As you all know last month a catastrophe descended on Oklahoma and left that area ravaged. Some of the victims are motorcyclists who lost everything. The story of one such victim caught the attention of IronWorks’ good friend Dar Holdsworth of Darwin Motorcycles. Dar has made it his mission to help US Navy Vet. Gerald [...]
If you’ve seen the cover of the August 2013 issue of IronWorks then you’ve seen “The Red Baron”, a cool café racer styled bike out of the Lord Drake Kustom‘s (LDK) stable from Miami, Florida. What you didn’t and can’t see in the mag is “Scarface”, a sister bike to the “Red Baron”, also built [...]
In case you’ve missed it, Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and their riders as he rode through the crowd in Vatican City. Harley-Davidson fans from all over the world rode to the Vatican as part of the European leg of Harley-Davidson’s 110th Anniversary celebrations. The Pontiff had previously been given 2 Harley motorcycles [...]
5252: The Magic Number Horsepower and torque explained So you just did a bunch of high performance engine work to your ride and everybody wants to know how much horsepower your scooter’s got. Although it’s become the benchmark when people talk about how much power their bike makes, horsepower isn’t the whole story. In a [...]
Harley-Davidsons are almost the perfect canvas for a two-wheeled gearhead to let his or her imagination run wild. From the post-war bobbers of the late ’40′s to the stretched and slammed baggers running amock these days, wrench slingers can’t seem to turn away from the steeds from Milwaukee. Sure, the factory puts out a decent [...]
Thanks to unpredictable weather and the logistics of arranging track time, we’ve been on hiatus with our XR1200 project for a bit; since last November’s issue, to be precise. But as promised, we’re back to wrap up the paint and finishing details of the build here, then we’ll prove the project’s worth on the asphalt [...]
SuperTrapp Industries, Inc. has announced the release of their JayBrake Master Cylinders (MSRP starts at $152.00). They are available in an H-D Style or JayBrake Style. The H-D Style Master Cylinder features two 3/8” through mounting holes located 2 ¼” apart on the center line. The JayBrake Style Master Cylinder features one ¾” through hole [...]
Changing the fork fluid on models with fairings can be intimidating and take hours. This patent pending tool will eliminate the need to remove the fairings on all touring bikes to change the fork oil; it’s like magic. With this tool it should take about 30 minutes to perform the service compared to 2.2 hours [...]
Zipper’s Belt-To-Chain Conversion Kits have ‘Old School’ appeal for high performance applications. Zipper’s Performance Products has taken the hassle out of converting your late model belt driven Harley-Davidson to chain drive. Whether you are interested in a different final drive ratio, added driveline strength, more clearance for a wider tire or that “old school” look, [...]