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In this episode of the King Kustom Cycles Podcast we meet Holly Henderson Chambers, a wife, mother and long time Fayette County 911 Dispatcher.  After a 12-year fight with Lupus, Holly’s kidney’s are failing and she needs a transplant.

She is very gracious in talking to us about how long she has struggled with Lupus and the financial burdens of dealing with an auto-immune disease.  Holly is at the stage where she is waiting on the kidney transplant process which means expensive medications, the cost of the transplant process itself, and she would also like to be able to offer compensation to the kidney donor for the time away from work while they recover from the operation.

Janaya Daily speaks to us about the ride on Saturday November 1st.  After Holly’s most recent biopsy results came back, it was determined that it was time for a kidney transplant and those in the riding community and her circle of friends decided to put on a fund raising ride.

Registration for the ride starts at 9:00 am at Big Daddy Cycles in Fayetteville, departing at 11:00 am and is escorted through Fayette, Coweta and Pike Counties, ending at Hotlanta Wings back in Fayetteville.  Prizes and a raffle, plus food and music for $20 per bike.

Anyone interested in offering a donation as part of the ride should please contact Peggy Glaze via email

To download the informational flyer click here – rideforholly

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Today’s episode is another special Roadcast edition of the podcast, or as Laura would like to call it … a Moo Cast!  Laura and Phil had the privilege of riding in the Chick-fil-A / Victory Junction Charity Ride from Newnan Georgia to The Rock Ranch, in Rock Georgia, sponsored by the Moo Cow Bikers.

On the Moo Cast we are joined by John McGinn, Vice-Cow of the Moo Cow Bikers and Gary Eller the head of charity ride coordination.

For a little background on the Moo Cow Bikers, John details how Dan Cathy, the Head Cow and son of Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy, gathered together a group of motorcycle enthusiasts back in the year 2000.  The group hadn’t yet formalized when they attended the group’s first event in New Smyrna Beach Florida for Biketoberfest.  On the ride home they determined to maintain the “cow” theme and the name Moo Cow Bikers stuck.

Today’s ride is a spinoff from Kyle Petty’s Charity Ride in which Dan Cathy became involved about four or five years ago, all of which benefit Kyle’s charitable organization the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

On Saturday, the Moo Cow RIders all ended up at The Rock Ranch in Rock Georgia.  This weekend at TheRock Ranch was the hot air balloon rally and a lucky raffle winner got to ride in the Harley Davidson hot air balloon. The rest of the afternoon was filled with fun for the entire family partaking in the pony and hay rides, riding the cow train .. and waiting to see the lighting of the balloons!

If you are interested in finding out more about the Moo Cow Bikers you can check their web site at www.moocowbikers.org …. or you can attend a monthly meeting on the second Monday of every month at the Dwarf House in Fayetteville at 6:00 pm.

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Saturday afternoons in the Fall brings out riders, football on the bigscreen, and hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill at King Kustom Cycles in Fairburn.  It’s been great riding weather and the enticement of some hot food has made for some nice gatherings in a casual atmosphere at the shop.  Until the end of this month just stop on by the shop and talk motorcycles and partake in the hospitality!

This Saturday, October 18th is the Chick-fil-A/ Victory Junction Charity Ride – Hot Air Balloon Rally.  Laura and Phil will be heading down to Great South Harley Davidson in Newnan around 2:00 pm, and are inviting anyone interested in joining them to meet up at King Kustom Cycles for the ride.  The weather is supposed to be great ….

All of the information about the Moo Cow Ride is available on the web site .. or at the front of the shop if you are in the neighborhood.

We are introducing some Podcast / Web Site Specials

Gear Drive Cams – Installed with parts and labor for $1499.99

Eighty Eight cubic inch Harley Davidson models can increase horsepower via The Big Bore Kit -  a Podcast promotion for $899.99

AND all Dunlop and Metzeler Tires are 20% off!

All you have to do to get these specials are just to mention that you got this information from the web site.

Make sure to send this promotion on to your friends as well!

If there are other groups in the area that need to distribute information about their rides or events please send us an email or call us (770)756-9803 & we will help you to promote it.

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In this third installment of The King Kustom Cycles podcast, we are introduced to Garon Watson the Lead Technician at the shop. As a rider of multiple makes and models of motorcycles he is well versed in the various aspects of parts and service for all bikes.

We are introducing a segment of the podcast called Tech Tips

Garon introduces us to Gear Drive Cams.

All twin cam motors are designed with a chain drive cam with plastic spring loaded tensioners which can wear out at 25,000 – 30,000 miles. The recommended service is to remove the cam cover to look for any degredation which could potentially damage the motorcycle.

A Gear Drive Cam is an alternative to replacing the tensioners and chain.  The three biggest reasons for installing a gear drive cam are:

• By replacing the tensioners with the gear drive cam you are eliminating the need for the chain drive and future replacement due to degredation in the future.
• Taking the tensioners and chain out will provide less drag or negative horsepower on the motor
• Upgrade to the gear drive cam will also provide more torque and horsepower for the motorcycle

This service element would be applicable to any twin cam models on the road since 1999 .. essentially any touring models on the road.

Contact the shop for assistance in choosing which cam is best, based upon each individual’s riding style.

Upcoming Events

Lisa’s Ride …. For Information lisa_flyer_2008

Chik Fil A Mow Cow Riders …. For Information Moo Cow Flyer

And again .. Feel free to include some suggestions for naming of The Podcast in the comments section of this post.

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To listen to the recorded podcast, click on the play arrow or you can save an MP3 version by right clicking on the Download link above. NOTE: We’ve been hearing about the “chipmunking” of the podcast for a few .. so a quick Internet Search finds the phenomenon corrected at Andy White’s blog .. so it’s been fixed!

In the inaugural episode of this podcast, shop owners Phil & Laura King detail the opening of the motorcycle repair shop called King Kustom Cycles in Fairburn Georgia. …. Highway 74, one mile north of exit 61off I-85.  A super location that even has some of the nicest riding in the area, with scenic highway 70 right down the road for a place to take the bike out and let loose.

Phil and his technician Garon Watson have over 25 years combined experience in motorcycle service. The shop focuses on parts and service for Harley Davidson, Victory, and even custom brands such as Big Dog, Redneck Engineering, American Iron Horse, Big Bear Choppers, and many others….

Gas price hikes have spurred on an increase in the number of people using their motorcycles as commuting vehicles each and every day.  A bike can witness up to 20 miles per gallon more than a typical car, but it’s critically important to make sure that it is kept in top shape for the best experience and safety.

Phil and Laura are intent upon making sure that their customers are treated to superior service not typically found in the big dealerships. The intention is to make the shop a welcoming, laid back atmosphere where you can hang out with a coke or a coffee, and that warm, family environment will spill over into the entire King Kustom community built around events, charity rides, the formation of a riding club, and participation in other sponsored activities.

The website will serve as an information source about everything happening at the hub of the King Kustom community.  Information will also be posted about other rides of interest, such as the one posted on the site now called Lisa’s Ride.

This podcast will be produced on a weekly basis and will present discussions about the latest and greatest trends for motorcycle enthusiasts, information about service specials, and additional added value opportunities for podcast subscribers.

You can download this podcast from the web site or subscribe to the RSS feed … and don’t forget to sign up for the mailing list so that we can keep you informed via email and regular mailings.

Also ….. We Need Your Help.  This podcast can’t have just some generic name, it needs to have some sort of cool sounding brand that will entice listeners to tune in every week!  So we’re looking to the community to come up with something that will set the tone of each week’s conversation.

Have an idea?  Click the comments link on this or any other post to let us know what you think and to start communicating with us at KingKustomCycles.com.

Thanks for checking in, and tune in often.