BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–CARIBBEAN REPORT, AMA PRESSES SOUTH DAKOTA AND DAVID MANN BENEFIT Continued From Page 2 BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT– Ok guys, what’s up with TV? I got to catch Southern Choppers, which is produced by the same guys that do American Chopper, and I’m sure most, if not all that watched the show noticed that. […]
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–CONDER CUSTOMS REVEALED, ER CHARLOTTER SHOW REPORT AND NEW PIPES Continued From Page 1 HANDMADE PIPES FROM SHAMROCK– I looked at the Shrunken FXR’s pipes. I thought you did a pretty good job on those! In the same line, here’s a set of pipes I just pieced together for a client’s bike I’m
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–JANKLOW WARS, MYRTLE BEACH ROADHOUSE COMIN’ AND BUM BUST Life is bizarre. I’m not alone in my positive vibes regarding 2004, but it’s also not unanimous. There are troubled souls out there. On the other hand Layla is taking her first motorcycle training course tonight, heading toward a California MC license. We’re throwing
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH– BIKERNET CONTEST WINNERS WEEKLY AND NEW BIKE FROM MR. LUCKY Continued From Page 2 QUOTE OF THE DAY — “Life isn’t like a box of chocolates…it’s more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.” –from Christ TNAG, NAG, NAG– An attorney arrived home late one
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–CARIBBEAN REPORT, NEW CANTINA BABES ANDJa JANKLOW SENTENCED Continued From Page 1 Huzzy #1 and Santa’s helper, Isabel at Century Motors in San Pedro, Ca. All Cindy wanted for Christmas was a breast reduction. Now she can fit on her little motorcycle.OVERFLOW CROWD EXPECTED IN FLANDREAU COURTROOM FOR SENTENCING–Anyone hoping to witness former
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–TOOL LORE, JANKLOW GOING DOWN, AND HARLEY NUMBERS HIGH Hold on. This news may be rough around the edges. We’ve been working around the clock to finish the Shrunken FXR for the Roadster Show in Pomona this weekend. Of course we didn’t make it. The seat won’t be completed in time. We got
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THE COAST TO COAST REPORT–BILL BISH ON NEW EPA REGS, HELMET LAWS AND ORGAN DONOR BILLS Bill Bish, the rider behind the Coast To Coast Biker News.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
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BOLIVIAN SCORPIONS, BIKE WEEK REPORT, NEW TECH BOOK AND RARE SADAM FOOTAGE Continued From Page 2BIKERNET HISTORY LESSON–Do you know what happened in 1850? California became a state. Back then, the state had no electricity, no money, there were gun fights in the middle of the streets, and almost everyone spoke Spanish. So
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–CARIBBEAN REPORT, BIKERNET’S MOST WANTED AND FLOW BENCH CONFESSION Continued From Page 1FLOW BENCH CONFESSION– I guilty. I haven’t done a update on my Flowbench for Bikernet.com. I worked on it, just haven’t had a digital camera to use to let you in on the progress. Excuses are like assholes everbodys got one.
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–STRANGE MOTORCYCLES, MOVIN’ SHOPS AND HARLEY ATTACKS I’m a nut, as you might have guessed. I keep a goddamn list going constantly. The list contains freelance article deadlines, parts needed to finish the FXR, a handful of phone numbers and a list of articles for the site. Generally, for a hell-bent-for-leather bastard like
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GUNNY’S SACK REPORT–JANKLOW SLIDES WITH 100 DAYS FOR MURDER, INSURANCE RIPOFF AND NEW BMW HAULS IN STARRING ROLL From TheGUNNY’S SACKWell folks, here we are again. Right now, it’s snowing to beat the band and I’m in Portland, Oregon, fer cryin’ out loud! There are around seven inches on the ground right now and doesn’t
BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–BANDIT’S BEDROLLS ARE BACK, MORE BAD COPS, IT’S AN EPIDEMIC, BUCK REPORTS FROM BOLIVIA AND HAWAIIN BUILD-OFF COMING Continued From Page 3 DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRESENTS THE GREAT BIKER BUILD BIKE & SHOW– FILMED BY HUGH KINGHARDROCK CAFE, HONOLULU, HAWAIIFEBRUARY 15TH 1:00 PM.FEATURING BIKE BUILD OFF BETWEEN ARLEN NESS AND HIS SON CORY NESSCOME
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–TOP FUEL TRIVIA, NEW CARTOONIST, MORE BAD COPS, WEATHER REPORT, RUN FOR BREATH UPDATE, JIM MC CLURE, LUCKY DEVIL AND… Continued From Page 2BIKERNET WAKE-UP CALL– A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o’clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to
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BIKERNET NEWS ALERT–CARIBBEAN CONNECTION REVIVED, DFO CONNECTION DISCOVERED AND BAD COPS ARRESTED Continued From Page 1 BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT– Well I guess the New Year is already looking brighter, it’s a whole new world out there for us who like choppers and home building. The Discovery series is already rolling their cameras, the new shop
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BIKERNET NEWS FLASH–LAME CRIMINALS, BAD COPS, DAYTONA BIKE WEEK, FACTORY CHOPPERS AND DONNIE SMITH’S SHOW Hey, well it’s back to wacky biz as usual. The women are nuts, the chrome is ready and the Jack Daniels is running low. Brothers already gabbin’ about Daytona and Laughlin. The year is in full swing. Mums the word
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Sponsored By Once the engine was back in place, the bolts were placed and the tape was removed. Then it was on to the area where the transmission was to be placed. The transmission plate from Custom Chrome and the rear fender mounts were put into place and bolted down. The transmission was
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Sponsored By At this point I needed to make sure the front and rear pulleys were even at their outer edges. This was to make sure the belt does not rub on the pulley rim. A long level or other straight edge can be used to do this. If you need to move the front
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We’ve collected a number of parts for the rigid over the last few months – but one key item was missing. That’sthe engine. When it came time to decide on a power plant for the project, there were a couple of factors thatwarrented consideration. The first is of course, cold hard cash. None of us
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Sponsored By It was then time to put the Revtech engine in place. Caution and ease are the keys to success here. One thing to note: If you build a ride of your own and are using the type of stand I do, which sits under the frame, make sure the rails are around where
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Sponsored By This project uses a BDL open drive system to drive the tranny, so the motor plate was put into place and bolted down while the engine bolts and transmission bolts were still loose. Make sure to use Loctite 242 and to torque the bolts to spec per the instruction sheet provided with the
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Sponsored By Now here’s the test. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll notice that I DIDN’T put on the secondary belt before we put on the motor plate! Just remember to do this and save yourself the removal of the assembly to fix this mistake. With everything in place, I put the friction plate back
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Sponsored By Once the tape was removed, a small Dremel tool was used to strip the area down to the bare metal. The area was cleaned and the engine was placed back in the frame over the bare metal spots. On to Part 4, Page 4…. Back to Part 4, Page 2….
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Sponsored By Although you haven’t seen it in a fully assembled state, the rigid has actually been mocked up to completion. However, anyone who’s built their own sled knows that an assembled bike without paint and powder just isn’t quite the same as the finished product. Although a primered mock-up will show you the lines
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OK, I know….. It’s a shitty photo. Sorry folks. The good news is, it’s promted me to goout and buy a new camera – so keep an eye out for some high quality photography in the nextinstallment. So here it is. Actually, as I write this, the project is a little further than the photowould
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