Jun 4, 2011

Before Clymer and before Haynes service manuals, there was J.B. Nicholson and Modern Motorcycle Mechanics. Nicholson, together with his brother Lawrence, opened Nicholson Bros. Motorcycles in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1933. To this small city in the middle of the Canadian prairie they imported DOT, Calthorpe and Douglas motorcycles and by 1935 the...

Jun 2, 2011

If your going to have a sportster in your life, there are a few things you’ll be getting well acquainted with. One is that other supposedly “hardened riders” will tend to ridicule you by saying things like, “when you get a real bike” or “when you grow up….”  or “isn’t that your...

May 31, 2011

Yeah, it’s terrible to have marked up boots, huh?  Just a shame.  Almost a crime.  Whoa, wait a minute!  Aren’t riding boots supposed to be messed up? Isn’t that part of what they are made for if they are riding boots?  Clothing that shows we’re riders. Not something that just looked like it came off the store shelf? Guess if your...

May 22, 2011

Last year we were discussing with one of our iPhone developer friends the necessity of an iPhone application that would give us great trips, the ability to find local shops (not just v-twins), as well as hotel/food accommodations. Well, there must have been spies in the room for part of that conversation as we just found this Mad Maps app. The app offers riders...

May 16, 2011

Seems those “always-fashionable-gotta-try-something-new” guru’s over at Diesel have teamed up with helmet producers AGV (over 60 years of motorcycle market experience folks) and created a new helmet, tagged HI-Jack which is inspired from two of my favorite past times….helicopters (aka flying), motorcycle riding and anything custom. While...

May 6, 2011

Anyone that’s ridden old sportsters knows one thing….they will more than likely break down at an inopportune time.  Thus knowing how to do preventative as well as necessary maintenance is important.  So, check out this new workshop manual and DVD.  Lowbrow Customs and Four Aces Cycle, chopper guru Frank Kaisler takes you through the care and...