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Dirty Money | 1997 Harley Davidson Road Glide

Sinister Road Glide

By Jordan Mastagni, Photography by Paul Morton
1997 Harley Davidson Road Glide Cover Spread

SPECIFICATIONS
BIKE OWNER John Shope
SHOP NAME John Shope's Sinister Industries
SHOP PHONE (623) 465-5263
SHOP WEBSITE sinisterindustries.com
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL '97/H-D/Road Glide
FABRICATION Sinister and Jim Michaud
ASSEMBLY Sinister
BUILD TIME Too long

ENGINE
YEAR/MANUFACTURER '00/S&S
TYPE/SIZE Evo/113ci
BUILDER S&S/Sinister
CASES S&S
CYLINDERS S&S
HEADS S&S
ROCKER BOXES S&S
EFI Crane
AIR CLEANER Performance Machine/Sinister
EXHAUST Sinister

TRANSMISSION
YEAR/MANUFACTURER/TYPE Baker/Six-speed
CASE Baker
CLUTCH Barnett/Performance Machine hydraulic
PRIMARY DRIVE

FRAME
YEAR/MANUFACTURER H-D/Sinister
RAKE 44 degrees
STRETCH 2 inches

SUSPENSION
MANUFACTURER FRONT Sinister
LENGTH Stock
TRIPLE TREES Hawg Halters 9 degrees
MANUFACTURER REAR Legend Air Ride
SWINGARM H-D/Sinister

WHEELS, TIRES, AND BRAKES
MANUFACTURER FRONT/TYPE Metalsport
SIZE-HEIGHT/WIDTH 26x3.5
TIRE/SIZE V rubber 120/50-26
CALIPER Performance Machine
ROTOR Metalsport
MANUFACTURER REAR/TYPE Sinister
SIZE-HEIGHT/WIDTH 17x4
TIRE/SIZE Metzeler 180/50-17
CALIPER H-D
ROTOR Sinister

FINISH/PAINT
COLOR Cream
PAINTER Knot 4 U
GRAPHICS Shawn Wilkin at Airtite Art

ACCESSORIES
FRONT FENDER Be Cool/Sinister
REAR FENDER Sinister one-off
GAS TANK & CAP Sinister
OIL TANK H-D
HANDLEBARS Sinister Wicked Road Glide bars
MIRRORS Joker Machine/Sinister
HAND CONTROLS Performance Machine
FOOT CONTROLS Sinister Gnarly series
FOOTPEGS Sinister
HEADLIGHT H-D
TAILLIGHT Sinister
LICENSE MOUNT Sinister
SEAT Bad Ass Guys Upholstery
SADDLEBAGS Sinister rear entry
AUDIO Pioneer

By Jordan Mastagni
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