Adam Hiler Drew up this rendering of the customized Victory Cross Roads to help inspire the Klock Werks team.
Adam Hiler Drew up this rendering of the customized Victory Cross Roads to help inspire t
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip, the legendary camping resort and entertainment capital of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has once again partnered with Victory Motorcycles and Epiphone guitars for the 2012 Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes. One lucky Buffalo Chip visitor will take home a newly customized Victory Cross Roads motorcycle and matching Epiphone Les Paul Studio guitar. The winner will be announced live on the Buffalo Chip main concert stage during the rally on Friday, August 10, 2012 prior to the headlining concert. If you want to throw your name into the hat to possibly win this one-of-a-kind prize package that combines the world of music and motorcycling, Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes registrations may now be entered at buffalochip.com.
“The Buffalo Chip has the most passionate and loyal motorcycle riders in the world. The Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes is just one of many ways to thank all the fans and supporters,” said Rod Woodruff, owner of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “Last year’s sweepstakes was a roaring success and we can’t wait to see a fan walk away with this year’s one-of-a-kind bike and guitar. The Chip family grows each year and having partners like Victory, Klock Werks, and Epiphone to help throw the best party anywhere keeps the Buffalo Chip atop the list of biker destinations.”
“Our crown jewel summer event is the Sturgis Rally for sure,” said Steve Menneto of Victory Motorcycles. “We are pulling out all of the stops for 2012 and are happy to be part of the build again this year. I’m sure the Klock Werks team and the Buffalo Chip will up the ante over last year and we are looking forward to riding with Victory fans again.”
Last year’s sweepstakes was a roaring success and we can’t wait to see a fan walk away with this year’s one-of-a-kind bike and ...
It Didn’t Take long before the Klock Werks team started tearing into the bone stock bike.
It Didn’t Take long before the Klock Werks team started tearing into the bone stock bike.
Nestled into the home state of the Sturgis Rally in Mitchell, Brian and Laura Klock and the rest of the Klock Werks team have been working around the clock to transform a once stock 2010 Victory Cross Roads into a customized touring machine ready to tackle the Sturgis back roads and beyond. The Victory Cross Roads is the ideal platform for customizing with its great ride-ability, factory-direct good looks, cast-aluminum frame, and 106ci engine; the Klock team has been having a blast turning the Victory and Epiphone guitar into real one-of-a-kind customs. While he’s somewhat of a private guy when it comes to his bike projects, Brian was kind enough to let us get a quick peak into some of the customizations/modifications they have been/will be doing.
To help keep the team on task and give them a visual goal to shoot for, Brian directed Adam Hiler from Minneapolis to draw up a rendering of his vision for the completed bike. If there was one overall styling element Brian wanted for this bike, it was to have a classic look. As you can see from the rendering, he plans to achieve that with a set of Victory’s leather saddlebags.
The Stock License plate mount area on the rear fender didn’t flow with the smoothed-out look that the Klock team wanted, so they decided to fill the space in. A template was made out of a thick piece of paper.
The Stock License plate mount area on the rear fender didn’t flow with the smoothed-out l
As soon as the bike arrived at the Klock Werks shop, the first order of business was to begin removing pieces of the sheetmetal for modification. They decided to clean up the rear fender by removing the license plate and smoothing the rear fender. Since the stylish rear brake light comes flush-mounted into the fender, it was just a matter of filling in the area where the license mount resided. The team found that there was plenty of space inside the backside of the fender, so they decided to use a Bad Dad retractable plate mount to tuck the plate between the inside of the fender and the rear tire. This will give the bike sort of a James Bond effect as the plate can be automatically hidden from view when so desired.
Up front the team has plans to install one of its new Tude style Hugger fenders secured in place by a set of its new fender mounting blocks. The fender will snugly fit over a 21-inch Renegade Wheels Racine Phantom-Cut front wheel with matching rotors and Metzeler ME880 front tire. The backside will carry a matching 16-inch Renegade wheel and Metzeler tire as well.