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This is going to be good. Building one of these desks is like spring shop-cleaning. So maybe I can steam-wash the cobwebs of my mind in the process. I built the first Panhead desk almost 20 years ago, while I was editing books at Paisano Publications. The offices were drab and we needed spirit around […]

The original, before the Russell treatment.Yep, that's right a miracle befalls us from Russell Peterson, a machinist who lives on a mountain on a distant planet. Hell, I don't know, but he worked his ass off on this contraption for years and now they're on the road and we have a working model right here

The popularity of chassis stabilizers for Harley-Davidson motorcycles with rubber mounted engines has increased greatly and there are now numerous companies making them. Most are much the same design and they work well. There is one New and Different Style stabilizer out as well and it is made by Alloy Art. It uses three (3)

Click here to enter Bikernet free contest area and receive Bikernet Updates.  Back to Mudflap_Girl_Part_1_the_Concept There’s nothing like a Mudflap Girl, so I was intrigued when brothers started building Mudflap Girl products. Mudflap girls are the workingman’s escape from constant asphalt treachery, workin’ eight hours everyday on a construction site or hauling containers from some

Larry Petrie on the left and the notorious Bob T. on the right. The Chop N Grind core.Our staff often takes asphalt boiling poetic license with features, especially Bandit. It's as if he knows builders so well, they don't mind if he turns their story into a meth lab shop of horrors. But I discovered

I have to admit I do have a few different oil filter funnels, but none that worked well on my 2004 FLHT Harley, because of how the foot controls are positioned and also because the motorcycle has a oil cooler on it. Over the years I've used chunks of cardboard and or tinfoil, and most

The author, work truck bike owner, pretending he can build bikes.I know it’s been a while, but shit it’s the season and I’m busy as hell and would rather work on getting this beast done than write about it. Last time around we got the axle blocks cut, drag brace in, and everything welded. I’m

This is a short and super-sweet announcement. Not only did JIMS develop an American Made, kick-ass twin cam Monster engine configuration with 131-inches of power, but it's approved by the factory and available through your local dealership. Hang on, there's more. They also developed a set of crankcases to allow any rider to install a

The new Terminal Velocity.3 by Terry Components is the only “Closed Loop” Fuel Management System for Harley Davidson’s that works with factory calibrations and uses factory ECU and all factory Sensors. Units are available to fit Harley models from 1995 to 2009 including 2008 & 2009 Throttle by Wire Models. It uses quick connect plugs

As we all try to navigate through the economic mud that is our current international fiscal situations, pay the fare of bills due and find enough extra capitol to race with, it becomes ever more important to find in-expensive performance improvement areas. One such place to look is in the details of everything fast. Successful,