Newly added to its full line of Engine Management Systems for Harley-Davidson models, the ThunderMax Autotune for Sportster XR1200 allows you to maximize engine power performance with total control of your EFI system. It’s a complete replacement engine management system that replaces the stock Electronic Control Module (ECM). Not an add-on box or signal modifier. The […]
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Harley Sportster Riders. Unleash The Ponies.
Published by October 31st, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Harley Sportster Speedo Relocation Bracket
Published by October 30th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.On a Harley-Davidson there are some parts you want to change and some you want to keep because they are functional. But as soon as you change one part you are often obliged to relocate another one. On a Sportster, a lot of you are changing their handlebars but wonder where to reinstall the speedo. […]
Times of “carpocalypse” and “motocalypse” may stimulate your creativity. Tom Wright, a loose builder on the outskirts of San Diego just figured out that the bumper cars of the Long Beach Pike amusement park deserve a more dignified end than the crush treatment.
Maintaining or restoring a vintage bike or building a “dirty” old school chopper requires to know where to find the period correct parts. Paughco carries a good selection of those hard to find replacement items. As an example, and because somebody asked me where to find them, these early brake components that Paughco manufactures. They include […]
S&S 106” Top End Kit for 2007 And Up Big Twins
Published by October 29th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.The beauty of this 106″ kit from S&S Cycle, in addition of making your engine bigger, is that it’s an easy installation without need of any machining. No need to rebalance flywheels, to bore the crankcases or even split the cases. That’s about as easy as it gets to get more displacement. Time and money […]
Best Time Ever To Turn Your Buell Into A Chopper
Published by October 28th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Easy bet: In 2010 you are going to see lots and lots of custom bikes built on a Buell base. Several reasons for this. 1- Builders and smart individuals are rushing to take advantage of one in a lifetime bargain on the remaining 08 and 09 zero miles models 2- Buells have always been excellent bikes to […]
New 2″ Semi Open Belt Drives From BDL.
Published by October 27th, 2009 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.Another nice component for Baggers. These new beautifully machined BDL’s 2” Semi Open Belt Drives cover all popular Harley-davidson Baggers. Actually there are 2. One is specifically designed for a precision fit to 1990-2006 machines and the other for 2007 and later bikes. Each kit incorporates a unique top belt guard that fits precisely into […]
OCC Rocks And Paul Teutul Senior Sings Summertime Blues
Published by October 27th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Get a hit on television and the merchandising machine will roll exploiting all possible commercial opportunities. And OCC is pursuing a new one with today’s Tuesday October 27th official release date of classic rock compilation CD and MP3’s curated by OCC founder Paul Teutul Senior. The 17 tracks album named OCC Rocks includes not only famous […]
New Baker Drivetrain Vintage Cast Aluminum 4-Speed Transmission
Published by October 26th, 2009 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.Would be nice if you could install in your vintage or in your vintage looking bike a transmission looking like it belongs to your style of bike but with modern internal components. Bert Baker thought about it. Bye bye polished or chromed 6061-T6 billet aluminum. Hello again to A356-T6 cast aluminum. Bert Baker goes back in […]
Pro-One Mini Motorcycle Registration Holder
Published by October 26th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.If it didn’t happen to you, it will! Because you are distracted or just because you have a ride only wallet, you forget your registration. Which is very fine until a cop approaches you and asks your “driver license, registration, insurance…”. And as you know, more than when you drive a car, the absence of […]
A shop named Chopper Kultcha (phonetic pronunciation of word Culture in a British accent), located in Abu Dhabi (it’s in UAE, or United Arab Emirates), managed by a custom builder whose name is Mario Kyprianides (it’s Greek Cypriot), wo is amazing bike show judges in Europe with a bike called “Courtesan” (who you can almost describe as a high […]
New And Interesting. 3-Piece Wheel Design With Internal Brake System.
Published by October 25th, 2009 in Brakes, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Published here for the 1st time after years of research & development by Aaron Glenn who has a long experience in the street-rod industry, this is a new true 3-piece wheel combo including a brake rotor, a brake and its bracket. The rim barrel is a-one piece design with a built in flange that accepts the […]
Judge Rejects Motion To Have Billy Lane Sentence Reduced.
Published by October 24th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.As reported on my post last Tuesday October 20, attorneys for Billy Lane, 39 filed a motion asking Brevard Circuit Judge Robert Burger to give the crash victim’s family another chance to say what kind of punishment they think he should receive and to reduce Lane’s prison sentence. For attorneys Greg Eisenmenger and Robert Berry […]
Jesse James will restart his “No-Love Party” on November 14th. Well, it is is Long Beach, full of rods, rads, smoke and fun the Jesse’s way – Despite the dwindling of leisure dollars and maybe due to the cancellation of The Love Ride, Las Vegas Bikefest (Oct 1-4) got relatively good attendance numbers with an […]
From the mind of Brian Elliott in his small machine shop in Illinois called “Black Sunshine Custom”, this interesting taillight that you can order in several configurations, by itself, with an horizontal or vertical license plate support and even an attached oil filter! Why not to save space? Evidently Brian style breathes hot rods, metal […]
The 2010 Sexiest Motorcycle Calendars Are Here
Published by October 22nd, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.Never wait december to buy a calendar for yourself or as a gift for the new year. The reason being that most calendars are more than 12 months, and the 3 ones I am featuring here are 16-month and started in September. And since they are all about the most amazing motorcycles of the year […]
BUB 7 Stealth Mufflers. 50 State Sound And Emission Compliant.
Published by October 22nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Exhaust.In 2009 is it possible to ride your Harley-Davidson Bagger with enough rumbling noise to feel like you are still riding a Harley, but quiet enough to satisfy all EPA & CARB certifications in any US states you live or ride in? From BUB, the home of the world’s fastest motorcycle at 367.382 mph, these […]
Shinya Kimura Custom Bike For Brad Pitt
Published by October 21st, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.One more in the garage. Brad Pitt loves Samurai choppers and Rad Cafe Racers. So, logically he is a very good client of custom builder Shinya Kimura. The only part you will probably recognize is the Ducati engine (1974). All the rest is pure old japanese crafsmaship where the name of the game is mastering […]
Lowbrow Customs Hard To Find Helmet Bubble Shields
Published by October 21st, 2009 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.In case you don’t know, the Boys at Lowbrow Customs specialize in the “hard to find” that you will have a ton of difficulties to uncover. For example they came across these quite cool new vintage NOS bubble shields available in two different styles, Standard and Grand Prix. The Grand Prix bubble shields feature a […]
Concept Harley-Davidson. Concept Only.
Published by October 20th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.This one can get you a A+ at a design school and a guaranteed F grade at the Harley-Davidson Design Dept. I bet that you will never see this one on the road in 10, 20 or 30 years. Instead you could see many design variations inspired by it in many cartoons and sci-fi movies. Did […]
Rinehart Racing And Clearline Industries Partner For Performance Exhaust Manufacturing
Published by October 20th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial, Events and Exhaust.A manufacturing arrangement has been signed by Rinehart Racing and Clearline Industries LLC by which Clearline will extend its previous involvement of polishing, finishing & chroming Rinehart Performance Exhaust Systems. The previous manufacturer was Bub Enterprises. Manufacturing of the product line will take place at Clearline’s corporate and manufacturing headquarters in Traer, Iowa as well […]
Breaking News. Sentence Reduced For Billy Lane?
Published by October 20th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Following his August 14, 09 sentencing regarding the vehicular homicide case in connection with a September 4, 2006 crash that left Gerald Morelock dead, Billy Lane is currently serving a 6 years prison time at the Avon Park Work Camp in Florida. Lane’s attorneys Greg Eisenmenger and Robert Berry just filed in 18th Judicial Circuit […]
New Thunder Cycle Mini Floorboards
Published by October 20th, 2009 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.It was the 1st custom part I noticed on Icon, the new Lorenzo Cycles chopper model built by Eddie Trotta. Proof that you can re-invent the floorboard. They were used instead of pegs for the rider, not for the passenger (although they can) and I thought they were looking pretty cool. Eddie told me that […]
OCC American Chopper Gets An Encore.
Published by October 19th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Who would have thought 6 years ago that American Chopper, the Teutul saga, would be plebiscited by the public for a 6th season. On Thursday October 22 at at 9pm (ET/PT) a new series will show the struggle of Paul Teutul Sr. running his motorcycle business while Junior and Mikey are no longer working at […]
Irish-Italo-American Custom Bobber
Published by October 19th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.A stretched Bobber is already an oxymoron. What about having this Bobber built by an Irish shop using an Italian engine? If there is a case of fusion of styles, this custom motorcycle is a perfect illustration. Oh, you never heard about Moto Morini, an Italian maker of motorcycles since 1937? Still in business after […]
New Bobber Gas Tank With A Modern Twist
Published by October 17th, 2009 in Builders, Chassis and Customs.From Fat Katz this new “rejuvenated” Bobber gas tank. I loved it at first sight because it’s exactly in the line of what I have done as one-off tanks on my latest customs. It’s called the Ridgeback because of the ridge running on top (just an idea: why not request for same on rear fender…) and […]
