A lot going on on both sides of the border. The 5th Edition of the Canadian Biker Build-Off near Niagara, Ontario Canada will feature again (why change a successful recipe) Canadian Custom Motorcycle Builders competing against each other to get the 2009 Champion Crown, and 2 Saturday classic ride-in Bike Shows (one on invitation only […]
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5th Edition Canadian Biker Build-Off July 24/26th.
Published by July 22nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The event in Lexington Ohio, takes place from July 24th through July 26th. The weekend’s festivities include vintage racing, North America’s largest swap-meet, bike shows, demo rides and more. Matt Olsen, the Antique Motorcycle Club of America’s Youth Coordinator, is planning on riding his 1936 Harley Davidson EL from South Dakota to the AMA Vintage […]
Sturgis 3rd Annual Horse Backstreet Choppers Bike Show Is August 3rd
Published by July 21st, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.This year the Horse Backstreet Choppers Sturgis Bike Show has a new venue, “The Full Throttle Saloon”. On August 3rd the magazine will recognize all hard-core, garage-built backstreet choppers, and owners/builders will have a chance to win an Evil Engineering Belt Drive or Baker Drivetrain 6 speed transmission and thousands of dollars in other door […]
The Good Ol’ Days Of Racing Are Back In Sturgis
Published by July 20th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.The feeling of the Good Ol’ Days Races is back in Sturgis. Thanks to Jay Allen of the Broken Spoke County Line, flat track riders are going to compete again on a ¼ mile oval during the Sturgis Rally. The track has been designed and built by National Motocross Rider and Champion Gene Stull. Gene […]
“The Buell 1125RR is designed to give privateer racers a turn-key machine to compete in the American Superbike class in AMA Pro Racing. We want to build on our program that has proven so successful for privateers in the Daytona SportBike class,” said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer, Buell Motorcycle Company. This racing […]
New 2010 Harley-Davidson Models Here July 25th And In Sturgis August 1st
Published by July 18th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.As you know it’s during Sturgis that Harley-Davidson shows its new models line-up, new Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories and MotorClothes® merchandise. Those in Sturgis will be able to have a close-up look at what’s new for 2010 and also test ride from August 1st to 7th at the Rapid City Civic Center. But stay […]
Rebel Rousers. Michael Lichter’s 9th Sturgis Art Exhibition
Published by July 16th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Events and Videos.The exhibit titled “Rebel Rousers- Motorcycle Icons that Inspired Us to Ride” is a must-see at this year’s Sturgis festivities. In the brand-new 6,500 square foot Lichter Exhibition Hall at the Legendary Buffalo Chip, the exhibit will be showcasing a number of revered images and sacred memorabilia central to the biker culture. The exhibit will […]
69th Sturgis Rally. Where Will Be The Best Female Entertainment?
Published by July 16th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.Broken Spoke Saloon , Buffalo Chip, Monkey Rock. During the Sturgis Rally, all these great places compete aggressively to offer you the best vendors, the best builders, the best drinks, the best food, the best live concerts…and the best looking waitresses and female entertainers…Good for you. My recommendation? Visit them all several times. My job is […]
Death Of Custom Motorcycle Builder Brad Ruel
Published by July 15th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.It is with sadness that I report that Custom Builder Brad Ruel has died yesterday of a heart attack. His shop “The Wrench” in Sarasota, Florida has been around since 1995 and Brad has been building radical custom bikes since 2000. He became a familiar name in the industry through his custom work and custom […]
Milwaukee Iron Live And Online Auction
Published by July 15th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Events.As I told you a few days ago, after 26 years as the Boss Man (and Steel Man) of Milwaukee Iron fellow Builder and Parts Manufacturer Randy Simpson is closing the doors of his custom motorcycle and machine shop in Lynchburg, VA. Ready to move to a new venture and to spend more time socializing […]
Easy Rider And Captain America Turn 40
Published by July 15th, 2009 in Editorial, Events and Videos.Is it a western movie with bikes replacing horses or just a male-bonding LSD joy ride across the USA? It doesn’t matter. the way you see or live it. Today, the road movie Easy Rider turns 40 and the quite simple story of 2 bikers traveling the country and enjoying their freedom has be deemed […]
Harley-Davidson Sportster Ride Free Guarantee
Published by July 14th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.To sell more bikes and get more repeat customers Harley-Davidson created at the end of last year a program called “Ride Free Guarantee” expiring in March. Must work well because Harley decided to renew this program. How does it work is simple. If you buy a new Sportster 883 or 1200 (a total of 7 […]
Los Angeles Calendar Show Is July 18th-19th
Published by July 14th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Held every year the 3rd weekend of July in the beautiful setting of the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach/Los Angeles, the LA Calendar Show is much more than a bike show (have been there, done it). It’s also a music…and calendar girl festival. About 200 major manufacturers, exhibitors and builders are ready to […]
Breaking News. First Pictures Of The 2010 Indian Motorcycle Chief Dark Horse
Published by July 13th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Events.You see them here first. Hot off the Indian Motorcycle photographer camera, these are the first 2 pictures of the new 2010 Indian Chief Dark Horse. As you can see, the Chief Dark Horse is a dark, sinister, mechanical looking motorcycle with a smoke “matte” finish and will be also available in Thunder Black, Indian Red […]
Art Of The Chopper MotoMuseum Rolls Into Sturgis
Published by July 10th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Tom Zimberoff’s Choppers & Builders Photo Exhibition On Wheels is coming to Sturgis and will be setup at the MonkeyRock during the entire rally. To borrow Tom’s words “come to have a glimpse into a parallel universe populated by the high priests of horsepower, lane-splitting libertarians on the road to perdition […]
The New American IronHorse Files For Bankruptcy And Liquidate
Published by July 9th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.If you feel like you read before the same story in my Blog, you are almost right. Except that the owners are different, and yes it’s a new American IronHorse bankruptcy that I am announcing! And guess what? The press release states, as usual, that after the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing, the company intends (again) […]
Gallery Of Legends At The Broken Spoke Sturgis County Line
Published by July 9th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial, Events and Painters.Fine Art will be everywhere during this coming Sturgis Rally. And it’s a very good thing to see such an expansion of the artistic community (painters, illustrators, photographers etc) exhibiting their works during our motorcycle rallies. Jay Allen is adding a fine art gallery to the Broken Spoke, Sturgis County Line, located on route 79 […]
“Hey Cyril, thought your readers would like to know that Black Bear Casino has purchased a bike from us here at Indian Motorcycle of the Twin Cities, and will be giving it away on Sunday July 19th at Black Bear Casino and Resort in Carlton, Minnesota. If anyone wishes to reserve a room, they are […]
Custom Chrome® 40th Anniversary To Be Celebrated With Series Of US And International Events
Published by July 9th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.“We will not let this milestone pass without a shout!” said Holger Mohr, Chief Executive Officer of Custom Chrome. Today, the company announced a host of international events planned in celebration of its 40th Anniversary serving the V-Twin industry. The announcement included details for a series of events celebrating four decades as a V-Twin industry parts distributor […]
Buffalo Chip. A Small City During The Sturgis Rally.
Published by July 8th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.The 69th Sturgis Bike Rally is almost here. The legendary Buffalo Chip is going to turn again into a small city where you can sleep (500 acres of campground) where you can eat ( Stage West Café, Sturgis Rider Café, Domino’s Pizza, Porky’s, The Buffalo Grill, Sandwich Shop, Burger Express, The Greek, […]
2 New Indian Motorcycles. Chief Bomber And Chief Dark Horse.
Published by July 7th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The 15 Indian Motorcycle dealers met on June 22/24th at the Indian’s Kings Mountain, NC headquarter for their 1st annual meeting. Two new models were introduced, The Chief Bomber and The Chief Dark Horse. Both models will be on display at the Sturgis Rally. Inspired by […]
For those of you who don’t know, the Goodwood Festival Of Speed or FOS is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles that is held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England. It was started in 1993 by the present Earl of March in order to […]
1973 “Beetle Trike’ By Ed Roth
Published by July 6th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.An All-American collection of 80 Icons Of Speed and Style and memorabilia is going to be auctioned September 26 at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. Particularity for this kind of auctions, all lots are sold without reserve. And even if you don’t intend to bid on this Ed Roth Trike (in very bad shape) jump […]
David Mann Exhibition at Sturgis Monkey Rock
Published by July 5th, 2009 in Editorial, Events and Painters.Sturgis Monkey Rock (formerly Thunder Road) has partnered with Segal Fine Art to bring the David Mann Museum Exhibit to the 69th annual event. The exhibit will feature over 50 David Mann originals, many not previously offered for public viewing, including the world famous “Ghost Rider” featured here. The collection of never before seen paintings […]
American Chopper’s Paul Teutul Jr. Leaves OCC TV Reality Show For His Own Business
Published by July 3rd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.These days, Paul Teutul Jr, helped by his girlfriend Rachel, is mostly working out of his house, launching his new business JR Designs. Yes, he is still making appearances on American Chopper, but mostly is trying to transition to industrial design with Coleman Stoves as 1st client of his new venture. I belong to the […]
New Wave Of Layoffs At Big Dog Motorcycles
Published by July 2nd, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Today Wednesday July 2nd, Big Dog Motorcycles laid off over 20 employees. The company is blaming the economy, practically the shrinking of consumer discretionary spending and the lack of retail financing available. Laid-off workers received a severance package. Big Dog Motorcycles, like many other manufacturers, is focusing its efforts to exporting to Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. […]
