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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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Radical Road Star
The Germans have their own way of doing things. They revel in mechanical perfection and are willing to go to great lengths to achieve it.... more |
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Radical Yamaha Road Star Motorcycle from the Rhineland
A custom Yamaha Road Star chopper motorcycle with a German flavor. By Mark Zimmerman. more |
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Shooting Star: Custom Yamaha Road Star
For builders who create one-of-a-kind machines for customers, the process usually follows standard patterns: A client has an idea for a pro... more |
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Long Winter's Nap: Motorcycle Storage
It's over. If you live in the northern Rockies, Minnesota or Alaska, the riding season is history, unless you got real lucky this year. In... more |
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Batman: One Maxed-Out Yamaha Royal Star
Kelly Welling isn't your normal cruiser rider. If he were, he'd have a nicely tricked-out Royal Star Tour Deluxe. And we'd all be pretty... more |
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Fork Seal Replacement
You would be hard pressed to find anything more neglected on a motorcycle than its fork oil. Some bikes carry the same few ounces of fork... more |
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Medium Well Done: Britt Motorsports Road Star
Custom cruisers run the gamut of design, from lavishly dressed, insufferably cream-puff showbike motorcycles to jetted, bored, supercharged... more |
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Have the Safety of Tubeless Tires with Wire Wheels
Nostalgic, pretty, and capable of absorbing some of the shocks the road dishes out, wire-spoked motorcycle wheels also have their... more |
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Alien DNA! Mind-Bending Marauder
Suppose you are a technical engineer at Motolux International B.V., the manufacturer of Highway Hawk Accessories, and you've been walking... more |
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Breaking the Mold: Two Victory Customs
The theme is echoed constantly in movie plots -- twins born to the same mother are separated at a young age, grow up in vastly different... more |
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Denny Berg and the VTX1800 Pressure Cooker
Visiting Cobra's display at the Indianapolis Dealer Expo to check out the company's latest custom bikes has become a tradition for many... more |
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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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