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Let’s knock off a few of things fast… First, when wrestling on the beach with a honey, sand has a tendency to get into the most inappropriate places faster than you can say Aunt Jemima. Second, they race in Daytona… Really? Racing on the beach is the reason why Bike Week started, but it is […]

More hot motorcycle news from Colorado, right here, right now. For those of us who could not get away to Daytona we were able to enjoy a little respite from the winter at the 23rd Annual Super Show in Colorado Springs. March 16th and 17th there were bikers and the luck of the Irish in

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The year 1938 was a significant year in the history of Sturgis – the year of the first AMA sanctioned race conducted by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club, which is the event widely recognized as the beginning of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. At that time, nine racers took part in the races in Sturgis, and

Editor’s Note: I realize age is sweeping through my drug-soaked brain cells, but somewhere between the SmokeOut last year in RockingOut North Caroling and Las Vegas Bike Fest I lost the Chop-in Block trail. So, when this group of builders surfaced in Daytona, I looked at an empty bottle of moonshine and muttered, “Where do

We ran into the Reading Design group in Vegas at Bikefest. They had an extensive display to demonstrate their latest product. It’s a motorized adjustable power floorboard system designed exclusively for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. This patented innovation allows the rider to adjust their floorboards from the stock position to a full forward control position or anywhere

Here’s the link to Part 12: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mudflap_Girl_FXR_Part_12She_meets_SS.aspx Okay, so my Mudflap Girl FXR was running fine and I enjoyed every ride with the bare chassis, but I got a hair to treat the frame and powder coat some parts, but the corrosion treatment made the frame look almost black, and I didn’t want to build

I’ve been scrambling from project to project, but this feature always lingered in the back of my mind. I picked it as the Long Beach Ultimate Builder Bikernet Editor’s Choice winner, and Peter Linney immediately shot it for a feature, and then he wanted his payment. I didn’t like the way he shot this bike,

Here’s the link to Mudflap Girl Part 11: http://www.bikernet.com/pages/Mudflap_Girl_FXRs_part_11_The_First_Road_Test.aspx My son’s Mudflap Girl FXR is running and partially broken in. I even, finally, dialed in the Wire Plus Speedometer, and it’s working. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong, but that puppy works like a champ. I enjoy the tightness of the display

This is an interesting one. We met Paul Morris at the Long Beach Ultimate Builder Competition December 7th to the 9th. Our own Ray C. Wheeler competed against Paul in the Performance category. “Ray’s bike had it hands down,” Paul said. But Ray’s bike wasn’t completed so we had to take him out of the

Some may see us as modern-day rebel cavalry, galloping about town and countryside searching for a cause and the next cold beer. Others think of us as little more than animal-hide wearing rejects from some surviving Neanderthal clan. Contrary to Hollywood stereotypes, motorcyclists are aware and enlightened people for the most part; sometimes behaving with

Way back in 1938 when the first race was held at Sturgis, no one could have possibly known what the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally would become. Even so, at least one person was thinking ahead and keeping track of some of the history of the event. Pearl Hoel was the wife of J.C. “Pappy” Hoel, the

If you are thinking about upgrading the cams in your Twin Cam Harley or even if you are just taking it apart to service and or replace the chain tensioners, it is highly recommended that you change the factory bearing with a set of new Torrington bearings. The simple reason contains reliability and strength factors.

Well it’s that time! Now that Daron Ray of Hazzardous Customs is finished striping the tins to bare metal and finishing them with 1964 Highland Green from the Ford Motor Company (House of Kolor match), I can finally get the old girl back on the road. I figured as long as I had the bike

Even before the V-Twin Expo opened there were comments from some people about the changes scheduled for first weekend in February, 2013. You’re not going to please everyone all the time, so in my opinion I would please the vendors, as they are the ones the show was designed for. Actually it was concocted because

Editor’s Note: Mike McGuire is a tech chatter in the Destination Daytona SuperStore. He’s been with J&P since December 2010, where he started as a phone tech. A Harley-Davidson tech, Mike has a master of chassis certification from Harley-Davidson. Originally from Michigan, he graduated cum laude from Walsh College in Michigan, where he received his

Over the past three years our team at Biker Pros has produced over 35 custom bike shows. We seen 1000+ custom bikes from Los Angles to Daytona, and we noticed a major critical custom bike element, the wheels. Over and over a dominating competitive factor in a custom show are wheels and one brand consistently

  I started off intent on just check the cam chain tensioners on my 2009 FLHTC, and then thought, what the hell. As long as it’s apart, I might as well upgrade to the Zipper’s Red Shift 525-HS cams. The 525-HS cams are a set of bolt-in units, and they allow me to use my

The National Western Complex where the west comes to celebrate cowboys, cowgirls, rodeos, and all things western invited in the iron horse and all things biker. February 2nd and 3rd the Colorado Motorcycle Show and Swap took over the complex. Bikers from all over the United States brave the cold weather to attend this event.

Last summer when the 1941 Ariel was finally up and running I thoughtI’d attend a car/bike show on the North Shore. This would involve crossing Second Narrows Bridge. The very same bridge I see frommy studio window, the same one that ultimately killed twenty threeconstruction workers, while it was under construction (it collapsed). I’ve had

In 2009, at the request of the industry, ARB adopted a new regulatory provision for the exemption of aftermarket critical emission control parts on highway motorcycles. In 2012, the Air Resources Board’s (ARB) Enforcement Division, in conjunction with ARB’s Office of Legal Affairs, discovered that performance exhaust manufacturer V&H Performance, LLC. sold, offered for sale,

Please be sure to pass this along far and wide to all your contacts as we need as many phone calls generated on the following bills as possible. The number to call to leave a message for your legislator is 1-800-372-7181. Even if you do not know who they may be the very nice folks

Snitches apparently are not a dying breed. No sir, it seems that after doing their best to destroy motorcycle clubs, they go into hiding and write books about their exploits. Books in which they can present themselves in any light they choose, make up as many stories as they wish and generally present their slimy

This kit is easy to use, easy to wire and a boat load of fun!   When Rivera-Primo came out with the Mini & Mighty Magnum™ HedLED™ Headlights in 2008, they never thought that they would turn out to be as big a hit as they have. The integral LED turn signals are trick, cosmetically