![]() ![]() Wheel sizes are 18 inches at the front and 17 inches at the rear, which gives the motorcycle a nice, commanding stance. Early images of the bike showed CEAT Zoom Cruz rubber, but the production bike will sport MRF tyres that sport a retro tread pattern quite similar to that of the Pirelli Phantom Sportscomp. Suspension comprises an upside-down fork and twin shock absorbers, along with a single brake disc at each end and dual-channel ABS. Things are similarly conventional in the chassis department, with a tubular steel frame holding everything together. The final drive is in the form of a chain, making this only the second modern-day Harley after the Pan Am to employ a chain-drive. You could even see as high as 40Nm from this motor, which should make for a fairly effortless urban experience. Given its displacement, and the fact that it is oil-cooled, it is likely to be a good deal more powerful and torquey than something like a Royal Enfield Classic 350 (20hp/27Nm). ![]() This will be the Milwaukee giant’s first modern-day single-cylinder mill, and it will be air-cooled. However, unlike the twin-cylinder X 350 and X 500 recently shown overseas, the X 440 will sport a single-cylinder engine. in case they wanted to enter the bike in a bike show without getting bumped into a mural class.As the name indicates, this new Harley will be powered by a 440cc motor. They obviously couldn't compete against bikes with full blown murals, so I started painting my Scarecrow signature small enough to cover with a dime. Throughout the 80s and 90s, bikes I painted on won a lot of trophies at these events, to a point where judges started reassigning bikes I'd striped into their mural class because of the small signature Scarecrow that I painted on every bike. stock class, pinstripe class, mural class, etc. Their bike shows were always broken down into categories. FUNNY STORY (at least I think it's funny): A lot of Gold Wing riders like scenes & murals their bikes. Click through to my Gold Wing Photo Galleries to see some of the Gold Wing artwork that I did at some of these events. I painted on hundreds of Gold Wings at these rallies. lined up out the door! After that, we set up and worked at every national Wing Ding rally until the show shut down for Covid in 2020. My multi-colored stripes were so unique and different from anything riders were used to seeing that we were swamped. Several of our customers suggested we set up at this event and we figured. We were cruising through the midwest in 1984, as we did each summer. The first time we decided to try our skills at a rally was at the Gold Wing National Rally at the Tan-Tar-A resort in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. ![]() You can link over to my Harley Photo Galleries to see some of the amazing bikes I had the honor to paint on at some of these events.įor our first 4 years on the road, we worked exclusively on motorcycles dealership showrooms, entertaining their customers and painting on their new bikes before they were sold. We attended dozens of these events throughout the 90s and 2000s and I painted on hundreds of Harleys at these amazing shows. I was one of the 3 Pinstriper/Artists (along with the late, great George Williams and the late, great Art Perfetti) who was approved by HOG to work in the HOG Vendor Tents. In addition to their own National HOG Rally, HOG would also set up at Daytona Bike Week in March and Sturgis Bike Week in August. The national rallies were held in a variety of cities over the years and included first class entertainment, food and activities, as well as an exclusive, invitation only, vendor mall for their members to shop and purchase unique, quality items for themselves or their bikes. After Harley-Davidson created the Harley Owners Group (HOG), they organized and promoted a series of regional and national rallies that would attract thousands of riders from all over the country. ![]()
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