BlackMagic!

This is one beautiful RoadStar.  Keith has done a first class job on this bike.  All of the accessories are top quality and the fit and finish are classic RoadStar!  Enjoy the bike and the description, in his own words...

When I first saw the catalog for the Roadie, I knew I had to have the “Biggest V-Twin” on the road! The picture of the black bike with the boulevard windshield did it for me and I ordered my Road Star in December of ’98 and took delivery, one cold day, in February of ’99. As I took delivery of the bike my Harley buddy took his first look at a Road Star and said; “Jeez Keith, it looks just like a 50’s Police bike!”.  He didn’t know how right he was going to be!

My first ride was directly from the Dealer to the Mustang Seat Company design labs where BlackMagic would spend the next 10 weeks as the “prototype Road Star” for all Mustang seats. (I visited often).

After a brief stint with the “boulevard look” I turned BlackMagic into a bagger/tourer because I needed the capacity to carry cold weather and rain gear for my frequent 300 mile trips in unpredictable New England weather.

The “look” I chose to build was to keep the leather plain and highlight the chrome.
Following that guideline, here is what I added, from back to front:
The “look” I chose to build was to keep the leather plain and highlight the chrome.
Following that guideline, here is what I added, from back to front:

? Silverado license plate holder to eliminate the rear reflectors.
? Barons red directional lenses.
? Rewired the rear directionals to act as running lights.
? Dunlop CruiseMax whitewalls.
? American Eagle Leatherworks rendezvous saddlebags special ordered with no studs, fringe or conchos but with       the optional cargo straps and Bag-Eez mounting system. I also added a “quarter” (25 cent piece) to the tank bib to     match the one’s installed on the saddlebags by American Eagle Leatherworks (their logo).
? Mustang seat, pillion, backrest, fender bib and tank bib; all plain. I had the Mustang drivers backrest upright bent     further backwards to accommodate the Bettencourt Super Slouch, riding style (lean back on the backrest and        put both feet up on the engine guards).

? Custom, black lambswool seat cover for the Mustang seat (warm in the winter / cool in the summer).
? 3M polyurethane tank shields to keep the seat from scratching the tank.
? Electrical hookup for heated gloves and jacket liner.
? BUB 2-1 headers with a SuperTrapp muffler. I wanted lot’s of room for big bags and a deep but mellow tone.          This combination delivered both of those objectives.
? Baron’s Air Injection Removal Kit.
? Baron’s stainless steel clutch, throttle and brake lines.
? Pro-One handlebar risers with stock bars and a CrampBuster on the throttle.
? Yamaha windshield bag re-worked to mount below the chrome trim, instead of above it.
? Dyna Voltage Monitor, on a custom mount, under the triple clamp to keep an eye on the battery when running         high draw electrical devices.
? Baron’s Engine guard with clear 3M polyurethane shields where I put my feet.
? Hella 105 Chrome Series automotive driving lights with 55 watt H-3 halogen bulbs mounted on the stock Yamaha     driving light mounting bar.
? Xenon 80/80 – 105/130 watt headlight bulb.
? Yamaha “Road Star” windshield (narrow chrome trim) with the plastic
     replaced with Silverado “medium” plastic.
? Yamaha clear Lexan lowers.

The overall “look” really has approached that of an older Police Bike so, just for grins, I added an antenna and will be adding the attached tank badge, in the near future.

BlackMagic gets lot’s of compliments wherever I go, mostly I think, because the way it is set up it looks a lot like a 50’s Harley or Indian. Harley guys are unceasingly complimentary as are older gents who had one “just like it”, when they wore a younger man’s clothes.

On one road trip this summer with all Harleys and BlackMagic, an old gent came up to me, wife in tow, and asked me if BlackMagic was my bike. When I acknowledged it was he proceeded to tell me about his black ’47 Indian and how he made a trip (with attached wife) from Bridgeport, Connecticut to Springfield, Vermont with no gas and no money.

My new friend said he made the 150 mile trip by stopping at EVERY gas station en route to shake the leftover gas out of every gas pump from one city to the other. As he proudly told me; “Nevah spent a dime, but we mahde it all the wahy bahck to heah!.” (True Vermonter). The wife looked me right in the eye and verified how that, “was a true stohry.”! I enjoyed that day and many similar days all summer on BlackMagic… it has been worth every dime I have spent on this bike.

Keith on
BlackMagic