Too old for riding a rigid? Back issues? Maybe shocks installed under your solo seat may help turn your grimaces into a smile. Chopper Shox is one of the original seat suspension companies and provides kits for domestic and foreign Motorcycles offering a superior ride over traditional springs. You can even order depending on your weight. […]
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Motorcycle Rigid Frames Best Friend
Published by March 29th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Ol’ Rusty By Custom Motorcycle Builder Steve Brew Garn
Published by March 29th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Is it a new trend for some? I already know of a few custom motorcycle builders who are devoting some time designing and building one-off bicycles. Is it because as teenagers it’s the way they learn their welding skills? A little bit more time on their hands because business has slowed down? The request of […]
As I announced on March 11, 2010 a company called Warbikes LLC out of Midland, TX is producing an online video series for historic warplane and custom motorcycle enthusiasts. The whole purpose of this project is to honor the flying machines that helped make America what it is today by producing custom motorcycles able to […]
Hooligan Wheel For Bad Boys With Bad Bikes
Published by March 28th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Wheels.European love performance bikes. Especially Germans. So, they produce a lot of cool parts still rarely seen here except on high end custom bikes because of an unfavorable exchange rate between the Euro & the US dollar (1.33). Still, many fall in love with their wheels, often seen on Harley-Davidson V-Rods. Like this bad boy […]
Arlen Ness Bike Show Is April 17-18.
Published by March 27th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The 4th Annual Arlen Ness Bike Show is scheduled for April 17-18 at the San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, CA. A show including a Swap Meet Space, a lot of vendors and of course a Bike Show with the best of California custom builders. There will be 42 bike categories covering all styles […]
Custom Harley-Davidson Gauge Kits For Softail And Bagger Models
Published by March 27th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.These custom Harley-davidson gauges deserve your customizing dollars. Nu Image already manufactures very cool stainless steel gauges for many models, but I am showing you only the most recent face kits, these ones for 2000-2010 harley-davidson Harley Softails and Baggers. They outfit your stock gauges, are installed and serviced by their trained technicians, and I […]
A well known Austrian builder and restorer and also Triumph dealer named Jürgen Schnaller slightly modded a Thruxton model, added flat side Keihin carb, high compression pistons, ported and polished heads and completed the engine work with a Raask exhaust system. And all this for a reasonable Euros budget. Same can be done here in […]
Motorcycle Windshields. Material, Shapes And Sizes.
Published by March 26th, 2010 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.While at the Custom Chrome Dealer Expo in California, met with an old friend of the industry (Paul Gomez), now working for National Cycle, since 1937 a worldwide leader in motorcycle windshields. Gave me the 411 on windscreen technology, and I share with you one important aspect that buyers should know. Cheap windshields use Acrylic, […]
Rush New 2 Into 1 Bagger Exhaust System
Published by March 25th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Rush Racing Products just released an all new 2 into 1 complete exhaust system for Harley Davidson® Dressers and Road Kings. The company states that Dynamometer reports show that this system is building a significant increases in low and mid range torque and adding to top end horsepower.
Harley-Davidson Renews Sponsorship For AMD World Championship Of Custom Bike Building
Published by March 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Because of environment and legal regulations here in the US and abroad, more custom jobs are done on a Harley-Davidson platform already registered and titled, so street legal (at least before customization). Consequently, more custom Harley-Davidson bikes compete in shows against (or with, if in different classes) with full-blown customs built from the ground up […]
Lorenzo Lamas Gives Money And Offers Discounts To Our US Military Troops
Published by March 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Lorenzo Lamas and his company Lorenzo Cycles have partnered with Operation Homefront, a non-profit emergency assistance program for our US soldiers, to raise funds by donating $10,000 from the sale of his personal #1 Lorenzo Cycles Icon model to the organization. With this charitable association Lorenzo is also making its premium custom motorcycles more affordable to those […]
Your Custom Motorcycle Can Be Performance Machine Bike Of The Month And Of Year 2010
Published by March 24th, 2010 in Controls, Customs, Driveline, Editorial and Wheels.Did you trick out your custom motorcycle with Performance Machine products? Wheels, air cleaner, grips, disc brakes, mirrors, foot & hand controls? If it is, would you like to see how fellow motorcycle enthusiasts rank your build compared to your peers?
Vintage Air Cleaners Breathing A New Life
Published by March 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.When you have been working in the motorcycle business during 40 years as a painter, certified mechanic, parts designer, custom builder, Harley-Davidson dealer and more, you have seen the best and the worst of everything. So, you know what works or not. And when you look at what has worked before you can’t avoid to […]
You never know when you will need it. It fits in your pocket. You can use several times. Then throw it away without any guilt because it is made of an environmentally-friendly material and it costs only $5.90. No, it’s not for your protection but the one of your bike. Chance of rain? You don’t […]
Leslie Poterfield Has Made It Into The Guinness World Records Book
Published by March 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Since March 12, Leslie Poterfield is now listed as the Fastest Woman in the World on a Motorcycle. She won the honor for reaching 232.522 mph during the last BUB Bonneville Salt Flats trials, riding a 2000 cc turbo-charged Suzuki Hayabusa. It takes time for the FIM (International Federation Of Motorcycling) to officialize a record, […]
Fell in love at first glance with these souped-up rat rod bikes. Doesn’t matter if some don’t have an engine, are pedal pushed or not, I rarely have seen something looking as cool as these machines. Although not necessarily built for speed, don’t you think they look like ready to beat a record on the […]
A Reservoir With Split Personality. Gas And Oil.
Published by March 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Want something different and an easy way to clean the look of your bike without to worry about where to install your oil tank? This custom reservoir holds 3 quarts of oil on the left side and 2 gallons of gas on the right side. Tunnel is 2 1/2″ high with in front a universal […]
A Stripped Down Harley-Davidson Deuce Reborn As Pure Evil
Published by March 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.When Harley-Davidson released the Softail Deuce model, they described it as a factory custom. Well, you are looking at a superb example of what can be done to finish the factory customization job. I always thought that the Harley CVO Division (Custom Vehicle Operation) would be more successful if it would invest in more design […]
If you are in the vintage brass look, don’t forget the final touch. This one can be ordered with chrome plated Swivel Stud” or “Ball” rod ends. You can install this one without modification on all Softails from 86 to 09 and even on touring models. It’s the 1st brass linkage I see, and you […]
Dave Cook 3-Wheeler Donut Front Of The Cops
Published by March 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.The story: So you just built the 2009 AMD World Champion Bike and it took nearly all of your energy to get it done… what do you do? Dave Cook has had this little project hanging around the shop for nearly 2 years and he spent some time working the bugs out of it. It […]
Engines are bigger and performance motors require a lot of air flow to create serious power. The purpose of a velocity stack is to increase it into the throttle body/ carb’s throat for optimized fuel delivery. Roland Sands state that his Nostalgia Velocity Stack even smooths this air flow. CNC-Machined From Billet Aluminum with a […]
Headbanger Motorcycles Hollister Bobber
Published by March 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you doubted that the new Old School Bobber interpretation was also built everywhere beyond our US borders, just look at this example built by the Italian team of Giorgio Sandi and Luciano Andreoli from Headbanger Motorcycles.
Custom Motorcycles Book. Choppers Bobbers Baggers.
Published by March 18th, 2010 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Under a very uninspiring cover layout, this book is a gorgeous and very useful 160-page display of the best custom motorcycles of these last years. Even better, the book goes beyond stacking pages of rolling art. It is divided in sections showing you the best of frames, fenders, gas & oil tanks, front ends, seats, […]
Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show Is March 27-28th
Published by March 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Since 2010 is also Custom Chrome 40th Anniversary, expect special festivities and a bigger Custom Chrome Europe Show in Mainz, Germany. Both March 27th and 28th are Dealer Days for registered authorized CCE dealers. Only on Sunday the 28th, the show is open to the general public. Major builders present at the show are Cory Ness, Cole […]
Returning from the CCI Dealer Show and 40th Anniversary Celebrations in San Jose, CA, made a stop in Los Angeles. Had to switch from a Cisco Burger lunch with Jesse James to one with dear friend Brenda Fox (after a 2-year absence, she is back full time in our biz). Took me on a very […]
