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When building a bike, most people seem to focus on the one thing that drives them or motivates them to get the project done. For some people, it’s simply the thrill of the ride, for others, it’s getting recognized for building it. For me, it’s the rush I get from designing and custom making items […]

This is going to be good. Building one of these desks is like spring shop-cleaning. So maybe I can steam-wash the cobwebs of my mind in the process. I built the first Panhead desk almost 20 years ago, while I was editing books at Paisano Publications. The offices were drab and we needed spirit around

The original, before the Russell treatment.Yep, that's right a miracle befalls us from Russell Peterson, a machinist who lives on a mountain on a distant planet. Hell, I don't know, but he worked his ass off on this contraption for years and now they're on the road and we have a working model right here

The popularity of chassis stabilizers for Harley-Davidson motorcycles with rubber mounted engines has increased greatly and there are now numerous companies making them. Most are much the same design and they work well. There is one New and Different Style stabilizer out as well and it is made by Alloy Art. It uses three (3)

Click here to enter Bikernet free contest area and receive Bikernet Updates.  Back to Mudflap_Girl_Part_1_the_Concept There’s nothing like a Mudflap Girl, so I was intrigued when brothers started building Mudflap Girl products. Mudflap girls are the workingman’s escape from constant asphalt treachery, workin’ eight hours everyday on a construction site or hauling containers from some

Larry Petrie on the left and the notorious Bob T. on the right. The Chop N Grind core.Our staff often takes asphalt boiling poetic license with features, especially Bandit. It's as if he knows builders so well, they don't mind if he turns their story into a meth lab shop of horrors. But I discovered

I have to admit I do have a few different oil filter funnels, but none that worked well on my 2004 FLHT Harley, because of how the foot controls are positioned and also because the motorcycle has a oil cooler on it. Over the years I've used chunks of cardboard and or tinfoil, and most

The author, work truck bike owner, pretending he can build bikes.I know it’s been a while, but shit it’s the season and I’m busy as hell and would rather work on getting this beast done than write about it. Last time around we got the axle blocks cut, drag brace in, and everything welded. I’m

This is a short and super-sweet announcement. Not only did JIMS develop an American Made, kick-ass twin cam Monster engine configuration with 131-inches of power, but it's approved by the factory and available through your local dealership. Hang on, there's more. They also developed a set of crankcases to allow any rider to install a