The first time I went to Singapore (S’p) it was not by choice but rather by chance. The plane I flew stopped in this wonderland on the way to Asia. I had read about being caned for breaking the law in a minor way, laws against chewing gum, and restrictive rules of all sorts. I […]
BIKERNET AND QUICK THROTTLE CORRESPONDENT HIJACKED TO SINGAPORE Read More »
Hey, this is going to be an earth-shattering episode in this build series. I know, you just want to see progress. You want to watch the staff of Brass Balls Bobbers & Choppers build you a killer bike you’re going to win, snatch up at the Smoke Out 2011 in Rockingham, NC, and ride like
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Tail Gunner here, This month I thought I would go to basics, Hand Grips. Probably one of the most changed and least talked about items on your bike. There are literally hundreds of grip manufactures. Most are purely aesthetic, some are functional, it’s all up to the rider and what they desire, looks or functionality.
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Besides calling for fair treatment and less prejudice, FEMA and its members contribute to a great extent to improve road safety without losing the essence of individual freedom. An important victory for FEMA: the discussion to limit the maximum power of motorcycles to 74kW finally came to an end. The European Commission reached the only
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There’s nothing so good it doesn’t bear improving. I aim that statement at owners of 2009 and upward Harley-Davidson touring motorcycles. Certainly, in 2009 when the Motor Company came out with their new frame, the first for the tourers since 1980. By today’s standards, the bikes back then were underpowered slugs and therefore not ridden
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The concept for this bike developed as I went along. The bikewas the one I had originally planned to do for Bikernet. I mentioned to Bandit over a year ago that I wanted to do a frame with norear axle adjustment. That was a challenge, probably the most difficult thingI’ve done. My intentions at that
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I have had an overwhelming response to this bike everywhere I take it.It will be in Mike Lichter’s Journey Museum during Sturgis.I want to ride it out there this time completed (last year it was in flat black primer),but that’s not going to happen. Rolling Dice Footpeg Turnsignals Devil Doll, Turned All Upsidedown Everything
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There’s an unwritten rule in the Code OfChrome that says, if you slip a set of highbarson any motorcycle you save it from mediocrity.There’s more, an evil punishment for this oftenillegal gesture towards the rebellious arts. Assoon as the unsuspecting rider throws his legover the saddle and reaches for the tall grips,his sideburns expand down
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KENTUCKY Tobacco. Brown, rolling tobacco. Potholes, cops, tobacco. Thesplit in the fuel tank is significant now and my long-range bomber’s distance has been curbed from a solid 220 miles per tank to 190. I am leaking fuelnon-stop as I sweep down the highways, running 100, letting the semis fardown the road break the radar waves.
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STURGIS 2000, THE LONG WAY HOME SOUTH DAKOTA As I rolled out of South Dakota, I day dreamed about what it wouldbe like to own a rubber mount with a windshield, a cushioned seat and a frontbrake. We all fantasize from time to time and this was my fantasy. Suddenly Icould see red and blue
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I was hammering around town when the hail hit. Nobody can ridethrough hail. At least nobody who buys their own paint jobs. Stopping on the shoulder, I pulled out my rain gear and tried tolean over the tank, to keep the hail from ruining the $1,000 color thatEddie Meeks from Hardly Civilized in the Carolinas
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TENNESSEE I rolled Tennessee on the second or third day. I’d lost track ofthe days, the weeks, even the year. Everything was a seamless flow connected by anetwork of glistening August asphalt and flashing dotted lines. The way itshould be. I swept through the Tennessee mountains, climbing, climbing. Theview was stupendous from the Great Northern
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From left to right: Bandit, Mad Myron and Special Agent Zebra, Spearfish, South Dakota, Sturgis 2000 MIAMI, FLORIDA “What you’re trying to do is a felony,” the DMV cunt behind thecounter told me bluntly. A rule-crazy jackass, practiced at spouting outby-the-book bull crap, the sorry bitch was clearly taking delight in being able to turn
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Editors Note: The following was sent in via e-mail by Bikernet reader Mike Hahn. We’d liketo share his story with you. We particularly appreciate the fact that Mike cooked thisbeast up in his dining room…. The only question we have is, which wine is bestserved with a rigid? Dear Bandit, Thanks for the quick response
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I’ve often heard, and truly believe, that building your own motorcycle from the ground up is a “biker’s rite of passage.” I haven’t been able to pin down the origin of the statement or if it has a notable person attached to it, but they couldn’t be more right. This Evilution was born of a
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I’m the stumbling drunk of the Bikernet crew. I admit it. Sure, I get fucked up on a daily basis, live off the staff’s kindness and brotherhood, haven’t had a bike up and running in six months and don’t help out much. So recently I was given a do-or-die ultimatum. Write the ultimate tech
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This low dollar backyard vacuum pump was constructed for under $25.00 U.S. I use it to do a front fork oil change on Road King’s and Dresser models, prior to the new cartridge H-D fork’s. I installed a regulator on the pump so I could control how fast it sucks up the fork oil in
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Well as we promised here at Bikernet, our series on wide-tire installations has finally arrived. Since the craze has become almost business as usual, it stood to reason that we show you what’s available and how to go about getting the job done right. We’ll be showing you two different 150 installations centered around stock
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Sportsters…… I love ’em. Light, tight, quick, and always ready for a street brawl.There’s just one problem: The availability of aftermarket parts. Although theaftermarket industry has yet to fully embrace the Sportster rider as a marketingforce, Baker Drivetrain is one company that is bucking the trend. What you see before you is the recently
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Some 90 percent of all breakdowns are attributed to electrical problems. So, if you’re a hardcore maniac, an electrically challenged individual, or a bastard who likes to keep his scoot as clean as possible, here’s the unit. The company that developed this invention builds a handful of quality parts, Custom Cycle Engineering. They show up
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Brought To You By Ever wondered just how far you can go with a Harley basedcustom??? We have, and judging by the phone calls and show requests,a lot of others have, as well. Maybe the easiest route would be tobuild a ground up, with all aftermarket parts, but there arethousands of Wisconsin built bikes out
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This has been a strange yet comfortable project. Severalmonths ago we installed a Screamin’ Eagle cam, the H-D race headersystem and a new ignition, and modified the carb. We added chrome rockerboxes to enhance the appearance. In the meantime, Paul Davis fromCharlotte H-D, Anson from the Deep South and a couple of othercontributors have been
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