Tail Gunner here! I’ve been running the Screamin’ Eagle exhaust system for a while on my old Softail. They perform well, but lack the sound and midrange of other more comparable mufflers such as Cycle Shack or Paughco. I didn’t really want to sink another $300 to $400 in another set of pipes, so […]
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First, what TCB isn’t, it’s not ABS. Simply, Anti Lock Braking is a computer controlled sensor on the front and rear wheel. When a lock–up is occurring it sends a message which tells the hydraulics’ to release pressure and to unlock, then lock. This happens hundreds of times in a couple of seconds allowing the
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Lane splitting in a safe and prudent manner is not illegal in the state of California. The term lane splitting, sometimes known as lane sharing, filtering or white-lining, refers to the process of a motorcyclist riding between lanes of stopped or slower moving traffic or moving between lanes to the front of traffic stopped at
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Go behind the scenes at Performance Machine and see what all the fuss is about with our custom motorcycle wheels. We are sure you will understand how and why we have been a leader in the aftermarket motorcycle industry for custom wheels. It’s about providing innovative wheel designs, strict engineering principals with high quality manufacturing
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A Hollywood script writer couldn’t have dreamed up the story any better. Saturday night in Stockton, California, Sammy Halbert made a triumphant return to racing by taking victory in the AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles Grand National Championship Main Event on the Half-Mile at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. Halbert, making his
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While innovation has always been a hallmark of the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, the 10th anniversary of the show reached a new level. Held for the first time in Europe, at the Big Bike Europe Expo in Essen, Germany, the Championship showcased motorcycles, scooters, trikes and sidecar outfits. Among the power units being
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Well I woke up this mornin’ drizzlin’ rain, Around the curve come a passenger train, Heard somebody yodel and a hobo moan, Jimmy he’ dead, He’s been a long time gone, Been a long time gone, Been a long time gone, If you wanna get to heaven gotta D-I_E, You gotta put on your coat
It all started in ’99, which is like 14 years ago now. Is that incredible or what? Indian Larry was still alive, and like some other brothers, he was tired of being hosed with high prices in Laughlin. He stumbled into Amboy, California, on Route 66 and said, “Let’s Party.” A famous New
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Well, here we go. When Kustom’s Inc. was asked to be the lead builder, with Ron Harris from Chop Doc’s Choppers, we didn’t even stutter. It was hell yeah! Just think, we get to work with Chris (Hooker) Callen and Keith (Bandit) Ball. Little did I know that meant not only building the
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With one of the longest and hottest riding seasons on record, higher gas prices and a slight increase in motorcycles registrations, 2012 saw a small increase in motorcycle fatalities with over half of those being fatalities being riders not endorsed to operate a motorcycle. The year also saw an increase in motorcycle tourism since the
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After the engine was removed from the frame, I mounted it on an engine stand and clamped it to a work mate. This worked perfect, as I have limited working space due to all my daunting, ongoing projects. I got lucky with this engine, as I later found out it had recently been rebuilt
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There is only one serious production chopper manufacturer on planet earth right now and their road to survival has had many twists and turns. Big Bear Choppers AKA Ragehard Choppers makes the biggest baddest production chopper in the world, The Redemption. I rode the Redemption for several weeks and several nasty observations became extremely clear.
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Editor’s Note: People from various backgrounds got a glimpse into motorcycling history on Saturday, April 13th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Bikes of Days Gone By, a vintage motorcycle show was held in Historic Downtown Melbourne and featured antique motorcycles dating from 1978 and earlier. The show is put on by Jim Kuhman and is
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Ton, a longtime member of the Few Good Men M/C, glared at the reflection in the back of the minivan. It was times like this that he wished the Shovel had mirrors. He had picked up the reflection of the tan van several miles before but now it was getting the best of him. A
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While there are plenty of great motorcycles to see when you visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, there are also lots of other historic items and memorabilia on exhibit in the museum. Memorabilia includes motorcycle parts, toys, publications, posters, fliers, and lots of terrific motorcycle artwork. Three pieces of art that stand
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Editor’s Note: I’ve been holding on to this report for a while waiting on a response from the MRF, because I knew it was false. If the sky was blue, and these agencies weren’t fighting for more money, they would support FREEDOM, training, and awareness campaigns, and fewer regs. This is why I have been
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The Feuling Billet Dipsticks are made In America and they vent excessive crankcase pressure from the oil tank on Harley Touring Models through a PCV style breather. Blow by is pressure that is forced past the rings and cylinder walls and ends up in the crankcase and then into the oil tank. All internal
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“Here I go again trying to make something happen,” said John Grant of Hardtail Choppers. “We designed a replacement solid motor mount kit. It converts a rubber mount 2004 and up Sportster motors in stock or custom frames to solid mounting. Lots of reasons to do this. I won’t name them all, but they do
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I’ve been scrambling from project to project, but this feature always lingered in the back of my mind. I picked it as the Long Beach Ultimate Builder Bikernet Editor’s Choice winner, and Peter Linney immediately shot it for a feature, and then he wanted his payment. I didn’t like the way he shot this bike,
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Here’s the link to Part 12: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mudflap_Girl_FXR_Part_12She_meets_SS.aspx Okay, so my Mudflap Girl FXR was running fine and I enjoyed every ride with the bare chassis, but I got a hair to treat the frame and powder coat some parts, but the corrosion treatment made the frame look almost black, and I didn’t want to build
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We ran into the Reading Design group in Vegas at Bikefest. They had an extensive display to demonstrate their latest product. It’s a motorized adjustable power floorboard system designed exclusively for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. This patented innovation allows the rider to adjust their floorboards from the stock position to a full forward control position or anywhere
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Editor’s Note: I realize age is sweeping through my drug-soaked brain cells, but somewhere between the SmokeOut last year in RockingOut North Caroling and Las Vegas Bike Fest I lost the Chop-in Block trail. So, when this group of builders surfaced in Daytona, I looked at an empty bottle of moonshine and muttered, “Where do
The year 1938 was a significant year in the history of Sturgis – the year of the first AMA sanctioned race conducted by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club, which is the event widely recognized as the beginning of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. At that time, nine racers took part in the races in Sturgis, and
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