Signs Your Carburettor is Blocked and How to Fix it

Blocked carburettors are one of the most common issues we see plaguing older motorbikes, or bikes that have just been left standing for a while. Either the bike won’t start, tick over evenly, sputters when you hit the throttle – or all of the above.    If there are any riders out there who aren’t
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How To Tank Swap On a Café Racer

This is the method we use to swap fuel tanks on Café Racers, Scramblers, Bobbers, Choppers and most of our custom motorbikes.   With the rise of popularity in custom motorcycles and a subsequent explosion in cheap aftermarket parts, tank swaps are becoming more and more common. It’s not the easiest of mods to pull
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MV Agusta Dragster 800 | Quick Fix

We’re launching a new series on our YouTube with this one, taking you all through our smaller projects and starting with this Custom MV Agusta Dragster.  You usually see us posting the epic builds that we’ve been working on for months and months at a time. We do a lot more than that in the
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The Best Gauges For Custom Motorcycles

We’ve done the hard yards searching for the best gauges for custom motorcycles, we put them on a few of our bikes over the years, so check them out. When looking for new products to add to custom bikes what I look for is that perfect match of functionality and style. I never recommend something
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How Much Does A Motorcycle Engine Rebuild Cost? 

We’ve broken down the different steps, parts of your engine and possibilities to help you figure out a motorcycle engine rebuild cost Right off the bat let me say that the question ‘how much does a motorcycle engine rebuild cost? is loaded with a lot of complexity within the answer. We’ve taken the time to

9 Signs You Need An Engine Rebuild 

There are 9 tell tale signs and simple tests you can do at home that indicate you need an engine rebuild or at least engine reconditioning.  We recently started offering an engine rebuild and performance servicing through the PBM garage to tackle the tough projects your average local mechanic shys away from.  This article will
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Universal Motorcycle Mirrors For Your Scrambler Café Racer

Our customers and long time followers would have seen these Universal Motorcycle Mirrors evolve over the last few years. We started by hand making/modifying this style of mirror out of an existing product and we quickly worked out a few kinks on some custom installs through the PBM workshop. This blog will walk you through the
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How To Troubleshoot Motorcycle Electrics

It’s time I gave you a run down on how to troubleshoot motorcycle electrics for common wiring problems you would find on your bike This article’s been inspired by bout of recent jobs I’ve had through the shop, all custom motorcycles, mostly all DIY built, and all with electrical problems. Easily fixed electrical problems.  Anywhere
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Building a custom Sissy Bar for your Chopper

Everything you need to know about how we build custom sissy bars Looking to mount a custom sissy bar for your chopper? Sissy Bars are a main stay on most custom choppers you see around. They can be for nothing more than a show piece or serve a great utility on your bike when heading

How To Build a Budget Café Racer or Scrambler

Building a budget Cafe Racer or Scrambler How to build a budget café racer or scrambler is something I get asked a lot. Sure, a big budget can help, it can make the best parts available to you, a perfectly rebuilt engine and a professionally finished seat and tank. However, it isn’t necessary by any
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