You never know when you will need it. It fits in your pocket. You can use several times. Then throw it away without any guilt because it is made of an environmentally-friendly material and it costs only $5.90. No, it’s not for your protection but the one of your bike. Chance of rain? You don’t […]
Archive for March, 2010
Leslie Poterfield Has Made It Into The Guinness World Records Book
Published by March 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Since March 12, Leslie Poterfield is now listed as the Fastest Woman in the World on a Motorcycle. She won the honor for reaching 232.522 mph during the last BUB Bonneville Salt Flats trials, riding a 2000 cc turbo-charged Suzuki Hayabusa. It takes time for the FIM (International Federation Of Motorcycling) to officialize a record, […]
Fell in love at first glance with these souped-up rat rod bikes. Doesn’t matter if some don’t have an engine, are pedal pushed or not, I rarely have seen something looking as cool as these machines. Although not necessarily built for speed, don’t you think they look like ready to beat a record on the […]
A Reservoir With Split Personality. Gas And Oil.
Published by March 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Want something different and an easy way to clean the look of your bike without to worry about where to install your oil tank? This custom reservoir holds 3 quarts of oil on the left side and 2 gallons of gas on the right side. Tunnel is 2 1/2″ high with in front a universal […]
The Annual Daytona Biker Fusion Party held at the Dog House during Bike Week is not only an opportunity for the public to mingle with a A list of personalities of the motorcycle industry – custom builders, manufacturers, medias – but also a wonderful fundraising effort orchestrated by Carrie Repp (R&R Promotion) with the help of […]
Toyota finally has the answer. Brand: Toyota Model: Cow Rolla. Speed: Slow Acceleration: sometimes, but not without specific verbal instruction.
A Stripped Down Harley-Davidson Deuce Reborn As Pure Evil
Published by March 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.When Harley-Davidson released the Softail Deuce model, they described it as a factory custom. Well, you are looking at a superb example of what can be done to finish the factory customization job. I always thought that the Harley CVO Division (Custom Vehicle Operation) would be more successful if it would invest in more design […]
Harley-Davidson Celebrates Women Riders In Milwaukee May 22-23rd
Published by March 21st, 2010 in Builders and Editorial.In terms of number of participants, this May weekend event in Milwaukee will probably be the largest women riders rally in the world. A lot of group rides, demo rides, artist exhibitions, fashion shows, live band performances are planned, but the most interesting activities may be those specifically aimed at women not yet riders. For […]
A Pin Up Getting Her Skirt Caught On A Harley-Davidson Flathead
Published by March 21st, 2010 in Editorial and Painters.David Uhl was painting “The Liberator” while in Daytona for Bike Week. This new masterpiece is David Uhl’s 5th addition to his “Vintage Pin Up” series, and for your greatest pleasure I added a close up.
Breaking News. Harley-Davidson Withdrawing From North Myrtle Beach Rally
Published by March 20th, 2010 in Editorial and Events.As of last week, Harley-Davidson Corporate still didn’t apply for a business license to hold its event during the North Myrtle Beach Rally. City leaders wanted people who live there to understand why there should be a bike rally in their town and issued a flier explaining what’s happening with a proposed bike event and […]
If you are in the vintage brass look, don’t forget the final touch. This one can be ordered with chrome plated Swivel Stud” or “Ball” rod ends. You can install this one without modification on all Softails from 86 to 09 and even on touring models. It’s the 1st brass linkage I see, and you […]
Which part I need? Is it in stock? Does it fit my bike? How to install it? etc. Online shopping is great, but you still have plenty of questions before typing your address and entering your credit card number. Even after sales you may need technical assistance, and you want it right away. So, J&P […]
Royal Enfield New Retro Motorcycles For 2010
Published by March 20th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Royal Enfield, like Triumph, is doing very well in this bad economy. And the reasons are 1- a line-up of models faithful to the simplicity of classic lines of the original 1950’s motorcycles but reworked with today’s technological innovations. 2- Very competitive prices. And 2010 may be another banner year for Royal Enfield Motors with the […]
Dave Cook 3-Wheeler Donut Front Of The Cops
Published by March 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.The story: So you just built the 2009 AMD World Champion Bike and it took nearly all of your energy to get it done… what do you do? Dave Cook has had this little project hanging around the shop for nearly 2 years and he spent some time working the bugs out of it. It […]
Engines are bigger and performance motors require a lot of air flow to create serious power. The purpose of a velocity stack is to increase it into the throttle body/ carb’s throat for optimized fuel delivery. Roland Sands state that his Nostalgia Velocity Stack even smooths this air flow. CNC-Machined From Billet Aluminum with a […]
An old Pilot sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him…She turned to the pilot and asked, ‘Are you a real pilot?” He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life flying biplanes, Cubs, Aeronca’s, flew in WWII in […]
Headbanger Motorcycles Hollister Bobber
Published by March 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you doubted that the new Old School Bobber interpretation was also built everywhere beyond our US borders, just look at this example built by the Italian team of Giorgio Sandi and Luciano Andreoli from Headbanger Motorcycles.
Of course I am aware of rumors of a potential leverage buyout of Harley-Davidson (HOG) reportedly by private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). True or not, we will know very soon. But in any case, we can wonder about what can be the new strategy for the Milwaukee factory. Will a better economy stop the […]
Jesse James Versus Sandra Bullock. No comment.
Published by March 18th, 2010 in Builders and Editorial.I have an account on Twitter where I tweet on a regular basis for my followers to know what I am doing or about some blog posts I think they should be aware of. Last Monday, I was in Los Angeles about to have lunch with Jesse James, tweeted about it, when on a short […]
Custom Motorcycles Book. Choppers Bobbers Baggers.
Published by March 18th, 2010 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Under a very uninspiring cover layout, this book is a gorgeous and very useful 160-page display of the best custom motorcycles of these last years. Even better, the book goes beyond stacking pages of rolling art. It is divided in sections showing you the best of frames, fenders, gas & oil tanks, front ends, seats, […]
Rossmeyer’s Harley-Davidson Pompano, Florida Is Closed.
Published by March 17th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.It was well known that Rossmeyer’s Harley-Davidson in Pompano Beach, Florida was never profitable. Not far from me, on Monday, the doors were locked and all the employees let go. The close-by South Florida Rossmeyer’s dealerships of Fort-Lauderdale and Sunrise are still open.
Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show Is March 27-28th
Published by March 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Since 2010 is also Custom Chrome 40th Anniversary, expect special festivities and a bigger Custom Chrome Europe Show in Mainz, Germany. Both March 27th and 28th are Dealer Days for registered authorized CCE dealers. Only on Sunday the 28th, the show is open to the general public. Major builders present at the show are Cory Ness, Cole […]
Question: I am still getting questions about multi-weight lubricants, so here’s an explanation in one short paragraph. Answer: A multi-weight oil is an oil formulation that acts as if it has two different viscosities, depending on the temperature. At the lower test temperature 40C, it flows as the first number would indicate, and at the […]
Returning from the CCI Dealer Show and 40th Anniversary Celebrations in San Jose, CA, made a stop in Los Angeles. Had to switch from a Cisco Burger lunch with Jesse James to one with dear friend Brenda Fox (after a 2-year absence, she is back full time in our biz). Took me on a very […]
Nash Motorcycle Improved Juice Bags. More Punch.
Published by March 16th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.I wrote before about these bags conceived to hold the battery of your motorcycle, starter relay & circuit breakers and all what you need to wire your bike and hide all the clutter. Nash Motorcycle release a new version of these bags (models Ol Bag, Sancho Bag, or Half & Half Bag) to turn the […]
