I have always been convinced that the best custom motorcycle builders would be as talented at designing very different types of products belonging to different industries. Sacha Lakic is a designer pursuing simultaneously, with international success, different projects in the area of transportation, architecture, contemporary furniture, photography, etc. But his lifelong personal obsession with motorcycles […]
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The Blacktrack BT-02 Thruxman. Inspired By The Iconic Manx Norton.
Published by June 12th, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.RSD Concept Board Tracker Build. Illegal. Inconvenient. But It’s A BMW And Will Fire Up Every Time And Run Forever…
Published by June 9th, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.A huge fan of everything BMW Mottorad wants a top of the line bike for display in one of his business stores. He ordered it to Roland Sands, mentioning that it doesn’t matter if the bike is not completely legal or practical. Most importantly, gorgeous, with a boardtracker inspiration design and firing up and running […]
During the months of June and July, test drive a Slingshot at your local dealer and get a $20 pre-paid gift card. Plus, for every test drive completed, Slingshot will make a donation to United Way up to $25,000. Pick your date and Slingshot model you want to test at Schedule A Ride,
Riding Into motorcycle History
Published by June 5th, 2017 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, 2017, the 18th Annual Riding Into History event took place at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. Hundreds of antique, vintage, and custom bikes from all over the country were on display. Faithful reader, master photographer John E. Adams whose work has always involved everything […]
Made To Order Girder Front End And Wheels By Ken Nagai From Ken’s Factory
Published by June 4th, 2017 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Suspension and Wheels.For the most radical private and professional builders among you looking for high class craftsmanship motorcycle parts, Ken Nagai offers his own made-to-order Girder billet front end in 2, 4, 6 or 8” lengths and produced in the custom finish of your choice. Following his philosophy that “Details Create Style”, Ken also offers one-off like-no-others […]
Harley-Davidson Recalls 45,589 Touring Motorcycles Model Year 2017 For Potential Oil Leak
Published by June 3rd, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The touring models affected all feature the new Milwaukee-Eight platform. A clamp used to secure the engine oil cooler line may have been improperly installed with a potential for the line for being detached and creating a sudden loss of engine oil. Oil on the rear tire also may result in loss of motorcycle control, […]
Harley-Davidson Teaching An Entire Town How To Ride A Motorcycle
Published by June 2nd, 2017 in Builders and Editorial.A small town of North Dakota named Ryder. Population 84. Qualifying residents across generations, from grandparents to grandchildren, will receive the opportunity to learn the basics of motorcycle riding and experience firsthand how easy – and fun – it can be to learn to ride. An initiative of Harley-Davidson to attract new riders to experience […]
Mix the spirit of Harley-Davidson with the one of a Norton racer and you get a HARTON (also called a NORLEY), a superb creation by an Italian custom shop called Stile Italiano. This Cafe Racer uses a Sportster 1200 motor cradled in a custom made featherbed frame. Typical ergonomics and equipment of a racer are […]
Visualize What You Want And What You Should Not Want Your Motorcycle To Look Like
Published by June 1st, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Jump starting a custom motorcycle design can be done many ways. Even the best professional builders are quite traditional in their approach, feeling and building based on good sense and their multiple experience with all their clients. A pro-builder will also invite you to show what you imagined, accessories, paint job etc. Reason why a […]
The Marman Twin was a motorcycle produced n 1948 and 1949.by Marman Products of Inglewood, California owned by Herbert “Zeppo” Marx from comedy act the Marx Brothers ((the straight man to his zany co-star siblings, 2nd from left on photo) The simultaneously firing 2-stroke boxer weighs 30 pounds, cranks out 3.5 horsepower and was originally […]
Indian Motorcycle Teamed Up With Rokker Denim For A Line A High Quality Jeans. Only Sold In The EMEA Region.
Published by May 31st, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.At the Bike Shed London show, Indian Motorcycle and The Indian Rokker Company unveiled the Original Rokker Indian Jeans featuring an Indian branded leather patch on the rear and pocket tab. These have been exclusively designed for Indian and will only available in Indian dealers from the end of June 2017 and come in a collectable wooden […]
Warr’s Rascal Racer. A Rideable Custom And Above All Else A Genuine Harley-Davidson.
Published by May 29th, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Events.You know, the Battle Of The Kings (BOKT) is on several continents, making Harley dealers compete against each other, improving the company’s image and each dealer retail bottom line. This “Rascal Racer” is one of the customs that I missed in 16/17 when it won the Harley-Davidson UK & Ireland Battle of the Kings custom […]
Builder Championship Of The Americas In Columbus, Ohio. Time To Register.
Published by May 28th, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Registration is open for the Championship of the Americas in Columbus, Ohio September 21st thru the 24th 2017. Just go to AIMExpo Championship Rules And Registration Page. This Championship of the Americas is the most prestigious show in North America when it comes to the world custom bike building scene. It is the only official […]
All Of Erik Buell Racing In Liquidation Again Beginning June 7.
Published by May 25th, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Events.I am not sure if the saga of American motorcycle sport company EBR which produced street and racing motorcycles, is going to end on June 7, or will continue under a new form/ownership that nobody in the industry can predict. The only thing we know for sure is that EBR shut down beginning of the […]
An Excellent Custom Moto Guzzi By Tom Dixon Named Tomoto During Milan Design Week.
Published by May 25th, 2017 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.At the show, Tom Dixon’s massive Multiplex exhibition – a showcase of his designs – presented the Tomoto motorcycle. It features what many like, ultimate simplicity, raw aluminum, patterned covers and wheels and of course his signature lamp/headlight. A short video about his love for the Moto Guzzi motorcycles still made in the same factory […]
Burt Munro 50th Anniversary World Speed Record Celebrated This Year In Bonneville By Burt’s Great Nephew Lee Racing A Current Day Indian Scout Streamliner
Published by May 24th, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Fifty years ago a motorcyclist from New Zealand entered the record books in a never-to-be-forgotten moment on the Bonneville Salt Flats on his Indian Scout Streamliner. Celebrated in the featured film, “The World’s Fastest Indian,” Burt Munro transcends motorcycling and is an icon for pushing personal boundaries and rising above conventional limitations. To commemorate Burt’s […]
Harley-Davidson Building A Factory In Thailand To Serve Its International Customers. United Steelworkers (USW) Strongly Condemns.
Published by May 24th, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The Milwaukee-based company said that this new factory will not affect its U.S. operations. “Asia Pacific is a growth market for Harley-Davidson because of its expanding economy, growing middle class, positive consumer spending trends and increasing market demand for larger motorcycle sales,” a spokesman for the company said. But United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo […]
For the 4th year, Harley-Davidson welcomed bikers May 20-21 downtown Cologne near the famous Church and around for festivities, a parade of 2500 riders to the Rhine river. It was followed by a 2-daybike show sponsored by Metzeler and Custom Chrome Europe. The event is free of access for the public at large, but each […]
New Paint Color Options For New Indian Chieftain Limited
Published by May 23rd, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Painters.Indian Motorcycle announced an expanded range of paint color options for the new Chieftain Limited, the fastest-selling bagger in Indian Motorcycle history launched April 4, 2017. The new options are: Silver Smoke, Wildfire Red over Thunder Black, White Smoke, and Star Silver over Thunder Black. .At the same price point of $24,499. The will be available […]
Continuously produced since 1957, the Sportster, with all its successive models under the product code XL, may be one of the truest representation of Harley’s DNA. Easy to handle light bikes, with attitude and able to race against the best brands with very few modifications. Far from the “beginner” bike image that some try to […]
“Moby Dick” Brough Superior SS100 Is Back To Auction
Published by May 21st, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Kmown as one of the most valuable motorcycles in the world, the Brough Superior SS100. nicknamed in 1931 “Moby Dick” by UK Motor Cycling is going again to auction in Italy on May 27. The SS100 was proclaimed as “the fastest privately owned machine in the world” at that time. At its last auction the […]
Electric Motorcycles. How Should They Sound?
Published by May 19th, 2017 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.All major brands have spent the last decade focused on bridging the generation gap between loyal boomer customers and new millennial fans by offering customized bikes like the Harley “Dark Customs” line up. More or less successful at it, at least they have proved that they can grow simultaneously in multiple generational directions . And because […]
In Memory Of Client And Friend Paul Gren 1964-2017
Published by May 19th, 2017 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.“About 10 years ago, Cyril created the bike you see here for a man who became a great friend to me. We met after the bike was delivered to Paul Gren, here in Longwood, Florida. There were some teething pains, and Cyril asked if we could sort them out for Paul, which we did. The […]
KTM Reveals World’s First Fuel-Injected Two-Stroke Motorcycles
Published by May 18th, 2017 in Builders and Events.KTM has unveiled two new two-stroke Enduro bikes. Both bikes use transfer port injection technology and are the world’s first (not road legal) fuel-injected two-stroke motorcycles. The new Transfer Port Injection is a system which essentially uses two injectors to feed fuel into the transfer ports of the cylinder, mixing it with the flow of […]
Harley-Davidson And Urban Outfitters Settle The T-Shirt Fight. Shoppers won’t be seeing the Harley-Davidson emblem in Urban Outfitters any more. Harley has agreed to drop its lawsuit against Urban Outfittersso long as the Philadelphia-based retailer never again sells merchandise that bears any symbols that resemble Harley’s logos. Zero Motorcycle’s new “Don’t Wait for Washington” Program. The […]
Indian Scout Sprint Racer By The Young Guns
Published by May 16th, 2017 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.It’s been in the making for six months and this weekend at an art and motorcycle show in Switzerland, Indian Motorcycle and the Young Guns Speed Shop unveiled their Scout sprint racer called “Miracle Mike”. From their workshop in Rapperswil, just south of Zurich, the Young Guns have completely rewired and reshaped a standard Indian Scout […]
