To raise money to help disabled veterans, Jerry Covington & crew at Covingtons Cycle City is auctioning this gorgeous 2012, 103″ custom Harley Road Glide. The funds raised to win this custom built will help The MobilityWorks Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, with funds going to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) to ensure that physically disabled […]
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Support American Vets In Bidding For This Covingtons Custom Harley Davidson Road Glide
Published by July 22nd, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Paul Teutul Senior To Unveil New Old School Chopper At Sturgis Thunderdome On August 8, 2012
Published by July 21st, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On Wednesday, August 8th at 7:30 p.m. Paul Teutul, Sr from Orange County Choppers will unveil a custom old school motorcycle at the Sturgis Thunderdome located 12976 SD Highway 34, Sturgis. The unveil will be filmed for an upcoming episode of American Chopper and of course the Discovery Channel will not let me publish the […]
Although you tell me you enjoy the radical motorcycles I am featuring, you also suggest that I publish more often custom bikes built for the “average” rider. Although I don’t don’t know how to define an average biker, nor do you you mean an average quality bike, I understand that you would like to see […]
Harley-Davidson Activities At 2012 Sturgis Rally
Published by July 20th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson riders and motorcycle enthusiasts will revel in one of America’s most unique and exciting cultural events at the 72nd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota’s legendary Black Hills region. The Harley-Davidson Road Tour will run from Saturday, August 4 through Saturday, August 11 at the intersection of 3rd and Lazelle streets in downtown […]
Corbin Warbird Treatment On Harley-Davidson Dyna-Glide
Published by July 19th, 2012 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.After featuring Corbin’s Warbird Body Kit for the Harley venerable FXR model, it was just a matter of hours before the requests came in for a new version for the Dyna-Glide. Warbird components are designed to work together for a unified look or can be used individually to convert a stock Dyna-Glide into a very […]
Conrad Nicklus Funeral Arrangements. A Celebration of the Life of Conrad Nicklus Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, July 22, 2012 starting at 3 pm at the Forest Park Funeral Home and Cemetery at 18000 I-45 South, The Woodlands, Texas 77384 936-273-4922 At the conclusion of the services a reception will be held. For […]
At The Sturgis Thunder Dome Jay Allen Will Donate Vintage BSA Lightning To The Troops
Published by July 18th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Jay Allen of Jay Allen’s Road Show has donated a 1967 BSA Lightning motorcycle to be restored and customized by Dar Holdsworth of Darwin Motorcycles. The bike will then be given away live at the Thunder Dome in Sturgis on the evening of August 8th. “It makes me proud to be a part of a […]
LA Calendar Show Update. Live Musical Performances by Nylon Pink, Rachel McGoye, Marina V
Published by July 18th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The 2012 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show continues its now 21-year tradition on Sunday July 22nd 10am-6pm as the premier outdoor street bike event in America with the Calendar Bike Building Championship & Concourse d’ Elegance featuring top Celebrity Builders, World Bike Premiers, live Calendar Girl Music and the 2013 FastDates.com Calendar premier with the Calendar […]
2012 World Championship Of Custom Bike Building In Sturgis
Published by July 17th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.A must visit while you participate to the 2012 Sturgis Rally is to the World Championship Of Custom Bike Building organized by AMD. This high level exhibition of custom motorcycles competing for the title of World Champion is staged at Lazelle Street and 3rd in Sturgis (under the big white tent just behind the Official […]
Victory Motorcycles To Reveal The 2013 Victory Boardwalk Model on July 30, 2012. Teaser Video
Published by July 17th, 2012 in Builders, Events and Videos.Tragic Death Of Conrad Nicklus Son Of Custom Builder Jeff Nicklus.
Published by July 16th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.“Cyril. It is with extreme heartbreak and disbelief that I let you know that our beloved son Conrad, passed away last night in a tragic incident. He was only 25 years old. Cindy and I are struggling to cope with it right now. We are totally lost, I don’t know what we are going to […]
If you are wondering why the Harley-Davidson Blackline model is becoming a favorite for customization by both professional custom builders and individuals, the reason is twofold: 1- it’s the cheapest and most pared to the bone new Softail offered by the factory. Less parts (that you already paid) to throw away… 2- of course, its […]
Custom Triumph 650 Built For Actor Ryan Reynolds.
Published by July 14th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.This 1964 Triumph 650 named ‘The Nine O’Clock Gun’ was built over the past six months by Founder/Builder Lucas Joyner of The Factory Metal Works (TFMW) for his client actor Ryan Reynolds (appeared in films such as National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, The Change-Up, and Safe House.) Reynolds is scheduled […]
This week, I learned that I have readers in Tasmania and that Tasmania has motorcycle shops and custom builders. Tasmania? Although I am well traveled on several continents, I had no precise idea of where Tasmania is located. It’s a large Australian island just over 150 miles from the mainland, and is its southernmost state. […]
Baker Drivetrain Opens A West Coast Sales And Support Center. Effective July 9, 2012, Baker Drivetrain 877-640-2004 has opened their new sales/support center in Phoenix, AZ. to service and better support the Southwest United States. Extended phone and online support hours are intended to create an open door for better service for all customers. Says […]
Arlen Ness 2012 Catalog Cover Custom Bagger Is For Sale
Published by July 12th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.How much it will set you back to buy Arlen Ness 2012 catalog one-of-a-kind cover bike? $69,995. Or maybe a little bit less if you are lucky. And yes, it’s what it costs to build a bagger like that. The long list of features includes: Ness Touring Frame, rubber-mounted S&S high polished 124 cubic-inch motor, […]
Wooden Motorcycle Now On Exhibit at Sturgis Motorcycle Museum
Published by July 12th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.While in the Black Hills in 3 weeks, make a pit stop at The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame to admire this wooden motorcycle built by wood artist Mike Sohn of Hannibal, Missouri. It is modeled after a 1909 Harley-Davidson Twin, took a year and a half to complete and Mike estimates there […]
Born Free Show 4th Edition. The Report.
Published by July 11th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.It grows and grows so fast and gets better every year. During last June 30th weekend, the young generation of custom builders (pro and backyard builders) rode their daily ride custom creations to the excellent, and free for all, Born Free Show and exhibition in Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, California. The best of the new breed’s […]
In almost all busy custom bike shops you may observe a bike sleeping in a corner, sometimes collecting dust during years. It may be an old trade, a bike belonging to an employee or one of the shop owners. Then, work schedule permitting, always comes a time when this bike is moved center stage, on […]
First Sturgis Big Bagger Show Presented By Eddie Trotta And John Shope On Thursday August 9, 2012
Published by July 7th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Going to Sturgis? Got a badass custom Harley Bagger? Show it on Thursday August 9, 2012 at the first annual Big Bagger Show (BBS) presented by Eddie Trotta of Thunder Cycles Design and John Shope from Sinister Industries. The corner of Lazelle and 4th street will be blocked off all day long to welcome the […]
Swedish Style Frame In Any Configuration. Rigid Or Softail.
Published by July 6th, 2012 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Clean, high quality, minimalistic and functional designs have always characterized the Swedish style. Since 1982 Peder Johansson builds in his Swedish Hogtech shop both long and not so long bikes based on his proprietary frames made by hand from the best possible materials to extremely tight tolerances. But what most people in the USA don’t […]
Harley-Davidson 2013 Models. Harley-Davidson will announce and show its new 2013 models during the Summer Dealers Meeting in August. What can we expect? A look at the California Air Resources Board website shows 2 new products in the CVO lineup, including a new Softail named the Breakout. Most other bikes evolved from existing ones, like […]
Unofficial Victory Concept Motorcycle
Published by July 5th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Quite often I receive sketches and renderings from youngsters submitting their ideas and projects to me because they want to enter the motorcycle industry and professionally belong to our Kustom Kulture. I have decided that when these drawings and renderings are interesting in one way or the other and of good quality for reproduction in […]
Victory Motorcycles Got A New Badge. A New Look For More Attitude…
Published by July 3rd, 2012 in Builders and Events.2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Harley-Davidson Owners Group Heads Back To The Buffalo Chip
Published by July 3rd, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The Harley Owners Group® (HOG), the official club of Harley-Davidson, will once again meet at the Buffalo Chip® Chip on Wednesday August 8, 2012 during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The annual H.O.G.® Buffalo Chip Experience will be the center attraction for group members and feature special members only activities. A limited number of tickets are […]
Japanese Ken Nagai is one of the 5 most well known custom bike builders by Americans and Europeans. Not only for his custom bike work, but also for his full line of parts that he sells directly from his 2 shops, Ken’s Factory in Japan and Cycle Kraft in the US, and through big distributor […]
