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Posted on December 16, 2021 by Steffridesabuell

SW-Motech Pro Side Carriers & Sysbag 30 Side Bags on a 2018 Suzuki DL1000A V-Strom I just installed a set of Pro Side Carriers and these Sysbag 30’s on my 2018 V-Strom DL1000A. I give the whole setup a solid … Continue reading →

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International Motorcycle Show 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Steffridesabuell

The Progressive IM Shows are the best places to immerse yourself in all things motorcycle. As always, we attended the 2016 New York City show on Friday, December 9th–opening day. It’s wonderful…the rest of that teeming city is slaving away, … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Eight Motor FACTS

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Steffridesabuell

Some juicy facts about the 2017 Milwaukee Eight motor, gleaned from an actual parts microfiche… Our earlier speculation was incorrect; the Milwaukee Eight DOES have 4 valves per cylinder, opened by two pushrod-activated rockers arms (each one has one “finger” … Continue reading →

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Memphis Shades Batwing Fairing and Spoiler Windshield on a Sportster

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Steffridesabuell

I’ts getting cold around here, so I decided to try one of the Memphis Shades Quick Release Batwing Fairings on my 2004 Sportster. First, I had to relocate the turn signals to the lower triple tree. After that it took me over an hour to mount the Batwing for the first time. The instructions said (reading them and trying to follow them was probably where I went wrong) to mount the clamps on the forks, then put the brackets on the Fairing, and finally to snap the brackets (with the Fairing attached) into the clamps on the forks. Continue reading →

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Never Let your Dreams Die

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Steffridesabuell

This story is about our customer, Dave, a retired pilot and flight instructor. At the age of 65 Dave decided he’d like to try motorcycling. He went out and bought a new 2004 Harley Sportster Custom. Dave’s not a “group” sort of person so he didn’t join any riding clubs. He just started exploring the countryside around his Bucks County, Pennsylvania home on his own. He found that motorcycling suited him very well. Several days each week, winter or summer, Dave would go out and play “get lost” on the hundreds of beautiful rural roads of Eastern Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

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Change your Sportster front wheel from 21 to 19

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Steffridesabuell

We hoped for a more sturdy front wheel, but we got much more. Continue reading →

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Metzeler: The best tires for your motorcycle

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Steffridesabuell

The dry handling is unbelievable, the wet handling is the best out there, and those ME880s barely even notice scarified (milled) roads or steel grate bridges. Continue reading →

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