Question: This may be a ridiculous question, but I would like to know the correlation between air/fuel ratio and oil/fuel ratio rich/lean mixture. Is it acceptable to lean out the oil/fuel ratio from that of the manufactures recommendation to compensate for rich running conditions. I use Golden Spectro 2stroke oil in my ’99 KDX 200. […]
Archive for November, 2011
Survivor Star And Sturgis Rally Faithful Attender Rupert Boneham Running For Governor Of Indiana
Published by November 3rd, 2011 in Editorial and Events.He is well known for being the one million dollar winner of the reality TV show Survivor. He is also faithful visitor to the Sturgis Rally where he is participating in several rides to raise money for charities like the Legend’s Ride, and devote his life helping mentally handicapped children and troubled young adults expelled […]
2012 Polaris Produced Indian Motorcycles.
Published by November 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.As I reported before, not much could be done by Polaris between April of this year, when the company bought all Indian Motorcycle assets, and today. The 2012 Polaris built Indians are limited to 3 models, The Vintage, The Classic and The Dark Horse. No radical changes, but all have received about 12 small technical […]
Powder coating is winning against chrome plating. Seems that everybody is loving black parts, and they are much more riders friendly than chrome ones. So, Rivera Primo Inc.®, like so many other vendors, now offers its popular Brute IV Extreme™ Open Belt Drives in Matte Black powder coat finish. They went with powder coating due […]
Big Bear Choppers Looking For Business Advice On Bloomberg Television
Published by November 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.“Bloomberg The Mentor” is a new program on Bloomberg Television starting November 4th at 9 PM. In this financial TV show small businesses entrepreneurs get help from CEOs of some of the best-known companies in the nation. Top corporate executives come to the rescue, offering advice and a new strategy. Motorcycle manufacturer Big Bear Choppers […]
V-Twin Expo New Seminars For Attending Dealers
Published by November 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Three new seminars are announced for the 12th annual V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, OH February 4-6, 2012. “Each year we work closely with V-twin dealers to create and deliver relevant seminars that assist them in their efforts to grow their business or improve overall operations. By inviting industry experts as our seminar panelists, we deliver […]
Bikers Sue Nevada Cops Over Helmet Law Enforcement
Published by November 1st, 2011 in Editorial and Events.Nevada’s helmet law was originally enacted in 1972 and all efforts until now to repeal it have failed. But this situation could change if a lawsuit filed by a dozen local bikers is successful. In a suit filed last week in U.S. District Court against the Clark County, Nevada and five cities within this County […]
Chin Fairing For Harley Touring. More Than Just Dressing Up.
Published by November 1st, 2011 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Douglas Wozney just released a unique chin fairing for 2009 and newer Harley-davidson FL models equipped with the stock oil cooler. More than just a piece for dressing up the front of your bike, this one is aerodynamically designed to provide a laminar air flow to the oil cooler. It means that air flows in […]
Motorcycles Greener Than Cars. Maybe Not. Maybe Yes.
Published by November 1st, 2011 in Editorial and Events.When on September 28th, 2011 the popular Discovery Channel Mythbusters show ran a segment called “Motorcycle Greener Than cars?“, results were not so favorable to motorcycles qualified as not better than cars, even worse. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) wrote the following answer. “The Hosts ran a number of somewhat scientific tests on a few […]
Knievel Custom Cycles Sign Contract To Market College-Themed Motorcycles
Published by November 1st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Knievel Custom Cycles LLC today announced that its manufacturing subsidiary, Knievel Motorcycle Manufacturing, Inc., has signed a contract with The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG College, to manufacture officially licensed logo motorcycles themed after colleges and universities in the U.S. Under terms of the agreement, an initial group of CLC institutions have […]
