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To learn more about Pete Hilton and his instruments, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars

Pingel: H-D Fuel Injection to Carburetor Conversion Gas Tank Fitting Kits.

Pingel Enterprise now offers Fuel Injection to Carburetor Conversion Gas Tank Fitting Kits.  Continue Reading →

News of Avinton Motorcycles

Super-Secret Operative Holdsworth relayed this mission critical information from France, home of the Freedom Fries. This is written in Franco_English, so excuse the accent….read on! Continue Reading →

JIMS Touring Model Steering Head Lock Nut Wrench

yep, it’s sexy, it’s the.….. JIMS Touring Model Steering Head Lock Nut Wrench
…the new JIMS® Steering Head Lock Nut Wrench No. 977 designed for H-D Touring models. Continue Reading →

PYTHON® 4” SLIP-ON MUFFLERS

Add some style and performance to your Harley-Davidson® with a set of mufflers from Python. These 4” slip-on mufflers have billet tips and use an innovative baffle technology that features 2” baffles which provides free-flowing exhaust. Continue Reading →

Feuling Econo Beehive valve springs

Luke sends us this from Feuling, good news for those of us with fiscal blues!

FEULING has designed its Econo performance Beehive valve springs to handle up to 585in lift camshafts, while costing less than other comparable springs. The Feuling beehive springs are made from the same premium stress relieved conical ovate wire as its high load springs, but are developed for economical engine budgets. Continue Reading →

Spot Weld Kit from Eastwood

The Eastwood Company has engineered a revolutionary, new Spot Weld Kit that produces professional spot welds using just a MIG welder. This first-of-its-kind kit combines Spot Weld Pliers and a unique Spot Weld Nozzle to help do-it-yourselfers produce full-penetration, OE-look, spot welds from one side of the repair panel. Continue Reading →

Xian Leather – Work In Progress

Christian sends us this tease of what is looking to be an outrageous seat for an overseas client. Killin’ it! Call Xian Leather if you need the good goods.

Samson Fishtails

True Dual Crossover systems with removable fishtail tips are available for ’95-’12 Dressers/Road Kings and ’86-’12 Softails in lengths from 231⁄2in to 42in for Softails and 33in to 42in for Dressers/Road Kings.


Softail front turn signal LED lights from ALLOY ART!

Hey, these are for the Fatboy, Heritage, Deluxe, and Slim…..

My first Harley was a 2000 Fatboy. I have a soft spot in my heart for this bike, so I always have continued to come out with new and refreshing product designed for the Fatboy and all Softails. Continue Reading →

DRAG SPECIALTIES® PRIMARY CHAIN

Drag Specialties® has what you’re looking for in a high-quality primary chain for your Harley-Davidson. This chain has improved fatigued resistance, which means it’ll last longer and perform better.

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Cycle Electric 50 amp charging system install – on a 1986 FXR

Installed back in 1994, the 22amp Cycle Electric charging system on my 1986 FXR had finally given up the ghost by the end of the 2010 riding season. The packing in the regulator had started to melt and drip from the housing (but the unit continued to work!). I couldn’t complain, I’d gotten my moneys worth. For a part that lives in such a severe environment the 18 years of service is a testament to the quality and durability of Cycle Electric products. Continue Reading →

JIMS Forceflow Cylinder Head Cooler

Introducing the new patent pending JIMS ForceFlow Cylinder Head Cooler. Whether you are running a big inch performance engine or rolling stock in traffic on a hot summer day, your air cooled engine will heat up. Excessive heat and operating temperature can be an engines worst enemy. Continue Reading →

Vance & Hines Big Shots Long

VANCE & Hines’ 2012 range of exhaust systems includes the Big Shots Long, a 2-into-2 system created for use on Softails. Continue Reading →

HOTOP DESIGNS RADIUS LICENSE PLATE MOUNTS

Dress up the back of your Harley-Davidson® with a chrome radius license plate mount.  Drag Specialties partnered with Don Hotop, master bike builder, to create license plate mounts like no other. Continue Reading →

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 Digital Camera… initial product use report

Background:   I didn’t like always having to take my DSLR out if I wanted decent quality images. I always walk around with a camera and was looking for an alternative to my DSLR or having to resort to using my “not so good” iPhone. I tried just using a small DSLR body (D90) with a small fast 50mm, but even that was just to big. I thought why bother… I may as well just bring the big gun. – stephen berner Continue Reading →

DRAG SPECIALTIES® DIAMOND-HEAD MIRRORS

These mirrors are made from chrome-plated die-cast aluminum, which means they will always look great and last forever. The head-size of the mirrors measures 5” wide x 2 ½” high, which means they’ll function well but aren’t too big for your H-D®. These mirrors come with different size stems Continue Reading →

Mustang’s Wide Tripper Seat

The newest seat in Mustang’s Tripper line is their Wide Tripper solo that features a detailed diamond stitch design. Continue Reading →

Xian Leather: knocking it out!

Christian has been at it. The relentless force that pushes this fine artisan forward is as powerful as the hydraulic as a fluid in the arm of an excavator, … he crushes deadlines like pebbles at a gravel quarry. Continue Reading →

Metal Matrix Extreme™ by Rivera Primo Inc.® Home of Primo Belt Drives

If you wanted to lower the weight of your touring bike without sacrificing performance or safety and enhance your braking capability by a wide margin, who would you go to for the solution?

Also available are kits for front brakes only 1036-0902 & 1036-0904 (2 MMX rotors and two sets of Patriot Pads) and rear brakes only 1036-0903 & 1036-0905 (1 MMX rotor and 1 set Patriot Pads). Continue Reading →

Montana Pitch-Blend: used & approved, made in the USA

Because of the many unique and powerful benefits of Pine Pitch, Montana Pitch-Blend has been the professional’s choice in premium leather care  for nearly 30 years now…. so says the Montana Pitch-Blend Company Continue Reading →

Scorpion’s New Spring Helmets are Shipping Now

(Lake Forest, CA March 28, 2012) Headlined by an all-new helmet model and several new graphics, the Scorpion Spring 2012 helmet collection is available and shipping now. “Adding a new helmet model, a variety of new graphics and an expanded offering of ExoWear® apparel will give our dealer base and loyal consumers exciting new choices for spring 2012,” says President, Rick Miller. “The new EXO-250 reflects Scorpion quality in an entry level open-face helmet… a perfect fit in our quest to maintain a high-quality to value ratio.” Continue Reading →

The Original Taper Lite™ Pushrod

Way back in the late 80′s Mel Magnet (Founder of Rivera Primo Inc. formerly Rivera Engineering) was fooling around with pushrod design. Back then there wasn’t much of a choice except straight steel pushrods, and Mel was pretty sure he could design something better. Continue Reading →

Alloy Art speaks out: Street Glide / Electra front turn signals

How’s this for something new and cool from our friends at Alloy Art!
Congrats to Robbie (owner) for the PR in Hot Bike this month – aight!

Introducing a new Street Glide front signal, CNC machined aluminum housing with plastic injection molded polycarbonate lens and super mega brite  LED’s Continue Reading →

Joker Machine Rearset Controls

Joker Machine has responded to the current growing trend for café racer inspired custom builds with the introduction of universal, adjustable rearsets. Continue Reading →

BAKER Drivetrain: DD7 Transmission Use & Review Follow-up Report

Manufacturer’s are learning that when a product is submitted to 45dgree for use & review – it gets used & reviewed. We are not going to simply tell our viewers that the part/product  was installed with “no problem ” and worked “great” (and what does that really mean?) unless it did.

Nope, 45dgree ain’t playing that lame game…… Manufacturer’s deserve more thoughtfulness applied to these editorial communications  and we feel our viewers absolutely deserve more truthfulness and information than what is served up by those on a never ending swag hunt.

Yea, we are changing it up, and it’s about time, ya think?

So, with all that said and out of the way, I’d like to report on how the BAKER Drivetrain DD7 has worked for me over the year since it was installed at Rosa’s Cycles by the man himself, Bert Baker (with some help from Professor Kenny). Continue Reading →

Knight Prowler TW 777 cams for your big boy machine!

The cam is a direct bolt-in replacement in 96ci, 103ci, 106ci, 107ci and 110ci Screamin’ Eagle engines. WOOD Performance Carburetors has created its Knight Prowler TW 777 cam to create maximum power and torque in ’07 – ’12 Twin Cam motors with stock cylinder heads. Continue Reading →

NEW TIRE RULES ENHANCE GP2 SPECTACLE IN MALAYSIA

Sepang, Malaysia, March 25, 2012 – This year, the GP2 Series benefits from new tire rules designed to mirror those in Formula One, with drivers having a choice of a softer and a harder compound for the first time. Continue Reading →

POP-UP GAS CAPS

The area of any tank that takes the most abuse is around the gas cap. Now it’s easy to eliminate dings and scratches with a new pop-up vented gas cap. Continue Reading →

Hi-performance clutch basket and clutch pack kit

The street or strip kits include a billet aluminum, hard anodized basket with Evolution Industries’ ‘Diamond Terminator’ clutch pack and two sets of springs. Continue Reading →

12V IGNITION COIL

Drag Specialties® is expanding its line of ignition coils with this 12V, 0.5 ohm coil for 01-06 Twin Cam EFI models. Continue Reading →

FRAME INSERT SET

Add some chrome flash to an area that needs some style help. This four-piece chrome steel insert set dresses up any Softail by fitting into the recessed area of the frame by the rear wheel. Continue Reading →

New exhausts for your H-D

Vance & Hines is continuing to release new exhaust options for 2012 H-D models. Continue Reading →

REAR PULLEY BOLT COVERS

Every Harley® enthusiast knows finishing touches are important. Here’s an opportunity to finish out the look of any 93-12 FXST/FLST, 93-12 FXD/FXDWG, 99-12 FLT/FLHT and 04-12 XL model. Continue Reading →

“Big Boy” Wheel Jockey® – made in America!

Charlotte, N.C. (October  2011) Wheel Jockey®, www.wheeljockey.com, releases their new “Big Boy” Wheel Jockey motorcycle tool (Patent No. 8,002,122) that helps with the job of rotating motorcycle wheels for cleaning, tire and drive belt/chain maintenance and checking tire pressure.  Continue Reading →

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HedLED™ Headlight System

There are few things in life that are just obvious. The HedLED™ Headlight system is so obvious it was alarming that it hadn’t been done before. So we did it! Combining a high end halogen headlight with built in led’s for use as either turn signals (if legal in your area) or running lights is the best thing since sliced bread. And the extra bright led’s work great day or night. Continue Reading →

Paughco: Swingarm frame for Road Kings

The new Paughco replacement swingarm frame for Road Kings features 28 degrees of rake and accepts both Twin Cam 88 and Evolution engines. Continue Reading →

AVON MOTORCYCLE TYRES INTRODUCES NEW 3D ULTRA TIRES

AVON MOTORCYCLE TYRES INTRODUCES NEW 3D ULTRA TIRES

STOW, OH – Avon Motorcycle Tyres North America has developed the new 3D Ultra Sport, Supersport  and Xtreme for high performance and ultra-high performance applications, available now. Continue Reading →

DRAG SPECIALTIES® PREDATOR 2-UP SEATS

If you’re looking for the best 2-up seats on the market for Harley-Davidson® FXR models, you just found it. Better than OEM, better than other aftermarkets, Drags Specialties®  2-up seats feature solar-reflective leather in the seating area and automotive-grade vinyl on the sides which reduces surface temperature by as much as 25oF for a cooler seat with higher durability and longer life over conventional leather or vinyl. Continue Reading →

Café Comfort from Mustang Seats!

Café Comfort

Have you noticed a piece of history passing you by on the streets lately?    More and more riders around the world are being inspired by the racers of a bygone era, creating a resurgence of the café racer style. Continue Reading →

BAKER says…BE A BULLY…

BAKER understands that there are two main elements to making your stock bike stand out in the crowd: form and function… We’ve been practicing this for years with our Function Formed styling on our products, giving you style and top notch performance at the same time. Continue Reading →

My new Bell

Oow!  I just got a new goodie in the mail.  I’ve heard a lot about this helmet and am excited to put it on.  I’ve tried many of the major helmet brands and models over the years and am always looking for the best fit, less weight, and overall best quality.  The Styling is important as well.  This all has led me to the Bell Star Carbon.  Is a very light full featured full face helmet.  Its snug in all the right spots.   There’s nothing worse than a sloppy helmet, it will make you not want to wear them.

Check it out on the bell website. Continue Reading →

DRAG SPECIALTIES® BLACK FENDER LUGGAGE RACKS

Drags Specialties® fender luggage racks for 91-12 FXD and 94-12 XL are now available with a gloss black powdercoat finish for riders looking for an option other than chrome but still loaded with style. With their rugged 3/8″ high-quality steel tubing, the fender racks can carry up to 10 lb. of cargo. Continue Reading →

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Rivera Primo: I Can See Clearly Now…

After over a year of testing and design changes, we are finally ready to un-veal our latest state-of-the-badazz product. The TransparaGuard™! Continue Reading →

KLOCK WERKS WINDSHIELD MOUNTING KITS

These beauties have a brilliant high-quality chrome finish and include all brackets, cross bracing and hardware to mount Flare™ plastic or most OEM accessory windshields. Continue Reading →

Hammer 88 big bore kit now available for XR1200

Zipper’s has now made a version of its Hammer 88 big bore kit available for use on Harley-Davidson’s XR1200 Sportster.

The kit, which maintains the engine stroke but converts the engine to a ‘square’ configuration by increasing the bore, is offered in two versions; one with emphasis on the lower and middle ranges of power. For big torque figures, the other provides an emphasis on the upper end of the RPM scale creating big horsepower. Continue Reading →

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AutoGem: lighting the way in an entreprenurial manner

With all the part’s and accessories available today, you might wonder who makes some of this cool stuff? A lot comes from the big manufacturers, but a large percentage  comes from entrepreneurs, like Tom Hinderholtz, owner of AutoGem. For over 15 years, Tom has been designing, and manufacturing lights for the motorcycle aftermarket. Continue Reading →

Hoppe Industries XLS Fairing: install & review

If you’ve got a bike with a 39mm Narrow Glide front end (Dyna or Sportster) and want to have a proportionate fairing that has the capability of providing musical entertainment and protection from the elements, Hoppe Industries has just what you’re looking for. John Hoppe has come up with an awesome fairing that is a simple “plug ‘n play” item once installed. You can simply plug in any device with a 3.5mm mini jack (like an iPod ‘Shuffle’) and you’re set for miles of polka music, self-improvement recordings (that’s what I need!) maybe even a little rock ‘n roll! Continue Reading →

Brute III Extreme belt drive from Rivera

The Brute III Extreme can be used in enclosed primary drives on ’06 Dyna models and ’07 and later Softail models  Rivera Primo has a version of its Brute III Extreme belt drive available which features a 1-3⁄4in belt allowing it to be used in enclosed primary drives on ’06 Dyna models and ’07 and later Softail models.

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FORK TRUSS by Custom Cycle Engineering

Our fork truss is truly a performance part by dramatically improving front-end handling.  Continue Reading →

LINDBY CUSTOM FRONT MULTIBARS®

The Lindby Multibar®   feature unique rounded corners and built-in bonded rubber footrests that provide traction and allow riders to adjust their position for the most comfortable ride on the road. And because they pull double duty as an engine guard, the U.S. patented Multibar is made from a single piece of  high-strength, 1 1/4″ steel tubing with long-lasting durability for years to come. Continue Reading →

TECH TALK: NEW MICHELIN® COMMANDER® II TIRE

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 1, 2012) — A variety of technologies have been incorporated into the new MICHELIN® Commander® II tire which give it up to twice the usable tire life of its competitors* – making it the new standard in cruiser tire longevity – as well as providing a stable ride in a variety of conditions and styling that the discerning cruiser-motorcycle owner requires. Continue Reading →

49MM WIDE GLIDE CONVERSION TRIPLE TREES by Custom Cycle Engineering

We now offer a 49mm Wide-Glide Triple Tree Conversions for all the 2006 and up Dyna Glides.  Converts stock Dyna Glides using all the stock components and widens it out to a Dyna Wide-Glide width.  The kit includes the upper and lower trees, axle, axle spacers, fender spacers and one rotor spacer.  The trees also have stock fork stops and a fork lock tab that allow the customer to use the stock fork locking system. Continue Reading →

S&S Cycle Stealth air cleaner

The S&S Stealth air cleaner kits are for the rider who likes to go fast, but wants to be just a little bit sneaky.
Get all the performance of the S&S design, including the air directional “stinger” cone in the filter, and hide it under your stock Harley-Davidson® air cleaner cover. Continue Reading →

MICHELIN INTRODUCES NEW COMMANDER® II TIRE FOR CRUISER MOTORCYCLES

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 1, 2012) — Today, Michelin Motorcycle Tires launches the MICHELIN® Commander® II tire.  Available immediately in 15 sizes in bias and radial construction, the Commander II tire offers a new standard in cruiser tire longevity and uncompromised handling and stability. Continue Reading →

Finned Dishpan Rocker Covers by Custom Cycle Engineering

These Covers were designed and manufactured by Randy Smith and CCE back in 1968. Designed to eliminate the oil seepage associated with the stock Panhead rocker box covers, these covers also imparted noise dampening and a cooler running motor.  They were a great success not only because of their mechanical improvement but also because of their distinctive style. Continue Reading →

SENA SMH-10 BLUETOOTH® STEREO HEADSET/INTERCOM

The Sena SMH-10 is a premium long-range Bluetooth® communication and multimedia stereo headset that features hands-free calling; listen to stereo voice instructions of GPS and multi-pair 4-way intercom conversations with a passenger or other riders. Continue Reading →

DOUGZ: Hogtunes Tweeter Pod and 902.2 AA speakers install

Photos and words by Doug Wozney of DOUGZ Custom

If you own one of the Motor Company’s batwing fairing’d touring models you’ve most likely ‘tuned up’ the sound at the rear of the bike already. Now how’d you like to do some ‘tuning up’ in the front as well? Enter Hogtunes 902.2 AA speakers and their HF-1 Dash trim/Tweeter pod. Here is an unbeatable combination of great looks, great fit, and sound quality like you’ve never experienced on two wheels. Continue Reading →

rLiNK SR-i1100SE AND SR-i1000 GPS/GPRS SECURITY SYSTEMS BY SCORPIO

 The rLink SR-i1100SE and SR-i1000 systems incorporate advanced theft prevention, real time GPS tracking, and SMS alerts with programs that allow riders to document and share their riding experience. The alarm functions and user features are controlled by the included remote, the free iPhone® app, or from your computer or smartphone (not included). Both systems include a remote transceiver, main control module, RFID antenna, built-in battery backup, three-stage perimeter sensor (SE only), 120 dB Smart Siren (SE only), universal installation kit, accessory harness and main harness. Continue Reading →