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crank pin and custom con rod/crank pin bearings, Ross racing pistons with twin cam wrist pins, and Power Seal Nikasil cylinders. The upgraded specification continues with Kibblewhite custom valves, Supercycles’ cam and Kibblewhite extra strong cylinder studs, along with ported and polished heads. For most people the above build would offer more than enough power, but not for Paul. He decided to take things further with the addition of an Eaton m45 supercharger teamed up with a Holley dual throat carb. In order to mount the supercharger so that it could be driven by a pulley off the crank shaft it sits between, the two top rails of the frame and the dummy gas tank have been made in two pieces, to allow room for it. To get the power from the engine to the back wheel a BDL belt drive, inside a cut primary cover, is matched to a five-speed RevTech gearbox and a chain final drive, which allows for easier changes of final gearing for race use than a modern belt drive. he dummy gas tank, along with the real gas tank that sits below the seat, the oil tank behind and below the transmission and the rear fender were all made by the combined talents of Hogtech and Aad Heemskerk. Heemskerk is best known for the sheet metal work he has done on projects by Mark van der Kwaak of DBBP Design, and is a former European Championship of Custom Bike Building competitor in his own right. Van der Kwaak was also involved in the project supplying CAD input at the early stages of the build process. T 56 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - JULY 2014 t the front of the bike a 17in Erixon rim has been laced to Kustom Tech hub with a 2.5 x 17in Goodyear tire finishing the package off. There is no brake as the bike is designed as a homage to ‘60s drag cars, which didn’t run front brakes. Moving to the rear and that car influence can be seen again with the use off a 15in Halibrand ET wheel, which is shod with a 4.5in Mickey Thompson slick tire. Kustom Tech supplied the double hydraulic drum brakes mounted to the wheel. With no paint used on Soft Hearted Killer the finishing detail is the tuck and roll red leather seat and matching red handlebar grips. Thanks to its lack of paint and chrome, Soft Hearted Killer relied on the high level of engineering involved in its build to impress the competitors at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building in Essen, Germany, and it was them who put it in 14th place at that event in the Freestyle class. A HOGTECH Eskilstuna, SWEDEN Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.hogtech.com PAUL FUNK DESIGN The Hague, NETHERLANDS Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.paulfunkdesign.com www.AMDchampionship.com