Another motorcycle manufacturer is smelling gold in the Middle East & India. Viper Motorcycle Company, wholly owned division of Viper Powersports, Inc. just disclosed that it has signed Absolute Investments as its initial 2012 Platinum Overseas Distributor for the Middle East and India. Absolute Investments has offices in Dubai, UAE; Riyadh, KSA; Kuwait City, Kuwait; […]
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Viper Motorcycle Announces Absolute Investments as Distributor for the Middle East and India
Published by August 30th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Skulls never die…especially in the motorcycle industry. It continues to amaze me that the 22 bones human structure is still the main theme of so many bikes. Doug Wozney must also have noticed to propose a new version called “The Donster” that you can bolt-on on H-D touring model backrests to replace the factory plain […]
Aluminum Cafe Racer Body Kit For Harley-Davidson Sportster. Priceless.
Published by August 29th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Worried investors are buying gold, silver and Swiss Francs, now the strongest currency in the world. To the point where Swiss government is so scared that the country exportations would collapse that it is thinking again, like several decades ago, of obliging banks to give negative interest on Swiss Francs deposits… And one victim in […]
New And Interesting. Electric Starter For Old Indian Motorcycles.
Published by August 29th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.How many old Indians are just sitting in the garage gathering dust because their aging owners are too old, too weak with their legs to be able to kick start them? Probably a lot…Would be nice if these old Indian owners could electric start these bikes and ride them again. Indian purists, don’t feel offended. […]
Old Skool Extra Narrow Triple Tree
Published by August 28th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.After the fat tires excess, the custom motorcycle industry made a 180-degree towards building from the ground up with skinny tires. Front ends went from wide glide, to mid to narrow and now to extra-narrow glide. It will be difficult for anyone to propose a narrower triple tree than this one, 1,25″ (31,75mm) narrower than […]
Screaming Eagle Round Air Cleaner For Harley Sportster Models
Published by August 27th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.To boost the performance while changing the style of a Fuel-Injected Sportster Engine is an appealing proposition. The new Screamin’ Eagle® Round Sportster® Stage 1 Air Cleaner Kit (P/N 29000009 Gloss Black or 29000019 Chrome; $139.95) from Harley-Davidson® provides increased air flow and is street legal when used with stock mufflers Requires ECM calibration (priced […]
Neptune. 1947 Harley-Davidson By Custom Builder Shinya Kimura
Published by August 26th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Give any motorcycle to veteran custom builder Shinya Kimura (already in his 25th year career) and you can bet that the final result will look like nothing else you have admired before. This functional design is born from a 1947 Harley-Davidson and of course from his bold imagination. The theme? Neptune, not our outermost “blue” planet, but […]
New Vintage Honda CB350 Speedster. Brat Style.
Published by August 25th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Don’t let bad economic news freeze your creative juices. You can build something very cool within a tight budget. As Jason Lajkov did from a basket case of rusty parts coming from a 1969 Honda CB 350. What you need is just some patience and a good eye for design. Evidently, former graphic designer Jason […]
JIMS Cruise Drive Mega Nut
Published by August 25th, 2011 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you tinker with your bike, install or reinstall your driveline, you know about the issue of your rear pulley coming loose from your main drive gear. Years ago JIMS, the leader in performance tools for your Harley, designed the original “Mega Nut” complete with a machined clamping face profile and additional locking holes for […]
Cory Ness Signature Series Victory Cross Country
Published by August 24th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.No way you can’t immediately identify a Victory Touring Motorcycle. Polaris qualify its touring chassis as progressive…You like or not, but for 2012 the Minnesota brand wants all its models to set a new high standard for hard baggers, providing riders with unprecedented comfort and the greatest cargo capacity of any production motorcycle in the world. […]
New Custom Chrome International Bike Show Series In Italy
Published by August 24th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Custom Chrome just announced the addition of the Custom Chrome International Bike Show Series Italian Championship to be held at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, Italy, January 20th – 22nd, 2012. The CCI Bike Show Series already includes bike show competitions in Santa Clara, California for the North American Championship, Mainz, Germany for the […]
Softails And Baggers Are A Pain…In The Trailer
Published by August 24th, 2011 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Like all builders, having crisscrossed the country so many times, I know too well that most motorcycle accidents happen in the trailer. Whatever the number of bikes you trail, their types, the initial strap down setup you give them, most methods will require minor adjustments all along your trip. Or damage to your bike and […]
Harley-Davidson Trikes That You Could Have Ridden
Published by August 23rd, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you see these project bikes it’s because in 2006 Harley-Davidson decided not to go ahead with production. Code named “Penster” these 2 projects were conceived quite a few years ago by genius car & bike designer John Buttera. Via a unique suspension system, these trikes are supposed to lean when you turn with leaning […]
What goes Inside A Motorcycle Shock…
Published by August 23rd, 2011 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Much more than what you think. The precision inner workings of Progressive Suspension. A short video.
On top, the famous Gold Yamaha as it was when Custom Builder, and later Custom Chrome Int. Parts Designer, John Reed completed it in 1982. Bottom, the same bike in 2011 competing in Sturgis in the AMD World Championship Of Custom Bike Building. I can tell you that today the bike and the man are as wild […]
Fuller Hot Rods Honda CB 750 Cafe Racer
Published by August 22nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Cafe Racers. At least 3 years that I am telling you that you are going to see more and more of them being born or re-born in the best custom shops around the world. The reason? The convergence of an affinity for the retro style with the desire to handle a very maneuverable bike both […]
How Custom Motorcycle Builders Do Promote Themselves?
Published by August 20th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.How Custom Builders do promote themselves? Magazines, social medias, blogs, bike shows, TV if possible and videos. An interesting promo video to boost notoriety of Christian De Kant & his shop DK Motorrad in Switzerland. What do you think? (It’s not a paid commercial. Christian doesn’t know I am running his video. )
Monster Motorcycle Tires For Monster Wheels
Published by August 20th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Those new to the very tall and very wide wheels don’t seem to know where to find the corresponding tires. Metalsport Wheels is distributing the Vee Rubber tires (yes it’s a Thai company) to fit the today’s wildest size wheels, the 26″ & 30″ in front, the 310 mm & 360 mm tires in rear. […]
Last week at the Rapid City airport, met with Custom Builder Kenji Nagai from Ken’s Factory. Between a last cigarette before a TSA security check (Japanese & French are the only ones still to smoke…), small talk about the Sturgis rally we were returning from, my Blog, his latest creation, and his parts sold in the US via […]
Escape Extreme Summer Heat. Air Deflector For Harley-Davidson Softail Models.
Published by August 18th, 2011 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Harley-Davidson released a new Mid-Frame Air Deflector for Softail® models designed to improve rider comfort during the summer season in extreme temperatures. Intended for severe duty and extreme temperature applications, these inconspicuous black deflectors attach to the frame and surround the top of the rear cylinder head. The scoop shape captures the moving air and […]
Renegade Wheels Exhibit And Party At Anaheim Garden Walk.
Published by August 18th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial, Events and Wheels.Harley-Davidson summer dealer gathering was held during 3 days at the Anaheim Convention Center, California. So, with great marketing acumen, Chuck Frederick, President of Renegade Wheels hosted a 3-day exhibition/party a few blocks away and adjacent Tom Scott’s Harley-Davidson of Anaheim satellite store. On the party menu, 50 trend-setting custom wheel models in all styles, […]
Royal Enfield To launch Classic 500cc Desert Storm
Published by August 18th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The Gulf War (August, 1990 – February, 1991), commonly referred as Desert Storm, in response to Iraq’s invasion and annexation of the State of Kuwait, is the inspiration behind this new model by Royal Enfield to be launched first in India. It’s just a cosmetic variation of the Classic 500 cc with the same 5-speed […]
Electric Lightning Motorcycle Strikes At 206.079 MPH
Published by August 17th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Green is in and electric motorcycles are converging to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to show the world what speed they can reach. Last Sunday a Lightning Motorcycle averaged 206.079 mph on 2 passes, with one pass at 208.38 mph easily beating last year’s 173.388 mph electric bike land speed record. Lightning Motorcycles is […]
It was in 2004 that Victory debuted the first Arlen Ness Signature Series model. It was a custom painted Vegas dressed with Ness accessories. Today, 3 generations of Ness, Arlen, Cory & Zach collaborate with the Minnesota manufacturer to each offer numbered, limited edition custom Victory models. For 2012, Arlen worked on the Vision, a […]
Ed Hardy Limited Edition Motorcycle Leather Jackets
Published by August 16th, 2011 in Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.Although some think that there are too many non-bikers wearing Ed Hardy branded clothing, most of them don’t know who was the man. He is a famous, now half retired, American Tattoo Artist who spent many years in Japan studying with Japanese classical tattoo master Horihide to who he was introduced by his mentor Sailor […]
Darwin Motorcycles RLX American Muscle Bike
Published by August 15th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Last Wednesday August 10, 2011. Location Lazelle Street in Sturgis. At 3.45 pm Dar Holdsworth is called on the stage of the AMD World Championship Of Bike Building to receive his trophy for winning First Place in the Production Manufacturer Class for the bike featured here. During the last 9 months, Dar emailed and texted […]
