Tech

As some of you know, I once lived a normal life of the consistent toil and work needed to maintain many possessions. In time I established a way of life, on the road, almost completely devoid of these pressures. I believe that, aside from the elimination of ANY unnecessary possessions, this ideal is achieved by […]

  Rumors abounded since earlier this year and today Harley-Davidson pulled the veil off of an all-new V-twin engine, the Milwaukee-Eight; it will power its touring bikes for 2017. The ninth in the lineage of the company’s Big Twin engines, the Milwaukee Eight is said to deliver more power and an improved motorcycling experience while

Ron Loynds, owner of Metalsport and three other companies is an interesting cat. He’s not like a rich business guy who inherited his business from the family and flies in and out of his office in a helicopter. Ron is a biker who worked for his stepdad in a machine shop as a kid. Ron

Last year during the 75th Anniversary of the Sturgis Rally I attended The Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast at the Buffalo Chip. It’s held the first Sunday of the rally and it provides scholarships to newly minted grads and for veterans that are interested in starting a career the motorcycle industry.  What’s cool about it is

Okay, it’s that time of year and we’re pumped. Nothing is more exciting than the ride to Deadwood. It’s the mecca of the custom motorcycle industry. It’s the Wild West Escape Run from the bills, the jobs, the traffic, the population, the ol’ lady, the kids, you name it. This is the time to feel

We’ve come to the Saddlemen point in the story, to finish Jim’s seat construction over his custom fiberglass pan. The notion was to help Jim with a cool custom-styled seat, but when it comes to Saddlemen there’s much more to seat fabrication, and their mantra revolves around comfort. Tom Seymour and Dave Echert have been

So, a bolt you tightened down completely failed and broke into two pieces. Why did it happen? Did you tighten it and use a torque wrench to insure the proper tightness? The first things you need to determine include what size bolt, how many threads per inch and what grade of bolt. The grade of

  Introduction The linked material below is a collection of information which provides an overview of both the mosfet and thyristor type voltage regulators. If using a thyristor type voltage regulator and it fails, upgrading to a mosfet based voltage regulator will offer longer lifespan and better charging system performance. Heat buildup in the voltage

Riverside CA May 1st 2016: Last year I bought the bike I had been dreaming about since it made its debut in the Harley line-up in 2007. It’s a two-tone Pacific blue and black 2008 Softail Custom; FXSTC. I’ve included the alphabet soup nomenclature for those who are entertained by Harley model-acronyms. No matter how

I recently rambled about never giving up. This tech is an example in not giving up, and looking for opportunities for success. James Simonelli recently went to work for Biker’s Choice and it’s a company constantly looking for opportunities to succeed. They continue to expand and James is working hard on the Twin Power line

Anyone who has ever worked on older vehicles has experienced the dreaded broken bolt malady. It may be on your bike or on someone else’s, but it always ruins your day. Why do they always seem to be in an awkward and hard-to-reach place? Trying to remove one by drilling straight into the remaining bolt,

Life is fascinating, daunting, bullshit, heart-breaking, exhilarating and once in awhile inspiring. It’s also a blast, sexy, and fast. Just in the last couple of weeks, I encountered a struggling biker business on the brink of financial heartache. They survived the 2008 economic downturn, and became one of the few custom bike companies to make

I’ve known Jim Waggaman of Air Stream Studios for maybe 30 years. He helped me with my ’92 Dyna custom with Mike Maldonado, and I rode it to Sturgis in ’94. Hell, I rode it 400 miles in the rain with Dr. Hamster to the Billet Bar in Phoenix, from Los Angeles, for a drink.

I have had a Klock Werks Amp and Speaker Kit in my 2009 FLHTC for quite some time and am very happy with it. On more than one occasion I have people ask me about it. One was my friend Danny Seybold and he asked me to install one in his 2013 Harley Trike.  

Incredible. This is the shortest tech in history and partially because of the new product. Batteries are dirty, grubby, heavy, nasty bastards and they throw sparks when you least expect it. About 10 years ago, the whole battery acid nastiness disappeared with the sealed batteries, a major step in the right direction. They kept improving

The very first modification I made to a motorcycle was to remove the stock mattress seat off my new ’69 XLCH and replace it with a Diamond Buttons Cobra seat from Le Pera. I’m on the hunt for a stock ’69 Sportster to replace it, but I would still mess with a totally stock bike

A brother went down recently and we needed to pick him up dust him off, correct his motorcycle and launch him on a run to Vegas Bikefest with a couple of other hard-riding Dyna pilots. James is the master ceramic tile man around the Bikernet Headquarters, and he also dabbled at becoming a 5-Ball Leathers

We ran into a cool FXR recently at Bennett’s Performance, but it sported a S&S Twevo Engine, basically a Twin Cam in a set of Evo mounting cases from S&S. We were intrigued. The bike, moto styled, was built by a customer, James Doerr, and Eric Bennett built the engine. He raced it at the

  (Left side rear muffler hanger broke here)   My friend Tom called me an all too common problem with Harley Baggers! A broken exhaust! It all started on a ride to Reno one year, where we happened to notice that the left rear muffler bracket (also the bag support) had broken at the rear

This is a straight forward tech with just a few twists and turns, girls, quirks and sidebars. You would think forward control installation a breeze, and in this case it was, but not always. GMA has designed what we believe to be by far the most streamlined forward controls, taking customizing to the ultimate level.

THE HUMBLE ONE RETURNS– I was going to submit a small offering for BIKERNET about the 08′ Dyna with H-D 110-inch engine, just a quick blurb. Here are a few pics from my ride this morning, (my 41st birthday). The bike is extremely smooth considering it has been bored and stroked from the original 96-inch engine.  I

I can’t do anything normal-like, and I’ve got to fuck with everything. My refrigerator is custom-painted, but many of us crazed maniacs in this industry suffer similar afflictions, such as Bill Dodge, Dave Perewitz, you name ‘em. We drank the same tainted water as kids. Then there’s also something about redheads. So, how did this

 Add style to your stock saddlebag with a new latch cover from J&P Cycles. Replacing the stock latch cover is a relatively quick and simple install that only requires a couple of tools. In this video, Patrick walks you through the correct way to install your new latch covers.Tools needed:t10 torxt15 torxFind these saddlebag latch

I purchased the 2004 Electra Glide in 2005, at that time it only had 2200 miles on it. The owner had handled some performance upgrades: A 103-inch big bore kit, Screaming Eagle 260 cams, Screaming Eagle CNC ported heads with compression releases, Screaming Eagle air cleaner, stock head pipes but Screaming Eagle slip-ons/with cats, Screaming