It all started with our 5-Ball Racing search for our trike streamliner name, which quickly centered around the “Salt Torpedo.” Then the Prince stepped up from his mountain top castle and said, “There’s only one artist on the planet capable of this lofty task.” When I asked, “Who?” he suddenly disappeared on a bike show […]
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Summer is almost here and that means you’ll be sharing the road with more motorcyclesin the months ahead. We encourage you to stay sharp and to follow the safetytips we’ve previously published here. Tohelp with that, we’d like to share an interesting graphic we ran across from ABATEof Wisconsin, the statewide motorcycle riders organization. It
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I purchased the 2004 Electra Glide in 2005, at that time it only had 2200 miles on it. The owner had handled some performance upgrades: A 103-inch big bore kit, Screaming Eagle 260 cams, Screaming Eagle CNC ported heads with compression releases, Screaming Eagle air cleaner, stock head pipes but Screaming Eagle slip-ons/with cats, Screaming
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This new model will fit 2008 and newer Harley touring models. “Actually, they will fit on any bagger with a horn mount on the left side of the engine,” said Steve West, from Love Jugs. “That covers almost any bagger.” LOVE JUGS have been on the market for some time and there have been numerous
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My name is Jeff Kraus. I am the Motorcycle Community Liaison for Operation Gratitude (www.operationgratitude.com), a 501(C) 3 military charity based in Van Nuys, CA. Over the past 12 years it has mailed over 1,200,000 care packages to our nation’s service members deployed in hostile regions all over the world along with special
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It was 1911 when brothers Tom and William started in the manufacturing business. They built their first four cylinder motorcycle in 1912 with a long wheelbase. The ads of the day stated “The long wheelbase of the Henderson, 65 inches, permits the riders to sit between the wheels, reducing road shocks to the
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It’s June 1st and there’s a full moon over the Port of Los Angeles. It’s eerie at night the quiet cranes and the glow of the moon. It’s an industrial cemetery. But as the sun rises it comes to life, a giant United States economic beacon. If this port is cooking so is the rest
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Victory Motorcycles, in partnership with Roland Sands Design and Cycle World, will race a new prototype engine at the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb on June 28. The prototype racing motorcycle, named Project 156 for the 156 turns in the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, also known as the Race to the Clouds, will
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We have a 1984 Shovelhead in the shop and have been unhappy with the primary system and the stock starter system. Then our Sturgis Shovel ran into some problems with the RevTech 5-speed with the kicker. It had something to do with the main-shaft and the angle of the tapered end. Just recently, I ran
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This past Sunday, the phone rang and it was my friend Shannon Sweeney of SS Classics, a restorer/builder of righteous vintage Hondas, and I was thinking it was about the new project bike, a rare Red Dragon, but it wasn’t. He was about to leave his house in Alhambra to ride over to Deus
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The 7th Annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering was on May 16th Armed Forces Day May 16th, new day and oops…gotta get a new tire. Lucky for me Gilroy Motorcycle’s owner Steve Schaub was able to replace the rear tire on my Raider and send me on my way to the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel Valley.
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THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by
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Belt Drives Ltd. is just about synonymous with belt drives themselves and it’s been that way ever since Steve Yetzke opened the doors and incorporated the name back in 1990. The company is now one of the largest suppliers of primary and final drive belts in the aftermarket. But the BDL group of companies is
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Miami, FL – One of the most outstanding professional motorcycle riders of this decade, Emma Bristow, is the first female athlete to join the ranks of distinguished ambassadors representing the brand. Just like her fellow ambassadors, Emma shares a deep-rooted passion for extreme motorsports and adrenaline-fueled races. Emma began riding Trials at the age of
With the recent string of videos from bystanders showing police encounters with citizens, some of them deadly, there has been a push to equip police with body cameras in order to record all interactions between police and the public. Some say it will help change the behavior of both police and citizens, because both
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Editor’s Note: This article was published in Easyriders in 1995, but it’s still applicable today. At the time it covered the new Carl Morrow Typhoon billet Carburetor. Since then there has been some tweaking and Carl installed a Thunderjet on this Typhoon for the 5-Ball Racing Salt Torpedo we are building with a 135-inch JIMS
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I’ve been around motorcycles, custom motorcycles and motorcycle restorations all of my life. I’ve been very fortunate to witness many of the best builders in the field. We have all witnessed greatness when it comes to motorcycling. I didn’t intend on blowing smoke. But you know the drill. Some builders reach way beyond the notion
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Editor’s note: The following story is from the book, “The Further Adventures of The Borderland Biker, In Memory of Indian Larry and Doo Wop Music,” by Derrel Whitemeyer. For Chapter 18 Click Here To fifty, and I’m being generous, my Wide Glide might’ve kept us in sight. From fifty onwards the M109 was,
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You can view Part 1 here. This is an easy one with a myriad of considerations. It’s easy because it’s a stock bike and Jeremiah changed his mind about being cool. He’s not lowering his scooter, and basically doesn’t want to mess with the stock configuration. There’s a world out there of guys
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The Trailblazers held its 71st annual banquet on Saturday, April 11th at the Carson Center in Carson, CA. The club has a long and rich history of motorcycling in Southern California, dating as far back as 1936 when A.F. Van Order put out the call for racers of the early boardtrack racing era to get
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Moorpark, CA, and Clifton, NJ – (21 April 2015) – Why We Ride Films, the production team that brought you Why We Ride, the most critically acclaimed motorcycle movie of all time, is thrilled to have Gloria Struck join their Kickstarter campaign to help fund its new film I AM STURGIS. “We are honored
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What a crazy year. We’ve been scrambling in several directions. Plus, once I sent all the parts to Kent Weeks at Lucky Devil MetalWorks, in Houston, Texas, the project took on a long distance relationship. Distance can create obstacles and distractions as you will see. I’ve been working with Kent Weeks for years, almost a
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And it’s amazing, and with anything artistic, motorcycle, or quality configured endeavor there’s a story. Here’s the heartfelt story behind the company Une Belle Vie: Early in 2009, entrepreneur Mike Jamali was touched by a story on the national news about the growing need for custom, artistic urns. He and his son, 21-year-old Eric, began
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I’m a nut about regulation. I see it as a negative to the human spirit. Others see it as dollar signs, control issues, power struggles, all in the name of safety, or in this case, saving the planet. The most recent regulatory threat is climate change. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not going to
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