Eric's 78 xs650

This kid Eric showed up on the EDR and basically could have been the poster child for it. He gets it and decided that a pair of our Frisco bars and a seat pivot would fit his bike nicely. Now go jump in Lake Minnetonka ladies!

Josh Calvi's 61 triumph t110

Josh put one of our seat pivots on his bike and let me post these pics he took. His bike is a 61 triumph t110/t120 (t110 engine with bonnie 9-bolt head. Thanks for the pics Josh. Now get that thing done and we better see ya on the Love to Hate Ride in August!

Flyrite Choppers

Bill, McGoo and I had the chance to go by Flyrite Choppers in Austin Texas last week and see their shop. Jason and Whitneye are a class act and run a great place! Being from the midwest and now living in SoCal I miss the great food and Jason and Whitneye took us out for some of the best BBQ around. Flyrite makes some really nice bikes and their brake kits are the best in the business. McGoo's latest bike he rode on the EDR was in one of their frames. They are doing some casting and I'm sure will have even more great parts coming out soon. We are psyched that they are going to be doing some distributing and selling of our parts. If you're in the midwest or east of the Mississippi and need a seat hinge, exhaust kit or some bars give them a call and give them some business.

We got the runs

NYC LOVE TO HATE RUN IS GO!



Our friends over at FasterMeaner are throwing a ride this summer. Details have been sorted out, and the route and schedule is shown on the attached flyer. Sean and Teagh from Fastermeaner.com, makers of the popular Four Aces Wes Triumph rebuild and soon-to-be-released "Day In The Sun" Bonneville videos.

For more info on Sean's 2007 Love to hate Run, please visit www.fastermeaner.com, or join the Jockey Journal and search the appropriate thread...

DUGZILLA AND THE ROGUE RUN

Jockey Journalist and El Diablo Run alumnus Dugzilla was so inspired by last month's EDR, he's launching a regional ride of his own. The Rogue Run is a hellride through America's heartland that will take bikeriders through Indy and a few other as-yet-unnamed locations in the Corn Belt. Biltwell is proud to be a sponsor of the innaugural Rogue Run, and God willing we'll be riding behind Dugzilla when he pulls out some time this summer. The Rogue Run home page is a work in progress with dates still unplublished, but all info will be posted on said site and/or the Jockey Journal, so keep your eyes peeled.

Exhaust Tip final samples

We got these in around EDR time and I finally got time to put some on my bike. I put 2 different ones on for the pic and to get a feel for which ones I like. I'm gonna put the Mohawks on cause thats what I had in mind from the start but I can see swapping them out alot. Tips have always been something I liked cause of their ease of installation and just a fun part. To me they give pipes a more finished look for sure. OK so I guess getting the tubing chromed or coated would help too and I will, but this is what they look like today. Slip them in the end of the pipe, drill a hole and put in a set screw or bolt to make sure they don't blow out the end when your riding and thats it. We should have these in stock for less than $50 a pair around mid July so check with us then. All the different designs are on our exhaust page so check'em out!

Thanks Max!!!

Ok so I love all the candy color paint stuff that has been so popular for the past few years and just hadn't had the right bike or piece or $ to get something done. I contacted Max Schaaf who has some pretty amazing bikes, kills it on a board and after seeing a paint job on a gas tank done for some friends I had to ask. So I've had this old Arthur Fulmer Helmet that I loved and he did a fantastic job with it. I love giving artistic expression to the artist and getting back a surprise and well this one was jaw dropping! I never could have come up with this design and it was perfect for the EDR. (Oh and the guy wearing it in the pic had the best bike on the ride in my opinion! and no its not me.) Thanks Max!!!

Seat from Duane Ballard!!!

What can you say this seat is so Rad! It has the Bride Of Frankenstein on it!!! She's the toughest chick ever and "The Monster Demands a Mate". Duanne sent over this pic and we should receive the actual seat next week so more pics to come. The colors and tooling speak for themselves and Duane is great guy. Thanks Duane!

Back from The El Diablo Run

So we all made it in one piece and only some minor burns (McGoo) and the bikes are all still in one piece. Only a few pics here but plenty more to come. The weather was amazing and the roads were horrible. 70+ on roads that are at best smooth like cobble stone makes for some crazy riding styles and sometimes ya think your trail riding. I know I have a different style but riding standing on your pegs thru pot hole infested blacktop slop feels somewhat like whoops just try and skip across the tops and keep the front end up. I now a rigid frame is just stupid through some of that but I don't know that a plush swingarm would really do much for ya on some of those craters! Thanks to all that came and here are just a few pics from the sober seconds.





Mitch does some amazing artwork!



















Solo from Austin with CRUTCHES! Tough as Nails!

































Jerry Lewis Son made an appearance on the run and made it the whole way! $350+ Thanks you very much!Great job Nick and I know more than a few guys thankful for your welding!






















Who needs a hotel room when you have all this




















Wes helping keep bikes runnin and on the road was a big help to many!
















This helmet's paint job was very scary!


















Brooks and Suzie made this thing look easy!











Mcgoo handing out some cash and Dice shoes by Big Island.















Here are some of the slackers trying to sober up for their rides home.

Jenkins is on It!!!

McGoo is out right now but his bike is all together and Andy Jenkins of Girl/Chocolate skateboards the hardest working guy we know did the paint. Its great and you gotta see it in person to really appreciate it he's amazing. I think this is the first motorcycle he has painted but I know he already has others trying to commision him to do theirs! Hey Larson whats up I got some tins when your ready to do this as well! Mcgoo builds his bikes for all the right reasons and doesn't let style alone determine his end result. 7/8" bars and with CR throttle and clutch to give it the dirt bike snap and way smoother than any plastic tube in your local harley shop. This bike fits him perfect and runs like a bike should. Atleast someone here makes smart decisions about what bike they ride. And oh yeah the red rocket kick stand, well that was Marty's idea and the first thing McGoo was certain was going on the bike!!!

First pipe kit on and almost ready for the EDR!!!

Ok so I put this exhaust together with my limited primitive tools and fairly quick. Its fun, frustrating, pretty simple and gives you ideas for other ways too. I kind of did these like this to show off the Exhaust Tips we are going to do which I will put on hopefully this week as soon as we get good pics of them. Kutty's bike and Max Schaaf's were kinda inspiration for this configuration. My welds are crap I didn't sleeve anything, I used a hack saw, home depot buzz box no gas, grinder and a chop saw on some. Not sure if I like them yet but they are growing on me. The carbs are too big! I need to get smaller ones but tht will have to wait til after the EDR!!!. Bill's bike is dialed and so is Hal's so I guess we're ready as we are gonna get. See ya in a couple days.

Growing Pains

04_05_07

Will miracles never cease? Biltwell exhaust kits and seat hinges are in stock. Biltwell handlebars (all styles and colors) should be in stock April 20. Jammer Cycle sells our pipe kits to local dealers, and should be willing to carry other stuff as it arrives. Our vendors have been mercilously slow to deliver first inventory. We screwed the pooch for showing any of it, but we're suckers for cool prototypes and we wanted to get our web site operational asap. Rookie maneuver--sorry for the tease.

Bottom line: everything we've created should be in stock by late summer, or so we've been told. Remember--our stuff is manufactured at approximately six different super skilled, really small job shops in Taiwan, so delays are inevitable.

Our growing pains have been monumental, but all of our friends, vendors, potential customers and dedicated end users have been SUPER understanding. We appreciate it, and we think you'll be as stoked as we are when the Biltwell parts and accessories you're looking for finally arrive.

In the mean time, here's a really short list of righteous retailers who have shown interest in selling Biltwell products:

Four Aces Cycle
Flyrite Choppers
Unit 1 (ebay store)

We talked to Wes at Four Aces and to Jason at Flyrite, and both guys said they're willing to give our stuff a shot. If you contact these retailers, you'll get the same or better customer service you'd get by calling us directly. That's because these guys have the customer service glitches we're still working on completely ironed out.

If you are a Custom Chrome or Jammer Cycle retailer, please contact your CCI/Jammer sales rep for exhaust kits—we shipped their first order today, so they will be in stock soon. Part# 632735

Thanks again for your patience and understanding.

Tattoos on the El Diablo Run

Mike Castillo "Big Island" will be tattooing on the EDR and if
you would like to make sure you can get work done please contact him
and work out the details here:


tat2big@hotmail.com

He currently works at Wondo's South Pacific Tattoo Co. in Waikiki, HI.

http://www.tattoowaikiki.com

and came up under Mark Mahoney at Shamrock Social Club on W. Sunset Blvd. in
Hollywood, CA.

http://www.shamrocktattoo.com

Mike will not have a copy machine on the trip so you should send any artwork
or ideas to him now so he can do any prep work needed. He enjoys doing
black and gray, fineline, and portraits, but does all types. Here is some
pics of his work.

Auction for Courtney "Tito" Halowell

BIKE WORKS EDITOR STILL NEEDS YOUR HELP-- The editor of Bike Works recently had a stroke and can no longer work. Primedia hired him to produce truck magazines and he recently left the headquarters. When the current editor of Bike Works left they asked Courtney if he would produce Bike Works on a freelance basis, as a test, before taking him on full time. Courtney is a veteran rider, has a long history with motorcycle magazines and is well respected in the industry. Suddenly he was cut down with a stroke and could no longer work. Freelance stature didn't afford him company health benefits and his Cobra health plan was out of wack.

The auction itmes for Courtney "Tito" Halowell are up on ebay. There are several items donated by several companys across the US. Go and bid on the items and help a fellow biker out!

If you would like to donate items please email a photo of the item and description to:

Donations For Tito

Click the image below to view auction items!

Hold Onto Your Hat...

Christian at XianLeather graciously dropped everything this winter to upholster one of our first pre-production seat pans. Submitted for your approval: six artsy-fartsy photos of what just may be the best-looking Biltwell product on the planet. This seat and similarly stylish units from Purkey, Duane Ballard and Paul Cox will be making the rounds at various bike shows and swapmeets from coast to coast this year. We won't be returning to the Long Beach Motorcycle Swap Meet until this May, but when we do, this seat and hopefully a solid supply of our new open face helmet in metalflake colors will be available for your enjoyment. To all the artists and craftsmen who worked their magic on our seat pan, thanks for your tremendous talent and support.

Our Good Friend Paul is a dad!

Congrats Coach! Boyd sounds like one hell of a mechanic. One month old and he's already wiring his first build with his dad. Man does he look determined! If your near Holland then catch up with Coach and Phillip and Boyd at the show below with their "Universal XL 1000"

"The "Liberator" Harley Show in Aarle-Rixtel will be at 31st March and April 1st so we are making it ready
to show the 10.000 visitors how Family de Jong is thinking about bikes...." Paul

Chris 61 Pan progress

Well its almost done. I got it fired up and running but alittle rough for sure. Not a daily driver yet it still needs some attention and fine tuning. Things that were done were changed out heads, carbs, new valves and guides etc. . ., primary back to chain, rebuilt tranny (Thanks Bob at Temecula Motorcycle Repair!) and some clutch plates and maybe a few other things that are slipping my mind right now. The paint job on the tank is courtesy of Mitch Maciel and I'm stoked on it. http://www.pinheadlounge.com/portfolio.php?artistid=mas. The rest of the bike is rattle can clear to slow down the rusting.I do have a fender coming but I guess I can still ride without it til it shows up. Is that illegal here in CA, does anyone know? I'll post more pics later when its running better. Hey Bob, lil help.?!

McGoo's progression

I wanted to write up something and show the progression of what McGoo has done to get a bike up and running for his most current ride. (Soon to be finished.)

He started out I think with a tire or grips that gave him the notion of building this current bike. I believe it was tires at a trade show just about a year ago. He found a stock sporty to yank the engine out of on craigslist last summer. Called up Jason at FlyRite and ordered a frame around the same time. I believe the tires he must have picked up first thing though. He scoured swaps, boards, ebay you name it finding everything from fork parts, calipers, mtb shocks and is now in the final stretch of getting his latest creation done. Long time super artist friend of McGoo's, Andy Jenkins is putting the final touches on the paint and then its final assembly!!! Stay tuned to see the finished project or show up on the EDR and ride along with us.