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The '54 (middle cover) and the '65 (lower) covers were chrome plated.  I sent them to Quality Plating in Sterling, Illinois and th...

I don't have a Hydra Glide front end on anything, and I've never run one before.  (just on dad's '65)  I got all the corre...

Everything on this has been kinda screwed up . . . but it's all fixable.  It has lightened flywheels.

It looks like the frames are all bolted in a certain position, then they light the torches and braze multiple sections at once?  Right?  E...

No masks, no respirators, no suits, no goggles and all that crap.  Hey, paint fumes ain't as bad as the state of California says it i...

I've been really sick since last Tuesday (that's about when it started).  My life put-on-hold.  I sat under this light (sometimes o...

. . . from the home of a lifetime cigarette smoker (gave it some patina).

A couple more parts, and it will be hittin' the street . . . It's ready for the frame.

Of all my cleaning products . . . The Quick Silver wheel cleaner worked best.  Warm water with a scrub brush. 

My dad (and maybe Hawbaker too) rebuilt this thing 20+ years ago.  The owner showed it no mercy.  It came back for a refresher. (it loo...

Ricky (Anchor Moto of Kansas City) is building a chopper.  Not just any chopper.  The powerplant will run a chopped 1981 Sportster set of ca...

1952 K Street Bike: Good Rear Brake, Poor Front Brake, Mushy Front End(little rebound), Stable handling at speed, Greasy rear tire, Sticky...

Don't go buy 'em all . . . it'll drive the price up !

Rebuilt Star Hub Kelsey Hays Rim Cadmium oem Spokes Tire "Made in South Korea" (fuck) H-D oem Brake Drum and oem Bo...

It's a lot easier to just go buy an aftermarket part.  As my friend Nathan explained, "Noot, don't buy that import crap . . ....

ABOVE: I like the rear fender (stock) without the hinged tail section.  Leave the hinge on, with stainless trim strips.  I don't reall...

The son of a London cycle dealer, John Surtees is the only person to win a Grand Prix World Championship on 2 and 4 wheels.  A four-tim...

Before you get in a big hurry and assemble your flywheels, always (always) be certain your drive gear(belt or chain) fits the splines of y...

Probably shoulda kept that one? !   Arizona is Love Cycles - No other place like it.

These motors may be directionally rotated to observe valve actuation and tappet movement at varies positions throughout a full 360 degree ...

Our friend Allen made us this neat stand.  Maybe you can see kinda how he did it, and make yourself one if you feel so inclined? 

As I wash up Toby's cases, I'm admiring how perfect they are . . . no bad threads, no cracks, no welds, no repairs.  A real nice s...

ABOVE: The sprocket is up high, is that for the rear wheel?  How can a tiny gear like that get you 175mph?  It's a two-stroke, so it ...

Off with the ice tires . . . on with the dirt tires.  Sign the waiver, strap on the shoe, and do some laps (probably scared shitless).  Buil...

. . . on their way to  Oklahoma Nationals   (with the California Kid)

This guy likes to get out and play . . . S&S L-Series Carburetor Velocity Stack XLR Exhaust Pipes Short Pegs Shifter hiked ...

Maybe you better stick with your moped?