Since 2002 during their Annual Open House festivities J&P Cycles® incorporates an Industry Golf Outing. In total, 44 representatives from 30 of J&P Cycles® exhibitors and industry media participated in the tournament. This year, the Golf Outing, the Annual Poker Run (held earlier in June) and water donations during the Open House raised a total […]
Archive for the 'Customs' Category
J&P Cycles® Donates $15,000 to Camp Courageous of Iowa
Published by July 27th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.While taking a sabbatical from his real job in commercial real estate Englishman Ian Solley started building custom motorcycles under the name of “7Ages Motorcycles“. Although not yet his full time job, Ian builds an average of 2 bikes a year, one of them I already featured here in my Blog. Particularity: all his projects […]
New Stylish Front Axle Kit For Harley-Davidson Touring Models
Published by July 25th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial, Suspension and Wheels.Lower legs should look pretty, but unfortunately due to a front wheel axle often held in place with 2 unsightly bolts, it’s not the case on many motorcycles, especially touring models. So, Performance machine had its engineers design a new stylish front axle and front axle cap kit to clean up your front end embellish […]
What do you do with your obsolete computer? Sell it , donate it to a school or charity, or give it to professionals whose business is to dismantle your system in a manner that allows for the safe extraction of the valuable materials it contains (copper, gold, iron, aluminum, etc) for reuse in other products) […]
Roland Sands Wideglide And Narrowglide Front End Fork Braces.
Published by July 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.By choice, your front fender is missing in action because you think your custom bike looks better without it. On stock and even more so on extended front ends you may end up with a lot of flex in your tubes. A taller wheel can amplify this issue. So, here comes a new version of […]
Sturgis Rat’s Hole Show Is Thursday August 12th
Published by July 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Sturgis Rat’s Hole will be putting on it’s custom bike show on Thursday August 12th. This world famous show will be the 22nd annual edition held in Sturgis, and this year (and the next 5 years) bikes will compete on the grounds of the Buffalo Chip. There will be the usual class trophies (20 […]
New Battistinis Harley-Davidson Speaker Grill Covers
Published by July 23rd, 2010 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.I told you before. Rikki Battistini will not stop punching holes until there are no more motorcycle solid parts to hole punch. Good for you if you already started to use his now extensive classy line of custom parts. No risk you will get lost in choosing the correct part to follow a coherent theme. […]
Where Are They In Sturgis? Baker Drivetrain.
Published by July 23rd, 2010 in Customs, Driveline, Editorial and Events.Big move this year for Baker Drivetrain! They go from downtown Sturgis at Lazelle Street and 5th to the same address but on the other side of the street on the Community Center Parking lot (because girls are always prettier on the other side of the street) Bert and Lisa Baker and all their tribe will be […]
Aging A 2010 Harley-Davidson Softail Twin-Cam.
Published by July 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.You ask me what to do with your recent stock Harley-Davidson Twin-Cam model. What about this example, a 2010 Harley Softail customized by another creative official Harley-Davison dealer. To look so custom, this modified Harley required to be stripped down to the frame to have some brackets removed because unecessary and all welds cleaned before molding […]
Sturgis 2010 World Championship Of Custom Bike Building
Published by July 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The dates are from August 8th to 11th, 2010 at Champion Park located at Lazelle and 3rd Street in Sturgis. Please, note that the organizer has limited capacity at this facility and may close entries at any time without notice. Entries will only be guaranteed up to and including Monday August 2nd. Any entry submitted […]
Where Are They In Sturgis? Custom Chrome.
Published by July 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.In the series ” Where Are They In Sturgis”, this post to let you know that Custom Chrome will be the anchor vendor at the J&P Cycles lot on Lazelle street between 8th & 9th. What can you expect? First, Custom Motorcycles. A display on display of the 2 one-off custom bikes celebrating the 40th Anniversary […]
Beezerker BSA. Off-Center Motorcycle Design.
Published by July 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.11 months in the making and a Best Of Show trophy last weekend at the LA Calendar Show for Chris Flechtner of Speed Chop Design. For many who saw it, a strange, skinny and innovative machine based on a fully rebuilt 1965 BSA A65 motor. Look attentively and you will find out that the down tube […]
This Sunday Russell Mitchell Is Doing Donuts. And Wheelies?
Published by July 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.For sure donuts and coffee for an open house at his corporate headquarters of North Hollywood, CA. An opportunity for you to look at his industrial looking almost raw metal creations. Then join Russ and his gang on an easy 18 mile ride up Highway 101 to the legendary biker hangout, the Rockstore on Mulholland Highway […]
Tall Risers For More Attitude
Published by July 21st, 2010 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.For more attitude, you can get high(er) with ape hanger handlebars, or for example via a set of very tall risers with drag bars. Of course, aesthetically the result is not at all the same, nor your riding position. If you go for the long bones, just know that Todd Silicato offers these 8″ high […]
Hamsters USA Sturgis Raffle To Benefit Rapid City Children’s Hospital
Published by July 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Yes, during this coming Sturgis Bike Week members of the Hamsters MC group will parade again down main street in their yellow shirts, will go to a lot of private parties on “Spearfish Hamsters Hill”, but more importantly will raise money for “Children’s Care Hospital And School” of Rapid City, a center helping children with special needs. Last year […]
Icon Motosports Honda Reflex Rocket
Published by July 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you never heard about Icon Motosports and its line of jackets, helmets, vests, pants, footwear, gloves, accessories and I forget a lot on purpose, you are living under a rock. When Kurt Walter, the company Design Director needs a break, inspiration or just a shot of fresh motorcycle news, yes he goes to my […]
New Roehr Electric American Superbike
Published by July 20th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.In 2008 I introduced you to a new manufacturer called Roehr Motorcycles and to its new gas powered 1250 SC sportbike. And now Walter Roehrich is making a big jump in the universe of electric bikes with the launch of 3 different superbike models: an entry level called the eSupersport ($16,965), the eSuperbike to raise […]
World’s Most Expensive Motorcycle Air Cleaner. $10,000.
Published by July 20th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.What do you do when you are a Jeweler dealing in diamonds looking for maximum media exposure? If you love motorcycles and have a friend who is a custom builder (Fred Duban), you borrow one of his air cleaners, cover it with 24K gold and write his name by inserting a series of brown and translucent […]
Kicking Back For The Long Chopper Ride. 70’s Style.
Published by July 19th, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Nothing more retro 70’s than these “Streamliner Bars” (I think a very bad name for this type of design) that you will immediately associate with long cross country rides on a very long chopper where you need to kick back and relax. Enough room to attach your tool bag, Mexican bedroll and American star studded […]
Well, Spanish builder (born Columbian) Jhomba Malicia still didn’t recover from intense partying (the Iberic way…) to celebrate his national team winning the Soccer World Cup, and me without any help coming from him I am trying to find out about the intricacies of his latest radical custom simply named “Chavela”.
Some Flash For Your Harley Road Glide
Published by July 18th, 2010 in Controls, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Derick Jones, owner of Hell’s Foundry specializes in designing easy bolt-on parts to improve the appearance of your Harley Touring bike. His new release is a chrome plated Instrument Surround / Switch Cover with a design incorporating the function of the instrument bezel and a switch cover. It can be installed on all 1998 and […]
John Reed, who knows a little bit more than you and me about very wild machines (wink), pointed out to me a website featured 30 wild machines (scooters? motorcycles?) from Japan. Is it a big trend in the country of the rising sun? Don’t know. But it is the proof that not all Japanese builders […]
New Rick’s Conversion Kits For Harley-Davidson Dyna And Street Bob
Published by July 17th, 2010 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.A few companies in the US already offer some conversion kits for the most popular Harley-Davidson models. Because people have less money to spend on a custom built from the ground up and also may prefer to customize an existing Harley to avoid the red tape of registering a “new motorcycle assembled from parts”, many […]
Death Grips To Give Some Life To Your Handlebars
Published by July 16th, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Cool multiple 3D skulls are formed out of soft rubber to give you a good and comfortable grip whaterver the riding conditions (patented design). In multiple colors (green, blue and silver are also available), with different sizes to fit V-Twin, Metric, Sport Bikes and bicycles handlebars. At a price to die for. Only $17.99 per […]
Typically German and very characteristic of Fred Kodlin work, if I show you this bike it’s because I hear that it is Fred’s best selling rigid frame in his country. He imagined it in 2009, built “Loretta” featured here not only to illustrate the kind of look you can achieve, but also to demonstrate his […]
Harley-Davidson Dyna Big And Bad Solo Bag
Published by July 15th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.A couple of years ago Garage Leathers launched a full line of solo leather bags for Rigid, Softail, Sportster and Dyna style motorcycles. To answer to the request of riders wanting to keep the cool look of the solo bag but wishing more storage capacity, Robert Camardo has just designed and produced a larger bag […]
