With this new Sportster Clubman Handlebar (P/N 55800341 Chrome, P/N 55800342 Satin Black; $199.95) from Harley-Davidson you give your Sportster some classic cafe racer style. Going to race or not, you will lie low like a ton-up rider. Designed to replicate a classic café racer handlebar, this one-inch diameter Clubman Handlebar is 30.75 inches wide […]
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Hands Down On Your Sportster For Some Classic Café Racer Attitude
Published by May 8th, 2015 in Controls and Customs.Race To The Clouds. Victory Racing and Roland Sands Design Build Project 156.
Published by May 8th, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Videos.Victory Racing and Roland Sands Design take on the challenge of building a 100% hand-built road racing bike with a prototype Victory engine. Together they plan to race the bike at Pikes Peak (Race to the Clouds), America’s most challenging road race with 156 corners up a 14,000ft (4,267m) mountain.
Custom 4 And 5-6 Speed Clutch Cover Housings
Published by May 7th, 2015 in Customs, Driveline and Editorial.Harley 4-speed Transmission Kickstart Hydraulic Clutch Cover Housing For the classic Harley 4 speed transmission with a kickstarter for years 1936 to 1984 and also several aftermarket 4-speed transmissions. The Harley 4-speed transmission has been around a very long time, and it continues to be a reliable unit when you can get them to stop […]
The Polaris Slingshot Got Custom Seats From Corbin
Published by May 7th, 2015 in Customs, Editorial and Seats.These Corbin Sport Bucket Seats are designed to work on the existing Polaris seat frame and slider. Instead of building up complete racing style seats with shoulder bolsters, Corbin opted for a Sport Bucket style with thigh and side bolsters and keeping your shoulders free. Not only does this look more appropriate inside the Slingshot, […]
Ken’s Factory Popular Neo-Fusion 5-3/4” headlight Now Available in The USA.
Published by May 6th, 2015 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Ken Nagal, the Japanese Custom Builder with offices both in his native country and in California, is making his “Neo-Fusion” 5 3/4” headlight available to US buyers. You have already seen it on several recent customs built by Nagal that I have featured in this website. It is designed to be bolt-on on most Harley […]
Custom Floorboards And Heel Shifter For The Indian Scout
Published by May 6th, 2015 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Although the Indian Scout delivery as been delayed to some dealers, some vendors like Aeromach USA were able to get one to work on some aftermarket custom parts. And because the company has already heard from dealers that buyers of the Scout are looking for floorboards with some asking for an additional heel shifter, they […]
Screamin’ Eagle® SE120ST Crate Motor As Bolt-In Installation For Your Harley Bagger
Published by May 5th, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Engines.Take a Harley-Davidson® Touring bike to the wild side of performance with the new Screamin’ Eagle® SE120ST Crate Motor (P/N 19221-15, $5,695.00) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories. Offering the factory-engineered street performance, this 120-cubic-inch engine is designed for bolt-in installation in an Original Equipment-style Harley-Davidson Touring chassis with no required fabrication or engine […]
Extreme Bagger Redefined. The First European 32” All Steel Tourer By Fred And Len Kodlin
Published by May 4th, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The most recent Kodlin’s built radical Bagger was called “Outtalimit”. Three weeks ago, Fred Kodlin launched an invitation to the press for the unveiling of a new radical tourer announced to be much more extreme in terms of design, refinement, body fabrication, power and technology. For this reveal, Kodlin picked, like he loves to do […]
Purists, Don’t Scream. Here Is The First Electric Kicker.
Published by May 3rd, 2015 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.I am almost without words to write. But already hear some crying and screaming coming from each corner of the custom motorcycle scene. An electric kick? Yes, because the manufacturer will tell you that many bikers want to look root without obssessing at the idea of being genuinely authentic. Especially those with weak knees (many…) […]
AIMExpo Organizing Custom Building Championship Of The Americas
Published by May 1st, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Events.All Custom Bike Builders of the Americas, from Greenland and all the way south to the tip of South America, are invited to join The AIMExpo Championship Of The Americas, a showcase of design, engineering and creativity. During the 2015 AIMExpo and for the first time in motorcycling history there will be a world class […]
A Vintage Looking E-Bike You May Want In Your Garage
Published by May 1st, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.If today young William Harley and Arthur Davidson were working from a garage in the Silicon Valley they could have created this Vintage Electric “E Tracker”, a board track racer inspired electric bike giving you a 30-mile range ride at a maximum speed of 36 mph after a 2-hour charge. The sand cast v-twin shaped […]
New Rushmore Road Glide iPhone/GPS Mount
Published by April 30th, 2015 in Accessories, Customs and Editorial.The Rushmore Road Glide iPhone/GPS Mount by Iron Aces positions virtually any electronic device within the riders’ field of vision for added safety while maintaining the sleek, unobtrusive lines of the redesigned Road Glide instrument panel. A companion to the Road Glide Mount for ’13 & older Road Glide models, the Rushmore Road Glide Mount […]
Another Very Faulty Concept Motorcycle
Published by April 30th, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Concept motorcycle renderings are always entertaining. These ones by Alex Padwa and Davidi Gilad, 2 designers who don’t pretend to know about motorcycles, just about lines. Maybe this type of work could be the pretext for a game of the 7 errors to find in less than 1 minute (there are more than 7 making […]
Hands Up With New Tall Boy And Fat Ape Handlebars From Harley-Davidson For 2015 Road Glide
Published by April 29th, 2015 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Add High-Rise Style to 2015 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Models. Riders can hang ’em high with two new tall handlebars from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories designed specifically for the 2015 Harley-Davidson Road Glide® model motorcycles. The Road Glide Tall Boy Handlebar (top picture) P/N 55800550 Chrome, P/N 55800551 Satin Black; $279.95) features an optimized […]
Corbin Introduces Dual The Touring Saddle for 2015 Indian Chief Roadmaster
Published by April 28th, 2015 in Customs, Editorial and Seats.Corbin’s new Dual Touring Saddle is designed to maximize the seating area by positioning the rider bucket in the sweet spot to offer the best possible ergonomics and long range comfort. Sculpted seating platforms conform to the shape of your body to give more square inches of even support and eliminate hot spots and pressure […]
Looking a little bit weird to me and certainly for high tech looking bikes, these new floorboards are a direct stock replacement for Harley-Davidson touring models. Machined from 6061 T6 aluminum with rubber padding to reduce vibrations. Available in chrome or black & machined style. Matching passenger floorboards, brake pedals and bag latches. Made In […]
Custom Harley Dyna By Rough Crafts
Published by April 27th, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.With the People’s Republic of China to the west and Japan to the east and northeast, Winston Yeh will tell you that his Taiwan shop Rough Crafts benefits from the best of both countries, respectively machining expertise and motorcycle manufacturing know how. So, is Taiwan a great place to build custom motorcycles? Maybe, except Taiwan […]
Custom motorcycles look very RAD when equipped with a set of Spring Struts for rear suspension. These ones for Harley XL, FX or FL models and all custom frames with 1/2” shock mounting stud. They are 11” long from center to center eye mounts and are built with top and bottom silent blocks. They can […]
New Chopper Or Bobber Style LED Headlight
Published by April 24th, 2015 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.This new CNC machined billet 6061-T6 aerospace grade aluminum LED chopper/bobber headlight features 3 LED lights behind the 2.5″ lens, that put out 2100 lumens. It offers Hi/Low beam capability and comes with a completely contained heat sink to remove any extra heat that these lights might put out. There is also a choice of […]
Some industrial designers work for a corporation for a specific project intended to be produced. Some, use their industrial design skills to promote their skills to an entire industry. This motorcycle concept rendering belongs to the category of dreamy designs that probably will never be produced. It was created by a designer named Mehmet Doruk […]
Classic Solo Seats For Harley FL Models 2008-2015
Published by April 23rd, 2015 in Customs and Seats.Very few aftermarket Classic solo seats are offered for recent 2008-2015 Harley FLHT,FLHR,FLHX and FLTR models If you are into retro minimalist style for your bagger , you may like these solo low profile seats offered in black (2 styles) or brown. A removable passenger pad is available separately They are a direct bolt-on and […]
Only Long-Legged Riders Need To Read
Published by April 22nd, 2015 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.If you have long legs and ride one of the new Dyna models, either the FX “Street Bob”, Fat Bob or Wide Glide you probably have some issues with finding a comfortable and relaxed riding position. Reason is of course the forward controls. No mass manufacturer can produce a motorcycle perfect for all biker morphologies. […]
RC Components Launching Forged Wheels For Harley Trike Models
Published by April 21st, 2015 in Customs, Editorial and Wheels.RC Components just released their new 18″ x5.5″ forged trike wheels for 2015! These new wheels are a direct bolt on for all H-D Trike models and can be made to match their most popular wheel designs. These wheels are available in your choice of show chrome or an aggressive Eclipse finish of black with […]
Custom Indian Scout. Dream Of Being An Off-Roader.
Published by April 20th, 2015 in Builders and Customs.You can expect custom Indian Scouts to be built in all styles, from Cafe Racers to Bobbers to Board Trackers to … Off-Roaders… I am not convinced that this one has any true off-road abilities, but it rolls on military Jeep Willy tires. making it at least very different from what I have seen until […]
Motorcycle Wheels. Is Royal Blue The New Black?
Published by April 18th, 2015 in Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Although blue wheels have been used since a long time by many custom builders, blue production wheels were almost nowhere to be found until recently. After years of black wheels with “contrast cut” polishing, it looks like blue is the new color of the day for several wheel manufacturers. Of course it will never be […]
2015 Poland “Poznan Motor Show”. The Custom Motorcycle Style Of Central Europe.
Published by April 16th, 2015 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Poznan Motor Show sponsored by Motorcycle Storehouse is Poland’s biggest automotive automotive showcase with four halls dedicated only to motorcycles, of which one is hosting the “Custom Festival” of Polish magazine “Custom”. In this country of 39 million people, there are only 7 official Harley-Davidson dealers, but there is an emergent custom scene with builders […]
