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Motorcycle Jet Kits & Carburetion Basics
How to improve, understand and troubleshoot motorcycle carburetion. more |
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Honda VTX Customs Showcase
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Honda VTX1800 Motorcycle on Nitrous
One man's Honda VTX1800 is a nitrous-oxide-breathing motorcycle, but there's more to it than the NOS bottle. From the June 2004 issue of... more |
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VTX on Laughing Gas
Occasionally, fate tosses you a curveball. If you let it pass, chances are things will remain pretty much the same. But if you take a swing... more |
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Project X: Overnight Custom Honda VTX Motorcycle
A custom Honda VTX motorcycle built on trust. From the August 2004 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more |
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Project X: VTX 1800 Custom
Only a few lucky people get to build their careers around pursuing their passion. John Vaughan-Chaldy (aka Baron) is one of the lucky ones.... more |
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How to Service Brakes
Routine motorcycle brake maintenance is one of those dirty-dishes jobs: It's not very exciting, but the consequences of overlooking it... more |
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Japanese for Germans: Very Custom Intruder 1400
Catching the attention of jaded event goers at Daytona Bike Week is no easy task. Between unbaffled mufflers, greasy hot-dog stands and a... more |
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Japanese for Germans: A Suzuki Intruder 1400 EuroCustom Motorcycle
A Suzuki 1400 Intruder gets an international makeover. From the June 2004 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. By Andy Cherney. more |
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Tip: Where Does that Screw Go?
How many times have you removed a series of bolts, for instance side-cover screws, only to realize during reassembly that they were all... more |
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Tip: How to Safely Thread Spark Plugs into Cylinder Heads
Lots of motorcycle engines have spark plugs buried in a cavity deep inside the cylinder head. Unless you've got fingers like Gollum, this... more |
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Slammin': Lower Your Bike
To some, a cruiser is a motorcycle. To others, it's a blank canvas. Often, the ink on the sales contract is barely dry before this second... more |
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Using Anti-Seize Compounds
Anti-seize compounds are greaselike pastes that contain high concentrations of copper, nickel, aluminum, graphite and, generally,... more |
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Denny Berg's VooDoo Daddy Custom Honda VTX1800
Famed customizer Denny Berg returns to his roots--low-budget, homestyle cooking using a Honda VTX1800. The result is the 2005 Cobra/Honda... more |
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Three Shadow 750 Customs, Built by Honda
One-of-a-kind show bikes? Not meant for American eyes? An exclusive photo op? Of a Honda custom? You have to be kidding! Our jaded eyes... more |
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Quicksilver: Custom Yamaha Road Star Motorcycle
A distinctive Yamaha Road Star custom with the personal touch. more |
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Quicksilver: Liquid Power
Take your stock Road Star Silverado...please. When he first bought his Star, John Olszewski couldn't wait to start shining it (which is... more |
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Sleepy Hollow V-Star
Carla Bryan was beating the hell out of her husband—just ask him. Bob Bryan will tell you that every time they went for a ride on his... more |
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1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic Motorcycle with Honda's Trophies
This custom Vulcan keeps winning top honors at the Honda Hoot. more |
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Winter Wrenching: The General Service
Every year the letters and e-mails sing the same tunes: "You Californians don't know how lucky you are getting to ride all year. I have to... more |
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Tire Tech & Tips
Most riders realize their bike's sole connection to the unforgiving asphalt is a thin, pliable hoop of rubber encircling the wheel. What... more |
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Roadside Tire Repair
Face it, someday your motorcycle will have a flat tire. If you walk out to the parking lot and find your cruiser sitting on one of its... more |
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How to Install a Pipe
Many cruiser owners simply plan to change the exhaust system when they buy a new cruiser. Pipe swaps are popular for any number of reasons.... more |
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It Won't Start: Now What?
It's a beautiful morning, the sun is shining, the birds are singing. All is right with the world. It's a perfect day for a ride. You pull... more |
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Lubing Control Cables
Sticky, binding motorcycle control cables are the worst. They make it hard to control whatever it is they are connected to. These days,... more |
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