A Cycle Stunt Legend Takes Us On A Trip Down Memory Lane [EDITOR: We just learned today 12/23/20 that Lee passed away last night. Rest in Peace Brave Soul.] The other day, I got a message from our buddy Keith at Sunnymead Cycles. Keith is a great guy and helped us out quite a bit […]
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On our 2004 Harley-Davidson Road King sidecar rig, heat becomes a real issue. A couple of years ago we punched out the motor a bit and added high-compression heads at HB Hot Rods and Hogs. This mild build-up and the added weight of the sidecar makes for a hot running bike. Especially in the stuck-and-go traffic in […]
Daily Driver Report – Programming Power with Hypertech Story by Hot Rod Hilda Hi everyone, this is Hilda, the Blacktop family adopted me from Angel City Pit Bulls and NKLA a couple of months ago and this is the first article I get to write for Blacktop Magazine. They call me Hot Rod Hilda, and I guess […]
A Blacktop Installation Feature: Wrapping Pipes on “Down Payment Blues”. T-Bone’s bike gets wrapped up with Heatshield Products’ Cobra Skin Exhaust Wrap. I have been meaning to do this for a while. It was only a week when my bike was re-built after getting knocked around on the 91 Frwy back in 2006, when I […]
Installing Kleinn Air Horns on T-Bone’s Harley Story: T-Bone and Billy, Photos: Blacktop Media Network I hear from a lot of guys who don’t ride anymore. One of the main reasons are the crazy drivers on the road these days. Cell phones have really made the road a dangerous place. Their convenience has come at […]
NOW ON BLACKTOP TV: Recap Trailer of the 2015 SEMA Show T-Bone, Billy, Travis and John run the show to find new trends, and meet new friends. Whew! What a crazy week that was. Billy and I left a bit late from the homestead so we didn’t get a chance to stop at KC’s Fool […]
Shop Tour Photos/Story: Tony Colombini This story is not only of a shop tour but how a person with high standards for himself, stuck to his guns and created a thriving business in the competitive motorcycle industry. Many of our readers are not only enthusiasts but entrepreneurs as well. I am sure that this article […]
The Bike Awakens from Hibernation. You learn more about a project than the tasks in front of you. The B.A.D. Bike Build project has taught us quite a bit about ourselves. Billy and I learned how easy it is to get distracted and how quickly time flies. I am sure this has happened to many […]
Caveman gives us his best! Story/Photos: Blacktop Staff What a beauty. Like he said, this thing is a jewel. You may recall, when we received the BAD Bike donor the engine was at Caveman’s garage. He is a builder and engine expert for shovels, pans, etc. Caveman agreed to build up the motor to our […]
…While working on a sidecar. Story and Photos: T-Bone Installing an UltraCool oil cooler unit on Billy’s Sidecar Rig. With a punched out motor and an extra several hundred pounds hanging off the right, Billy’s sidecar rig has a tendency of running on the hot side. We have been concerned on this for a while […]
T-Bone and Billy Show the Progress Photos/Story: Blacktop Staff We recently took the project on the road to show some of the progress. You may look at it and think that there’s not a lot there. We agree, but there has been quite a bit of work on the back end securing the parts we […]
