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Published by December 26th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycles Auction. Thursday January 8, 2015.
Published by December 25th, 2014 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The Bonhams auction will feature consignments from Peter Fonda, the Dennis Hopper Estate, Dick Mann, Silverman Museum Racing Ducatis and the Herb Harris British Collection, not to mention a 32-framed picture collection of Ewan McGregor’s “Long Way Down” odyssey and the Mondial GP Racer that took Mike Hailwood to his British Championship. And no sale would be complete without motorcycles formely […]
Harley-Davidson Recalls 2015 Tri-Glide Model
Published by December 23rd, 2014 in Builders, Editorial and Events.A total of 1560 Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCUTG) have an issue with the rear brake master cylinder assembled with the wrong piston. By lack of support, it may create a tear in the primary cup, decreasing the brake pressure and increasing the risk of crashing. Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will replace the […]
A Few Tips To A New Harley Rider…
Published by December 23rd, 2014 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.The Springster. 127 Cubic Inch For The Street.
Published by December 22nd, 2014 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Some custom bikes don’t need a lot of narrative to understand the builder’s intention and how the build was done. A hardtail frame modified at the shop to accept a fat 18 x 8.5” rear tire (still a favorite in Europe) and a front 21” both wrapped in Conti Race Attack tires, an Ultima 127” […]
Thunder Cycle Designs Is On The Move
Published by December 21st, 2014 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Eddie Trotta asked me to announce the move of his shop Thunder Cycle Designs to 940 NW 1st Street in Fort Lauderdale (right off Broward Boulevard, next to Euro Motors.) It’s just 5 minutes away from his old shop at 550 West Sunrise Boulevard. The new location is 17500 sq. ft with all the same […]
Rolling Stone Releases “40 Most Groundbreaking Albums Of All Time” Presented By The Groundbreaking 2015 Indian Scout
Published by December 20th, 2014 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.Indian Motorcycle®, America’s first motorcycle company, today announced it has joined forces with Rolling Stone in this week’s release of a chronology of the “40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of all Time,” exclusively presented by the groundbreaking new 2015 Indian® Scout™. The compilation by the editorial staff of Rolling Stone – the leading voice of music […]
Another bike illustrating what young people who want to ride can build in their garage while still being able to pay their student loan and/or first car. “Bolas Púrpura” (Purple Balls!) is a 1981 Yamaha XS650 Special rebuilt in the Japanese Brat style. The factory bike was completely disassembled and everything was sand blasted and […]
Allstate To Donate Warning Signs To Be Installed At Most Dangerous Intersections For Motorcyclists. Allstate and its engineering partners work closely with local traffic authorities to review available crash data and to identify intersections with a high number of multi-vehicle crashes involving motorcycles. Allstate then donates warning signs to be installed at the site with […]
Postcards From Custombike 10th Anniversary Show In Bad Salzuflen, Germany
Published by December 17th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.During the weekend of December 5-7, Publisher Huber-Verlag Group (5 motorcycle magazines) held its 10th anniversary trade fair and bike show at the Messe of Bad Salzuflen in Germany. A record triple record of attendance for exhibitors, visitors and builders with 900 custom bikes spread on 4 halls competing for 16 trophies. A few images […]
Ducati Typhoon 900 SS Redesigned In Great Britain
Published by December 15th, 2014 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.For those not familiar with the Ducati models, until 1997 when sales declined due to the popularity of the Ducati Monster and Ducati Superbike lines, the 900SS was simply considered the best street bike that the Italian manufacturer has ever built. The fastest street-legal twin, not far off the standards set by Japanese 750 fours. […]
What’s New At 2015 Orlando AIMExpo. Interview With V-Twin Director Bob Kay.
Published by December 14th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Created 2 years ago with for objective to become the catalyst to bring together industry, press, dealers and consumers in a single arena that creates a grand stage for powersports in the U.S., the Orlando AIMExpo has had already a big impact on the way the motorcycling industry is doing business. The 2 main reasons […]
Seen At The New York International Motorcycle Show
Published by December 13th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Big crowd this weekend at the New York Javits Center for the International Motorcycle Show. On the Indian/Victory display, actor Mark Wahlberg (an Indian rider) stopped by to meet with the staff and photo opportunities with show visitors. (photos @ R. Pandya) From top to bottom and left to right. 1- Mark Wahlberg with Indian/Victory […]
Out Of This World Promo Custom Motorcycle For Exhaust Manufacturer Akrapovic
Published by December 13th, 2014 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Akrapovic, the Slovanian company that has made its mark at the highest level of the motorcycle road racing world (Moto GP, super bike, supermoto, motocross, enduro and rally raid) is focusing since a few years on producing cutting edge exhausts for Harley-Davidson models. Exhausts not made of steel like its competitors, but mixing titanium and […]
Two Custom Indian Scouts Revealed At The New York Progressive International Motorcycle Show
Published by December 12th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This weekend the New York Javits Center is host to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS) On the Indian Motorcycle display, 2 custom Indian Scouts by builders John Shope from Dirty Bird Concepts and Karlee Cob from Team Klock Werks were unveiled to the press, then to the public. Following the launch of the Indian […]
Guinness World Records 60th Anniversary. A Video About The Ultimate Land Speed Record.
Published by December 11th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Guinness World Records released a YouTube series chronicling the most amazing feats of the past six decades. The staff contacted me with the suggestion that I publish for my readers the video of one of the most coveted world record titles, the fastest land speed. Here it is with an […]
Low Budget Custom Honda 900RR. Only $1070 Plus Sweat Equity.
Published by December 10th, 2014 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Tadao Baba, the Japanese motorcycle engineer who conceived in 1992 the fun to ride/easy to control Honda 900RR (although he admitted crashing 4 of them, and not on purpose) must be surprised to see that some young builders not into the Asian bikes custom scene find a sudden interest in customizing his original creation. Paul […]
I told you before. In my position, I get all the time unusual or weird emails and requests. Below an example. Flattering, but still a strange email, this one coming from Germany. Should I reply or not, risking to offend the sender in both cases. What would your answer? I am curious to know. “Hi […]
Brougham. Best Modified Harley-Davidson At 2014 AMD World Championship Of Bike Building.
Published by December 8th, 2014 in Builders and Customs.Many custom motorcycles have been inspired by automobiles. Very often the wrong way when the motorcycle ends up looking like a car. Occasionally the right way, when the car is inspirational for class, fluidity of lines or attitude. Julian Von Oheimb, owner of Germany custom shop One Way Machine remembers very well his first trip […]
Picture Of The Week. 1975 AMF Harley Davidson 250.
Published by December 6th, 2014 in Builders and Editorial.Harley-Davidson Will Be Ready To sell Its LiveWire Electric Motorcycle When Next Generation Battery Technologies Are ready. This week, during a conference hosted by Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council , Harley-Davidson’s president and chief operating officer Matt Levatich stated that if the Harley electric motorcycle were mass-produced today it would sell for about $50,000, about 50% […]
Fred Duban. The Story Of An Uncommon Custom Builder Told By Himself.
Published by December 5th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.We live in a new world. Connected, networked, hyper-aware, rich, complex, sometime confusing. The inexorable rise of digital information, accelerated by the mobile revolution is radically shifting the dynamics of the marketplace and the way we communicate and take our purchase decisions. One of the best ways custom motorcycle builders are taking advantage of the […]
Breaking News. Owner Of Custom Motorcycle Shop Sucker Punch Sallys Arrested For Alleged Frauds
Published by December 4th, 2014 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Following a 2 year investigation by Police Auto Crimes detectives, Gerie L. Clayton, owner of custom motorcycle shop Sucker Punch Sallys located in Scottsdale, Arizona, was arrested for 2 felony counts of theft by misrepresentation. Clients in Canada and North Carolina allege that they paid $35,000 for custom Bobber style motorcycles that were never completed […]
Captain America Chopper. From $1.62 Million To No Sale. This last weekend, friend of the industry Paul D’Orleans from “The Vintagent” states that the “buyer” of the Captain America bike auctioned in October for $1.62 million would have backed out. The reason? A series of tweets by Peter Fonda – who had previously endorsed the […]
“Your own personal Jesus. Someone to hear your prayers. Someone who’s there” are the first words of the lyrics of “Personal Jesus”, a song introduced by the band Depeche Mode in 1989, then covered by Johnny Cash and made even more famous when controversial singer Marilyn Manson released his own version. What it has to […]
Today In London Auction House Bonhams Sold A 1929 Brough Superior 986CC SS100 Alpine Grand Sports For Record US $ 494,579 (£315,100)
Published by November 30th, 2014 in Builders, Editorial and Events.It’s the most expensive Brough Superior sold at public auction. It tops a Brough Superior SS80, which sold in 2012 for US $455,000 (£291,200) Introduced in September 1925 for the 1926 season, this new machine took its name from the Austrian Alpine Trial, the 1925 event having been contested by a number of SS100s, one […]
