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When ya need to get away quick, and ya can't rely on your kicker, here's a solution. We all look for advice and experience where we can get it, right? Here is another tech by one of our faithful readers who took it upon himself to improve on an earlier design without breaking the bank. […]

This chapter covers the final elements of installing the cam case gears, the top end, the pushrods, rocker boxes then hot testing the engine and packaging it for shipment back to your dealer. Let's get rolling.Here's a Link to Part I, for reference: Part I, H-D Reman ProcessHere's a Link to Part II, for reference:

We head into Kerry's Head Works Shops for this next segment. Here's a link to the first Chapter, in case you missed something: The Reman First Chapter This weapon gauges the bore in the head after the valve guide is removed, to determine the guide size needed during the Reman process. Us old builders avoided

There’s the author and tech with his back to us, Scott Holton, wondering whether to remove the front wheel or cut a hole in the wall.Sunday, July 8th, Jeff Wiley, Mike Shafer and I went to Scott Minzenmeyer’s shop, Recreational Motorsports to dyno test the J&P Cycles Express. The motor we tested was what we

The Before shot.Making a Bobber out of a late model Softail seemed the ideal project for the Softail book. After all, Bobbers are popular right now and all we had to do was install a new short rear fender, throw away the front fender, install a solo seat and get rid of the factory dash

Alright, here we are again. Here's everything all masked out in the shop ready to spray.I got my coffee, the heat's on and the door's LOCKED. Check out Part One, click here I have to lock my door because folks hear me spraying paint and just walk right in,thus, sucking dust and bugs through the

Editor’s Note: Plates, plates and more plates…Always needed but most of the time overlooked. We are on the hunt to document all the various transmission plates in the Bikernet.com Galaxy. It’s a strange search with many variables. We started with Paughco, a classic chopper company. They’ve been stamping out plates since 1969 and have a

When Harley-Davidson started rubber mounting their engines in FLT & FXR models it was a big hit with many riders. After a period of time some of the motorcycles developed handling problems. These problems were related to the Cleveblock style bushings in the swing arm. As the engine moved on the rubber mounts, it allowed

The Bikernet Board of directors assigned me this article at the last editorial meeting. “It’ll be a good one,” Snake said while guzzling his third beer during the meeting. His nerves were shot easily if there was an sharp edge to the story or conflict. “Don’t mind him,” Renegade said. “You’ve been assigned a simple

I can’t wait to replace this shot with a photo of EZ and this bike from ten years ago. What a wild man.My name is E.Z. (really, my initials). The photo is current, having been taken early in October. That’s me, on my scoot. Built ten years ago around a 96-inch S&S package, with a

From time to time Bandit tosses something on our milk crates and asks us to evaluate the part or service. We received this locking device from Kirk for our Bonneville Assalt Weapan, and it seemed like a decent notion. Ya see, our BDL engine main or sprocket shaft nut came off during a pass at

Click here for ad info. The frame sitting in Kent’s paintbooth. Five days ago I was looking at a frame, two tires, and what seemed like a million different parts sitting around my bike project. I stood there in Lucky Devil’s shop, mouth agape, hopelessly wondering if there was any way we would finish in

Editor's Note: This is a chapter out of a recent Wolfgang book by Tim Remus. It's an amazing chapter. You get to see a Donnie Smith Bike from start to finish. I learned a lot. If you want more, there's info at the end on ordering the book or click on any Wolfgang banner to

Concept drawing by Christian Dotson for the build. 17 months ago I dreamt up an idea to build a bike for my brother who seemed to like vacationing in Iraq…well, kind of. My younger brother, Joey, has fought overseas since 2002 and has been everywhere from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Africa, Kuwait, and Iraq. The best part

So you’re flippin’ through your favorite scooter mag and you’re “oohin and ahhin” at the steel beauties inside, but did you ever think about what the inspiration was behind some of the killer lines on todays chops? Of course not, unless you’re a metal fabricator yourself or you’re on acid. Today’s metal fabricator has become

Click to see morefrom Lucky Devil The Lucky Devil Metal Works shop pool. Never mind the babe.Inspiration can come in many ways, in this situation it came while installing the clutch cable during a small dress up job. One of our customers brought in a truckload full of parts to get powder coated to completely

We have two connections to have an Auto Clutch installed. Either Kirk Taylor, who helped with this tech or Lee Clemens. Lee and Brenda are celebrating 35 years in the biz, with Departure Bike Works in Richmond, Virginia. I'll make sure Brenda watches what Lee's doing.Mr. Phillips of Grandeur Cycles contacted me when I mentioned,

I can’t figure out how old Berry is. He’s been racing and testing engines for a long time.I walked right into Panhead heaven, Accurate Engineering, and talked to Eric at the front desk. I introduced myself, and said I was there to seek an answer to a question from Bandit…..I could tell right away I

I have been using gas caps and kickstands from Mat Hotch Designs for quite some time, even before Lucky Devil was up and running so when the news came around about their new flush crossovers I was already interested to see them and give them a try. I always jump at the chance to chop

Way up in the frozen Great White North of the wilds of Alberta is one of Canada's many hidden treasures. Heather New of New-Line Engraving is no stranger to living and working under extreme conditions and deadlines. Starting off her career as a hand engraver in the early 1980s, Heather first worked in Edmonton, Alberta

Our Panel of Celebrity Judges.Okay, this is completely nuts. We've covered various seat installs, creations, leather etching techs, and now we have two seats built on Bikernet, so why not pick your favorite. I'll do my damnest, like these bullshit reality shows on television, to point out the various attributes of each seat and esteemed

Veteran Pinstriper and Kustom Paint Master, Alan Johnson, opened the 2008 spring bike season at his New Jersey studio by coloring outside the conservative lines with silver leaf on custom orange chopper tins, which belong to a dream build of Dave Stiteler. The term “old school” is casually thrown out in the kustom bike world

There's always a couple of ways to deal with bike thieves. Photo by Jerry Southworth.Thieves are brazen these days; the Son’s Of Bitch’s will take what’s yours without batting an eyelash, getting a huge rush as they ride off with your motorcycle in broad daylight. Short of guarding your bike with a loaded gun, baseball