Tech

Veteran Pinstriper and Kustom Paint Master, Alan Johnson, opened the 2008 spring bike season at his New Jersey studio by coloring outside the conservative lines with silver leaf on custom orange chopper tins, which belong to a dream build of Dave Stiteler. The term “old school” is casually thrown out in the kustom bike world […]

Like most people who ride, I never gave a lick of thought ta dealin’ with a handicap while still keepin’ yer knees in the breeze. That is, until last August, when my wife, Reggie, had a spinal cord surgery go bad, resultin’ in the loss of all feeling in her left side from mid-rib cage

There's always a couple of ways to deal with bike thieves. Photo by Jerry Southworth.Thieves are brazen these days; the Son’s Of Bitch’s will take what’s yours without batting an eyelash, getting a huge rush as they ride off with your motorcycle in broad daylight. Short of guarding your bike with a loaded gun, baseball

Since selling my last girlfriend to buy a Harley FLHTI I have made several changes to it. Most mods were for performance and handling but some for comfort as well. One area that I was not thrilled with was the radio. When hauling ass on open highways I couldn't make out my favorite Michael Jackson

STOP IT!Nobody else tested brake calipers up to now. We did it. Three 6-piston brake calipers had to prove that they are better than the original Harley Davidson 4-piston caliper.The results were quite interesting.Brake calipers are one of the main players when it comes to change parts for custom bikes. When a biker makes up

I have been threatening to put a set of Ape hangers on the cop bike for a couple of years, but after my trip to the Smoke out West last year with Bandit and crew, and seeing all those bars to the stars down there, I was all over it. These bars are specifically made

Patron of the Bike Arts K. Randall Ball aka Banditdelivers the Sporty to my door. No, it’s a full-size bike,it’s just that Bandit comes in the XXXL size.In the Beginning there was a 20041200 Screamin’ Eagle SportsterGiven the full bling-bling treatment…Yes, very spiffy indeed. Enough chrometo flash messages to the moon…now the taskto toss it

Cut 'em if you want to replace pushrods with adjustables and not take the rocker boxes off.I don't know why I think this is wild, but I do. There's something so damn old school about this. In essence this allows any builder to take all the electronic bullshit off his Twin Cam, including the battery

When I was contacted by Mark Lipski of Traction Control Braking about trying their brake banjo bolt replacement that they said would help stop my brakes from locking up I said, “Yeah, sure! How is a bolt going to do that?” Mark explained the bolt is separated into two chambers by a rubber diaphragm. The

Editor's Note: This may seem strange, but the following is from Tim Conder, a long time bike builder and painter, gone nuts for a drag racing endeavor. Here's his tech update and request for sponsorship help.–Bandit Howdy folks, just a quick word to update you on the ol' #2 car's progress. I gave Alyssa a