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Primary And Cam Covers For The Harley Ironhead Sportster
Published by January 23rd, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.Although the XL Ironhead engine has some well known issues and will need some TLC on a regular basis, it is still a popular engine used by many pro, garage and garden shed builders. For models years 71 to 77, EMD conceived a die cast aluminum primary cover with CNC-milled gasket surfaces, with the same […]
Preview 2016 Motor Bike Expo Verona, Italy (Part 2)
Published by January 23rd, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Another preview of some custom motorcycles on the floor of the 2016 Motor Bike Expo. The best ones will get a full feature in the coming week.
Preview 2016 Motor Bike Expo Verona, Italy (Part 1)
Published by January 22nd, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Probably the largest motorcycle show in Europe in terms of number of custom builders, of leading vendors and distributors of aftermarket parts and of attendance. The Verona Motor Bike Expo (MBE) claimed last year an attendance of 150,000 visitors. This weekend, starting today Friday January 21st, 600 exhibiting companies will show their new ware while […]
Harley-Davidson Is Currently Reviewing Its Global Advertising. Harley wants to have the most effective and efficient resources to support a new marketing strategy and is reviewing its global advertising, digital and media campaigns. Harley-Davidson began its search last month and is in talks with agencies on a holding-company level. RFPs were issued last week. During the […]
Crusher Crusader 4″ Slip-Ons For Harley Touring & Trikes
Published by January 21st, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.Another 4” diameter muffler with with high-flow baffles and shallow-cut louvers to create less turbulence inside and improve performance. For style, laser-cut accents on the outer perimeter enhanced by a visible stainless steel insert. Available in chrome or high-temp black ceramic-coating steel. For Harley Tourers and trikes (2010 FLHX or FLTRX requires conversion to True […]
Race Day Exhibit At The Harley-Davidson Museum. Jan 22-Sept 5, 2016.
Published by January 21st, 2016 in Editorial and Events.“Race Day – Photos From The Flat Track” is a new very interesting photo exhibition at the Harley-Davidson Museum and you have until September 5, 2016 to see it. Photographer Dave Hoenigbas captured more than 1,000 races in his career, keeping his lens trained on the pageantry, emotion and camaraderie of a day at the […]
Bert feared his wife Peg wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor […]
Breaking News. Boss Hoss Cycles Under New Ownership.
Published by January 20th, 2016 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Founder and President Of Boss Hoss Cycles, Inc Monte Warne was looking to retire and since May 2015 was looking for a buyer of his company producing Chevy V-8 powered motorcycles. Warne advised me today that that his company was since yesterday under the ownership of new CEO Ricky Dietzand and of his brother Travis […]
The nimble midsize Indian Scout offers exhilarating performance. Logically, many owners will want to turn it into a modern Café Racer. And to stimulate the Scout’s ergonomics, among other additions and substitutions to perform for the complete Café Racer styling , a must is the addition of a small fairing around the headlight. Arlen Ness […]
Safety. Do you Know How Much Weight You Can Carry On Your Touring Motorcycle?
Published by January 20th, 2016 in Editorial.I bet you don’t because you never read in full your touring bike manual. And if you ask the dealer servicing your bike, he probably doesn’t know either. Exceeding weight limit is directly linked to many tire failures and sometimes with for consequence the bike getting out of control. Of course, how much you can […]
Triumph Makes Fun Of Itself And Gets More Respect…From Its Fans
Published by January 20th, 2016 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.In the commercial below paid and produced a few years ago by Triumph, but that most of you never watched, Triumph makes fun of itself with a very tongue in cheek tone. Instead of arguing that Triumph makes better motorcycles, the UK manufacturer turns into derision the competition always talking up their products. British humor?
Custom Indian Scout Dealer Contest. Vote Now.
Published by January 19th, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The first ever Custom Scout Contest reserved to official Indian dealers has resulted in 36 cool machines from the US and abroad that you can now see online and vote for. The custom Scout dealer contest didn’t impose any specific rules or restrictions, any bike theme, cost or build style. But each project had to […]
Swingarm Upgrade Kit For 80-01 Harley FXR And Touring Models
Published by January 19th, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.Ready for a swingarm upgrade? The “5-Speed Swingarm Upgrade Kit” significantly enhances the feel of the rear suspension by replacing old style worn out OEM parts with high tech spherical bearings and CNC precision machined spacers and collars. The conversion fits all FXR and Touring models from 1980 through 2001. Suggested retail for the 7-piece […]
Buffalo Chip Challenge™ To Prepare Next Generation of American Motorcycle Builders
Published by January 19th, 2016 in Editorial, Events and Videos.The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® has kicked off what has for the past five years been helping shape the next generation of motorcycle industry experts with its Buffalo Chip Challenge industrial education and scholarship program. In partnership with some of the industry’s leading professionals, the Challenge program enables local high school students to take hold of […]
Jay Leno To Auction His One-of-A-Kind Harley-Davidson Ford F-150
Published by January 19th, 2016 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Jay Leno and Ford are teaming up to auction the TV legend’s personal one-of-one 2000 Harley-Davidson F-150 at the upcoming 45th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Live TV coverage of the auction of this custom F-150 will air on Velocity on Jan. 29. The truck is the only one in existence that features […]
Ken’s Factory Twin Cam Engine Dress Up Parts
Published by January 17th, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Engines.Ken Nagai is one of the few, last-standing, six-figure motorcycle designers and builders. Detail-driven with no limit regarding the time spent to handcraft one-off custom motorcycles and to machine limited edition custom parts, Nagai’s offering is for those looking for state-of-the-art accessories. Ken’s Factory USA Twin Can engine dress up parts are probably the prettiest and […]
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Slamtail. A Different Suspension Lowering Kit For Twin Cam Softails.
Published by January 16th, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Suspension.When Ken Rutherford sat down to design the world’s first hydraulically actuated lowering system for Twin Cam powered Softail models, his concept was straight forward: Create a high quality, over engineered, easy to install lowering kit that allows riders to adjust the stance of their Softail without losing the stock ride quality of the bike. […]
The wind in your face. It’s one of the major reasons some ride motorcycles and many bikers are disinclined to do too much to block the wind, beyond wearing eye protection such as sunglasses or face shields, mostly to deflect bugs, dust and flying rocks. According to water and eye researcher Sharon leyne, even with […]
A “modern” Islamic couple, preparing for a religious wedding meets with their Mullah for counseling. The Mullah asks if they have any last questions before they leave. The man asks, “We realize it’s a tradition in Islam for men to dance with men, and women to dance with women. But, at our wedding reception, we’d […]
Breaking News. Erik Buell Racing Sold At 3rd Auction To Liquid Asset Partners For 2 Million. Buell Could Be Back In Business.
Published by January 14th, 2016 in Builders, Editorial and Events.It took 3 court-ordered auctions to sell all the assets (intangible and manufacturing assets) of Erik Buell Racing of East Troy. At the auction held yesterday January 13 at the Walworth County Circuit Court, Liquid Asset Partners located in Grand Rapids, Michigan bought Buell Assets for a little bit above 2 million. Bruce Belfer from […]
Screamin’ Eagle Street Cannon Slip-On Mufflers. Factory Engineered To Boost Perfomance And Sound To The Street-Legal Limit
Published by January 14th, 2016 in Customs, Editorial and Exhaust.You can enhance the performance and exhaust tone of your Harley Softail model with the new Screamin’ Eagle® Street Cannon Slip-On Mufflers from Harley-Davidson®Available in either Shotgun or Shorty Dual styles, these 3.25-inch high-flow mufflers have been specifically tuned to deliver an aggressive exhaust note and improved performance while preserving neighborhood peace. Both styles are […]
A Team America Of Custom Builders Seeking World Domination
Published by January 14th, 2016 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The AIMExpo Championship of the Americas was held for the first time in Orlando this past October. The winner of the Free Style class, Jeremy Cupp of LC Fabrications (top picture) will go on to Germany next October to compete in the AMD World Championship held in Cologne, Germany during Intermot courtesy of S&S Cycle, […]
Intelligent Motorcycle Headlight Lights The Way Around Corners And Eliminates The Rider’s Blind Spot
Published by January 14th, 2016 in Editorial.Standard low-beam motorcycle headlights are next to useless in dark corners, The concept of a “leaning headlight” is not completely new. But this one installs in 15 minutes in any Harley and Metric 7” headlight. As you lean your bike over. The J.W. Speaker Model 8790 Adaptive Low Beam LED headlight fires up additional angled […]
Triumph Returns To Profitability. In 2016 Will Launch launch An Unprecedented Number Of New models. For 2015, Triumph announces a pre-tax profit £2.3m ($3.3 m) which compared to an £8m ($11.5m) loss for the previous year. Triumph sold marginally more motorcycles than the previous year – 53,812 compared to 53,272 – with 84.5% continue to […]
