’ve written in this column in the past about all the interesting V-Twin people we get to feature in our magazine. That’s something that isn’t going to be changing any time soon.
Right there on our front cover this month is the photo of Arlen Ness straddling one of his Avon-shod Ness Motorcycles. Our cover story in this issue is actually about Avon Tires, but they really wanted to make sure we included Arlen in it. He has, after all, been using Avon tires for many years and has had a lot to do with the success and development of their tire line for Harleys and other big twins. Be sure to see page __ with the “5 of Arlen’s Best” pictorial. That, plus our Q&A with him gives a pretty quick, but interesting look at the man’s legendary career.
     Okay, so who else do we have? For starters there are two of Drag Specialties’ sales reps Kenny Caves and Stephanie Feld, both bonafide Harley enthusiasts with more than one V-twin in their garages. We’ve got a look at Brian Klock of Klock Werks, as well the guys at Dakota Digital, Custom Valley and Kuryakyn. These companies are pumping out new ideas and products for the Harley and V-twin market 24/7.
     You say you’re looking for builders and tuners? Check out Part II of our tuning series with Wayne Hanson of Speeds Performance. Not everyone can make good sense of all the many choices there are today when it comes to performance upgrades…but Wayne can. And Kendall Johnson can too. The main story on his new custom speed racer is a few months off, but we’ll give you a little teaser of the project in this issue to hold you over.
     And finally, with all this great product on the market, we take a look at some companies that have signed on to build bikes featuring products from the Drag Specialties FatBook catalog. Rucker Performance, Dave Davies and Gerry Jackman all have the know-how and facilities to build some top notch custom machines and they are a great addition to the Drag Specialties team.
     In the months to come, watch for even more about the people that make this industry what it is. In the meantime, ride often and ride safe.