2008 Calendar Bike Building Championship Results:
Best of Show: Jim Giuffra /AFT Customs, Yamaha Star XVS Boardtracker Special Construction
Iron Works Pro Builder: 1. Kenji Nagai / Ken's Factory, Japan, "Velvet Hand" Special Construction w/125 ci Patrick Racing / Magnacharger; 2. Todd Silicato / Todd's Cycle, Panhead Special Construction; 3. Greg Westbury / Westbury Hand Crafted, "A;; Killer, No Filler" Bobber Special Construction.
Mikuni Street Custom: 1. Devin Montgomery/Mid Evil Inc, S&S engine custom; 2.Mickey Morisol, 107ci S&S chopper; 3. Jay Jay Ransom, 2002 H-D Springer, 107 ci engine.
Mikuni Street Performance: 1. P.W. Morris, 1991 H-D FXR w/126ci G2 (9 sec 1/4 mile Club); 2. Mickey Morisol, Chopper Doctors w/ 107ci S&S; 3. Jose Benitz, Special Construction w/ Ultima engine.
Mikuni Street Chopper: 1. Clyde Ransome, Special Construction w/ RevTec engine; 2. John Myer, 2003 H-D Softail w/ 95ci H-D Twin cam; 3. Mike Toupin / Chopper Design Group, Special Construction w'100ci engine.
Iron Works Bar Hopper: 1. Cassidy Lachos / Lion Motorbikes , 1985 Sportster, rigid lowered; 2. Robert Brunson, chopper w// RevTech 88ci engine; 3. Eddie Shigeta / east-West MC Products, chopper.
Iron Works Classic Late Post 1956: 1. Jay Jay Ransom, 2004 H-D Dresser w/104 ci engine; 2. Spanky / Streetlife Motorcycles, 2006 H-D w/124ci engine; 3. Ryan Reed, 2008 H-D.
Iron Works Classic Early Pre 1956: 1. William Jackson / Bob Hancock, 1935 Excelsior w/ 500cc JAP engine.
Iron Works Sportster: 1. David Arbuthnott, 1964 Sportster XLH rigid bar hopper ; 2. Ben Faiella, 2003 Sportster custom; 3. Steve Dresen, 1996 Sportster.
Metric Custom: 1. Gilbert & Alfredo Gonzalez, 2000 Yamaha Roadstar; 2. Brandon Boy, 1971 Triumph Bonneville chopper; 3. Eric hansen, 2006 Yamaha warrior.
Fast Dates Sportbike: 1. Will Song / WSD Moto, 2007 Yamaha R6; 2. Nick Gargano 1985 Yamaha RZ350; 3. Leo Najarian / Suzuki Jordan, 2006 Suzuki GSXR750.
2008 S&S World Record
LA Calendar Show Dyno Horsepower Shootout
LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend, July 12-13th 2008, Queen Mary Event Park, Long Beach, CA -America's premier motorcycle engine builders and and land speed record holders made their annual pilgrimage to the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend to prove just how strong their machines are at the S&S Cycle sponsored LA Calendar Motorcycle Show World Record Dyno Shootout produced each year by renoun exhaust system designer Kerry Bryant and his wife Jenny of Area-P / No Limits (AreaPnolimits.com). Records were flirted with all weekend in some 12 classes for Normally Aspirated stock and modified Metric Sportbikes and American V-Twins, as well as the ear shattering Turbo & Supercharged Gas & Fuel feed Metric and V-Twin Classes.
The most exciting and literally show stopping dyno run of thru weekend was John Cabrai's "Big Boy" Busa, a unique entry into the Open Turbo/Nitrous Class. We don't see many big bore, heavy engine mod, turbos entered. Prior Calendar Show Dyno champion and event record holder John Noonan at 545 hp runs a completely different set-up more along the lines of stock bore and larger turbo. He has many proprietary secrets he uses to "boost" his numbers where he needs.
John Cabral's "Big Boy" was also a little tired and had many years of use. But he wanted to defeat Noonan and was willing to pull the trigger to the max. The first "tune-up" run was in the 460 hp range. After some adjustments and discussions, the next run produced a mind boggling run of 484.77 hp before complete termination and spectacular detonation. Connecting rods were ejected out the front and bottom of the engine cases. All oil, coolant, along with aluminum, steel, and titanium components exited the engine cases and onto the dyno. Nobody was injured, although Show vender and participant Harry Gunusen from American Turbo Power (ATP-HD.com) did get sprayed with oil and coolant. We take great care with safety precautions, more so on the Turbo bikes, in securing the area prior to a run.