Scootworks Open House, 4/14/12!

Scootworks Open House coming on 4/14/12. More info coming soon!

Dave
www.Scootworks.com

Scootworks' New Building

Scootworks is now complete with the move into this 25k sq ft facility on 112N Church St in Zebulon NC. This is a poor photo taken with a telephone... Lots of work is still underway, and one never knows just how much stuff there is until one moves it :-) . Shipping and Receiving are getting caught up, whihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifle other parts of the facility are still under construction in other areas of the building. Open house date to be posted soon. Keep an eye on the Scootworks Website for more info!

You can see more pics of the facility startup

Dave
Scootworks, Inc.

Scootworks' New Location!

The move to the new Scootworks Location at 112 North Church Street, Zebulon NC is completed. We chose the slowest time of year to make the move, started on upfit & renovation in November, and have now started coming on line. Internet/Phone sales, shipping, and manufacturing will back fully operational on Feb 1 and coming up to speed. The retail store, service, and custom paint are not yet up and running, and we'll announce this as they are completed in the next few days. We don't have the time to accept visitors, but stay tuned for pics, info, the date of our open house, and other cool things to come from http://www.scootworks.com!

For a crude list of pics from the construction and moving to the new location, click HERE

New Years Promo at Scootworks, and more!

Scootworks.com is having a 'Ring in 2012 with Savings' event, with an extra savings off everything in the system (in addition to our already slashed prices!). Simply toss items in your shopping cart, enter the word HNY2012 in the promo code box of the shopping cart and click "recalculate" to see your extra discounts.

While you're on the site, don't forget to check the Specials, Close-Outs, and Clearance Items page. It's loaded with parts for most bikes, and most items was marked WAY below dealer cost. You can see it here: http://www.scootworks.com/partsspecials.htm

Sunday Clearance Deal Uploads!

While in the shop this morning, doing a bit more cleaning/reorganizing in the warehouse, we pulled another small load of "1 piece left", "discontinued", and "closeout items" together and put them on the site. I thought the last batch was it, but there's a lot of hiding places in these buildings. You'll find universal fitment stuff for most all bikes, and some more brand-specific stuff. As with most of the other items, this stuff is marked down way below cost to get it out the door before year's end.

You can find these items by going to www.scootworks.com and click on the [Specials] logo in the middle of the front page. Don't forget to use the promo code word of SANTA at checkout, to save even more.

Looking for a gift for someone with a bike, but don't know what they _really_ want? A Scootworks Gift Certificate will fill the bill. You can buy them in our online store. Ignore the shipping cost for them, our shopping cart isn't smart enough to deal with the cost of an envelope, but we'll remove it on our end from your charge and send it to you for the cost of a postage stamp. Get them at http://www.scootworks.com/partsgifts.htm

We also have several odd-size tires that we're going to push out, but we haven't had a chance to inventory them, yet.

Merry Christmas!

Scootworks' 3rd load of clearance items...

We've been cleaning out the warehouse of items that have been around far too long, items that have been discontinued and left us with only one or two pieces, closeouts, slow movers, etc. A lot of these items have been flying out of here, but there are still about 165 or so items, maybe a little more. We broke the list up into clothing & acc, misc, Fits-All-Bikes (non-bike specific stuff), and bike specific stuff by brands to make it a little easier to navigate. Since we've marked the stuff down to give-away and serious loss pricing, I didn't spend a lot of time with descriptions and fluff. We'd like to push this stuff out the door so as to not pay inventory taxes on it _again_, as some of this stuff has been on the books 2-3 years! (talk about slow movers, heheheh). There's also a few scratch-n-dent items, but they're marked as such...otherwise, everything is "new" (but old) stock.



You can see this stuff by going to www.ScootWorks.com and click the big [Specials] logo right in the middle of the page. Pop over and see if there's anything you're interested in. Also, you can get a little more off of the final price by using the promo word SURPRISE in the shopping cart during check out, and click "recalculate". We're only passing this promo word out to our email list at this time (there are over 42,000 of you on here!), and not posting it elsewhere, to give you a little something extra for being our friends.

Poke around on that page and see if there's anything you want at a steal. Happy Shopping!

Scootworks, Inc.
Ph. (919) 269-0986
www.Scootworks.com

Even MORE Clearance/closeouts online

We're still cleaning house a bit at Scootworks. We have a load of items that are slow movers, over stocked through the years, discontinued, etc. that have been added to the Clearance/Scratch-n-dent page. We don't wanna pay taxes on them again at the end of the year, so help us out by helping yourself to some killer deals. You can find them on our site at:

http://www.scootworks.com/partsspecials.htm

Pop in and have a look at these items, some marked down waayyyy below cost. Once they're gone, these items will be gone forever!

Scootworks.com

Loads of clearance items now online!!

We're cleaning house a bit at Scootworks. We have a load of items that are slow movers, over stocked through the years, discontinued, etc. that have been added to the Clearance/Scratch-n-dent page. You can find lots of killer deals, while they last, at:

http://www.scootworks.com/partsspecials.htm

Pop in and have a look at these items, some marked down waayyyy below cost. Once they're gone, these items will be gone forever!

Scootworks.com

Thanksgiving/Black Friday & Weekend Sale at Scootworks!

Scootworks is holding the annual Thanksgiving/Black Friday & Weekend Sale at http://Scootworks.com . With Thanksgiving being so busy with family for many, and the trips to the shopping malls being a major activity for savings thereafter, We let our sale roll on for a few days before and after Thanksgiving. Visit www.Scootworks.com , use the word TURKEYDAY in the shopping cart promo box, and click "recalculate" to save some serious dollars.

Thanks for your business and have a happy and safe holiday week!

Scootworks, inc.
www.Scootworks.com

Jack Daniel's Tribute bike finished!

Wow, this project has been SO much fun, it almost couldn't be called "work". I've just returned from a nice long ride on her today, and it is a joy to cruise on. LOADS of power (very lightweight bike, lots of aluminum parts), turns heads everywhere I cruise though, and draws a crowd where ever I stop.



From 60mph, I can twist the throttle, count "1,2", and I'm over 100. It'll stick your butt into the saddle and hold it there. The engine is a bit high-strung, but runs very smoothly. 42 degrees of rake in the frame are trail-corrected by 6 more degrees in the trees, and she is easily driven with one hand. I can't say it enough...it's a complete joy to ride.



I've had 2 lower back surgeries, and assumed I couldn't ride this rigid framed monster, but I was very wrong. One rides this bike while leaning waayyyy forward, almost like a jockey rides a horse. The rear tire is running 20lbs of air, providing some shock absorbtion. My butt simply bobs up and down, not pushing any of the bumps from the road up my spine, and makes for an exhilarating ride while plastering a huge grin on my face. This is the most fun to ride of any bike I've ever thrown a leg over, and I'm also very surprised by that as well.



I uploaded a few pics taken from in front of the shop today, just after an afternoon's ride on the Jack Daniel's bike. Check them out at:

http://www.scootworks.com/builddropseat15.htm

Well, now we're on to the ChicChopper and BathTub Jenny, you'll find those build slideshows on our project bike page at:

http://www.scootworks.com/projectbikes.htm

Dave
Scootworks, Inc.

Jack Daniel's Tribute Bike rolling out...

The Jack Daniel's Dropseat Chopper, built around a 88" Kawasaki Vulcan V-Twin, is coming to a close and rolling out to it's first show on 9/17. Check out the build slide show in the [Project Bikes] section at www.ScootWorks.com or view it directly at:

http://www.scootworks.com/builddropseat15.htm

Click the "slideshow" link in red, located below the pic, and kick back to follow along on this crazy project bike.



We started with a Carolina Customs frame, cut almost everything away, and built our vision from there. Loads of hand fabricated one-off parts, custom fabricated electrical system, suicide kickstand, hand fabricated exhaust, stretched and widened tanks, internal wiring, hidden battery and electrics, stretched spine, L-O-W saddle height, remote cooling system, driveline braking (no brakes on wheels!), extended intake system with an inlet air pre-heater, etc. This 10-1/2' long monster offers quite a lot to take in, and is one heck of a fun bike to ride!

Check it out!
Dave
www.ScootWorks.com

Scootworks PhatStix now in production!

Scootworks has been working on a beefy version of our risers for some time, and have finally completed development and have some in field testing. These are seriously brute force risers, and will be available in 4", 6" and 8" heights. They will also be available for 1", 1-1/4", and 1-1/2" bar diameters. The final finish will be black powder coat, polished, and chrome. These will be available for most all makes and models of bikes, and the top caps can have custom engraving for your club logo, nickname, etc. You can see a sample of this in the pic above.

More info on this cool new line of risers will be posted on our primary website at www.ScootWorks.com .

Scootworks SWR-26 for Voyager now available in Black!

Scootworks manufactures A SPECIAL PhatRiser 1X for the 1700 Voyager, now in black! As a result of the tree angle & offset in the head of the PhatRiser 1X handlebar riser, these risers raise the bars 2" above that of the OEM Kawasaki mount, and pulls your grips back 2" closer to you.

Now available in black or silver for the Voyager! Check out THIS PAGE to see more info on this product.

Scootworks SWR-30B Risers for Vaquero!

Scootworks manufactures A SPECIAL PhatRiser 1XVB for the Kawasaki VN1700 Vaquero motorcycles As a result of the tree angle & offset in the head of the PhatRiser 1XVB handlebar riser, these risers raise the bars 2" above that of the OEM Kawasaki mount, and pulls your grips back 2" closer to you. Works with original cables/hoses, but may require you to re-route the front brake hose to the RH side of the front chrome retainer on the upper tree (a VERY simple task, and instructions are included for this).

* CNC Machined in our facility from solid 6061-T6 billet bar stock for strength and unmatched quality.
* A direct bolt-on accessory that works with the original hoses/cables in most applications.
* Instructions included for easy rerouting of cables if needed.
* Designed, manufactured, and tested in our shops for perfect fit on every bike model.
* PhatRiser 1XVB is designed specifically for the new VN1700 Vaquero

SCOOTWORKS SWR-29 RISERS FOR HONDA PHANTOM 750

This custom designed riser package works perfectly with the built-in riser stems of your factory Phantom 750 bars. No need to replace handlebars to use risers and get more rise and pullback for your Phantom 750, simply install our kit on your bars for increased comfort. As a result of your top triple tree angle, this kit provides approximately 2" rise and an additional 1-7/8" of pullback for your factory bars. Easy to install, supplied with all hardware needed for installation, and have a matching satin black finish to blend properly with your bars.

* Beauitifully CNC manufactured in our shop in Zebulon NC USA
* Manufactured from the best Aircraft Aluminum
* Designed specifically for the Phantom 750 with risers welded to the handlebars
* Finished in Satin Black to match OEM bars
* Works with stock hoses and cables!

Visit THIS PAGE at Scootworks.com to learn more!

Scootworks Local Rider's News

We've been working on a new 2700 sq.ft. addition to Scootworks in Zebulon NC to allow for display & sales of some of our custom creations, and customer consignment sales. We've sold bikes right off our showroom floor for our customers and Scootworks from Maryland to Florida via the internet over the years, with very good success. Our website gets 20,000+ hits/day, so our products and bikes get a lot of exposure. Local customers have been asking for us to handle the sales of their bikes, but we never had the space to accommodate many at once, along with everything else we do. We've now added a spacious 2700 sq. ft. showroom for this very purpose! In addition to local exposure, bikes under our consignment will receive listings on our website, in our advertisements, and on our sites at Blogspot (2 blog sites), Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and TwitPic. We can also list bikes for customers who are not local, that only want internet exposure. See more of this in our blog at http://scootworks.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-scootworks-motorcycle-sales.html .




Next, our service department is running shop rate specials of $45/hour, and typical tire change labor rates of $20/tire (except for a few models where major disassembly is required). Now's the time for those valve adjustments, tune-ups, tire changes, inspections, etc before the spring rush hits.




Lastly, get your bike's paint freshened up for the coming riding season. We're running a paint job special of $500 for any single color, non-candy/metallic paint job, and this includes disassembly and reassembly of bike and minor body work if needed. Candys, Metallics, and multi-color paint jobs are available at an additional cost. Check out some of our work in our project bike section at: http://www.scootworks.com/projectbikes.htm .

Call (919)269-0986 x2 and ask for Service Department or Paint Shop to get on schedule for some of these cost saving specials!

One of our guys on TV...

If any of you saw "All Worked Up" monday night on TrueTV, there was a motorcycle repo gone wrong with a local motorcycle club on there. A follow up will probably show sometime, as there's more of this on film than hit the air. It was a Big Dog repo from a small local backyard motorcycle shop, for a bike that was being worked on. Apparently, it had been paid off and in the clear, but some paperwork tangle sent to to Lizard Lick Towing for recovery. The guy who pinned one of the Lizard Lick Towing guys down with the shotgun was our very own Donnie from Scootworks. If you didn't see it, try to TiVo it up or look for it on "On Demand" archives for TrueTV.

Donnie is a member of Lords of Loyalty, and is a very nice guy, all around. Some of you have riden with him, he had a Mean Streak for many years, as well as a Ducati sport bike, and many other bikes. However, these guys stick together tight. It was a funny episode, especially to see the look on Ronnie Shirley's face from Lizard Lick Towing when he tells Bobby "we've screwed up this time. We didn't repo a bike, we repo'd a motorcycle club".

Check it out. Donnie's club also has a website at http://www.lordsofloyaltymc.com . Do me a favor...if you come to Scootworks, don't knock on our door the way they did :-)

Dave

Scootworks News - New Items

Hello! We hope this finds you happy and healthy... Things are finally cooling down here in NC, but there's still a bit of riding weather left. We've been working long days/weeks at the shop, trying to catch up on all of the products that we became behind on when sales started picking back up. Along with certain Scootworks products finally coming back into stock, there are a few new items in production and a freshly completed bike to tell you about...

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First, thanks to all who voted for my son Brandon's VN800 project. He took first place in the "Best Bikes of the Triangle contest with his customized VN800A. He was thrilled, as it was his first build. You can see the write-up at:

http://www.96rockonline.com/article.asp?id=1857150

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Chrome risers, triple trees, and other chrome items are back in stock, finally! Wow, after the past year of chrome shop after chrome shop going out of business (one who still has a load of our parts we can't get hold of!!), we finally have two shops that're turning out good stuff. We have all of our backordered chrome risers and triple trees shipped, and fresh products on the shelf. Here's a pic of a batch of chrome PhatRisers being checked in: http://twitpic.com/2qbv0z

We manufacture just over 700 products here at Scootworks...from tiny widgets like handlebar adapter studs and hollow threaded lighting adapters to large complex assemblies. As the economy began to turn around some a few months back, we found ourselves out of about 15 of our key products like certain lowering kits, belt drives etc. We've been running the machine shop around the clock for weeks, and are finally caught up on all products except Magna belt drives (shipping now), VN1500 Brake Pedals, and VN2000 rear pulleys. All other products are shipping now, and we appreciate your patience and support!

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New Products:

- Retro Style risers ...we have a sample run we're testing in the market. You can see the retro-style outer surface on a pair of our Phlamed risers here: http://twitpic.com/27cdnt

- New mirror-polished VN900 rear overdrive pulleys. We now have loads of these completed, packaged, and ready for shipment. You can see them at: http://twitpic.com/2umnll

- Newest belt drive updates. As always, we're working to improve our products. We have now released out latest version of various belt drive components to market with the latest plating the reduces the friction co-efficient to that similar to Teflon, while bringing the hardness up to over 60R (about as heard as a file!). You can see on of these parts at: http://twitpic.com/2tp123

- The long awaited belt drive system for the Suzuki Bandit is finally out of field testing. You can see pics of it online at:
http://twitpic.com/2ssvrq and http://twitpic.com/2rihuh

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Another bike finished... A Honda 750 chop project has been completed in the shop, and is on the road. You can see it here: http://twitpic.com/1xvwjs and a slideshow of the build is online in our Project Bike section at: http://www.scootworks.com/projectbikes.htm

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For your enjoyment, we periodically upload pics and little blurbs about the goins-on around Scootworks. You can catch up on all of these on our twitpic page at: http://twitpic.com/photos/ScootWorks

Please check out/vote for Brandon's Bike!

My youngest son (Brandon) has been working on his bike for over a year at night and on weekends, along with a couple of his co-workers. He finished it about 3 months ago. He entered it in a contest on 96Rock and it is now in the top 10. This is no credit card bike...everything on it, except the frame, has been hand built or modified in some way. Being on a budget, many parts came from wrecks/salvage or are modified factory items. It's his first bike, and we're all very proud of it (especially Brandon!). Please go have a look at it and give him a vote. The voting link is:

http://www.96rockonline.com/article.asp?id=1857150

You can see the whole project online at:

http://www.scootworks.com/buildbones.htm

Dave

Vulcan & Marauder Fairings in!

A limited number of front cowlings/fairings for the Kawasaki Vulcan & Suzuki Marauder/VZ-1600 have been completed! Check them out at:

http://www.scootworks.com/partschin.htm

Dave
Scootworks.com

Scootworks Bikes win at the Rat's Hole!

This just in... Two of the recently completed bikes from Scootworks, took trophies from the Rat's Hole in Daytona today.


Dustin's bike, Flatout, placed 1st place in it's category at the Rat's Hole today.


Jon's Bike, LowLife, placed 3rd place in it's category at the Rat's Hole today.

Congrats to both owners & bikes on their wins today! You can see both of these bikes in the [Project Bikes] section at www.Scootworks.com

Dave
www.Scootworks.com

In Memory of Jason Michael Lassiter

In Memory of Jason Michael Lassiter

Scootworkers go to EasyRiders Show

Some of the Scootworkers decided to head out to the Easy Riders Bike Show in Charlotte NC on Jan 24th. We saw a lot of great bikes, talked with several other shops, saw some old friends and made a few new ones!

The EasyRider show pics we took are now in a slideshow at www.scootworks.com , click on [Event Photos] in the center of the main page (just below the saddlebag picture). Enjoy!

Dave
www.Scootworks.com

New Custom Bike Projects at Scootworks

Scootworks is gearing up to roll some new bikes at Daytona Beach Bike Week, February 28 through March 6th, 2010. These bikes are well on their way at this time, and will be sporting lots of new Scootworks Exclusive parts, from wheels, drive systems, hand & foot controls, custom bodywork, custom seating, lighting, and much more.

You can see these components and bikes as they develop by watching our Twitter posts throughout the day, every day. Our Twitter page is:

http://twitter.com/scootworks

When you open a Twitter picture link from our Twitter page, you can also see other previously post pictures and news.

You can also see slideshows of the construction of these bikes, and lots of other Scootworks creations, in the [Project Bike] section on our main site at:

http://www.scootworks.com/

Check it out, and look for us on the streets of Daytona during the March 2010 Spring Bike Fest!

Dave

Scootworks, Inc.

Scootworks partners with Bongo US

On Friday, November 28th 2009, Scootworks joined forces with Bongo International. This now allows our international customers to get our products much more cheaply by using global freight forwarding via BongoUS.

Our international customers can join BongoUS for a very cheap fee (only $5 for one-time use, $15 for permanent use license). They will then receive a "ship-to" address in the USA, thus greatly reducing their shipping costs. We ship to their new US address with conventional domestic shipping, and Bongo forwards the freight in bulk to most every shippable country on the planet. Bongo's international rates are up to 82% cheaper than conventional shipping by UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL.

There are links to Bongo on our main page at www.Scootworks.com, in our shopping cart, and on our site at www.scootworks.com/bongo.htm .

We're very excited about the ability of improving our ability to compete in the international marketplace, as well as opening new doors for our global Scootworks Dealer Network.

Dave Hockaday
VP, Scootworks Inc.
www.ScootWorks.com

Scootworks Local Rider News #1

The latest Scootworks Local Rider News is now up on our server. We can't post the html very well here, but you can see it on the Scootworks Website at:

http://www.scootworks.com/news.htm

Enjoy, and we hope to see you on Nov 7th at Scootworks in Zebulon!

Scootwork, Inc.

Service/Paint Specials at Scootworks in Zebulon, NC

For those of you in the area of Scootworks in Zebulon NC, we're running several shop service, customization, and paint specials at this time. A sample of the current shop labor & job rates are posted online on our site at www . scootworks . com . Click on [SHOP RATES/SCHEDULE] in the Bulletins section near the top of the page.

Also, we're offering a special on paint jobs in our paint shop. A standard, non-candy 1 color paint job for tank and tins is $500. 2-tone and candy colors go up from that point, and can be quoted as needed.

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Pics from Scootworks Bikefest '09

Pics from Scootworks Bikefest '09 - I finally had a chance to sit down, cull through loads of pics from this event in Zebulon NC that different folks took this year, and put them into a slideshow. Some are a bit "washed out" from over exposure, but I tried to pull the best pics together so folks could see all of the different bikes and vendors that were there. You'll see all sorts of machines that were ridden in, plus bike from custom builders and other shops that were set up. Thanks to those who came out for the event, and for those who weren't able to, here's pics for you to look at. The slideshow is at:

http://scootworks.net/phpswbikefest09/phpslideshow.php

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Scootworks Bikefest '09 Update...

Scootworks is holding it's 7th Annual Bikefest in downtown Zebulon NC, just east of Raleigh, on July 25th. There are almost 40 vendors booked, and more being added daily. It's a street party covering all of Vance street and includes vendors for clothing and accessories, lighting, custom painters, pin stripers, custom builders, many area independant motorcycle shops, several area dealerships with demo rides all day, a custom bike show, area poker run, music, LOTS of FOOD, several motorcycle organizations on site to answer questions, etc. Late year saw over 1500 bikes, this year promises to be larger than ever! Check out www.ScootworksEvents.com for up-to-the-minute info, and check the earlier blogs below for links to slideshows of previous events and more info on this growing event.

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Interested in setting up at Bikefest '09?

Scootworks is still accepting applications for our growing list of vendors at Bikefest '09 in Zebulon, as we have more street space available to us this year than ever before. The event is on July 25th, and there is still plenty of time to get onboard. The current list includes builders, painters, dealerships with demos and display bikes, clothing, FOOD, and more. If you're interested in being part of the event, visit www.ScootworksEvents.com and email me at support @ scootworks . com .

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Scootworks Bikefest '09

The Scootworks 7th open house and street party is now in the books for July 25th, 2009. It'll include a ride-in bike show, poker run, vendors (the vendor list is growing steadily), displays from various organizations, pinstriping, Tattoo shop on site, bike wash, music, LOADS of food, tours, sales, demo rides, a large R/C Airplane display, and much more.

Visit http://www.ScootworksEvents.com for a regularly updated listing of info and directions. Follow us on http://www.twitter.com/scootworks for additional live updates. You can see the '08 Open House slideshow at: http://scootworks.net/phpsummerslam08/phpslideshow.php , and other previous Open House slideshows at http://www.scootworks.com/events.htm .

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Scootworks now on Twitter

For those of you on Twitter, or those interested in following along via the web or your mobile phones, we are now posting on Twitter at random times throughout the day about various things around the shops. The link to follow us is at

http://www.twitter.com/scootworks .

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Scootworks News, May '09

First... Scootworks Bikefest '09 is July 25th. Watch www.ScootworksEvents.com for upcoming info... We're revanping the old '08 site now, and you shoudl have all the info in a few days at your fingertips. Last year we had the entire street blocked, and a few thousand bikes rolled through during the day. Loads of fun, vendors, food, music, tattoo shop, pinstriping, etc... Put it on your calendar and don't miss it!!

Wow...it's been a busy month with lots of new products making it from development, through production, to final retail and to our customers. Here are a few of our latest developments of motorcycle parts & accessories:

- New: rear axle adjustment covers for the Kawasaki Vulcan 800, 900, & 2000 motorcycles. More coming for the entire line of VN1700s now on the market.

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive for the Suzuki Hayabusa

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive for the Suzuki Marauder VZ-800

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive for the Kawasaki Vulcan 800 (all models)

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive for the Honda Ace/Spirit 750

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive in development and final testing for the Honda Magna 750

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive for the Triumph Legend

- New: MondoDrive 14 Brute-Force belt drive for the Triumph Bonneville/Scrambler

- New: Rear overdrive pulley for the Kawasaki Vulcan VN2000

- New: Engine Guard Chaps for the VN1700 Classic, LT, and Nomad

- New: 2 styles of Handlebar Risers for the Kawasaki Vulcan VN1700 Classic, LT, & 1700 Nomad

- New: 1 new style of Handlebar Risers for the Kawasaki Vulcan VN1600 Classic & 1600 Nomad

- New: 1 new styles of Handlebar Risers for the Kawasaki Vulcan VN2000 Classic & LT

- New: Intake system for H-D Big Twin FIs with the Magnetti-Marelli EFI system

- New: SMC Key Badges for most motorcycles

- New: Lowering kits for the Triumph Legend, Adventurer, and Speedmaster.

- New: 2 new styles of Handlebar Risers for the Triumph Bonneville, T100, & SE

- New: 1 new style of Handlebar Risers for the Triumph Thunderbird

- New: 2 new styles of Handlebar Risers for the Triumph America & Speedmaster

- New: 1 new style of Handlebar Risers for the Triumph Legend

- New: Trunk & mounting kits for Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Classic, Classic LT, & 1700 Nomad

- New: Trunk & mounting kits for Triumph Rocket III Standard & Touring models.

- New: Trunk & mounting kits for the Yamaha V-Star 950 Custom, Classic, & Touring models.

We now have an entirely new section on our website for Triumph & Sportbike motorcycles. You can check out all of these items online at:

www.ScootWorks.com

or call (919)269-0986. From our website, click "Shop Online", and select the brand of motorcycle from the black menu. Enjoy!

Dave

Scootworks April '09 Newsletter

SCOOTWORKS APRIL 2009 NEWSLETTER
NEW PRODUCTS - NEW PRICES

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Scootworks now accepts Paypal® for purchases!

HUGE CUSTOM WORLD PRICE CUTS!!

Scootworks Cuts Custom World Prices 20-45%! --- At a time when it seems that all suppliers are raising prices, Scootworks is -CUTTING- prices on all Custom World products 20%-45%!! Custom World is a leader intop quality chrome accessories for motorcycles. Custom World boasts a 1st class manufacturing and chrome plating shop and great products. Scootworks has been a Custom World dealer since around 1999, and has always had an awesome level of customer satisfaction with Custom World products.

We've just completed a price restructuring with Custom World, and have lowered Custom World prices by as much as 45% on Chrome Trim, Sissy Bars, Light Bars, Wheel Covers, Driver Backrests, Luggage andTail Racks, and much, much more. Visit our site, choose "Shop Online" from the menu, click the brand of your motorcycle from the menu, and view parts by category... Pay particular attention to the following categories below, as they are full of Custom World goodies:

- Chrome Accessories

- Driver Backrests

- Engine Guards/Pegs

- ENGINE Trim

- Fender & Fork Trim

- Floorboards & Acc

- Footpeg Offsets

- Forward Controls

- Handlebar Acc

- Highway Pegs

- Lightbars & Acc.

- Lighting Parts

- Lower Frame Trim

- Peg & Pedal Covers

- Saddlebag Mounts

- Signals & Acc

- Sissybars

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NEW PRODUCTS FROM SCOOTWORKS!

Scootworks introduces a new batch of products just in time for the Spring riding season. Fresh out of our CNC machine shop are some exciting new ideas.

Axle Adjustment Covers- These parts are CNC manufactured of billet aluminum and fit on the rear axle adjustment bolt. We have models to fit the Vulcan 800, Vulcan 2000 and Vulcan 900. There are three differentstyles to choose.

VTX1800C Pullback Risers- Beautiful billet aluminum 6"risers bring your hands closer to you for a more relaxed ride. Fits with your stock riser mounted speedometer!

Triumph Pullback Riser Extensions- Scootworks NEW StakRisers™ for Triumph motorcycles raise and pullback your handlebars for amore relaxed ride. They fit with the Triumph logo riser bridge and match the stock risers.

Raked Triple Trees- These 4 deg. raked trees mount up with no modifications needed to your bike. They give your bike a great new look. Models available for the Yamaha V-Star 650 & V-Star 1100 and the KawasakiVulcan 800 and 1500. More models are in the works.

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Coming Soon!

Scootworks introduces the newest in belt drive conversion kits... the exciting new MondoDrive14™. Scootworks is taking the belt drive kit to a whole new level with our new MondoDrive14™ . This new belt drive kit comes with new pulleys and belt with a stronger 14mm pitch.

What does this mean to you? A stronger drive system that requires less belt tension than our previous belt drive conversion kits. No more lubricating and replacing chains due to wear and improved mileage withour change in final drive ratios.

The MondoDrive14™ belt drive conversion kit will be available for the Kawasaki Vulcan 800 and Triumph Legend within the next few weeks. Following close behind will be the MondoDrive14™ for the Honda ACE & Spirit 750 and for the Suzuki Marauder 800.

Coming very soon is the NEW MondoDrive14 for the SuzukiHuyabusa..... STAY TUNED for a feature on this!!!!

Watch our website for more details including pricing!

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WE ARE ADDING MORE PRODUCTS EACH DAY SO CHECK BACK OFTEN!

The January Sale is almost over!

There are loads of items on sale this January at scootworks.com . Check out the blogs below or visit the site to see the items in the sale banners. Hurry, only 3 days left!

Dave; www.scootworks.com

January 1/23/09 Sale Additions and Updates

Steve and I have been working with our suppliers and have pulled together a few more specials to run through the end of the month of January, in addition to the Exclusive ScootWorks parts that are currently running at an extra discount sale special: All Mustang saddles, Power Commanders, Scala Rider Communication Systems, and Tiregard Remote Tire pressure Monitoring Systems are discounted.

You can find these through links on the front door at ScootWorks.com, and in the banners at the bottom of the site at ShopScootWorks.com .

Dave

January Sale and Update @ Scootworks.com

Scootworks is holding a special sale, in addition to all of the other discounts throughout our site at www.ScootWorks.com and in the store, during the month of January. This is on a number of our exclusive Scootworks parts. Rather than listing everything here, they are displayed on two pages (50 items on the first page, and the balance on the 2nd page). You can find these at:

http://www.shopscootworks.com/productgroups.htm?custom=1 (page 1)

http://www.shopscootworks.com/productgroups.htm?custom=2 (page 2).

There are also links to these sale items on the main page at www.scootworks.com , and at the bottom of the new custom catalog we're building at:

http://www.shopscootworks.com/shop/catalogasset.htm?catalogId=-799 .

UPDATE...

The sale has gone well, and we still have an abundant inventory of select ScootWorks items for reduction, so we've extended the sale a few more days on some of the items listed in the first message above.

We just received a huge supply of risers back from our polisher & chrome shops, and are placing some of them on sale for a short time, beginning sometime this weekend. They will be appended to the end of the sale "page 2", and we'll probably add a "page 3" to the sale lineup.

You can link to these sale pages easily from the front door at www.scootworks.com, you'll find the links in the "BULLETINS" section near the top of the page.

Happy New Year to all!
Dave, support@scootworks.com

The Call for Christmas Help was ANSWERED!

Wow... We received an overwhelming amount of response for the help needed at the Yarborough-O’Neal Home in Zebulon. I've pulled a lot of pics, info, and video together from this activity. There's more to come, as we have a Hotdog Dinner on Monday night, and a feast planned for the residents on Christmas Eve. You can see several slideshows, read the background on the events, and see video from the party on Friday 12/19 by going to www.ScootWorks.com and clicking on [Event Photos] in the middle of the page. There's also now a short URL to get there at:

http://tinyurl.com/zeb1219

Dave; www.scootworks.com

A call for Christmas help...

This is a call for help, if anyone can assist. This time of year, many folks think of Toys-For-Tots, Toy runs, fund raisers for children, help for underprivileged families, and other charities. We just learned of this situation over the last few days…

The Yarborough-O’Neal Home in Zebulon is an assisted living facility. It currently houses 39 elderly women & 18 elderly men. In many ways, these elderly people are just like children…unable to help themselves and have no one and/or no where to turn for assistance. The home gets almost all of their money in exchange for somewhere clean and warm to stay. Earlier in life, these people were professionals, farmers, veterans of foreign wars, have raised families, etc…these are people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, people are often put in (or end up in) homes and seemingly forgotten. Most all of them are cognizant of what is going on around them and very aware that they are left all alone during Christmas (and most other times). This is sad to see, and an all too common miserable existence. Many of these folks have little or no family, and lack even the very basic of items that we all take for granted in daily life…things like Anti-perspirant, handkerchiefs, socks, q-tips, soap, etc. These items are not furnished by the facility, and the individuals generally have so little money that they can’t help themselves with the basics.

Debbie’s father is in this home, we’re out there to visit almost every day, and try to help out where we can. We’ve repaired sunglasses, put batteries in clocks, labeled clothing, found lost items, talked to management about conditions, and even been called to cut a lock off of a cabinet where an elderly lady had accidentally locked her personal possessions in and then couldn’t find the key.

We were talking with the manager and learned, after a Christmas routine of many years, they won’t be able to prepare their annual Christmas dinner for these people this year. Due to budget cuts, personnel cutbacks, most of their suppliers’ donation budgets drying up, and a general lack of funding, they simply will not have the food for it. They usually get donations of a few extra hams and other items for this meal that these folks look forward to, but they have none this year.

Several of the folks at Scootworks are assembling packages and gifts for these people, and we plan to go and spend this coming Friday (12/19) afternoon (around 3pm) with them to celebrate Christmas and life as best as possible. The girls at the shop are preparing snacks and food for the folks at the home. We can’t do much, as 57 adults are a lot of people to provide for, and we’ve been hit as hard as everyone else in the current economy.

The items we’ve already bought for their gift bags are: nail files, tangerines, peppermint candy, butterscotch candy, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, some toothpaste, deodorant, bath powder, chapstick, and hand lotion.

What I’m asking for is this:
- If any of you know someone in the food industry or grocery store business that might be able to do something to help with their Christmas meal, it would be much appreciated. We’ve made calls to folks we know, but aren’t making progress with donations.

- The men can use simple things like personal hygiene items (soap, shaving lotion, aftershave, q-tips, toothpaste), socks, handkerchiefs, hair combs, more hand cream, nail clippers, etc. Other items are more expensive and up to those donating.

- The women can use simple things like personal hygiene items (soap, perfume, q-tips, toothpaste), hair brushes, nail files & clippers, hair spray, shower caps, cotton balls, hand lotion, etc. Other items are more expensive and up to those donating.

We’d really like to help these elderly people to have a good Christmas. We’re not looking to have them get new TVs and fancy presents, but rather help them have a good Christmas meal and know that the world hasn’t forgotten and passed them by. I understand that everyone is in a bad way this year. Like many of you, we’ve cut way back on Christmas spending, travel, and unnecessary expenses. If you can help ANY at all, or know anyone who can, please email me at wb4iuy @ eastrc . org or call my cell at 919-795-2074. I surely hope none of us ever end up in this situation, maybe we’ll be able to provide for ourselves and have someone who loves and cares for us enough to make our later days pleasant.

Sincerely,
Dave Hockaday

Update: Christmas Parade w/Scootworks

Despite cold weather and high winds,we still had a great turnout. About 42 bikes and a float were in our group. We were entry #30, and there were something like 92 entries in the parade...the largest Christmas Parade in Zebulon, ever.

There's a slideshow of the bikes in the parade, and some pics from parts of the parade at: http://www.scootworks.com/events.htm

There's a video online of the parade, where you can see a condensed version of the parade and some video of the bikes at: http://videos.newsobserver.com/?a=player&id=2514116

Enjoy!
Dave; www.scootworks.com

Ride w/ Scootworks in the Zebulon NC Christmas Parade!

Christmas Parade Run w/Scootworks in Zebulon NC on December 7th

We've done this in previous years and had the streets filled with bikes. If anyone is interested in running in the Zebulon North Carolina Christmas Parade with Scootworks, we've made arrangements to accept all riders who wish to participate. There's no need to pre-register, just show up and be ready to pull out from Scootworks in Zebulon NC at 12:30p, to head over to the Christmas Parade Lineup.

The parade is Sunday, December 7th. We plan to leave Scootworks in Zebulon NC at 12:30p and head over to the lineup site. They want us to be in place by 1pm, ready to roll by 1:30pm. The parade runs from 2:00 pm to about 3:30 along all of Gannon and Arendell Avenues. We have a pretty good sized group lined up so far, and there's room for more. We'd love to have anyone who wants to hop in and ride this short-but-fun run.

Dave
support@scootworks.com
www.scootworks.com

Engine Guard Chaps & Cold Weather Goodies at Scootworks!

Wow...cold weather has set in for some of you, is just getting here for many of us in North Carolina, and is on the way for most of the rest of you. There's no need for me to preach the gloom and doom of cold weather, there's a simple solution! Scootworks manufactures and sells loads of goodies to keep you toasty warm on your bike this winter. Here are a few of our top selling products:

- Crashbar chaps / Engine Guard Chaps : We have engine guard chaps for around 60 different metric bike/engine guard combinations, manufactured by us. We also carry a wide range of chaps for American bikes. These simple accessories keep the wind blast off of your lower body, and force warm air from around your engine area, up and onto your body...kind of like having a heater on your motorcycle!

FOR METRIC BIKES

(Honda/Kawasaki/Suzuki/Yamaha)

1. You can find the Scootworks Chaps at: http://www.scootworks.com/shop.cgi/page=partschaps.htm/SID=PUT_SID_HERE .
2. We handle chaps for Metric bikes with bars from Lindby at: http://www.shopscootworks.com/shop/Search.htm?&searchProducts=lindby lowers honda
3. We handle Pac-A-Derms chaps for Metric bikes, seen at: http://www.scootworks.com/shop.cgi/page=partschaps.htm/SID=PUT_SID_HERE

FOR AMERICAN BIKES
(Harley-Davidson/Victory)

1. You can find the Scootworks Chaps at: http://www.scootworks.com/shop.cgi/page=partsamchaps.htm/SID=PUT_SID_HERE .
2. We handle chaps for Harley/Victory with bars from Lindby at: http://www.shopscootworks.com/shop/productdetail.htm?productId=5906146&browse=1533959&shopBy=6665&catalogId=1137
3. We handle Desert Dawg chaps for Harley/Victory , seen at: http://www.shopscootworks.com/shop/productdetail.htm?productId=5906460&browse=1533960&shopBy=6665&catalogId=1137
4. We handle Pac-A-Derms chaps for Harley/Victory , seen at: http://www.shopscootworks.com/shop/productdetail.htm?productId=5906476&browse=1533960&shopBy=6665&catalogId=1137
5. Scootworks handles Hard Lowers also, seen at: http://www.shopscootworks.com/shop/productdetail.htm?productId=5906505&browse=1533960&shopBy=6665&catalogId=1137

- We also have a large selection of items like windshields, heated clothing, handgrip wind deflectors, heated grips, leather, full coverage helmets, and more. Check out part of this season's best sellers at: http://www.scootworks.com/shop.cgi/page=partswinter.htm/SID=PUT_SID_HERE

- Visit www.scootworks.com , click [SHOP ONLINE], select your brand of bike, and check out all of the cool (well... warm, actually!) winter gear to keep you rolling on the miles on your bike through the winter in comfort!

Dave; www.scootworks.com

Scootworks new Sportbike Parts Store open!

Scootworks now has a new parts and accessories store for sportbikes / streetbikes. With our latest website updates, negotiations with the largest parts distributor in the US (with a warehouse local to us, too!), and store expansions...we've now added our complete Sportbike parts catalog to the site.

Go to http://www.scootworks.com/ , click on [Shop Online], and then select [Sportbike] from the black menu at the top of the page. You can also enter from the front of the site at http://www.scootworks.com/, and click on "Sportbike Store" in the middle of the main page. You'll find everything from bodywork and repair/maintenance parts, to custom wheels, wide tire kits, stretched swingarms, rearsets, and more.

Dave http://www.scootworks.com/

Over 7 MILLION Parts now at Scootworks.com!!

Well, it's been a long time in the works, but the new Scootworks site integration is finally online. We started this gargantuan undertaking this past February, and 2 of us have been writing code non-stop ever since. We are just down the road and receive daily shipments from one of the largest motorcycle parts warehouses in the US. As a result of our long time relationship and annual volumes with them, we were able to negotiate a deal to allow us to handle over 7 million items and provide deep discounts to our customers from our Zebulon facility. We typically stock around 32,000 SKU’s, and knew this would take a lot of work.

If you visit our site you’ll find thousands of new items at great prices. Our new site addition is running pretty good, though we’re still working on lots of things like links to the correct categories, debugging our dual server setup, and such. We’ll be installing dropdown menus to most categories this weekend to hopefully make our menus less intimidating to shoppers. We suspect this will take a few days yet to have up and running as smoothly as we’d like, but we hope the savings we’re passing along will make it worth the aggravation of little quirks you might find along the way.

If you go there and shop around the site, be aware that there are dual shopping carts at this time. We’re working on an application to merge those automatically (and transparently) for the customer, but don’t worry. Just select whatever items you like, and when you’re ready to check out, read the bold red instructions in the cart…it’ll walk you though the simple process.

There are load of new deals in the works…we’re working on something with Helmet House right now, that should make for a sweet deal for deep discounts to our customers on all of their product lines as well. We’re building our in-house inventory even larger, for what we hope will be the best upcoming riding season ever!

Go to www.scootworks.com and click on [Shop Online] or the Warehouse Gateway image in the middle of the page and check it out. If you have any problems or questions during this debug phase, please drop me a note to support @ scootworks . com .

Dave; www.scootworks.com

New Performance Intakes at Scootworks!

Scootworks carries a wide line of high performance intake systems for most all motorcycles. New in the shop this week are:

- Skull AirChargers for Yamaha V-Star 650, V-Star 1100 and Roadstar 1600 & 1700
- Pro-R Hypercharger Intake Kits for Yamaha V-Star 1100 and Roadstar 1600/1700
- Corsair Intake Kits for Honda VTX-1800/VTX-1300 and Kawasaki VN2000
- Pro-R Hypercharger Intake Kits for the Kawasaki VN2000 and Honda VTX-1300/VTX-1800

These intakes add power and cool looks to your bike, are easily installed, come with all of the hardware needed for installation, and are on our site at the lowest prices ever! Go to www.scootworks.com , click on [Shop Online], and select your brand of bike. You'll find "Performance Intakes" for most all cruisers, ready for your purchase and installation!

Dave; www.scootworks.com

New Scootworks Billet Grip Designs in stock!

Scootworks' new configurable grip designs now have 7 styles to choose from... Phat-Dome, ButtonHead, Spade, Spike, X-Treme, Shooter, & Reamer. These styles allow you to customize your grips and pegs to follow one of 7 different themes. These are CNC machined (not cast, like some of our competition!) to exacting standards from 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum, hand polished, and chrome plated to perfection. The ends are easily changed, so you can shift styles later, without having to buy new grips or pegs! Below is a picture of the newest tip lineup:

Code for our new line of footpegs is being written now, and will be posted soon. The pegs are also already in stock and available upon request. One additional feature of these grips and pegs is the ability to utilize all Kuryakyn peg & grip accessories... Throttle boss, stilletto tips, fringe, stirrups, and more! Below is a pic of just a few possibilities...

You can find these new accessories in our online store at http://www.scootworks.com/ . Click on [Shop Online] in the LH menu, select your brand of bike, and then choose "Handlebar Grips" from the main menu.

Dave; http://www.scootworks.com/

Scootworks OVERSTOCK/CLEARANCE SALE

!!OVERSTOCK/CLEARANCE SALE!! - Each year, Scootworks examines inventory for slow moving items, items that have spent more than one year in inventory, items that are closeouts and/or discontinued, and items that we have stocked WAY too many of. From this list, we compile a report and push those particular items out at deep discounts...some even below cost.

The 7 pages of this list are now up on the site at www.scootworks.com . Click the [Scratch & Dent] button in the LH column of the main page to find them. This is a multi-page list in .pdf format of these items, as recently prepared by our general manager for inclusion in this sale. There are waayyy too many items to spend time on listing on a webpage, writing code and descriptions, etc. You'll find the quantity of these items we are going to sell at a discount, the part number a descrption, and price. The price in the [Unit Cost] column is the price we'll sell it for (ignor the Ext Cost column). We'll provide free shipping within the lower 48 US States on these items where the order is over $200, just like always.

The first 3 pages are mostly seats, seat covers, tank bibs, and fender bibs and are all (except Granucci seats that start with GR in the part number) from Mustang. The remaining 4 pages are Kuryakyn parts (4 digit part number) and Show Chrome parts (hyphenated part number like 52-133. All items are explained on our site in detail, in their normal sales areas. To make a purchase, simply email sales @ scootworks . com with a list of what you want, or call (919)269-0986 and press [2] to place an order Monday-Friday. Have fun shopping for deals!

Dave; www.scootworks.com

More New Driving Lights at Scootworks!

Scootworks has added even more easily installed driving lights to the lineup with our newest halogen lightbars for cruisers. Just like those for Honda we blogged about yesterday, we now have the online at awesome discount prices for Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, and some universal & American fitments.

They are simple to locate on our site: visit www.scootworks.com , click on [Shop Online] in the left hand menu. Then select your brand of motorcycle from the toolbar. They are in the sections labeled as "Lighting -> Lightbars, Headlight, and Acc."

Just like our other lightbars, these new units are easy to install, add HUGE amounts of light for your night-time riding, and make you more easily seen in the daytime with a brighter and larger appearing frontal area to oncoming vehicles!

Dave; www.ScootWorks.com

New Lightbar Selection at Scootworks.com

Easily add Driving Lights to your Honda cruiser with our newest lineup of lightbars with blazing halogen lamps. We've picked up a very comprehensive line of beautifully chromed driving lights to fit most any cruiser, and now have them online at awesome discount prices. They are simple to locate on our site: visit www.scootworks.com , click on [Shop Online] in the left hand menu. Then select "Honda", and click on "Lighting -> Lightbars, Headlight, and Acc."

You'll find these lightbars for Honda cruisers easy to install, add HUGE amounts of light for your night-time riding, and make you more easily seen in the daytime with a brighter and larger appearing frontal area to oncoming vehicles!

Dave; www.ScootWorks.com

New Bushing for Scootworks Lowering Kit Users

Some users of the Scootworks EN500 Lowering Kit have reported their newer bikes (seem to be mostly '07+) sometimes had the metal insert glued/vulcanized into the factory bushing in the lower shock eye. This makes it difficult or impossible to remove for use with the Scootworks lowering kit. We obtained several from Kawasaki, and found that some of them (randomly) were also glued/vulcanized in.

We are now manufacturing double-tapered replacement bushings to include with all of the 500 lowering kits, in the event this happens to be the case with a customer's bike. If any of you have experienced this and need bushings, please contact me at support @ scootworks . com or call 919-269-0986 x32 and I'll have a set sent out to you. I don't get much time to get on the forums this time of year, so email or phone is the best way.

Dave