was needed to set up the correct front/rear balance for a at track bike. The new shock length required a lot of effort to get correct as it was vital to ensure the swingarm still had correct clearance with the new suspension and wheel setup and custom nal drive. The bike has a full rear chain drive conversion setup versus the stock pulley/belt drive setup. All the required components necessary for the chain drive swap, Stach made at the shop. “Again, at the time of the build, this had never been tried before,” Eric Stach said. “Everything had to be made, measured and checked to make sure the chain drive conversion would line up and work correctly.” The rear seat section is also a custom one-off piece. It is formed completely out of aluminum, hand-rolled and shaped by CGS Premier fabrication and engineering of Muskego, WI. And the mid-shift foot controls setup was another complete in-house fabrication by Stach. “Again, nobody was doing anything like that at the time. It had to all be designed and custom built for the bike.” Additional components Stach built for the bike include the full exhaust system and a full hydraulic clutch conversion – even the clutch TABLE OF CONTENTS 13. CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120-122 14. BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123-131 15. TANKS & OIL FILTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-133 16. DASHES & GAUGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 17. FRAMES & SUSPENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134-139 18. FENDERS & LICENSE PLATE FRAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-143 19. FOOTRESTS & FLOORBOARDS. . . . . . . . . . . 144-151 20. WHEELS & AXLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152-153 21. HARDWARE, COVERS & GENERAL . . . . . . . . 154-155 OEM CROSS REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157-162 1. WINDSHIELDS & FAIRINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25 2. AUDIO, COMMUNICATION & MOUNTS. . . . . . . 26-43 3. SADDLEBAGS & LUGGAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-48 4. SEATS & SISSY BARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-68 5. EXHAUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-77 6. FUEL/AIR SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-83 7. ENGINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85 8. TRANSMISSION & DRIVELINE . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-90 9. GASKETS & SEALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 10. ELECTRICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91-100 11. LIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101-111 12. HANDLEBARS, CONTROLS & MIRRORS . . . . 112-119 slave cylinder was made at the shop. “There are no off-the-shelf components for this bike from anybody,” stated Stach. “It was a big job,” Schopf said. The work required led him to seek out a partner for some of the build process, Midwest Industries in Waukesha, WI. This company is primarily known for their work designing and manufacturing rearms components. If you look at the bike carefully, you will see some parts from Midwest Industries. The fork guards are handguards for an assault ri e, the foot brake is a muzzle brake for a ri e. The handlebar clamps are a ri e scope mount. “It all works,” Stach said. “These parts serve a purpose and aren’t just on for looks.” The stunning nal paintwork was done by Paint: Jason @ Artistimo. “He has done a lot of the paintwork Drag Specialties cover bikes, it’s pretty cool that he was involved with this build as well. The completed bike drew a lot of attention when it was rst unveiled. The team would like to think, based on the overwhelming positive reception of the bike, it helped nudge Indian Motorcycle a little more towards a commitment to offering a factory at track replica bike. ON THE COVER
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