Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas November 2014 | Page 22
READERS’ RIDES
BBBQ BATTLE OF THE BIKES
WINNER BIKE SPECIFICATIONS:
General
Owner’s Name
Scotty Robertson
Builder
Robertson
Brothers Speed
Shop
Year
2005
Make
Harley-Davidson
Model
Heritage
Springer
Frame
Stretch
2” Shorter than
Stock
Engine
Motor
88 c.u.
Exhaust
Covington
Customs
Transmision
5 Speed Stock
Shifter
Hurst Shifter
from 1964 Ford
Galaxy
Finish Paint
Paint
Scotch Brite
Scouring Pad
and Hand
Grinder
Wheels, Tires & Brakes
Front Size
18” Front
Rear Size
21” Rear
Type
Southern
Motorcycle
Works
Accessories
Tins/Body Work
Robertson
Brothers Speed
Shop
Tank
Modified Colt
Foster (2” Cut
Out)
Bags
One Metal Lunch
Pale
Coilover Cover
Prince Albert
Can & Zippo
Lighter
Headlight
1930 Carbide
Blow Torch
Controls
Arlen Ness
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Thunder Roads Magazine
As the crowd cheered,
whistled and screamed for
their favorite bike in the 2014
BBBQ Stokes Air Battle of the
Bikes sponsored by Nabholz
Construction, the winner was not
clear the first time through. With
Earl the Pearl on the sound meter
and Laramie on the microphone,
egging on the crowd to cheer
louder, I called out an additional
surprise for the winner of the final
round of the battle; the Cover
Shot of the November issue!
Suddenly, an already deafening
cheer, became an uncontrollable
roar as they proceeded on to
declare whether the hot, bigwheeled, Indian Bagger or the
unique, chopped and bobbed
Harley-Davidson Springer would
win the final round and take home
the championship belt. And the
winner is…..Scotty Robertson,
aka “Memphis”, with the 2005
Harley-Davidson Springer!
Mid-Saturday afternoon
Dickson Street in full-tilt cruise
mode with the gracious help
of the Fayetteville police
department, our photographer,
Douglas Henderson, was able
to very quickly capture (we were
given 45 seconds) this beautiful
cover photo of the winning bike
on Dickson Street.
We were honored to be able
to shoot Scotty’s beautiful ride
and him proudly displaying the
belt. He was beaming as he held
the belt in front of him saying, “this
is my second Battle of the Bikes
championship win and this belt
will go to my second son as my
first son has the other one.” Pride
and humility were both standing
right in front of me as I watched
this father and bike builder pace
and gaze at his coveted prize. It’s
what winning an honorable bike
show does to a man and we were
happy to get to be a part of it.
Check out the interesting and
unusual Bike Specs. There are
some real surprises and unique
pieces to this bike that you may
not notice right away. One of the
crowd favorite particulars of the
bike, was that the coil cover is the
Zippo lighter which Scotty’s late