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BILLET, WHAT IS IT?

It seems to me that I’ve been hearing the word ‘Billet’ used, misused and even abused over and over, which leads me to the conclusion that there’s a lot of confusion about that ‘Billet’ word that people are using. O.K., what the heck is billet? Let’s go to the source, Mr. Webster says: “billet (bil’it)

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Bad Bones

A bike in a box, I like the concept. The first thing that pops into my mind is that I’m gonna drop some pretty good coin into a cardboard box the size of a fuckin refrigerator and this is supposed to be my transportation. What kind of parts are lurking in Styrofoam peanuts and bubblewrap?

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Bad Bones (Continued)

Six burly fuckers lifted the awkward, bulky, cardboard box into the back of the pickup. We stopped at Wal-mart and bought a $100 motorcycle lift. It has a hydraulic jack with a foot pedal pump, locking safety bars and is good to 1,500 pounds. It’s a necessity for the project since it will lift the

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Belt Handling For Longer Belt Life

Gates Poly Chain(r) Belts are extremely durable and give long life in aproperly designed drive. However, improper handling of the belt before orduring installation can result in dramatically shortened service life. Thebelt’s tensile cords are designed to carry large loads in tension but notcompression. Compression causes damage to the tensile cords of the belt andcan

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Fairing for the V-Rod

    When I first got the V-Rod, I swore that I would never change a thing on her. As most promises go, things change the more educated you get with the experiences life gives you. Last year I rode to Sturgis and tied a sleeping bag to my handlebars…almost making a rudimentary wind-block. While

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The FXR Master Speaks

This is a good one for several reasons: First, it’s an FXR; second, the owner/rebuilder is a friend; third, he’s a master martial arts trainer and no one to fuck with, even if he is old, and last but far from least, is his bike building mantra. He builds bikes like no one I have

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2011 NCOM Convention

If you’ve never attended an NCOM Convention it may be difficult to picture a conference room with nearly a thousand bikers (all wearing their club colors) who are listening attentively to a State Senator, a City Mayor or an AIM lawyer explain the subtle nuances of a bill, a law or the strategy for a

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