DIY Motorcycle Drive Belt Tension
Checking motorcycle drive belt tension deflection.
Regularly inspecting the drive belt and ensuring it has the correct amount of deflection is important to the life of the belt and also to the other drive train components on your motorcycle.
Most motorcycle final drive belts are designed to require minimal maintenance and adjustment but to also last a very long time. These belts typically last much longer than any chain drive and if properly cared for and maintained can last the lifetime of the motorcycle. Read more
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles – A Company in Decline?
The problems facing Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
The main problem with Harley-Davidson comes down to cost. They are just too damn expensive!
The motorcycle cruiser market is in the same place the car market was back in the day . . . import cars were cheap but viewed as low standard and inferior to American vehicles…nobody viewed them as a threat. Then the big three got complacent and stopped innovating making crap lemons while charging top dollar. Then imports quietly crept up improving, quality, power,looks and reliability and surpassed them. Then American cars were viewed as inferior. They are making a comeback slowly.
I see Harley Davidson going throught the exact same thing.These import cruisers are serious contenders. Harley-Davidson still has the name but consumers are getting smarter. Other import brands catch loyal customers a lot younger. Read more
San Diego Motorcycle Crash and Burn
San Diego Motorcycle Crash and Burn
This is a real motorcycle crash and burn on the freeway. This motorcycle accident happened while going north on Highway 805 just before the 805 and 15 split, at about 9:30 AM.
The story is if you watch my shadow I lean left to move over lanes because the VW Golf is going about 40-45 MPH and without using his indicator he starts to move over as well. So I lean right to get back into my lane, but the guy does the same thing. I let go of my throttle and all I could do is slam my brakes and hope for best. SKIP TO 2:20 in the video if you just want to see the crash. Read more
S&S T143 Motor
S&S T143 Motor
This engine has massive torque right off idle. If you are used to a stock bike it can get out of control.
This is a BIG motor with all the extra care and feeding that goes with it. Not something you’d want to ride in a parade or down Main St. during the Sturgis rally.
Here’s the official description of this motor from S&S: Read more
Born Free Motorcycle Rally
Born Free Motorcycle Rally 2017
“The” place for old and young from all over the world to ride in, see, and talk about old iron for one day. Born-Free 9 brought together tens of thousands of eager spectators and participants as well as over 150 vendors and sponsors, live music!
The Born-Free Motorcycle Show held at the Oak Canyon Ranch. This California motorcycles show is about the love of old motorcycles and like-minded individuals having a good time together and enjoying these bikes of the past. Read more
Motorcycle repair San Diego
Motorcycle repair San Diego – Big Dog – American Ironhorse – S&S engines
Check out Wild Steed Worx in Northern San Diego County in Valley Center California.
If you are a motorcycle owner who lives in San Diego County, well actually anyplace in Southern California, and wants to find the best place for motorcycle service and repair, you owe it to yourself, and your bike, to check out Wild Steed Worx in Valley Center, California.
Curtis, the owner of Wild Steed Worx & Services, is a long time Big Dog Motorcycle rider & mechanic. Read more
LA Motorcyclist crash
LA Motorcyclist crash freeway
The bike rider didn’t cause the accident, the moron who tried to kill him with the car and can’t drive did. You never try to run anybody off the road and you never try to run over somebody on a motorcycle!
Motorcycle 4th of July
Happy Motorcycle 4th of July!
Next to old glory herself with fireworks in the sky, today, nothing personifies individual freedom like a motorcycle riding down an open highway!
Even with the popularity of motorcycle riding, actually, just a very small percentage of people will ever experience the feeling of cruising down a highway, riding through the mountains and past the open fields and small towns of our great country!
Independence Day fireworks are often accompanied by patriotic songs such as the national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner,”, “God Bless America,”, “America the Beautiful,” “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” “This Land Is Your Land,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and, regionally, “Yankee Doodle” in northeastern states and “Dixie” in southern states. Read more
S&S Motorcycle Motor
S&S Motorcycle Motor – The best motorcycle motor?
Curtis is the owner of Wild Steed Worx & Services http://www.wildsteedworx.com/
Wild Steed Worx & Services is located in Valley Center in the northern part of San Diego County California.
For both American Ironhorse motorcycles and Big Dog motorcycles the motor of choice was the S&S motor. The American Ironhorse motorcycles came standard with the S&S 111 ci motor and offered upgrades to the 117ci or the 124ci motors. Big Dog motorcycles used the 117ci S&S motor.
Currently, S&S manufactures the largest standard V-twin motorcycle engine. This new engine is 143 in.³and produces 165 hp at 155 torque! The S&S manufacturing plant is located in Viola, Wisconsin 54664, their website is: https://www.sscycle.com Read more