Fred “Krugger” Bertrand’s SpeedBowl is a splendid example of mixing an old style boardtracker with modern technology.  This old style scooter was handcrafted from the ground up.  The frame, front forks, and most other parts were designed and fabricated exclusively by Krugger Motorcycles.  The front forks are oval tapered and reinforced with multiple layers of metal.  The spring...

     So what kind of records are we talking about? Well how does the first normally-aspirated Ducati to get into the eights in the quarter (Best E.T. 8.73 at 152.81) and hitting a one-way run of 172.218 at Bonneville sound for only a 750cc engine sound? I’d say not bad at all as the drag strip is more of a testing area for the Bonneville runs to come. That top speed so far is...

Mark had spied a 2000 Confederate Wildcat on eBay going cheap. Not the most desirable of motorcycles even when new, maybe it could be turned into a magazine project. Pollock’s company, Mule Motorcycles, specializing in street-trackers, has built about 100 examples primarily based on Sportster, Yamaha XS650, and new Triumph Bonneville motors. Would he like to take a crack at...

The same basic performance theory of big power in a smaller package applies to our feature bike called Salt Flat that is a collaboration between ProCharger’s product manager, Walt Sipp, and Mentor, Ohio’s most talented resident and all-around nice guy, Scott Webster of Leroy-Thompson Choppers. Walt gets the pleasure of showcasing his company’s ProCharger supercharger setups in some...

When building a custom motorcycle for speed and power or for puttin’ around the racetracks at accelerated speeds, there are certain components and requirements that cannot be omitted. Choosing the correct engine is extremely important. Fred has used a variety of S&S engines in many of his previous custom-built bikes, and he knows how they perform, so a 103” S&S S-series...

Parts-gathering for the project started off well. Pollock does some work for Sundance Enterprises, a Japanese speed shop specializing in Sportsters. As a surprise they presented him with one of their fully built “Super XR” motors, including cylinders and heads specially cast to Sundance’s specifications. Richard, appreciative of the gesture, says, “Oh, they buffed me out good,...

  Mike got that free AMD invite along a giant novelty check for $2, 000 by winning the Performance Class at Daytona this past Bike Week. No surprise there as performance is what Janet is all about. Sticking a 140” Ultima engine with an inter cooled turbo and a bunch of nitrous until it makes 260hp into a five-inch stretched frame (with a sportbike-like 22-degree rake) of his own...

  Speaking of lines, take for instance the copper fuel and oil lines coming off the rear right side of the twin tanks he built. It’s pretty amazing how three lines of 90-degree-angled tubing flows with the lines of the unbelievably pretty springer Chris made and the surprisingly not out of place sorta sissy bar fender strut. Those lines are a simple, yet very powerful design...

  Obviously this bike has very little to do with how it was born across the Pacific and is far from the low budget bike it started out as. Gary’s tweaked, twisted, re-designed, and replaced just about anything and everything that was ever part of the original. Kind of like Joan Rivers, but in a good way. The engine still displaces 500ccs to meet class requirements, but the now-twin...

Click here for more photos Triton Story and photos by Rodent In the early sixties, British scooter and motorcycle riders also known more infamously as “Mods and Rockers” hung out at truckers’ cafes in England as they were the only places that would tolerate them and their antics. The Holy Grail of these trucker cafes was the original Ace...