Tech

Sponsored By OK – the majority of the wiring at this point is taken care of. Now to the fun part. Making it look like a realscooter. For this segment, we add wheels and sheet metal.   We start by preparing the rear for the fender install. The passenger pegs (for looks only….) are installedfirst […]

Sponsored By   The grab rail is then CAREFULLY slid over the fender (using wax paper or some other type of paper thin matieral) to keepthe rail again from scraping the paint.   Here’s the wheel, as it is readied to be put into position. This wheel setup is a 5.5″ wide rim, with a

Sponsored By   Here’s another shot at the front with the brakes mounted on both sides.   Mounting the front fender is a snap. Four bolts, four nuts. But – remember, you want to mock this stuff up BEFOREyou paint and powder coat. If you don’t, Murphy’s law says you’ll have to grind something afterwards….

  I don’t know what gets into that bastard, Bandit, he’s got way too much going on. The one thing about working with him is that we can say anything we want, like the time Zebra blew a hole in the headquarters because he was pissed about something. We let this jerk know what’s on

With the help of our friends over at Chrome Specialties, Bandit and I aquired this front end for the project.It’s a set of 54 mm Inverted GBC forks. The 30″ length is just right for this low slung sled.   We start by preparing the neck. On this frame, we’ll need neck cups to install

The transmission looked brand new, but was a Rev Tech reject. Bandit made the tranny plate out of flat stock and put the tranny in place. NuttBoy’s curiosity got the best of him and he asked, “Where the fuck will you put your feet?” “Hold on,” Bandit said. He took the tranny case and the

Sponsored By Well, here it is December and I think the painter’s got his nose in the paint can. Suckin’ fumeswill make you goofy. Apparently, it’s made this guy goofy enough to forget I was planning on paying him to do this job.I sent the guy the sheet metal in August. It is still not

Kenny opened the door to his warehouse, pointed to a dented and rusting bin and said, “Go for it.” NuttBoy climbed in the back looking for the proper bends. This bin was the size of a full length truck container and two-thirds full of scrap 1-3/4 inch pipe material, yet there wasn’t a 90 degree

Sponsored By The majority of the wiring runs up the backbone of the frame to the dash, hand control switches, and the headlight.In this case, the ‘Dash’ is an instrument cluster mounted on the handlebars. Holding this in placewith some zip ties makes the job a lot easier.   The main harness connects to the

  I almost quit over this one. Bikernet was in the middle of year-end taxes and financials. We were about to launch the Cantina. Nyla was shooting photographs of the new line of Dragonfly shirts with near-naked women and the Digital Gangster was working his fingers to nubs trying to get everything launched. Where was

Sponsored By   The wires are accessed through these small panels in the back of the switch boxes.   The hand controls must be put into place to determine proper position. The holes must thenbe drilled for the wiring. The trick is, to make sure the holes are large enough to accommodatethe wires, but no

  Bandit and NuttBoy made a container for the glass with the bottom of an old H-D shipping crate, a couple uprights, tie-down eyes and some old carpet. This time it would be moved properly in an upright position. So Bikernet came virtually to a standstill while Bandit and NuttBoy finished little John’s desk. Can

Paul Cox Custom Leather has been creating custom leather seats professionally for over 12 years. His client list includes the likes of Indian Larry’s Gasoline Alley NYC, Billy Lane, Jesse James and Exile Cycles to name but a few. Paul’s handmade work is definitely the finest available anywhere at any price. Each seat is hand

Photo 11: Remove the pattern and you should see the tracing embossed on the leather seat. Photo 12: Paul uses a swivel knife to delicately carve the lines into the leather before tooling. This requires a bit of practice. We recommend that you try it out on some scrap leather before diving right into the

You may have caught much of our event coverage by Crazyhorse, the newest addition to the Bikernet Staff. In addition to all the fast and fantastic coverage she has provided us, she will soon be assisting with the Bike Show. I recieved the following e-mail from Bandit yesterday with the attached photos. We just wanted

My real killer paint job did not show up. The customer only showed the bike in Louisville. But it is the wildest paint job I have ever done. I have attached 3 pics of it.   I wish this bike could have been in Daytona.   Maybe next years Rats’ Hole.   I worked today,

This is the story of the build-up of my cheap Suzuki GN 400.Before you get all upset that it is a jap bike, let me say one thing.I have a 1974 sportster that I finished up a couple of years ago that I ride regularly, I was looking for something cheap that my wife could

Here is engine swap tip “Old Bob” and I came up with. This is the second time I’ve done this on a Road King wreck that involved a frame change. I saw something somewhere where the factory was putting a Twin Cam engine in a Road King frame on the assembly line. We got to

Since I’ve been writing tech-tips, I’ve found that the moreopinionated I become, the more responses I get via e- mail fromBikernet surfers. Opinions are interesting. Some postulates areformed from ignorance, others by experience, still others fromeducation, and some are passed down from generation to generation. So which is it, John? Well this month, I’m going

Bikernet East, Zebra Report 8/17/2000:ZEBRA CRUSHES BANDIT! ARRIVES FIRST IN STURGIS! Despite overwhelming odds, such as a rev limiter installed secretly byBandit (later ripped out and thrown in the ditch), heavy rain on the eastcoast, phony tags (fuck the Florida DMV), a bleeding gas tank (Bandit issuspected here as well), hail in Atlanta, deer in

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)

 When the dust and metal filings settled, the smoke cleared, and the greasy gang of wrenches at the famous Bikernet Garage sobered up, before us stood a gleaming new chopper, complete and ready to break in, save for a few minor tweaks and a seat. The Zebra entry for the Bikernet ChopOff 2000 was complete.

Thunder Cycle Designs629 E. Sunrise BlvdFt. Lauderdale, Fl 33304  “I’m thinking of having a painter do up the bottom of the bike with some radical paint design because the fucker is so damned fast with this S&S 113 that it brings the front end off the ground in second gear. I’m not kidding. I had