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Plastic Surgery: Chop Your Windshield for Safety
Cutting a motorcycle's windshield for height is more than just a matter of comfort and style, it's essential to good visibility. Being able... more |
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Take it to the Max: Dunlop's Custom Honda Shadow ACE
When you introduce an eye-catching new motorcycle tire line designed to help you customize that one overlooked part of a motorcycle, you... more |
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Customize Honda's VLX 600 with Bolt-On Accessories
Dress your VLX for success (From Motorcycle Cruiser magazine, August 1997). By Evans Brasfield. more |
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Denny Berg and the Color of Creation
Perhaps it's his range that makes Denny Berg's work so exceptional. Instead of confining himself to working with one type of motorcycle,... more |
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How to Replace a Motorcycle Clutch
Most motorcycle riders don't think about their bike's clutch at all. Sure they use it every time they ride. They may even do the right... more |
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Batman: One Maxed-Out Yamaha Royal Star
A radical custom Yamaha Royal Star motorcycle, with a V-Max engine and some unique visuals. From the August 2003 issue of Motorcycle... more |
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Flashy Signature: CM2 Suzuki Intruder 800
Cruiser Magic2's custom Intruder 800 has been around for more than a year, but the slinky showbike has undergone its most striking changes... more |
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What's Billet?
Billet is a term tossed around frequently and loosely in cruiserland, but many people are confused about what billet actually is and why... more |
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Playing with Fire: Yamaha Road Star 1600 Hop-Up
Most cruiser riders just can't leave well enough alone. What's the first thing most enthusiasts do after buying a new cruiser? Ride it... more |
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100-HP Custom Yamaha Road Star
When a bike builder calls our magazine to tout a hot new custom, it's often a project he's been commissioned to craft for a customer. The... more |
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Midnight Madness: 100-HP Yamaha Road Star Custom
Baron's Custom Accessories builds a sleek, fast-moving rolling showcase Yamaha motorcycle. By Andy Cherney. more |
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The Kawasaki with Honda's Trophies
You'd think after taking home first place brass in the Metric Cruiser class at the 2001 Honda Hoot, our man from Selma, Alabama, would've... more |
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Flashy Signature: CM2 Suzuki Intruder 800 Custom
Cruiser Magic2's calling card makes you sit down and take notice. From the June 2003 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. Text and photos... more |
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Basics: Understanding Bolt Markings
Many, but not all bolts, are stamped with either a number (metric bolts) or a series of lines (fractional or "American" bolts) indicating... more |
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Valve Adjustment Made Easy
In both concept and practice the valve mechanism of any four-stroke engine is pretty straightforward. Essentially, valves act as the doors... more |
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How to Chrome Motorcycle Brake Components
All that glitters isn't enough. Those dull master cylinders and brake calipers need brightening. You've worked hard to make your bike... more |
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Anti-Theft Strategies for Motorcyclists
One of the dangers of popularity, such as that currently being experienced by cruisers, is that it also makes that type of motorcycle... more |
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That's a Stretch: Honda VLX 600 Chopper
Charlie Guss's 1989 Honda VLX 600 wasn't a traditional chopper platform. Guss grew up in the do-it-yourself days of the 1960s and '70s --... more |
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Race Bred: Muzzys' Kawasaki 1500
A Vulcan cruises through Kawasaki's race shop. From the June 2000 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. By Evans Brasfield. more |
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Race Bred: Muzzys' Kawasaki 1500
Aftermarket manufacturers can take two routes when it comes to developing parts for a motorcycle. In the past, firms often designed their... more |
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Motorcycle Windshield Care & Cleaning
The plastic used to make motorcycle windshields is not as scratch-resistant as the glass windshield on your car, and as a result you can... more |
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Get Ready to Ride: Prepare for a Safe Motorcycle Riding Season
For riders in cold-weather regions, it's almost time to unpickle your bike. If your motorcycle has spent a long winter's night out of... more |
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All About Wire Wheels
Spoked wheels are popular with cruisers because of their classic style, but customizers like spoked wheels for their flexibility. The look... more |
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Orange You a Vulcan?
If you were the proverbial kid in the candy store, you'd walk around in a sugary daze, chocolate drooling off your mug, nougat glazing your... more |
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Sole Mio: A Ducati Chopper
You don't often catch a glimpse of Italian cruisers on the boulevard. Andy Italian motorcycles that have been seriously modified... more |
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