The finished motorcycle that a group of 11 high school seniors built for the Buffalo Chip was unveiled at Sturgis Brown High School on Monday, April 30. It is the first time in the history of the Buffalo Chip Challenge Program that the one-of-a-kind custom Harley-Davidson® was built by a dedicated group of local Sturgis […]
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Sturgis Buffalo Chip Challenge. Custom Harley Road Glide Completed By Students.
Published by May 10th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.New Ground Breaking Convertible Bagger By Jeff Nicklus Desperado Motorcycles
Published by May 9th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.During the last 20 years I have seen and admired a few convertible motorcycles, but they were all conceived as concept motorcycles or show bikes. Privileging style over function, none of them were conceived for production, even a limited one, and none were letting you do the conversion yourself in a very short time. The […]
Big Bear Choppers Has Filed For Bankruptcy
Published by May 8th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.It surprised many observers, clients and creditors that it was not done sooner, Big Bear Choppers having stopped activity in November 2011. On Friday May 4, 2012 Big Bear Choppers filed for voluntary chapter 7 bankruptcy in California Central Bankruptcy Court (Case number 6:12-bk-21113) . David Philipson of Law Office of David Philipson in Big […]
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealers Ranked Highest By 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index®
Published by May 7th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson dealerships returned to the top ranking in the newly released 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measures dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers. Study rankings by brand were determined by the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process after measuring “Sales Effectiveness” three different ways: 1- when a shopper […]
Rockstar Formulated Harley Sportster XR1200
Published by May 7th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Rockstar states that its energy drinks are the world’s most powerful, providing an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles, from athletes to rock stars. Rockstar sponsors a lot of events like Surf, Skate, Snow, MX, BMX, Off-Road, MotoGP, Rally, Wake, MMA, Bull Riding, Bands, DJs, Live Music and has already […]
In 1995 Mike Hanlon, with brother Tim, started Mean Street Products with the goal of designing and producing the best American made billet forks. Cutting edge style and exceptional quality made Mean Street the first brand choice by the most respected custom builders around the world for the most acclaimed custom motorcycles. In addition, Mike […]
2012 Harley-Davidson Art Of Custom Promo Video
Published by May 5th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Harley-Davidson New Skull & Chain Collection
Published by May 4th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Smokey Chrome Air Cleaner Trim (P/N 61400049, $64.95) is one of the new items now available in this eight-piece collection from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories®. Contrasting 3-D chain rims the surface and surrounds the distinctive Willie G Skull with black-filled eyes and a rhinestone-encrusted jaw line. The Skull & Chain Collection in Smokey Chrome also […]
Harley-Davidson Celebrates Women Riders in Latin America and the Caribbean During International Female Ride Day
Published by May 3rd, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.This May, Harley-Davidson honors women riders across the globe by inviting them to join Women Riders Month events. During the month of May, hundreds of women riders from Latin America to the Caribbean will join thousands of other women in countries around the world to showcase their passion for the sport of motorcycling during the […]
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Lost In Last Year’s Tsunami Washed Up on a Canadian Island. It was an about 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers) wild ride. The rusted bike was found in a large white container where its owner, Ikuo Yokoyama, had kept it. He was located through the license plate number, Fuji TV reported Wednesday. “This is […]
Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Concours d’ Elegance. July 22, 2012 At New Location.
Published by May 2nd, 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 top Celebrity Builders, the upscale Calendar Bike Building Championship & Concours d’ Elegance. The Show moves from prior Queen Mary, Long Beach location to the exclusive Calabasas Country Club […]
Seventy Three Harley Ironhead Sportster
Published by May 1st, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Jarrod and Justin Del Prado of DP Customs told me the story of Seventy Three, their latest creation in black & blue. In their words: “Our shop is in New River Arizona, but we haven’t had a local customer since the cows came home. That is, until we met a dude named Scott Brown at a […]
New Harley-Davidson Own The Night Website
Published by May 1st, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Harley-Davidson® has a new website called “Own the Night” to demonstrate the advantages of its LED Lighting Accessories. The website showcases its wide selection of LED lighting accessories, which includes headlamps, auxiliary lamps, tail lamps and turn signals for almost all late-model Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the site several videos that demonstrate the dramatic difference in […]
In Southwest France, Xavier Raynal loves custom bikes, ordered many from local shops, all until now built with a high tech speed drag or street drag flavor. After a few months of hard riding, each of them ends up being resold to finance the next one. Like a man playing the field with ladies (!), […]
How To Tune And Modify Your Motorcycle Engine.
Published by April 29th, 2012 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Performance. It’s always a favorite topic of discussion. We all want to get the most out of our bikes but engine management can be overwhelming for most bikers. Fortunately, there are a lot of products available, more of them being able to tune and manage your engine for improve performance whatever the custom add-on parts […]
Harley-Davidson Power Trip Sweepstakes. Win The Trip Of A Lifetime For You And Your Friend.
Published by April 28th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.It’s called the Power Trip Sweepstakes. You just enter at HD Powertrip the email of a friend who rides something other than a Harley. Harley will send your friend an email on your behalf. Your friend accepts your invitation by entering their information. You’re both entered to win! No purchase required. The winners get to […]
Fusion Style Cafe Racer By Metro Motorbike
Published by April 27th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Taking inspiration and the best of parts from different brands of motorcycles, what I called a Fusion Style approach, designer David Ballinger created a timeless daily-rider motorcycle mixing for reliability a BMW R100 airhead air cooled engine, for performance a Ducati front end and for attitude and style, either a Cafe Racer or Harley-Davidson Fat […]
New Black Ice Finish For Nine-Spoke Harley-Davidson Wheels
Published by April 27th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Harley-Davidson launches a proprietary treatment called “Black Ice” producing a highly reflective surface with incredible depth. The new Nine-Spoke Cast Wheel in Black Ice (P/N 43300114 17-inch front, P/N 40900111 16-inch rear; $549.95 each) is the latest custom wheel set from Harley-Davidson®. While Black Ice may look like it is black chrome, it is not […]
Inaugural Iowa Grand Motorcycle Rally. July 26-29, 2012
Published by April 27th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.After the disappearance of so many shows and rallies, nice to hear about a new one. One of the men behind the first Iowa annual rally is no other than Jay Allen, creator of the World’s Biggest Biker Bar, The Broken Spoke Saloon. Last Spring, Jay created Jay Allen Productions, a rally production company that […]
Jesse James. New Outlaw Garage TV Shows. New West Coast Choppers Gear.
Published by April 26th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.A few news that Jesse just gave me. 1- Outlaw Garage TV Show On Discovery. When you watched this show on Monday April 9 in which Jesse James was rebuilding a 32 Ford Roadster, it was not yet the beginning of a series. The Discovery Channel wanted first to measure viewership… The show ratings […]
Pickard Raked Triple Tree For Custom 23″ Front Wheel On Harley-Davidson Bagger
Published by April 25th, 2012 in Builders, Chassis, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.As expected, the introduction of the tall front wheels (above 21″) to replace the Harley stock size, has created a new market for triple trees. After Arlen Ness, Pickard Wheels now introduce a 6-degree triple tree letting you install a 23″ front without having to cut/modify your frame. As important, Pickard conceived it such a […]
Harley-Davidson First Quarter 2012. Retail New Motorcycle Sales Up 20.3 Percent Worldwide and 25.5 Percent in U.S.
Published by April 25th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.As expected, this morning Harley-Davidson reported strong gains in earnings and dealer new motorcycle sales for the first quarter of 2012. As buyers become more comfortable with spending and interest rates remain low the consumer focus has shifted from used to new motorcycles. A flash of warm weather in winter in the US has also […]
Harley-Davidson World Ride Starts June 24. Million Mile Monday Expanding to Two Days.
Published by April 25th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.), invites all Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders around the world to celebrate the freedom of the open road during the 2012 Harley-Davidson World Ride. Launched in 2008, Million Mile Monday has been an annual event on the last Monday of June that brings thousands of Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders together in a collective […]
The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo And Her Bike
Published by April 25th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The films The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are based on the novel of Stieg Larsson’s literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy which altogether have sold 50 million copies in 46 countries and became a worldwide phenomenon. Eisbeth Salander (played by Rooney Mara) is a 24-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker with the hard-earned wisdom of […]
World’s Oldest Unrestored Indian Motorcycle Sells For $155,000
Published by April 25th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Last Saturday a 1903 Indian motorcycle sold at auction for $155,000. It was announced by the auction house as the known oldest motorcycle from Indian that began selling bikes in 1902. It is one of only three built in 1903.The auction was won via a telephone bid from a motorcycle collector from New York City […]
Leaked Report. Harley-Davidson US Sales Up 25% During 1st Quarter 2012.
Published by April 24th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson is scheduled to release first quarter 2012 earnings tomorrow Wednesday April 25. But after information leaked from a research update by the Motorcycle Industry Council became public, Harley-Davidson was obliged yesterday to confirm in a federal filing that retail sales of motorcycles in the United States rose 25.5 percent in the first quarter of […]
