This is a really interesting motorcycle. Starting out as an 1987 Harley-Davidson FXRS, in the form represented by this photo taken the day before its delivery to its owner, the machine has few factory parts in it indeed. The original equipment lifters came apart on a dyno run, and after that, I think only the primary chain remained factory Harley-Davidson. Sporting STD 30^o dual-plug heads ported by Carl's Speed Shop, a 0.620" cam, Axtell cylinders, a Bandit clutch, a Tech starter, and a RevTech carburetor mated to an S&S air cleaner, the 13:1 compression bike cleared 120 rear wheel horsepower on almost its first dyno session, which helped place it in the top five at Daytona's 1995 Harley shootout, and 195 at the 2000 event, for a 2nd place finish (the top bike, a Harley built by the same shop made 277 hp at Bike Week 2000's Harley Horsepower Shootout). The entirely civil, electric-starting bike was a joy to ride. After building it ($26,000 went into just the engine), I rode it around for several days to break it in and flight-test it, and during that time all I could think of was a piped V-Max with 1" handlebars. It had that kind of acceleration, which is quite unlike a stock 1340 Evo. Andrews transmission gears put its cogs into the right ratios for all that power, and made first gear appropriately long-legged for such a torquey motorcycle. The customer was the founder of Cruise America, the motorhome rental outfit.

Another Harley Evo project. Lot of polish, lot of chrome. Complete engine rebuild. Nitrous. Customer a very successful building contractor.