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I have been threatening to put a set of Ape hangers on the cop bike for a couple of years, but after my trip to the Smoke out West last year with Bandit and crew, and seeing all those bars to the stars down there, I was all over it. These bars are specifically made […]

Patron of the Bike Arts K. Randall Ball aka Banditdelivers the Sporty to my door. No, it’s a full-size bike,it’s just that Bandit comes in the XXXL size.In the Beginning there was a 20041200 Screamin’ Eagle SportsterGiven the full bling-bling treatment…Yes, very spiffy indeed. Enough chrometo flash messages to the moon…now the taskto toss it

Cut 'em if you want to replace pushrods with adjustables and not take the rocker boxes off.I don't know why I think this is wild, but I do. There's something so damn old school about this. In essence this allows any builder to take all the electronic bullshit off his Twin Cam, including the battery

When I was contacted by Mark Lipski of Traction Control Braking about trying their brake banjo bolt replacement that they said would help stop my brakes from locking up I said, “Yeah, sure! How is a bolt going to do that?” Mark explained the bolt is separated into two chambers by a rubber diaphragm. The

Editor's Note: This may seem strange, but the following is from Tim Conder, a long time bike builder and painter, gone nuts for a drag racing endeavor. Here's his tech update and request for sponsorship help.–Bandit Howdy folks, just a quick word to update you on the ol' #2 car's progress. I gave Alyssa a

New Bikernet Security Beast, Cash, who works closely with his partner, Tank.There's a code going around regarding Twin Cams. Lee Clemens pointed it out to me first, when he broke down on the way to Myrtle Beach on his FLH Twin Cam, with 25,000 miles on the clock. “The cam bearings disintegrated and took out

This tech was blessed by the Bikernet.com and Sturgis Ride Live.com girls.One night while browsing through the endless good deals on eBay I stumbled across a front brake rotor from a late model Buell. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Buell brake set ups they consist of a perimeter floating rotor and

A Las Vegas craps dealer, by the name of Gerard stopped by recently looking for a motorcycle seat. He informed me that he needed a special seat to finish off the custom build. He thrust a well-made, heavy, steel pan into my hands.“It’s gotta be thin.” He stated.“Okay. It aint my nuts that are gonna

I started with this clip for the magnet.Hey bandit here are the shots of the jig I made, and a short tech article. Feel free to add, take away, whatever. Sorry it took so long but my grandfather has been in and out of the hospital with Alzheimer's and heart disease so we have been

Most folks kick back on New Years Eve and make plans to hit some lavish party downtown, or stand in the street in Times Square with 100,000 other freezing fools and scream at one old Dick Clark. That ain't the case at Bikernet.com. We huddled like so many football fans and developed an earth-shattering plan

Like most people who ride, I never gave a lick of thought ta dealin’ with a handicap while still keepin’ yer knees in the breeze. That is, until last August, when my wife, Reggie, had a spinal cord surgery go bad, resultin’ in the loss of all feeling in her left side from mid-rib cage

STOP IT!Nobody else tested brake calipers up to now. We did it. Three 6-piston brake calipers had to prove that they are better than the original Harley Davidson 4-piston caliper.The results were quite interesting.Brake calipers are one of the main players when it comes to change parts for custom bikes. When a biker makes up

This is the bike Chica built for the S&S 50th. It's for sale.This tale has a couple of twists and turns. Invader mags were built back east in the '70s. There were no billet-scalloped wheels at the time. Custom wheels were limited. Unfortunately, the manufacturer didn't use the best materials and wheel failures popped to

When Darwin Motorcycles, manufacturer of Brass Balls Bobbers, decided to enhance the look and performance of their machines with dyno-tuned exhausts they looked South to Ft. Worth, Texas at D&D Performance Enterprises. The Oklahoma City, OK manufacturer was introduced to D&D through reading about the exhaust system built for the “World’s Fastest Panhead” raced by

Roger, the Tiki god of Kustom Fab, the artist and fabricator, and the new intern at his side.Here is the second you have and third will be of the photo shoot with Marcus Cuff this October… I taking to the paint shop next week, can't wait to see how it turns out. Here's the new

Here's the second installment build of the Brass Balls, Bikernet.com and Iron Works magazine giveaway bike. With reader input Dar Holdsworth is building a complete custom ground up Brass Balls Bobber to give to a lucky Iron Works reader. Of course their hoping that lots of folks will subscribe to their magazine in the process.

Mike DuFresne was tired of eating rocks. They tended to clog up the breathing apparatus. And he didn’t want to sprint for the expensive transplant so he decided to throw something on the grille, something tasty but also functional. We’re not talking his lungs but the very expensive radiator cooling off his Harley V-Rod. The

When I first got the idea about this article for Cycle Source and now Bikernet, I thought I couldeasily do 10 tips in so manywords. After writing the article, I thought it would be better to go intomore detail and show more pictures. Sothe 10 tips will now come in Part A &B. I know

When I found out that Baker Drivetrain manufactured a new oil pan for 1993 to 2008 FLH Harley-Davidson models, I was interested. Hell, it held an extra quart of oil, so I installed one on my 2004 FLHTI. An extra quart of oil in the system is a sure way to lower engine oil temperature

In this poor economy people are VERY concerned about gas mileage. I recently laughed when a local kid with a truck asked me if I knew where to get a four cylinder import car. When 21-year-old kids are looking for a non-ego economy car, you know that gas is WAY too much. (I think I

The days of the 19th century kicker are over. Tired of using those old kick arms that flop back to the kick position every time you ride? Nash Motorcycle Company solved the problem. Developed and Patented by John Grant, these one of a kind kicker arms are like nothing seen before. Cast from a 174

I’m damn fortunate to have a hobby that I not only enjoy doing, but that people enjoy buying. I get to build bikes and sooner or later, someone comes around to purchase it, making it possible to finance yet another project. And so the vicious circle continues. Darren, the author, and the Kustom Fab shop