Photos by Tom the Bomb - Special Thanks to Ultimate Cycle!
The Low Down:
Make/Model: Custom 2005 Harley-Davidson Softail
Engine: 96-inch HD (big bore kit)
Owner: Rick “Biggen” Cantrell – Cleveland, TN
Paint: Kenny Reynolds (Kenny Reynolds Originals)/Kenny Hadorn (Air-FX)
If I could describe the bike we’ve featured this month in one word, it would have to be “jaw-dropping.” Okay, that’s technically hyphenated, but have you seen this bike? Almost all of the work required to transform this Softail from stock took place at Ultimate Cycle and Scooter, here in Chattanooga. When I asked the good folks at Ultimate to write down what all had been done, they looked at me like I’d asked them to help me move a big screen TV up three flights of stairs (by the way, I need to thank my friends Austin and Jared for helping me do just that a while back). Anyway, the description started off with the words, “The entire Kuryakin book…”
In order to build what I would consider a really cool looking bike, you have to be a stickler for the details. Biggen and the guys at Ultimate Cycle hit the nail on the head with this one. Extreme Machine custom made the matching wheels, rotors, and pulley. The chrome brake calipers are from PM Performance. The handlebars are Burly 1 ¼ inch Bighorn Bagger bars (with internal wiring) and feature chrome switch housings and switches. Magnum Sterling Chromite steel braided lines help dress up the bike on the front and rear. Corbin made the seat Biggen sits on, and Memphis Shade made the windshield he looks through. Lighting it all up for the world to see is a set of Lizard LED lights. Of course, the guys at Ultimate didn’t stop there.
They tore into the engine with a vengeance, increasing this bike’s horsepower by 23 horses and bringing the stock torque up to 84. That’s enough foot-pounds to put Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance to shame! Collins Motorsports took care of the head modifications (oversized combustion chamber, oversized valves, ported and flowed, etc.), and Ultimate Cycle’s Service Manager, “Nuckolls,” performed the engine build. With Keith Black 10.1 compression pistons, S&S 520G gear-driven cams, adjustable pushrods and lifters, a Delkron cam plate, and a Power Commander (with a custom tune), unless you get a chance (like we did) to see this beauty parked, more than likely, the only view you’ll get will include the ends of the Vance and Hines exhaust.
Local painting legend Kenny Reynolds gets a lot of credit for this one-off custom paint job, but Kenny Hadorn (“the other Kenny”) from Air-FX contributed his expertise and a lot of the free-hand airbrushing (including the Ultimate Cycle logo incorporated into the graphics). As you can see, they both did a great job. Then again, it’s what we’ve come to expect from each of them.
I can’t say enough about how great the people at Ultimate Cycle are to work with, or the caliber of work they perform there. They are the only local business I know of that offers free 24-hour motorcycle towing day or night, regardless of the day of the week – including weekends and holidays. They also have certified technicians who are trained to maintain, repair, and modify all makes and models (Harleys, metric cruisers, scooters, sport bikes, trikes, etc.). Check them out in person, or go to their Web site, ultimatecyclescooter.com! They are having their first “Season Kick-Off Party” right in their parking lot (Brainerd Road and East Brainerd Road) on March 28. Come on out and show your support for a locally-owned business dedicated to “keeping riders in the wind!”
Special thanks goes out to Charlie and Cindy Wade for hooking everything up and humoring my crazy ideas for this shoot. Also, to Biggen for delivering the bike and doing everything he could to make sure everything went smoothly. Photography duties were performed by “Tom the Bomb” at Ultimate Cycle. Pictures don’t really do this bike justice.
Make/Model: Custom 2005 Harley-Davidson Softail
Engine: 96-inch HD (big bore kit)
Owner: Rick “Biggen” Cantrell – Cleveland, TN
Paint: Kenny Reynolds (Kenny Reynolds Originals)/Kenny Hadorn (Air-FX)
If I could describe the bike we’ve featured this month in one word, it would have to be “jaw-dropping.” Okay, that’s technically hyphenated, but have you seen this bike? Almost all of the work required to transform this Softail from stock took place at Ultimate Cycle and Scooter, here in Chattanooga. When I asked the good folks at Ultimate to write down what all had been done, they looked at me like I’d asked them to help me move a big screen TV up three flights of stairs (by the way, I need to thank my friends Austin and Jared for helping me do just that a while back). Anyway, the description started off with the words, “The entire Kuryakin book…”
In order to build what I would consider a really cool looking bike, you have to be a stickler for the details. Biggen and the guys at Ultimate Cycle hit the nail on the head with this one. Extreme Machine custom made the matching wheels, rotors, and pulley. The chrome brake calipers are from PM Performance. The handlebars are Burly 1 ¼ inch Bighorn Bagger bars (with internal wiring) and feature chrome switch housings and switches. Magnum Sterling Chromite steel braided lines help dress up the bike on the front and rear. Corbin made the seat Biggen sits on, and Memphis Shade made the windshield he looks through. Lighting it all up for the world to see is a set of Lizard LED lights. Of course, the guys at Ultimate didn’t stop there.
They tore into the engine with a vengeance, increasing this bike’s horsepower by 23 horses and bringing the stock torque up to 84. That’s enough foot-pounds to put Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance to shame! Collins Motorsports took care of the head modifications (oversized combustion chamber, oversized valves, ported and flowed, etc.), and Ultimate Cycle’s Service Manager, “Nuckolls,” performed the engine build. With Keith Black 10.1 compression pistons, S&S 520G gear-driven cams, adjustable pushrods and lifters, a Delkron cam plate, and a Power Commander (with a custom tune), unless you get a chance (like we did) to see this beauty parked, more than likely, the only view you’ll get will include the ends of the Vance and Hines exhaust.
Local painting legend Kenny Reynolds gets a lot of credit for this one-off custom paint job, but Kenny Hadorn (“the other Kenny”) from Air-FX contributed his expertise and a lot of the free-hand airbrushing (including the Ultimate Cycle logo incorporated into the graphics). As you can see, they both did a great job. Then again, it’s what we’ve come to expect from each of them.
I can’t say enough about how great the people at Ultimate Cycle are to work with, or the caliber of work they perform there. They are the only local business I know of that offers free 24-hour motorcycle towing day or night, regardless of the day of the week – including weekends and holidays. They also have certified technicians who are trained to maintain, repair, and modify all makes and models (Harleys, metric cruisers, scooters, sport bikes, trikes, etc.). Check them out in person, or go to their Web site, ultimatecyclescooter.com! They are having their first “Season Kick-Off Party” right in their parking lot (Brainerd Road and East Brainerd Road) on March 28. Come on out and show your support for a locally-owned business dedicated to “keeping riders in the wind!”
Special thanks goes out to Charlie and Cindy Wade for hooking everything up and humoring my crazy ideas for this shoot. Also, to Biggen for delivering the bike and doing everything he could to make sure everything went smoothly. Photography duties were performed by “Tom the Bomb” at Ultimate Cycle. Pictures don’t really do this bike justice.
The Low Down:
Make/Model: Custom 2005 Harley-Davidson Softail
Engine: 96-inch HD (big bore kit)
Owner: Rick “Biggen” Cantrell – Cleveland, TN
Paint: Kenny Reynolds (Kenny Reynolds Originals)/Kenny Hadorn (Air-FX)
If I could describe the bike we’ve featured this month in one word, it would have to be “jaw-dropping.” Okay, that’s technically hyphenated, but have you seen this bike? Almost all of the work required to transform this Softail from stock took place at Ultimate Cycle and Scooter, here in Chattanooga. When I asked the good folks at Ultimate to write down what all had been done, they looked at me like I’d asked them to help me move a big screen TV up three flights of stairs (by the way, I need to thank my friends Austin and Jared for helping me do just that a while back). Anyway, the description started off with the words, “The entire Kuryakin book…”
In order to build what I would consider a really cool looking bike, you have to be a stickler for the details. Biggen and the guys at Ultimate Cycle hit the nail on the head with this one. Extreme Machine custom made the matching wheels, rotors, and pulley. The chrome brake calipers are from PM Performance. The handlebars are Burly 1 ¼ inch Bighorn Bagger bars (with internal wiring) and feature chrome switch housings and switches. Magnum Sterling Chromite steel braided lines help dress up the bike on the front and rear. Corbin made the seat Biggen sits on, and Memphis Shade made the windshield he looks through. Lighting it all up for the world to see is a set of Lizard LED lights. Of course, the guys at Ultimate didn’t stop there.
They tore into the engine with a vengeance, increasing this bike’s horsepower by 23 horses and bringing the stock torque up to 84. That’s enough foot-pounds to put Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance to shame! Collins Motorsports took care of the head modifications (oversized combustion chamber, oversized valves, ported and flowed, etc.), and Ultimate Cycle’s Service Manager, “Nuckolls,” performed the engine build. With Keith Black 10.1 compression pistons, S&S 520G gear-driven cams, adjustable pushrods and lifters, a Delkron cam plate, and a Power Commander (with a custom tune), unless you get a chance (like we did) to see this beauty parked, more than likely, the only view you’ll get will include the ends of the Vance and Hines exhaust.
Local painting legend Kenny Reynolds gets a lot of credit for this one-off custom paint job, but Kenny Hadorn (“the other Kenny”) from Air-FX contributed his expertise and a lot of the free-hand airbrushing (including the Ultimate Cycle logo incorporated into the graphics). As you can see, they both did a great job. Then again, it’s what we’ve come to expect from each of them.
I can’t say enough about how great the people at Ultimate Cycle are to work with, or the caliber of work they perform there. They are the only local business I know of that offers free 24-hour motorcycle towing day or night, regardless of the day of the week – including weekends and holidays. They also have certified technicians who are trained to maintain, repair, and modify all makes and models (Harleys, metric cruisers, scooters, sport bikes, trikes, etc.). Check them out in person, or go to their Web site, ultimatecyclescooter.com! They are having their first “Season Kick-Off Party” right in their parking lot (Brainerd Road and East Brainerd Road) on March 28. Come on out and show your support for a locally-owned business dedicated to “keeping riders in the wind!”
Special thanks goes out to Charlie and Cindy Wade for hooking everything up and humoring my crazy ideas for this shoot. Also, to Biggen for delivering the bike and doing everything he could to make sure everything went smoothly. Photography duties were performed by “Tom the Bomb” at Ultimate Cycle. Pictures don’t really do this bike justice.
Make/Model: Custom 2005 Harley-Davidson Softail
Engine: 96-inch HD (big bore kit)
Owner: Rick “Biggen” Cantrell – Cleveland, TN
Paint: Kenny Reynolds (Kenny Reynolds Originals)/Kenny Hadorn (Air-FX)
If I could describe the bike we’ve featured this month in one word, it would have to be “jaw-dropping.” Okay, that’s technically hyphenated, but have you seen this bike? Almost all of the work required to transform this Softail from stock took place at Ultimate Cycle and Scooter, here in Chattanooga. When I asked the good folks at Ultimate to write down what all had been done, they looked at me like I’d asked them to help me move a big screen TV up three flights of stairs (by the way, I need to thank my friends Austin and Jared for helping me do just that a while back). Anyway, the description started off with the words, “The entire Kuryakin book…”
In order to build what I would consider a really cool looking bike, you have to be a stickler for the details. Biggen and the guys at Ultimate Cycle hit the nail on the head with this one. Extreme Machine custom made the matching wheels, rotors, and pulley. The chrome brake calipers are from PM Performance. The handlebars are Burly 1 ¼ inch Bighorn Bagger bars (with internal wiring) and feature chrome switch housings and switches. Magnum Sterling Chromite steel braided lines help dress up the bike on the front and rear. Corbin made the seat Biggen sits on, and Memphis Shade made the windshield he looks through. Lighting it all up for the world to see is a set of Lizard LED lights. Of course, the guys at Ultimate didn’t stop there.
They tore into the engine with a vengeance, increasing this bike’s horsepower by 23 horses and bringing the stock torque up to 84. That’s enough foot-pounds to put Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance to shame! Collins Motorsports took care of the head modifications (oversized combustion chamber, oversized valves, ported and flowed, etc.), and Ultimate Cycle’s Service Manager, “Nuckolls,” performed the engine build. With Keith Black 10.1 compression pistons, S&S 520G gear-driven cams, adjustable pushrods and lifters, a Delkron cam plate, and a Power Commander (with a custom tune), unless you get a chance (like we did) to see this beauty parked, more than likely, the only view you’ll get will include the ends of the Vance and Hines exhaust.
Local painting legend Kenny Reynolds gets a lot of credit for this one-off custom paint job, but Kenny Hadorn (“the other Kenny”) from Air-FX contributed his expertise and a lot of the free-hand airbrushing (including the Ultimate Cycle logo incorporated into the graphics). As you can see, they both did a great job. Then again, it’s what we’ve come to expect from each of them.
I can’t say enough about how great the people at Ultimate Cycle are to work with, or the caliber of work they perform there. They are the only local business I know of that offers free 24-hour motorcycle towing day or night, regardless of the day of the week – including weekends and holidays. They also have certified technicians who are trained to maintain, repair, and modify all makes and models (Harleys, metric cruisers, scooters, sport bikes, trikes, etc.). Check them out in person, or go to their Web site, ultimatecyclescooter.com! They are having their first “Season Kick-Off Party” right in their parking lot (Brainerd Road and East Brainerd Road) on March 28. Come on out and show your support for a locally-owned business dedicated to “keeping riders in the wind!”
Special thanks goes out to Charlie and Cindy Wade for hooking everything up and humoring my crazy ideas for this shoot. Also, to Biggen for delivering the bike and doing everything he could to make sure everything went smoothly. Photography duties were performed by “Tom the Bomb” at Ultimate Cycle. Pictures don’t really do this bike justice.
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