You can learn a lot about what’s going on inside your motor by simply taking a look at your plugs. Tip temperature will determine whether your plug is good, fouled or overheated. The happy spot between fouling and optimum operating temperature is called the spark plug self-cleaning temperature and this is where accumulated carbon and combustion deposits are burned off....

Click here for more photos 2007 Harley-Davidson FLSTSC Softail Springer Classic Story by Mark Barnett, Photos by Frank Rangel There’s not much of a story to tell on this 2007 Harley-Davidson FLSTSC Softail Springer Classic but I thought I’d share the photos with you since it is so well done. Everything from the beach bars, the satin, non-glossy paint, the...

Tread Life is the Only Life Story and Photos by J. Joshua Placa These are hard times. Feels more like we skipped recession and went straight to depression, except prices are high and still climbing. Inasmuch as they should be, motorcyclists are not exempt from the same economic forces that punish and torment ordinary citizens. In a strange inverse reaction to...

Click here for more photos Curt Gardner’s 2000 Harley-Davidson FXSTB Night Train Story by Wendy Manning, Photos by Curt Gardner This mean machine belongs to Curt Gardner of Vallejo, California. Starting with a 2000 Harley-Davidson Night Train he purchased from Barnett Harley-Davidson in El Paso. Because Curt was riding the bike to work each day, a...

  Looking at how well Fred packaged a big American V-twin in a sporty-style of bike and not having it look cartoonish like some others end up is worthy of Harley and Buell taking a gander at how it could and should be done. “Proto Slug is a mixture of different influences of what I like in motorcycles. I didn’t want to do something overdone, just a rideable and fast bike that looks...

  The nicest part about this bike to me is that it’s made to handle the twisty roads with bump-strewn surfaces that states with winter climates like Massachusetts have. This is not designed to be a queen of shock only meant to slowly amble down to the nearest watering hole and parked. “I think a lot of builders lost their way with these big tire things and front ends out three...

When I asked Todd if he thought he’d still turn a profit on Olive given the current economic climate, he confidently replied, “Hell no! I basically plan on if I get my money back out of it I’ll be OK. A lot of times when we’re building a bike we come up with new products and new ideas. I wanted to do a new project that reflected what we’re doing here for promotion purposes.”...