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The key to this warlord modification is aWWI TRENCH KNIFE, original about $200 plus. Bob T., being a knife collector, has a goddamn box full of of them. Next ya need a RoadRat, Roberts kick pedal rod (it's longer than stock). He machines them from 304 stainless. (Road Rat Robrrts E-mail is RoadRatRoberts@webtv.net) Stem from […]

Click to see more from Lucky Devil Sportster mods will hit an all-time high with the new rubbermounted chassis wrapped securely around the upgraded 2004 drive train. We needed a tech sizzling with Sportster custom upgrades. By the grace-of-god a call came through to the headquarters one strange, sorta evil, morning. Terrie called and told

The before (top) and after shot of the Heritage modification.A full moon glowed over the harbor the night a call came through from an irate reader, “You bastards had a Softail project and never finished it,” the caller exclaimed frothing at the mouth. “I'm comin' all the way to Califa to snatch your women, drink

This shows just a fragment of all the parts involved.Hang on. Here comes a complete build of a custom CCI Goliath Bike Kit. We built this 100-inch Rev Tech monster in nine days. The bike was assembled to promote the Annual Beach Ride, at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, through the efforts of Custom

Shrunken FXR mid-controls by Giggie at Compu-Fire. Note: we need flat-headed Allens. Giggie our master machinist from Compu-Fire rolled up to the Bikernet Headquarters last Saturday. We haven’t seen him for months due in part to his work on new starting systems for the custom market. They are dancing through the final development stages of

Laser Alignment-How it Came To BeThe following was written by Mil Blair, the co-founder of Easyriders, custom bike product designer since the '60s, Bonneville racer and now the designer of this alignment tool.Since '58, when I got my first real motorcycle, A '47 Knuckle I was amazed at how a bike worked. I lined up

We've known Dewey Jelen for ten years. He designs and machines his own line of Custom Machined Aluminum Billet Footpegs, Billet Handgrips, “Heel Hammer” Shift Levers and Billet Aluminum “Rammer” Air Cleaner Covers all for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.But recently he told us about his Porting Service, “The first thing I found out about my 2002 TC88

Big Twin Harleys were equipped with four-speed transmissions from 1936-86, 50 yearsin all. These are damn rugged transmissions, and can last forever when taken care of properly. The greatest source of trouble for four-speed transmissions are oil leaks. The idea of a bike marking its spot is bullshit. Oil is meant to be kept on

I've only got three pictures of the back of the bike, but here's the details. It's a '72 frame with round swing arm. The spread is the same as a square unit. I used a 160 tire on a 4 X16-inch rim, '73 up. I needed a 1/4-inch offset trans mount plate and a 1/4-inch

Click to see more from Lucky Devil Nicci (left) and Denise at Jack's in Austin waiting to Rigid Frame Richard to return from the Lucky Devil Shop. They're still smiling…I returned, this time, from my hometown of Houston. Kent at Lucky Devil Metal Works informed me earlier in the week that Bradley Da Polisher &