Ergonomics: the science of designing user interaction with equipment to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. Well, grips being one of our main points of contact with our motorcycles, they better off being handcrafted to be comfortable without risk of having your hands slipping off of them, fulfilling their main function which is…to grip. […]
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The Ergonomics Of Motorcycle Grips.
Published by October 7th, 2010 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Another Harley-Davidson Shovelhead whose destiny was to be reborn as a little Hot Rodder Chopper, but this one keeping its original frame turned into a rigid with 30-degree rake and no stretch (of course cleaned of all its unuseful brackets, while others were added), 74″ engine & 4-speed transmission. It helps to be able to […]
Whatever the way people make reference to him – the Patriarch, the King Of Choppers or affectionately the Godfather – nobody can deny the fact that from his Hayward, CA garage in the mid 60’s where he started building frames and spraying paint on peanut gas tanks to today where, helped by his family, he […]
Nash Motorcycles NC Special Custom Pipes
Published by October 5th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Because of requests to get their one-off pipes fabricated for their own custom motorcycles, Nash Motorcycles hired Tyler at SikPipes to reproduce their own designs. Tyler takes these designs and hand makes the pipes to Nash specifications out of 16 gauge tig welded mandrel bent steel. All the pipes are mocked up on a bike […]
Fasten Your Belt Chopper Style
Published by October 5th, 2010 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.In his Hardtail Choppers shop in Washington State, John Grant builds very cool custom rigid frames, wishbone sidecar loops, casts steel replacement necks and rear axle plates. To use motorcycle parts for other purposes than bikes is not new. But frame rear axle plates as a buckle system for your pants belt? Brand new. Each […]
1930 Custom Henderson Rediscovered
Published by October 5th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Don’t know much about this motorcycle (help me) but it must belong to the top of the list in the category “barn find making your heart beats very fast” How many treasures are still hidden in barns and sheds around the world? A 1930 custom Henderson with an unbelievable streamliner body work and supposedly created […]
Café Racer TV Series Coming To HD Theater
Published by October 4th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Events and Videos.If you think that Café Racers are some of the coolest motorcycles, there is a new 13-part series coming to your TV on Wednesday October 13, 2010 (could not choose a better date!) The show Café Racer will run at 9 p.m. (EST) on HD TV (A Discovery Company) and explores the history, development and worldwide […]
Hell Brutalos. A Shovelhead On Steroids.
Published by October 4th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Another example of a Harley Shovelhead getting a new life dressed in sport attire and running legally on Steroids. I found it north of the border, precisely in Quebec, where builder Philip Roquebrune first task was to give the old 1981 engine a new look with split rocker boxes and some muscles by boosting its […]
Metalsport Signs Multi-Year Collaboration Contract With Foose Designs
Published by October 4th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Metalsport a manufacturer a custom wheels in 2D & 3D and importer of the monster Vee Rubber tires in the US (26 inch and 30 inch tall for the front and 310 and 360mm wide in the rear) signed a multi-year collaboration contract with Foose Designs. Both companies have collaborated in the past. Chip Foose […]
One of a Kind Real Tattoo Motorcycle Solo Seats
Published by October 3rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Seats.I am not talking about seats with tattoo designs, but REAL tattoos on genuine cowhide applied the same way you get a tattoo on your skin, with tattoo ink, electric machines with needles and green soap! Can’t be more authentic than that. A great idea that I just discovered from a very good professional tattoo […]
American Chopper. Senior VS. Junior VS. Falcon Motorcycles
Published by October 1st, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Since a few days the custom motorcycle industry is buzzing with the story of Paul Teutul Junior wearing front of the cameras since August 12, 2010 in his TV show “Senior vs. Junior” a Paul Junior Designs tee-shirt featuring as front graphic what appears to be the photo of a motorcycle named Bullet built by Ian Barry of Falcon Motorcycles. […]
Motorcycle Triple Tree Simplicity And Beauty
Published by October 1st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Can it be a better example of the return of the motorcycle industry to pure organic forms where beauty resides in the minimum form necessary to make a part function correctly? Over tortured designs with sharp edges made for fake warriors, pirates and gladiators on 2 wheels in need to show their manhood are over. You […]
Cyril Huze Blog 4th Anniversary. Looking Back And Forward.
Published by September 30th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.One of the earliest promises that I made 4 years ago when I launched the Cyril Huze Blog on September 30, 2006 was to offer an online place allowing publication on a whim, when the mood strikes, when the influential people talk, when a new custom motorcycle or part is released, etc. A digital place […]
Replacement Speedometer for 2003 Indian Motorcycles
Published by September 30th, 2010 in Accessories, Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.The new Indian Motorcycle Company of Kings Mountain is helping owners of Indian Spirit, Scout and Chief Motorcycles produced in 2003 replace their speedometer with a new one branded with the Indian logo and an exact fit to the original motorcycle. Auto Meter Products was the OE speedometer manufacturer for Indian Motorcycles produced in 2003 […]
Complete New Technology S&S Panhead 93″ Engine
Published by September 30th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.For vintage and classic bike lovers, the original Harley-Davidson Panhead is probably at the top of the list of the coolest looking engines ever made. But we also all know its weaknesses, reason why S&S Cycle offers a full line of modern technology Panhead 93″ engines, all faithful to the original appearance, either in alternator or generator style, […]
Baker Drivetrain “Try It Before You Buy It” Program.
Published by September 29th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Driveline and Editorial.An interesting and smart initiative from BAKER Drivetrain. The company is launching a “Try It Before You Buy It Program” reserved to all Dealers worldwide, and evidently benefiting all retail clients. They offer a program to provide you Dealers and at the same time your customers with an opportunity to try out some of their most […]
The Secret Life Of Keino Sasaki
Published by September 29th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.A master manipulator of motor and metal Keinosuke “Keino” Sasaki belongs to a handful of Japanese born Custom Builders living and working in the US. For his 16th birthday Dad brought back home an abandoned scooter in the street. Keino helped his dad take it apart, put it together, and remember vividly the sense of […]
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Requiring EPA Label Exhaust Systems
Published by September 29th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial, Events and Exhaust.California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a Bill Tuesday that targets motorcyclists who remove federally mandated, factory-installed emission control devices and replace them with custom aftermarket parts. EPA states that the legislation is aimed at quieting the deafening roar of modified rides and at reducing emissions. The new law will make it a crime to operate […]
El Toro Blanco. A Buell Or Sportster Conversion Job. $12,995.
Published by September 28th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Of interest to a lot of readers owning a Buell or Sporster. With such a bike as a donor, Lightning Rod Motorcycles propose to do a conversion like the one you are looking at. El Toro Blanco took its new appearance by using a rigid Paughco frame with a 35-degree neck rake, keeping a Buell […]
Hot-Rodder To The Exhaust Tips. Lake Pipe Caps.
Published by September 28th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Wanting to give your bike a 60’s hot rod look? Just use the parts that hot rodders were using at that time or the ones specifically adapted for motorcycle use. Like this “Lake Pipe” exhaust cap with weld-on flange kit created by Rudy Chapelle, a builder working on both cars and bikes, for use on […]
New Motorcycle World Land Speed Record. 376.156 mph.
Published by September 26th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Bonneville Sal Flats, Utah. As of yesterday September 25th, 2010 Ack Attack is now the fastest motorcycle on the planet. Driver Rocky Robinson piloted his streamliner at a new world land speed record of 376.156 mph and Kilo record of 376.363. Ack Attack exit speed was an awesome 394 mph! The Bub 7 Streamliner (owner Denis […]
Building Custom Bicycles In New York City
Published by September 26th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.The Classic Harley-Davidson Royalite Bublebags Are Back.
Published by September 25th, 2010 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Remember the classic Harley-Davidson/Royalite saddlebags of the 50’s and 60’s. They appeared in 1952 on the Harley K models and in 1954 on Panheads and were also popular on Duo-Glides and Sportsters.
Add-On Gear Position Indicator
Published by September 24th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.This is the latest and improved version of the GIPRO-DS series gear position indicator. It can be installed on most bikes equipped with a diagnostic system connector. There are no buttons, no programming wires. The unit is fully automatic and works on a different principle than competitive products on the market. It reads the gear position […]
Return To Simplicity. The Performance Machine Seven Wheel.
Published by September 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.If during the last years you had an overdose of skulls and flames all over custom parts including wheels offerings you are not the only one. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. But apparent simplicity, like these new wheels from Performance Machine may require sophisticated machining and treatment.
A new model from Darwin Motorcycles introduced last August in Sturgis during the 2010 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. It’s a classic New Bobber style with the lines and features made so popular during these last 5 years. But of course, each builder has his own way to mix and match parts to make […]
