by by Brian Zerkel aka SchumacherHD Forums Every year Harley likes to cheer up everyone’s winter with the midyear release or two. Last year, we were all surprised with the Switchback, a modern day equivalent to the Duo Glide. So what would we get this year? A new Night Train? A retro model harkening back […] More »

Harley Oil – Synthetic or Fossil?by Pete SchultzSynthetic oils have gained a large following amongst Harley riders. I am here to dispel the supposed benefits of synthetics over fossil oil. I will start by saying that synthetics are overpriced; the cost to do an oil change triples if you run synthetic oil. What I am […] More »

Loud Pipes May Soon Cost Large Fines by Jason Giacchino When it comes to motorcycle modifications, we are often as guilty as the next of recommending the exhaust system as a good starting point.  After all, because of the simple fact that aftermarket units are immune to the rigorous federal noise standard approval, they often […] More »

Photo courtesy of the Harley-Davidson Archives   by Maria DeWeerdt, Harley-Davidson Archivist Everyone is familiar with ad slogans such as “Turn on Your Own Thunder,” and “Ride to Live–Live to Ride.” But over the years, Harley-Davidson has used many other slogans in its advertising, many of which seem strange to our 21st century ears. One 1932 […] More »

What it Does The exhaust involves a series of pressure waves that travel out of the main pipe. There is a positive wave and a negative wave which work together to import combustion gases from the chamber. As the positive wave goes out, the negative is moving back in toward the valves. The key to […] More »