October/November
2011
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Willard Wolf’s old big base privateer. Willard worked for
the Indian factory in the engine dept. Along
with Jimmy Hill, he was responsible for building and testing all the
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August/September 2011
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Mr.and Mrs. Richards Keller of Logan Township
N.J. rode all the way up to the Hendee
Barn Indian Day on their brand new Kings Mountain Indian. They
foundthe meet on the internet and just had to attend. |
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June 2011
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Ted Doering
and his dad Jerry Doering pose at an Indian mc repair shop display of
Jerry Doering’s shop at the opening of the new Motorcyclepedia Museum in
Newburgh, NY. |
April 2011
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Biker, Actor, Model and TV host Michele Smith poses for this
month’s cover. Check this issue for Michele’s exclusive MC Post
interview. |
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March 2011
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Cover - A close-up of Allan
Hunter’s 1931 Matchless 1000cc flathead v-twin. The
Watertown, MA native had the bike on display at the 2010 Larz
Anderson Classic.
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December
2010
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Cover -
Biker, author, musician and martial artist Bill
Hayes and partner Jennifer Thomas were at the LA Calendar show
this past July and spent some time with the MC Post for a
segment of "The Motorcyclist's Post Sits Down With..." The cool
knucklehead bobber was built by Kurt Morrow of Ventura
Motorworks Vintage Customs of Ventura, CA.
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November
2010
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Cover - Yankee
Antique Motorcycle
Club's First Indian
Summer Run.
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October 2010
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Cover - Bill Brakman of Lake Forest, CA did all metal work
himself on this wild creation. Bill has a career as a body man
and took some courses in metal sculpting. This was his first
attempt at metal sculpting or forming metal with a motorcycle
and he decided to do it up in a huge way by creating this
head-turning custom bike. He had it on display at the 19th
annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show held Sunday, July
18th at Queen Mary Event Park, Long Beach, CA.
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September 2010
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Shinya Kimura and his companion Ayu
pose with his latest build, a Ducati999R
outside his shop, Chabott Engineering, in Azusa, CA..
This custom Ducati is named the Edge
and features hand-made and riveted metal bodywork with the
exhaust integrated into the tailpiece. Shinya is
responsible for founding Zero
Engineering and Chabott Engineering.
His motorcycles are considered works of
art and his talent as a builder has him way ahead of the
curve. His metal workmanship and
attention to detail are unbelievable and further remarkable by
the fact he does it all with vintage
tools and his two hands.
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August
2010
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Front Cover:
“SOMETHING DIFFERENT” - That’s what
Bruce McGregor said when asked why he built a supercharged
Norton Commando to use as his regular
“ride”. Starting with a 1973 Commando, he added the
rear section from a 1975 model then installed a Drouin
supercharger along with and Elektron
carburetor. Needless to say, low compression pistons were
required when the supercharger was
added. Bruce has owned it for 6 years doing a restoration and
the mechanical work in that time. When
asked about the bike’s performance, he wouldn’t mention any
speeds achieved, only stating that 3rd
and 4th gears are “really scary”!!! Bruce rode the “Super”
Commando back home to Wakefield, RI with the awards for
Most Technical Interest, Best
Motorcycle 1950 to 1983 and Best Custom Norton…….not a bad day
at all for Bruce!!
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July 2010
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Front Cover:
Intense Point Battle In the AMA Grand National Dirt Track
Championship...Henry
Wiles-129 Points, Joe
Kopp-129 Points
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June
2010
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Front Cover: Cape May
Lighthouse - The Lighthouse is on of the most
visited attractions for those with strong legs and
lungs. The accent up the
199 steps to the top is rewarded with a panoramic view of
the ocean and peninsula and a view of the city. The museum contains
a variety of Maritime memorial.
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May 2010
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Front Cover: Kenneth Criscione and Restorer John
Rodi Display Ken’s Husqvarna.Former motocross
racer Ken Criscione of Stratford, CT is proud of his 1981Husqvarna 430WR
that was restored by former motocross champion
and bike shop
operator, John Rodi of Competition Cycles of Stratford, CT. |
April
2010
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Front Cover:
This monster engine started life as 1968 H-D
Sportster cases and Eddie Gillies with Don
Cardinal of XX Cycles took it to
this level. It features dual carbs, machined
cylinders and XR1000 heads. This bike was on display at the February
13-14th Northeast Motorcycle Expo in Boston, MA.
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March
2010
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Front Cover:
Motorcyclist’s Post Cartoonist Paul Jamiol
poses with three of the crew from his new
book
Bikers are Animals - A
Children’s Book on Motorcycling. In the photo
with Jamiol are (L to R) Prowla, Spike and Bandit down in front.
(LH98rider photo)
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February
2010
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Front Cover:
Left-right: Tom Reisner and Shawn Farnsworth –
The highlight of the year was watching Shawn
Farnsworth whack the throttle after landing off the second jump during a
New England hillclimbing event and stand the
Reisner built XR750 straight up! You could see
Shawn back out and actually pull himself upward with the bike straight up
in the air and get the front end back down!
That’s all instinct and reflexes. This bike has two engine
speeds, 2000rpm and 12,000rpm! And it takes less than the blink of
an eye to get there. The reaction time it must
take to hang onto to the bike has to be incredible. Shawn Farnsworth
did go on to take the win making it his second in just his rookie
season.
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