Wow, I don’t know what to make of life or our economy. The Cinci show was definitely up from last year. Reports are in about Harley-Davidson sales. They’ve also improved over last year, but they are 1/3 of what they were five years ago. Pepsi Cola plans to lay off 8,000 plus employees, American Airlines […]
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Saddleman seats have been the choice for me since back when I was riding rigid frame motorcycles. They were one of the rare, primarily, comfortable components that allowed me to ride and enjoy a lot of miles in a single day. When I got a new Harley FLHT in 2004 the factory seat was okay
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As she finished the last of the pot, she gently and carefully funneled the shake onto a business card, bent just right to dump the last load into the bowl. She flicked the Bic several times, and a low glowing blue flame emerged just enough to light the green material in the glass pipe. She
pastingA few months back, Tim Barcz, who is my boss here at J&P Cycles, called me into his office, which in and by itself isn’t out of the ordinary. But what he said after I closed the door was something you don’t hear every day. Click on these photos to view them
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Just a quick Sunday Post with a few funnies and women. Word from Bandit, who attended the V-Twin Dealer show in Cincinnati this weekend, is that it was well attended, everyone had a positive outlook for 2012 and that you should watch for some great new products from Performance Machine. All was
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Hang on! We’re taking two bikes, maybe three to Bonneville for the Bub’s 2012 International Speed Trials. We got our asses handed to us in 2010, but we learned a few new ropes and rules, and we’re headed back with a vengeance. The 124-Inch 5-Ball Raycer Our Bonneville dedicated 5-Ball Raycer is powered by a
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Stripped-Down, Narrow Styling with Less Chrome and Retro Details Pare down a Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycle to its essential elements and you have the Slim. From its trimmed front fender to its narrow rear end, Slim is a no-nonsense, back-to-basics motorcycle. Call it stripped. Call it old school. Call it lean and mean. What’s left is
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The Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two motorcycle is a metal flakedream machine, a Sportster on a trip back to the days when the cool kids rode aSting-Ray and the big boys parked choppers in a row on the curb. Thosemotorcycles were long and lean; candy-apple color and gleaming chromeshimmering in hazy summer sunlight. From its Hard Candy Big
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Performance Machine is one of these companies everyone tries to emulate. Innovation certainly is a key word when describing what defines Performance Machine in the world of aftermarket motorcycles, whether it relates to road racing, sportbikes or cruisers. For decades, PM has managed to stay at least one step ahead of the competition, always coming
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My name is Bill May and I have always been a gearhead. When I was about seven years old, we lived on a farm in eastern Oklahoma. One day someone came down the long dirt road to our house on a red Indian Chief with skirted fenders. He was lost and just asked directions, but
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The motorcycling world loves a ‘barn find,’ an old, obscure machine wheeled out of the woodwork for the first time. And this is one of the biggest revelations of recent years. It’s a 1930 Henderson that was customized before WW2 by a fellow called O. Ray Courtney and fitted with ‘streamliner’ bodywork. One night in
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Hey, This is going to be very quick. I promise myself not to plan anything on Sundays, but you know exactly how that goes, with guests, events, women, and whiskey. There’s always something. This weekend we are loading the Assalt Weapan and taking it to the Chowder Barge in the early afternoon. I’ll haul a
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We are building two Mudflap girl FXRs, but we took a ’96 Dyna and turned it into an FXR with the help of JIMS 6-speed transmission configuration. Since we were using a Rivera-Primo primary drive belt system inside a stock primary, we dug around for primaries and came up with a set from ’89. The
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Hey, Next week we fly to Cinci for the Easyriders V-Twin Dealer show. It should be a blast. We will have the opportunity to see the bros. Here’s the to-do list before heading to Ohio:Launch two new Bikernet Sites: Bikernet Trikes and Bikernet Baggers.Refine the header page, write the textRearrange the content from Trike Riders
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Let me start by introducing Ben Jordan, one of the very best bike builders you probably have never heard of! No exaggeration here, just take a look at the ’49 Panhead on these pages. Ben Jordan of Jordan Designs has had a bike featured here before, the bright sunshine yellow Shovelhead. (Frisco’d Shovel). Ben is
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That’s right. You can enter by filling out the coupon, subscribing to Bandit’s Cantina on Bikernet, or to the Cycle Source Magazine. With a Crazy Horse 100-inch engine, and a frame from Texas Bike Works this build is already flying together. From issue to issue you’ll see your motorcycle being built on the pages of
Hey, I realize the two most important games of the season are being played today, so I need to make this quick. Get this: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will test employees at over 100 airports for radiation. No, they won’t test subject passengers or the machines. “We still have no idea how much radiation
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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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By Scott Holton from the J&P Cycles Parts Blog There’s always been confusion and conflict when it comes to any discussion about oil, which is of course, the lifeblood of our beloved motorcycles. And I’m probably not going to bring world peace to this topic with anything I’ll say here. Truth be told, this
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Check Part 1: Click here. When we last left off, I was finally able to get the bike to the shop for the “Final Phase” of the build. This is where Roger, Norio, and parts manager “Mel” came rolling in to save the day and take this project to a whole new level. From this
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If you’re wandering through the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame, you’ll come face-to-face with historic memorabilia. You’ll see pins and patches from distant rallies. There are old racing programs with famous notes written in the margins. You’ll find riding gear, toys, and tons of other great motorcycle related history pieces. But when you
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If you have time, and most of us don’t, check out this court decision from New Hampshire. It’s the perfect example of over-regulation in this country. You’ll run across federal regulations, state regulations, and some damn city’s new regulations, all to kill the life-saving sound your motorcycle makes. I say this is misguided because the
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Hey, I’m scrambling after our goals for 2012. I want to have both Mudflap Girl bikes running this month and off the lifts. Plus, we are scrambling to kick our Bonneville effort off the ground. I can’t tell you how much this small group of race nuts appreciate every sponsor. Hopefully, next week you will
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I flew into Detroit to meet with builders in Michigan a day before the kick-off of the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show in Novi, a suburb of Detroit. Biker Pros produces a custom bike show at all 12 Progressive International Motorcycle Shows across the country. The custom bike show is designed for builders of choppers,
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