This is a strange one. I’ve witnessed the rise and fall of numerous businesses in the Chopper Kingdom in my 45 years of drinking Jack Daniels, riding choppers, and chasing redheads. I’ve seen the changes, felt the pain of losing brothers, and watched the Chopper world crumble again in 2008. Now we look at a […]
It was just after new year’s when New Orleans finally turned cold. It would prove an uncommonly brutal winter over most of the U.S. this year. For two decades I’d spent these frozen months all over the southern states and had learned beyond doubt that southern Florida is the only stateside place that
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Editor’s Note: The following tech was written and photographed by the Lucky Devil Metal Works crew who are primarily responsible for the Salt Torpedo build. Kent Weeks and his wife Holly did a helluva job at documenting this process. I have installed a few gear sets but I think no matter how many times you
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Add style to your stock saddlebag with a new latch cover from J&P Cycles. Replacing the stock latch cover is a relatively quick and simple install that only requires a couple of tools. In this video, Patrick walks you through the correct way to install your new latch covers.Tools needed:t10 torxt15 torxFind these saddlebag latch
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It all started with our 5-Ball Racing search for our trike streamliner name, which quickly centered around the “Salt Torpedo.” Then the Prince stepped up from his mountain top castle and said, “There’s only one artist on the planet capable of this lofty task.” When I asked, “Who?” he suddenly disappeared on a bike show
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Summer is almost here and that means you’ll be sharing the road with more motorcyclesin the months ahead. We encourage you to stay sharp and to follow the safetytips we’ve previously published here. Tohelp with that, we’d like to share an interesting graphic we ran across from ABATEof Wisconsin, the statewide motorcycle riders organization. It
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I purchased the 2004 Electra Glide in 2005, at that time it only had 2200 miles on it. The owner had handled some performance upgrades: A 103-inch big bore kit, Screaming Eagle 260 cams, Screaming Eagle CNC ported heads with compression releases, Screaming Eagle air cleaner, stock head pipes but Screaming Eagle slip-ons/with cats, Screaming
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This new model will fit 2008 and newer Harley touring models. “Actually, they will fit on any bagger with a horn mount on the left side of the engine,” said Steve West, from Love Jugs. “That covers almost any bagger.” LOVE JUGS have been on the market for some time and there have been numerous
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My name is Jeff Kraus. I am the Motorcycle Community Liaison for Operation Gratitude (www.operationgratitude.com), a 501(C) 3 military charity based in Van Nuys, CA. Over the past 12 years it has mailed over 1,200,000 care packages to our nation’s service members deployed in hostile regions all over the world along with special
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It was 1911 when brothers Tom and William started in the manufacturing business. They built their first four cylinder motorcycle in 1912 with a long wheelbase. The ads of the day stated “The long wheelbase of the Henderson, 65 inches, permits the riders to sit between the wheels, reducing road shocks to the
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