Your first custom built may be either your last one or the beginning of a long series. You are looking at the 1st creation of Dave Mucci and I can already tell you that it will not be his last one. Under the influence of a professor teaching him a class in motorcycle design while […]
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Moto Mucci Urban Vintage Custom Honda CX500
Published by February 29th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Daytona Broken Spoke Chopin’ Block Ride-In Bike Show
Published by February 29th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On Friday March 16th, 2012, the Broken Spoke Saloon of Daytona organizes a “Chopin’ Block” ride-in bike show. Sign-in is 3 pm to 6 pm with awards (made by Fab Kevin) given away at 7.45 pm. Door prizes and an Evil Engineering belt drive system will be awarded to one of the show entries. Other […]
Harley-Davidson Sparkling Old-School Metal-Flake Paint Jobs in 12 Color Combinations
Published by February 28th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.Metal flake, an iconic design element of the ’70s, is back in the 2012 Harley-Davidson Color Shop offering. Twelve sparkling two-tone Hardy Candy Flake Core Series with full paint sets ranging in price from 2,299.95 to $4,399.95. Hardy Candy Flake is created in a multi-step process that begins by laying several passes of silver micro […]
How come I have forgotten about this cute boardtracker sitting since a long time in my digital files. The kind of bike you imagine could have been discovered in an old barn in the middle of nowhere, then immaculately restored after months of intense labor. As a matter of fact, “Ode To A Legend” was […]
Daytona Bike Week Harley-Davidson Activities (March 10-17, 2012)
Published by February 26th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.During Daytona Bike Week, official Harley-Davidson events will be held again both at the Riverfront Park on Beach Street and at the Daytona International Speedway. Riverfront Park On Beach Street (9 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily) H-D1 Factory Customization display. The latest in parts and Accessories. Harley Owners Group (HOG) Commemorative Pin Stop. Women’s area […]
Harley-Davidson Modernized York Plant. Exporting The American Dream…
Published by February 25th, 2012 in Builders and Videos.
2012 Daytona Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show And Cafe Racer Showdown
Published by February 24th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Rat’s Hole Show, the Grand Daddy of all custom motorcycles competition will be held on Saturday March 17th, 2012, from 10 am to 5 pm. Same location and formula: great setup at the Daytona Lagoon Waterpark (public entrance on Earl Street next to Parking) and a plethora of custom bikes from Bobbers to Choppers […]
2012 Harley-Davidson New Bike Sales Up About 30%. Inventories Sharply Down.
Published by February 24th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.From January 1st through mid-February 2012, a Harley-Davidson dealerships survey by Wisconsin-based Robert W. Baird, a wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm, reveals that sales of new motorcycles were up about 30% nationwide. A renewed consumer confidence (unemployment at a 4-year low, positive US stock market with Dow Jones Index up […]
On October 15, 2009 Harley-Davidson announced that production of Buell motorcycles were immediately discontinued. The economy started to tank in 2008 and in 2009 sales of new motorcycles crashed. At the time, Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell statement to the media was “The fact is, we must focus both our effort and our investment on the […]
The Sharpie Paint Job Victory Judge Motorcycle
Published by February 22nd, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.A new trend is to use sharpies to “paint” all types of vehicles. Look at this very cool “sharpie paint job” on a 2013 Victory Judge motorcycle created by a young artist graphics designer named Melissa Breitenfeldt. This project was realized for the 2012 Australian Motorcycle Expo where Victory will display this one-off project. Artwork […]
5th Annual Daytona Bike Week Biker Fusion Party And Fundraiser
Published by February 22nd, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.During Daytona Bike Week on Thursday March 15, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Doghouse Bar and Grill on Main Street, the motorcycle industry and other enthusiasts will come together for a party to benefit a great cause. The 5th Annual Biker Fusion fundraiser will once again benefit Soldiers’ Angels, a volunteer-led non-profit that provides aid […]
To Ensure Expansion Polaris Building New Facility, Assembly Lines.
Published by February 21st, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Long known for its all terrain vehicles and snowmobiles it’s only 13 years ago that Polaris started building motorcycles, cruisers then touring motorcycles. Still a relatively small player in the overall motorcycle market, Polaris is the second largest manufacturer of heavy weight motorcycles – a 4-billion segment – behind Harley-Davidson. Polaris on-road market is now […]
New American International Motorcycle Expo
Published by February 21st, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.One month ago I pre-announced the launch of the American International Motorcycle Expo (“AIME”) to debut Fall 2013. It’s purpose is to serve as the catalyst to bring together industry, press, dealers and consumers in a single arena that creates a grand stage for motorcycling in the U.S. and North America, and delivers an efficient […]
New Curved License Plate Frames From Harley-Davidson
Published by February 21st, 2012 in Accessories, Builders and Editorial.I know, I know… The curved license plate is almost as old as the license plate itself. But Harley proposes them with a new look and feel. Their new ones ($79.95) is shaped to hug the contour of the genuine Harley rear fender. Designed to replace the original-equipment black license plate bracket, installation requires no […]
I already introduced you to the brothers duo Justin and Jarrod Del Prado at DP Custom Cycles. They love to restore or modify classic motorcycles to turn them in very raw/naked bikes. And since their passion is also auto racing, not surprisingly, many of their 2-wheel creations have a Hot Rod flair. This Bobber named […]
Ragehard Choppers To Manufacture Big Bear Choppers Motorcycles With The Help Of Kevin And Mona Alsop
Published by February 19th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Big Bear Choppers saga has a new episode with a new surprising business twist, thanks to Simon Scott owner of a company called Rage Hard Choppers. In his website (Rage Hard Indonesia website is suddenly down as I upload this article…) Scott published the following press release with information that will surprise many, including […]
Be Immortalized With Your Harley In Digital Avengers Comic.
Published by February 19th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Marvel and Harley-Davidson are teaming up for “The Assemble Your Freedom” contest. They will pick five lucky winners, who will win a custom-designed Harley-Davidson motorcycle and be immortalized in a digital Avengers comic. Marvel Studios presents “Marvel’s The Avengers”—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, […]
Jonz Custom Motorcycles
Published by February 18th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.You all love American hand craftsmanship. Jonz Custom Motorcycles is a one-man shop near Denver, CO where Steve designs and builds very cool one-of-kind bikes. Jay Leno discovered him, giving him his first 8 minutes of fame.
New Dark Side Foot Controls From Spitfire Motorcycles
Published by February 17th, 2012 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Available for ’84-’99 FXST models, ’00-’11 FXST models, and ’91-’11 Dyna Models. There is also a direct bolt-on Mid Controls set for use with open belt drives & late model transmissions. If you are building your own custom a weld-on mid controls bracket “Builders Kit” is available. Comes complete with all necessary mounting hardware. Brake side master […]
The Bike Was Born in 1977. The Bike Builder In 1993.
Published by February 16th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you start building such a quality bike when you are only 18 years old, probability is high that you inherited some kustom culture genes. Dad restores old cars and builds hot-rods in Hartford, South Dakota. a small city on the edge of Highway 90, just minutes west of Sioux Falls. Brother in law collects and […]
Donald Trump To Paul Teutul Senior. Disinherit Paul Jr. During an episode of “American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior” (Mondays. 9 p.m. Est on Discovery Channel) Donald Trump visited Orange County Choppers. After listening to Paul Senior list of grievances of how the son had tried to destroy his business, including the fact that the fact […]
New Blitz Wheels From Arlen Ness
Published by February 16th, 2012 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Each year Arlen Ness launches a couple of new wheel designs. For 2012, one of them is named the Blitz, a billet aluminum 8-spoke billet wheel with each spoke overlapping on the rim. The Blitz is available in most sizes to fit an HD® or Victory® motorcycle. Of course, matching brake rotors and drive pulleys […]
Ducati Up For Sale $1.32 Billion.
Published by February 14th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Investindustrial, the Italian private-equity owner of Ducati is looking to sell the brand this year for up to 1 billion euros ($1.32 billion.) The Bonomi family behind Investindustrial revealed that several strategic suitors in Asia, Europe and the US had expressed an interest in Ducati. Possible buyers would include at least Volkswagen, BMW and the […]
Harley Sportster 1200 Conversion By Deus Customs
Published by February 13th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.I already introduced you to an excellent shop in Australia called Deus Customs. The crew lives the custom life keeping in mind the optimistic Deus Ex Machina theory (Latin for “God Out Of The Machine) by which a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new […]
Another company named LITO, this one based in Quebec, Canada is investing in a new generation of electric motorcycle and launched the SORA, a quite sleek state-of-the-art Superbike offering some interesting features. It features a Constantly Variable Transmission (CVT) allowing you to reach a top speed of 200 km/h (about 125 miles per hour) without […]
Harley-Davidson, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Keith E. Wandell Named Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. “Keith is a transcendent leader who has done an outstanding job of guiding Harley-Davidson in a period of extraordinary challenge and transformation,” said Barry K. Allen, who has served as the Company’s non-executive Chairman since 2009.”nHe added […]
