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If you have been reading this magazine in
order, you already know about our HOT BIKE/S&S 124vfi
Ultimate Shootout. For those of you who didn't read our Speed
Shift column yet, a quick summary is in order. We teamed up
with S&S to have five 124 fuel-injected motors built to
exacting specifications and shipped to five builders across
the country. Along with the motor, we sent a rule book --
an outline of the three challenges the bike will have to compete
in and a guarantee of the bike being displayed in the S&S
booth all year long at every big show.
Wink Eller, the Wink in Wink's Performance
in Temecula, California, has raced more motorcycles than most
people have seen. However, Wink never had to build a race
bike around a motor that he couldn't mess with. According
to the rules, Wink has to make all the extra power he can
by creating the optimum map for the fuel injection and the
pipes he designed for the bike, along with building the best
chassis for both drag racing and riding the streets. Hey,
we said the project would be fun, but we didn't say how much
fun it would be!
Wink had his bike ready first and for that
distinction, he gets to be in the biggest issue of HOT BIKE
this year. As stated earlier, the motor for Wink's sinister
creation is a sealed-at-the-factory S&S 124ci evo-style
with its Variable Fuel Injection unit in place. The polished
beauty is enhanced by S&S velocity stacks covered with
K&N filters and a one-off pipe built by SuperTrapp just
for this project. Baker helped Wink out by creating a close-ratio
gearset to complement his chain final drive decision. Connecting
the motor to the trans is a BDL chain primary drive in black
H-D covers.
When he sat down to design this bike, Wink knew it would be
a magazine machine as well as a competitive tool, so he skipped
his normal rubber-mount desire and went with an Xtreme Cycle
Design Softail-style chassis. To keep the bike as compact
as the rules allow, Wink had Xtreme build it with 2 inches
of backbone stretch and 36 degrees of rake. Suspension comes
from a race-bred front fork from Storz/Ceriani dropped 2 inches
in the triple-trees and lowered Works Performance shocks out
back.
Rolling the chassis around the shop was made
possible by a pair of black anodized Performance Machine wheels.
Up front, a 21x3-inch is covered in a Metzeler 120/70 and
is stopped by a PM caliper and rotor setup. Out back, Wink
decided on getting as much rubber down as possible, so he
used an 18x8.5 with a 240/40 Metzeler and, of course, more
PM brake components.
The sheetmetal was decided on quickly. Wink
paid a visit to Russ Wernimont, explained what he was doing,
and left a little while later with two fender blanks and a
one-piece gas tank. After a few days of mounting and dismounting,
scribing, and finally cutting, Wink had the fenders matched
to the bike as well as the Xtreme oil tank matched to the
frame. Satisfied with the bike's profile, he called on Graphics
Unlimited to apply the glossy black and blue pinstriping.
Orange County Powdercoating took care of the black powder
pieces, and Big Chris at Orange County Plating did his part
as well.
To get the mostly black bike road ready,
Wink started by mounting a spare FXD headlamp on it, added
H-D risers, K&N Super bars, and Autometer gauges. Performance
Machine hand controls and mid controls by Wink help with staying
on course. Rear illumination is courtesy of Mr. Wernimont
and a seat by Bitch'n Rich let Wink take his first ride.
The advantage Wink has over all of his competitors
who will appear on these pages in the next couple issues is
huge. Wink has two months to tune his bike before it gets
to Daytona, at which point it will stay with the S&S truck
until sometime in mid-to-late June when the bikes come off
the show circuit and go racing. We don't want to say Wink
is going to win, but he sure seems to have an edge right now!
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Spec
Sheet
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GENERAL
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OWNER
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Wink Eller
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YEAR/MAKE
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'04/Wink racer
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FABRICATION
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Wink
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ASSEMBLY
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Wink
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BUILD TIME
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Faster than
fourother builders
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ENGINE
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SIZE/TYPE
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124ci VFI
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CASES
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S&S
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FLYWHEELS
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S&S
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RODS
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S&S
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PISTONS
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S&S
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CYLINDERS
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S&S
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HEADS
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S&S
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CAM
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S&S
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CARB
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Fuel Injection
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IGNITION
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H-D
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PIPES
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SuperTrapp
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TRANSMISSION
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YEAR/TYPE
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'04/Baker close
ratio
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CASE
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Baker
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GEARS
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Baker
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CLUTCH
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BDL
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PRIMARY DRIVE
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BDL
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FRAME/SUSPENSION
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YEAR/TYPE
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'04/Xtreme
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RAKE
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36 degrees
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STRETCH
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2 inches
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SWINGARM
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Xtreme
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REAR SUSPENSION
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Works Performance
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FORKS
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Storz/Ceriani
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TRIPLE-TREES
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Storz/Ceriani
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WHEELS
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Front:
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PM
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Rear:
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PM
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TIRES
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Front:
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Metzeler 120
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Rear:
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Metzeler 240
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BRAKES
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Front:
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PM
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Rear:
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PM
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FINISH
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MOLDING
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Graphics Unlimited
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PAINTER
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Graphics Unlimited
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COLOR
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Black
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GRAPHICS
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Graphics Unlimited
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CHROME PLATING
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Orange County
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AND POLISHING
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Plating
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POWDERCOATING
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Orange County
Powdercoating
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ACCESSORIES
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BARS
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K&N
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RISERS
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H-D
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HAND CONTROLS
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PM
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HEADLIGHT
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H-D
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TAILLIGHT
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Wernimont
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GAUGES
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Autometer
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ELECTRICAL
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Wink
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FUEL TANK(S)
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Wink
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OIL TANK
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Xtreme
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FRONT FENDER
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Wernimont/Wink
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REAR FENDER
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Wernimont/Wink
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FENDER STRUTS
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Wernimont
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PEGS
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H-D
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FOOT CONTROLS
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Wink
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SEAT
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Bitch'n Rich
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