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Virginia City Roundup 2023

Nate Beck — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:35:32 +0000

The unique part of any rally is that it is the epicenter of motorcycle culture where music and travel culture often intermix. This is seen at the big rallies across the country like Sturgis and Daytona Bike Week with rides during the day, motorcycle shows hosted in the afternoons, and live music at night. While this formula is tried and true, there is one new rally that is putting its own twist on...

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Our Trip to Ventura Nationals 2023

Nate Beck — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:14:22 +0000

Twenty years after its inception, Ventura Nationals is still going strong as one of the biggest and best custom shows on the West Coast. Held yearly at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, custom cars, bikes, and vendors take over the sixty-two acre, palm-tree-lined space for an idyllic California show. This year, the motorcycle section was put on by Mike from the local Ventura shop...

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FMH Ultimate 2023 Sweepstakes – Official Rules

Fix My Hog Editors — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:33:33 +0000

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. Sweepstakes Entry Period/Sponsor: The FMH Ultimate 2023 Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00:01 AM Central Time (“CT”) on 09/13/2023 and ends at 11:59:59 PM CT on 10/11/2023 (the “Sweepstakes Entry Period”). Sponsor: TN Marketing LLC (“Sponsor”), 2955 Xenium Ln N Suite 10, Plymouth, MN 55441.

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Ride and Rally Heads to Fuel Cleveland!

Steve Knoble — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:38:05 +0000

Fuel Cleveland is an invitational show featuring motorcycle builders, rare bike owners, painters, and photographers, all sharing a love for antiquated modes of two-wheeled transportation. This event is put on by Forever the Chaos Life, Lowbrow Customs, and The Gasbox. The first year of Fuel was held in a small industrial space. From there, it…

The Born-Free Motorcycle Show

Nate Beck — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:26:52 +0000

In the world of vintage customs, whether it be Harley or Triumph, Indian or metric import, there’s one show that stands above all others with the most prestigious name in the scene, the Born-Free show. Now in its 14th year, Born-Free has grown into a two-day weekend celebration of all things two wheels held at the Silverado Canyon Ranch in Southern California. This year, Born-Free was nothing less...

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In The Shop: 4 Speed Transmission

Mark DiPietro — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:30:13 +0000

Throughout the coarse of a year, we remove, disassemble, and repair an abundance of Harley Davidson transmissions. The majority of the gear boxes we open up are five and six speeds but we also have plenty of four speed transmissions come through the shop. Recently a customer dropped off a four speed that he runs in a composite chopper. (Pics 1 – 5) The customer stated that the transmission would...

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2022 Lowrider Ride and Review

Steve Knoble — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:30:31 +0000

Earlier this year, I did what I never thought I would ever do; I bought a new Harley. I was always in the “I’d never buy a new bike!” camp, but it happened. So here is the review of my 2022 Harley Lowrider ST. This bike was equipped with the Milwaukee 8 117” engine, 6 speed transmission, inverted forks, dual disk front brakes, cruise, fairing, and bags. Back story: I rode sport bikes for years...

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In The Shop: Ironhead Sportster Fixes

Mark DiPietro — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:27:55 +0000

We see our fair share of Ironhead Sportsters every year. After many years and many hands; most of the time these bikes come in various states of disarray. Often times they are “basket cases”. Every once in a while, however, we get to wrench on a meticulously maintained, well preserved, piece of American history. Recently, we had a beautiful 1973 Ironhead Sportster in the shop. (Pics 1 & 2) The...

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How To Use the Fix My Hog Website

Dennis Santopietro — Wed, 17 May 2023 15:27:36 +0000

START HERE! We posted this video to help you navigate Fix My Hog and quickly find what you need to maintain and customize your Hog. We are always updating the site and the look and feel but the Navigation and Categories have remained the same. Please watch it and let us know what you think about our site and videos. We also posted a video on How To Search Fix My Hog Here’s a video on Member Log In...

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How to Fix Your Harley Wobble

Dennis Santopietro — Wed, 17 May 2023 09:30:37 +0000

Some call it the Harley Wobble, others call it the Death Wobble. However, most never experience it but we all have heard of the Harley Wobble. Before getting into it, here are just a couple of the many questions we have received on the Harley Wobble since Fix My Hog started back in 2004. 1. Do you know anything about correcting the Harley wobble in my 2012 Road King? Between 90-100 and in a curve...

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