Order Issue #7 of the brand new Kustom Kulture print publication, featuring lowbrow artists, pinstripers, sign painters, builders, hot rods, motorcycles, tattoos, humor, kustom kulture lifestyle, and more!

64 pages. Full color glossy.

INSIDE THE WINTER 2019 ISSUE:
Artist Spotlight: Jeremy Pedersen

Artist Spotlight: Explo

Artist Spotlight: Jono Doiron

Vintage mask collection of Rudy Munis

Featured Artist: Kustom Artist Matt Grosso

Featured Artist: The Art of Andrew Wright

Featured Artist: Chopper and Kustom Art of Russell Murchie “MOW”

Artist Interviews Artist with Matt Lugo and Eddie Zacharek of EZ Kustoms

The Museum of Evel
Q&A with Lathan McKay, co-founder of the Evel Knievel Museum

Outing to Nowhere - Part 2
Short story by "Doc" Clancy
Illustration by Kevin Maginnis

Hot Rod Art by Alana Wilkie

Q&A with Ryan Meyers of Sioux Guitars by Jeff Alexander

Introducing our new comic: Gnarly Vs. Charlie
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Photos stolen from BaRon's blog and DICE Magazine.  This build is really neat - about everything about it - I like it a lot . . .


I like the front wheel, rear fender, frame molding, high shoulder rims, paint color, mural . . . it's just a bitchin' build.  I might shorten the sissy bar and lean it back a bit...and ditch the CV carburetor for an SU or Linkert...but, hey - it's not my bike - and I don't think it's for sale - and if it was, I probably couldn't afford it.  Hats off to one sweet ride. 

I've been jammin' the last few weeks to get this WR engine done so I can deliver it to
The Mama Tried Motorcycle Show on Feb. 15-16 in Milwaukee.  This particular engine has some documented race history with a top 5 finish in the early 1950s at the legendary Springfield Mile. 
After repairing the engine cases, machining, measuring, etc.  Almost every part on the engine has required attention.  The motor was assembled when I received it, but the parts mirrored "swap meet specials" haphazardly assembled.  The ball bearing construction appears easy to conquer...but now you're dealing with hand-press-fit on everything.  It's very difficult to align the cam timing marks when each cam is pressed into position.  There are so many particulars that need addressed when assembling an engine of this nature.  Basically, it's got to be perfect, or it won't run at all.  This is the 5th ball bearing-type engine I've built (with my dad too) - and we still spend about as much time reading, as we do building the motor.
The magneto is a horizontally mounted Wico Single Fire type unit.  The ignition timing is best set by
location of the piston to TDC...then verify the timing actual timing mark on the flywheel.  On the earlier WRs, once the gear cover is on...you can't change your timing from the outside, since the magneto is bolted solid to the case.  No rotation.  The Wico cap has a #1 which indicates the REAR(or #1 cylinder) and the spark plug wires must be installed correctly. 
I updated the sprocket shaft seal (from the steel reverse thread seal) to a modern type rubber-lip seal.  The seal kit (from Colony) is the same as a Big Twin seal, since the sprocket shaft in a WR is the same diameter as a panhead....but runs the larger 25mm ID ball bearing.  A #1205 ball bearing to be exact: 25mm x 52mm x 15mm Superblend-type bearing.

The lower pump has been checked over, blasted, washed and inspected.  I painted it my special cast iron gray, installed, with breather timed.  I bumped the breather ahead 1 tooth, since the piston was already about 2" down in the cylinder before it started opening (via timing mark).  By one tooth advanced, the breather window opens just after TDC - to get that crankcase evacuated of pressurized air a bit sooner. 

Take a moment to check out Ryan Feagin's CB750 on chopcult.com. Big thanks to contributor Benny Stucker for his hard work and stellar imagery.

Fuel Cleveland is now on it's 5th show, hard to believe! One thing we can say over the years, is we have taken everyone on a journey to a few different parts of Cleveland with our show locations. Each one of those venues have had their own character and charm that gave off a certain grittiness and industrial feel to the show. It's safe to say The Madison Venue is no exception to this but with a touch of class. Clean and open floor plan, polished floors, white walls, beautiful windows, brilliant lighting, clean bathrooms and air conditioned... Oh yeah, thats right we said AC. The show is taking place on July 27th, 2019 from 12pm - 8pm and still 100% FREE for all attendees!

Address: The Madison Venue 4601 Payne Ave, Cleveland OH 44101

Check it out.



Oh and theres a beautiful patio in the back of space, we will be taking advantage of as well!


We hope you are as excited as we are for this year's show... See you there!

ChopCult contributor Jennifer Farris delivers another home run! Be sure to check out her latest bike feature which focuses on ChopCult member Hank Doss' 1969 Shovelhead.

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