Harleys and Sex - Baker Drivetrain

ContentsMAY/JUNE 201144ON THE COVERVolume 21 • Number 4 • Our 174th IssueDon Hotop has spent some time around V-twins during histhree-plus decades in business and this bike reflects that deep understandingof what it takes to craft a clean, no nonsense, classicallystyled musclebike—a bike Don calls Old 33.A cold, crisp morning in Fort Madison provided the setting, theparking lot right outside of Don's shop, the backdrop for our EditorStephen Berner to capture this lean, mean machine in repose.FEATURE BIKESKlock’s Kwiksilver ............................8This FXR shows effortOne Pretty 1958 Pan.....................20And a long road to refurbishmentA Classy Black Shovel ....................36From basket case to beautyOld 33 .........................................44Hotop knows how to celebrateFEATURE STORIESKafton and the Cannonball ..............32Coast-to-coast on a 1912 H-DRevision Eyewear Tested.................40The eyes have itDEI pipe wrap ...............................54Looks vs. performanceVanson Riding Jacket .....................56A classic cutIW GARAGEFocus on…....................................58Andrews evaluates engine modsJIMS Tool Tech .............................60Systematic steps to qualityMetal...........................................62Mounting your custom-built tankAll About .....................................64Vanson: crafted with prideRace Tech Upgrade........................66The results are shockingDemystifying Audio.........................68Getting it all togetherProject XR1200 ............................70FTF Cycles has the cureBuell Brothers...............................73Jetting theoryDEPARTMENTSBuyer’s Guide ................................74DrivetrainREGULARSSteve B ............................................................6NumbersSam Kanish ....................................................12Where are you going?Brian Klock .....................................................14Creating a hybrid FXRTMarilyn Bragg .................................................16Some of my favorite thingsBert Baker .....................................................18The Harley mystiqueMargie Siegal..................................................781929 JD Package TruckIW Eye ...........................................................82Worth a thousand words24SPOTLIGHTShadley BrothersWhen push comes to shoveand it’s time to make thingshappen, who can you counton more than family? Markand Paul Shadley know thislesson well and they’ve been counting on each other fordecades to design and build both two-wheeled and fourwheeledcustoms in their Whitman, Massachusetts shop. Andthough looks are important to the brothers, performance is,too, and their work proves it. Stroll around the Shadley’s shopwith us, staring on page 24.48TPJ CustomsWhen an injury sidelined TPJ’sBryan Schimke, he discoveredthat things don’t always go asplanned. And that’s not necessarilya bad thing. Turningfrom active riding to activebuilding has proven a boon both to Bryan’s career path and to motorcycling’sfresh new attitude. We got a closer look at some ofTPJ’s recent builds, bikes that clearly exhibit Bryan’s firm beliefthat rideability is as important as artistry.