Thunderbike Germany is one of the 3 european official Harley-Davidson dealers leaning the most towards custom work. Not only using genuine Harley parts, but also their own proprietary line of after-market parts for V-Rod, Softail, Dyna and Touring models and yes, also for metric bikes, mainly Suzuki and Yamaha, 2 brands extremely popular on the […]
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Thunderbike R-Odynamic. German Performance Genes.
Published by October 24th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The Lone Star Rally November. 3-6, 2011. The Largest Weekend Rally In The US.
Published by October 23rd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.It makes sense that Galveston Island, Texas serves as home to the epic Lone Star Rally event that attracts hundreds of thousands of motorcycling visitors. The biker spirit as seafarers of the open road is certainly kin to the early settlers and explorers who have also called Galveston home. From November 3rd – 6th the Island […]
1- The ParaMotor Trike (Designer Zvezdan Nedeljkovic) whose passions are motorcycles, flying and designing. An ultra light electric vehicle morning from a scooter to a paragliding trike. 2- Hyundai Concept (Designer: Min Seong Kim) Made up of materials that stretch and contract just like your muscles do and enables steering without any kind of controls. […]
Indianapolis V-Twin Dealer Show Launches The Ultimate Dealer Only Bike Show
Published by October 22nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.At the inaugural American V-Twin Dealer Show, co-located with the 2012 Indianapolis Dealer Expo at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis February 17-19, 2012 there will be an “Ultimate Bike Show”, a dealer-only custom bike show. Custom bikes will be displayed prominently at the entrance of the American V-Twin Dealer Show. Competing for exhibitors and […]
Tricky Air And Billet New XS Shocks
Published by October 21st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Tricky Air & Billet, a company specializing in front and rear air suspension kits, billet products products for different makes and models of motorcycles and also building some wild customs, is announcing a new rear “XS-Shocks”. Bossman Arnie explained to me that internally he was able to find more room within the piston and top […]
A New Event. The Red Stick Rally Of Baton Rouge During Halloween Weekend.
Published by October 21st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Let’s plug a new event and support all people and bikers of Louisiana. The streets of downtown Baton Rouge will rumble with the sounds of motorcycles as the first ever Red Stick Rally takes place along the Mississippi River, Halloween weekend, October 28-30, 2011. On the not so scary activities list: on-stop live music, great Louisiana […]
Rick Fairless To Design Victory Line Of Custom Parts. Hires Products Designer.
Published by October 20th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Rick Fairless from Strokers Dallas announced that he will design and develop a proprietary line of parts to fit Victory motorcycles, and for this purpose hired product designer and developer Dylan Hoey. Hoey comes to Strokers Dallas with a background of aftermarket parts design and development from some of the industry’s leading parts manufactures. He […]
Fred Kodlin Breaking Boundaries With A Victory Cross Country
Published by October 20th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.No doubt that Victory gets every year a larger share of the heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycle market. It really started in New York City in January 2007 when the company unveiled the Victory Vision, probably one of the most revolutionary luxury touring motorcycles in industry history. Then in 2010 when the touring lineup was […]
The Story Of An American Patriot Who Can Ride Again.
Published by October 20th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Friend of the industry Pete G from Chopper Design in Orlando has been developing and manufacturing for the last 2 years a Motorcycle Stabilization System called ‘LegUp LandinGear” . This computerized system has helped those who need just some help with their heavy bikes. The system stabilizes your bike as you come to a stop, keep […]
Baker Drivetrain Cash For Crap Transmission Campaign
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.In a marketing campaign as innovative as its drivetrain components, Baker Drivetrain will give you cash for your old, tired, stock or knock-off transmission impossible to service because coming from somewhere…difficult to locate on a world map. Launched today, this program will last until November 21, 2011. So, if you wish to replace your old or […]
Funny that I decided to write this post because a friend of mine told me this morning that there is not such a thing as a helmet case, only helmet bags! Who needs one? Evidently those obliged or choosing to wear a helmet and among them probably quite a few touring bikers. Made to protect […]
Calling All Bad To The Bone Motorcycles To A New Great Bike Show In The Lone Star State!
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Lone Star Rally in Galveston, Texas (november 3-6) is going to celebrate 10 years and will debut its first annual All Star Roundup Bike Show. Hosted by Jay Allen, founder of the Broken Spoke Saloon, and organized by Dakota of Dakota Classic Cycles and Motorcycle Cowboys, this event promises to be one of the […]
New Phaser Headlight By Headwinds
Published by October 18th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Almost 20 years that Joel Felty at Headwinds is offering fine qualitylighting to motorcycle and hot rod builders. All lights with smooth, non-wavy surfaces with mirror finishes and doing away with exposed rivets, bolts, and flanges like threaded housings with screw-in bezels and billet brackets with hidden fasteners. His new headlight housing is called the Phaser, […]
The Del Prado Brothers Re-Birth A Harley Ironhead Sportster
Published by October 17th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Six weeks ago, I introduced you to DP Custom Cycles and to their Naked Cafe Racer. The Del Prado brothers (Jarrod and Justin) just produced another nice piece of modified old Harley with this 1981 Ironhead Sportster named Top Fuel II. The duo explained to me that the chosen name pays homage to their first hardtail […]
New Harley-Davidson Blackline Detachable Leather Saddlebags
Published by October 16th, 2011 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.You may have bought the new Harley-Davidson Blackline model for its stripped down style, but still want the convenience of saddlebags for overnight trips. These new Detachable Leather Saddlebags (P/N 90200353, $799.95) can be removed from the motorcycle with a pull of an internal handle, leaving behind two inconspicuous docking points. Finished in rich black […]
Background. Janet Kersey, a Daytona Beach native is considered the official “Birthmother of Biketoberfest®” . She was hired as the director of tourism events by the DBACVB to create new festivals and events that would attract visitors during the off-season periods. Her first assignment was to create a special event, similar to the ever-popular Daytona Bike Week, […]
V-Twin Expo Defends Its Trade Show With Testimonials From Major Exhibitors
Published by October 15th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.All professionals of the custom motorcycle industry know that the 2012 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo and the Indianapolis V-Twin Dealer Show are competing to attract exhibitors and dealers. The V-Twin Expo seems to have chosen the strategy of producing testimonials from some of its long time exhibitors, a strategy that the Indianapolis V-Twin Dealer Show can’t […]
Arlen Ness Hot Legs And Fork Boots For Harley Bagger Models
Published by October 14th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.They are part of the Arlen Ness DeepCut line, will clean up the front end appearance of all Harley FLT Baggers year 2000 and up. These hot legs feature tapered billet design with hidden axle. They feature a unique bolt-on caliper mounts that you can easily remove to convert your fork legs to a custom […]
Perfect for early style bikes or the old-school type one you are building, these switch housings are made from forged brass, extremely compact and of course will work with any function you want to give them like start, horn or others. They are available, from left to right, in polished brass, satin brass, raw brass, […]
Daytona Biketoberfest. Rat’s Hole Ride-In Bike Show.
Published by October 12th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The 19th annual edition of the Biketoberfest Rat’s Hole Bike Show is set for Saturday October 15, 2011 at the Daytona Lagoon 601 Earl St Daytona Beach, FL. What’s new this year? Not surprisingly, the return of a “Cafe Racer” Class that the show included in the 70’s. The top 3 winners in this class […]
Ducati Unveils The SuperQuadro Engine
Published by October 11th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial, Engines and Events.In a classic case of race technology moving to street motorcycles. Ducati unveiled his new V-Twin Engine dubbed the SuperQuadro (super square) claiming to have squeezed 195 bhp and 98 lbs of torque from the 1199 cc liquid-cooled v-twin engine. The recipe? A bore of 112 mm and stroke of 60.8 mm with larger titanium valves and […]
Biketoberfest. Willie’s Old School Chopper Show Is October 13, 2011.
Published by October 11th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.An october gathering of bikers under the sun, a happening, an old school bike show where chops, bobbers, rat bikes compete for attention as much as for trophies. On Thursday october 13, from 11 am to 4 pm, Willie’s Tropical Tattoo in Ormond Beach will be the place to see and to be seen for all […]
Although, like for any other styles of bikes, you will never find a strict, agreed by all, definition of what makes a motorcycle a Brat bike, let’s say that more often than not, they are based on small displacement Japanese factory bikes with modified frame, low stance and slab type seats. Others will tell you […]
Love Ride Bike Show On October 23, 2011. Jay Leno And Peter Fonda Awards.
Published by October 8th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Love Ride, the biker event that began in 1984 to raise funds for children’s charities and raise funds against autism, is back at Castaic Lake, CA October 23, 2011. For this year’s bike show, Peter Fonda is lending his name by signing each of 10 special trophies created from Harley-Davidson pistons for the winners. […]
Daytona Biketoberfest. Free Installation Of Thundermax Performance Products.
Published by October 7th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial, Engines and Exhaust.The silver lining of our economic recession is that many of the industry best brands offer sweet product packages and free installation during big rallies. I will announce all those providing such deals, the first one advising me being Zipper’s/ThunderMax Performance products. Setup at Bruce Rssmeyer’s Destination Harley in Ormond Beach, FL its crew of […]
Horn Cover Kit. Pick Any Color Combination.
Published by October 6th, 2011 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Quite a few years that Andrei Rybklin offers wheels in a multitude of spoke and rim colors found nowhere else. And now, with this new horn cover kit, he proposes to let you pick the color accent of your choice. The kit will replace the cow bell style Harley Davidson cover and allows you to […]
