Todays Progress

Today was a hectic day, started work at 16:30 and finished around 23:00. Oil Tank is back in place. New Oil Cooler installed, unfortunately I did not have a new oil filter, will get one tomorrow. Swapped my cams for a set of used TW8 as the the 6H were too torquey and has costed me 2 sets of clutches. Since I have already installed the new Screaming eagle hydraulic cam plate it was somehow easy to remove the cams. The 6H were mounted with a woodruff key which posed some challenge. The rocker arm base plate was a bit damaged by the high lift cam and needs some grinding, will take care of it, first thing in the morning.

Crossbone Assimilation

This is a 2008 Crossbones right out of the dealership, this baby will be converted over the coming week to a Bobber, will keep you updated on this beauty over the coming weeks.

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Mobber

The Mobber was build last year, due to budget restrictions I kept it simple, although, I liked the bike, there was room for improvement, that I will cover in the coming posts.

Sticking to a proven formula

Each bike build has a distinctive style and each time we strive to outdo ourselves with budget constraint off course. My bike building policy is simple, keep it as close to stock as possible, so when if you need to sell it at certain point in time the custom aspect will not make people think twice about custom engines and part that are not available in this market,

Keep your frame stock
If you mod your tank keep the original at hand
Same goes for fender wheels etc…
Engine keep it HD

Now the enhancement are not only cosmetic. Lets tart with the frame, Lower rear and front, do not rake the bike if you plan on travelling. You can change the tires and rims, Rear you can go up to 200mm on a stock swing arm using stock HD parts, such as pulley and belt, rims from 16X5.5” – 17X6” even 18”, you only need to manufacture the spacers and grind the caliper and swing arm.

The Front I have opted for 180mm mounted on a 16X4.25” rim, you can go up 5.5” but want be able to fit a 200mm. I do recommend a fender to protect you from drainage water, its cool to drive without a fender, not that cool if you run into sewage water!

Drivability, the combo of 200+180 is a killer, the bike feel and handle like a sports bike, make sure that you r exhaust is high, RSD tracker is a good example of high clearance exhaust, yes your Harley will lean till you grind your foot pegs.

Handle Bars ape bars are cool if you wanna pose on the bike, if you are into serious thrashing, get a low bar, I opted for a mantel bar. Giving better control over my bike.

Seat console etc is stock HD crossbones of eBay.

Nest Post will cover the engine mods!

Transformation over 5 years

Paint Job

 

The color I picked for the Stormer is code name Matt Sand Q8! What a coincidence given the fact that I live in Kuwait The color fit the harsh dusty weather we encounter throughout the year, on top of that its easy to maintain and keep clean!

So why Stormer?

 

Rather what is Stormer, well after building the Blitz giving homage to the Arado and by no means to Nazi Germany, I decided to continue with the same theme and context, although I have to emphasize, that my bike are not reflecting any Neo Nazi believes or tendencies, I just love war memorabilia and like to integrate some of them in my designs. Coming back to the name Stormer comes form Sturmtrupp WWI.

Stormtrooper Insignia

The intention was to create a special badge for the stormtroop-soldier firstly for motivation demonstrating his elite-status , but then it should become a qualification badge, awarded only, when he had finished a special stormtroop-training and had excellent capabilities in close-combat, throwing of hand-grenades, pistol and rifle shooting and was joined in three storm-troopers raids against the enemy.

It’s Official Mobber Stormer

My Oil Tank got christened with the new Mobber Stormer name. Though the colors are a bit off, it’s a land rover standard matt color (Kuwait  Sand). The number 59 reflects my wife B-Day and a thank you for giving me her bike, as donor to the Mobber a year back!

Mobber Stormer

Most of the work on this project is cosmetical, as the bike has gone through a major engine upgrade last year. the problem started after a brand new valve seal, installed wrongly or rather forcefully through my local stealer, broke and went into my pump, damaging the scavenging pump in the process and making my Harley puke oil like the Exxon Valdez. The whole engine was disassembled and rebuild with a stroker crank, Ported heads from Hillside Cycles, 45 mm Mikuni, Woods Tw6H cams, very little money was left for cosmetics, for the record this bike has gone through 3 different builds making it the fourth one.

Mobber Stormer

Mobber Stormer is the Blitz Bomber older brother. Based on a 2000 Nightrain initially dubbed Super Beasto, transformed in the Mobber last year and refined to the Stormer in 2010 on the bike 10th years Anniversary!

Blitz Bomber best in class FX Category!

Today saw the 6th Bike Show hosted by Zain and Harley Davidson at the Avenues. The Blitz although not mine anymore has won with its new owner, non other than Shuwaish best FX category, as if we had any doubts, not only do we know how to build them, we know how to beat them too, whether on the track and in the shows. I am extatic about the results and this goes to show you dont need big budget to whip ass!! Unfortunately, I am unable to build anymore Harleys for the next couple of years as I am focusing on my business where I hope to achieve similar results.

Beating the Screaming Eagle Electra Glide

The 2005 FLHTCSE2 Screamin' Eagle Electra Glide, is a 103 stroker and you would probably not a match for the Biltz. However this Glide is much more than that. With high compression stoker pistons, 257 cams and a 58mm Jim's throttle body matched with Vance & Hines dual exhaust and a PCIII its build to perform. However the downside of the Electra is its weight, tipping 355kg on the scale without oil and gas, the wet weight should average 390kg+ the rider. Friday witnessed a drag race between the Bomber and the Electra. The advantage of the Electra was its take off attributed to its weight, it took of the line, while Blitzy was burning rubber, rider fault I did not test the Mikuni 42, which I installed the night before. The Electra relegated the Bomber in first, second and was ahead by 2 cars length. Once I shifted to third the Bomber went super sonic and Blitzed the Electra as if it was standing still, crossing the line with at least 3 cars length ahead. Mission accomplished, I still believe it was not a fair race as weight ratios are handicapping the Electra. Nevertheless a win is a win, and in life there are only winners and losers. One Screaming Eagle Gunned Down who's next?

HTCC Ported?

HTCC stands for High Torque Combustion Chamber (or High Turbulence?) In a nutshell the job was straight forward, heads off, cylinder off, pistons on, cylinder honing, gaskets on etc. The question was should i keep the Mik 42 or should I swap for the 45. See (http://harleytechtalk.net/htt/index.php?topic=3835.0). The 42 is snappier and more responsive below 2500, whereas the 45 is more sluggish off the starting line. Once past 2500 revs the bike is a daemon, it redlines across the board reaching its top speed of 220KPH in no time (Harley time relatively speaking). Am I happy with the 1000$ I have spent on those mods? You bet Blitzy feels like a Ducati, unfortunately does not brake like one :)…

Blitz Bomber Phase III

Its been a while I did not update the blog and for good reasons. Blitzy got a major engine make over. The flat tops 10.25 Pistons has been swapped in favor of the HTCC 10.5 pistons, installed 0.30 cometic gaskets vs SE 0.40 and for the coup de grace, HTCC CNC Ported Heads coupled with a snarling Mikuni 45mm. The seat was swapped with the crossbones seat, after using the OEM springs way too mushy for my taste, I reinstalled the La Rosa springs. Cosmetically the light was moved up to the upper lower tree, giving the bike a more retro look.

	Blitzy May 2008