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Sturgis 2001 Buell

  It’s part of our job as moto-journalists to try what’s outthere in the American market and report back. The ultimate test is to take a bike, customize it and ride it to Sturgis. What could give you a truer test of a bike’s ability to look cool and endure a long run? I’ve been […]

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Oz’s Garage Build

I was sittin’ around listening to Bandit and Zebra go at each other again, over some b-s detail, and thinking’ that I’d probably be doin’ the world a favor to just blow both of them away, when it hit me. We’ve all read about the Bikernet West versus Bikernet East build up. We heard about

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Fasteners 101

Let’s get right down to the basics. The most important group, ofitems, that hold your whole scooter together is fasteners. Nuts andbolts can be very confusing to the novice. The concept of assemblingcomponents held together with socket-head, button-heads, Torx-head,setscrews, elastic lock nuts (Nylocks), flex-nuts, 12 points and capscrews could become a mind-boggling choice. Add to

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Fork Tube Dimensions

Readers often ask about fork tube specifications. There are somany we’ve been in search of standard information to help buildersunderstand what the hell they’re working with. This information camefrom Rick Whitehead of Custom Cycle Engineering. As you will seebelow, they make and chrome any size you need. “For over 30 years we have manufactured extension

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April 18, 2001

Motorcyclists? Rights: LIVE at 2001 BEST of the WEST!Motorcycle Riders Foundation?s Annual Western Regional Meeting Will Be Broadcast Live Via InternetMRF Washington, D.C. — Concerned about motorcyclists? rights and overall transportation safety on the American road?Better fly, drive — or, preferably, ride — to Phoenix, AZ, on April 6 thru 8 where the leaders of

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