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If you are planning to be at the upcoming annual Sturgis Motorcycle rally, make a point of zooming to the East end of Sturgis to Guy Edward’s Caddy’s Whiskey Bar. Get a close look at this Sturgis Rat Harley-Davidson XL Chopper in person, and sit and sip a cold one of whatever it is you […]

  Editor’s note: We are very fortunate to have two of our top techs tackle this installation. Each one brings a slightly different direction to this tech, and both thoroughly tested the Force Flow from JIMS.  By Doc Robinson   Summer is here and engine heat once again becomes and issue given that Twin Cam

Tail Gunner Checking in! This month I take a look at LA Choppers Big Air Kit (round), for either EFI or Carb bikes. The kit comes complete with everything you need for an easy install and an estimated 10% HP increase. The Big air kit has a built in breather, so no hose’s to fool

Midnight Bugs taste Best Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need. Wear Heavy Boots. You can’t kick things when you’re wearin’ sneakers NEVER argue with a woman holding a torque wrench If you’re a complainer, ride at the back of the pack so you won’t contaminate the rest

Editor’s Note: Ujjwal Dey is our Bikernet Emperial Wizard Editor from India. His notions of American history are slanted by a couple of salty oceans and a culture tainted by curry powder, so cut him some slack. We all love our rides. Whatever they may be. A cruiser, a sports model, a stock bike, a

A great ride, help a charity, set a World’s Record; what more could a soul ask for on a beautiful spring day? How about you add good friends, great music, good BBQ, cold beer and the Colorado Front Range as a backdrop. Yeah, that sounds like a good day, and a hell of a great

Bad Brad, a martial arts Sifu, and the previous owner of the San Pedro Kick Boxing School recently bought a ’98 King from the Billet King. He still owns his 1964 Panhead, for 40 years. The Road King was clean as a whistle, and had an air system to lower the rear shocks, but the

  I rolled over to the Saddlemen headquarters, in Rancho Dominquez, California, not far from the Bikernet Interplanetary Ivory Tower. We planned a lunch, but it was Friday and the staff, on Hawaiian Shirt Day, was throwing their annual Father’s Day Bash. Saddlemen’s facility reeks of a family and employee friendly atmosphere. They set the

Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson’s Steve Rapp took a convincing win in the third round of the 2013 AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Ala., to earn his second consecutive victory of the season.   Despite missing the first practice session of the weekend, Rapp, a fulltime airline pilot who

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 of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM COAST TO COAST BIKER

The mid winter air was pleasingly warm. I wore only jeans and T-shirt as the old Electra Glide beat its familiar rhythm against the broken pavement of this little third-world highway. Beyond the roadside, lush foliage rolled easily across the land and brought almost impossibly green hues to the eyes as strange trees and tropical

Editor’s Note: As of this posting, Motor Trike just released its conversion of the 2012 Gold Wing, a newly redesigned Gold Wing. Motor Trike’s current Gold Wing conversion, the Adventure, is based on the 2010 model, the current Gold Wing model up to this point. This what is tested here. Look for a review on

Was the first Streamlined Trike Discovered next to a buried ’59 Cadillac tail fin on the outskirts of Palm Springs? Life is an emotional blender on high here at the Bikernet Headquarters. I escaped one weekend and rode to 14 Palms, California with the good Dr. Hamster one chilly winter morning. We met members of

Editor’s Note: As of this posting, Motor Trike just released its conversion of the 2012 Gold Wing, a newly redesigned Gold Wing. Motor Trike’s current Gold Wing conversion, the Adventure, is based on the 2010 model, the current Gold Wing model up to this point. This what is tested here. Look for a review on

  When you’re looking for a motorcycle today, you will most likely take yourself off to one or more local motorcycle dealers, look at what they have on the showroom floor, maybe take one or two for a test ride, then make your purchase. Today, part of the process might be doing a little initial

“Here I go again trying to make something happen,” said John Grant of Hardtail Choppers. “We designed a replacement solid motor mount kit. It converts a rubber mount 2004 and up Sportster motors in stock or custom frames to solid mounting. Lots of reasons to do this. I won’t name them all, but they do

Using the right tool for any job makes things go easier, faster, and eliminates most mistakes. There have been numerous articles on installing cams in Harley Twin Cam Engines. The use of the tools for removing and installing bearings was covered. You can see them in previous articles here on Bikernet.   What I have

Editor’s Note: I’ve been holding on to this report for a while waiting on a response from the MRF, because I knew it was false. If the sky was blue, and these agencies weren’t fighting for more money, they would support FREEDOM, training, and awareness campaigns, and fewer regs. This is why I have been

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 of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. COAST TO COAST BIKER NEWSCompiled & Edited

While there are plenty of great motorcycles to see when you visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, there are also lots of other historic items and memorabilia on exhibit in the museum. Memorabilia includes motorcycle parts, toys, publications, posters, fliers, and lots of terrific motorcycle artwork. Three pieces of art that stand

Ton, a longtime member of the Few Good Men M/C, glared at the reflection in the back of the minivan. It was times like this that he wished the Shovel had mirrors. He had picked up the reflection of the tan van several miles before but now it was getting the best of him. A

  Editor’s Note: People from various backgrounds got a glimpse into motorcycling history on Saturday, April 13th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Bikes of Days Gone By, a vintage motorcycle show was held in Historic Downtown Melbourne and featured antique motorcycles dating from 1978 and earlier. The show is put on by Jim Kuhman and

Editor’s Note: I’ve done this a couple of times with various air cleaner systems. Fortunately some of the covers are aluminum or stainless and can be cut, modified, or beat on, and then polished or rattle-canned for a terrific finish. But there are a myriad of aftermarket systems available from K&N, S&S, Performance Machine, you