May 2012 American Bagger: CFO Street Glide
We have a running joke among the staff. About 100 times a year, we are asked, “Is my bike cover worthy” or “Am I getting the cover.” We’ve had shops turn down a bike feature in our magazine because they weren’t getting the cover. Arlen Ness. Cory Ness. Paul Yaffe. Donnie Smith and Brian Klock never ask for the cover. They are happy that their talents are recognized and they welcome the exposure for their companies. Before we arrived in Daytona and saw this bike. Craig Finnerty of CFO. asked if it was going on 
the cover. We texted back and forth the entire week. Bit I didn’t reveal if he would get the cover. I even posted a picture of the Bagger on our Facebook page with the caption, “Possible cover bike.” What Craig didn’t know is that we had cover-worthy bikes for this issue. But not that special cover-worthy photo. We decided the first day at Bike Week that Craig’s Bagger was going on the cover. So the lesson is – sometimes all you have to do is ask. Unless you’re 
Ronnie from Chop Docs, you should know better! Chad Charbonneau of Litchfield. NH was a motocross racer. After numerous surgeries, broken bones and physical therapy, he decided that it was safer to ride a Bagger on the street than ride off road. Chad’s first Harley is this 2010 Street Glide. He thought he had a good idea of what he wanted: a stretched rear fender, stretched bags, a 21″ wheel and a new front fender. He arrived at Daytona for Bike Week in 2011 and realized his Bagger wasn’t that special. He noticed the trend of 23″ and 26″ wheels up front. He came back from Daytona and installed a 23″ up front and a new stereo. After a couple months 
he decided to go to the next level and cut/rake the frame, install a 26″ front wheel, a new rear fender, stretched bags and another new stereo from Boomer Nashua. After 15,000 miles of trouble-free riding with the 26″ front wheel, Chad was tired of all the haters asking how he could ride his Bagger with that big wheel. Maybe it was out of spite at first, but his latest makeover (he swears it’s the last) took his Bagger to an entirely new level.
Chad’s latest makeover was a joint build by Boomer Nashua’s located near Nashua, NH and Craig Finnerty Originals. Boomer Nashua’s handled the audio and all the fabrication associated with that, while Craig handled the engine performance and the styling.
The Twin Cam motor was rebuilt by CFO and bumped up to 107 cubic inches. Performance upgrades include a T-Man welded crank, ProCharger supercharger, Screamin’ Eagle Super Tuner Pro, T-Man cams and stage-four ProCharger heads, Wiseco gas-ported pistons, Sinister “Up Yours” exhaust and T-Man cylinders. Eric Paquette, of DAS Performance, tuned the motor for final numbers of 201 horses and 170 ft. -Ibs. of torque. To keep that power in check, an AIM CF2 lockup clutch was installed.
The frame has two inches of stretch and nine degrees of rake with an HHI neck kit. Arnott Air Ride was installed on the back with Native Custom Baggers’ air ride up front. The tubes are four inches over from Native Custom Baggers, the sliders and 12-degree raked trees are from HHI. The chinspoiler is from Ballistic. A 30″ Thomason Performance wheel rides up front with matching 13″ rotors and HHI six piston calipers. A matching 17″ Thomason Performance wheel rides on the back. The wheels were pinstriped by KandyMan Kustoms.
The HHI bars feature HHI grips and hand controls. The outer fairing is from Ballistic and features a Sinister windshield. The inner fairing is from FBI. It was modified by Boomer Nashua’s and features an iPad 2. The one-off audio system consists of a Kenwood head unit 
in the left saddlebag, and an Arc Audio amp that powers two sets of Focal speakers. One set is molded into the front of the saddlebags and the other set is in the inner fairing, which also has custom tweeter pods. Boomer Nashua’s is responsible for the taillight, license plate mount, turn signals and modifying the Arlen Ness Down-N-Out Bags. The stretched tank is from Bagger Nation. Tom’s Tops and Trim made the seat on a CFO seat pan. Front and rear fenders are from B’Coo!. Bad Dad supplied the floorboards and foot controls. Powder Coating Alternatives handled the coating. Mike and Dario at Crossroads Collision handled the paint and KandyMan Kustoms took care of the pin striping. Boomer Nashua’s store can be reached at 603.889.9799. Craig Finnerty at CFO can be reached at 603.279.9059…
| BACKGROUND INFO. Owner: Chad Charbonneau Brand Name: Harley-Davidson® Model: Street Glide Year: 2D1D Fabrication: Boomer Nashua/CFD Assembly: Boomer Nashua/CFD/Owner Build Time: 6 Months Powder Coating: Powder Coating Alternatives Paint/Graphics: Crossroads Collision Color/Graphics Description: Pinstriping by KandyMan Kustoms MOTOR SPECS Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Model: Twin Cam Displacement: 107 cu. in. Rebuilt by/Balancing: CFD Lower End: T-Man Welded Crank Cylinder Heads: T-Man Stage 4 Pistons: Wiseco Gas Ported Cylinders: T-Man Air Cleaner: ProCharger EFI/Fuel Management: SE Super Tuner Pro Exhaust: Sinister “Up Yours” Cam[s]: T-Man 662.2 Rocker Arms/Pushrods: S&S Compression Ratio: 9.5:1 Rated HP: 201 Finish: Jet-Hot Coating TRANSMISSION Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Shifting: 6-Speed Special Features: AIM Corp. CF2 Lockup Clutch FRAME Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Model: Street Glide Suspension Type: Arnott Air Ride SpecialFeatures:HHINeckKit,Ballistc ChinSpoiler FORK Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Model: FL Style/Type: Native Custom Baggers Air Ride Tubes: Native Custom Baggers Sliders: HHI WHEELS & BRAKES FRONT/Size: 30″ Wheel: Thomason Performance Tire Size: 140/40-30 Brake Calipers: HHI 6-Piston Brake Rotors: Thomason Performance 13″ REAR/Size: 17″ Wheel: Thomason Performance Tire Size: 200/50-17 Brake Caliper/Rotor: H-D ACCESSORIES Handlebars/Grips/Hand Controls: HHI Fairing: Ballistic/ Boomer Nashua Windshield: Sinister Headlight: HID/Boomer Nashua Taillight: Boomer Nashua Add. Lighting: Directionals by Boomer Nashua License Plate Mount: Boomer Nashua Saddlebags: Arlen Ness Down-N.{)ut/ Boomer Nashua Seat: CFO/Tom” s Tops and Trim Gas Tank: Bagger Nation Fenders: B” Cool Footboards/ Foot Controls: Bad Dad Sound System: Boomer Nashua, NH |
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