THE HORSE/Bikernet 2010 Sweeps Bike Build Part 5

All the major basic elements are in place and now we need to get our hands dirty. This is where the builders at Brass Balls Bobbers come into play. We have the Paughco Frame platform, the engine from RevTech, the transmission from Bikernet.com, and recently Keith Horschel, from Jay Brake, supplied the brakes, hand controls, and foot controls from their classic series.

“We are supplying the project with our J-series hand controls, a set of our classic forward controls with dovetail pegs, and Quad calipers for both the front and rear,” said Keith Horschel, from Jay Brake. “I refrain from directly comparing us to any one individual company. Let me tell you what I feel is important to us. We are a family-owned company and we machine everything in house using only domestic materials. We are an ISO and TUV certified company and machining facility. We are not too large.

Items can be individually handled without getting caught up in red tape. By the same token, we are large enough to move products quickly through design stages, engineering staff, prototype, and manufacturing. I will put our product craftsmanship and performance against anybody’s.”

No sooner did the controls and brakes arrive when a surly, chainsmoking UPS driver delivered the two-into-one D&D pipes. “Basically, this pipe is a derivative of the pipe we built for American Ironhorse,” said D&D’s Aaron J. Whitney. “It’s a tried and true design that will work on almost all engine sizes and configurations, making solid power and linear torque throughout the entire rpm range. It is also very adaptable to different muffler designs, which is something we needed to accomplish with the Brass Balls line, as their bikes allow the buyers to decide which components they want to use.”

“The key to power with this pipe (as with all D&D 2-1 systems) is the merge collector. This is one of the most crucial elements in making the pipe scavenge correctly. Every merge collector we build is hand finished (on the inside). It is a carefully contoured element few people take notice of unless they look inside the pipe, but it’s critical to performance”

Ultimately, this subscription sweepstakes Brass Balls 69 Chopper configuration, was adorned with a classic Paughco Tapered-leg springer front end, made in America. And as we went to press the Brass Balls team started to mount the Brass Balls seat pan with Rock Shocks.

Next issue, if we can find the boss of Brass Balls, after a harried event and racing schedule to show off his hot rod models, the team will begin mounting the sheet metal and welding tabs for the D&D pipes. This classic chopper will be available to a lucky HORSE sweeps contestant, and I’m still waiting on the promised blonde from Oklahoma to appear and wash away my Haley blues. I was recently in Las Vegas. I checked street corners and massage parlor listings for my favorite gal, but ran outta time. Maybe next time.