Seen It, Bought It
Longtime HOT BIKE reader John Morano has been reading every issue he could get his hands on and following along with any Sportster tech we did on his Sporty, but the time came to upgrade to a Big Twin. John was reading HOT BIKE and saw the test ride with American Iron Horse's Texas Chopper, and the next day he headed out to the closest dealer he could find. After a short test ride he was laying the cash on the table for this bike, and rode it home.
| CITY/STATE | Franklinville/NJ |
| YEAR/MODEL | '04/Texas Chopper |
| BUILDER | American Iron Horse |
| ENGINE | S&S |
| HEADS | S&S |
| CARB | S&S |
| CAMS | S&S |
| PIPES | MGS Custom |
| IGNITION | A.I.H. |
| TRANSMISSION | A.I.H. |
| PAIN | A.I.H. |
| COLOR | Shiny Black |
| WHEELS | A.I.H. |
| TIRES | Metzeler |
| BRAKES | Hawg Halter |
Harley-Davidson Deal
"This is the bike for me," said Paul Bouffard after seeing the bike he had to have. It started out as just another stock '98 FXSTC, but by the time he got it home his head was full of ideas and style changes he wanted to make. The first thing was the pipes-he wanted a loud H-D sound, but from the stock pipes no dice. Vans and Hines pipes went on the bike as soon as they showed up at his house. Next was the new seat and handlebars, and then he swapped out the wheels for a set of twisted spoke and chromed out the lower legs. Now Paul feels he has "his custom" his way, but still plans to change a few other things.
| CITY/STATE | Randolph/Maine |
| YEAR/MODEL | ’98 FXSTC |
| BUILDER | H-D/Paul Bouffard |
| ENGINE | H-D |
| HEADS | H-D |
| CARB | H-D |
| CAMS | Screamin’ Eagle |
| PIPES | Vance & Hines |
| IGNITION | H-D |
| TRANSMISSION | H-D |
| PAIN | Bub Santerre |
| COLOR | Black |
| WHEELS | Spokes |
| TIRES | Metzeler |
| BRAKES | PM |