Last weekend in London, The Ace Cafe Motorcycle & Custom Show (affiliated with the AMD European Championship Of Bike Building) had quite a few very cool bikes on display. In the “Modified Harley-Davidson Class” and although it was not the winner, I like this bike called the “24” because it’s the best custom “Harley Cross Bones” […]
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Custom Harley-Davidson Cross Bones. Petrali Style.
Published by March 2nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Awesome Vintage Motorcycle Rocket Science.
Published by March 1st, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Don’t know what will be said in a century about some of today’s builders and custom bikes, but our motorcycle history is rich of crazy people having conceived insane and beautiful machines. I learned that Adam Opel, the founder in 1863 of German automobile company Opel, had a grandson called Fritz Von Opel quite obsessed […]
Saw this new cool looking Arlen Ness wheel during the V-Twin Expo. It extends the Arlen Ness “Deep Cut” line of controls and other wheel models. Available in black anodizing or chrome, this wheel is manufactured in the USA and has been tested, like all the line up, to the most stringent standards. For 2010 […]
Daytona Bike Week. Save Fuel. Thundermax AutoTune Installation.
Published by February 28th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial, Engines and Events.During large biker events, some big names of the industry will do your product installation. Your opportunity to save a lot of money, time and in this case…fuel when riding your way back home. If you go or are already in Daytona for Bike week, and if your bike is a 2001-2010 Harley Big Twin, […]
Sucker Punch Sally’s During Daytona Bike Week
Published by February 28th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Following your questions to me revolving around “Will they be there in Daytona and where?” I will try to write as much as possible about those, builders and parts vendors who I know made the trip to the 69th edition of Bike week. One of them is Sucker Punch Sally’s already setup at Bruce Rossmeyer’s […]
Daytona Bike Week. Antique, Chopper And Car Shows At The Limpnickie Lot.
Published by February 27th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.During Bike Week, 2 events of interest at the Stone Edge Skate Park located at 1848 South Ridgewood Ave in South Daytona Beach. On Wednesday March 3rd, for the second year, the AMCA (Antique Motorcycle Club Of America) will host an Antique Bike Show. The show is open to all motorcycles at least 35 years old. The […]
Legend Air Suspensions Tells You The Easy Way To Make $100. Several Times.
Published by February 27th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.In honor of their 10-year Anniversary, Legend Air Suspensions is offering $100 to the referring Legend customer and $100 off the purchase of a Legend Air Suspension System for their friend. Referring customers will be paid for as many friends as they refer within limited time offer. Legend Air Suspension offers suspension systems offering quality […]
Daytona Bike Week. Arlin Fatland. Another Godfather Of Choppers Celebrates 40 Years In The Motorcycle Industry
Published by February 27th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.For this tribute to Arlin Fatland, I lend my keyboard to industry friend and photo journalist Steve Kelly. “Arlin Fatland, has reached a landmark few will ever attain, 40-years in the custom motorcycle industry. He is both Custom Bike Builder extraordinaire and owner of the infamous 2-Wheelers. Arlin is also, without a doubt, a razor sharp businessman. […]
2 Wheel Ventures Acquires Assets From Ridley Motorcycle Company
Published by February 26th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.In a press release, Jay Ridley (son of Ridley Motorcycle Co. founder Clay Ridley) announced that his company 2 Wheel Ventures has acquired the intellectual property and some remaining tangible assets of the Ridley Motorcycle Company, the brand of fully automatic street/cruiser motorcycles.
Battistinis New Spherical Foot Pegs
Published by February 26th, 2010 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Step by step, part after part, hole after hole…Rikki Battistini is covering the full range of products you can bolt on your bike. Keeping the same theme, the beauty of his lineup (pun intended) is that his all his designs are coherent as a whole but that each part mixes very well many other parts […]
American Suspension Custom Harley-Davidson Bagger Legs
Published by February 25th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Under the name Nomad, American Suspension offers a choice of 3 leg designs for Harley-Davidson Baggers from year 2000 and up. They feature “hidden” axle (1″, 25 mm or 3/4″) and adjustable height fender brackets. For those opting to use a Fat Boy front fender on their bagger, a popular choice, a kit is available. […]
Daytona Bike Week 3rd Fusion Party Is March 4th
Published by February 25th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Biker Fusion event is again the place where you will be able to mingle with well known custom builders, see an exhibition of cool custom bikes, and contribute to “Soldier’s Angels”, an organization committed to increasing the morale of deployed troops, assisting in getting soldiers home safe and healthy and […]
New Harley-Davidson Bagger Floorboards. Black & Light.
Published by February 24th, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Mixing black, holes and rubber is the new recipe for floorboard design Here is a new interpretation for all FL bike owners, and if you go fast enough these floorboards may whistle a song for you. Seriously, they are made out of CNC machined aluminum then black anodized with rubber inserts to soften your ride. […]
S&S Cycle X-Wedge Powered Custom Harley-Davidson FXR
Published by February 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Driveline, Editorial and Engines.All part manufacturers will tell you that custom bikes sell their parts. And on the show tour, when visiting a booth people will always stop first to check the custom bikes even before looking at the parts. And it’s true even for the most well known after-market manufacturers like engine maker S&S Cycle.
Paughco New Solid Brass Harley-Davidson Panhead Engine Covers
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.You hear it over and over. Black is the new Chrome. And now Brass is the new Black… So Paughco is introducing solid brass Panhead rocker boxes to be an exact bolt-on replacement for the Harley-Davidson originals. They are manufactured from start to finish at Paughco facility in Carson City, NV. They use the stock […]
Daytona Bike Week. Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show On Thursday March 4th.
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Bikes built with today’s old style, resurrected and antique motorcycles raising hell in Daytona will all make their bi-annual pit stop (Bike Week & Biketoberfest) at the Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show on Thursday March 4th. The custom culture is always in movement and transition. Come to see how the customization landscape is […]
Swift Motorcycles. Is It Over?
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Was advised that Swift Motorcycle Company was doing on March 27th a big sale at their Phoenix location of what seems to be most, if not all, of their equipment. The sale that you can see listed on Craigslist includes the following: Prototype bikes, Parts, Frames. Wheels, Tools, Equipment, Bike lifts, Work Benches, Tire & Wheel Machine/ […]
Erik Buell Racing. A Brand New Erik Buell.
Published by February 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The liquidation sale of all Buell Motorcycle Company is still going on, and during this time, in a small shop close by in the same East Troy city, Wisconsin, Erik Buell and 7 employees are already working hard at building his new company Erik Buell Racing (new website still in construction). When Harley-Davidson decided to […]
Klock Werks New Downforce Harley-Davidson Windshields
Published by February 20th, 2010 in Accessories, Chassis, Customs and Editorial.At this year’s V-Twin Expo Klock Werks proposed its FLARE Windshield in a new 8.5″ high size, in 3 versions: tint, dark smoke and black (3.5″, 8.5″ and 11.5″ FLARE Windshields are also available for different touring models). The company was also showing for the 1st time a FLARE version for Harley Softails and Road Kings. […]
New “Two Wheel Thunder” Motorcycle TV Show With Michelle Smith And Jay Barbieri
Published by February 20th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.While at the V-Twin Expo, talked to Jay Barbieri who informed me about his new TV venture. After a decade and a half on the SPEED Channel hosting “American Thunder” Michele Smith and Jay Barbieri are moving to the Discovery Network’s HD Theater channel with a new TV show named “Two Wheel Thunder”. As far as I understand […]
Vance And Hines Widow Exhaust System For Harley Sportster XR 1200
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Pretty cool looking 2-1-2 exhaust system to squeeze out the full potential of the XR 1200 high output engine. Performance tuned headers with a Power Chamber crossover and twin high flow mufflers, the Widow XR 2-1-2 yields solid power gains and adds – the words from Vance & Hines – “a menacing growl that’ll make […]
Arlen Ness 40th Year Anniversary Custom Parts Catalog
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.When you spend 40 years in the motorcycle business you become the collective memory of our industry. Wish Arlen would put on my desk, in chronological order, all catalogs he has produced during 4 decades (I am certain that he kept preciously a few samples of each). I would not miss reading any page, probably […]
The Return Of The Mororcycle Tool Bag
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.Don’t look further. It’s because of today’s old school trend that tool bags are back as the new accessory to complete your bike. Either for looks or for necessity or both, it doesn’t’ hurt to carry with you the basic tools to resolve some common mechanical issues. The Nash Motorcycle Company offers a new refreshed design […]
Dirico Motorcycles Building 3 Steven Tyler ‘Dream On’ Pro-Street Motorcycles For Ohio Lottery.
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Dirico Motorcycles (formely Red Wing Motorcycles) whose motto is “We build bikes screaming louder than Steven Tyler”, was chosen by the Ohio lottery to build 3 pro-street style custom motorcycles. To make the bikes more “desirable” each of these bikes will be signed by Steven tyler and each member of the Aerosmith rock band. The […]
PipeWear For Your Exhaust System
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.You know the benefits of exhaust wrap. 1- Improving performance by forcing heat to stay inside the pipes generating horsepower out the end. 2- Less risk of “pipe tattoos” on your legs by protecting the rider from burns. 3- Looks, racer and vintage. Now, a company called TorchWear, a specialist of welding safety equipment introduces […]
Daytona Bike Week Rat Fest. A 5-Day Event.
Published by February 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The Rat’s Hole Show used to be a one-day event, the last Saturday of Bike Week. Then it went to 2 bike shows. And now this year, Ted Smith and crew will have 5 events using the Coca Cola Pavillion at Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona as the Rat Fest’s headquarters. Saturday February 27th: Part 1 […]
