Just a blurb about somebody, who, without commercial interest in mind, just built a website to honor in black & white the American motorcycle, its riders and customizers. The site features 10 years of photographic material shot mainly Daytona & Sturgis, and you may find some shots of your bike or of your favorite ones. […]
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Motorcycle Tribute In Black & White
Published by August 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.British Motorcycles And Universal Fitting Parts
Published by August 24th, 2010 in Controls, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.During the last 2 years a lot of custom motorcycle lovers and builders have diversified their stable. British bikes are in again, back from the past after some restoration or used as donors for new custom builds. A small craftsman named James Maund located in Pasadena, CA got the good idea to offer a few […]
Dave Cook New Custom Norton
Published by August 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Have you thought about the pressure under which is a custom motorcycle builder who just won in 2009 the title of AMD World Champion Of Bike Building, then get an order from a client to build a new daily ride with a very reasonable budget, a custom to compete the following year in the same […]
Viper Motorcycle Company To Produce His Diamondback Super Cruiser In Alabama
Published by August 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Viper Motorcycle Company (OTCBB: VPWI) announced its plans to begin manufacturing motorcycles in Auburn, Alabama. The Company will move its operation from Minnesota to Auburn, Alabama with full production beginning in 2011. A brand new facility will become the new headquarters and production facility for Viper Motorcycle Company. Company executives state they expect the […]
Quantum Leap. Four Years To Master The Art Of Motorcycle Rear Steering.
Published by August 20th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Whatever your thoughts and mine on a specific custom motorcycle, they all end up contributing, in one way or the other, to the evolution of the custom motorcycle industry. Even if they will never be produced, for reason of cost or functionality, in large or very limited number. As a matter of fact, most builders […]
Zipper’s ThunderMax EFI Throttle Body For Performance Engines
Published by August 20th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.You all know. Big engines require big air flow. Zipper’s Thundermax offers Throttle Body, Manifold and High Flow Air Cleaner assemblies for large displacement performance engines For example, for Harley-Davidson 2006 and up Thundermax provides a one-piece throttle body/manifold with oversize CNC-machined castings to replace the factory H-D® designs used on Delphi®-equippe models. They are designed to […]
The Story Of Custom Builder Jim Giuffra And Of His AFT Custom Girls
Published by August 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.While touring the show circuit most custom builders (not me!) and vendors, at one time or the other, have employed one pretty lady or two to greet, promote, distribute catalogs, pose for professional and amateur photographers… And if you are a familiar to the big rallies you may think that Metric Custom Builder Jim Giuffra from […]
Saxon Motorcycles Support To Our US Troops
Published by August 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Saxon Motorcycles, USA is launching a “Support Our Troops” incentive program to thank all those who serve in all US branches of the military active or retired for allowing us all the freedoms we enjoy and often take for granted. Saxon will contribute $1500 towards the purchase of any new motorcycle build and will include […]
Metalsmithing A Harley-Davidson Sportster
Published by August 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.You can tell a lot about a motorcycle builder forte just by looking at his work. When I saw this bike in Sturgis, I knew right away that Joe Cooper, that I never met before, was a pure metalsmith mastering the art of metal annealing and soldering. This modified 19999 Sportster 1200 is not born […]
Fast Motorcycle Industry News
Published by August 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.1- Mark H. Borodkin, new CEO of Saxon Motorcycles USA informed me that his motorcycles will now use industry leaders Baker Drivetrain for the transmissions and Daytec Center for frames. These changes reflect Saxon’s commitment to excellence and to provide only the best possible products to the industry. 2- Sturgis. While the two latest fatalities […]
For All Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Nuts.
Published by August 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Knucklehead owners from years 1936 to 1947 can rejoice. The pretty Knuckle engine will look even prettier with these “jewelry” forged brass rocker shaft nuts available in polished brass, in satin brass, in chrome and satin chrome. Available in 2 styles, finned and grooved, you just need a wrench (1″ for finned, 7/16″ for grooved) for fitting […]
2010 Metric World Champion Of Custom Bike Building. Born To Be Raced.
Published by August 16th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The custom motorcycle scene is one world and if you would need any proof of it, look at the country of origin of a lot of machines competing this year in the AMD World Championship Of Bike Building. The show includes competitors coming from countries that at best we very occasionally hear about, but that […]
2011 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150. Most Powerful Ever.
Published by August 14th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.While Harley-Davidson was showing its 2011 motorcycle lineup in Sturgis on Lazelle Street, Ford chose the Buffalo Chip campground to unveil its new Harley-Davidson F150 model. The successful collaboration between these two icons of the open road has produced nine F-150 models, as well as six Super Duty F-250 and F-350 models, and in 2009, […]
2010 Sturgis Bike Week. The Best In Many Years.
Published by August 13th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.I used to measure the success of any big rally by my level of exhaustion. And it must be 5 years that I have never been so much exhausted by all the action, things to do , friends to meet, motorcycle and parts to look at and contagious excitement of all those like me waking […]
2011 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide®
Published by August 13th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.At a MSRP of $32,499, the new CVO Street Glide Twin-Cam 110″ (1803 cc) ESPFI is equipped with a 19-inch Agitator front wheel the largest-diameter wheel ever offered on a Harley-Davidson Touring motorcycle (Rear wheel is 18″) Ventilated fairing lowers house two of the six speakers that are part of a high-output audio system boosted […]
Krugger Motorcycles Is 2010 AMD World Champion OF Custom Bike Building
Published by August 11th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Events.Freestyle Class: 1- Krugger Motorcycles (World Champion). 2- Thunderstruck Custom Bikes Inc. 3- Yuri Shif Custom (YSC). 4- Garage 65. 5- Speed Shop Design. 6- Blech & Drueber. 7-Hardly Civilized. 8- Cook Customs. 9- Fine Custom Mechanics. 10- Speed Dept & Mayhem Kustomz. 11- Headbanger Motorcycles. 12- Kris Willems. 13- TPJ Customs. 14- Speed Shop […]
Live Video From Sturgis. Awards Ceremony Of 2010 World Championship Of Bike Building At 5PM EST.
Published by August 11th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Events and Videos.Awards Ceremony is finished. Live video feed was removed. Fred Krugger is the new 2010 World Champion Of Bike Building. See results and his motorcycle in post above.
Michael Lichter’s Eternal Combustion Exhibit At The Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Published by August 11th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Yesterday evening huge motorcycle industry crowd for the 10th annual “Motorcycles As Art” exhibition entitled “Eternal Combustion- 30 In The Wind”. During all the rally, 30 custom motorcycles from top builders are on display alongside the largest single exhibit of Michael’s photography (from 1979 to 2010.) If you are in Sturgis, take time to visit […]
AMD World Championship Of Bike Building. Live Video From Sturgis At 5PM EST.
Published by August 11th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.80 high end custom motorcycles including 23 coming from abroad are competing in the 2010 World Championship Of Bike Building. Certainly one of the major custom motorcycle industry events going on during this 70th Black Hills Rally. The competition lasts 3 days during which competitors are happy to answer all questions from the public, are […]
Seen In Sturgis. Next Generation Of Custom Bike Builders Doing Their Thing.
Published by August 10th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Black Hills Pit Stop At Jeff Nicklus Customs
Published by August 10th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Was invited by Jeff & Contad Nicklus to stop by their Desperado Custom Cycles display at the Golden Hills Resort in Lead, just above Deadwood. Just front of them, a bikini bike wash. I mean very close! Jeff & Co don’t mind to be water splashed from time to time if their custom bikes stay dry. We didn’t […]
Rubber Burning All Over Sturgis Bike Week
Published by August 9th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Motorcycle burnouts are almost as old as motorcycles. Done free standing or in continuous loop circles, they are always loud and crowd pleasing events. And this year being the 70th Anniversary of the Black Hills Rally, a lot of the celebration is done with a lot of burned tires and smoke filling the air…Some do […]
New Limited Edition Custom Motorcycle. The Brawler GT.
Published by August 9th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The FXR model, because of its rubber mounted engine, is still considered by many as one of the best riding Harley bikes and had many custom builders for many years use it as their preferred canvas. After a long hesitation about what should be its new limited edition model, Dar Holdsworth of Darwin Motorcycles a.k.a. […]
Sturgis Kids & Chrome Charity Event With Pee-Wee Herman And Lorenzo Lamas
Published by August 9th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Big Rallies like Sturgis are full of charity events and I want to mention this one called “Kids & Chrome” because I think it was very creatively conceived with the sponsoring of Schwinn Bicycles, of the Legendary Buffalo Chip and the participation of Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) and of Lorenzo Lamas (Lamas Cycles). Schwinn […]
Exclusive. Motorcycle Cruiser To Racer. In 5 seconds…
Published by August 8th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.This evening in Sturgis is the VIP Industry party organized by the AMD World Championship Of Bike Building and of course the first opportunity for all professionals present in South Dakota to discover and admire all the new competing machines. From my point of view most are going to deserve to be featured in my […]
Hamsters Motorcycle Club Block Party
Published by August 7th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.I am happy to report that after 2 successive years where the Hamsters MC lost a brother on his way to Sturgis, this year all members arrived safe at their Spearfish headquarters. Mark Shadley, John McCarthy, Mike Paganini, Harlan Schillinger made a stop at the place where Bruce Rossmeyer lost his life last year in […]
