Professional mechanics of busy Custom Motorcycle Shops don’t work on their own bikes during business hours. Nor after hours because most days, custom building for clients requires daily extra shop hours… And you thought it was easy, without any fabrication or mechanical set backs? So,like many pros bike builders, Udo (a member of the Thunderbike […]
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A Shovelhead Rebuilt At Home By A Pro Custom Motorcycle Mechanic
Published by January 14th, 2013 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Riding Motorcycles Along The South Coast Of India
Published by January 13th, 2013 in Editorial and Videos.A short film produced by Ian Rigby and directed by Skylar Nielsen while on a motorcycle tour of Southern India last month. A trip done on Royal Enfield bikes, from Chennai to Pondicherry. For those who never been to India, this video captures very well the sighs, sounds (and smells…) of Indian’s streets when surrounded […]
“Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” Mark Twain.
Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Celebration Got Started With A Burnout. Are You celebrating?
Published by January 11th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Around the world, Harley-Davidson year-long 110th Anniversary celebration got started. To commemorate, a burnout leaving an HD initials rubber mark on the pavement. You can almost smell the rubbr burning…
In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the old Psychic lady delivered the grave news: “There’s no easy way to tell you this, so I’ll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year.” Visibly shaken with fear, Laura stared […]
It would not be rideable, but an interesting design approach by a student named Wojtek Bachleda who tried to imagine an Indian motorcycle boardtracker for the next generation of e-bikes. Photographed by Piers at “DeRestricted”
New Xtreme Machine Deviant Handlebars
Published by January 10th, 2013 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Xtreme Machine just released this Xcessory for those always looking for “offensive” custom parts satisfying their aggressive riding attitude. Tribal style blades ready to cut the air adorn these high bars available in 10”, 12”, and 14” for FXST style bikes or 12” and 14” for FL touring models. 1-1/4 Diameter tubing with a 1″ […]
Gorgeous Forged Brass Knurled Flat Pegs
Published by January 9th, 2013 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Italian design at its best. Probably the best looking retro looking flat pegs I have seen in a very long time. They are built using an old brass forging method and are offered in Satin Brass or Satin Chrome. Universal mount can be easily adapted to all applications to fit all forward controls or being […]
Battistini Custom Cycles Wireframe Series
Published by January 9th, 2013 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Rikki Battistinis from Battistinis Custom Cycles explains the inspiration behind his new Wireframe Series of custom parts.
City Of Sturgis Will Continue To pay To Use Its Own Name
Published by January 9th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.“The city of Sturgis is knowingly being fleeced and no city officials are doing anything about it” says Jack Hoel, son of Pappy Hoel, who is considered the founder of the Sturgis motorcycle rally. He told the Sturgis City Council and City Manager Daniel Ainslie Monday that it’s a crime the city has to pay […]
Breaking News. Hollister To Bring Back Motorcycle Rally
Published by January 8th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Yesterday evening Monday January 7, 2013 The Hollister City Council voted and approved the return of the famous motorcycle rally this year. The event was cancelled in 2009 because it lost hundred of thousand dollars that required city funding. The reborn Hollister Rally will be held July 5 & 6, 2013 and Worldwide Dynamics Inc. […]
Indonesian Province Bans Women From Straddling Motorcycles Behind Male Riders
Published by January 8th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.In the province of Aceh, the only Indonesian province that follows Sharia, female passengers have been ordered not to straddle motorcycles behind male drivers. The regulation aims “to save people’s morals & behaviors” Really? But under the new regulation “women are allowed to sit “side-saddle” because passengers who sit side-saddle rarely fell off while when […]
Sturgis 2013. Country Rock Artist Brantley Gilbert To Perform At Buffalo Chip Music Festival.
Published by January 8th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® will welcome country rock sensation Brantley Gilbert to their annual musical festival on August 2-11, 2013 during Sturgis motorcycle rally. Brantley Gilbert is set to ignite Buffalo Chip campers and concert attendees with an energized stage show during The Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling™. Brantley Gilbert joins Toby Keith and ZZ […]
Garage Built Custom Yamaha XS 650
Published by January 7th, 2013 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Everybody in the industry debating a lot about the ways to attract youngsters into motorcycling and possibly into the profession. But nobody’s talking about those who abandoned the sport (of course, wife, children, mortgage, climbing the professional ladder or all of the above are the most often mentioned reasons) and who re-enter it at mid […]
Back To Chrome. The Black Wana-Ryd Adrenaline Wheel Now Also Available In Chrome.
Published by January 6th, 2013 in Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Some wheel manufacturers released some new designs available only in black finish (black or black cut contrast), what seemed to be the most popular choice during these last 3 years. But many riders still want chrome, and Wana-Ryd decided to offer a gleaming version of their Adrenaline model. This 5-spoke 3D wheel is part of […]
Florida 7th Annual Vintage Bike Show On January 26, 2013
Published by January 6th, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.No excuse to not go if you live in a 100 mile radius of Dania Beach (it’s south of Ft-Lauderdale.) About 200 vintage motorcycles are going to be exhibited under the trees of beautiful Frost Park. It’s a very family oriented event with a swap meet, food, Harley skill team demonstrations, motorcycle field games, Roller […]
A Bright Flashing Light Warns Of Low Battery Voltage
Published by January 5th, 2013 in Customs, Editorial and Electrical.A new Battery Charging Harness with LED Charge Indicator (P/N 66000005, $14.95) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories® features an integrated red LED that flashes when battery voltage drops to a level that requires charging. Ring terminals connect the motorcycle battery to the harness, which can then be routed for clear visibility and easy access. A […]
Steve McQueen Tribute Chopper To Be Offered At Las Vegas Auction
Published by January 5th, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Not completely convinced that McQueen would have ordered this type of custom bike, but I am told that it was created by East Side Custom Choppers with the approval and participation of Barbara Minty McQueen, Steve’s widow. So, I may be wrong. Who knows? The bike was constructed in 2007 and presented in conjunction with […]
Fiscal Cliff Bill Preserves Electric Motorcycle Tax Credits.
Published by January 4th, 2013 in Editorial and Events.As part of the Fiscal Cliff agreement approved on January 1st, 2013 tax provisions due to expire at the end of 20112 related to green energy and electric vehicles have been extended. The list of preserved tax items is good news for those in support of the green energy and technology proposals of the Obama Administration. […]
Baggster Kit To Turn Your Sportster Into A Bagger
Published by January 3rd, 2013 in Chassis, Customs and Editorial.Obviously, nobody wants to turn a Harley Bagger into a Sportster, but many owning a Sportster would love to turn it into some kind of light touring bike with the storage of a big Bagger. The idea of offering a Sportster kit to go to the bagger look and convenience is not new. Mike Corbin […]
Dennis Kirk Releases A 1200-Page Parts Catalog
Published by January 3rd, 2013 in Editorial and Events.Most retail parts’ catalogs of the motorcycle industry are released between December and February. But because of printing and shipping costs, each year fewer are printed and most have already been switched to a digital PDF version to be accessed or downloaded on line. For 2013, Dennis Kirk is one of the few in the […]
On the farm lived a chicken and a horse, both of whom loved to play together. One day the two were playing, when the horse fell into a bog and began to sink. Scared for his life, the horse whinnied for the chicken to go get the farmer for help! Off the chicken ran, back […]
Cyril Huze’s 10 Motorcycle Predictions For 2013
Published by January 2nd, 2013 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Here’s the thing about predictions: they are always fun to make (and to read) and no one ever remembers a year later what they were. So there is basically no reason not to whip out the crystal ball and start forecasting. That you agree or not, I hope that my 2013 predictions will give you […]
Harley-Davidson Made For India Motorcycle To Be Revealed At 2014 Delhi Auto Expo
Published by January 2nd, 2013 in Builders, Editorial and Events.This fiscal year, Harley Davidson India should sell about 2,000 motorcycles and by 2015 aims to sell about 10,000. To reach this objective, Harley will unveil in January 2014 at the Dehli Auto Expo a “made for India” special model. This new model will be fitted with a 400 to 500 cc V-Twin with a […]
These incredible pictures of motorcycles under the Russian Empire (ended in 1917 with the Russian revolution) are not precisely dated or located. Like me, looking at them and you will wonder how many Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles are still today languishing in Russian barns.
Bomb Runner Harley Sportster. Custom Built In Taiwan.
Published by December 31st, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.The custom motorcycle scene is one world. After Europe, Australia and Japan, the four Asian Tigers – Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan – are showing strong interest in custom motorcycles. A couple of local custom builders, at least one magazine to showcase their work, the influence of a neighbor country, in this case […]
