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This article was printed in the Spring 2007 issue of The Antique Motorcycle, if you enjoy the article and would like to learn more about old bikes and meet other people that like them check out www.antiquemotorcycle.org/ This articlewill focus on separate examples of how to either refurbish the existing patina of a bike, create […]

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

The Doctor of Belts, the Master of poly urethane, the god of Cottonwood, Phil Ross or Spacer, to the bros who know…This is wild. I've known Phil Ross (or Spacer), one of the original belt drive masters for almost 35 years. I think I ran one of his primary drives in the late '70s. I

You know what they say about tools, don't cha?Unbelievable, I just wrote the entire intro for this article and my Word program crashed, and I lost the bastard. Suppose I'm force to hit “save” every other sentence. Save. Okay, I'll try again. We've attempted to launch a series of JIMS special tool techs for a

JIMS test kit comes if terrific durable vinyl case.With the majority of Big Twin motorcycles being Fuel Injected it is necessary to have some special tools to keep them running right. One of those tools is a JIMS Fuel Pressure Tester. Granted there are numerous parts to the fuel system, but it all starts with

In the last article Ryan and mocked the tank split it and mocked. Now it was time to cut out the 16-gauge steel bottom and then move onto the tunnel. It was easy tracing the outline of the base of the tank and then trimming it with sheers. My delicate typing hands got a good

In the couple of decades I’ve spent as a motorcycle photo/journalist covering the American V-Twin scene there is one constant that I have encountered over and over again; the fact that many people in the industry are super keen motorcycle enthusiasts and began their careers by turning the hobby which they loved into a business:Bandit–Bikernet.com;

We experienced an incredible month of hiccups and grievances. My computer crashed immediately after I spent a long weekend in Primm, Nevada, locked in a hotel room, rewriting my first Chance book. I lost it all. Then I'm attacked with the vertigo venom and laid out like a sick puppy, terrified that my life as

Take this Brass Balls Bobber Home.As you see on the cover of IronWorks mag, we’re getting close to completing our Brass Balls Bobbers Giveaway bike, sponsored by Bikernet.com. The crew at BBB still has a few last-minute additions to make, so we won’t show you the competed bike until next issue. And you still have

The Brew Dude Master. Chains?? Probably the most neglected part of your bike is the chain. They need adjustment, cleaning and lubrication to function correctly. I prefer chains over a belt, because I can play with the final gearing for performance, by changing either the front or rear sprocket or both resulting in a perfect