04/08/2008 by info.

Taken from the company blog……

And Now For The Moment We’ve All Been Waiting For…

By InMoBlog on  7/17/2008 4:25 PM

An enormous milestone was reached this week at the Indian Motorcycle plant when the first production vehicle rolled off the assembly line.  The first bike to wear the Indian badge was a red and cream 2009 Chief Vintage, complete with windshield, tan leather seat and saddlebags.  The bike was hand-built by a team of 6 craftsmen.

Building an Indian Motorcycle is an intricate yet rewarding process. Each bike is assembled by a team of master craftsmen. A signed certificate of craftsmanship accompanies every bike that comes off the line.

Being part of the team that is building America’s motorcycle is the greatest feeling in the world. Being there when the first bike came off the line was awe-inspiring. The 2009 Chief is truly a work of art.

www.indianmotorcycle.com/

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04/08/2008 by info.

THE Tear Drop air cleaner from S&S is instantly recognizable. However, many potential users mistakenly believe it will only fit S&S Super E or G carburetors. This is not the case as it is available to bolt directly onto a stock CV carb or single bore throttle body.

S&S claim that the chromed air cleaner will offer up to an eight percent increase in horsepower and 10 percent more torque, when used to replace a stock air cleaner. Kit includes backing plate, high-flow pleated air cleaner element, mounting brackets (as required) and Tear Drop cover.

Applications are available for almost every Harley-Davidson motorcycle built from 1986 through to 2008.

S&S CYCLE
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Tel: 608 627 1497/0253
Fax: 608 627 1488/0771
E-mail: sscust@sscycle.com

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04/08/2008 by info.

City of Sturgis Mayor Maurie LaRue declared this year’s World Championship open at 11:30 am MST with some seventy plus bikes in competition from 13 different countries.

Featuring Affiliate event winners from the past 12 months that have come to the United States to compete against many of America’s finest builders, the Rally itself has got off to a healthy start and foot traffic for vendors at Champions Park is already running ahead of that seen at the facility last year.

With market leaders such as S&S Cycle, Custom Chrome, Big Dog Motorcycles, Swift Motorcycles, ProCharger, MC Advantages, Lyndall Racing Brakes, Wilwood Engineering, Black Hills Custom Cycles, Kiwi Indian Motorcycle Co., Orange County Chopper Motorcycles and more drawing visitors to the Park, this is still only the second year for the Champions Park facility. The concept of a serious custom bike, parts and accessories vendor destination for Rally visitors, who take their custom bike and component choices seriously, is now “locked-solid” as a Rally vendor opportunity whose time had come.

Inside the Championship Hall builders continue to meet and greet their industry colleagues in an atmosphere of competitive friendship and respect that has become such a hallmark of the World Championship.

Today was ‘VIP Day’ with early Rally visitors able to mingle with vendor community representatives.

The Championship features its noted Production Manufacturer special class, with competition for the World Championship fierce in the entirely open concept ‘Freestyle Class’.

Judging will again be primarily by the competitors themselves, with guest VIP judges from the custom motorcycle press and vendor communities.

Sunday evening saw the first of the competitor meetings at which this year’s builders will get the chance to meet the event’s Official Partners and Champions Park vendors.

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