A beautiful new 3” Black Scorpion belt drive offering performance and a lot of style on all types of bikes. It is equipped with a Scorpio lock-up clutch with increased clutch capacity, lighter coil springs using adjustable pressure arms that progressively increase pressure as bike RPM’s increase. Conceived to work properly on big engines, keeping the […]
Archive for January, 2010
New 3″ Barnett Open Belt Drive System
Published by January 23rd, 2010 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.Hadar Gorgeous Metal Designs
Published by January 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Let me tell you right away. John Hadar is the kind of collaborator that maby custom motorcycle builders would want in their shops. How not to resect a man who is self taught and tells you that “The bikes seem to want to be built and the specific building methods seem to unfold as the development evolves. Like watching a […]
Yesterday Friday January 22, 2010, Harley-Davidson reported a wider than expected loss for the 4th quarter of 2009. Sales in the US dropped by a whopping 27.9%. Looking ahead to 2010, the company will reduce its shipments of motorcycles by 5% to 10% to a level of 201,000 to 212,000 bikes – At the same […]
Breaking News. Former Mid-West Choppers Owner Chip Miyler To spend 3 1/2 Years In Prison
Published by January 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.In August 2008 Mid-West Choppers owner Chip Miyler of Illinois was accused by about 40 customers, including non US clients based in New Zealand, to have received a total of US $1.2 million of down payments for custom bikes that were never built before the company went bankrupt in October 2005. Chip Miyler and his […]
New Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Model. A True City Brawler.
Published by January 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Because of media obligations, sometimes it’s quite difficult for me to keep my keyboard silent when I am aware of big news like the launch of a new Harley-Davidson model. Now that yesterday evening at the Ace Hotel in New-York City, Willie G. Davidson (with Harley-Davidson styling team members Casey Ketterhagen, Frank Savage, Ray Drea, […]
Headwinds Carbon Fiber Headlight
Published by January 22nd, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Since I recently wrote about carbon fiber motorcycle parts for a lighter overall weight or simply for racing/high tech looks, here a good address for a smooth 5-3/4″ long and 6″ diameter standard headlight (my preferred size on any bike) in natural carbon fiber with black metal clamp ring/bracket (you can opt for polished or […]
Did You Notice Under Each Of Cyril Huze Blog Articles?
Published by January 22nd, 2010 in Editorial and Events.Sharing internet content is one of the most useful features of the Web. And I know (because we track everything happening in my Blog), that you love to forward and share my posts with other friends or coworkers, on social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Google or aggregators like Digg, Blogger, Delicious, Buzz etc. To help […]
Notice: Of course, not a real advertising campaign for Trojan. Just a parody.
AMCA Winner 18-Year Old Ryan Mackey First Motorcycle Built
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.From Aberdeen, South Dakota these 2 pictures taken by a temperature of 36F below! where you can see 18-year old Ryan Mackey (between Carl & Matt Olsen), the winner of the AMCA Youth Program Give Away Bike, posing front of the Harley WLA bike he fabricated and built. The bike is entirely made up of […]
Jillian Michaels Auctioning Her Custom Yamaha To Benefit Haiti
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Events.Trainer and Life Coach on the NBC hit series “The biggest Loser” and of the up and coming NBC show “losing With it”, Jillian Michaels is taking action to motivate people to donate money towards Haiti. She is auctioning her Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle from Season 4 of “The Biggest Loser” on eBay at . The live auction just started and […]
Performance Machine Touring Motorcycle Contour Mirrors
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Don’t like how your Harley-Davidson touring model mirrors stick out of the fairing like they don’t belong to it? Upgrade with an after-market set whose shape is flowing with it, still providing enough glass surface for an excellent wide rear view of the road. Machined by Performance Machine out of billet aluminum and sold complete […]
Activists Missing After Declaring “War on Leather” At Motorcycle Rally
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Editorial and Events.A quite funny true story? Johnstown, PA. Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers “duct […]
New from Heartland USA, a specialist of design solutions to improve the look of many stock Haley-Davidson models, this new set of bags fitting their wide tire conversion kits. These bags were conceived for those who have the occasional need to carry more, for example for a weekend out of town or a little bit […]
Some throw away their old cans. Some keep them to resell them for a few cents. Some just put them in the “recycle bin” at trash removal day. Some create automotive art…Works with all brands and all drinks. Artist unknown (thanks Troy)
Road Guardians Program And Website To Encourage Motorcycle Riders Safety Education
Published by January 20th, 2010 in Editorial.Road Guardians provides the first online, one-stop access to comprehensive Motorcycle Safety, Legal and Rider Networking Resources. This program is launched by “Accident Scene Management”, a national provider of training for motorcycle safety related classes, and is aiming at reducing injuries and fatalities to motorcyclists by promoting safety on the road via a quick online […]
JIMS® Engraved Harley-Davidson Saddlebag Latch Covers
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.JIMS® USA is more known for manufacturing premium “American Made” engines and performance parts for Harley-Davidson than cosmetic motorcycle accessories. Still, JIMS offer custom billet saddlebag latch covers that you can have enraged with up to 15 letters to give your bagger a personalized touch. Made out of grade 6061-T6 aluminum, they bolt on original […]
Riding A Jaguar Motorcycle
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.I dislike motorcycles looking like animals. But at least I respect this fabrication work, but just as art. By Massow Concept Cycles in London, UK.
Supporting Your Local Motorcycle Shop
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Jim Konzal, owner Of Customs By Jim, Inc in Spokane, WA, wanted to express his feelings about motorcycle parts sold online at a discount by non-shop owners. Here are his thoughts. “There you are, sitting in your living room on a cold winter evening, thinking about the next riding season. Soon your thoughts turn to […]
Jaybrake New Motorcycle Trac-Boards
Published by January 18th, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.We all know that there is something wrong with most of the factory and after-market motorcycle floorboards. And I am not only talking about looks, but comfort and functionality on Baggers and some Softails. Don’t you hate having your feet move around your floorboards because there is not enough grip, obliging you all the time […]
Buell Motorcycle Company Liquidation Starts January 28, 2010
Published by January 18th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Now that Buell, a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, has ceased manufacturing motorcycles, begins the process of the liquidation sale of vehicles and factory equipment from the State-of-the-Art facility. This liquidation sale will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for Buell riders and fans to view the inside of the factory and purchase the equipment used […]
Indian Larry Special Commemorative Edition By Chris Callen
Published by January 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Since he left us in 2004 many articles and books have been published to honor the life and work of Indian Larry. As good as they may be, none of them contains such a deep investigative work to help understand a very complex and talented man as this Special Commemorative Issue written by Chris Callen, […]
New 23″ Renegade Custom Motorcycle Wheel
Published by January 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Tougher and tougher to come up with new wheel designs. But every year, manfacturers have to. To start the 2010 trade shows season, Renegade Wheels is proposing this 23″ Wistler design looking pretty good on all types of Harley bikes and customs, including baggers. At the V-Twin Expo, booth 2505
Custom Bike Show War In Italy
Published by January 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This weekend in Italy, 2 big Bike Shows are competing to attract the best european custom bikes and the largest crowds. One show is the Padova Bike Expo and the other is the Verona bike Expo. Padova and Verona being only 50 miles apart, spectators can enjoy both!
Front End Tubes Delivered Assembled The right Way.
Published by January 16th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.My very long experience with garage builders contacting my shop for help has teached me quite a bit about the mistakes that many of them are making when tinkering with their bikes. A frequent one is ordering and/or assembling new fork tubes. And I am not talking in this post about ordering the incorrect tube […]
Harley-Davidson To Move 2011 Trike Production In-House From Lehman Trikes
Published by January 16th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Lehman Trikes has been a strategic supplier for Harley trikes since 2008 and Harley-Davidson has advised them that they will be moving the trike assembly in-house to their York, Pennsylvania production facilities for the 2011 models. Lehman will no longer provide components, paint, and conversion services in the manufacture of the Harley-Davidson® Tri Glide® and […]
Who said that must wear black when you ride in difficult weather conditions and that you must buy your gear from a powersports clothing manufacturer? Some good rugged, rain repellent and wind and tear resistant clothing is available at cheaper prices.
