When you spend 40 years in the motorcycle business you become the collective memory of our industry. Wish Arlen would put on my desk, in chronological order, all catalogs he has produced during 4 decades (I am certain that he kept preciously a few samples of each). I would not miss reading any page, probably […]
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Arlen Ness 40th Year Anniversary Custom Parts Catalog
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Daytona Bike Week. Where Is Indian Motorcycle?
Published by February 19th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Indian Motorcycle has a new dealer in Daytona Beach. So, during Bike Week the factory event truck will no more sit at the International Speedway, but at the Riverfront Park, directly across from the company’s new Daytona Beach dealership located at 402 North Beach Street. Indian will be showcasing the brand’s 2010 models from February […]
Dirico Motorcycles Building 3 Steven Tyler ‘Dream On’ Pro-Street Motorcycles For Ohio Lottery.
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Dirico Motorcycles (formely Red Wing Motorcycles) whose motto is “We build bikes screaming louder than Steven Tyler”, was chosen by the Ohio lottery to build 3 pro-street style custom motorcycles. To make the bikes more “desirable” each of these bikes will be signed by Steven tyler and each member of the Aerosmith rock band. The […]
Bennett’s Performance Celebrates Its 10-Year Anniversary
Published by February 18th, 2010 in Editorial, Engines and Events.I am not going to post about all anniversaries in the industry, but the guys at Bennett’s Performance deserve a plug. The reason? Well, in 10 years the small repair shop has turned into one of the top Harley-Davidson performance shops in the country. Beginning in 2001 Bennett’s performance was put in the national spotlight […]
Spanish Custom Motorcycle Scene
Published by February 16th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Don’t hear much about the Spanish Custom Motorcycle Scene. Two weeks ago was the Iberian Bike Week with local builders competing in the AMD Spain Championship Of Bike Building to win a trip to the World Championship in Sturgis this coming August. Quite a few strange machines among the 60 registered competitors. The big winner, […]
Indian Motorcycle Charlotte Best Exterior Design And Top 100 US Dealer
Published by February 16th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Like the V-Twin Expo, the International Powersports Dealer Expo in Indianapolis gives every year its share of awards. Congratulations to Mark Moses, owner and general manager of Indian Motorcycle Charlotte of Lowell, NC whose dealership was awarded the prestigious “TOP 100 DEALER” designation by Dealernews magazine.
According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated 1 billion Valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.) Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United States, Valentine’s Day is […]
Harley-Davidson At 2010 Daytona Bike Week. Austerity.
Published by February 13th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.There will be no official Harley-Davidson events at the Ocean Center this year. New for 2010, Harley-Davidson will hold Daytona Bike Week 2010 events at both the Daytona International Speedway and at a new location in Riverfront Park on Beach Street across from Daytona Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson events at the Daytona International Speedway from Saturday, Feb. […]
A Bronze Sculpture To Honor Burt Munro
Published by February 13th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Burt Munro’s enthusiasm, determination, persistence, ingenuity is fascinating and inspiring for all of us. And it is definitely time for his native country of New Zealand to honor him. A larger-than-life bronze sculpture of Burt Munro on his modified Indian motorcycle might soon be gracing the park of the city of Invercargill where he was […]
Big Dog Motorcycles Introducing A $21,000 Chopper Today At The Indianapolis Dealer Expo.
Published by February 12th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.You remember the letter of Sheldon Coleman, CEO of Big Dog Motorcycles, that I published on January 6th. In it, he explained the reasons why Big Dog Motorcycles decided to skip last weekend Cincinnati V-Twin Expo and instead took the decision to exhibit its line up at the Indianapolis Powersports Dealer Expo. Well, the show […]
Myrtle Beach Spring Rally. What’s Going On?
Published by February 12th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Already down during these last years, the 2009 city of Myrtle Beach political maneuvers has lowered even more the Spring rally attendance. And in mid-February nobody knows for sure what’s going to happen for the 2010 edition. Originally a local Harley Dealers event, even Harley-Davidson Motor Company didn’t make a definitive commitment and is still […]
Tonight. Paul Teutul Jr. Says Good Bye And Makes A Life Changing Announcement.
Published by February 11th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Events and Videos.Matt Chun, digital publicist of the “American Chopper” series, just sent me an email to remind me you that the end has come for the TV show. Tonight, Paul Teutul Junior. gathers the family together (without Dad) and makes a life changing announcement (can you guess?) This Thursday evening February 11th on TLC at 9 pm EST / 8 pm […]
Michael Lichter Sturgis 2010 Motorcycle Art Exhibition
Published by February 10th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Last Saturday at the V-Twin Expo, photographer Michael Lichter announced the theme of his next art exhibition in Sturgis at the Buffalo Chip. The exhibit will focus on the explosion of interest and the passion for custom motorcycles seen over the last 30-years. Named “Eternal Combustion – 30 in the Wind”, it poses the question, […]
As I told you before I don’t run motorcycle classified, but when some rare ones are available, I make exceptions. You are looking at a very rare 1964 BSA DBD34 Gold Star Competition kept in the same family since its original purchase. Rarer than a BSA Gold Star Catalina. It has been used for trail […]
Harleywood At The Harley-Davidson Museum
Published by February 9th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Symbol of rebellion, passion, heroism, and good ol’ American rock ‘n’ roll Hollywood loves to associate its heroes and heartthrobs with motorcycles. The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, cemented the public’s fascination with the biker rebel image and put the motorcycle on the map when it came to Hollywood films. Beginning this friday February 12 […]
Easyriders 2010 V-Twin Awards
Published by February 9th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Each year during the V-Twin Expo, Easyriders Magazine announces its V-Twin Awards. Below the list of the 2010 winners. Lifetime Achievement Award: Bruce Rossmeyer. Industry Leader Of The Year: Holger Mohr, Custom Chrome Inc. Bike Of The Year: Victory Crossroads. Metric Bike Of The Year: Honda Fury. Cruiser Of The Year: Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide. […]
American Chopper Reality TV Show. It’s Over On February 11th.
Published by February 8th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The “dysfunctional” Teutul family had a fabulous TV series run. And now it’s over. The Learning Channel just announced that it has canceled the show with the season finale started last Thursday and the last episode airing February 11 at 9pm (8pm central). What appears to some as an abrupt decision was expected by many […]
Although snow and ice created difficulties for some Dealers to access Cincinnati, this 1st day of attendance at the V-Twin Expo was pretty good. I will report in the next days about what I have seen, and for now will just make the remark that I was surprised by the number of new wheels (designs […]
28 independently owned Harley Dealers closed in 2009 with another 15 Dealers expected to close in the next three months of this year. Some dealers have opted to merge their operations with another dealer in the same county – Lynn Ashcroft, with Joe Miller, is the owner of Ashcroft Motorcycles in Salem, Oregon, but also a Circuit judge. […]
Going to the 10th Anniversary Cincinnati V-Twin Expo
Published by February 5th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Still a place to see (the new custom parts) and be seen (all the Big Cats of the industry), the 10th V-Twin Expo will open its doors in Cincinnati from tomorrow February 6th until the 8th. As usual I will be there to report on how our motorcycle industry is doing in this fast changing economy. […]
Textron Financial Still Trying To Sell American IronHorse Motorcycles Intellectual Property
Published by February 4th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.As I announced on November 9, 2009, Streambank LLC, an intellectual property advisory firm, has been retained by Textron Financial Corporation to find a buyer for the intangible assets of American IronHorse. American IronHorse filed a petition for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on April 30, 2009. It had assets of $1 million and liabilities […]
The Limpnickie Garage At The V-Twin Expo
Published by February 3rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.I wrote many posts about the “Limpnickie Lot“, an informal group of young (and some a little bit older…) custom motorcycle builders and part vendors traveling together, enjoying to show their bikes and have fun together in a series of events all year long.
Daytona Bike Week Giveaway Motorcycle Built By Klock Werks
Published by February 2nd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.During this coming Daytona Bike Week, the Daytona Beach Community Foundation will hold a drawing for a chance to win the official Daytona Bike Week motorcycle. This year, Klock Werks was in charge to build a custom bagger. The bike specs include a new 2009 Daytec Dagger bagger frame, a polished S&S 124-cubic inch engine, […]
Harley-Davidson Donating Motorcycles For Haiti Relief Efforts
Published by February 2nd, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Harley-Davidson announced that it will donate 28 new Buell and Harley-Davidson motorcycles to assist with earthquake disaster relief and stabilization efforts in Haiti. The motorcycles will remain in Haiti as a permanent donation to the government. The motorcycles are being shipped from the Motor Company facilities to the Dominican Republic, where Harley-Davidson dealership organization MagnaMotors […]
Beringer To Launch Brand New Line Of Brakes For Harley-Davidson And Buell Models
Published by February 1st, 2010 in Builders, Controls, Customs, Editorial and Events.Beringer, since 1984 the French based company specialist of high performance and innovative braking systems (motorcycles, cars & aircrafts) has now a US distributor and will be present at the V-Twin Expo from February 6th to 8th (booth 2435) and at the Indianapolis Dealer Expo February 12th to 14th (booth 5229) to introduce its brand […]
To make me regret not traveling this year to the 16th edition of the Italian Padova Biker Expo, fellow publisher Moreno Persello from Bikers Life Magazine sent me these pictures of local pinup girls shot during his magazine organized Hot Rod Show. Sorry guys. It’s Italy. No blondes…
