Today, Harley-davidson is releasing a new CVO serialized edition (999 units at a suggested U.S. retail price of $36,499) of its luxurious Ultra classic Electra Glide Model. And as you can see, Harley continues to lean to the dark side by trading the shine of chrome for a fade to black. The CVO Ultra is […]
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New 2010 Harley-Davidson CVO™ Ultra Classic Electra Glide
Published by January 25th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Sure to turn everyone’s head, this Flyin’ trike built by Art In Motion is a good representation of 3-wheel Zen design. It was built in 09,and to arrive to this naked look, shop owner Tom Knapp conceived the frame on CAD and asked Rolling Thunder Manufacturing frame experts to produce it as a Softail with […]
Westbury Handcrafted Motorcycles
Published by January 24th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Greg Westbury at Westbury Handcrafted Motorcycles wants you to know that he has a new website featuring not only his past and current projects but also his hot rod chassis fabrication and of course his proprietary motorcycle parts. Westbury Motorcycles was founded by Greg and his father Bob Westbury in 1989. Hot Rods have always […]
New 3″ Barnett Open Belt Drive System
Published by January 23rd, 2010 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.A beautiful new 3” Black Scorpion belt drive offering performance and a lot of style on all types of bikes. It is equipped with a Scorpio lock-up clutch with increased clutch capacity, lighter coil springs using adjustable pressure arms that progressively increase pressure as bike RPM’s increase. Conceived to work properly on big engines, keeping the […]
Hadar Gorgeous Metal Designs
Published by January 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Let me tell you right away. John Hadar is the kind of collaborator that maby custom motorcycle builders would want in their shops. How not to resect a man who is self taught and tells you that “The bikes seem to want to be built and the specific building methods seem to unfold as the development evolves. Like watching a […]
New Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Model. A True City Brawler.
Published by January 22nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Because of media obligations, sometimes it’s quite difficult for me to keep my keyboard silent when I am aware of big news like the launch of a new Harley-Davidson model. Now that yesterday evening at the Ace Hotel in New-York City, Willie G. Davidson (with Harley-Davidson styling team members Casey Ketterhagen, Frank Savage, Ray Drea, […]
Headwinds Carbon Fiber Headlight
Published by January 22nd, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Since I recently wrote about carbon fiber motorcycle parts for a lighter overall weight or simply for racing/high tech looks, here a good address for a smooth 5-3/4″ long and 6″ diameter standard headlight (my preferred size on any bike) in natural carbon fiber with black metal clamp ring/bracket (you can opt for polished or […]
AMCA Winner 18-Year Old Ryan Mackey First Motorcycle Built
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.From Aberdeen, South Dakota these 2 pictures taken by a temperature of 36F below! where you can see 18-year old Ryan Mackey (between Carl & Matt Olsen), the winner of the AMCA Youth Program Give Away Bike, posing front of the Harley WLA bike he fabricated and built. The bike is entirely made up of […]
Jillian Michaels Auctioning Her Custom Yamaha To Benefit Haiti
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Events.Trainer and Life Coach on the NBC hit series “The biggest Loser” and of the up and coming NBC show “losing With it”, Jillian Michaels is taking action to motivate people to donate money towards Haiti. She is auctioning her Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle from Season 4 of “The Biggest Loser” on eBay at . The live auction just started and […]
Performance Machine Touring Motorcycle Contour Mirrors
Published by January 21st, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Don’t like how your Harley-Davidson touring model mirrors stick out of the fairing like they don’t belong to it? Upgrade with an after-market set whose shape is flowing with it, still providing enough glass surface for an excellent wide rear view of the road. Machined by Performance Machine out of billet aluminum and sold complete […]
New from Heartland USA, a specialist of design solutions to improve the look of many stock Haley-Davidson models, this new set of bags fitting their wide tire conversion kits. These bags were conceived for those who have the occasional need to carry more, for example for a weekend out of town or a little bit […]
Some throw away their old cans. Some keep them to resell them for a few cents. Some just put them in the “recycle bin” at trash removal day. Some create automotive art…Works with all brands and all drinks. Artist unknown (thanks Troy)
JIMS® Engraved Harley-Davidson Saddlebag Latch Covers
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.JIMS® USA is more known for manufacturing premium “American Made” engines and performance parts for Harley-Davidson than cosmetic motorcycle accessories. Still, JIMS offer custom billet saddlebag latch covers that you can have enraged with up to 15 letters to give your bagger a personalized touch. Made out of grade 6061-T6 aluminum, they bolt on original […]
Riding A Jaguar Motorcycle
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.I dislike motorcycles looking like animals. But at least I respect this fabrication work, but just as art. By Massow Concept Cycles in London, UK.
Supporting Your Local Motorcycle Shop
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Jim Konzal, owner Of Customs By Jim, Inc in Spokane, WA, wanted to express his feelings about motorcycle parts sold online at a discount by non-shop owners. Here are his thoughts. “There you are, sitting in your living room on a cold winter evening, thinking about the next riding season. Soon your thoughts turn to […]
Jaybrake New Motorcycle Trac-Boards
Published by January 18th, 2010 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.We all know that there is something wrong with most of the factory and after-market motorcycle floorboards. And I am not only talking about looks, but comfort and functionality on Baggers and some Softails. Don’t you hate having your feet move around your floorboards because there is not enough grip, obliging you all the time […]
Indian Larry Special Commemorative Edition By Chris Callen
Published by January 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Since he left us in 2004 many articles and books have been published to honor the life and work of Indian Larry. As good as they may be, none of them contains such a deep investigative work to help understand a very complex and talented man as this Special Commemorative Issue written by Chris Callen, […]
New 23″ Renegade Custom Motorcycle Wheel
Published by January 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Tougher and tougher to come up with new wheel designs. But every year, manfacturers have to. To start the 2010 trade shows season, Renegade Wheels is proposing this 23″ Wistler design looking pretty good on all types of Harley bikes and customs, including baggers. At the V-Twin Expo, booth 2505
Custom Bike Show War In Italy
Published by January 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This weekend in Italy, 2 big Bike Shows are competing to attract the best european custom bikes and the largest crowds. One show is the Padova Bike Expo and the other is the Verona bike Expo. Padova and Verona being only 50 miles apart, spectators can enjoy both!
Front End Tubes Delivered Assembled The right Way.
Published by January 16th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.My very long experience with garage builders contacting my shop for help has teached me quite a bit about the mistakes that many of them are making when tinkering with their bikes. A frequent one is ordering and/or assembling new fork tubes. And I am not talking in this post about ordering the incorrect tube […]
California Scooter Company Launch. A Refreshing Success Story.
Published by January 15th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.In these times of too many business and personal financial struggles, nothing more exciting than to have to report about the interest that the new California Scooter Company venture is generating in Shows and Conventions. As I reported in my article of October 8, 09, California Scooter Company (CSC) is an LLC of Pro One […]
Carbon Fiber Motorcycle Parts Because You Don’t Need To Accelerate The Weight You Don’t Carry.
Published by January 14th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Hope you noticed that cultural differences are evidenced by the type of bikes that people custom build and ride in different continents and countries.
New Bikers Want A Motorcycle Just Like The One Of Brad Pitt
Published by January 14th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.We know that among all his bikes in his collection, Brad Pitt has a soft spot for his old school style Japanese custom bikes built by Zero Engineering. Paparazzi pictures of Brad riding or breaking down on a Samurai Chopper having been flashed in all People Magazines around the world made him involuntarily the best […]
Battistinis New Handlebar Controls
Published by January 13th, 2010 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.New elegant handlebar controls with the “drilled holes” visual gimmick you can find on all Battistinis parts line. Rikki Battistini didn’t forget a small important detail overlooked by many manufacturers. He conceived the fluid reservoir with enough clearance to avoid any interference when using larger than 1″ handlebars. These 9/16″ hand controls are machined in […]
Win A Sucker Punch Sallys Custom Bike During The 2010 International Motorcycle Show Tour
Published by January 13th, 2010 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Since November Sucker Punch Sallys in conjunction with Progressive Insurance kicked off their 2009-2010 International Motorcycle Shows Tour with an 11-city exhibition. At their booth you can see 2 new Sucker Punch Sallys bikes including Flo’s Flyer, the Progressive Custom Bike built for the Insurance company and register to get a chance to win one […]
Not from the Detroit Auto show going on right now, a one-off Mercedes Benz ordered and owned by an Abu Dhabi oil billionaire. Not in stainless steel (too cheap), but with a white gold plated body! Running on biofuel with the new V10 Quad Turbo producing 1600 HP for a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) […]
