Still in progress and to be open this summer, a couple of pictures of the new Colorado Studio/Gallery of my favorite vintage motorcycles painter David Uhl. Expect vintage rides to be exhibited with his paintings. A beautiful place where I would like to build motorcycles and write my Blog.
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New and Improved LA County Choprods Internal Throttle
Published by May 13th, 2009 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Gard Hollinger of LA County Choprods has redesigned his internal throttle assembly and he states that it is better then eve. This new unit now uses a “slide plunger” with 2 thread-in double ball bearing pin and bearing assemblies. In addition the new aluminum “outer tube” has (2 spiral travel grooves and has been lengthened […]
What do you do when a client brings you a Sportster and tells you that he wants a Mad Max look. Flat black paint will never be enough. So, Alan at Santiago Chopper decided to intall a 300 mm rear tire, a solo seat, a Buell front end and brake for a more rugged look, […]
For the new June 6th edition on June 6th, Big Bear Choppers is going Hollyweird with a Freakshow, a movie stunt man & Gladiator tigers! New for this year, Big Bear Choppers will be hosting a VIP lounge for their customers (if not eaten by the tigers). So if you’re a customer that charged the […]
What about talking of something else than the economy? Your next vacation, for example. Now that the US dollar regained some of its value against the Euro, why not crossing the big blue to visit one of the European countries. Have you thought about France? (I admit on this one, very biased). Visiting on a […]
New Evolution Industries Diamond Terminator Clutch Basket 1970-1984 Big Twin.
Published by May 12th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Driveline and Editorial.All quality designed and manufactured American products deserve to be plugged in my Blog. Evolution Industries proposes machined aluminum clutch baskets with replaceable steel chain, bearing race, bolt-on ring gear and clutch drive dogs. They weight less than the original baskets and are sold with a very cool 3-year warranty. Evolution Industries has a full […]
Sly. Please Don’t Sit On My Custom Bike…
Published by May 11th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Strangely, no custom builder refused Sylvester Stallone the right to sit on his bike when he stopped by last Saturday during the New Orleans Easyriders Bike Show!!! His most frequent question: is it balanced? So, he had to check and re-checked several of them, but didn’t buy any. Joe Palermo, owner of this bike got all […]
As I told you before, Greg at Greg’s Custom Cycles has an obsession with aggressive styling and shapes. And still missing to his Deepsickness motorcycle line was a headlight to aggressively lead your way. Now he is offering one with the spiked housing bucket available in black powder coated, mat, gloss, or matching H-D™ wrinkle finishes. […]
Personally, I never thought too much about it although…I felt it a lot. In New Orleans, I had to have my display next to David Hall of Gusset Jeans, to receive my 1st lesson in jeans anatomy.
A fast post to show you another custom bike coming straight from Italy to participate to the next AMD World Championship in Sturgis. It was built by maestro Luca Andreoli at Andreoli Motorcycles (Picture HRF)
Lightning Rod Motorcycles Pro Street Buell
Published by May 10th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Do you own a pre -2003 Buell motorcycle (or you can buy one for dirt cheap)? A shop in Florida called Lightning Rod Motorcycles offers to turn it into the Pro Sttreet like the one featured here. Quite a cosmetic change. Call Steve Carr or Rick Bonin at 813-416-2666.
Indian Motorcycle Factory Delivery Program
Published by May 10th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.This program allows customers to order a motorcycle through one of the Indian dealerships and pick it up at the factory. Factory Delivery includes a personal VIP tour of the plant and bike delivery in the customer delivery area. During the tour, a member of the staff guides and explains to participants each step of […]
In New Orleans, met with Sylvester Stallone who stopped by to check the bikes at the Easyriders Bike Show. Reminded him that I did a riding scene with him in the movie The Specialist. He remembers… Falcon Motorcycles will release a new collection of ten custom motorcycles. The “Kestrel” currently being built, is number two in […]
Warning. After 5 minutes, can make you feel dizzy. Skilled rider, but please, do it at the track. The bike is a Husqvarna 610.
MeanStreet Awesome Looking New Bagger Legs And Bells
Published by May 9th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.These legs are made for heavy riding and look very good to me. MeanStreet just released 2 new models, Avalon on the left and Predator on the right that you can customize and embellish with one of their 3 Bell designs (from left to right: Beam, Amen and Facet Face). As usual, you can order […]
Live From New Orleans Bike Week.
Published by May 9th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.New Orleans Bike Week is already nicknamed the Bikers Mardi Gras. The only bikers event: where the well known builders and the new generation (belonging to the Limpnickie Lot Tour) exhibit their custom bikes in the same building; where you see double burn outs, (meaning with change of rear wheel by a pro Nascar team […]
Tribute To John Britten. Backyard Motorcycle Visionary.
Published by May 7th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Considered at the time of his death the best motorcycle engineer in the world, designing and building motorcycles and much more, John Britten gave us a fabulous lesson of perseverance, courage, humility and creativity. If you never watched it, this 5- part documentary (total 7 h 15 minutes) shot in his home in New-Zealand is a must see for all […]
“Hi Cyril, I wanted to let you know that I just this morning received Nevada DMV certification for the first Online Motorcycle Traffic School in the nation. My company is American Motorcycle Traffic School, LLC. The course took just about 10 months to get it complete an approved by the state. It met all the […]
Biking, Partying And Showing Off In New Orleans
Published by May 7th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Events.CEO (Chief Entertaining Officer) Jay Allen kicked off the Inaugural New Orleans Bike Week with a pre-party in his new Broken Spoke, as usual mixing good bands with pretty girls while Charlie was spinning like a mad man inside his Wall Of Death. Just before, Jay showed me his pride, a 46 Indian (featured here) […]
I was reading a study showing that overall 72% of online shoppers’ claim that they would rather surf online than go to retail store to get information about a product. In addition to ease of finding products online and shopping time reduction, consumers can shop without time limitation with 24-hr access at their convenience because […]
This suspension air system let you control your ride height and rebound on your FLH or FLHT 85-09. It is easily adjusted at the flip of a switch for complete comfort for the rider’s weight with or without passenger, and road conditions. Minimum retracted is 10/11” maximum extended is 12/13”, so letting you do an […]
Limpnickie Lot Rolls Into New Orleans. Me Too.
Published by May 6th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The 2009 Limpnickie Lot Tour is attending The Inaugural Bike Week New Orleans. May 7th, 8th & 9th. Nash Motorcycles, Bling’s Cycles, Led Sled Customs and Bare Knuckle Choppers will be headlining this leg of the tour and The Broken Spoke Saloon may never be the same again. Check out their latest custom builds, new […]
Wheel 3D Surfacing Technology
Published by May 6th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.These 2 new wheel models from Pickard USA feature their signature 3D surfacing technology. Each spoke is meticulously designed and 3D-machined with the latest CAD/CAM technology. The company states that both the “High Roller” (left) and “Fat Boy (right)” are priced competitively with other 2D wheels on the market. Fitments available for most HD models […]
Baker Reinvents The Kick Start For All Bikes.
Published by May 5th, 2009 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.New and very interesting. You know that there is an on and off love affair with kick starting a bike. And since a couple of years, with the retro trend it’s torrid love all over again. Kick starting is kind of a ritual reserved to true bikers. Nothing screams “look how cool I am” more […]
Winning A Brass Balls Bobber For $19.95
Published by May 5th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The base price of this Model I Bobber is $15,995. But Brass Balls Bobbers teamed up with IronWorks Magazine and offers it as a very unique giveaway bike. To get a chance to win it, simply subscribe or renew for $19.95 your subscription to the Magazine. Fill up the IronWorks simple form by jumping HERE.
Tennessee couple, both bona fide rednecks, had 9 children. They went to the doctor to see about getting the husband ‘fixed’. The doctor gladly started the required procedure and asked them what finally made them make the decision. Why after nine children would they choose to do this? The husband replied that they had read […]
