About 6,000 attendees from five continents were present at the Saturday, May 3rd event, admiring close to 300 of some of the world’s rarest motorcycles. During the event, Ian Barry of Falcon Motorcycles won the Best Custom Motorcycle Award for his bike the “Bullet Falcon”, built for actor Jason Lee. Ian Barry builds one-of-a-kind, custom […]
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Bullet Falcon Voted Best Custom At Legend Of The Motorcycle
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.From Mass Produced To One-Off Custom Motorcycles
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If you followed the show tour during these last 15 years, you know about the yellow semi truck of Desperado Motorcycles transporting some samples of his limited edition series of motorcycles to be exhibited and sold in almost every rally around the US. Jeff Nicklus, founder & CEO must have been tired of the road […]
Cheap 100% American Made Quality Fenders And Gas Tanks.
Published by May 29th, 2008 in Builders, Chassis and Customs.“I got to the point where I was frustrated by not finding products that met my own quality standards, and started looking for products to manufacture and offer to other builders and the general public that did”, say Carl (Cj) Hanlon, Custom Builder owner of Guilty Customs of Florida. Eager to offer an alternative to […]
Funny that we always do a Grand Opening not when we open, but when we are ready to do a Grand Opening. For a shop, it means to have at least a couple of customs completed and a couple in progress on the lifts. Vinnie (Vincent DiMartino) and Cody (Connelly) are now ready to show […]
Hidden Wiring System. Almost.
Published by May 28th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Our custom motorcycles are more and more minimalistic, but we still have to wire them. So, manufacturers of wiring systems work hard at making components with a small footprint. Like Wire Plus introducing their New Z1 Mini Mid Frame Systems. The company states that these new systems have the smallest power modules ever. They are […]
Exile Monster Pipes For Softails Now In Black.
Published by May 27th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Exile Cycles now offers their new Monster Pipes for ’86 – ’08 Harley Davidson Softails in high-temp ceramic black! They are also available in a show-chrome finish or in raw steel to coat as you choose. Offered in two styles, Monster Drag Pipes and Monster Shotgun Pipes, they feature heavy 16 gauge steel tubing. The […]
I never did motorcycle ice racing. And you? I guess Tobias Guckel and Sepp Schmidt from TGS Motorcycles in Germany know something about it. This ultra light custom (try to count the number of frame holes) is based on a rigid frame with single sided front end, oil in frame, and is powered by a […]
Mean Street Products continues to innovate and just released a new set of legs called the Blade Rider Front End. For a radical change (no round or spike shapes), notice the angle cuts at the bottom and the blade shaped triple tree (I know, not very noticeable on this picture) for an unusual and striking […]
Scott Meyers New Owner Of American IronHorse Motorcycles
Published by May 24th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Yesterday Friday a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Fort Worth agreed to the sale of American IronHorse Motorcycles to Scott Meyers for $6.7 million. The total cost of the acquisition by Scott Meyers will be in excess of $8 million because it includes liabilities in the form of warranties on existing bikes. So, it’s very good […]
You already know about the quality of Duane Ballard’s work, especially his hand-tooled seats that I already featured here. Because of the customization old school trend, the tool bag is getting popular again…and is re-discovered as a must on our bikes to carry a few wrenches and spark plugs we may need from time to […]
I think it’s a pretty good idea coming from the guys at HardStreet. Bag brackets are specific to your brand and model. But what if these brackets were adjustable and become universal when you go from a Harley XL to a Dyna or to a Softail, and then turn around and mount them to your […]
Big Dog Lays Off 20 employees And Will Introduce New Models
Published by May 21st, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.During an economic slow down, the best thing a motorcycles manufacturer can do is to closely monitor its retail sales to avoid an overloaded factory inventory, keeping a realistic production in phase with the market. And unfortunately it can mean reducing your work force to adjust to deteriorating economic conditions. Effective yesterday Big Dog Motorcycles […]
Evil Engineering 17” LSD Belt Drive System
Published by May 19th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Driveline and Editorial.Built to handle “Balls-To-The-Wall” raw power Evil Engineering is releasing a very custom primary system for very custom applications. Their new stretched primary has a 17” crank shaft to transmission main shaft center distance with a lowered starter design. These extreme features allow for extreme modifications by badass builders. The 17” LSD is made to […]
New Monster Tires Are Roaming Our Planet
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.I never been very much in very wide tires. Less now than ever. But many of you are still in “as wide as possible” tires, often asking me where they can find these monstruous tires they have seen in magazines. If it’s not an Avon or Metzeler tire, and if the size is beyond the […]
Marc Brattin noticed that it was impossible to find anyone who would let you ride or even test ride a motorcycle without actually buying it first. This was particularly evident with a brand new custom chopper. As a result, Marc opened Las Vegas Choppers in 2006 enabling motorcycle enthusiasts and dreamers alike to rent and […]
The Uno, an invention of 18 year-old Ben Poss Gulak was the main attraction of the 2008 Toronto National Motorcycle Show. Ben grew up around his grand-father’s basement machine shop and has spent much of his young life making projects like model trains, rockets and other cool stuff. At age 9, Ben entered into a […]
I don’t run many shameless plugs about myself in my own Blog, but today I have a good reason. Only S&S carburetors equipped bikes would accept my Spade Velociy Stack. After letting you whine and scream during one year, I decided to offer it with a CV back plate. I remind you that we don’t […]
All builders going to the video format to show how to make a custom bike look cool and do it right the 1st time. Ness just released a DVD Box Set in which Arlen & Cory give you a step by step how-to guide to customize your big twin bike. What to expect? Shots of some […]
Touring Harley-Davidson Dash Panel Inserts
Published by May 14th, 2008 in Accessories, Builders, Customs and Editorial.A new look for the dash face of your touring bike. These Dash Inserts are made out of billet aluminum and CNC machined. As you can see, there are many combinations offered to suit your bike and your taste. Chrome with carbon-fiber or black insert. Black with carbon-fiber or black insert. Or Carbon fiber with […]
Ride The Black Hills Of Sturgis With Custom Builder Rick Fairless.
Published by May 13th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.If you are a custom motorcycles fan, you probably shook the hand, had your picture taken, and got the autograph of quite a few well known builders. But have you ever ridden with one of them? Probably not. Builder Rick Fairless of Strokers Dallas and also in August of Strokers Sturgis is going to give you the […]
Chopper Motorcycle Challenge On Country Music Television
Published by May 13th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The first episode of “Chopper Challenge” will air tomorrow night on CMT. The builder featured is Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios. I understand that in the show he is building an old school style custom bike for Geico Insurance. Kirk created his shop in 1988, offering the services of a full machine shop, fabrication […]
Can Eco-Friendly Motorcycles Be Badass?
Published by May 13th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Alternative-fuel and electric 2-wheelers are proliferating, especially in our big cities Would you ride one of these new greener motorcycles? Don’t say no. One day you will. Maybe not if you belong to my generation of baby boomers. But for sure if you belong to the following X or Y generations because nothing else will […]
Design The Bobber Motorcycle You Can Win
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Each year, several print magazines ask builders to build a bike that a reader will be able to win under rules established by each magazine. This time, IronWorks Magazine in association with builder Brass Ball Choppers got a very interesting and original idea. Why not ask readers to design the custom Bobber one of them […]
What’s Going On At The Sturgis Hard Rock Roadhouse?
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.During Sturgis Bike Week 2008 the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse will once again make its home at Thunder Road. This year’s line-up will feature some of the industry’s best custom bikes, builders and special events. Christian Clayton of Sucker PuchSallys will unveil Sucker Punch Sallys’ Hard Rock Bike, and he and other builders will make […]
Custom Motorcycle Eastern Europe Style
Published by May 11th, 2008 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.How they do it in Eastern Europe? Here an example coming from a builder named Roman Bus from a custom shop in Czech Republic called “Wildstyle” (notice that almost all shops in Europe use an English name). Not my style this huge industrial looking belt pulley and this Jap. fender, but it won in the […]
Baker 3 HP Firestarter™
Published by May 9th, 2008 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Electrical and Engines.As a custom builder I know too well about the problem with performance starters needed when you install or upgrade to a big engine. You pick a new good looking polished or chrome after-market starter with big cranking power. Problem is some of them, sold as new, are rebuilt starters with used cores. Result: a […]
