The Feuling ' King of the Baggers ' Road Glide piloted by Ben Bostrom ran strong through practice on Friday , qualifying in fourth . " We made key suspension tweaks before Saturday morning practice and picked up two more seconds . In the last lap of practice , the rear cylinder head failed , the exhaust rocker shaft broke and pulled the shaft stud threads out of the aluminum , destroying the perch . " Industry friends Vance & Hines with Harley-Davidson ' s blessing set us up with a new SE 131 " crate engine to get us into the race . Our team hustled with a 2- hour engine swap and had Ben out on the grid minutes before the race . Ben
It is fair to say that Ben Bostrom has had better weekends at Laguna Seca !
aggressively launched the Road Glide for a great start , but our mule ran into issues . We had to reuse the gasket between the engine and trans , and it was apparent the seal was compromised creating an oil leak and suction / sumping issues ."
SLYFOX Performance / Cory West ( H-D )
The bike was outfitted with SLYFOX production parts , including billet triple clamps , carbon front fender , carbon side covers and the seat . " We stuck to the Drag Specialties FatBook for a handful of other performance components , including a Performance Machine mid control , Feuling 521 cam kit and air filter , Alloy Art swingarm and fork leg lowers , and Legend suspension . Beringer was our choice for brakes , with Magura master cylinders and hand controls . " The bike build started as soon as the race became a reality , dating back to late 2019 . First we started with raising it up two over in both the front and rear for clearance . All other pieces to the puzzle came together from there . Many hours were put into development of one-off race carbon body pieces such as the race fairing , belly pan , primary cover , saddlebag bottoms , saddlebag lids and the rear fender .
Saddlemen / Michael Woolaway ( H-D )
The build included Feuling Parts ' 592 Race Series camchest kit , high load beehive valve spring kit , 6.1 g / s fuel injectors , O2 sensors , air cleaner ( coming soon ), antireversion exhaust system , vented dipstick , along with Thrashin Supply risers , handlebars , footpegs and shifter tip . Other parts included a Saddlemen seat , Legend Suspensions front and rear suspension , Barnett Scorpion clutch , SLYFOX triple trees , front fender and side covers , Speed Merchant mid controls , Alloy Art stabilizer , shift linkage , fork lowers , caliper mounts and swingarm , RWD rear suspension , Horsepower Inc throttle body , Lyndall brake pads , wheels and rotors , RK Excel drive chain , Darkhorse compensator , Klock Werks windshield , Baker Drivetrain transmission main bearing , ODI grips , Rekluse clutch slave cylinder and a JIMS transmission side door .
Luckily we were able to get one test track day in a week before the race . The bike handled very well " and only mild tweaks needed to be made leading into race weekend ."
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