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Aluminum Throttle for 1" handlebars - Aluminum or Black finish
You will be hard pressed to find a nicer throttle than this. These are all aluminum construction, no plastic to be found in these beauties. Their simple, clean, narrow design keeps your handlebars looking uncluttered. These are for 1" bars and are available in polished aluminum or a super durable black electroplated finish. $50 each
Biltwell 1" Trackers Handlebars - Black or Chrome, Smooth or Dimpled
Biltwell 1" Trackers handlebars are available in triple-plated chrome finish or black electro-plate finish. Available in your choice of smooth bars or dimpled bars for use with stock HD controls. $109
English 101 DVD - unit & pre unit Triumph & unit BSA Motorcycle Maintenance DVD - Pre Order
New from Tyler at Lowbrow Customs and Wes White of Four Aces Cycle... English 101! The DVD is finally finished and we will be shipping them out starting on Monday, August 17th. If you want to secure your copy and have it go out the 1st day it is available then go ahead and pre order now. We will ship your English 101 Motorcycle Maintenance DVD along with anything else you order and notify you when it goes out.
"English 101 is a full tune & service DVD that covers pre unit and unit Triumphs and unit BSAs. In this interactive shop manual, watch step-by-step as Wes White of Four Aces Cycle demonstrates everything you need to keep your British bike reliable, on the road and running great. This 4-hour DVD is broken down into easy-to-follow chapters and is designed to teach you how to maintain your British motorcycle."
We are very proud of this new film, all filmed in high definition. English 101 is Region 0 and will play world-wide. At over 4 hours of run time it is packed full of everything you need to keep your bike on the road and running great!
Just in from Japan, Vibes Magazine #1, english edition! We are the only source in the USA for this magazine, and we have limited quantities available. Full size and at 238 pages, this is more like a book than a magazine. Vibes is a great magazine, excellent quality and coverage of cool bikes and events, all with a different twist being that it is all in Japan. This particular issue also features a section called 'Vibes Shots', which features nice bikes with beautiful Japanese women in various stages of dress draped over them. This magazine contains full nudity so 18 and over only! $32
These threaded, coped steel bungs are 3/4" diameter and are drilled and tapped all the way through with your choice of 5/16"-18 or 3/8"-16 thread. Coped for a perfect fit on 1" tubing, tack in place then weld it up, mounts are finished in minutes.
Available in either 1/2" or 1" length, measured from the top of the coped radius to the flat end. They are 1018 cold rolled steel for easy welding and are great for mounts of all sorts. Sold individually, $6 each.
New from Lowbrow Customs, this tapered roller bearing conversion kit allows you to directly mount a Harley Davidson or Springer front end to your BSA A50 or A65 motorcycle. Kit includes two races, two Timken bearings, and a chrome dust shield. This kit will allow you to mount any front end with a 1" stem, including front ends from:
Harley Davidson Big Twins 1949 and newer
Sportsters 1982 and newer
DNA Springers or other Springers with 1" stems
Simply use a drift and hammer to drive out the old bearing races from your frame's neck, and tap these new races into place. The bearing with the dust shield goes on top and the other on bottom. That is it, simple!
How to Install a Tapered Roller Bearing Conversion Kit - DIY Tech Tips from Lowbrow
How to Install a Tapered Roller Bearing Conversion Kit
Once you remove the front end off of your Triumph or BSA motorcycle you will likely have the stock races and loose roller bearings that will fall all over the floor and roll out of site. A nice upgrade, which also makes installing your front end very smooth, is a tapered roller bearing conversion kit. These modern bearings and races will give you smooth steering and will last for many years. In addition to being an upgrade for stock frame / front end combinations, we also produce bearing conversion kits to fit any front end with a 1" stem (many girders and springers, HD big twin and Sportster forks) to your Triumph or BSA motorcycle.
Shown below is the stock top race with a few remaining ball bearings.
The stock races have to be knocked out of the neck. There is one both top and bottom. A long drift held at an angle so it will catch the inside lip of the race makes the job easy (usually). Sometimes they can be seated really well and take a good amount of effort to remove. Move the drift around as you knock it out so it comes out evenly to make it easier.
Once you remove the stock races, you will want to place your new tapered bearing races on the neck, and using a deadblow hammer or a piece of wood and a hammer, drive the race into the neck.
Re: How to Install a Tapered Roller Bearing Conversion Kit - DIY Tech Tips from Lowbr
Before you insert your bearings you want to pack them with grease. Work them around in your hand and really get it in there, you want to get the bearings thoroughly greased.
Re: How to Install a Tapered Roller Bearing Conversion Kit - DIY Tech Tips from Lowbr
Depending on what bearing set you are installing, the dust cap would go over the top bearing, and you slide your forks in from the bottom. It can be much easier to install your forks if the front wheel is off of them. Also, if you are rebuilding your front end, you can put the trees on the frame, then insert your fork legs.
Custom-made weld-on David Bird hardtails for Oil In Frame (OIF) Triumph's are now available! These BSA hardtails are made from 1.25" x .125" wall crew tubing with 5/16" thick axle plates. Beautiful TIG welds, MIG welded axle plates. The axle plate slots are 5/8", set up for your stock OIF Triumph rear wheel. You aren't going to find a nicer hard tail anywhere.
The bottom hardtail rails have slugs that insert inside your stock frame rails. This locates it correctly, and the top rails are a tight fit against the stock frame. You get it in position and hit it with a deadblow hammer to get it in the correct position. The sheet metal plates provided finish off the bottom of the seat post tube perfectly.
These are available with your choice of either the looped or straight rear frame rails at the axle (looped style shown in the photos below), and are available in 0", 2", 4", and 6" stretch. You can also choose 0", 1" or 2.5" of drop. The 2.5" drop is only available on the 4" and 6" stretch frames.
The photos below are of a 2" stretch, 1" drop, looped hardtail
New Biltwell bars are in stock, black or chrome, dimpled for stock H-D controls or smooth...
Biltwell 1" Low Drag Handlebars - Black or Chrome, Smooth or Dimpled
Riserless bar with 1/2"-13 threaded insert welded into the bases of each bar makes for a sturdy, compact and strong design. Bolt these up and trim the ends just as narrow as you can stand for a nice lane-splitting profile.
Check out these sweet new Megaflake Helmets by Biltwell.. The new Root Beer and Sunburst Orange are now in stock.
"This is the next generation of Biltwell helmets. It's the same lightweight and comfortable shell but with a few significant upgrades. The flake is much bigger and crisper, hence the "Megaflake" name. Vintage style chrome strip around the opening is pure class and only available on a Biltwell. The new liner now has detail stitching and contrasting ventilated panels in the top. The embossed goggle strap has a new shape and an improved snap."
Boyer has been providing electronic ignitions for a long time, they have been tried and tested and remain a common and excellent upgrade for your Triumph or BSA motorcycle.
This allows you to ditch your points and condenser and upgrade to modern electronics. The Boyer Electronic Ignition electronically advances your timing to get optimum performance out of your British motorcycle. This unit will work on Triumph and BSA 500 / 650 / 750 c.c. bikes with 12 volt systems.
FS - Triumph Pre Unit David Bird Hardtail, 6" over
This is from my personal bike, I ended up going with a different dimension frame. This is for a pre unit Triumph, 6" over, 2.5" drop, straight style David Bird hardtail frame. Brand new was mocked up but been sitting in my office. $425 plus UPS ground shipping, save yourself $100 and get it shipped right away. I can take money order, paypal or credit card
The photos are of the actual frame, ignore the watermark etc these photos were used on my website too. Hardtail only for sale, not the stock front frame section or wheel.
This clutch spring adjusting tool makes easy work of adjusting the clutch pressure plate springs. This is a hefty tool with a fat handle, giving a good grip and allowing you to apply lots of pressure to compress the clutch springs as you screw in the clutch spring nuts. This is the perfect tool for Triumph, BSA and Norton single and twin cylinder bikes, and many other vintage British motorcycles.
Two years in the making, "Cafe Society" is the first, full-length documentary film to chronicle the origins, legacy and rebirth of this, one of the world's most unique motorcycles and motorcycle subcultures. Filmed on location throughout the UK, Europe and U.S. by crews from Chet Burks Productions and Mike Seate of Cafe Racer magazine, "Cafe Society" brings viewers a rare, intimate view of the Ton-Up culture. Filled with never-before-seen historical stills and rare film clips, plus interviews with legendary motorcycle designers and personal, eyewitness accounts from the men and women who created the first high-performance streetbikes, "Cafe Society" is one wild ride."
Feature Run Time: 60 Minutes
Region 0 - All region dvd! USA, Europe, Japan OK!
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