Archive for November, 2006

JCF: A Tale of 2 Bikes

can.wrench checks in with a great story about two bikes….

The red and black is mine. 1979 Suzuki GS1000: Dyna coils + ignition, fork brace, struts, drilled discs, custom pipe, clubman bars (yes I like them), camshaft pegs (borrowed that idea). Seat is an old LaPera for a Sporty (swap meet $20.00) And much more! 90 […]

JCF #2: Cyclepathic Choppers

Luke from Cyclepathic Choppers checked in with a bunch of different Japanese Choppers he’s built - all Grade-A stuff. I know he has a website, but it seems to be down - I’ll update this post when it’s back up. The XS650 above is absolute tits - love it, from the stance to the paint […]

JCF #1: Israel’s KZ900 Chopper

Ok, so lets get this whole Jap Chop Friday started shall we… First up is Israel’s 1977 KZ900 Chopper. Here’s what Israel has to say about his scoot:

Everything except the engine carriage is hand made, (including the hardtail) or from a different bike and made to work. Anyone who’s done this, knows that the […]

Helmet painting with spray paint

Real quick, this is a project I worked on a couple weekends ago. I got a couple of old helmets about a month ago and one of them was in pretty bad shape, inside was all torn up, so I decided to use it as practice for some spray paint bombing. Above is a close […]

BIBS Panhead Chopper

BIBS over on ChopperWeb got in touch with me yesterday and asked if I would be interested in featuring his bike “Cherry Girl” on Knucklebuster. After taking a look at the feature profile on his bike over on the ChopperWeb site (view here) it was an absolute no brainer. Bikes like this are what Knucklebuster […]

Tech Docs

I just wanted to point something out that just came to my attention. Unknowingly, I posted some PDFs in the Tech section that contained copyrighted material from The Choppers Handbook. I 100% assure you that I did not know that the materials came from that site, and that if I had known I would have […]

Bikes that should not be

Here is a new front page topic for you: “Bikes That Should Not Be“. Let’s start off with this big ole bundle of joy shall we? Apparently somewhere under the big pile of retarded (yes I typed that right) is a motorcycle. I like Slayer and all, but this is taking your Kerry King/Black Metal […]

Scooter’s 1960 Trump Pre-Unit Chop

Our pal Scooter has built one absolutely cherry Triumph Chopper. Check this bad boy out: Complete motor rebuild from Wes at Four Aces, Custom high pipes, moon eyes oil tank, remote oil filter, DNA Springer front end, 21” Front, 16” rear, chica ribbed fender, Z-Bars, Metalflake solo seat… the list goes on. Unfortunately Scooter has […]

New Website Design

  (new front page and webstore designs, click for bigger)
So what’s the deal with the new Knucklebuster site?This post might get heavy on the webnerd jargon at times, so I’ll cut to the chase quick and let those of you really interested continue reading… the deal is, it’s in the works and things are finally coming […]

Ed’s First Rebuild

I’m not sure why I haven’t featured this bike before - it’s long overdue. Ed overhauled his scoot after he low-sided last year. Over the winter and spring he rebuilt the bike from the bottom up: new atlas frame, tank, bars, controls, chain conversion, fender, etc. Take a close look at the seat setup; yup […]

Tech Section Updated

Three new documents have been added to the tech section. I just posted pdf files of: Yamaha XS650 Wiring Diagrams (chopper orientated), Honda Chopper Wiring Diagrams, and Frame Jig artical/tutorial.  Go download them in the Tech Section.

New Gallery: Easyrider Motorcycle Show

Another gallery has been posted, once again thanks to our friend Attila. This time around we’ve got pics from the Easyrider Invitational Motorcycle Show. Not exactly sure when this show was, but there’s a lot of cool pics to check out. They’re not all winners for sure, but definitely some really cool bikes, especially the […]

Earl’s Bikes

I don’t know Earl personally, but if his website is any indication, he is my type of guy. Check out all the incredible Brits in his Bikes gallery, he makes some pretty nice parts as well, but the best part of his site was the Quicktime VR pics of his shop. Man ‘O man, that […]

New Gallery: Rooke Customs

First new gallery of the day comes courtesy of our friend Attila. He took a bunch of pics at Jesse Rooke’s shop a while back – now they’re posted here for your enjoyment. Jesse’s celebrity has grown by leaps and bounds over the past year, and while his bikes are well out of my personal […]

Massive Updates Today

Back to our regularly scheduled program folks. I know I haven’t posted much in the past few days, but get ready for a tidal wave today. I predict this will be the single biggest one day update in the history of this site. This front page will be buzzing today - especially after 6pm, so […]