New old school bike lovers and builders, rejoice. You got a new minimalist option to hold your battery if you do’t mind showing the brand you use to start your Scoot. Very nicely designed by Acme Choppers Custom Fab this (almost) the tray is very light (CNC-machined aircraft-grade alloy), with 2 sections to hold your […]
Archive for September, 2010
Very Clever Universal Battery Tray
Published by September 5th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Cannonball Motorcycle Challenge. David Uhl and Michael Lichter To Collaborate To Offer Awards To Winners
Published by September 4th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Thanks God! The coast to coast to coast Cannonball Endurance Run is not about money. The challenges faced by riders of pre-1916 motorcycles is about machine’s performance, gas availability and physical strength. And to reward them for having the courage of their motorcyclist ancestors, winners will receive pieces of art, a gorgeous Bronze Statue by […]
Motor Bike Expo Taps RevComm As North American Agency
Published by September 4th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The Italian Show organizer, Commerciale S.r.l., announced the hiring of Revolution Communications (RevComm) to lead all marketing efforts in North America for the company’s Motor Bike Expo trade show. Held at the renowned Veronafiere Convention Center in beautiful Verona, Italy, the Motor Bike Expo is held annually (January 21st 23rd, 2011) and features all categories […]
Black Exhaust Heat Shields. Holes An Option.
Published by September 4th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Got a call yesterday asking if I know who is selling black heat shields. Of course, I know. Almost all exhaust manufacturers offer some models with or without tapered holes. If you are looking for a straight 2-piece, no fitting issue. If you are looking for a set starting from the exhaust ports, you should […]
Bonneville Motorcycle BUB Speed Trials. Sisters Klock. Sisters Speed. Part 6.
Published by September 3rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Racers are now on their way back home. Burned, exhausted, and all happy for their accomplishments, with or without a Land Speed Record in their pocket. A report about the young Klock sisters, Erika (19) and Karlee (16)
Labor Day Weekend. Baker Drivetrain Delivers For Free.
Published by September 3rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Driveline and Editorial.A Labor Day Promo from Baker Drivetrain with the brown dressed UPS truck driver delivering your goodies for free. You must order online during this weekend and just need to enter the code “shipfree” at the checkout screen. No minimum purchase and free shipping is good this Labor Day weekend throughout the store. And Baker wants […]
Fast Motorcycle Industry News
Published by September 3rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.First $1 Million Harley-Davidson. For a teaser, it’s a good one. Bartels Harley-Davidson of Marina Del Rey, CA announced that it will unveil a $1 Million Harley at its dealership on October 21 at 7 pm. Since there is (almost) no way you can put $1 million of parts on a motorcycle, the explanation must […]
A Custom 2010 Harley Softail Built By Harley-Davidson
Published by September 3rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.For a change, what about a genuine Harley-Davidson customized by Harley-Davidson. It was a surprise for me to see it competing in Sturgis in the AMD World Championship Of Bike Building, of course in the “Production Manufacturer” class. And I was asked to judge it. Ha!. As you can imagine, the Mother Factory doesn’t care […]
A group of 15 year old girlfriends discussed where they should meetfor dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Dairy Queen next to the Ocean View restaurant because they only had $6.00 between them and Jimmy Johnson, that cute boy in Social Studies, lives on that street. 10 years later, […]
Bonneville Motorcycle BUB Speed Trials. These Girls Just Passed You. Part 5.
Published by September 2nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Remember my story about Jim Giuffra And His AFT Custom Girls? As promised, the custom Honda 750 cc named Kemosabe (means “Faithful Friend”) that the girls built under his supervision is getting salted in Bonneville with 2 of the girls and Jim taking turns to make it go as fast as they can. Jim is so proud of them […]
Second Annual Brooklyn Invitational Custom Motorcycle Show
Published by September 2nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Autumn in NYC and BBQ (the 3 boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens) is the perfect time of the year for an outdoor Custom Motorcycle Motorcycle Show. Successfully launched last year the “Brooklyn Invitational” features custom builders of the Greater Tri-State Area (and a couple from California) invited to show their custom motorcycles specifically built for […]
Electric Racing Concept Motorcycle. Gorgeous.
Published by September 2nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.German born Andre Frederico has an interesting profile and philosophy. With a Diploma Degree at the Academy of Art & Industrial Design and a Degree in Industrial Design (from materials science to deformation technology to shape cutting and machining), he is convinced that the cost of racing can be significantly reduced and that a motorcycle […]
Cycle News Magazine closed its doors yesterday Tuesday evening after a run of almost 50 years. The weekly magazine specialized in information related to motorcycle championships, industry and riders. The news was confirmed by employees already looking for a new job. The end of the printed magazines (like the death of the printed book) has been […]
After half a day lost on the schedule because of poor Salts condition (showers), yesterday was high pace rotation on the different tracks to let racers effectuate an outstanding 300 total runs in the 3 main classes “AMA”, “FIM” and “Run What You Brung.” Variety is such that it is extremely difficult to to identify […]
Cannonball Endurance Run Trophy by Jeff Decker
Published by September 1st, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Events.Most of you already know Jeffrey Decker as a master of the “lost wax/bronze” art. So, no surprise that more than one year ago he was contacted by Lonnie from the Cannonball Challenge to create a bronze trophy as unique as is this event.Jeff told me that he wanted to represent the 1st generation of […]
Advertising Agency Of 31 years Dumps Harley-Davidson
Published by September 1st, 2010 in Builders and Editorial.For having worked with international advertising agencies (and mine) for blue chip compaies during more than25 years, I can tell you that it is extremely rare that an agency fires one of its most prestigious clients. Since yesterday the ad world is buzzing with the decision of Carmichael Lynch (an Interpublic Group agency) to dump […]
