This bike belongs to Michele and I. It started life as a 1976 bicentennial FLH. We've had her for 22 years. 18 of those years the bike was a two wheeler. Then we stumbled on the sidecar which had original matching paint from 1980 & 81,(The sheet metal on the bike is 80/81 OEM painted parts)we couldn't pass up the sidecar. Since we've had the bike for 22 years and our own kids are now college age, we figured there may come a day when grandkids will be in the picture.

When/if we're blessed with grandkids, I want them to grow up remembering going for rides in gran'ma and gran'pa's sidecar. Gotta get 'em started as young as possible y'know!! I'm sure I can rig up a seatbelt in the sidecar to fasten in a baby seat!!

When I got this bike, it was a burn victim. All the original fiber glass bags/fairing, rubber and anything else flammable was gone. The bike was a rusty, sooty and gooey mess. The rust was from the water used to put the fire out. It is part of our estate and about the only thing of any real value that we own.

I ride it daily during the riding season and I ride well into the cold weather months up until they put salt on the roads around here. The ol'
girl has taken us on many journeys and will take us on many more.

The engine now has 4 3/4 wheels under the stock bore using T&O torque monster flywheels. The compression is a true 10.2:1 using single spark plug heads, 560 S&S cam and power arc ignition which I've programmed myself to suit this engine's unique needs. The programming took me over a month's worth of trips from shop to home and vice versa. The bike runs very smooth for such a long stroke and can run down the interstate all day long. There are many other things I've done to the drivetrain to make this bike suit my needs. But since it is my bike, it is never truly "completed". I'm always tinkering with something in an effort to make it a little bit better. Next year's plans are heated grips so my fingers quit going numb when the cold weather arrives again!

I hope you like our old bike. But don't let old bikes fool you, I can take care of that late model machine you have too!

This (very) custom bike belongs to Ryan at Paragon Customs. The engine is a modified S&S 113. I won’t bore you with the engines details.

I’ve known this engine for 8 years now. Every time it ran, it has been run very HARD. The engine used to live in another bike. That bike was owned by a customer named Chad prior to Ryan purchasing that bike. Chad had me modify the engine back in 2000. It has made a dyno run of 134 horsepower and 135 ft lbs torque. In the twenty years of being in the motorcycle industry, I’ve only had 3 customers total that will use a modified engine to its full potential. Chad is one of them. When Ryan purchased the bike, he didn’t give it a rest either. This engine has even managed to stomp on a Screamin’ Eagle 113 twin cam running with a solo rider on it while this 113 was carrying a passenger to boot!

After 8 years of being in service, Ryan had me disassemble the engine to look it over and give him the parts he needed for cosmetic upgrades. This 113 is a testament to S&S Cycle’s engineering. I was very surprised at the condition of the engine after such a long life of abuse without any failure of the engine during that time. Everything was within spec and could’ve simply been reassembled and put back into service but as long as it was apart, I refreshed the engine from top to bottom.

It now enjoys life in a very custom bike. This bike DOES get ridden a lot. It is not just to look at.

Thanks Ryan, I’m sure we’ll do more business down the road.

Troy brought his bike to me a number of years ago. Intially it was a stock pearl white fatboy. He had me take it down to the bare frame in order to get more "white" onto the bike. I must say it worked out well. Since then, he has had work done every winter (maintenance season here in Wisconsin!). First he had the displacement upped to 95" and I installed some Headquarters tornado cams along with 10.25 pistons to be run as-is during the riding season. The following "maintenance season" he had finish the engine work with flowed heads by Tom at Mountain Performance (Have I mentioned how awesome Tom's work is?), ignition system upgrade and a 45mm Mikuni carb. Troy and Christan are a couple of our very best friends. If there bike is on the road, it is highly likely that ours is on the road right along with them. Thanks for letting us take care of your bike guys!

Carl started bringing me this 67 for routine work about 4 years ago. During that time he's had me rebuild the engine and countless other repairs to whip this bike into the awesome condition it is in today. It has fresh paint, new rims, spokes, brakes, complete wire harness (original style) and many other small details. This bike has REALLY been restored to be a very dependable machine. Plus it looks awesome. A guy doesn't see many old machines like this in such good condition. Carl takes care of this bike as if it were his child. Nothing is left to go w/out attention if it is needed. Thanks for allowing me to keep this old beauty running for you Carl.

This sweet old '62 belongs to Matt. He got it from his dad. Back in 05 he was having a good day riding when the engine suddenly locked up. It sat in a shed for 3 years before he brought it to me. Luckily, the failure was not super catastrophic. All the original internal engine parts were reuseable. Matt had me go through the tranmission also AND he had me give the rest of the bike a good ol' once over. The rear juice brake needed a complete rebuilding, swingarm bearings, neck bearings, front hub work, fork work and much more. Matt sold his '06 bagger and rides this 62 daily during Wisconsin's riding season generally with an ear to ear grin. Everywhere he goes with this bike attracts a crowd. Thanks for letting me get the old girl up, running and dependable for you Matt.

This old sweetheard belongs to Mike. Mike is an OTR driver but when he is home, this is one of his favorite rides out of his stable of 5 bikes. This is a 1950. He found it in a barn somewhere out in Iowa. I've rebuilt the engine and trans and Mike has had other work done to the forks and wheels before he started bringing the bike to our shop. The ol' girl runs like a swiss watch. Foot clutch, tank shift. It's a fun ride to say the least.
Thanks for letting me take care of your "herd" Mike.

This 68 belongs to Mike J. He brought this to me in more or less a bunch of boxes. I went through the engine and trans then proceeded to reassemble the rest of the bike taking care of any issues that came up along the way. The bike is a real gem and it runs great. It was a fun restoration. Thanks Mike!

Geoff's bike was brought to me as an odd situation. Originally the bike was constructed around a very worn out ironhead engine with the intention of using that engine in the completed build. After the initial construction was done, the bike was brought to me to finish. This included removing the ironhead breaking it down and evaluating the engine. Suffice it to say, that engine was shot beyond repair or should I say, repair would've been very very expensive. Literaly everything in the engine was very worn out and the crankcases were cracked back by the transmission.
Geoff opt to get the evo 1200 engine you see in the bike now. Because the evo was being installed, more work had to be done to the frame in order to make the engine work. This led to an entire host of other issues that involved rear wheel alignment and issues with chain clearance. All in all, once we got over these hurdles, the bike turned out awesome! Thanks for work Geoff!

This is another fine restoration brought to me by Thom. The bike is a '71 FLH. When it came in to the shop, it was rough, really rough. Thom had me tear the bike down to bare frame and rebuild absolutely everything including engine, trans, every single bearing, nut, bolt and anything else you can think of on the bike. This bike is literally a brand new 1971 FLH. Powder coating, chrome and paint applied where needed really makes this old bike look good. Thanks Thom! I love restoring these older bikes!

This bike belongs to Boots. I built only the engine for him. He did everything else. Boots supplied me with the crankcases. From there, everything else is Flathead Power parts (pre S&S ownership) and S&S parts. The engine is 89" and was fun to build. You have to love the look of a knuckle. I think they're be best looking engine HD ever produced. Boots, you did an awesome job building this bike and I'm glad to hear you ride it often.
Thanks Shane

Thanks for bringing your bike to us to fix what was ailing it Craig!