It’s the season for the 2010 after-market part catalogs and J&P cycles is the first to announce that it’s new Harley-Davidson edition is ready for shipping. At 1,048 pages with more than 38,000 parts and accessories for your Harley, including 2010 models, it’s the largest FREE retail catalog in the industry. In it 2,300 new […]
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J&P Cycles 2010 Harley-Davidson Catalog Just Released
Published by December 29th, 2009 in Customs and Editorial.Most Radical Custom Buell Motorcycle Of Year 2009
Published by December 28th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Most of you didn’t see it during the last Sturgis AMD World Championship Of Bike Building. So here your opportunity to look at what I consider the most radical looking Buell 1200 I have seen in a long time. You will love or hate its design, so I will not spend time describing the hand […]
In the US, a whopping 367 print magazines closed in 2009. As you know, some digital magazines like the Cyril Huze Blog have had explosive growth since day one 3 years ago with a readership already 4 times larger than the #1 motorcycle print magazine. The reason? Not the recession but a complete change in the way […]
Harley-Davidson Whiskers Highway Bar For Softail Models
Published by December 27th, 2009 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Just released, the objective of this new Harley part is to give you the possibility to adjust Fore and Aft to match your legs length. The The easy-to-install bar features a three-point mounting system that grips both down tubes and locks in place with a common Allen wrench. Then you pivot the bra fore and […]
Even at a bargain, too afraid to buy a used motorcycle. Or too apprenhensive to open these boxes of old parts in your garage to turn them back into a riding motorcycle? Or falling in love with a vintage motorcycle but scared that you could not make it run properly? What you need is just a little bit of […]
OCC Paul Teutul Sr. Suing Paul Teutul Jr.? Reality Show Or Real Life.
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Rumor is that a legal conflict opposes father & son and that a court legal battle just got started. As you already know Paul Jr. left the show “American Chopper” in June 2009 after a live TV non-scripted argument with his father and then went to start his own design company. The object of the litigation […]
2009 Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This Japanese show is probably one of the best in the world, and the recent 18th annual edition had a big American representation. In addition to celebrities like Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, the US was represented by custom builders Cole Foster, Roland Sands, Kutty Notebloom of Hippy Killer, and bronze sculptor Jeff Decker. Lot […]
Chicks Rule Tour. To Promote Women Who Wrench And Ride Motorcycles.
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.They are women custom builders. They want to pay tribute to all women who build bikes and ride. Hence the “Chicks Rule & Boys Drool Tour” aboard a traveling 44-foot trailer stopping in all major biker events in 2010. This rolling tribute to women bikers will offer a mix of on-site how-to seminars, fashion shows, […]
A New Type Of Motorcycle Front Suspension. No Forks!
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Chassis, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.James Parker tells you that he invented a motorcycle front suspension much better than the traditional forks. It’s called the RADD system. Below is the video demonstration at the shop and on the track…(sent to me from Canada by Arlene The Biker Queen).
Motorcycle Engines Gallery
Published by December 25th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.Here a link to a beautiful collection of “photoshopped” motorcycle engines by Gordon Calder. Jump HERE (thanks John Adams for pointing it out to me).
Rigidaire Seat Suspension System For Rigid Frame Motorcycles.
Published by December 25th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Seats.Just to remind you that you can ride a rigid frame bike and still be comfortable for many more miles than what you thought. Yes, bumps can be very cruel to your butt, and spring seats have their limitations. So, stop the spanking now.
The World’s Coolest Hot Rod Stroller
Published by December 25th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.One again, another example of hot rod influence, this time for the very lucky toddlers…and fortunate parents Featuring vintage tins and fins and rolling, under parents supervision, on two rear and one front chrome wheels with white wall tires. Other hot rod inspired details are colored brakes, fin-shaped fenders, chrome grips, ultra suede seat insert […]
Precision Engine Cylinder Work With Torque Plates
Published by December 24th, 2009 in Editorial and Engines.Just released by George’s Garage, these new Torque Plates is a must own for every shop and serious garage builder. They are used to simulate running conditions for aluminum cylinders while checking cylinder run out, deglazing, honing and boring. Machined from 4140 heat treated steel and finished in black oxide. Sold in sets, each includes […]
2010 Harley-Davidson Ford F-150 Truck
Published by December 24th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Each time I published about the Harley Ford F-150, some of you took a shot at it qualifying it as not biker truck, just a vehicle for yuppies who just want to show off. So, as an introduction to the description of the new 2010 model, let me say first that 1- This signature truck […]
This product inventor found himself in the stressful situation of having a frosty beer in his hand but having trouble locating a bottle opener. Because he must know that all bikers are beer lovers and that a lot of them own a dog, and under the assumption that it’s easier to locate your dog than […]
From Combustion Powered To Electric Motorcycles
Published by December 23rd, 2009 in Builders and Editorial.How to conciliate our love for the combustion powered motorcycle with the strong evidence that the future of motorcycling is electric? Is it possible for you to imagine an automotive world where all new vehicles are electric with the remaining gas powered ones turned into oddities authorized to ride in our streets but under stringent […]
Is It Really The World’s First Motorcycle?
Published by December 23rd, 2009 in Builders and Editorial.In 1885 the German inventors Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Daimler called it the “Reitwagen” or “Riding Car”. So, does the machine qualify as the 1st ever motorcycle? Notice the helping small wheels. At least we know that the motorcycle was born from a motorized bicycle. The Daimler “Riding Car” is the 1st petroleum-powered vehicle in […]
The Kind Of Emails A Custom Builder Receives In His E-Mailbox
Published by December 23rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Maybe from time to time I will publish some emails a Custom Builder and Online Publisher like me receives in his e-mailbox. I must say that they are extremely kind, some are quite funny, some are very weird, etc…A sweet one from a native of China visiting New-York. Still looking to complete my answers. Huh…Yes, because Custom […]
This Motorcycle Chassis Is Not For Sale
Published by December 23rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.Joe Cree, the boss of California Customs, is not selling this chassis. He just want you to know that what you see here is what he is using right now as a starting point for a new limited production bike series (29 units) called Maverick. Joe tells me that in recent months he has noticed […]
2009 BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials Yearbook
Published by December 22nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Last September met with Scooter Grubb on the Salts of Bonneville. Easy to notice him. He is the photographer equipped with the longest (most expensive?) camera lens to catch glimpses of all the men & women racing at the BUB Speed Trials, an event sponsored by Denis Manning of BUB Exhaust Enterprises.
Custom Chrome 40th Anniversary Harley-Davidson Bagger By Kirk Taylor
Published by December 22nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.As you already know by my post on December 7th, 2009, Kirk Taylor is with Cole Foster one of the 2 builders chosen by Custom Chrome Inc. to design and build a show-stopping custom in celebration of the distributor 40th anniversary. Kirk’s crew at Custom Design Studios started from a Harley-Davidson Bagger, modifying the engine […]
Harley-Davidson Offering Special Extension On Its Two-year Warranty
Published by December 22nd, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson is offering customers extended warranty coverage on new, previously untitled 2009 and 2010 model-year motorcycles purchased and delivered between November 20, 2009 and March 16, 2010 (with the exception of COV’s – Company Owned Vehicles – FLHP and FLHTP police units, and rental or leased motorcycles).
Durfee Wide-Classic Girder Front End
Published by December 21st, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Here is a variation of the Classic Durfee front end allowing the use of “wide-glide” width wheels. By shaping the 4130 chrome-molly, seamless aircraft grade tubing to add width to the Classic Girder you now have the choice to use any mid or wide-glide wheel & tire combo. Other features include Upper Triple-Trees that have […]
Indian Motorcycle 1953 Commercial
Published by December 21st, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.1953. The same year Indian Motorcycle went out of business. Tearing up….
New Euro Standard For Guard Rails To Protect Motorcyclists.
Published by December 21st, 2009 in Editorial and Events.Very good initiative. The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) just set a European-wide standard for roadside barriers which will take into account bikers’ safety. Crash-barrier standards have always included impact tests for autobobiles but not motorcycles. The new standard would require road barriers to protect motorcyclists, for example with an additional lower guardrail to prevent […]
Merry Christmas To All Custom Motorcycle Fans Around The World
Published by December 21st, 2009 in Editorial.Soon 2009 will be behind us…with new hopes for our motorcycle industry in 2010. I wish you all a joyous holiday season forgetting about the bad things of this year, thinking only about the good ones, and recharging your mind with a new energy spirit. It can be done by spending quality time with your family and friends. Although the flow of […]
