S&S® Cycle announces its new in-house emissions certification laboratory located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. With this lab, S&S has the capability to complete motorcycle exhaust and evaporative emissions testing in accordance with requirements set by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and CARB (California Air Resources Board). S&S will use this lab to help expand the number of […]
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S&S Announces Emissions Certification Lab
Published by January 9th, 2008 in Editorial, Engines and Exhaust.Dynojet Fined $1,000.000 By CARB For Its Power Commander
Published by January 5th, 2008 in Editorial and Engines.The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced recently that it concluded an investigation against Dynojet Research, Inc. At issue was the company’s "Power Commander" that can be used to alter the air-fuel mixture and engine timing of on- and off-road motorcycles. CARB said that the installation of these devices would adversely affect the emissions control […]
Lot Of News From S&S Cycle
Published by January 4th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.First, S&S Cycle ® will be presenting several seminars at the 2008 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo (reserved to motorcycle dealers) and an opportunity to meet NHRA Pro-Stock Motorcycle Champion Matt Smith. Seminars will cover their exciting 2008 product line with topics including Flathead Power vintage engines and components, the S&S X-Wedge, S&S EPA Certified Engines, fuel […]
New Baker Drivetrain King Kong Klutch
Published by January 4th, 2008 in Driveline, Editorial and Engines.The boys at Baker Drivetrain have a cool slogan to describe their new King Kong Klutch: “A gorilla in clutch grip, but a mouse in clutch effort”. The company intends to continue to innovate and dominate with superior parts all the area of our motorcycles from motor to rear wheel. The King Kng Klutch is intended to offer […]
Auto Clutch. How Does It Work?
Published by December 26th, 2007 in Driveline, Editorial and Engines.Not really a new product, it was released in 2006, the Auto Clutch is still quite unknown and misunderstood by those who heard about it. First, imagine riding up to a stop light with your bike in gear and not having to hold the clutch in. Yes, you can. When the light turns green, twist […]
New S&S Sealed Air Cleaner To Meet California Emission Standards
Published by December 21st, 2007 in Editorial and Engines.Good news coming from S&S for all those who want to continue to ride with compliant carbureted engines in the state of California. The new S&S sealed air-cleaner was developed to replace the S&S carbon air filter for 2008 model year California carbureted engines, meet the evaporative hydrocarbon emission levels mandated by the ARB, and […]
The Christmas Gift Of Accurate Engineering
Published by December 18th, 2007 in Editorial and Engines.Accurate Engineering, the king of Custom Panhead Engines is playing Santa Klaus by giving you (you must promise you have been very nice in 2007) big discounts on their 93” and 120” versions in natural finish. Here the deal as they emailed it to me. “Due to the fact that we are closed from 12/22 […]
S&S Cycle New Bonneville Speed Record By Jeff Bailey
Published by December 5th, 2007 in Editorial and Engines.S&S Cycle® announces a new Bonneville speed record set by S&S Engineering Manager Jeff Bailey during the week of September 11-15, 2007. Using an S&S SB100 in a 1999 Buell® X1 chassis, Bailey made runs that averaged 172.591mph establishing a new record in the APS/PG-1650 class. The engine in Bailey’s bike is essentially all stock, […]
Limited Edition 50th Anniversary S&S Catalog. $19.95
Published by November 30th, 2007 in Customs, Driveline, Editorial and Engines.In honor of the company’s 50th anniversary, the catalog has been named Catalog 50. The catalog was designed with a retro theme and contains a lot of historical photographs and tidbits of S&S heritage (Many of the historical images in the new catalog are actual family photos). At just under 700 pages, this is the largest S&S catalog […]
Bandit New Modular Belt Drive System
Published by November 28th, 2007 in Driveline, Editorial and Engines.Even if you are not racing, the unsung hero of the driveline is the often forgotten clutch. For over a decade, Bandit Machine Works has been recognized in our industry as one of the best clutch and complete driveline specialists. Their new Modular Belt Drive Systems offer racing quality and performance applied to your custom […]
Spade Velocity Stack In Stock Again
Published by November 20th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.I designed this velocity stack to look cool on many styles of bikes, retro or high tech. But it seems that you don’t want to wait when we run in back order. This post to tell you that they are in stock again for both CV & S&S Carburetors E or G. Machined from a solid block of 6061 […]
Jims USA has just released a line of race engines beginning with the 131ci Twin Cam race engine. The 131ci fits into all stock and after market frames and is featuring a 4- 1⁄2 stroke with a bore diameter of 4-5⁄16in. The CNC-ported heads were developed specifically to flow maximum air and the oil pump […]
S&S Cycle 50th Anniversary Celebration With 50 Bike Builders.
Published by October 9th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.On June 26-29, 2008 motorcycle industry history will be made as 50 of the best-known custom bike builders in the world come together in La Crosse Wisconsin, to support the S&S 50th Anniversary celebration. And while they will be there to support S&S, every builder has plans to with the $50,000 Grand Prize by taking […]
Sara Liberte sent me an email to direct my attention to an interesting video showing how a 4 stroke engine works. In this film you get a very slow motion inside look. The plug is firing about roughly 250 times per minute at idle speed. So imagine at 1,000 rpms, then at 7,000 rpm. As […]
The all-new S&S P-Series engine represents a trip back in time for styling with all of the modern reliability you have come to expect from an S&S Proven Performance engine. Available in 93ci high compression and 103ci high compression versions, the P-Series is not a reproduction engine, but rather a modern version of the classic […]
His name is Fausto Simoes, works out of Quebec where he specializes in aluminum & steel parts, and is one of the best kept addresses in the industry. We collaborated before and his work is impeccable. So, you need to know about his new oil tank model. It’s for Twin Cams (2000 up), bolts on […]
Vee Ignition Switch Housing
Published by September 25th, 2007 in Accessories, Editorial, Electrical and Engines.This small very clean looking part is used to install an ignition switch between the cylinders. Can be bolted on our Dreamliner Motor Mount and most Evo after-market motor mounts. An adapter is available to bolt it on an original Harley equipment 2-piece Evo motor mount. Ignition key is 3 positions, or use our flush […]
S&S Announces Last Chance For Consumer Tech Training
Published by September 7th, 2007 in Builders, Editorial and Engines.S&S Cycle announces that the week of September 24th through September 28th 2007 will be your last chance to attend Consumer Technical Training in 2007. Attending the S&S Consumer Technical Training program is the best investment you can make in your v-twin knowledge. The same instructors that certify S&S dealers all over the world will […]
Berry Wardlaw. The Wild Pan Man.
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Every top custom builder knows that if he dreams a wild performance custom engine setup the address to make it happen is in Alabama at the headquarters of Accurate Engineering. There they meet (usually in the office/kitchen) with Berry Wardlaw who will demonstrate to you in less time that one needs to finish a lunch, […]
Electric Motorcycle Faster At The Drag Races
Published by August 17th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Recently at the Portland International Raceway Scotty Pollacheck crosses the quarter-mile marker doing 156 mph. He has traveled 1,320 feet in 8.22 seconds, faster than any gas-powered cars, trucks or motorcycles that have raced in the drag sprints on this same raceway. Extremely impressive given that the motorcycle he is riding is powered entirely by lithium-ion […]
Jay Leno Performance Cruiser Kit Built By S&S
Published by August 13th, 2007 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.S&S Cycle, Inc. announces the completion of a motorcycle project for Jay Leno. The project was initiated by the strategic relationship that S&S has with Exxon-Mobil. Both agreed that a “high profile” project like this would benefit the S&S/Mobil 1 National Lubricant Program, as well as highlight the third […]
I got the news last week from a journalist in Sweden via another journalist in Japan. But S&S refused to confirm until the deal was closed today July 25th. S&S is right now “on the ground” of Flathead Power in Louisiana to package and load all the assets for shipment to the S&S facility in Viola, […]
Suited for bobbers, choppers and any customs with old school look, it’s no surprise that this Flathead offered in 80 or 84 displacement comes from Indian Kiwi Motorcycles. It will be hand crafted for you in Kiwi’s facility in Riverside California and of course tested and pre-run before delivery. It’s a 42-degree v-twin flathead design […]
S&S Cycle Revved Up About Next Year 50 th Anniversary
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Builders, Editorial, Engines and Events.S&S Cycle Inc. will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a motorcycle event that’s expected to draw thousands of people next June to the La Crosse, Wisconsin based headquarter. I have been contacted to be among the 50 custom builders who will build an S&S based custom to be exhibited during the June 27-29 celebrations. The […]
This is the first carbon fiber velocity stack that I have seen. But the interesting part is that it includes a unique mounting ystem allowing adjustment to fit any HD or aftermarket V-Twin engine. It is available for all Evo and Twin Cam type engines with S&S E or G and Mikuni HSR 42/45 and stock Keihin […]
How many times do you have to adjust your engine idle speed? Now you can do it in style with these custom idle screws made for Mikuni carburetors 42/45. It’s made by a company called Pistor and they offer 14 different models and shapes from skull to 8-ball to […]
