Archive for 2012


Here's a clip from the Fix My Hog DVD series. From the Sportster Edition (3.5 hour 2 DVD set), 20 yr Harley certified PHD master mechanic, Bob LaRosa, shows you some of the tools and products you will need to service and repair your Harley-Davidson motorcycle including oil change. He also reviews Rear Shock Adjustment and Inspection on the Sportster models. See more videos at www.fixmyhog.com

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Harley-Davidson Maintenance and Repair Tool & Product Review, Rear Shock Adjustment
101 Harley Davidson Evolution Performance Projects (Motorbooks

Keep a veteran mechanic at hand with this updated version of the best-selling manual for Harley-Davidson owners who want to hop up their machines. Created with the weekend mechanic in mind, this comprehensive, illustrated guide clearly and concisely outlines 101 projects that will improve the power, handling, and ride of Evolution-engined Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Drawing on years of hopping up and living with Evo-engined Big Twins and Sportsters, author and Harley-Davidson technician Kip Woodring provides step-by-step instructions for projects ranging from the basics of simple maintenance to the finer points of altering gearing, upgrading ignition, and making the changes that make a bike unique.

101 Harley-Davidson Evolution Performance Projects (Motorbooks Workshop)

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The Encyclopedia of the Harley Davidson

The most popular brand of motorcycle gets its own treatment. The history, vision and scope of this magnificent bike is given a thorough and vigorous tribute with beautiful full-color photos throughout.

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1999 Harley   Davidson Service Manual : Softail Models

1999 Harley - Davidson Service Manual : Softail Models (Official Factory Manual)

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2008 sportster owners manual

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1999 Harley - Davidson Service Manual : Softail Models

1965 aermacchi harley davidson sprint C model 250CCthis bike has been owned by one of our customers in CT for a few years. we did a lot of mechanical repairs to it after he purchased it. as of recent he decided it was time for a make-over. he had a 1961 C model as well & we used parts from both bikes to make this one 100 %. he chose to have it painted in the purple mettalic you see here, but we kept the original paint scheme set up w/ the correct 1965 decals. the bike was paiunted in dupont imron. the wheels have been rebuild with the hubs polis

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2003 harley davidson clutch diagram, harley 1946 ul repair manual

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1965 Aermacchi Harley Davidson Sprint 'C' Model 250CC

It has been discussed that the motorcycle insurance rates vary on different factors. It should be made known that the brand of the motorcycle is also a factor. Some brands of motorcycles are more eye-catching to thieves than the others.

When it comes to motorcycle, getting a Harley Davidson is the cream of the crop for anyone who just wants to get it for free.

To put it bluntly, Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance are more expensive than the insurance of other motorcycle brands. But then again, this shouldn’t prevent the motorcycle enthusiast from getting insurance.

In fact, he should get insured all the more. He joins the thousands of riders who line up for Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance. Compared to other bikes, they’re just few. Those who ride Harley Davidson are the more mature riders.

But while in the process of getting Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance, it should be made known that there are a couple of factors that can be considered double-edged. For one, Harleys are more expensive than the other bikes.

This may be costly for the insurance companies to repair. So if ever the bike does suffer damage, the insurance company will charge more and it would seem as if you are paying for fixing a bike, even if you are already insured. It’s all a numbers game.

If you do own a Harley Davidson, you have to be really careful where you park it. It can get scratched accidentally or intentionally.  You also have to make sure that your bike is secured because thieves love Harleys.

They can easily strip your bike and change its identity. If let’s say you lose your bike, it’s hard to trace it now because thieves would have customized it to their own tastes and preferences.

Much has been written about Harley Davidsons. If you do have a Harley, you have to be more careful with it. Getting a Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance will actually make you feel more secure when you’re riding it.

Also, there have been incidences of drinking and driving a Harley Davidson. This is something insurance companies really take note of. Another factor that could affect your motorcycle insurance rate, regardless of the brand of your bike, is your experience.

If your slate is clean, then you have a lower rate. Think of the odds of having a Harley and a negative driving experience. Now that would definitely give you a more expensive Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance.

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Cheap Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance
Art of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle

Photographer David Blattel treats every photo shoot as a work of art. When his subjects are the works of art produced by the motorcycling maestros from Milwaukee, the results are doubly beautiful. Art of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle pulls together the best of Blattel’s Harley-Davidson portraiture--over 100 stunning machines--resulting in a breathtaking review of Harley-Davidson’s greatest hits from the early 1900s to today. Harley-Davidson expert Dain Gingerelli puts each machine in historical and technical context with informed profiles. The result is a handsome, informative overview of Harley-Davidson's 100-plus years of style and innovation.

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Art of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
Donny’s Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley Davidson

Donny Petersen offers workable solutions for whatever ails your 1999 to present Harley-Davidson. Graphics, pictures, and charts guide the reader on a sure-footed journey to a thorough H-D Twin Cam understanding.

Petersen’s insight makes technical issues understandable even to the motorcycle novice. In easy-to-understand language, Donny examines what’s right, what’s wrong, what’s “just okay” about the Twin Cam power train.

This is the first volume of Petersen’s long-awaited Donny’s Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley Davidson 1936–2008. This twelve-volume series by the dean of motorcycle technology will examine the theory, design, and practical aspects of his subject.

Donny has studied privately with Harley-Davidson engineers, plus, he’s worked on Harleys for over 35 years, having founded Toronto’s Heavy Duty Cycles in 1974, North America’s premier motorcycle shop.

Having ridden hundreds of H-D Flatheads, Knuckleheads, Pans, Shovels, Evos, and Twin Cams across four continents—doing all of his own roadside repairs—Donny has acquired the practical knowledge what lets him share street-wise tips, as well as walk you through detailed service procedures like porting and polishing cylinder heads to performing simple maintenance like oil changes.

Donny Petersen is honored to share the wealth of his motorcycle knowledge and technical expertise.

Donny’s Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley Davidson 1936-2008: Volume I: The Twin Cam

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www.atvnewnused.com Learn about the amazing time and care that go into making choppers like The Beast, Creep Show, Astrozombie and other cool bikes profiled in this section of pics

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Chopper Motorcycle Pics

Due to the weather being nearly ideal for bikes year round, San Diego Honda motorcycles can be seen on the roads nearly every month of the year. Because of this, Honda motorcycle repairs in San Diego area shops keeps them fairly busy. Even if you're not riding a Honda and need to get some work done on your bike, you have more than a hundred area motorcycle repair locations from which to choose.

Motorcycle repair in San Diego area facilities includes mechanical services on everything from Hogs to scooters, from Harleys to Vespas. In the old days, before the Japanese invasion featuring the likes of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki, the big names were mostly English and American. Bikes like Harley Davidson, Indian, Triumph, BSA and Norton were the ones most commonly seen on the highways and byways.

Riders who owned these motorcycles usually knew at least something about motorcycle mechanics and maintenance because these machines so often required work to be done on them. These bikes were chain driven, which meant having to lubricate and adjust them on a regular basis. Many of today's motorcycles are shaft-driven, requiring some, but much less regular maintenance.

The most obvious way to pay less for motorcycle repairs is to learn to do them yourself. While this might not be appropriate for more complicated work, things like oil changes, making clutch and brake adjustments, oiling and tightening the drive chain and other routine maintenance will not only save you money but give you a more intimate knowledge of your two-wheeled machine.

Looking for various area motorcycle shops can be done by either opening the local phone book or by going to the World Wide Web and typing in 'motorcycle repair San Diego'. Another viable alternative is to ask your biker buddies where they have their work done. If they say they do it themselves, maybe they can teach you to do the same. Taking care of routine maintenance items will not only save you cash but also make it less likely that your bike will require major work.

Max Oliveri is the author of this article on Kawasaki Dealers. Find more information about Suzuki Motorcycle Dealers here.

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Ways to Pay Less for Motorcycle Repair in San Diego