My V8Bike Story Table of Contents

Introduction

I The Beginning pg 1

The Seeds for the Idea

The Design Constraints

The Design 1978-1981

The Construction 1981-1984

The Assembly of #1

The First Test Drive

II The First Version 1985-1993 pg 10

1985 The First full riding Year

1986 The Paint Job and the first Big Trip and the first shows

1987 Another Big Trip, The Frame Jig and the start of V8#2

1988 A Really big trip and the first big improvements

1989 The trip to Maine & Quebec and the start of V8#3

1990 The Trip to Sturgis and the new Bike Shop

1991-1993 Business start up, Short trips, and the birth of the New Version

1985-1993 Summary

III The Second Version 1995 to Present pg 21

Version II Features and the Reasons for Change

Version II Construction

1995 The first Year of Version II

The Completion of V8#3 2003-2004

2005: Olds Engines Forever

IV Perfecting the Design pg 31

Preamble

Trouble Shooting

The War on the Drive Train 1996-2002

The War on the Brakes 2001-2002

The War on the Switches and Instruments 2000-2004

The Sound War 1995-2002

The Stand War 1998-2003

The Handling War

Stiffer Frames

Bearings

Front End Camber

Other Wars

The Trees

Shocks

Tires

Grips and Pegs

Throttle Action

Fuel Pumps

Clutch Discs

V The Engine Program pg 40

What is a 215 V8

The Gathering of Engines

The Builders

The Birth of the 225

The Super Stroker 268’s and 289

The Over Square 254’s

The Spare Engines

VI Experiences pg 48

The Boss Hogg phenomena

The Shows

What People Say

Pre BH Years

Post BH Years

Riding Thoughts

The Weather

Highway Trouble Shooting

The Law Officers

The Lulu Booboos

Future Plans for V8BIKE

VII The Trips pg 63

Trips Introduction

Favorite Routes

The Big Solo Trips with V8#1 Version I

1985 The First Venture

1986 A Trip to see Brett

1987 New England and Ontario

1988 The big Trip out West

1989 Maine and Quebec

1990 Sturgis and Route 11

1992 A Trip to Boss Hogg

The Trips with Version II and the Nancy Trips

1996 The Broken Axle Trip (Nancy)

1997 A Hot and Cold Ride (Nancy)

1998 V8#1 Ventures out Again (Solo)

1999 A Great Trip to Natchez (Nancy)

2000, 2001, & 2003 Short Trips

2003-2005 The Shuttle Trips (Solo)

Trip Maps

Year by Year Trips Summary

The Appendix

Words Glossary

The People Who Helped

V8Bike Story Summary 1977-2005

Most Challenging Improvements

Year by Year Miles Driven on all V8Bikes

Bikes Miles Log

Bikes Owned but not Ridden

www.V8Bike.com The Website

Photo Gallery

Photos Glossary

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