In july in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Polaris unveiled to its dealers the 2008 product offerings. The company showcased a full line of American luxury-touring motorcycle with the launch of the Victory Vision line, the all-new, revolutionary entry into the luxury touring motorcycle segment. Victory thinks that there is a demand […]
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Orange County Choppers Business Plans
Published by August 21st, 2007 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Orange County Choppers: from rags to riches through a TV hit. As Paul Teutul Sr states “we’re in a wave of opportunities". So, OCC takes an aggressive stance and wants to expand as much as possible. Next month they plan to open an 11,500-square-foot retail store in the Palisades Center in West Nyack, N.Y. This […]
Why would I dedicate a post about a motorcycle magazine written in French when only 3% of my readers are francophone? (Yeah, I have all the stats and you cannot hide where you live). Not one reason, but many in no particular order. 1- Now they have a true very complete […]
Envision Engineering is a full service manufacturing company that specializes in the deep draw forming of sheet metal components. Products engineered and manufactured by Envision can be seen on several of the top OEM American made motorcycles, including after market fenders and covers for Harley Davidson. They also sell retail the shells as shown. Each […]
I was young with already strong motorcycles and women fantasies. On December 31, 1967 Brigitte Bardot appears on the TV screen riding a chopper and singing (in french) a Harley-Davidson song written by one of my favorite artists named Serge Gainsbourg. I am panting from of the screen and millions with me hear a provocative dressed (for the […]
Teens Building Custom Bikes And Our Future
Published by August 18th, 2007 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Marc Mazerolle is a teacher from New Brunswick Canada who created an after school program that has “at risk” and “introvert” kids build custom motorcycles. The program is in its 3rd year and has already helped many children and produced quite a few cool bikes. Designing, fabricating, assembling, team working and producing something unique with […]
Electric Motorcycle Faster At The Drag Races
Published by August 17th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Recently at the Portland International Raceway Scotty Pollacheck crosses the quarter-mile marker doing 156 mph. He has traveled 1,320 feet in 8.22 seconds, faster than any gas-powered cars, trucks or motorcycles that have raced in the drag sprints on this same raceway. Extremely impressive given that the motorcycle he is riding is powered entirely by lithium-ion […]
Three weeks ago I was in a show in Ontario where I met with Michael Long and Ben Marleau, the Quebec team from the shop Zeel Design that I introduced to you in this Blog a few weeks ago. They were showing 3 bikes including this ultra radical custom named "General Lee". Of course, this muscle bike is a […]
Sturgis Builders Breakfast 2nd Edition
Published by August 15th, 2007 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.$14,000 were raised August 7th during the second Annual Sturgis Breakfast held at the Broken Spoke Saloon on Lazelle Street. This event was to benefit the "Make A Wish Foundation Of South Dakota" Jay Allen (Broken Spoke) and Dave Nichols (Easyriders) l emceed the event and […]
Let Freedom Reign. Short Tribute To Biker Rogue.
Published by August 14th, 2007 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.I am writing a Blog, not an online magazine and sometimes I regret that my posts have to be so short. Frustration of not being able to describe in details a cool custom motorcycle, to feature all technical info about a new part or to present at length an individual whose contribution to the industry […]
Best Motorcycle Painter In The World?
Published by August 14th, 2007 in Customs, Editorial and Painters.I knew about the work of Fitto (real name Martin Bouchard) long before I started, 15 years ago, to build my 1st bike as a professional builder . At that time, I saw first his psychedelic creations on fellow builder Mitch Bergeron bikes and then on many more other radical custom bikes from top builders. And each time, my […]
Jay Leno Performance Cruiser Kit Built By S&S
Published by August 13th, 2007 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.S&S Cycle, Inc. announces the completion of a motorcycle project for Jay Leno. The project was initiated by the strategic relationship that S&S has with Exxon-Mobil. Both agreed that a “high profile” project like this would benefit the S&S/Mobil 1 National Lubricant Program, as well as highlight the third […]
I blog for you and you read my posts, comment a lot, visit the websites of the builders, manufacturers and sponsors mentioned in it. Trust me, blogging is hard daily work but nothing can make me happier than to see its success. 10 months after its launch in October 2006 Cyril Huze Blog is already […]
Out Of Control Brake & Clutch Levers
Published by August 12th, 2007 in Brakes, Controls, Customs and Editorial.I am not in over aggressive designs but I know that a lot of you are. To complete the list of your parts to kill for, a company called Cheasapeake Performance which also manufacture boat & car parts, offers these tribal designs respectively called Torment (left) and Wrath (right). […]
I see this just released wheel looking good on a cruiser or sport bike, of course not on a chopper or bobber. New from RC Components is this new Calypso 9-spoke directional wheel. Design features smooth beveled spokes, and graceful flowing lines The Calypso is available polished, chromed, or black powder coated, and features matching […]
Titan Motorcycles Assets Sold To Arizona Motorcycle Works
Published by August 8th, 2007 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.In January 2007 Titan Motorcycles Cie (TMC) had filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq. (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona to continue to manage its property as debtor and debtor-in possession. […]
AMD World Championship In Sturgis
Published by August 8th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.In Sturgis, 70 builders from a total of 11 countries displaying 77 bikes were competing in the 4th annual AMD World Championship. Nationalities represented were USA, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain and Sweden. Stellan Egeland, of Sweden’s SE Service was picked as the 2007 World Champion of Custom Bike Building. […]
Youngest Bike Builders Competing In Sturgis.
Published by August 7th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.I met Joey & Cody Cihak about 2 years ago. It was during a bike show in Florida. They were introduced to me and first, I thought that they were just young fans wanting a picture & signature. They were really my fans like they are fans of all professional custom builders. For a simple reason: […]
RevoPower. From Bicycle To Motorcycle And Back. $600.00
Published by August 7th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.The inventor is Steve Katsaros, and it’s probably the best 2-wheel invention in a long time. Is it possible to design a bicycle wheel with a gasoline engine built right into the wheel?" The trick being to have the entire engine, gear train, starter, and starter be so thin that the whole assembly could spin […]
Sturgis Metzeler Tires Bike Show
Published by August 5th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.For the fifth consecutive year, Metzeler’s wildly popular Custom Bike Contest is returning to Sturgis. This year, the show offers unprecedented opportunities for amateurs seeking exposure as well as broad media coverage. Amateur and professional builders will compete in a variety of judging classes, including Consumer Class, Custom Builder/Custom Chopper and Bobber/Old School. The People’s […]
World Tracker GPS For Your Motorcycle
Published by August 4th, 2007 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.This new generation GPS is a completely self-contained tracking device small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It’s a "plug & play"device with a geofence feature to alert you if the target (your motorcycle) moves from a pre-defined area. Practically, it means that the parking and anti-theft function notifies you if your motorcycle […]
Women’s Day At Sturgis Top 50 Rally Park
Published by August 4th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Top 50 Rally Park Women’s Day will celebrate the adrenaline freedom and independence biking can bring to women riders. Along with showcasing women leaders in the motorcycle industry, the women’s day events are dedicated to awareness, safety, and fun. The planned events for Friday August 10th are as follows: 1) Registration for "Bike for […]
Silverado. The Shape Of Things To Come?
Published by August 3rd, 2007 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.This headline was not written by me but by Alex Scott, American Iron Magazine journalist about the customized Fat Boy named Silverado that I built for a client in England. European laws are still tougher than the US legislation, and are enforced to the letter. I was a little bit scared (and a little bit more than that) to […]
Sturgis Bike Week Thunder Road Activities
Published by August 3rd, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.There will be 6 shows from Sunday August 5 through Friday August 10. All shows are open entry with registration beginning at 7am at the east entrance to the Thunderdome. The doors open at 9. Awards are 5 or 6 pm. Glencoe campers get in free. Sunday the premiere of the Feel The Thunder® Race Bike […]
Mean Street New Sponsor Of Cyril Huze Blog
Published by August 2nd, 2007 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.If, like me, you buy American quality parts, you know about Mean Street line of high tech and retro front ends, of triple trees in a multitude of configurations (translate by rakes) with or without internal brake lines, in a choice of polish, chrome or black anodizing. Behind the brand, there are 2 brothers named […]
Mike (Kiwi) Tomas New Nostalgic Bike
Published by August 1st, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Yesterday, Mike just finished his new bike built for Michael Lichter’s "One World Choppers Exhibit" in Sturgis. This exhibition celebrates all custom builders born outside the US, living or not here, but whose contribution to the custom world need to be acknowledged. I was also invited to build a bike, but cannot make it to […]
