This bike was found dismantled in an Australian collection. Starting a 1915 Indian 61 boardtrack racer. It was a time when when men were racing with wide open throttle, no brakes and a strong faith in God…. See the flames coming out of the ported cylinder heads.
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Unrestored Running 1915 Indian. A Fire Breathing Monster.
Published by June 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Fantasizing Of Becoming Bonneville New Rollie Free (Part 2)
Published by June 1st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Laurent Dutruel at Zen Motorcycles is closer to his Bonneville dream. His custom bike, a tribute to Masayuki Morimoto’s boardtracker Harley, is completed and first road tests and tuning are going on (see video after the jump.) Laurent Dutruel will try to nail a land speed record in the 1000 A-PG class, (less than 1000 […]
New Intake System For Harley Davidson Touring Models with Fly-By-Wire
Published by May 31st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Barons Custom Accessories introduces their new BAK Intake System for Harley Davidson touring models with Fly-By-Wire. Barons Custom Accessories BAK is flow bench and dyno designed for substantially increased horsepower and torque. The kit features a chromed billet cover in your choice of Enferno, Smooth, Flame, Contract Cut Pinstripe, Pinup Girl (Danni Doll) or Comet […]
Jimmy Lee and JC Coen are 2 brothers who, after customizing bikes for friends and themselves during 18 years, have made the big jump into the world of Pro Custom Building. And although most would consider that these last years were the less favorable to get started in the industry, their shop Three-Two Choppers in […]
Clear Paint Guard Kit Protects Your Touring Bike Saddlebag Lids
Published by May 30th, 2011 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Sorry ladies. You are often responsible for a lot of scuffs and chips on saddlebag painted lid surfaces (I admit, we would not do better if we would ride in the back.) The new Transparent Paint Guard Kit for Saddlebag Lids (P/N 11100028, $79.95) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories is designed to protect saddlebag lids […]
New Digital Gear Indicator From Harley-Davidson
Published by May 28th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.This new LED handlebar display (chrome or black $219.95) from Harley-Davidson® eliminates gear-selection guesswork. Conveniently located on the handlebar for line-of-site viewing, the bright LED display is easy-to-read with a quick glance. When the clutch is out, the display indicates the current gear, or a large “N” when the transmission is in the neutral position.
Harley-Davidson Map Application For iPhone Users.
Published by May 28th, 2011 in Accessories, Builders and Editorial.Created by MAD Maps®, this iPhone application ($4.99) is officially Harley-Davidson® licensed and offers riders 975 of the best scenic rides for motorcyclists in the United States. These maps make trips more memorable by taking riders off the interstates and onto two-lane ribbons of pavement. Examples of downloadable ride maps include: Canyon Tour – Winding […]
Jack Daniel’s Black Label. 80″ Proof.
Published by May 27th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.A few of you like but the majority of you hate theme bikes. But did you notice that the vast majority of those built abroad have American inspired themes. Although the Tennessee whiskey Jack Daniel’s (the company disavows the classification of Straight Bourbon) has been the inspiration of a multitude of custom bikes in the US, […]
Harley-Davidson Hits The Road With Willie Nelson’s Tour. To Attract Youth?
Published by May 26th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Events.When I learned yesterday that Harley-Davidson Motor Company is launching the Summer Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown with 25 dates across the country to promote its Dark Custom Motorcycles line, I was very surprised. Nothing against Willie Nelson. He is an iconic American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. But he is 78! In the […]
Roland Sands Design Grand Opening. RSD has moved to a new location in Los Alamitos, California. The 5,900 sq.ft. headquarters is a design and development center, a custom motorcycles shop and for the 1st time a retail store. Roland Sands was founded in 2005 and since then, Roland has built many ground breaking customs and […]
The Annual Riding Into History is a superb event held in May in St. Augustine, Florida featuring each year about 300 to 400 antique, vintage, race and custom bikes from all over America and Europe. Faithful reader and photographer great John Adams was on location and shot hundreds of pictures. I picked some close-ups showing […]
Two Bikes From The 2011 Euro Bike Fest
Published by May 23rd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.A fast digital trip to Europe where this last weekend custom bikes were competing in the 3rd Euro Bike Fest in Czech Republic, just 45 miles north of Vienna, Austria. Sponsored by CustomChrome Europe, the event is held in parallel to the European “Flat Track Cup” and attracts builders and public from all over eastern […]
Cable kits For Harley Davidson Touring Models With ABS Brakes
Published by May 22nd, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Changing your bars for the position and look you like the most will almost always require that you replace them to adjust their respective lengths. You may be refrained to do it because you are worried that your Harley Touring ABS model will make it difficult to find the proper new cables for the job. […]
Independence Collection From Harley-Davidson
Published by May 22nd, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.Independence, not only on 4th of July day. Harley-Davidson Motorclothes launch a men and women collection with star-spangled colors and styles to evoke pure American pride to celebrate Ride-Free independence. The collection includes hats, shirts and tees, a total of 12 men’s and 11 women’s sportswear items that are either Made in the USA or […]
Laconia Motorcycle Rally. June 11-19th, 2011.
Published by May 21st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Laconia, “America’s Original Rally” and a hotbed of riding heritage offers a lot of breathtaking rides through winding roads, stunning lake vistas and riding on historic roads like the Kangamangus Trail. The 88th edition, named Progressive Laconia Motorcycle Rally will also offer this year a larger number of attractions. Below a few of them. Riding […]
Snake Oil. Carroll Shelby. Bob Bondurant. The Shelby Cobra.
Published by May 20th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Painters.David Uhl is pleased to announce the release of a piece he has worked on since December of last year. It was conceived in conjunction with the Shelby American Museum in Boulder, Colorado and has taken countless hours of historical photo referencing along with the obvious time spent at the easel. “Snake Oil” features legends […]
The So-Cal Miler. Hot Rod Triumph Street Tracker.
Published by May 19th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.It was one of the major events at last weekend Quail Gathering in Carmel, CA. The unveiling by So-Cal of the Miler prototype, a new limited-edition Custom Triumph Bonneville. The idea of building the Miler comes from Richard Warner, owner of a start-up shop called Streetmaster specializing in Bonnevilles who met 12 months ago with […]
Sturgis 4th Annual Legends Ride®. The Ride That Rocks®!
Published by May 19th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On Monday august 8, 2011 the Annual Legends Ride will rock the South Dakota Black Hills from Deadwood to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®. Notable motorcycle builders will be joining an array of distinguished riders and prominent celebrities to raise significant funds for a number of worthwhile South Dakota charities by assembling in Deadwood to take […]
A rare and shameless plug for myself. My Spade Velocity Stacks are available again for CV and S&S E or G carburetors, in chrome or black. I guarantee that they will look cool on any production or custom bike, old school or today’s style. Machined from a solid block of 6061 aluminum. Significantly increase air flow as a stack should […]
Bonhams Carmel Auction Smashes Expectations
Published by May 19th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Events.This past Saturday May 13 in Carmel CA, 2011 Bonhams was auctioning several interesting bikes and smashed some price records. A machine identical to the 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross that Steve McQueen famously rode shirtless on the cover of Sports Illustrated was sold for $144,500. A 1925 BMW R32, an early and very rare motorcycle […]
The Lucky F*cker Collection. Softail Conversion Kit From Custom Chrome.
Published by May 18th, 2011 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.The simplest, easiest, most affordable, fastest to install and best looking custom body kit for stock Harley-Davidson riders I have seen in a long time… You can go from your run of the mill, everyday Harley Twin Cam Softail into something cool that will turn heads and grab attention with this new Lucky F*cker conversion […]
Marlon Brando Estate Suing Harley-Davidson Over The Brando Boot
Published by May 18th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.Brando’s portrayal of Johnny in the movie the “Wild One” has become an iconic image. And because in this movie the actor was riding a 1950 Triumph Thunderbird 6T. the Triumph Factory marketed a leather jacket similar to that worn by Brando’s character, tee-shirts, limited prints, etc. Brando’s image remains so potent today among bikers […]
Mark Blackwell. AMA Hall of Famer and longtime industry executive Mark Blackwell is joining Zero Motorcycles board of directors. Mark started racing while in his teens and was one of the very first American Motocross superstars. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000. After his racing career,.Mark has held positions […]
Another “Save Money On Fuel – Reduce harmful Gas Emissions” electric motorcycle, this time with a street fighter design and a performance good enough to some. I must acknowledge that the team of engineers at the Canadian Lito company behind this project did a quite better industrial design job than many other e-motorcycle competitors. Aluminum chassis, a […]
The Black Falcon. A Modern Vincent Bike With Pedigree (Part 2)
Published by May 17th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.In this video, builder Ian Barry explains his new creation the “Black Falcon” (see former post). The third in a series of 10, the Black Falcon by Falcon Motorcycles is based on a 1952 Vincent Black Shadow engine with almost all other parts being handmade and “re-thought.”
Harley-Davidson York Vehicle Operations Will Host Open House Event in 2011
Published by May 17th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson York Vehicle Operations confirmed that it will once again host its annual York Factory Open House Event in 2011 (website in construction.) The three-day event is scheduled to be held Thursday through Saturday, September 29 through October 1, 2011. The event, which has been held annually for 25 years, took a brief hiatus […]
