Dan Baisley:
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Dan joined his father, Wes Baisley, as a founding partner of
Baisley Hi-Performance in 1973. Dan takes care of the
business side of the daily operations. He does all porting
on Pro Street, Hybrid and Pro heads. Similar to Vicki you
will also often here Dan’s voice when contacting the shop by
phone.
Dan started displaying his ability to
ride on the tarmac at Woodburn drag strip at the age of 18.
Dan’s race career started on a 1961 Harley Davidson
Sportster®. Working with his father, Wes, to develop the
power that translates to an ever escalating need of
adrenalin rush at record breaking speed and acceleration,
together they have refined the art of cutting edge
performance now available to customers.
He does still make the occasional
pass down the track; see
2007 Bub Salt Flats Speed Trial Results
for one of his
recent runs. |
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Wes Baisley:
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Wes (father to Dan and grandfather to Ryan and Nick) joined
his son, Dan, at a founding partner of Baisley
Hi-Performance in 1973. Wes is the engine builder at the
shop. Wes also applies his talents to create special tool
fixtures to continually expand the services and abilities of
the shop. Wes has proven over and over through the years
that he can do just about anything with metal. He works
with or has a hand in all of the equipment in the shop. He
can look at a problem and come up with a simple solution to
fix it. Dan, says the business would never be where it is
today without what his father, Wes has contributed in time,
talent, and innovation.
Wes grew up in Oregon, where he ran a Harley Davidson
dealership from 1959-1963 in Burns. A machinist by trade,
inspired by his son’s racing habits; use of his machinist
skills toward motorcycle performance improvements was a
logical next step.
Wes has made a name in the industry for
pioneering roller rocker corrected geometries with proven
repeatability in performance improvements. |
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Ryan Baisley:
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Ryan, Wes’s grandson, joined the team in 1996. Ryan sets up
rocker arm conversions and corrected geometry conversions
and does the welding that defines the new rocker arms. He
also applies his welding expertise on heads and crankcases
where needed. Ryan also runs the CNC mill and lathe. He
also applies his abilities to performing most of the Super
Stock head porting. |
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Nick Baisley:
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Nick, Wes’s grandson, joined the team in 2007. As the
newest member of the team, works alongside Ryan welding
rocker arm conversions and corrected geometry conversions. |
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Don Wear:
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Don joined the team at Baisley Hi-Performance in 1994. Don
focuses his talents on the DCM head seat machine. He does
the seat work on all heads from stock to the Pro nitro
heads. When special order valves and seats are needed Don
is the person to make them by using his talents on the
lathes and mills to deliver exactly what is needed. Don
also sets up the heads for final assembly before shipping. |
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Thanh Le:
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Thanh joined the team at Baisley Hi-Performance in 1995.
Thanh takes care of all glass beading requirements. He does
the grinding work on the roller rocker arms and final roller
rocker assembly. Thanh helps keep the shop looking
professional by keeping the shop picked up, equipment clean,
and taking care of the plants. |
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Vicki Gudgel:
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Vicky has been a key member of the shop since 1995. She
supports all aspects of the business operations by taking
care of computer invoicing and the shipping-receiving.
Vicki is the friendly voice you will often hear when you
contact the shop by phone. |
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A family owned business where three generations
of Baisley masters of machining work side by side. Each employee and family
member brings their own specialties to the shop making it a mecca of power
generation. This location is where the team develops new tooling everyday
to support the motorcycle world in a quest for power that sets each bike
apart from the others. Baisley specialized parts are shipped all
around the
world.