Baby get's a New Garage/Playmate! 2007 Night Train

SOFTAIL NIGHT TRAIN
Added to my Stable!

I walked into Mad River Harley-Davidson in Sandusky, Oh on Feb. 26, 2011 and saw this beauty sitting on the floor. It's all decked out with the Skull Collection trim, and has a Stage I, with Vance & Hines Big Radius 2-Into-2 Chrome Pipes!
Signed the papers TODAY! March 5, 2011. Will ride it home first TOLERABLE day of riding we get here in Ohio!

I know there's no Radio, Windshield, Cruise Control or BACK seat to speak of, but this is taking me back to my roots! The very essence of what it is to be a "Rider" and not a "POSER"! I look forward to my first ride under the stars to only the sound of the wind crying FOUL as I leave it behind in the Scream of my exhaust!

This shot of Kaci on it Inspired the purchase!


Done Deal!

I took the Night Train over to Roeder Racing & Service in Monroeville and switched it out for Baby. She was there for some Major Maintenance Stuff, Motor Mounts, Swing Arm Bushings, Neck Bearings, HOG Tunes speakers installed into the lowers...Anyway, Talked to George about doing a Proper Tune on this Night Train. Left it for them to install a Tuner and do a Proper Dyno Tune and Can't wait for the results! No one does PERFORMANCE work like George's Crew! Can't wait!!!

THE RESULTS ARE IN!
(and that was fast!)

Roeder Racing & Service installed a tuner and did a Dyno Tune on Wild Thing..
LOVE the rusults! Thanks George and Crew!

SWEET!

Screw It, Lets Ride!

AHDRA Favorite Pictures....

AHDRA Pictures I posted on Facebook
that got LOTS of anttention!

I have had the pleasure of shooting the All Harley Drag Race Assoc. Races at Summit Speedway in Norwalk for the last 3-4 Years. I have had such an interest in some of the pictures I have posted that I have decided to set up an On-line "Store Front" for the sale of these,and other pictures I have taken. Watch for a Link SOON!

Meanwhile, enjoy!

DOH! Don't want to forget FLAT TRACK!
Here's one of my Favorite's from Lima last year!

Can't wait till THIS year at Lima!

One last warm-up before winter storage at Roeder Racing...

Short and Sweet....Had to shoot a video of Baby warming up as I waited for George Roeder to pick her up for Winter Storage and some Upgrades!
Will post the upgrades after it's finished!

And of course there's this one!

My Dyno Sheet posted at Roeder Racing's Website

Here's the link to my Harley's Dyno sheet, click on the dyno sheet above my name and it pops up for you!

Roeder Racing 200 Club Members.

Just upgraded to a "Lock-Up" clutch with new clutch plates and CF (Centrifulal Force) Pressure plate by AIM.Mfg.
That baby really ROCKS!

Roeder Racing has the CF Unit to fit YOUR ride!

It's OFFICIAL! Got my First Cover Shot! RidinOn Aug. 2010 Issue

The August Issue of RidinOn magazine is out, and my trip to Pontiac MI to meet and shoot Ron Finch and his new creation were not without fruition! I have the cover shot of Ron on his creation "Oustider" and a 4 page spread of that trip.

I also have pictures from Ohio Bike Week, the Lima Flat Track Races, some in the section on the EasyRider M.C. show in Columbus, and a lovely shot you can see below in the "Brandi" secion of this blog, of her and Skylee!

Here is the shot used for the cover, other shots are below!

The Actual Cover!

For the On-Line Version click HERE!

The Page with Brandi and Skylee on it!
Bottom left corner!

Another Night Ride! Man I love the Stars Above!

On a 1 AM ride to work in early June to the song "Free Bird":

I was riding N on SR 99 and hit a low spot full of fog, for a brief second Baby and I were enshrouded in fog from the shoulders down, with only the stars above to guide us! Believe I felt for a fraction of a second and to a very minor degree what Pilots that slip the surly bonds of earth on wings of fighter jets must feel as they climb through weather into the starlit sky!

So inspired by that, and early enough that I pulled off to enjoy the starlit sky, again to Free Bird and Baby's Rythmic Idle. Ursa Minor and Polaris in it's Pouring into Ursa Major position, the summer Triangle directly above(Deneb in Cygnus, Altair in Aquila, and Vega in Lyra). Alcor and Mizar double stars in Ursa Major's handle. The Milky way, Jupiter and Andromeda rising and Virgo setting.

I apologize NOT to those along my 1 am flight path for the cry of my V-Twin and it's deep vibrato that trails behind, trying to catch up to Baby and I. For you see, I am a happily and permanently single man, and this is the only time I get to hear the voice of a screamin' woman! Albeit with the tones of a woman from a far Eastern Balkan village..;<{

Photo Shoot with Ron Finch at his Studion in Pontiac MI!

Bill Bish of RidinOn magazine contacted me about a month ago about this trip. Ron Finch is being inducted into the Sturgis Custom Bike Builder's Hall of Fame this year, and this is his entry for this years Custom Bike Builder's Build-Off! Ron called Bill to tell him the bike would be finished Wed. of this week (7/14/2010) and I was invited up to his studio/shop to spend the day with him and be the first one to shoot pictures of it FINISHED! This is an awesome honor!

Here is a teaser Peek at a small part of this bike:

I had the pleasure of spending the day with Ron and his lovely wife Ruth, and shot about 800 Pictures. Rode with him to scout locations and ultimately decided his place was better than any we scouted. Can't show the bike here YET, but here are a couple of shots from the best day of my summer so far!

This is Ron's daily Rider!
"Wing and A Prayer"

This is Wing & A Prayer and MY Baby after a nice afternoon ride with Ron.

This is in front of The Detroit Piston's Arena.

This is the Studio from the Kitchen

This is Ron's wife Ruth feeding Echo.
She's coyote and dog mix.

This is Ruth, Ron and their daughter Gail with the bike "Finicky" and the truck that's gonna haul Ron's new bike to Sturgis.

Ron told me he's allowed to ride without a HELMET in Michigan for Photo Shoots, if there's a photographer with him!

Ya'all come back now, ha'hear!

Maggie Valley N.C. and Wheels Through Time Museum

Here's a teaser shot or 2 and details to follow. Rode 1700 miles in 5 days, and 2 of those were work days with no riding!

Brandi on My Baby. They Compliment each other Nicely!

My Two Favorite Subjects
My 2004 "Baby" and Brandi!

I met Brandi when she was an event girl for Ohio Bike Week, and have known her for a while now. She recently had a Lovely Daughter Skylee, and asked if I'd take more pictures of her, and her daughter Skylee. This is only 6 months after having her baby, so she worked hard to stay in shape, and get back into this New Bikini she wanted pictures of herself in. I enjoyed the day 'cause I got to play Grandpa to Skylee, and well, Brandi is a good modeling subject so it was a great day for all of us! Enjoy!

And her lovely daughter, Skylee!


The Black heels in Juxtaposition with the
Roeder 200 Club Timing Cover make a nice visual.

I told her she could have all the other pictures for FREE!
But this these two were gonna cost her BIG!



All the color removed except the awesome shirt

Mad River Harley-Davidson Management Team

I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing the Mad River Harley-Davidson Management Team in Sandusky on May 10th. Not gonna post any details, they are announcing today the official Grand Opening. I know what they are shooting for but will let Nicki Snyder, the Marketing and Events Manager Break the news first!

It's official! Announced today through Facebook! May 26th is the official opening day for Mad River Harley-Davidson!

La Hacienda is OPEN!

The new mexican restaurant in the old Shifters building is now open and serving great Authentic Mexican food! Yes I have sampled it, and it is good! Here is the Crew that was on duty the day I was in to shoot pic's for the RidinOn Magazine.

Be sure to tell Leo and Joe that I sent you! And try the Nachos Fajitas! Oh, and the Guacamole!

I Love Riding to work under the Stars!

Awesome morning ride to work in 31 invigorating degree weather! Hues of pink, mauve and purple in the east bisected by steam from the Cargill plant in Huron rising vertically several hundred feed before drifting gently off to the south.

Then so many shades of blue, not even Crayola has enough names for them. Midnight blue still cloaks the sky above with Deneb fighting for dominance of the sky, losing only to the full moon as it floats brilliant, a mere 4 degrees above the horizon in it's never ending loop of tag with it's nemisis the sun.

Harley-Davidson FXRG coat, Under Armour layers and the new Heated Seat make this ride possible without the shiver quakes that would surely otherwise ruin it. The Ride is absolutely spiritual with every sense brought to the very edge of Exhiliration!

I LOVE riding in this weather!

Screw It, Lets Ride!

Teaser Cell Phone Video of my new 95" Motor

Upgrades:

Screamin' Eagle Cam Plate upgrade to Hyd Cam Chain Tensioner

251 Cams

95 inch Wiseco Pistons w/new upgraded Rings

MY Cylinders bored out for 95" Pistons

Larger Valves and Performance Springs installed

Heads Ported and Polished

Roeder Racing Name Tag on Heads! Givin' Credit where Credit's DUE!!

I will have a better video of it to upload when I get it out of the shop and the bags all polished and installed!

THANKS for all the hard work George, Super and Bob!
Visit Roeder Racing Soon!

Final Dyno Results are IN!

I have been riding this for several weeks now, and am VERY happy with the results. The investment was well worth what I have now. The HP is 105.5, The Torque is 101.6. It's LOUDER, did not expect that. And if I stay out of the throttle and do the casual SPEED LIMIT riding, I get about 40 mpg! Just barely have to give it throttle for normal casual riding.
BUT, when I roll the throttle on hard, it's GAME ON! Pegged the Speedo, it only goes to 120, and I've had the front up a couple times, carefully and tentatively!

Thanks George, Super, Bob and anyone else at Roeder Racing that had a hand in this!

OH! Thanks Jess Roeder for goading me into it!

Keep the rubber side down and ride it like you Stole it! The Roeder Racing heads and "200 Club" Timing Cover!
Have to have over 100 HP and over 100 Torque to get one of these.