I recently had the opportunity to customize my 2005 Softail Springer Classic with a Heartland 180 kit for my bike. Now if you have ever seen one of these kits, you recognize them from a mile away. They give the H-D Softail line a longer, lower, cleaner look. While H-D has gone to great lengths […]
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PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT SKETCH BY TIM CONDER Motorcycles are a special brand of transportation and style combined to give the best of both worlds. The bikes usually tell the world what kind of rider owns it as well as the use of the bike. For example, you can see two identical Fatboy’s parked
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Ten years ago we installed this Morris mag on the Milwaukee Iron Dicey Knuckle. It still starts on the third kick. This is one of those features Bandit complains about then hands to me. He gets all the complete features and I get ones with shots and not text, or text and no shots. Or
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Because I live in Texas, we have relatively mild elevation and temperature changes, so I never considered a fuel injected bike when I went shopping for my next ride. While I definitely saw the benefits in fuel injection, I just didn’t think it was necessary for me. Then I started making road trips. When I
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Editor's Note: The Following is a special tech piece by our great friend and fellow Bikernet contributor Anson “Knucklehead” Alexander. You may have read about his 95” upgrade on his bagger a few months back. Well, it seems some guys just aren’t happy having just one bike to tinker with and build for a national
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This could be the product of the year, a braking system within the wheel of a hub. At last we could see those bitchin’ wheels. But as our Bikernet investigation continued the benefits of this new system expanded.“It’s called the “360 Brake” and it is revolutionizing the braking industry,” said Chet Burozski, of Baldwin Wilson
This is a wild one. Ray Wheeler, the USA W8Less Rotor rep, busted his ass for two or three years promoting these mysterious and amazing rotors, while the engineers struggled to design the ultimate floating, light-as-a-feather rotors. Here's what the doctors of the Matrix have to say:W8LESS motorcycle disc brake rotors utilize advanced materials commonly
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Finally-a fuel injection system that really works! Pegasus introduces the PFI-V Electronic Fuel Injection and Ignition Control System!Not just a replacement ECU but an ENTIRE engine management system for any V-Twin Engine!!! Kit includes everything you need for a turn-key system; throttle body, fuel injectors, ECU, sensors, fuel pump, ignition coils, wiring harness, and all
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I recently received the following information regarding new Avon tyre technology. I was immediately lost, so I called Sukoshi Fahey at the esteemed Washington Avon headquarters. “There's so much more testing and technology available to tire construction,” Sukoshi said. She has an extensive background in the motorcycle tire world. “We're always searching for the perfect
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Last episode I was hit hard with life's bullshit obstacles to freedom and creative expression, but that's how it goes. I generally build at least one bike a year and each one represents a milestone of sorts. Or each one represents another year in the life and times of Bandit. I'm not unique. This notion
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It's resting on the tail end of June and I'm riding to Sturgis on 27th of July. I'm burnin' daylight. Assembly will begin this 4th of July weekend, if I don't party the whole weekend away. This tech will take you through all the final preparations for shipment to paint, since I'm avoiding chrome. In
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How do you feel about your computer? I could easily take my old .357 Smith and Wesson revolver and blow this sonuvabitch into the briny harbor Pacific waters. I'd set the smoking gun down, go find a job driving a trash truck, and be able to hang out with the bros and drink beer until
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Every custom motorcycle build is an adventure. It takes me from one crazed time in my wild life to another. Fortunately, I'm not spilling my guts about another woman I lost during a knuckle-busting build. But this build did represent turning points. I'm about to step off into my 62nd year and sign up for
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I am informing you from my own personal nightmare that Volusia County will and can take advantage of you for profit.Bike week has been a tradition of mine since 1979. I also have been going to Biketoberfest since it started in the '90s. This will be the last year I set foot in Volusia County
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ABATE, OR AMERICAN BIKERS AIMING TOWARD EDUCATION, IS A NATION wide organization of helmet-hating Harley riders. Mensa is an international organization of geniuses and near-geniuses. Its members must score in the top two percent of the population in an intelligence test. The Gator Alley chapter of ABATE challenged its neighbors in the Southwest Florida chapter
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One of the fundamentals of religion is to congregate with those who have the same ideals. This process of banding together often alienates those who profess to the same beliefs. In the modern world men and women have taken it upon themselves to generalize the principle of religion and gather around people who idolize similar
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Ed “Mr Lucky” Martin, known as “Edo” in Japan, grew up in Tochigi-Ken andSaitama-Ken riding in the sidecar of his dad's “Rikuo”, a Japanese versionof a Harley. “I grew up as a missionary-brat in Japan during the 50's and60's, and our transportation back in those days was the old 45 flathead withsidecar,” Ed said. He's
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During the summer of 1960, I saw my first Mustang, in the flesh. I noticed pictures of them in cycle magazines in the past, but that day molded my first impressions with the actual motorcycle. It all began on a camping trip in the mountains of Southern California, near the small town of Julian. Some
Mike has been involved in the motorcycle legislative process since he was a small child. Here's some of his credits:ABATEPAC Chairman '91 to '01ABATE of California Board Member '91 to '01Technical Editor Easyriders Magazine '95 to '99Editor Quick Throttle Magazine '95 to '99Defeated bills to outlaw lane splitting '92 and '94Veterans and Purple Heart License
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Over the years an antique motorcycle collector hears many legends and rumors about old motorcycles that are said to be rusting away in a barn somewhere, or one found in factory-new -condition in the basement of an old hardware store. Here's the legend of the two nearly complete, unmodified, Harley Panheads that were pulled from
Out road testing the new Road King Custom for Cruising Rider Magazine.Harley-Davidson, Inc. introduced its Model Year 2004 motorcycle line-up as it kicked off its four-day 100th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee. Key new models include a completely redesigned XL Sportster family and a new VRSCB V-Rod power cruiser, which complements the VRSCA V-Rod. These exciting
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Long, menacing, and very, very blacked-out. The new VRSCB V-Rod is the power cruiser only Harley-Davidson could build. Though based on the award winning and original VRSCA V-Rod, the VRSCB sets its own agenda, with a tougher presence that will appeal to the traditionalist with an interest in performance. The V-Rod is the most popular
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Twice in the last couple of months someone called the Bikernet offices on a Monday and dropped a weekend into the center of the week. Not bad. First the new-model call came from Buellton to ride the 2004 rubbermounted Sportster. Then last week I was ordered to fly to Oakland to meet the hardworking Victory
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MILWAUKEE (August 12, 2003) – Some ideas never go out of style. Inspired by the classic design cues introduced on bikes like the 1936 Harley-Davidson EL, the 2004 Harley-Davidson Softail family retains the clean profile of the vintage hardtail frame in a variety of custom and classic styles.Each of the six 2004 Softail models utilizes
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