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South & Central America, Mexico, China, India . . . . it's the most basic transportation.  Where did I park?  I stood on a corner ...

The cases have been repaired, welded and machined and bead blasted . . . now it needs some heli-coils and I'll check the races . . . s...

Special washers for under the base nuts.  S&S head bolt washers are nearly the same size, but they have a bevel which would "dig ...

A Very Rad Bike . . . Hydraulic Clutch Burkhart Mag ? Rigid Frame Weber ? Big Rear Disc Dual Up Front Set up for Total Street Do...

I sanded, highlighted . . . then painted it cast iron gray and scotch-brighted the lettering.  Special low nylon insert jam nuts and brass...

 . . .  so I rode the '52 WLA today.  This is the first real test ride since I put it back together.  This thing gets ridden pretty da...

Maki's CH . . .  Probably vintage iron runnin' everywhere around Yokohama.  So cool.    PIC totally stolen from Polgreen's In...

These friends of mine (brothers who are total early Sportster and K-Model crazy addicted) have a 1957 XL.  They (one of them) blew this...

Hartman's CH runs a full set of Andrews PB+ with 40 over slugs, Hastings rings, Raybestos dry plates and it'll be fueled, (yes ...

There's a neat article ( Search LA Times "When Scott Weiland Was A Newspaperman")   I worked as a Layout Artist at a universit...

Custom Manifold for the 38mm Pumper.  Air & Fuel.  Fuel & Air.  Aluminum Top Mount Air Cleaner Flange  

On my way to Pat Lehmann's for some aluminum welding.  It's rare to have 40 degree temps in Minnesota on December 5th . . . and Pa...

Everywhere you look . . . nostalgia, memorabilia and FXR s !

This motorcycle was raced by Larry Weiss.  I first saw it on the auction block, and now I've been told it now hangs by chains in some ...

Velvet Ropes.   Colored Christmas Tree Lights.   Trophies.   Flashbulbs.   Fuzzy Carpets.

So am I reading this correctly ?  Carl Morrow and Leo Payne's Sportsters were used for motorcycle sounds on the movie C.C Ryder with J...

This motor will run a modified breather, with ramp and elongated slot to get that air moving quicker with improved velocity and less restric...

A 48 year old tire with nothing wrong with it.  Looks like JAN '68 to me ?  MADE IN U.S.A. (don't see that on tires much ...

. . . Work Inside (nice to have a place to work, eat chocolate chip bars and listen to the Tour Bus radio show . . . )

First snow of the season, and we get about 9 inches - Yuk

I like his custom motorcycle builds.  Mize builds some of the best period-correct customs, shiny & polished, basic classic choppers, s...

One of the best American motorcycle racers ever.  Nixon won on almost every type of track professionally, at the national level of competi...

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Gary Nixon's racing career spanned 20+ years.  One of the longest of any professional motorcycle racer.  Nixon rode for 4 factory team...

1966 XLCH Street Screamer.   Show-N-Go.   Real USA Vintage Iron.  Hangin' at the root beer stand. Stop Light to Stop Light.  Compres...

I see Big Noot is setting up some Sprint cylinder heads.  They have similar traits to another popular H-D cylinder head that starts with a...

A majority of aftermarket parts are good, usable . . . many are excellent (better than oem).  As time goes on, even the best companies see...

Workin' on Hartman's XLCH engine . . . . all weekend.   His custom Sportster will be a premier motorcycle at February's Mama ...

 . . . I had it laced.  Grain Belt. 

Yes it works.  I've had it done many times with excellent results.  The parts are sand blasted.  If the chrome is weak, it usually bla...

This flywheel tool will push out the flywheel assembly.  Will work with any "alternator type" left case. Now, we just need a 5/8-...