Ryan, also the owner of Devilina has good taste in motorcycles and one outstanding collection to prove it. What could be sweeter than a knucklehead with chrome tanks? How 'bout surviving getting sideswiped by a foursome of assholes in a 'vette? I'd say that's pretty sweet.
Not long after we shot this feature, Ryan and his friend Austin were both clipped by what was described as "Four Arabs in a Corvette" and ended up with a broken tib/fib among other injuries. Yuck. It was on the Candy Man bike though—not this one. Our friend Shreddie went down in a separate incident around the same time. So, DicE magazine is throwing a little fundraiser shindig and it's tomorrow night. Here's the bike's story in Ryan's own words:
This bike was originally meant to be a stock 1940 EL but complications arose and a different '40 motor was bought and built for the stocker. This bike was built to be the sister bike to my 1950 panhead that has many of the same characteristics of this bike. The motor was acquired from 95-year-old guy named Clem five years ago in California and all the other parts came from friends and swap meets. I rebuilt the trans with all Andrews gears and Andrews main shaft etc. I will keep this bike until I die or a woman comes and steals my soul and sucks the life out of me, which will still be never.
Old Clem Specs
Motor: 1940 EL 61" knucklehead motor is restored to AMCA spec
Frame: 1940 early brazed knucklehead
Front end: 1940 stock Harley springer with stock brake drum; Stelling and Hellings angled risers and four aces Biltwell bars
Tins: chrome '51 panheadtanks from Terry the Tramp
Wheels: 18" and 21" star hub wheels
Details: My favorite thing is the cam cover and the tanks. This cam cover is a one year 1940 cover but very similar to a '51–'53 cam cover so I love the tank and cam cover combo. Silly I know, but you asked. The rest of the bike is loaded with silly stuff like a buffalo head nickel throttle adjuster, accessory lights, colored jewels etc.
Thanks: Negotiable Tim, Terry the Tramp, Bacon, Carl's Cycle and old Clem you grumpy bastard (R.I.P.)
Here's the flier for the DicE party tomorrow night. GO!

Themadmodder
Taint
Get well, mang! Love the knuckle...bastard.
me
Hach
bearpaws1973
evilroy55
bmxatv
MotorMike
SLCBrandon
eli777
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MotorMike
The only thing this article proves is that it's cooler to look cool on "choppers" than sell your priced possessions to pay the bills. Where's the chop cult news article for the guy who just got his leg amputated from being in a motorcycle accident? I don't see a rallying cry for him or a benefit party.
I guess it's all about who your friends are.
SLCBrandon
elmiguel13
3gknuck
Flatside69
Nice bike!
Shooter469
borderjumper
this guy ryan has all kinds of cool shit and every bike ive seen of his is minus an aircleaner {looks are everything who cares about dirt and rain}. so he couldnt have been going far when he got hit. sucks the one time he wanted to ride he got hit though.
bxmill6
3gknuck
AXIMAL
krs1
I don't really know Ryan but we drank beers together one night in mexico on EDR last year and I can tell you the dude is as cool as they come. And yeah the guy rode his 39 knuckle to mexico which took way more balls then I would ever have if I had that rig in my garage.
Fucking HATERS!!!
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