MOTORCYCLE OF THE DAY! Aug 5th 2019

This Army surplus Harley-Davidson WLA has been Bobbed to suit the owner’s riding style. 45 cubic inches ain’t much for motor power these days but it suited the roads and highway of 1950 perfectly. If nothing else, flathead motorcycles were very reliable and easy to maintain.

MOTORCYCLE OF THE DAY

This 1940 Crocker Big-twin was restore bu Chuck Vernon of La Mirada California. Don’t know what  a Crcoker motorcycle is? Go here…. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocker_Motorcycles

NO SUCH THING AS A SUICIDE SHIFTER!

SUICIDE CLUTCH, NOT SUICIDE SHIFTER!! I RODE SUICIDE CLUTCH FOR TEN YEARS! Riding With No Front Brake Really Is Suicide…..  THE STOCK HARLEY-DAVIDSON “ROCKER” CLUTCH IS PICTURED! I’ve seen the term “suicide shifter” used in describing a plain old ordinary tank shift. Simple ignorance allows that term to be used. There is no such thing as a “suicide shifter.” Nobody has ever died because of using “hand shift.” There is however such a thing as a “Suicide Clutch.” The term suicide clutch came into being when choppers were born. I’ll tell ya why. Back in the good old days, a […]

WINDVEST WINDSHIELD INSTALLED…. DON’T BUG ME MAN…….

Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Sunday, 24 June 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog PROTECT YOUR EYESIGHT AND THE SKIN ON YOUR MUG! By Buck Lovell    photos by Lovell Photography Motorcycle riders are always talking about the wind in their face. That is part of the mystic of motorcycle riding to many of the uninformed, but sometimes even hardcore motorcycle riders may not want the wind in their face when they’re riding. Like say during heavily bug infested day. Or maybe on a long cross country trip. Your face can only take so much abuse before starting to […]

GLENCOE FREE CONCERT SOUTHERN ROCK….. YA GOTTA BE THERE….

Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Friday, 22 June 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog MONSTERS OF SOUTHERN ROCK…. ​GLENCOES Concert series featuring former and founding members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Blackfoot, and Molly Hatchet!Playing all the hits that made them famous! The Monsters Of Southern Rock perform a 2 hour show. The show begins with Skinny Molly and the rest of the monsters come up and play the hits of their respective bands! “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Free Bird,” “Train, Train” etc… All the songs people know by some folks who made them known make this event a […]

THROTTLE BY WIRE HANDLEBAR PLUG FROM THE FAT BOOK

Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Sunday, 24 June 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog DRAG SPECIALTIES® HANDLEBAR PLUG FOR TBW HANDLEBARS After installing your new throttle-by-wire handlebars, now you need to find the ideal plug for the right end. Drag Specialties® does it again when designing the perfect product for your bike. You can now plug the electronic throttle control notches on TBW handlebars on non-TBW bikes and equal out the right and left side of the handlebars. This made-in-the-U.S.A. handlebar plug has a suggested retail of $5.95. For more information, go to www.dragspecialties.com or contact your local […]

SINISTER BADDEST BAGGER CONTEST…….

Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog  JOHN SHOPE’S BADDEST BAD ASS BAGGER CONTESTIT’S ON ………… Month of May Baddest Bagger Winner ​In the quest to find out how Sinister parts and components are making your Bagger look Bad Ass, John Shope is having a motorcycle photo contest each month to see who has built the Baddest Bad Ass Harley-Davidson Bagger using Sinister products. Every monthly event winner will receive a Sinister shop jacket and have the photographs of his or her Bad Ass Bagger showcased on Sinisters Industries home page […]