Hey, You’re going to find the news scary, inspiring, and holiday heartwarming. If it doesn’t meet that criteria, somebody will get their ass kicked. How’s that? Well, I installed a 42 mm Mikuni on the 5-Ball Factory Racer, and it ran like a champ. I should have stuck with the jetting issues. I re-installed an […]
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Click on the photos and graphs to view them larger In today’s world of fuel-injected motorcycles, there’s a lot of uncertainty about tuning your own bike. Like if and when you should add a FI controller to your motorcycle. And going a step further, how do you go about tuning said controller once you
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Noel, Noel, It’s that magical time of year. There’s nothing like it on the planet, yet time screams on, and the project list doesn’t falter. Yesterday I could have planned to hit the Long Beach Boat Parade, through the crowded Naples Island traffic. In fact I Installed a 42 mm Mikuni carb on the CrazyHorse
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Hey, Thursdays at the Bikernet Nerve Center, at the forefront of the Thursday’s News Desk, is a convulated trip. I feel pulled by politics, bike projects, the poor economy, and the drive for creative spirit. This week is no different. We’re headed in so many Medusa direction, I’m not sure where to turn. I
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For the last chapter click here: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8687 Last month, we kicked around the Paughco classic frame, the CCI Rev Tech engine, the Bikernet transmission, and Haley, Miss Horse Sweeps. We are scrambling toward a roller, but we needed pipes, a primary system to tie the engine and trans together, and a wiring system to make
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Have you ever seen an event on television, and wondered what it would be like to actually be there? Well, for years, I wanted to attend the SEMA show, held every year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and finally got my chance this year. The SEMA show is where everybody who’s anybody in the
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Balls feature http://www.ballsbiker.com/ “When I have time…….I’m Gonna….” Two of the coolest, most down home, what you see is what what ya get folks- I know, are Jeff and Salina Hill, residing in the world renowned Ney, Ohio. I kid ‘em constantly cuz they never seemed to be
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Hey, This is a strange overcast on the coast, Sunday. I’m slightly hung-over. I have a drinking code. First, never mix your drinks. If you’re drinking beer, stick with it. Don’t mix in Jager, or Rum. I messed with the code last night. We hit the Los Angeles boat parade circuit, on Zack’s Boston Whaler.
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Hey, Another incredible day in paradise. The 5-Ball Factory Racer should be up and running fine this weekend. We will kick the mudflap FXR into action tomorrow at the SpitFire facility. And perhaps we will have the opportunity to see one of the most outstanding motorcycle collections in the Los Angeles region on Saturday. Yesterday
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The weather was rainy outside but that didn’t stop the crowds from storming the International Motorcycle Show in San Mateo, California to check out the latest motorcycles from the biggest manufacturers. As they entered the Expo Hall enthusiasts were treated to the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show with an array of custom bikes extending from
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Seems Bob Dylan “faked” his infamous motorcycle crash in the ’60s. I think is interesting is how creative he was when he owned/rode his Triumph… and how that changed after he quit. (…from The Vintagent:) These photos of Bob Dylan date from 1964/5, when he rode a Triumph on the leafy roads surrounding his home
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Through Western Europe. Author Toby Ballentine has spent a lifetime exploring Europe, beginning as a child with his parents and as an adult on his own. He combines his love of the continent with his passion for motorcycles in this excellent travel guide from Whitehorse Press. “This book will focus on what I consider are
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Hey, Another strange day in Paradise. Sometimes I stumble around this joint in a fog. I’m grappling with this tech on the 5-Ball factory racer. It has never run properly, and I’m slowly eliminating any potential problems, if I don’t add some myself. We messed with the carb and determined that the intake wasn’t the
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The mysterious Bob T., a member of the notorious Chop N Grind Bonneville Racing team, called me in the middle of the night and whispered, “You got the briefcase. I got the shit.” I didn’t know what the hell he was talking about, then an e-mail arrived containing over 100 vintage biker images from 1965.
HEY, Life is nuts, and every day I wonder WTF. It’s a miracle we survive from one day to the next. I listened to a budget meeting on Cspan. If we could figure out the squirrely language the feds use just for the credit side, we could save the budget, but we can’t, and nobody
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It all started when Bandit 86’d his long-bed Ford F-150 with the extended cab. It was getting long in the tooth with over 160,000 miles on the odometer. The lowered monster with rally wheels and stripped body never blinked, only requiring brake pads every 50,000 miles. The truck was a mechanical dream, but he sold
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Hey, It’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving 2010. Another year just slipped past in the blink of an eye. I’m starting on chapter 17 of my 1%er book, and hopefully today I will fix the 5-Ball factory racer once and for all time. I have a bleak confession to make on this week of
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Vanishing Point By Johnny White Republic Harley Davidson in Stafford, Texas, asked me to document a few of their special projects for the world to see. I have been privileged enough to be one of the only civilians allowed to test ride one of their Police-ready motorcycles, available to any officer who
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NCOM Coast To Coast Legislative Update for November 2010 Read More »
Hey, Another strange day in paradise. I’ll tell you why. I’m working on this book project for Motorbooks almost daily. I go to libraries, search the internet, buy subscriptions to newspaper archives and interview folks involved in the history of this club. But I still feel like time is slipping away. The
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Harbor Town SeductionK. Randall Ball5-Ball, Inc., $19.95, 287 pp.www.Bikernet.com K. Randall Ball is better known to most of us as Keith Ball: The man who was the Editor of Easyriders magazine for two decades. The man who was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2005. The man who was the first head honcho
2010 Holiday Madness Book and Music Reviews Read More »
Hailing from the frozen tundra of northern Michigan and armed with the bare necessities of a Leatherman all-purpose tool, bike builder-on-a-budget aka Scout bolted, carved, glued, taped and ground together what he calls his “Disaster Blaster.” We found Scout and his H-D rat-performance chopper drawing attention at the recent Ink-n-Iron festivities rocknrollin’ at the Queen
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Love to Ride or not to Love to Ride? If that is the question, well then, Love to Ride is the answer! Love Ride 2010, or as they named it, Love Ride 26 & a half did feel a lot like the old days, when the ride was just starting and a
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If you don’t see the pipes you need here, reach out to D&D or your D&D Dealer and they’ll find them for you. Seems 38 years ago Dave Rash made his first set of pipes for a Triumph 500 Trophy. He still has that Triumph and still makes pipes for ’em. Dave is an amazing
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