for riding in the Hoka Hey. I wanted a place to sleep up off the ground away from Read More >

Modifying a Stock Exhaust for a Custom Look

You can use a stock or aftermarket exhaust as a starting point for a custom exhaust, instead of piecing one together totally from scratch. What follows is a late-night account of how I did just that to customize the exhaust on my ‘59 Panhead chopper. I started with a set of Paughco side- by-side header Read More >

SuperTracker

Spitfire’s Flat Tracker for the Street Article By: Wrench Photos By: Markus Cuff Some features roll out of my pen like a smooth ride through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains heading north for the Badlands. Others burn out, like a high standard shotgun blasting away. This one feels more like a sawed-off shotgun about to unleash Read More >