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Outlaw 120

The first thing that pops into my head is Dave Mann’s “Ghost Cowboy” and then Berry Wardlaw dressed as a cowboy. What does that have to do with an article about the hottest engine to hit the motorcycle industry this year? Well hang on and you’ll see. Berry Wardlaw, of Accurate Engineering in Dothan Alabama,

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LED Theory

Soft way to start a tech from RFR. All Harley-Davidson motorcycles produced today use incandescent lightbulbs for their blinkers. Incandescent lightbulbs are self-destructive. What that means is using them causes them to degrade and then fail. On motorcycles it’s worse because we shake the shit out of ‘em all the time. We’ve all had it

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Hot Flash From Custom Chrome

That’s right. We’re delivering the new Custom Chrome Drivetrains one month ahead of the official release date in November of 2005. As of November this new drive train line-up will be available through all Custom Chrome dealers.–Bandit 88-Inch Shovelhead Engines by Custom Chrome® The newest addition to Custom Chrome’s engine line up. They are 88-inch

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Empire Frames

It's all about choice, and these days we have more to choose from than ever before.Some truly talented people are creating original, mind blowing frame products. Aaron Green's Softrigid, Roger Goldammer's BTR3 frame that's now available in a production rigid (cheers from #4)and Maximum Metal works are just a few that really stand out in

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Halibrand Wheels For Softails

The Halibrand Special by Conder CustomIt started life as a 2006 Softail Springer with the 200mm back tire, provided by House of Thunder Harley-Davidson in Morgan Hill CA. Outfitted with the first set of Conder/Halibrand Hot Rod wheel adapter hubs and Halibrand Sprint wheels.17×6 rear and 17×5 front, chevy bolt pattern. Sheetmetal, bracketry, overall modification,

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Terrible Tech From Texas

The famous Dewey “Yellin’” Jelen. He’s a big Mo Fo.A few months back, I was sitting at the computer when I noticed an e-mail from The Bandit. I blindly opened it expecting nothing more than a “Hey, where you at kid?”What I got was a little more peculiar.“Hey kid, write a feature on a buddy

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Trikes-R-US

This is a US Chopper Trike. Tripod Trike KitsStandard and chopper trikes are here. http://trikekits.tripod.comEditor’s Note:Bikernet receives regular questions regarding bikes for disabled riders due to accidents (whether on motorcycles, on the job or in cars), or natural disabilities. Jaqhama, one of our esteemed Australian correspondents responded (volunteered). He should have known better. I asked

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Custom Frame Ordering Guidelines

Xtreme frame order form.Yeah, some of us have been ordering and modifying frames for decades. After you read this you’ll understand why many builders stick with the same frame manufacturer and configuration forever. I’m writing this, because I recently faced this dilemma while ordering a frame from Paughco. I picked up the phone, asked for

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