Sturgis Updates And Other News - Inside The Industry

Minting History
The Franklin Mint recently announced the release of this limited edition die-cast 1958 Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide with sidecar, to help celebrate Harley's 105th Anniversary. The 1:10 scale model is an exact replica of the Panhead-powered machine and is comprised of more than 300 parts. Production is limited to 2,500 units. http://www.franklinmint.com

Fight Night
Beer, blood, and brawling; every biker loves a good fight, right? After adorning the torsos of some of the best MMA fighters in the world, Affliction Clothing is taking things a step further and recently announced its own Mixed-Martial-Arts pay-per-view event, "Affliction Banned," to be held in Anaheim, CA, July 19th. Leading the top of the fight card is a real life Rocky IV matchup for the new millennium, as former undisputed PRIDE heavyweight champion and Russian M-1 legend, Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko and former 2-time UFC heavyweight title-holder Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia battle it out. Even the undercard matchups in this event are promising to be a mess of blood and pain. http://www.afflictionclothing.comhttp://www.hotbikeweb.com.

In it For the Long Haul
We'd like to congratulate Barnett Tool & Engineering in celebrating its 60th year in the motorcycle industry! Like many in the industry, Charlie Barnett started in his garage making parts for his riding buddies. Charlie knew he could make better parts than were being offered, and in 1948 he opened a shop in a small storefront in Huntington Park, California. The next six decades would bring in three more generations of the Barnett family, growth, new materials, new products, and state-of-the-art technology and machinery. For '08, Barnett has added more new billet clutch baskets and pressure plates to their line of CNC-machined billet aluminum products, and their newly re-designed segmented clutch plates provide lower operating temperatures for smoother, more consistent performance and a longer clutch life. http://www.barnettclutches.com

A Day At The Museum
If you're going to be in the Pikerington, OH, area on July 27, be sure to stop by the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum for the grand opening of the Awesome-Ness exhibit in honor of industry icon Arlen Ness. Curated by legendary industry photographer Michael Lichter, the exhibit will feature bikes and memorabilia from Arlen's personal collection. The exhibit will run from July 24-June 2009.http://wwww.arlenness.comhttp://www.motorcyclemuseum.orghttp://www.lichterphoto.com

Correction:
In Volume 40, Issue 7, the article entitled "Twin Cam Hop Up" used the wrong air/fuel graph and information on pages 104 and 105. This is the correct graph. Here you can see the end results: strong torque numbers right out of the hole and continuing up into the 4,000 rpm. The hp was very smooth and steadily increased well into the higher rpms. The owner stated that the bike is much more fun to ride, especially jamming around the city. Even at highway speeds, there's plenty of muscle to get around slower-moving vehicles quickly and easily.

You can also see how the Zipper's ThunderMax w/AutoTune system corrected the air/fuel mixture after the hop-up had been completed and ran in the optimal air/fuel range at around 13.5 to 1 air/fuel ratio.