These covers let you change the look of your stock Harley mirrors (models 2003 to 2013) without breaking the bank. Quick and easy to install, they are offered in 3 different designs. They are made of injection molded plastic and simply requires to remove the mirror and slide the accent into position with 3M VHB […]
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Change Your Mirrors Without Changing Them.
Published by March 29th, 2013 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Allen Millyard 5 liter V-Twin Based On 2 Pratt & Whitney R1340 Aircraft Cylinders
Published by March 29th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Don’t ask why? It’s the type of work Allen Millyard likes to do: crazy engines. Of course, except the 2 Pratt & Whitney cylinders, everything else is one-off: connecting rods and aluminum crankshaft cast from wooden molds. Engine runs a dry sump with twin pumps, twin SU carburetors, twin plugs per head. Order one to […]
Vintage Rally At The National Motorcycle Museum June 8-9, 2013
Published by March 29th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On June 8 and June 9 in Anamosa, Iowa, the National Motorcycle Museum’s annual event will be showcasing new exhibits, motorcycling heroes, a great swap meet, two bike shows and a vintage ride. While the Museum in its new location holds over 400 great motorcycles from Ariel to Zundapp and thousands of great pieces of art […]
Evan Favaro just celebrated his 23rd birthday and already gets a second feature in my website. Not surprising when you know than Evan Favaro was only 12 years old when he started to build small custom 2 stroke race motors from scratch for himself and his friends to race around town. Instead of video games, […]
New USA Made Seat Line By Roland Sands
Published by March 28th, 2013 in Customs, Editorial and Seats.About this new RSD Line Of Seats, Roland Sands says: “When we set out to build a line of RSD seats we didn’t want to lose sight of what works. It was more about taking what we love about the classic designs and blending it with non-traditional styling. The seat shapes are both comfortable, yet still […]
At 2013 Donnie Smith Show Student Build Challenge™ Legends Ride® Charity Bike Wins First Place
Published by March 28th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is pleased to announce that the Student Build Challenge bike, customized by Sturgis Brown High School Students, won multiple awards during the 26th annual Donnie Smith show March 23 and 24 in St. Paul, MN. The nation’s top student built bike took first place for the Full Custom Bagger classification in […]
European V-Twin Dealers Have Voted. Do You Agree?
Published by March 28th, 2013 in Builders, Customs and Videos.During the Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show And Bike Show Series, the CCE management organized a very interesting vote to know what European Dealers think the 2013/2014 trend(s) will be. The vote was done “live” via the use of prompters, with the results appearing immediately on the stage screen. The 2 questions: 1- Which Custom […]
New Harley-Davidson Nostalgic White Hand Grips. 1940’s Inspired.
Published by March 27th, 2013 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Go old school cool with these new Nostalgic White Grips (P/N 56100054, $69.95) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories®. Inspired by the grips on Harley-Davidson motorcycles of the 1940s, these rubber grips have a comfortable hourglass shape with a chrome accent ring and a molded in “Harley-Davidson” logo. These white hand grips look great on a […]
In contrast to GMA’s earlier forward controls with round pegs, this new design features a comfortable, flat surface fit with a non-skid rubber insert. As with all BDL/GMA components these top-of-the-line, fully adjustable forward controls are precision machined from the finest quality T6061 billet aluminum for precise fit and superior performance. Unhampered operation thanks to […]
He will engrave anything you want from Hoppers to Choppers, from steel, plastic, stainless steel, aluminum, pot metal, cast iron, die cast, etc. He needed an introduction to a wider audience because he is one of the unsung heroes of the custom world. So, if you are looking for “one off scroll” designs(not copied from […]
Last month a world-wide telephone survey was conducted by the United Nations. The only question asked was: “Could you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” The survey was a massive failure because of the following: 1. In Eastern Europe they didn’t know what “honest” […]
Indian Motorcycle At 2013 Daytona Bike Week
Published by March 26th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Jesse James Got Married To Alexis DeJoria. With James’s youngest daughter, Sunny, 9, and DeJoria’s daughter Bella, 10, acting as flower girls, Jesse James, 43, exchanged vows with DeJoria, a pro-drag racer and daughter to entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the Paul Mitchell hair care products line and Patron Spirits Company. They exchanged rings […]
eBay Motors’ online community and personalization platform, eBay Garage, has grown into a premier automotive enthusiast destination with more than 100,000 public profiles, including 10,000+ motorcycle profiles. On this online community, fans can connect, brag about their rides, and easily find inspiration (and parts) for their next restoration project or fixes to their daily drivers. […]
The 2013 Best European Custom Bikes At Custom Chrome Europe Bike Show Series
Published by March 25th, 2013 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.A terrific event this weekend in Mainz, Germany. Very well organized and a superb promotion for all custom builders and for the overall custom motorcycle industry. The 2013 Custom Chrome Europe Bike Show Series has an official list of winners. I share it with you.(some bikes are winners in more than one category) All photography […]
Seen At the Custom Chrome Europe Show. S&S 4″ Race Tour mufflers for 1995 – 2012 Harley-Davidson® Touring Models.
Published by March 24th, 2013 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.An addition to S&S Cycle other exhaust muffler offerings, this 4″ version is helping your bagger produce exceptional mid-range to high-end torque and horsepower with a louder and more aggressive sound. The 4″ diameter is the same as stock mufflers (right muffler has special clearance for axle nut.) Options available are in show chrome or […]
Postcards From The 2013 Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show And Bike Show Series. March 23/24th
Published by March 24th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.A few facts about the CCE Dealer Show: CCE has 2200 active Europeean dealers, half of them visiting the yearly show during this weekend. At an average of 3 persons per dealer, it’s about 6600 professionals of the V-Twin European industry getting exposed to the custom part offerings of some of the best V-Twin vendors on […]
Seen At The Custom Chrome Europe Show. Wannabe-Choppers CANIOX Module For CAN-BUS Harley-Davidson Models
Published by March 24th, 2013 in Controls, Editorial and Electrical.Since 2011 several HD models are equipped with a CAN-BUS a.k.a. “HD-LAN”. This internal communication system restrains certain replacement of components like the handlebar control switches. CANIOX has been developed to overcome this problem and to enable you to use custom handlebar controls e. g. from Performance Machine, Ness, Rebuffini, Joker Machine, RST to name […]
At The Custom Chrome Europe Show. Cycle Visions Showing Its Lights And More…
Published by March 23rd, 2013 in Customs, Editorial, Electrical and Suspension.I had to be in Germany to discover that Cycle Visions from San Diego, present as exhibitor at the Custom Chrome Europe Show, was proposing these cool parts for lights and to turn a Softail into a bagger… Lucifer’s lights. These 1 watt, 2-function LED lights (smaller than a nickel) are super bright and small […]
Recently. Kid Rock (Robert James “Bob” Ritchie) came to Palm Beach County, Florida to film a promo piece for Harley-Davidson. And of course it’s about their exclusive partnership including a performance for the company’s 110th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee over Labor Day weekend. The partnership brings together Harley-Davidson as a title sponsor of Kid Rock’s […]
Seen Today At The Custom Chrome Europe Show. Le Pera New Café Style Seats For Harley-Davidson Sportsters
Published by March 23rd, 2013 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Today in Germany at the CCE Show, Le Pera is showing its new Café Style seats for Harley-Davidson Sportsters, pushing this style to new heights. Le Pera brings some Rock n’ Roll attitude to these seats by adorning the tail section with “speed stripes” in contrast colors. All of this in a tight , slammed package […]
To Be Seen At The Custom Chrome Europe Show Tomorrow. Paughco “New King” & “Dished And Axed” Gas Tanks For Sportsters.
Published by March 22nd, 2013 in Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Heavy presence of American vendors at the 2013 Custom Chrome Show in Mainz, Germany. Although vendors are still setting up at the time of this writing (CCE Dealer Show starts tomorrow Saturday March 23), let me introduce you to the new products that Paughco is going to introduce to the European dealers on Saturday and […]
2013 Custom Chrome Dealer Show And Bike Show Series
Published by March 22nd, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This Friday March 22, effervescence in the German Mainz Halle where European & American vendors are gathering to finalize their booth display preparation and where 115 registered custom bikes roll on and off 2 photo studios for beauty shots (more unregistered customs will show up at the last minute and the total number of competitors […]
Harley-Davidson Goes Digital For All Its Reports. Harley-Davidson will no more print reports. Printed annual reports are rapidly becoming extinct as investors turn to the Internet for information on companies, including quarterly earnings and regulatory filings. Instead, the company will publish all its reports electronically, using less numbers, but linking these numbers to more detailed digital data. The […]
Precision Billet Expands Customer Base With Western Power Sports, Inc
Published by March 22nd, 2013 in Customs, Editorial and Events.Custom motorcycle parts by Precision Billet, a leading provider of innovative, high-quality motorcycle billet accessories will be available for distribution through distributor/wholesaler Western Power Sports, Inc as of March 2013. This partnership will expand the line of custom accessories that WPS has to offer, providing dealers with more options. Western Power Sports (WPS) distributes over […]
Good Morning From Germany. Participating To The 2013 Custom Chrome Europe Dealer And Bike Show
Published by March 21st, 2013 in Builders, Customs and Events.Just landed in Germany after a red eye flight. Breakfast at the Frankfurt airport then direction Mainz, where I will participate as a guest and cover this weekend the 2013 edition of the Custom Chrome Europe And Bike Show. It’s one of the most prestigious events in Europe reserved to Dealers and Builders on Saturday […]
