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SC: I’ve sat down with just about everyone in this industry that I wanted to sit with. But someone who I
would sit with is Tony from top shop. Dude’s a manufacturing genius, in my opinion.
UR: What was your inspiration for the name CYLENT CYCLES?
SC: Cylent cycles started with two other friends we rented a small garage and wanted to keep the business
A low-key kind of shop where we would work on our own bikes as well as some of our friends bikes we
wanted it to be an underground shop and keep it silent which is where the name came from Cylent cycles.
That lasted a week lol.
UR: Top motorcycle events in the industry, pick your top three and elaborate.
SC: Daytona bike week ,Sturgis, ,Laconia. By far Daytona is my favorite. Probably because I’m from the
East Coast and I’ve been to Daytona so many times over the years it always brings back good memories
UR: Favorite and least favorite fat tire, 18,19,21or 23 pros and cons
SC: Just bought a 21 fat tire We will see how I like it
UR: Favorite and least favorite big wheel 23-34 pros and cons
SC: I like 30 inch big wheels the best then probably 26 but I’ve never tried a 32 or 34 and a 23 is not a big
Wheel
UR: New or improved CYLENT CYCLE products you are excited about for 2020.
SC: We have lots of new products coming out. We are coming out with a new version of Shannon Davidson‘s
shop shop rear end kit it’s now going to be eight down 16 back we are also coming out with 2015 and
up road glide inner and outer fairing. Inner fairing will have 2 8” speakers and 2- 6.5 speakers.
We will also be coming out with drop rail audio bags and our new Performance Bagger line will be coming
out soon
UR: People who have motivated or inspired you in the motorcycle or audio industry?
SC: John Shope inspired me with his designs but the guy who put everyone on the map was Jim Michaud.
If it wasn’t for his crash course I would not be in this industry.
UR: What do you think were some of the game changers for motorcycles in 2019?
SC: Audio came in big which is no surprise. We started doing audio way back before it was popular.
Speaker lids, fairings, you name it.
UR: Time for a serious question: Since you live in the desert, what is your weapon of choice if you are
attacked by a rabid western diamond back rattlesnake A. shot gun B . nun chucks C. your tailpipes off the
softail (we saw what they did to Jason Leases leg) or D. Scream for Trisha to save you ?
SC: That tailpipe will always be my savior
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