Attention Hot Bike Readers!
We would like to start by asking you, the reader, to help us with your ride submissions. There is no shortage of Readers' Rides coming across the editor's desks; however, only about 1/4 of them can be used. The reason: bad photos, little or no info about the bike, and even worse, no contact info to get better photos or the needed bike specs. So before you put a stamp on that envelope or send out that e-mail, make sure that you have filled out the basics: Your name, phone number and/or e-mail, where you're from. Then fill out a spec sheet-all you need to do is copy the info from the magazine: Motor, tran, frame, wheels, and so on. Last, a brief history about you and your bike. Now that you know exactly what we're looking for, we can't wait to see what you're going to send in. Thanks!
Long Winter
Being from Quebec, Canada, Robert Proulx has a pretty short riding season, so as soon as he can get his '06 Dyna Street Bob out of the garage past the piles of snow his ride can start. The Canadian winter being so long, Robert spends a lot of time (between hockey games) working on his Street Bob. He outfitted the bike with a few custom parts like a Vance & Hines Big Radius exhaust, K&N Force Winder air filter, and had the seat redone with gel padding. The only thing is it is solo, and Roberts's girlfriend likes the bike so much that now she wants one for herself.
The Money Pit
James Stewart is from Salisbury, New York, and his passion is his '93 Dyna or what he likes to call the "money pit." He wanted a bike that he could ride all day and every day without having to put a lot of money into it, so James found a used Dyna for a good low price. James started putting money into the bike as soon as he got it home starting with a motor hop-up. Next he added pipes, a seat, a Pro One frontend, followed by all new sheetmetal and paint. Then one day James was out riding and started to think that a lowered hardtail would be cool, but instead of swapping out the frame he just pulled the shocks off and made a set of struts. Now it is a lowered Dyna hardtail, something you don't see everyday.
The Money Pit
James Stewart is from Salisbury, New York, and his passion is his '93 Dyna or what he likes to call the "money pit." He wanted a bike that he could ride all day and every day without having to put a lot of money into it, so James found a used Dyna for a good low price. James started putting money into the bike as soon as he got it home starting with a motor hop-up. Next he added pipes, a seat, a Pro One frontend, followed by all new sheetmetal and paint. Then one day James was out riding and started to think that a lowered hardtail would be cool, but instead of swapping out the frame he just pulled the shocks off and made a set of struts. Now it is a lowered Dyna hardtail, something you don't see everyday.
The Black Beast
Josh Killion is from Pendleton, Indiana, and has worked for Harley shops for years and has always had a bike, but when the market went soft so did the work. Josh had to sell his bike after one of the shops closed. Two years later a friend of his purchased a new Ultra Classic and parked his '92 Fatboy in the garage. Josh wanted to get back on a bike so when he saw the bike just sitting there he cut a deal and had a bike once more. The only thing was it was a chrome showcase and that would not do. So Josh stripped the bike down and blacked out 85 percent of the bike and is still going. Then he added a set of Coastal Moto wheels with matching rotors and pulley. Josh is glad to be riding once more and after his friend saw how well the bike turned out he wanted to buy it back, but Josh told him too bad.