American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 170 September 2013 | Page 55

Giving it some gas
Pete and Lisa Pearson, of Rocket Bobs, originally intended to enter their bike Gas’d Rat in the Modified Harley class at the World Championship, but a last minute change meant the bike found its way into the Freestyle class
HEN Pete and Lisa Pearson began building Gas’d Rat their plan was to enter it into the Modified Harley class at the 2013 World Championship of Custom Bike Building. However, a change to the class rules that requires the bikes entering the class to be powered by an Evo or later engine stopped that plan. Not to be deterred they simply moved their entry to the Freestyle class. They could not enter the Mod Harley class due to the age of the engine in Gas’d Rat - the power plant pre-dates the introduction of the Evo, and is in fact a 98ci Shovelhead. However, very little of the original Milwaukee metal remains, as Pete used all the experience he has gained from a career working on race bikes during the rebuild. Starting at the bottom of the motor the cranks have been reworked by Rocket Bobs, and Keith Black pistons are used to give a compression ratio of 11.5:1. Andrews supplied the cam and it operates Evo hydraulic lifters and adjustable push rods. The barrels are Rocket Bobs own and feature shaved lower fins, while sitting atop them are re ??????L?L??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5????????????%???????????????L?L??????????????????????I????? ??????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????I????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????1???? ?????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????? ????????????Q?????????????????????????????I????? ???????????????????????????????????????????()\()????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e??I?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????aH???????A????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q%????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????A???e?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I????? ???d????????????Y???????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????A???????????????????????????????????????????????????M-?????????%?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=4????????????????????????()L()?????????????e??I??????????????????e????????????????????????????!?????? ????????????????????????????()5??????I????? ???????????????????????????????????????e??I???????I????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I????? ???????????????????????????????M??????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????5?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e??I??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????-???????????????????????????????
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