Spring mounted Bobber solo seats are not necessary very comfortable, but at least you can make them look beautiful. I like this Gator style seat (as matter of fact, it’s embossed leather) sold complete with it’s steel pan to which are welded 4 mounting bolts (2 in front for hinge mount, 2 in rear for […]
Author Archive for cyrilhuze
She is a Spokesperson for Women in Motorcycling, a professional motorcycle test rider, a journalist that you have read, a stunt actor that you may have watched, on TV and a high-profile motorcycle enthusiast. But above all she is a very pretty woman inside and outside. I just learned that she is dealing with breast […]
Choppers Inc. Red Wings
Published by April 28th, 2008 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.In typical Billy Lane style, these new “Red Wings” are very retro-art-deco and made to be installed on your frame gusset. They are hand bent and very easy to install. Only $149.00 (hardware not included). Make your bike fly. Choppers Inc.
Indiana Jones Comes Back On A Harley Springer.
Published by April 27th, 2008 in Builders, Editorial, Events and Videos.Always nice to see a motorcycle starring in a movie. Lucas Film and Paramount are about to release May 22nd the 4th Indiana Jones movie in the unforgettable series, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull.” The movie stars are Harrison Ford, the young rising star Shia La Beouf and a heavily modified new […]
Zanik Design Wants…To Design Your Custom Bike.
Published by April 27th, 2008 in Builders and Customs.‘My name is Tim Turbett, President & Creative Director of Zanik Design – Kustom Motorcycle Konsulting and long-time motorcycle enthusiast. I feel I have created a very unique service that your readers would love to learn more about. Zanik Design is an exciting new and unique motorcycle design service based in the Chicago area. We […]
Orange County Choppers World Headquarters Grand Opening
Published by April 26th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.It’s a big weekend for Orange County Choppers and for you, if you love the family trio. You are invited to join all the crew for the grand opening of their brand new World Headquarters in Newburgh, NY. Nothing personal against Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. but I thought that to have World Headquarters you […]
Skate And Chop ‘N Roll At Sturgis Broken Spoke Campground
Published by April 25th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Broken Spoke Saloon has partnered with Nash Motorcycle Company to welcome builders and motorcycle enthusiasts at the Broken Spoke Campground “Limpnickie Lot”. What’s that? The “Limpnickie Lot”. It’s a gathering of new and upcoming builders building old school bikes, riding dirt bikes, skate boarding, listening to high energy music featuring alternative rock ‘n roll, […]
I know a lot of you love Hayabusa and me too. You can give your Hayabusa a more aggressive custom stance with these hot new Busa grab rails. These rails are a direct replacement for the stock rails. Available in a mirror like chrome finish, these rails are easy to install and will make an […]
Michael Lichter’s Sturgis Art Exhibition Honors Late Johnny Chop
Published by April 25th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Thunder Road will once again be home to the annual Custom Motorcycle Art Exhibition during Sturgis Bike Week 2008. Under the direction of Michael Lichter, and with the blessing of the late Johnny Chop’s family, this year’s exhibition, titled “Stay Gold,” is being held to honor Johnny Chop and will feature builders who approach their […]
Men are not welcome as participants. Even men who act as divas because they have a cool bike will be turned down at registration. This bike show is only for ladies, only girls against girls and all men are accepted as spectators. It’s the “Diva’s Only” 3rd edition bike show and it will happen May […]
Indian Motorcycle Answers Your Questions
Published by April 24th, 2008 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Chris Bernauer, General Manager of Indian Motorcycle wrote to me to answer your questions. Below I publish his email. “Please understand that Indian Motorcycle Company is extremely busy addressing all of the concerns that the folks on your Blog frequently talk about. You have had the opportunity to see firsthand the attention to detail we […]
Another High School Club Of Bike Builders
Published by April 24th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Under the direction of Marc Mazerolle, another school is preparing teen-agers to become the next generation of custom motorcycle builders. The BMHS Bike Klub (Bernice Mac Naughton High School) is an after school program for “at risk” and “introvert” kids teaching them how to design, fabricate and assemble motorcycles. And parts being very expensive they […]
Xtreme Charge™ is not the usual battery charger. It’s the industry’s first true Next Generation 12-volt battery charger, capable of evaluation, testing, charging and performing on-going maintenance, extending the life cycle of batteries by up to five times. It is safe and easy to use. It works with all types and sizes of 12-volt lead-acid […]
Will Animosity Between Car Drivers And Bikers Ever Stop?
Published by April 23rd, 2008 in Editorial.On behalf of Allstate Motorcycle Insurance. Directive Analytics has conducted an online survey of Connecticut Car Drivers. The results are quite depressing and I am afraid they would be about the same in each US State. Connecticut Drivers consider motorcycles very unsafe. 80% of respondents think that motorcycles are more dangerous or much more dangerous […]
Z bars are cool and give a lot of chopper attitude to your bike. Because each biker has a favorite riding position (hum…) and choppers come in all possible flavors, you need a wide range of options to choose from regarding diameter, height, width, pull back and rise. Also you must be able to choose […]
Cover Story Of AMD European Championship Of Bike Building
Published by April 23rd, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.You told me that you were a little bit frustrated by the size of my pictures when I published the first shots of “Open Mind”, the custom bike built by Thunderbike in Germany, winner of the AMD European Championship Of Bike Building. “Motographer” and good friend Horst Rosler just emailed to me the cover he […]
Harley-Davidson Planned Staff Cuts Will Cost $20 To $25 Million.
Published by April 22nd, 2008 in Builders, Editorial and Events.According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. Harley-Davidson Inc. is expecting to book between $20 million and $25 million in severance costs related to its planned staff cuts. Last Thursday, Harley reported a 13 percent drop in domestic sales and slashed its full-year guidance, blaming the lagging economy for slowing sales of […]
Glass Design Parts For Your Custom Bike.
Published by April 22nd, 2008 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.You have seen some one-off glass parts used by some builders on top custom bikes, mainly oil tanks, velocity stacks, covers. I just discovered this company called Iron Glass Design, a studio dedicated to bolt-on custom glass inserts and covers. Why glass? Owner Ted will tell you that nothing compares to the beauty and depth […]
Give Your Bike Some Ego Tripp
Published by April 21st, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.You already know that if you had to change only one thing on your stock bike (or car) to give it the custom look, it would be the wheels. I like very much this new wheel design from Ego Tripp. Both simple and fancy (look at the facet cut spokes) and dressed in black anodizing […]
The topic of the month continues to be welding. Adrian at Anarchy Motorcycle Company not only builds custom bikes like this “Devil” one but also writes a Blog with a few welding tips. Check it out at Anarchy Motorcycle Blog. (BTW, the “Devil” is an in house built 300mm super drop seat and single sided […]
After my visit to their factory I wrote a lot about the new Indian Motorcycle and the expected return of the Chief, if possible, during the next Sturgis Rally. Remember that they will postpone if all the facets of the relaunch are not perfectly in place. Here is a family picture of the team that […]
Harley Owners Competing with Harley Factory
Published by April 21st, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.I heard it several times before and it made me think a lot. “Why would I buy a brand new Harley when there are so many used ones available with low miles, a long remaining factory warranty and sold at such a big discount?” And this remark was not coming from individuals hunting for a […]
Kenny Price To Be Inducted Into Sturgis Hall Of Fame
Published by April 21st, 2008 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.From his teenager years when he was trying to tweak more power out of his Vespa to his today’s Samson Motorcycle Exhausts empire, Kenny Price never stopped designing and manufacturing innovative motorcycle exhausts. As a matter of fact he is the owner of many patents of high performance exhaust systems. He has already a large […]
Rolling Thunder Custom Motorcycle Frames
Published by April 20th, 2008 in Chassis, Customs, Editorial and Frames.During these last weeks you commented a lot about frame welding and integrity. When talking about quality frames, you even mentioned Rolling Thunder Manufacturing as an example of a company producing strong and reliable frames. They use CMM which stands for “Coordinate Measuring Machine” , to verify that all of their products are accurate within […]
Received an email from Jennifer Simpson, Blog Editor of Carmen Electrode. She tells me that there’s been a lot of talk about the welder shortage and a lot of talk about why women don’t become welders. In her Blog, she is knocking down some of the preconceived notions about what kind of work welding is, […]
Have you ever hated your computer gear? Me too. Have you ever wanted to shoot a computer with a gun, or throw away a not so smart Smartphone out of a window? Me too. Blue Screen Of Death using a PC? Phone locked with no apparent reason? Before you take a revenge, I will suggest […]
