Hey, Why are Thursdays nuts? Everything is fine all week, then on the busiest day, the internet goes down, we face a devastating electrical grid surge, or a computer acts up. What the hell. So this morning, my e-mails won’t download, so I can’t finish collecting news items. Fuck it, I’ll work on a motorcycle, […]
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Click here to see: Mudflap Girl FXRs, Part 7 My Son’s almost Grip Ace Wired Since last time, my Mudflap Girl is still over at Saddlemens waiting on a custom seat, but good news filtered into the shop this week. Next week, we should move forward. Then my son made his dire announcement: “I wanted
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Throttle-by-wire replaces throttle cables with an electrically wired or electronic position sensor at the throttle handgrip. New BMW motorcycles have it, as do Harley-Davidson Touring bikes and modern Trikes, so do many models of cars and even jet aircraft. What is it? Throttle-, drive- or fly-by-wire—electronic throttle control (H-D’s official wording) and engine
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I love pouring over a map spread out over the dining room table, scrutinizing every back road and twist in the ink. There is a scale involved with maps that allow you to dream and plan differently then looking at a GPS or computer screen. I’ve been known to draw a radius and pick a
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Harley-Davidson is committed to documenting and preserving the rich history and heritage of African American riding culture for years to come. Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. The event
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Hey, Life is nuts, completely nuts. The human spirit is an amazing thing. Folks will keep smiling through the toughest of times. On the other hand some folks get locked into a negative path, and can’t get out of their own way. And there’s every scenario in between. If you thought I was going someplace
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Hang on for a chance to win this bike. The odds will be terrific, so step up and enter, or subscribe to Bandit’s Cantina on Bikernet.com, or Cycle Source Magazine, and we will take care of your entry into the drawing towards the end of the year. In the meantime, grab a beer and enjoy
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Hey, Every week the world changes according to our stellar Thursday News. One week it’s all about laws and legislation. The next, it’s all jokes and fun, and the following it’s all about creativity, products, and new bikes. It’s incredible, as if the stars are aligned for whatever topic is in store for us this
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The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame has lots of great motorcycles and memorabilia on exhibit, but we’ve also got some great stuff tucked away in our archives. This month, we thought we’d share a little piece of what’s currently NOT on display in the museum. A couple of years ago, we were loaned
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Check out SuperTrapp’s Universal Slip-Ons for custom bikes or café racers (Hit any image to view it full size; hit ‘esc’ to resume regular viewing.) I’ve been a fan of SuperTrapp exhausts after riding a friend’s Harley-Davidson Softail Night Train in the 1990s. The blacked-out beast looked lean and mean, but with its
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Well, it looks like raisin pie for everybody! All you old timers will remember that phrase from the early days. It meant success and a job well done, and it still fits today. The 2012 Easyriders Show in Sac Town contained a great collection of the best custom bikes on the West Coast. There
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Check out SuperTrapp’s Universal Slip-Ons for custom bikes or café racers (Hit any image to view it full size; hit ‘esc’ to resume regular viewing.) I’ve been a fan of SuperTrapp exhausts after riding a friend’s Harley-Davidson Softail Night Train in the 1990s. The blacked-out beast looked lean and mean, but with its
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We recently had the pleasure to road test another 250 ATK model. This is the bare model GT250. It’s not a cruiser, nor the sport bike model. It’s sorta the low-buck Buell replacement. Since 2009 when Erik and his brand left Harley-Davidson, dealerships were stuck with nothing even close to an entry-level model, nothing to
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You’ll see terms mentioned, marketed, and touted throughout the Trike world. Some are general concepts applicable to, but not exclusive to Trikes. Here are some of the more commonly used terms, concepts and consequences. Solid Axle Suspension: type of beam-axle suspension system utilizing a single shaft to connect both wheels. Some manufacturers offer this type
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Harley-Davidson fans in India include people across the demography of this vibrant diverse country. Erstwhile, these big bad-boys of Motorcycle Kingdom were exclusive to the elite and rich who could pay the ridiculously exorbitant import duty to get the Harleys into India, mostly through Asian dealerships in Dubai (UAE), Hong-Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan. Now,
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Wow, I don’t know what to make of life or our economy. The Cinci show was definitely up from last year. Reports are in about Harley-Davidson sales. They’ve also improved over last year, but they are 1/3 of what they were five years ago. Pepsi Cola plans to lay off 8,000 plus employees, American Airlines
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Saddleman seats have been the choice for me since back when I was riding rigid frame motorcycles. They were one of the rare, primarily, comfortable components that allowed me to ride and enjoy a lot of miles in a single day. When I got a new Harley FLHT in 2004 the factory seat was okay
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As she finished the last of the pot, she gently and carefully funneled the shake onto a business card, bent just right to dump the last load into the bowl. She flicked the Bic several times, and a low glowing blue flame emerged just enough to light the green material in the glass pipe. She
pastingA few months back, Tim Barcz, who is my boss here at J&P Cycles, called me into his office, which in and by itself isn’t out of the ordinary. But what he said after I closed the door was something you don’t hear every day. Click on these photos to view them
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Hang on! We’re taking two bikes, maybe three to Bonneville for the Bub’s 2012 International Speed Trials. We got our asses handed to us in 2010, but we learned a few new ropes and rules, and we’re headed back with a vengeance. The 124-Inch 5-Ball Raycer Our Bonneville dedicated 5-Ball Raycer is powered by a
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Stripped-Down, Narrow Styling with Less Chrome and Retro Details Pare down a Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycle to its essential elements and you have the Slim. From its trimmed front fender to its narrow rear end, Slim is a no-nonsense, back-to-basics motorcycle. Call it stripped. Call it old school. Call it lean and mean. What’s left is
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The Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two motorcycle is a metal flakedream machine, a Sportster on a trip back to the days when the cool kids rode aSting-Ray and the big boys parked choppers in a row on the curb. Thosemotorcycles were long and lean; candy-apple color and gleaming chromeshimmering in hazy summer sunlight. From its Hard Candy Big
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Performance Machine is one of these companies everyone tries to emulate. Innovation certainly is a key word when describing what defines Performance Machine in the world of aftermarket motorcycles, whether it relates to road racing, sportbikes or cruisers. For decades, PM has managed to stay at least one step ahead of the competition, always coming
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