I would not be able to stay awake blogging the latest news when you are already sleeping or still not awake if I would not use some legal help from my Nespresso Citiz machine. It just happen that like all Europeens born I have a passion for good coffee and that with the help of […]
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A friend of the industry was telling me that among my readers some may still don’t know the origin of the nickname HOG to describe a Harley motorcycle and much later the factory Harley Owners Group. So, here a famous vintage picture and the abbreviated story. There was a Harley-Davidson board track racing crew. The […]
Custom Norton Best Of Show At Britain’s NEC Show
Published by November 27th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Events.The Birmingham UK show opened yesterday November 26th and although the annual extravaganza is smaller than usual, a lot of interesting custom bikes are present. One of the highlights of the show is a competition where 12 finalists picked from 470 entrants compete in the “Britain’s Got Biking Talent” to win the prestigious Carole Nash […]
An Above Average Website To Show You Above Average Bikes Built For The Average Joe.
Published by November 27th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Among the small custom motorcycle manufacturers, I can say that Dar Holdsworth was one of the first to understand that to survive our economic downturn the only way was to propose value bikes, meaning highest quality and coolest looking bikes possible for the money. And Dar proved with his first 3 models that it is […]
Wisconsin To Add Harley-Davidson And Cheese Microbe As State Symbols
Published by November 27th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Big Twins and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols. Bills to honor Harley-Davidson and Lactococcus lactis (the bacteria used in the making of cheese) with the state symbol designation were introduced in the Legislature last week. To take effect they must pass both the Senate and Assembly and be signed by Gov. Jim Doyle. I […]
Confederate Motors Reports $1M Net Loss in 3rd Quarter
Published by November 26th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Confederate Motors Inc. posted third quarter net losses of $1 million after a drop in shipments of its handcrafted motorcycles. The Birmingham-based motorcycle manufacturer reported $333,108 in losses from operations and $757,500 in stock-based compensation for the three months ended Sept. 30.
D&D Low Cat Exhaust System For Harley-Davidson Softails
Published by November 26th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.I know they perform well and sound good. So, I offer D&D Exhaust Systems this free infomercial…
Lorenzo Lamas Opens His Custom Everything Store And You Are Invited
Published by November 25th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.You wondered, you guessed, you commented. How a celebrity with a long time addiction to motorcycles associated to a well known builder would introduce themselves to our custom culture world. Some of you knew a little bit because they got a chance to meet the team Lorenzo Lamas and Eddie Trotta during the last Sturgis and […]
Indian Motorcycle Apparel. Free Cap. Free Shipping. Limited Time.
Published by November 25th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.For all Indian motorcycle lovers the new mother factory wants you to know that they just released a new line of apparel and that from today Wednesday November 25th until Monday November 30th , you get a free cap with all orders and that if you spend more $100.00 shipping is free. At least, I told you on time. […]
Big Bear Choppers “Bear Bones” New 2010 Model
Published by November 25th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Rethinking, revising and reinventing the custom factory chopper to continue to attract enthusiasts. A big challenge to all small manufacturers who learned at their expense during these last 4 years that semi-custom production bikes in the $35,000 to $45,000 range don’t sell very well anymore.
When I was a kid in Indiana, we thought it would be fun to get a turkey a year ahead of time and feed it and so on for the following Thanksgiving. But by the time Thanksgiving came around, we sort of thought of the turkey as a pet, so we ate the dog. Only […]
State Of Arizona Seeks Motorcycle Emissions Exemption
Published by November 25th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.The state says Phoenix is the only US major metro area where motorcycles are required to be tested for emissions. Arizona lawmakers are asking EPA (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) to exempt the Phoenix metro area from emissions testing requirements for motorcycles. The ADEQ (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality) petitioned to exempt motorcycles from such […]
The Most Beautiful Antique Motorcycles. $12.00.
Published by November 24th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.The Antique Motorcycle Club of America is the nation’s largest organization for vintage-bike enthusiasts (AMCA) is rolling out its 2010 calendar, featuring some of the world’s most beautiful, and historic, motorcycles. The annual AMCA calendar always focuses on gorgeous machines of the past, but this year’s edition highlights a particularly choice selection of vintage iron, […]
A good address for those, like me, who obsess with the right hardware in the right material…and in the right color to complement your motorcycle paint job. Pro-Bolt, an English company, is now present in the USA with a fantastic range of bolt and fastener kits in different colors in stainless steel, aluminum and titanium. […]
Victory Motorcycles CORE Concept Making First Appearance Outside The USA
Published by November 24th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This post for my European readers and first for those living in the UK. The Victory CORE, a concept motorcycle that I featured when it was introduced to the US press, was designed and built to show what a performance cruiser of the future could look. The Core will be on display at the up […]
Who doesn’t buy holiday cards? For this coming holiday season why not to choose to order them now from the AMA Motorcycle Hall Of Fame. Three reasons 1- they offer a choice of 12 different very cool nostalgic motorcycle-themed ones 2- You have the possibility to personalize them with a greeting of your choice on […]
Harley-davidson touring model riders know very well about this small but annoying problem. The constant rattle of their shifter rod. The solution offered by Softbrakes are 2 spring loaded spacers. The longer model replaces the stock rubber spacer while filling the gap left when removing the inner arm. The short spacer is also spring loaded […]
New Harley-Davidson Low Profile Razor-Pak Luggage
Published by November 23rd, 2009 in Accessories, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.I like everything you can imagine with a low profile. So, I like this new lean profile “Razor-Pack” luggage with a slim profile that won’t detract from the look of a custom bagger. To be precise it has a 1,900-cubic-inch capacity with dimensions of 22 inches wide by 16 inches long by 5.5 inches high. […]
A Thank You Letter From The Bernice MacNaughto High School Bike Klub
Published by November 23rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.“In this economic climate it’s hard to find help. Help from the government, help from banks, help from big industry. This is not true in the motorcycle and custom motorcycle industry. When I asked Cyril if I could write a blog entry to thank my sponsors he was naturally concerned. This blog was intended to […]
The One Million Dollars Chicara Traveling Art
Published by November 23rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.All of us make daily decisions with the choice of either a small reward in a short span of time, or a more valuable reward after a long period of time. But in our society delayed rewards are most often viewed as less than the value of immediate rewards. 7500 hours to build a custom […]
SEMA 2009. Less Exhibitors. More Custom Motorcycles. Hooray.
Published by November 22nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.JoAnn Bortles is a custom motorcycle and hot rod painter. She visited and worked at the recent Las Vegas SEMA (the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world) and confirmed to me that our motorcycle industry is still increasing its representation. Below what she has to say.. “People do not normally associate the […]
Holiday Gift. Storm LED Watch.
Published by November 22nd, 2009 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Christmas is in less than 5 weeks. Ready to start your holiday shopping? As I did last year, I am going to publish a few gift ideas in a wide range of price from $20 to $???. Gifts that you may like to receive or give. Let’s start with this Circuit MK2 LED watch integrated into […]
Erik Buell Starts His Own Racing Company
Published by November 21st, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The news came yesterday via a press release sent by Harley-Davidson, Erik Buell, ex-Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company, is launching Erik Buell Racing, an independent motorcycle race shop. The info was released by Harley-Davidson because the Milwaukee company is going to assist Erik in establishing this new business. Erik Buell Racing […]
No kidding. It is proven over and over that fashion, music, art, trends, etc reflect the economic times we are living. Must be the reason why so many newly built bikes are black (a nightmare for magazine editors all desperately looking for bikes with some colors..). So now everybody the biz has his Dark, Somber, […]
Harley-Davidson To Keep Its York Plant Open. But Cut Half The Jobs.
Published by November 21st, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson Inc. reached a tentative labor agreement that would keep open its York, Pennsylvania, factory while reducing the number of union workers by almost half. It’s a 7-year accord by which the assembly, metal fabrication and paint operations will be managed by an hourly workforce reduced from 1950 to 1100 employees (700 to 800 full-time […]
Saxon Motorcycles is currently moving its operation into new premises in the Phoenix area. They hope they can be up and running in December and make Europe their main target in the semi-custom production market. The company expects to launch 2 new models for 2010. The new owners are Mark Borodkin (CEO), Tim Gueltzow (Director […]
