Steg Von Heintz’ Maxine
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Maxine was my first Harley and my first build. At the time, I was living 2-doors down from an infamous M.C. club. The guys took me into their basement where I picked out a frame, motor and front end to buy. Butch Garcia of Ultimate Performance went through the motor and helped me build her. I only owned 3-wrenches and a pair of pliers but was determined to build this bike regardless. The only machine I had access to was a friend’s lathe, but I still managed to Frisco the tank with Bob Maganza, who had a welder and cutting tools. When it was done, the infamous Steve Bonge laid down the black Emron and flames, Bobby had taught me how to tig weld and Butch how to put a motor together. They made me do the work, so that was my apprenticeship!
This is the 4th or 5th motor in Maxine. The heart now is an early S&S case (serial #5!) It is completely polished and inside is the best of everything. True 12:1 compression pistons, the heads are one-off STD shovelheads, ported, polished, and flowed. Dan Baisley was my mentor, so I guess you know where this is going! Now I run and am the sole employee of STD.
Additional motor work includes the heads having custom kibble white and serious valves and springs. Intake valves are stainless with bronze guides, so I can shoot a lot of nitrous in there. I shaved the bottom 3 fins off, which allowed me to engrave “Maxine” into them. There’s a Super G carb with an adjustable air bleed and an air horn that's slotted to allow more air. The jets are huge, so she runs 110 octane race fuel. (It won't run without it) and the oil pump is one of my adjustable Frankenstein pumps. I can control the volume and the breather timing is also advanced. The ignition is a custom modified single fire dual plug setup. It has multiple preset advance stages and my ignition coils are also one-off, and wicked hot. It made 154 on the dyno, so doing 100 mph in fourth gear, if you pull the throttle, it spins the back tire! I've ripped the sprocket right off that Kosman wheel twice. The bike has run the 1/4 in the mid 9's at 138 mph. The dual steering dampners hold the early 70's Wideglide tight and keep her straight with a 21" wheel (no front brake.) The rear is a dished aluminum Kosman with a PM 4-piston caliper. The oil tank I made from a piece of round aluminum tube. I had Lock Baker copy the set of pipes Larry and I originally made. She has a 4-speed Rev Tech ratchet top with close ratio 1st and 2nd. I also run a 2" evil engineering V-tooth belt drive and clutch running 12-springs for maximum pressure.
Not only is Maxine a blast to ride and always starts, I can hold that bitch wide open for 5-miles straight without a hiccup. She just keeps pulling. I've been offered insane money and trades, but I'll never part with her because she’s the love of my life. When I go, she’ll go to my son. He knows how special she is and then, she’ll hopefully get passed down from generation to generation and live on. Steg Von Heintz (2020)
This is the 4th or 5th motor in Maxine. The heart now is an early S&S case (serial #5!) It is completely polished and inside is the best of everything. True 12:1 compression pistons, the heads are one-off STD shovelheads, ported, polished, and flowed. Dan Baisley was my mentor, so I guess you know where this is going! Now I run and am the sole employee of STD.
Additional motor work includes the heads having custom kibble white and serious valves and springs. Intake valves are stainless with bronze guides, so I can shoot a lot of nitrous in there. I shaved the bottom 3 fins off, which allowed me to engrave “Maxine” into them. There’s a Super G carb with an adjustable air bleed and an air horn that's slotted to allow more air. The jets are huge, so she runs 110 octane race fuel. (It won't run without it) and the oil pump is one of my adjustable Frankenstein pumps. I can control the volume and the breather timing is also advanced. The ignition is a custom modified single fire dual plug setup. It has multiple preset advance stages and my ignition coils are also one-off, and wicked hot. It made 154 on the dyno, so doing 100 mph in fourth gear, if you pull the throttle, it spins the back tire! I've ripped the sprocket right off that Kosman wheel twice. The bike has run the 1/4 in the mid 9's at 138 mph. The dual steering dampners hold the early 70's Wideglide tight and keep her straight with a 21" wheel (no front brake.) The rear is a dished aluminum Kosman with a PM 4-piston caliper. The oil tank I made from a piece of round aluminum tube. I had Lock Baker copy the set of pipes Larry and I originally made. She has a 4-speed Rev Tech ratchet top with close ratio 1st and 2nd. I also run a 2" evil engineering V-tooth belt drive and clutch running 12-springs for maximum pressure.
Not only is Maxine a blast to ride and always starts, I can hold that bitch wide open for 5-miles straight without a hiccup. She just keeps pulling. I've been offered insane money and trades, but I'll never part with her because she’s the love of my life. When I go, she’ll go to my son. He knows how special she is and then, she’ll hopefully get passed down from generation to generation and live on. Steg Von Heintz (2020)
