I know that some of you own a Honda Fury Chopper. S&S Cycle knows too. So, they now propose a performance teardrop air cleaner kit conceived specifically for this mode. As you all know, getting more power out of an engine boils down to getting more air into it.
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S&S High Performance Air Cleaner Kit For Honda® Fury™ Chopper
Published by August 4th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Indian Motorcycles Riding In Sturgis For Tribal Hope Foundation
Published by August 3rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.As I reported in a previous post, Indian Motorcycle’s entire 2010 Indian Chief motorcycle lineup is on display in Sturgis for the 69th annual motorcycle rally. The company is displaying the new 2010 Chief Bomber and Dark Horse (featured here again) to the public for the first time. […]
10-seat Harley-Davidson Heading To Sturgis Rally
Published by August 3rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.A Wisconsin man will stand out at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Steve “Doc” Hopkins is riding his custom-made 10-seat Harley-Davidson 900 miles to the South Dakota Rally. The 24-foot-long very custom bike features seven different engines, some of which date back 100 years. “It’s like a rolling history of Harley Davidson’s […]
The Case For Carrying Your Smart Phone, iPod, Credit Cards, Keys. What Else…
Published by August 3rd, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.George’s Leather Design has a new product for all of you bikers that don’t seem to have enough pockets. George Grieco call them mini cases, and they are a good place to carry all you need to carry because we are in 2009 and everybody, or almost everybody, has a cel. phone, an iPod, Credit […]
Sturgis AMD World Championship Of Custom Bike Building Strong Contender
Published by August 2nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.As the name suggests, “Proto Slug” by Frenchman Fred Duban from Dub Performance is a very radical prototype street bike. A very sohisticated machine that required 1 1/2 years of very hard work to conqueer the imagination of all bikers, of all custom builders and this week in Sturgis the favorable votes of the judges […]
New Cool Wheel Designs From Pro-One
Published by August 2nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.I say it one more time. If you can change only one thing on your motorcycle to give it a completely new look, change your wheels and pulley & rotors. And if you build a bike from the ground up, picking the right wheels is one of the first choices you will have to make […]
Sturgis Metzeler Custom Bike Contest Is August 4th.
Published by August 2nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Calling all amateurs and pros! If you’re an aspiring amateur or a practicing pro, this is the chance to showcase your latest build. Join Metzeler on Tuesday, August 4th at Buffalo Chip for a signature event of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: the 7th Annual Metzeler Sturgis Custom Bike Contest. MC’d by Ted Sands from Performance […]
Actor Lorenzo Lamas And Custom Builder Ralph Randolph Launch Lorenzo Cycles In Sturgis.
Published by August 1st, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Actor Lorenzo Lamas (“Renegade”, “Falcon Crest”, “The Bold And The Beautiful”, etc) built his first chopper back in 1979. Since then he always wanted to put his stamp on custom motorcycle designs. Then he met Custom Builder Ralph Randolph of Knockout Motorcycles, and they decided to start together Lorenzo Cycles to build quality limited edition […]
Family and friends, please join us for a celebration of Bruce’s life on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 11:00am at Christ Presbyterian Church, 1035 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach, FL with Pastor John Cole officiating. His family will also receive friends on Monday August 3, 2009 from 4-9pm at Lohman Funeral Home Ormond. In lieu […]
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is legendary, but more importantly, riders come to have fun! Monkey Rock (formerly Thunder Road) is committed to providing a world-class entertainment experience daily from 11am through the wee hours; offering live rock and country music acts, dancing girls, , special guest appearances and motorcycle stunt riding, Miss Sturgis Contest, Wet […]
Bad Attitude™ Finned Primary Cover
Published by July 31st, 2009 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.A good looking custom bike must be built to look baaad. And here a custom part to adjust your your bike’s attitude with an old school flair. Crime Scene’s Bad Attitude™ is a direct bolt-on for the original style BDL belt drive, Crime Scene has a mount kit to use with later BDL drives, Ultima, […]
In Sturgis. The Next Generation Of Custom Bike Builders And Beyond.
Published by July 31st, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Cycle Source Magazine and The Broken Spoke Saloon present “The Next Generation And Beyond” during this year’s Sturgis Rally. In order to reach out to the hot young talents who are building some of the most bitchin’ bikes these days, a special stage has been erected inside the Broken Spoke on Lazelle Street that will […]
Black Vintage Handlebars For Harley-Davidson FL Models 86-09
Published by July 31st, 2009 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.You asked for them and Roland Sands listened. Here they are in black powder-coat for your 86-09 FL. Hand welded in the USA, these bars feature a gusset in the upper corner that provides that vintage look while keeping the bars clean. They feature 1” Diameter to Accept Stock Or Aftermarket Hand Controls. They are […]
Breaking News. Bruce Rossmeyer Killed This Morning In Motorcycle Accident
Published by July 30th, 2009 in Editorial.July 30, 09, 3.00 pm EST. It’s with infinite sadness that I inform all of you that Bruce Rossmeyer was killed this morning around 11.15 am, local hour, near Rock Springs, Wyoming while riding his motorcycle with a group of 5 friends. The group was riding from Denver, CO to join this afternoon the yearly […]
New Accutronix Night Series Controls For Touring Models
Published by July 30th, 2009 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Since 3 years, the Black Contrast look (black anodizing in contrast to polished aluminum) is very big for any billet aluminum part. So, logically Accutronix has taken their CNC machined 6061 T-6 billet controls and black anodized and contrast cut them to create their ‘Night Series’. These controls are perfect for any ‘blacked out’ Bagger […]
Harley-Davidson Management Acknowledges Marketing Mistake
Published by July 30th, 2009 in Builders and Editorial.I read your comments and of course I disagree with many of them. One being that in a difficult economic situation people are systematically going to go for for a cheaper Harley-Davidson model. I never believed that a biker wishing to ride a new V-Rod or Softail or Electra Glide is going to buy a […]
Meet With Artist David Uhl In Sturgis
Published by July 30th, 2009 in Editorial, Events and Painters.“If you’re headed to Sturgis this year, please come by and say hello. I will be at our gallery inside the Gold Dust Casino in Deadwood starting tomorrow through Sunday, August 9th. The Gold Dust will be selling the special Uhl Studios T-shirt designed for Sturgis/Deadwood this year. As you come out of Rapid City you may recognize one of the billboards […]
2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Softail Convertible
Published by July 30th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Now in its 11th year, the mission of the Harley-Davidson CVO program is to design and build limited-production factory-custom motorcycles for customers who appreciate of owning and riding a very special motorcycle. Among the 2 new CVO models for 2010, the CVO Softail Convertible. It is conceived by Harley to be used as a touring […]
Veterans Moving Wall At Sturgis Broken Spoke Campground
Published by July 29th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.The Broken Spoke Campground, Highway 79 N, will host the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall™ at the 69th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. “The Wall will be the center of daily ceremonies to honor the fallen soldiers of Vietnam and other wars, as well as active duty military who continue to risk their lives on behalf of a […]
Diamond Cut® Available On Ultima Engines
Published by July 29th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.Do you like the extra shine of a Diamond Cut® on your engine?. In the past, if you were looking for a Diamond Cut motor from Ultima®, you either had to buy an unassembled Ultima motor or dis-assemble their complete motor before sending the parts to be Diamond Cut & then re-assembling. A lot of lost time and money. […]
Recently I got the question. Where can I find a nice custom rubbermount frame for Sportster? So, I thought that some of you would like to know that Rolling Thunder Frames has a Drop Seat Rubbermounted Sportster frame accepting the latest Sportster motors. Like all Rolling Thunder frames it accepts most stock parts and is […]
Believe it or not, Adjure, the specialist of custom lighting for motorcycles is doing a Christmas Sale during July & August! 50% off on selected items !!! Does it sound like Christmas? I would be you I would not wait Christmas to order new lights- Smog Checks in California. The bill provision requiring mandatory motorcycle […]
SS Trike To Debut In Sturgis As Production Offering
Published by July 29th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Saw it for the 1st time in Daytona. Featured it immediately in my Blog and your comments were quite positive. And now here it is in its final stage ready to make its debut in Sturgis as an official mass produced custom trike. To celebrate its entrance in the production world, Builder Jason Nieman from […]
Overmile. The New Fred Krugger Masterpiece.
Published by July 28th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Belgium Custom Builder Fred Krugger asked me not to publish anything until him and his new bike land in Sturgis. Now that both are in Lakota territory, you can admire “Overmile” another racing inspired custom motorcycle (Fred is a former Enduro & Motocross Racer), this one a mix of Ducati Hypermotard and XR 750. The […]
You Can Teach An Old Hog Some New Tricks…
Published by July 28th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Engines.Of course you want to look good, to sound good and to go faster. You don’t necessarily need to trade your engine, just upgrade it. Of course S&S Cycle would like to sell you one of his engines. But if you got the itch for more performance and a new engine is not right now […]
Wake Up To Authentic Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Sounds On Your iPod/iPhone
Published by July 28th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.Difficult for me to believe that some people would like to fall asleep ?!? or wake up ?!? with a motorcycle sound, even to authentic Harley-Davidson motorcycle sounds. But if you really feel like hearing “potato-potato sounds” in your bedroom iHome and Harley-Davidson created this Headlight iPhone/iPod Alarm Clock Dock with the promise that there […]