These 3.5 inch slotted end caps enable the personalization of Screamin’ Eagle® Thunder Street Performance Slip-On Mufflers of Harley touring bikes. Available in Chrome with black spears or Black with chrome spears, these easy-to-install caps are dressed with the same finish as the mufflers and exhaust shields for a consistent look front to back. Sold […]
Archive for October, 2010
New Harley-Davidson Screaming Eagle® 3.5″ Slotted Muffler End Caps
Published by October 16th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.James Corbett is an Australian old automotive sculptor stripping junk 50’s and 60’s cars, employing gears, spark plugs, radiators, grilles, and any part inspiring him to create these wonderful pieces of art.
The new 26″ front wheel that so many are adopting on Harley-Davidson touring bikes and of course on custom motorcycles built front the ground up deserved a cool front fender. Fat Katz Inc. delivers again with the introduction of the Laredo 26” STEEL front fender.
Daytona Biketoberfest 2010. Chopper Time At Tropical Tattoo. (Part 1)
Published by October 14th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Arrived in Daytona today at noon for a fast lunch with a couple of friends. Then went straight to Tropical Tattoo where Willie Jones was overseeing his event and confirmed to me that Daytona Bike Week will see his last show…Too much work and stress are the reasons. Well, it seems that many, including myself, […]
Please, don’t call or email asking for the tech sheet of these 2 customs…(thanks David)
A man and his wife were spending the day at the zoo. She was wearing a loose fitting, pink dress, sleeveless with straps…He was wearing his usual jeans and T-shirt. As they walked through the ape exhibit, they passed in front of a large gorilla. Noticing the wife, the gorilla went crazy. He jumped on […]
New Windshield For Harley-Davidson Road King Models
Published by October 13th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.In Daytona, Klock Werks is debuting their new “Billboard Flare” Windshield conceived specifically for Harley Road King. Modeled after the original FLARE Windshield, the Billboard FLARE features the patented Klock Werks hips on the side and flip on the top. The company states computer simulation combined with real world testing produced a windshield in one […]
Viper Motorcycle Company Announces Barnett Harley-Davidson As New Dealer.
Published by October 13th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Viper Motorcycle Company (OTCC: VPWI.OB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Viper Powersports Inc., announced today its newest dealer, Barnett Harley-Davidson in El Paso, Texas. Terry Nesbitt, President, Viper Motorcycle Company stated, “Signing Barnett Harley-Davidson as a Viper dealer is very exciting and affords us the opportunity to develop a relationship with the world’s largest Harley […]
Leather Side Bags For Metric Bikes
Published by October 13th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Stop complaining about me not featuring the same cool parts I introduced you to for American bikes for Metric Bikes. Mo-tique is introducing 2 new and unique genuine leather side bags from Ledrie with Custom Wings mounting bracket for metric cruisers.
Veon Motorcycle World Champion Of Bike Building. The Way It Works.
Published by October 13th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Fred Krugger and Peer Toftner of Veon Motorcycles won the 2010 AMD World Championship Of Bike Building with a wonderful machine that you can transform from cruiser to racer at the push of a button in a total of 5 seconds, while stopped or when riding. In Sturgis, Fred showed me how smoothly it works and […]
Behind the Broken Spoke brand name that bikers know all over the world, there is a man called Jay Allen. He is the creator and Chief Entertaining Officer of 6 huge bars across the USA (Daytona, Laconia, Myrtle Beach, New Orleans, Sturgis downtown & campground) and of the Sturgis County Line Campground where, tirelessly, he […]
Biketoberfest. Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Bike Show is Thursday October 14th.
Published by October 12th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Willie’s Chopper Time Bike Show at Tropical Tattoos in Ormond Beach will be the 1st major gathering of custom bike builders, owners and lovers during Biketoberfest 2010. A tradition and a must stop by during both March Bike Week & Biketoberfest, Willie’s Bike Show is an exhibition of creative motorcycle building and restoring where imagination and […]
Flash Back. Glenn Curtis 1907 World Land Speed Record Machine.
Published by October 12th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Thursday January 24, 1907 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Glenn Curtis climbs aboard his 280 pounds V8 motorcycle. After 2 miles the machine reaches its top speed and is clocked at 136.3 mph, covering a mile in 25 1/4 seconds. He became the world’s fastest man and his land speed record held 11 years until a […]
Le’s do it again. Show your creativity. Find a funny headline for this picture. The best one chosen by me gets you a free tee-shirt, man or woman (we will contact you for your size and address via your email indicated when you comment)
Deep Rich Sound Harley Sportster Exhaust. Hear It.
Published by October 12th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.The Sportster is the most sold model of the entire Harley line up. So I guess more and more among you are trying to source replacement exhaust sets. The 4 criteria to choose a new exhaust are design, sound, quality of chrome (if any) and legality. Samson Exhaust has a wide range of options starting at […]
Biketoberfest. Rat’s Hole Show Is Saturday October 16, 2010.
Published by October 12th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Rat’s Hole 18th Annual Biketoberfest Custom Bike Show will be back at Daytona Lagoon Water Park, next to the parking garage on Earl Street, Daytona Beach. It’s the best location in town for a bike show and I am glad that we can park safely…after paying big bucks to the city. The all-day show […]
Since 1977 his name is Fred “DUB” Duban and after winning quite a few important European bike shows as an “independent amateur builder”, in 2003 he opened his shop in France and is now considered one of the best bike builders of the old continent. For this project he got the best briefing any custom […]
Germany Intermot Trade Fair (Part 2)
Published by October 11th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.(With help of correspondent H. Roesler for info and pictures) Intermot, the largest European Motorcycle Fair held in Cologne, Germany closed its doors yesterday with organizers claiming 219,000 visitors, 4% more exhibitors and 5% more motorcycles exhibited on the floor. Unfortunately, it is reported to me that very few young people could be seen on […]
Arlen Ness 40th Anniversary Open House
Published by October 10th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Arlen Ness will celebrate his 40th year in the motorcycle industry on October 23rd and 24th with an open house at his Dublin, CA headquarters. Members of the cast of the TV series Sons Of Anarchy will join the festivities. The program is as follows. Saturday October 23rd and Sunday 24th. From 9am to 6pm. […]
Want To Break The Sound Barrier On Earth?
Published by October 10th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Steve Fossett, deceased on September 3rd, 2007 in a plane crash, intended to travel on land inside this machine at faster than sound speed (768 mph or 1236 km/h.) Some tests were made and Steve thought he could reach 800 mph. He was extremely rich (made his fortune in the financial services industry), was known […]
New Harley-Davidson LED Headlamp And Auxiliary Lamps
Published by October 9th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.They are brighter and whiter in color and provide a superior light pattern over standard incandescent lamps. Compared to the yellow light of a traditional halogen bulb, the LED lamp produces a “daylight color impression” that appears more natural to the eye. The solid-state LEDs are designed for long life, and the shock- and vibration-resistant […]
Royal Enfield Announces California Launch
Published by October 9th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Despite the recession a couple of motorcycling manufacturers are thriving. As I told you several times, Royal Enfield is one of them, with a growing demand worldwide including the US for their vintage-inspired Bullet motorcycles. Royal Enfield Motors has responded to this demand with significant investments in production to increase capacity and allow the brand […]
All 13 original Pro-One rear view mirrors are now available in Black Anodized finish with machined edges for a contrast look. These quality mirrors are not cheap die-castings, but machined from solid 6061-T6 Billet Aluminum. All these mirrors feature Pro-One’s exclusive stainless steel pivot that rides in a unique nylon bushing. This means these mirrors […]
ThunderMax Customer Testimonials And Survey
Published by October 8th, 2010 in Editorial, Electrical, Engines and Videos.This infomercial video was shot by ThunderMax AutoTune System during Delmarva Bike Week 2010. The company would like to know your experience with their products and would appreciate your input. Jump to ThunderMax Survey for a very short questionaire. During Biketoberfest, the ThunderMax Crew from Zipper’s Performance will be located a Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona in Ormond […]
New Accurate And Inexpensive Motorcycle Wheel Aligning Tool
Published by October 8th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Misaligned wheels can cause skewed braking, oversteer or understeer, drifting or pulling in one direction, and steering head shake. There are many wheels/tires alignment methods, from cords to straight edges to lasers and everything between. This one promises to be faster and more accurate.
Are You Doing Biketoberfest Or Hogtoberfest?
Published by October 8th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This coming week, the motorcycle industry is back in Daytona Beach for the 18th edition of Biketoberfest (official dates are October 14-17) although many bikers make it de facto a week long event starting today October 8th. And they have good reasons to extend their stay with the city hosting this weekend a Daytona Blues […]
