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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Custom Scrambler LED Tail Lights and Brake Lights

Universal DIY Tail Tidy Kit

Universal DIY Tail Tidy Kit. There are plenty of Universal tail tidy kits out there, and this one is mine. On the surface it looks like a painfully simple design. It is. However this simple plate of aluminium (or stainless steel) took me 5 years to land on. To Skip the details and get your
Suzuki GR650 Tempter

1983 Suzuki GR650 Tempter

I haven’t seen many GR650 Tempter customs around, not a bad thing. When James and I started speaking about the project, the more I saw of it, the keener I became to get this strange 650 twin onto the garage and have a run at it. The Suzuki GR650 came out as some sort of
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer Build

1983 Honda CX500 – Café Racer Rescue

The Honda CX500 was what we call a “rescue build”. It’s always a tough job to take on a half completed build. We’ve had it happen before, a deflated customer comes in after a bad experience wanting their dream bike built how they imagined it. The bike they’ve received isn’t up to scratch and now
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