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Sponsored By   The grab rail is then CAREFULLY slid over the fender (using wax paper or some other type of paper thin matieral) to keepthe rail again from scraping the paint.   Here’s the wheel, as it is readied to be put into position. This wheel setup is a 5.5″ wide rim, with a […]

Sponsored By   Here, the rear wheel is slipped into place, and the axel slipped through. Atlas set this frame up to fit perfectwith the 5.5″ rim. No additional spacers were needed to put the entire system together with the exception of a washerthat was procured at the local hardware store. I’ve been told by

Sponsored By   Here’s another shot at the front with the brakes mounted on both sides.   Mounting the front fender is a snap. Four bolts, four nuts. But – remember, you want to mock this stuff up BEFOREyou paint and powder coat. If you don’t, Murphy’s law says you’ll have to grind something afterwards….

Sponsored By   So – here it is so far. At this point, it looks like a real motorcycle. Still missing the tail light, the head light,the belt drive cover, and some other misc. shit… But it’s close. Now for the cool factor.   The guys over at Joker Machine are some good friends of

Daytona Twin Tec LLC Announces New Fuel Injection Technology for2001 and Later Harley-Davidson( Motorcycles with Delphi Controller.TCFI Twin Cam Fuel Injection controller with optional WEGO Wide-bandExhaust Gas Oxygen sensor interface allows quickly auto-tuning fuelcurves on highly modified engines without dyno time. Daytona Beach, Florida April 21, 2003: The new TCFI Twin CamFuel Injection controller solves

Excelsior-Henderson www.excelsiorhenderson.com (612) 873-7000 (612) 873-7030 FAX Hi-Tech Custom Cycles Marty Ruthman (818) 901-7037 Buchanan Spoke & Rim (626) 969-4655 (626) 812-0243 FAX Headwinds (818) 359-8044 Al Martinez Custom Paint (714) 288-6700 (714) 288-6707 FAX Avon Tire (425) 771-2115 (425) 771-4246 FAX Back to the Project…

This is original assembly Excelsior-Henderson number 103. And we’re proud to bring you an original, exclusive, first off custom Excelsior. Since this is an original production run bike, we won’t cut or alter the frame, change any major components, or add many billet components. This is sorta like customizing a bike back in the late

In the last segment we discussed the lines of the new Excelsior-Henderson and what we planned for it. As you know as well as I do, any custom job is a matter of dreams, someone’s ability to conceive a great notion, and the team of experts you put together. We were blessed on all fronts.

Bandit gave me this assignment a week ago, after a three-daydrunk. I was just comin’ around and, as usual, was on my last financialleg when someone dragged me out from under the work bench and said, “Ifyou want money to eat, here’s your assignment.” It was this tallOriental bookkeeper with big tits and a smile

He started engraving in 1980, after one of his partners, Hells AngelKenny Baker, told him to hang up the standard scroll style of engravingfor the tattoo kind of work, which he has since become well known for.C.J. was rumored to say, “Ya don’t have flowers and doilies tattooed allover yer body, so why the hell

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

Installing a 160 tire into a stock frame just might be easier than you thought. A few additional modifications are necessary, but can be performed by you, at home with the right tools. We need to add some additional clearances to make this tire fit, but the final affect is sure worth the time. The

This is only the second Flowbench I have built. The first one was modeled after a commercial one but was under powered. I could barely get 8″ w.c. test pressure on intake testing. I have been working on this thing for quite some time now. This second design is not of the Laminar Flow type

These stainless steel fork stops have internal stops and were designed to eliminate the typical problems encountered with other fork stop systems. External stops are unsightly and tend to damage paint and chrome. Some internal stops shear screws and pins but these cups, built by Milwaukee Iron in Lynchburg, Virginia, were designed to avoid all

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

 Yeah, right, there once was a time when changing handlebars meant taking off the throttle, the grip on the left side, and one mirror, replacing the bars and bolting the other shit back on. Ah, but that was 5,000 years ago. Now replacing a set of bars is worse than replacing a piston in the

  I don’t know what gets into that bastard, Bandit, he’s got way too much going on. The one thing about working with him is that we can say anything we want, like the time Zebra blew a hole in the headquarters because he was pissed about something. We let this jerk know what’s on

The transmission looked brand new, but was a Rev Tech reject. Bandit made the tranny plate out of flat stock and put the tranny in place. NuttBoy’s curiosity got the best of him and he asked, “Where the fuck will you put your feet?” “Hold on,” Bandit said. He took the tranny case and the

Kenny opened the door to his warehouse, pointed to a dented and rusting bin and said, “Go for it.” NuttBoy climbed in the back looking for the proper bends. This bin was the size of a full length truck container and two-thirds full of scrap 1-3/4 inch pipe material, yet there wasn’t a 90 degree

  I almost quit over this one. Bikernet was in the middle of year-end taxes and financials. We were about to launch the Cantina. Nyla was shooting photographs of the new line of Dragonfly shirts with near-naked women and the Digital Gangster was working his fingers to nubs trying to get everything launched. Where was

  Bandit and NuttBoy made a container for the glass with the bottom of an old H-D shipping crate, a couple uprights, tie-down eyes and some old carpet. This time it would be moved properly in an upright position. So Bikernet came virtually to a standstill while Bandit and NuttBoy finished little John’s desk. Can

Welcome to the inside of the Bikernet Northwest Garage. This is where the next project begins. The goal – To complete one bad ass, mail haulin, knuckle draggin’, speed bump scrapin’, rip the skin off your face, back breakin’ rigid scoot. This bike is going to be ALL about mailorder. Since many of you don’t

The above photo details the back end of the Atlas Precision ‘Roadrunner’ frame. Attached is a 9″ wide stubby fender, also supplied by Atlas. Both the fender and the frame are designed to handle 200 mm meat. We’ll be using a 180 for the project. Since wide tire aftermarket frames require special fenders, you have

We’ve collected a number of parts for the rigid over the last few months – but one key item was missing. That’sthe engine. When it came time to decide on a power plant for the project, there were a couple of factors thatwarrented consideration. The first is of course, cold hard cash. None of us