Have you ever wondered about what’s changed and what’s stayed the same at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally over the years? While finding a truly comprehensive history of the rally is difficult at best, there has been a more reliable record of events. One consistent from 1987 through 2008 was the Sturgis Rally News. This publication […]
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This ain’t no tale of my misadventures on two-wheels. It ain’t about how I rode through hills or deserts or how I got into scuffles with the lawmen on the highways of good ol’ US of A. Nor is this about the girls, bitches or sluts I keep regular appointments with. No Sir! This is
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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 COAST TO COAST BIKER
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Headin’ for the Party and Keepin’ it Original….’40s police bike came rumbling in with sirens blaring… Four years ago two Los Angeles area bike freaks, Mike Davis and Grant Peterson, decided they weren’t happy with the general type of motorcycle rallies they were experiencing in Southern California. They weren’t into only seeing bling-bikes costing $50,000
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Hang onto your asses. This is going to rock your boat, or your solo seat springs. We are building a bike just for you. That’s right. A Cycle Source or Bikernet reader will own this one-off custom at the end of this year. No, I’m not kidding. This world-class team of builders, lead by Prince
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NEW TWIN CAM HEAD COOLER FROM JIMS– Introducing the new patent pending JIMS ForceFlow Cylinder Head Cooler. Whether you are running a big inch performance engine or rolling stock in traffic on a hot summer day, your air cooled engine will heat up. Excessive heat and operating temperature can be an engines worst enemy. The
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Tail Gunner here. This month I decided to give the old ’03 Softail a little more top end. After extensive research, I decided the most economical way to go was just swap out the transmission pulley. The stock final drive ratio for my 2003 FLSTC is 32/70 (32-tooth primary pulley) and 70-tooth rear belt pulley.
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RIVERA PRIMO’s TOP GUN kit is made for ultimate performance and drivability on larger motors where gobs of torque and horsepower are the goal! Mikuni’s legendary track record for producing fuel systems that are unparalleled in delivering economic fuel consumption while providing top performance in a streetable carb, even work great on smaller performance motors.
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Here’s a link to the last chapter: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mudflap_Girl_FXRs_Part_8_Wiring_World.aspx What a year, and we’re cranking on so many two-wheeled fronts. Both Mudflap Girl bikes are running and one is in the wind, but I’d better back up. You’re going to love this tech, and the ending. I took the Mudflap Girl bike to Saddlemen during the
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Natch, I was intrigued when I saw the cover for the new Baker Calendar. Any excuse to grab some shot of girls and motorcycles for Bikernet. It’s my job. I reached out to Trish, the tattooed Baker marketing queen. “There’s just one shot of a girl on our calendar,” Trish said. “We devoted the entire
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Here’s one of those products that I think is a great idea ifit’s done right. Motorcycle Armor is “armor” for your bike thatprotects the paint from scratches, scuffs, rock chips, and bug smashes that areinevitable over time The folks behind Motorcycle Armor have gone the extra mileto ensure that their paint-protecting film stays on and
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Editor’s Note: Ray left this chapter out, but it’s a helluva story about the final run on his Dyna Glide. He rode this hot rod for 175,000 and into two records at Bonneville: We’re seriously backing up for this installment. Ya see, before we tore into my Dyna hot rod, the men at Hardtailz, San
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And yes, it’s licensed for the road! At the recent 63rd annual National Roadster Show held near Los Angeles, the premiere custom car show in the U.S., two wheels nearly outshone all the four wheelers. It was a pair of motorcycles that went by the name “Nitemare,” a twist on the spelling of the word
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What is it about this motorcycle, or maybe it was 2010, a year from hell? No, it had to be the motorcycle. There was nothing wrong with the calendar year. We actually started building the Bonne Belle 45-inch flathead in 2006, after I made a snowbound run to Salt lake to buy this basket case.
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We were recently called into the vast Metalsport Wheels conference room in the complex of businesses owned by Ron Loynds. I reached out to shake his hand and he pulled back. “We’ve got a mission,” Ron said. “Besides I have a cold.” I immediately moved to the other end of the polished oak conference table.
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Ray and I are planning to attend the Bub Motorcycle Speed Trials in Bonneville this coming September with two motorcycles. Ray rode his touring 2004 Dyna Glide for 50,000 miles and rode from San Jose to Bonneville in 2009 and set two records with saddlebags on his bike. Then he got serious and added a
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The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame boasts a collection of nearly 100 motorcycles dating back to 1909. Some of the collection is extremely rare. Other bikes are really quite common. The vast majority of the bikes on display here fall somewhere in the middle. This little Triumph Tina is one of those. While
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It’s hard to say where the cotton actually came from, but suffice it to say that the quality was excellent. It was woven into a rich piece of material and dyed black. The material was selected by a very astute and discriminating buyer looking for only the best to represent their brand. The purchase included
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A half-million bikers were expected to roar into town for the 71st Daytona Bike Week. Uhh, probably not… Bike Week got pushed back because NASCAR bumped their opening race, the Daytona 500, back a week and the Daytona International Speedway requires a week to convert the track from cars to motorcycles. What does this have
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Welcome Aboard Planet Earth, Enjoy The Ride! Shortly after joining society the 31st of May 1944 in El Dorado, Kansas. the adrenaline addiction might have kicked in when the good Dr. Dillenbeck pried me out of the dark into the bright lights of the hospital delivery room at 4:29 a.m. After the complimentary slap on
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How many of you beer drinking, bar fighting, stripper chasing, Harley ridin’, grimy saddle tramps, from the late ’60s and early ’70s remember the old 12-spoke magnesium wheels we ran on bikes out of the south bay area? Who remembers who was the first person to convert that classic mag to a motorcycle? Does anybody
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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 COAST TO COAST BIKER
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There are numerous bike shows during Daytona Bike Week. But I never miss the parking lot Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show , 825 Yonge Street (US 1) in Ormond Beach on Thursday from noon until 4:00 in the afternoon. The sun blazed. The girls were hot, and the old school bikes glistened. In its
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Aptly Named after the 1969 Pontiac GTO, “Judge.” This American motorcycle delivers on its promise. I couldn’t pop a wheelie but at least burned some rubber. The Judge has lots of torque and power via the Freedom 106. The company claims 113 lb-ft of torque from the 106ci (1731cc) Twin. A 140mm rear tire and
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