The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Biker Fusion event is again the place where you will be able to mingle with well known custom builders, see an exhibition of cool custom bikes, and contribute to “Soldier’s Angels”, an organization committed to increasing the morale of deployed troops, assisting in getting soldiers home safe and healthy and […]
Author Archive for cyrilhuze
Daytona Bike Week 3rd Fusion Party Is March 4th
Published by February 25th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.New Harley-Davidson Bagger Floorboards. Black & Light.
Published by February 24th, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Mixing black, holes and rubber is the new recipe for floorboard design Here is a new interpretation for all FL bike owners, and if you go fast enough these floorboards may whistle a song for you. Seriously, they are made out of CNC machined aluminum then black anodized with rubber inserts to soften your ride. […]
Although my Blog is now hosted on a “Cloud Server” (broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity) to adjust to a new whopping 35% traffic increase during the last 30 days, you may experience short and temporary crashes when you log on my Blog. I guess it’s the way my new hosting company is blackmailing […]
David Uhl Pays Homage To Pappy Hoel Founder Of The Sturgis Black Hills Rally
Published by February 24th, 2010 in Editorial, Events and Painters.Armed with his brushes and immense talent, artist David Uhl records a new important page of motorcycle history, J.C. Pappy Hoel on his beloved Indian motorcycle front of his Sturgis dealership. And of course it’s no accident that this superb painting is released the year the Black Hills Rally is going to celebrate its 70th […]
S&S Cycle X-Wedge Powered Custom Harley-Davidson FXR
Published by February 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Driveline, Editorial and Engines.All part manufacturers will tell you that custom bikes sell their parts. And on the show tour, when visiting a booth people will always stop first to check the custom bikes even before looking at the parts. And it’s true even for the most well known after-market manufacturers like engine maker S&S Cycle.
Broken Spoke Saloon Daytona Bike Week Parties
Published by February 24th, 2010 in Editorial and Events.“Chief Entertainment Officer” Jay Allen and his team at the Worlds Biggest Biker Bar, the Broken Spoke Saloon have been feverishly working to get the Daytona location ready for all of the bikers riding into Daytona Bike Week. First, Jay promises new bartenders prettier than ever. Second he has called upon some great acts to […]
Paughco New Solid Brass Harley-Davidson Panhead Engine Covers
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.You hear it over and over. Black is the new Chrome. And now Brass is the new Black… So Paughco is introducing solid brass Panhead rocker boxes to be an exact bolt-on replacement for the Harley-Davidson originals. They are manufactured from start to finish at Paughco facility in Carson City, NV. They use the stock […]
Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight Commercial
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Builders and Videos.Daytona Bike Week. Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show On Thursday March 4th.
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Bikes built with today’s old style, resurrected and antique motorcycles raising hell in Daytona will all make their bi-annual pit stop (Bike Week & Biketoberfest) at the Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show on Thursday March 4th. The custom culture is always in movement and transition. Come to see how the customization landscape is […]
Like me, you must send your 2009 business tax return to the IRS before March 15. Last weekend, talking to 2 friends of the industry who had a difficult time with their businesss in 2009, I was surprised that they didn’t know that under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, any business owners who has […]
Swift Motorcycles. Is It Over?
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Was advised that Swift Motorcycle Company was doing on March 27th a big sale at their Phoenix location of what seems to be most, if not all, of their equipment. The sale that you can see listed on Craigslist includes the following: Prototype bikes, Parts, Frames. Wheels, Tools, Equipment, Bike lifts, Work Benches, Tire & Wheel Machine/ […]
It will a first this coming weekend February 27-28 in Daytona Beach at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, the inaugural Biker Rally For Freedom. It is described to me as a true grassroots both fun and inspirational weekend event where multiple speakers will talk and debate about our US constitutionally guaranteed Freedoms and Protections. And because it’s Bike week, in […]
Auction Of Private Collection Of 100 Vintage Motorcycles
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in Builders and Editorial.On February 27, 2010 at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum in Hendon, England, Bonhams will auction 100 mainly pre-1950 motorcycles belonging to a prominent Spanish private collector. This extraordinarily diverse collection includes a brace of De Dion Bouton-engined machines dating from the closing years of the 19th Century, as well as nine 4-cylinder models […]
Erik Buell Racing. A Brand New Erik Buell.
Published by February 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The liquidation sale of all Buell Motorcycle Company is still going on, and during this time, in a small shop close by in the same East Troy city, Wisconsin, Erik Buell and 7 employees are already working hard at building his new company Erik Buell Racing (new website still in construction). When Harley-Davidson decided to […]
I just learned that in fact, some “synthetic oils” are not even truly synthetic. Below an explanation written by Spectro Oils Of America. “Spectro® Platinum Synthetic is, without doubt, one of the finest synthetic lubricants you can buy today, no matter what kind of motorcycle, snowmobile, PWC or racing car you run. Why?
Klock Werks New Downforce Harley-Davidson Windshields
Published by February 20th, 2010 in Accessories, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.At this year’s V-Twin Expo Klock Werks proposed its FLARE Windshield in a new 8.5″ high size, in 3 versions: tint, dark smoke and black (3.5″, 8.5″ and 11.5″ FLARE Windshields are also available for different touring models). The company was also showing for the 1st time a FLARE version for Harley Softails and Road Kings. […]
New “Two Wheel Thunder” Motorcycle TV Show With Michelle Smith And Jay Barbieri
Published by February 20th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.While at the V-Twin Expo, talked to Jay Barbieri who informed me about his new TV venture. After a decade and a half on the SPEED Channel hosting “American Thunder” Michele Smith and Jay Barbieri are moving to the Discovery Network’s HD Theater channel with a new TV show named “Two Wheel Thunder”. As far as I understand […]
More than 150,000 iPhone applications to choose from. And just a couple created specifically for bikers to help them plan their trips to spend more time riding and less finding their way. As a matter of fact these 2 applications are almost the same because the “Harley-Davidson” one is based on the “MAD Maps” application. […]
Vance And Hines Widow Exhaust System For Harley Sportster XR 1200
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Pretty cool looking 2-1-2 exhaust system to squeeze out the full potential of the XR 1200 high output engine. Performance tuned headers with a Power Chamber crossover and twin high flow mufflers, the Widow XR 2-1-2 yields solid power gains and adds – the words from Vance & Hines – “a menacing growl that’ll make […]
Arlen Ness 40th Year Anniversary Custom Parts Catalog
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.When you spend 40 years in the motorcycle business you become the collective memory of our industry. Wish Arlen would put on my desk, in chronological order, all catalogs he has produced during 4 decades (I am certain that he kept preciously a few samples of each). I would not miss reading any page, probably […]
The Return Of The Mororcycle Tool Bag
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Don’t look further. It’s because of today’s old school trend that tool bags are back as the new accessory to complete your bike. Either for looks or for necessity or both, it doesn’t’ hurt to carry with you the basic tools to resolve some common mechanical issues. The Nash Motorcycle Company offers a new refreshed design […]
Daytona Bike Week. Where Is Indian Motorcycle?
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Indian Motorcycle has a new dealer in Daytona Beach. So, during Bike Week the factory event truck will no more sit at the International Speedway, but at the Riverfront Park, directly across from the company’s new Daytona Beach dealership located at 402 North Beach Street. Indian will be showcasing the brand’s 2010 models from February […]
Below is the list of the 6 nominees to be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame on Aug. 11. The museum is located at 999 Main St Sturgis, SD 57785. 1- Roger Schieman, who will receive the Founders Award for his work to preserve the history of the Sturgis rally. He was […]
Dirico Motorcycles Building 3 Steven Tyler ‘Dream On’ Pro-Street Motorcycles For Ohio Lottery.
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Dirico Motorcycles (formely Red Wing Motorcycles) whose motto is “We build bikes screaming louder than Steven Tyler”, was chosen by the Ohio lottery to build 3 pro-street style custom motorcycles. To make the bikes more “desirable” each of these bikes will be signed by Steven tyler and each member of the Aerosmith rock band. The […]
Bennett’s Performance Celebrates Its 10-Year Anniversary
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Editorial, Engines and Events.I am not going to post about all anniversaries in the industry, but the guys at Bennett’s Performance deserve a plug. The reason? Well, in 10 years the small repair shop has turned into one of the top Harley-Davidson performance shops in the country. Beginning in 2001 Bennett’s performance was put in the national spotlight […]
PipeWear For Your Exhaust System
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.You know the benefits of exhaust wrap. 1- Improving performance by forcing heat to stay inside the pipes generating horsepower out the end. 2- Less risk of “pipe tattoos” on your legs by protecting the rider from burns. 3- Looks, racer and vintage. Now, a company called TorchWear, a specialist of welding safety equipment introduces […]
