Of course I worked on steel and aluminum gas tanks, but never on a stainless steel one. So, I am very interested to try this new one. Big advantage, like with aluminum, is that you will never get rust inside your gas tank (no rust remover, no messy sealer to apply before you paint it) […]
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Bright Idea. Stainless Steel Gas Tank.
Published by June 9th, 2008 in Accessories, Builders and Customs.If you doubted (did you?) that any of your favorite “american bikes” custom builder could work on foreign brands and models, here is an example of work done by Dave Perewitz on a Suzuki Hayabusa. I understand that Kory was in charge of the work, starting by a complete disassembly of the stock Busa, then […]
Here’s one way to gauge it. Just go to Google Trends and track keyword searches using Google’s cool Trends tool. It’s a free widget where you can enter one or a series of search terms and instantly get a sense of how often they are invoked over time. For example I entered the keywords “motorcycle […]
Kids & Chrome is an eclectic mix of fun, food and festivities held in the name of enriching the outreach and programs provided by two vital Black Hills non-profit organizations, Children’s Home Society, the “Kids” in the foundation’s moniker, and Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, the “Chrome”. The 2007 Kids & Chrome event, […]
Wire Plus Powersports Electronics is launching their ‘08 Shield wiring system. This new system provides a “shield” shaped chrome billet housing that mounts the power control module and ignition switch. Additional features include: Power modules are waterproof and feature Solid State breakers (that never need to be replaced), diagnostic LED’s, a replaceable start relay and […]
Management Restructuring At Big Dog Motorcycles
Published by June 6th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Restructuring to adjust to the US economic conditions is a necessary step for many of our companies. A senior management reorganization plan is going on at Big Dog Motorcycles with for consequence the departure of Executive Vice President Nick Messer. During a recent conversation I had with the upper management I was told that never […]
Harley-Davidson In Advanced Talks To Buy MV Agusta
Published by June 5th, 2008 in Builders and Editorial.Italian newspaper Messaggero reported (without mentioning sources) that Harley-Davidson is in negotiation to buy most of the debts from motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta. We know for sure that the Italian company has around 200 million euros (about 320 million US dollars) of debt and that businessman Claudio Castiglioni owns 29.6% of the shares. MV Agusta.
West Coast Choppers Exotic CFL II Chassis
Published by June 5th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Frames.Remember that exotic CFLII chassis Jesse James used on his bright crowd stopper red bike a while back? You know the one with the radical monocoque look. Well, West Coast Choppers is now making a limited number of these unique frames available to consumers. Actually they are being offered in a kit form with a number of unique […]
Mike Greenwald is a faithful reader whose thoughtful comments have appeared under many of my posts. Today, he asks you a question hoping to open with all of you a new positive debate. “During many years of riding, I have seen many states and many countries. I have ridden bikes of all sorts and I […]
With this post, let’s give a little push to two brothers who have been building bikes for friends and customizing their own rides for more than 15 years. Jonathan and Jimmie Lee Coen were the “go-to” guys in their circle when it came to motorcycles. But recently they decided to get serious about designing the kind of […]
After Daytona, the Limpnickie Kids (generation X & Y of Custom Builders) are on their way to Sturgis where they will setup their displays with bikes, skates and paintball guns at the Broken Spoke Campground just outside of Sturgis county line. What the Limpnickie Lot and these builders are all about? You guessed it. A lot […]
A Letter From Custom Builder Kim Suter (KC Creations)
Published by June 3rd, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.“Dear Friends and Colleagues: In 1995, Cheryl and I opened a small motorcycle shop in the back of a gas station. Over the last 13 years, our passion for building custom motorcycles, along with the world’s passion for riding motorcycles grew and grew. We worked very hard to bring custom bikes into the mainstream and […]
AMD World Championship. Who Will Get This Bling Bling?
Published by June 3rd, 2008 in Customs, Editorial and Events.AMD Showmaster Neil Blaber wants to remind you that this year’s Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building will again be held at Champions Park, Lazelle Street, Sturgis, SD, over 3-6 August. Move-in is on Saturday August 2, with awards on Wednesday August 6 at 3pm. In addition to the expected 25+ international bikes, this […]
First, Burly Brand offers a new Slammer Kit, combining dropped fork springs and stubby 10.5” shocks into a very price friendly package. Then, forget everything you know about lowering front ends, as Burly has created a drop-in spring kit that does not require the disassembly of the fork and can be installed in twenty minutes […]
No need to be into Voodoo and Zombies. If your hand controls crave for attention, just bolt on these brake and clutch levers. Kuryakyn states that they are very comfortable due to a dished back providing high leverage with minimum reach. Fits’96-’08 H-D Models with Cable Operated Clutch (ex. ’04-’08 XL and ’08 Dressers, Road […]
Franz Langer is a retired engineer living in Germany. His passion/obsession? Building the world’s largest single cylinder engine for a motorcycle. He started with an airplane engine and fitted inside a bigger and yet lighter piston. The result is a 2000 cc engine that he mounted onto an old NSU Konsul getting Franz name added […]
Rolling Thunder Rubber Mount Frame Series
Published by June 2nd, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Frames.You all know that a rubber-mounted engine gives you the most comfortable riding experience. You can go to a Harley Dealer and buy one of their rubber mounted engine bikes. But since you are going to customize it (drop seat, fat tire, more rake, more stretch anyone?) maybe you are better off building your own […]
One OF A Kind Floorboard Designs
Published by June 1st, 2008 in Accessories, Controls, Customs and Editorial.MotoTrix is entering the motorcycle industry with unique, new floorboard designs to accessorize American v-twin motorcycles. It includes this series of hand-designed floorboards. Each and every MotoTrix floorboard is built on ¼” laser cut steel, hand polished and chromed to a mirror like, show finish. All floorboards are designed to fit FLT, FLHT, FLHS, Road […]
From The Mind Of Rick Fairless. The Bettie Frame.
Published by May 31st, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Frames.You knew Rick Fairless ultra custom bike named “Bettie”. Now discover the innovative frame that Rick used to build it. Not the average frame for the average project. This one-of-a-kind frame is now available and will help you build a very radical bike without having to fabricate any body sheet metal. As you can see, […]
Nace Panzica Steps Down As CEO Of Custom Chrome Global Motorsports Group.
Published by May 30th, 2008 in Events.After helping rescue the company from Chapter 11, having secured the funding required to keep the company alive and ensured that about 7.5 million in past due bills to vendors were paid, Nace Panzica is leaving his CEO daily management activities but will remain an advisor for the corporation. AMD reveals that last January Nace […]
“Rogue” forwarded to me an article from The Myrtle Beach Sun News regarding Myrtle Beach City Council members stating last Tuesday that they do not want motorcycle rallies in the city anymore. Furious and frustrated after the weekend shooting death of a 20 year old Coastal Carolina University student during the Atlantic Beach Bikefest, and […]
Bullet Falcon Voted Best Custom At Legend Of The Motorcycle
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.About 6,000 attendees from five continents were present at the Saturday, May 3rd event, admiring close to 300 of some of the world’s rarest motorcycles. During the event, Ian Barry of Falcon Motorcycles won the Best Custom Motorcycle Award for his bike the “Bullet Falcon”, built for actor Jason Lee. Ian Barry builds one-of-a-kind, custom […]
Harley-Davidson Dealers Keep Highest Ranking in Shoppers Satisfaction Study
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders.Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2008 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Motorcycle Industry Study, one of a series of unique national benchmarking studies which measure how consumers are treated when shopping for a new car, motorcycle, RV or boat. The independent study evaluated and benchmarked shopping experiences at 830 motorcycle dealerships […]
From Mass Produced To One-Off Custom Motorcycles
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you followed the show tour during these last 15 years, you know about the yellow semi truck of Desperado Motorcycles transporting some samples of his limited edition series of motorcycles to be exhibited and sold in almost every rally around the US. Jeff Nicklus, founder & CEO must have been tired of the road […]
Cheap 100% American Made Quality Fenders And Gas Tanks.
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders, Chassis and Customs.“I got to the point where I was frustrated by not finding products that met my own quality standards, and started looking for products to manufacture and offer to other builders and the general public that did”, say Carl (Cj) Hanlon, Custom Builder owner of Guilty Customs of Florida. Eager to offer an alternative to […]
This new oil linen painting by my preferred automotive artist David Uhl was on the cover and inside flap of this year Official Indy 500 program with a narrative of the event as well. He tells me that it was quite a challenging piece to compose. Here the story.”In 1912 a young Italian racer named […]
