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Virginia City Roundup 2023

Check out what it’s like to visit Nevada’s Virginia City Roundup, a motorcycle rally that puts a new twist on things, adding rodeo into the mix for a one-of-a-kind experience. View Content

Our Trip to Ventura Nationals 2023

Check out our recent trip to Ventura Nationals, one of the West Coast’s largest motorcycle and automotive shows. View Content

Ride and Rally Heads to Fuel Cleveland!

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... View Content

The Born-Free Motorcycle Show

The Born-Free motorcycle show held in Southern California is an explosion of vintage custom bikes that come from miles around. Here’s a little taste of what it’s like to go. View Content

In The Shop: 4 Speed Transmission

4 SPEED TRANSMISSION 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... View Content

2022 Lowrider Ride and Review

2022 Lowrider Ride and Review 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... View Content

In The Shop: Ironhead Sportster Fixes

1973 IRONHEAD SPORTSTER 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... View Content

FMH Coming Soon: Videos and Post

Since 2004 Fix My Hog has been posting the best Harley How-to videos and technical information. Please make sure to watch all the new FMH arrivals Here In the Browse... View Content

The custom motorcycle scene has its builders, chromers, painters, the people who chop, the people who ride, weekend warriors, and the mile munchers. One big group of two-wheel enthusiasts who... View Content

In The Shop: Blown Evo Cam Bearing

BLOWN EVO CAM BEARING Replacing the Shovelhead in 1984, the Harley Davidson Evolution motor was produced until 1999. The Evo is known to be a very durable, dependable, and versatile... View Content

In The Shop: Inner Fairing Bracket Repair

INNER FAIRING BRACKET REPAIR A very common issue that we see on a weekly basis is broken fairing support brackets on FLHT & FLHX model Harley Davidsons. These poorly designed... View Content

In The Shop: Primary Chain Tensioner

Hayden M6 Primary Chain Tensioner Installation The Hayden automatic primary chain tensioner has been around for many years. In fact, there were Shovelhead and Evolution Big Twins running auto primary... View Content

In The Shop: Panhead Valve Inspection

We work on hundreds of Milwaukee Eight, Twin Cam, Evos, & Shovelheads throughout the coarse of a year. We certainly do not see as many Knucklehead or Panhead Harley-Davidsons roll... View Content

In The Shop: Used Choppers

We're all familiar with the old saying; "looks can be deceiving". Often is the case with older Choppers from the era of Orange County Choppers and other TV shows that... View Content

2022 Road Glide Review and Ride

2022 Road Glide Review and Ride I recently got the opportunity to test out a 2022 Harley Road Glide. This bike was equipped with the Milwaukee 8 107” engine, 6... View Content

Ride and Rally: Ventura Nationals

Motorcycle and car culture has been deeply rooted in the scene in Southern California for decades. Some say it stems from the fact that, unlike other cities such as New... View Content

In the Shop: Swingarm

There are a number of areas of a Touring model Harley Davidson that will need to be addressed once the motorcycle has acquired an excess of 80k miles. Topping the... View Content

Take a Ride: 2022 Low Rider S 117 M8

In recent years, the Low Rider S has taken its spot in the stable as Harleys canyon carving, west coast style ride and earned its place, deservedly, as the number... View Content

In The Shop: Overseas CV Carb Issues

We have been seeing an influx of Chinese made CV carburetors In The Shop (pics 1 & 2). At first glance, these carburetors look nearly identical to a stock Harley... View Content

Ride and Rally: Born Free 2022

The year was 2009. The motorcycle industry was centered around massive custom bike builds, crate engines, Discovery Channel, Biker Build Off’s, Jesse James, and motorcycle shows in convention centers all... View Content

In the Shop: Frame Swap

Distracted driving is the cause of many motorcycle wrecks every year. Seems like riders are continuously dodging cars, trucks, injury, and death! Recently, one of our regular customers was in... View Content

In the Shop: XL Splitting Cases

In our Sportster Buyer's Guide video, Mike reminds us that in 2004, the Sportster engine, crankcase, and transmission went through considerable changes. The most noteworthy change is that there is... View Content

In the Shop: Twist Grip Sensor

Twist Grip Sensor One of the most popular upgrades for Harley Davidson owners is handlebars. Handlebars are typically charged for better comfort, for style, or for a little bit of... View Content

In The Shop: Clutch Spring Plate

Harley Davidson Clutch Spring Plate Starting in 1991 until 1997, Big Twin model Harley Davidsons used a spring plate (37977-90) in their clutch pack. Sportster models used the same spring... View Content