SSB selects a few special readers' rides each month that aren't wild shop builds, but personal bikes that are a bit closer to home for many of us. If you'd like your bike featured, send your high-resolution digital donationto ssbmail@sourceinterlink.com for consideration.
2000 YAMAHA YZF-R1
OWNER: Chris Lamothe
ENGINE MODS: Velocity stacks, Nitrous Express 30 shot, straight pipe exhaust
CHASSIS MODS: Lowered front and back, 6-inch stretch swingarm with 200mm rear tire, custom skid plate
OTHER MODS: Polished frame, oil pan cover, swingarm, chromerims, mirror block offs, Vortex gas cap, custom hot-rod flat black paint with diamonds in gloss flat black, alarm
YOUR SPACE: I love this bike. It's very fast. I'm looking to upgrade soon to something fuel injected.
2007 SUZUKI GSX-R1000
OWNER: Jerrett Peake
ENGINE MODS: Two Brothers exhaust
CHASSIS MODS: n/a
OTHER MODS: Custom paint by Kevin Wolfe, Ti-Force rearsets, Pro-One billet levers, Hotbodies Racing undertail, Lockhart Phillips frame sliders, Scorpio alarm
YOUR SPACE: SSB got me into the custom scene while I was deployed and this is what came out of some of my deployment and re-up pay. She'll get more when I get back from this next trip to the sandbox.
1998 SUZUKI GSX-R750 SRAD
OWNER: Sam
ENGINE MODS: n/a
CHASSIS MODS: Polished frame and swingarm, lowering links, lowered front in forks, lowering strap, custom polished upper fairing stay bar to allow clearance for the forks, custom paint by CC at CRC Bikeworks, custom fabricated 10-inch-over swingarm
OTHER MODS: n/a
YOUR SPACE: The ultimate future plan is to make the cover of your magazine! Thank you guys for your magazine. It gives me a lot of inspiration to make my bike better and better every time.