Choppers
Jack is the owner of JRM Cycles. Aside from building bikes and being an all service shop, he offers the innovative services of being a “mobile motorcycle mechanic.” That’s right, his mobile service truck if fully equipped to go to wherever you are for everything from emergency roadside service to towing to belt adjustments to tire change and balance. “Since I was a kid I always loved motorcycles and being raised on dirt bikes certainly helped,” Jack said. “It was the beginning of my senior year of high school when we decided to step into this project. I had said countless times to my parents ‘I want to grow up and build bikes.’ Neither of them was very enthused by the ‘dangerous’ career path.”
Jack’s bike was finished in January of 2008. “That’s when the first test ride in 14-degree Chicago weather took place and it was exhilarating,” he said. “From there I went to a few shows, always coming home with a trophy. And I personally made the decision to begin building bikes as a career. After graduating high school, I moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to attend HYPERLINK “http://www.uti.edu/Campus-Locations/MMI-Phoenix” Motorcycle Mechanics Institute. I graduated a little over a year later at the top of my class from the Harley-Davidson PHD program. I moved home and JRM Cycles LLC was formed in January of 2010. I am the sole owner of JRM Cycles LLC (hence the initials) and with nowhere to go but up, I hit the ground running.”
His favorite aspect of the bike is “Mechanically, the combination of sheer size of the motor and gear ratios. This bike hauls ass,” he said. “Ascetically speaking, it’s the paint for sure.” He ran into very few problems with the build. “Just a few here and there. Nothing too major,” he said. “Typical ‘ride ’em you wreck ’em’ parts.” Jack does admit the electrical gave him some trouble, but hey, he was learning, and he’s more than happy with the outcome. “This bike handles like a drag bike,” he said. “Fast off the line. Twist the throttle and it goes, in any gear. Just don’t try to do figure 8’s in parking lots.”
As for riding, Jack says he basically goes short distances. “I ride the bike as much as I can. It’s not the most practical thing to get from point A to Point B but hey, gotta look good while you do it. I cruise under 200 miles at a time. The fuel tank holds enough gas to go about 80 miles highway, 60 miles city,” he added.
Positive feedback from the industry he wanted so much to be a part of has given Jack the is encouraging Jack to do more, as his College Tuition bike has been a trophy winner time and time again. It’s the first of many bikes to come, he said, adding, “I would love to build a bagger next. Or a ground up full restoration, show correct, of a vintage H-D and ride it. The idea of restoring a bike and letting it sit makes me sick. The idea of finding an all original Flathead and chopping the frame and tins makes me even sicker.” To check out JRM Cycles visit online and get a look at that beautiful shop on wheels and his fall specials at www.jrmcycles.com.
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