The Musket by Hazan Motorworks is probably the closest you can find to the definition of motorcycle work of art. Brooklyn-based artist Maxwell Hazan hand-built this machine around a 1000cc v-twin engine created from 2 Royal Enfield 500cc engines. Aluminum bodywork massaged after creating wood templates is absolutely flawless and is conceived to emphasize the […]
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A Visit To Hazan Motorworks
Published by April 3rd, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.New Passenger Armrests For ’14-’16 Harley Touring and Tri Glide Models
Published by April 2nd, 2016 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Kuryakyn® New Passenger Armrests provide a versatile combination of comfort and convenience with a wide range of adjustability, including a beverage holder… They feature unobtrusive slotted chrome-plated steel support brackets that mount conveniently between the Tour-Pak and speaker housings. The comfortable ergonomic armrest pads can be adjusted to three positions for ideal forearm support. An […]
Old School Cool Harley Merchandise
Published by April 2nd, 2016 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.The 1947 Harley-Davidson accessories catalog featured the first H-D tee-shirts with the trademark “Wings Logo” prints. At that time, for clubs, Harley accepted special orders with backside lettering. If you are looking for authentic reproductions of these Harley first tee-shirts and other merchandise straight from the pages of H-D history, you can order online some […]
El Diablo Cross Streamline Chin Spoiler For Harley Baggers
Published by April 1st, 2016 in Chassis, Customs and Editorial.John Shope’s Dirty Bird Concepts is offering a new chin spoiler for your raked or non-raked big wheel 1997 to present Harley-Davidson Bagger. The El Diablo chin spoiler was designed for looks without altering motor cooling. Made from injection molded NYP Polymer, it’s a strong and durable piece. Easy to install and sold ready for […]
The Quinn Jacket features a host of hidden features and subtle technical enhancements that take it from the realm of fashion wear to real riding gear. “Women don’t necessarily want to look like a MotoGP racer but they want to be comfortable on the bike and look good” says Roland Sands, the former racer who […]
Voted best joke In Ireland… John O’Reilly hoisted his beer and said, “Here’s to spending the rest of me Life, between the legs of me wife!” That won him the top prize at the pub for the Best Toast Of The night. He went home and told his wife, Mary, “I won the prize for […]
1928 BMW Landspeeder Interpretation By Revival Cycles.
Published by March 31st, 2016 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Partners Alan Stulberg and Stefan Hertel at Revival Cycles think that “a motorcycle should be more than a machine, an aesthetic expression that demonstrates the beauty of purposeful form.” The Austin shop has built some remarkable motorcycles and this modern interpretation of the record-breaking 1928 BMW R37 ridden by Ernst Henne is another example of […]
Austin, Texas April 8-10. Hand-Built Motorcycle Show And Super Hooligan Racing
Published by March 31st, 2016 in Editorial and Events.Austin, TX is definitely the place to be April 8th-10th. With the The Handbill Motorcycle Show, MotoGP & AMA Pro Flat Track 1/2 mile racing already going down. RSD decided to up the ante even more and throw in a dirt oval short track race on Friday April 8th, right across the street from the Hand-built Show. The race will […]
New Concept. Samsung Smart Windshield.
Published by March 31st, 2016 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.The Samsung Smart Windshield is supposed to be designed with safety in mind. It connects to your smartphone and it uses a small projector to provide information on your windshield, like phone calls, text message and navigation data. Safety concept or added distraction?
Motorcycle Industry Council Introduces New Benefits to Members Exhibiting At AIMExpo 2016
Published by March 31st, 2016 in Events.With the Motorcycle Industry Council’s (MIC) acquisition of the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) last fall, both the industry’s trade association and premier trade show united for the greater benefit of MIC members and for the powersports industry as a whole. Working together as one, the MIC is pleased to announce key new benefits for […]
Bobber Factory Racer Inspired Gas Tank For Custom Harley Motorcycles
Published by March 30th, 2016 in Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Inspired by factory race bikes of the 1940’s, this cut-down, classic style gas tank will particularly look cool on Knucklehead, Panhead and Shovelhead custom motorcycles. The WX Gas Tank are directly influenced by the Harley-Davidson WR, but with an innovative design that allows these new gas tanks to fit almost half-century’s worth of motorcycle frames. […]
Record Motor Cycles Building 2 Machines To Attempt Land Speed Records in 2017
Published by March 30th, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Italian Roberto Crepaldi founded Record Motor Cycles (RMC) in 2015, and with his team has started the manufacturing of 2 motorcycles that will race the 2.000 cc and the 2.500 cc classes in Bonneville in 2017 (if the Salt Flats are rideable…) The bikes will race in the FIM “Partially-Streamlined” category, (that is a partially […]
Lighting Show On Your Indian
Published by March 30th, 2016 in Chassis, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.These rear fender L.E.D. strip lights have elegant styling and provide additional run-brake lighting to markedly increase your visibility from behind. The L.E.D. strip lights hug the rear fender lines for a classic appearance on Indian models with or without saddlebags. Factory-matched chrome housings feature subtle grooved accents and smooth contours that flow with the […]
Sturgis Buffalo Chip To Celebrate 35 Years Of Mixing Motorcycling And Music With Legendary Band
Published by March 30th, 2016 in Events.With 4 wheels and handlebars, are you still (somewhat) a motorcycle? Ludic Lazareth designs all types of vehicles around the mechanics. On this project, it’s a massive Maserati 4.7 l V8 producing 470 hp. Nazareth makes a living prototyping in 2, 3 and 4- wheel configuration for big manufacturers. Free reign to imagination and creativity is […]
Zipper’s Updated Drop-On 107” Series Engine Kits For Harley Twin Cam® Engines.
Published by March 29th, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.Zipper’s has new and updated drop on 107 Series engine kits for These kits are dyno-developed and road tested to deliver exceptional torque and horsepower while providing you with the durability that Zipper’s is famous for. These Muscle kits are engineered to start easily and run smoothly on premium pump gas while putting a wide smile […]
A letter from Jeff Nicklus of Jeff Nicklus Customs. “Cyril. With Conrad’s passing in 2012 I realized that it was the end of the Nicklus name. He was the only male child in the family. I also realized that my children are ninth generation Texans. I further realized that I had been born and raised in […]
Front Wheel Spacers For 2009-2016 Harley-Davidson Baggers
Published by March 29th, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Until now, there has been very little you could do about the unsightly black sensor on the axle of all 2009 and later ABS equipped Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The new Ride Nice Bagger Front Wheel Spacers solve that problem for all late-model Harley-Davidson touring bikes. For those motorcycles with a custom aftermarket front wheel the company offers […]
Gabrielle. A Harley Dyna Wants To Become A Tracker.
Published by March 28th, 2016 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.During 13 frenetic years, custom building shop “Radical Custom” created some of the world’s fastest and best designed custom Ducatis. But because of a too hectic professional life, the fun of custom building was gone for French/Spanish builder Pepo Rosell, After a one year break to rethink his life, he realized that his passion for […]
Riding Low And Lean Behind The New Road Glide Low Profile Windscreen
Published by March 27th, 2016 in Chassis and Customs.Just four inches high, this minimalistic Road Glide® Low Profile Windscreen (P/N 57400310, $154.95) from Harley-Davidson®accentuates the shape of the Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle fairing, hugs the contours of the Splitstream vent, and provides definition to the transition between the inner and outer fairing. Molded of hard-coated polycarbonate, the windscreen has an opaque black finish. The […]
Erik Buell Racing (EBR) Has Announced 2016 pricing For 2 Models. The two models are the 2016 EBR 1190RX and EBR1190SX, priced at $12,995for the EBR 1190SX and $13,995 or the RX. The bikes use a liquid-cooled 1190cc V-twin engine, with four valves per cylinder making 185bhp of power and 138Nm of peak torque. The […]
Screaming’ Eagle High Flow Exhaust With Street Cannons For 2010-Later Harley-Davidson Touring Models
Published by March 26th, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.You can bolt on a menacing tone and gain Harley factory-tuned Touring-motor muscle with the new Screaming’ Eagle High Flow Exhaust System (P/N 64800043 Chrome, P/N 64800044 Black, $1,299.95) Optimized for Screamin’ Eagle® Stage Kit engine configurations, the Screamin’ Eagle High-Flow Exhaust system provides bolt-on performance by reducing the catalyst restriction and improving exhaust flow. This […]
Victory Octane. How Many Shots Of Adrenaline Do You Need?
Published by March 25th, 2016 in Builders, Editorial and Events.When Victory teased the unveiling of a Modern American Muscle model inspired by the Pikes Peak Project 156 racer, apparently it meant many different things to my readers. You just need to read again the comments that popped up under my feature during the official launch on February 19th. Some imagined a sport chassis design […]
Darwin Motorcycles Closed. Customers File Complaints For Custom Bikes Paid And Not Delivered.
Published by March 25th, 2016 in Builders and Events.During these last weeks I was contacted by clients of Darwin Motorcycles (Brass Balls Bobbers) owned by Dar Holdsworth asking me if I could shed some light on the status of the Oklahoma custom shop. These clients, located in the US and abroad, stated to me that they ordered and paid in full for custom […]
Shortly after take-off of an Irish airline Air Lingus flight from Dublin to Boston , the lead flight attendant nervously made the following painful announcement in her lovely Irish accent. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so very sorry, but it appears that there has been a terrible mix-up by our catering service. I don’t know how this has happened, […]
