Tech

We recently rebuilt a S&S Super E carb, which is documented in our tech department. There are several S&S carb techs on Bikernet:http://www.bikernet.com/SandS/PageViewer.asp?PageID=1198http://www.bikernet.com/SandS/PageViewer.asp?PageID=1917http://www.bikernet.com/SandS/PageViewer.asp?PageID=2121Unfortunately we ran into a carb that didn't return to commendable running life after a rebuild. Just for a test we installed it on another bike and we still encountered erratic running problems, […]

Pissed-off FatbobThis is a tough one. I've know Fatbob, a Vintage motorcycle dealer, mechanic, and H-D restoration expert for several years. He's helped me and several friends with rare-to-find parts. Fatbob has been in the business of Harleys since I worked at Easyriders in the early '70s. He's what Lou Kimzey, my boss, would call

Bikernet is about to introduce you to the god of Triumph bobbers. Earl, 64, has been tinkering with bikes since he was eight, and got serious in 1966. He discovered a motorcycle niche home 30 years ago and is devoted to customizing rigid- framed Triumph twins. Once in a while, he stumbles off his yellow-brick

Yes, I could have left the internal components of the motor alone and bolted it together after chopping off the trans, but that just wouldn’t be me. I figured that the motor was apart already, so I might as well make some upgrades while it’d be easy. No sense in keeping the displacement at 883cc

TP Engineering, Inc., is a premier manufacturer of performance Evo V-Twin motorcycle engines. We reached out to them recently to discuss how they are dealing with the state of the economy. TP Engineering offers high-performance v-twin motorcycle engines to the custom motorcycle industry. All products are completely manufactured in the United States using American forgings

The SEMA Show in Las Vegas is always great to find new stuff you didn’t even know existed, or the brand-spanking-newest version of something you’ve been waiting for. Here is some cool shit for your ride we spotted wandering the halls: K&N Engineering now have their Aircharger assembly available for 2001-2009 Harley Davidson Softail and

The construction continues. I always pay attention to the little things on bikes so it is no surprise that I wanted little details on my bike that will make it stand apart from the rest, and it is also the reason I chose Ryan to do the work. All of his bikes have carefully been

Click here for shop info This article came about out of necessity. You see, I had a great wiring tech planned out, one that will be terrific for guys who are attempting to build bikes in garages all across the country. That was the plan…So, we’re hangin at the Limp Nickie Lot in New Orleans

So much has happened since the last story that it will be difficult to encapsulate everything in one short tech, but I’ll give it my best shot. We last left off with the front-end basically done. We ended up going back in and cutting the springs another inch and we will most likely get rid

I met Justin Kell like I meet a lot of people, in the evening when I'm drunk and surfing the net. I was browsing my favorite bike sites and found a photo and a paragraph about a recently-discovered 1954 Vincent Black Shadow that was going to be turned into a drag racer by a vintage