Tech

      1.  What is Ethanol?     Ethanol is referred to as grain alcohol or ethyl alcohol. It is used in alcoholic beverages, but is also used in gasoline as an oxygenate.  Ethanol used in gasoline applications is denatured which means that it contains a bittering agent in it to prevent it from […]

We peeled out to Saddlemen’s family-operated dream factory recently to see what was new, and maybe test a new bag on a 250 ATK cruiser. We worked with Saddlemen’s team on several occasions, building a totally custom seat for the Mudflap Girl FXR, creating seats for Bonneville Racers, you name it. The Saddlemen group is

A brother, contributor, official Bikernet certified welder, VP of Bikernet Manufacturing, Dr. Feng, lives on a rusting steel ketch in the Wilmington marina. He recently agreed to a long-term road test of a 650 ATK cruiser. The notion of living on a boat is a romantic, solitary existence, rocking to sleep each night by splashing

This story kicked off 10 years ago with a Lincoln MIG welder and a rusting mini-bike. An obsessed weight lifting and skateboarding 13-year-old, with his dad’s support, bought a MIG welder and started to chop his mini. “I raced motocross until I broke my left foot,” said Jesse Srpan. “I needed to shift to something

There is a buzz in the industry once more. It started with the invention of a composite material capable of revolutionizing brake systems. I’m not kidding. This shit brakes like nothing else on the planet. It will last forever. It won’t squeal or wear, and brake pads will last and last. Also, this shit doesn’t

    Do I start with “In the Beginning”, “Long, Long Ago”, or “Once Upon A Time”?  However you look at it, there’s always going to be a back story, bits and pieces coming out over a Jack and Coke or a brew, at the shop, local pub or even the Warehouse in Port Costa.

    I’m using a Baker DD6 transmission and they mount on a 5 speed transmission plate as used in Evolution Softail frames. I don’t care for the flimsy stamped sheet metal trans mounting plates available commercially so I opted to make my own. Back in the day we used to have V shaped rear

During a late night North Carolina thunderstorm I got a call from Edge, the Commander of the Smoke Out High-Security Team. He caught me just as I was finishing the last savory drops of my double Jack on the rocks. With Edge, you never know what alley a conversation will take, so I shook myself

    My wife Jane bought a 2012 Dyna Switchback after 22 years of FXR ownership, and this new bike has become another test bed machine for Heavy Duty magazine (www.heavyduty.com.au). In terms of performance, we began by switching out the stock cams for a set of S&S 585 units, fitted an S&S air cleaner

Eric Bennett grabbed the shop door chain and hoisted the roll up door for the first time, in 2000. He started his mechanical career as a certified diesel mechanic with 60-weight always flowing through his blood stream. Finally, he gave into his entrepreneurial spirit and his desire to make motorcycles his life—he opened his own