Since I’ve been writing tech-tips, I’ve found that the moreopinionated I become, the more responses I get via e- mail fromBikernet surfers. Opinions are interesting. Some postulates areformed from ignorance, others by experience, still others fromeducation, and some are passed down from generation to generation. So which is it, John? Well this month, I’m going […]
Can You Ever Be Too Cool? Read More »
Paul Cox Custom Leather has been creating custom leather seats professionally for over 12 years. His client list includes the likes of Indian Larry’s Gasoline Alley NYC, Billy Lane, Jesse James and Exile Cycles to name but a few. Paul’s handmade work is definitely the finest available anywhere at any price. Each seat is hand
HANDMADE LEATHER SEATS Read More »
Photo 11: Remove the pattern and you should see the tracing embossed on the leather seat. Photo 12: Paul uses a swivel knife to delicately carve the lines into the leather before tooling. This requires a bit of practice. We recommend that you try it out on some scrap leather before diving right into the
HANDMADE LEATHER SEATS(CONTINUED) Read More »
You may have caught much of our event coverage by Crazyhorse, the newest addition to the Bikernet Staff. In addition to all the fast and fantastic coverage she has provided us, she will soon be assisting with the Bike Show. I recieved the following e-mail from Bandit yesterday with the attached photos. We just wanted
A BRIEF ON CRAZYHORSE Read More »
My real killer paint job did not show up. The customer only showed the bike in Louisville. But it is the wildest paint job I have ever done. I have attached 3 pics of it. I wish this bike could have been in Daytona. Maybe next years Rats’ Hole. I worked today,
A BRIEF ON CRAZYHORSE (CONTINUED) Read More »
Bikernet East, Zebra Report 8/17/2000:ZEBRA CRUSHES BANDIT! ARRIVES FIRST IN STURGIS! Despite overwhelming odds, such as a rev limiter installed secretly byBandit (later ripped out and thrown in the ditch), heavy rain on the eastcoast, phony tags (fuck the Florida DMV), a bleeding gas tank (Bandit issuspected here as well), hail in Atlanta, deer in
Bikernet East – The Zebra Reports Read More »
It seems to me that I’ve been hearing the word ‘Billet’ used, misused and even abused over and over, which leads me to the conclusion that there’s a lot of confusion about that ‘Billet’ word that people are using. O.K., what the heck is billet? Let’s go to the source, Mr. Webster says: “billet (bil’it)
BILLET, WHAT IS IT? Read More »
ROAD KING REPORT–Initially I had some questions regarding Road Kings. I wanted to know some about the frame geometry. I perfer a little trail over low speed, parking lot handling. I like to run fast and stable. Next I’m old school. I perfer a bike with minimun extras so I lean toward a carb model
The Road King Report Installment 1 Read More »
The Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) team pumps upits wild Screamin’ Eagle Road King for 2003 with the biggestdisplacement engine ever offered in a production Harley-Davidsonmotorcycle a 103 cubic-inch (1690cc) Twin Cam V-Twin tuned to producemore than 100 lb-ft of torque. Based on the popular FLHRI Road King model, the 2003 CVO Screamin’Eagle Road King
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE ROAD KING GETS STROKED Read More »
A bike in a box, I like the concept. The first thing that pops into my mind is that I’m gonna drop some pretty good coin into a cardboard box the size of a fuckin refrigerator and this is supposed to be my transportation. What kind of parts are lurking in Styrofoam peanuts and bubblewrap?
