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This is a strange one. Paul, the new owner of Aeromach called one day. “What do you guys think of adjustable dogbone risers?”“Adjustable what,” said Snake during an editorial meeting. He's the only staff member who installed a battery in his motorcycle upside down. He's not mechanical. “Sure,” Bandit said. “Let's check out a set.” […]

This thread is an R rated story, and contains new and advanced technology. Those stuck in 1945 should please close this now and move on to other stories.This story contains explicit material for making massive torque and horsepower, while using exotic new and improved parts.If you remember reading the recent story about Sorensen Performance's new

This Tech is brought to you by Bikernet Sponsor J&P Cycles One of the more difficult challenges we face in our tech department here at J&P Cycles is the issue of handlebars. Often we hear this simple directive: “I just want to move my hands about two inches farther back.” But in order for our

Wire Plus has been engineering state-of-the-art custom wiring harnesses, digital instrument panels and other innovative products for more than a decade. Rick Marler, President and founder of Wire Plus is an avid enthusiast himself, and has been riding his entire life. Marler knows what the environment can do to motorcycle components, especially electronics. “Our systems

This is wild. Some of the most precision shit in life is magnificently simple. Motorsport makes this popular tour-pak rack from a ¼-inch plate of billet aluminum, the masters of billet wheels, but I’ll touch on them in a minute. Metalsport’s Contoured “Billet Tour Pack Rack” is available in show chrome, Black Chrome and Raw

While there are positive signs the economy is climbing out of the toilet, that’s hardly an occasion to break into three choruses of “We’re in the money.” Nevertheless, those who can pop for a new motorcycle should step up, even if we're still teetering on the edge. For the rest of us, we’ll continue do

Here's our test subject, a 2010 dresser belonging to a Departure Bike Works Customer.We keep up on exhaust systems. The damn things are forced to change as fast as new models are released. D&D runs dyno tests on every exhaust system they make, plus they have developed new, better flowing touring bike mufflers, so when

This is a strange one. In this economy, suddenly Sportsters became the answer for wild years of partying on two wheels without any major expense. For a decade, it didn't make financial sense to customize or ever buy a Sportster. Big twins were moneymakers, whereas Sportsters cost the same to modify, but the resale price

Bert Baker, the mad scientist behind the Baker product line.The Baker team understands the love affair with your vintage motorcycle… There’s nothing like putting authentic, vintage styled components on your nostalgic bike. That’s why BAKER has taken the time to reinvent the 4-Speed. “Some people don't give a smooth fart about any Big Twins after

The 2007-2009 Sportsters have the ECM module mounted on the rear fender. This does not lend itself to a clean solo seat option. Seat styles for these year bikes have a “hump” in them to allow for a compartment to hide the module. I have been looking for a way to move the ECM to

We are currently working on the good Dr. Hamster's '34 VL, which, for some unknown reason has a set of mid '40s Indian handlebars mounted on dogbones, attached to his VL springer front end, with dogbone risers. It's a strange arrangement, but we decided to stick with it. We checked out the bike from stem