Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day. Today. read my news with a delicious Irish drink in your hand (such as Irish stout, especially Guiness, Irish Whiskey or Irish Cream). But please drink responsibly. Cyril.
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22nd Annual Donnie Smith Bike Show Is March 28/29th
Published by March 17th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Events.The Midwest is still freezing. Backyard/garage/pro-builders have been grinding, welding & wrenching all winter. They can’t wait to see how their new creations are going to be received. And the Donnie Smith Bike Show, already in its 22nd edition, is one of the first they can attend to promote their custom sleds. As usual, there […]
Daytona Biker Fusion Raised Over $24,000 for Soldier’s Angels
Published by March 16th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.I guess the only thing missing (maybe not) in my former posts about the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse’s Biker Fusion party during Bike week, was the amount raised. Now you know that more than $24,000 were raised (donated by sponsors, provided by auctions, including a $10,000 donation from Seminole Tribe of Florida leader Max Oceola). The […]
Malcolm Smith Protest To Support Kids Who Love To Ride
Published by March 16th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.As you know by my former post, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is banning the selling of off-road motorcycles and ATV’s to children younger than 12 because the bikes could contain high levels of lead. Consequently, about 13,000 dealers were required to remove dirt bikes from their show floors, an estimated 100 […]
“Cyril, I just got back from Daytona. Today, it is minus 10 F in South Dakota. It is hard to believe that there can be a 100- degree difference between two spots in our country. It’s too bad that we didn’t get to meet up in Daytona, but there is always next year. Have a […]
Myrtle Beach Rally Has A New Home. New Bern, North Carolina
Published by March 13th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.The Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association announced that the 69th Annual Spring Rally will be held in New Bern, North Carolina on May 15 & 16. The rally site is the New Bern Fairgrounds, a 40 plus acre site located at 3700 East US 70 Highway in New Bern. The Association said it had given the […]
Willie G. Davidson To Receive Eyes On Design Award.
Published by March 12th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.Willie G. Davidson, Senior Vice President and Chief Styling Officer at Harley-Davidson Motor Company and grandson of Harley-Davidson founder will receive this year’s EyesOn Design Award presented by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. Regarded as the most prestigious award in automotive design, each year’s EyesOn Design Award winner is chosen by the industry’s top designers […]
I don’t care what you ride if you ride and what you build if you build. And it would be a mistake to think that in Daytona this year all the bikes were in the category of vintage or new and old school style. High tech aggressive sleds are still being built as I found out […]
Genevieve Schmitt Launches 2 Online Magazines For Scooters And Trikes.
Published by March 11th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.I guess you know. The 2 fastest growing segments of the powersports industry (although not dominant) are scooters and trikes. So Genevieve Schmitt, an award-winning motorcycle magazine editor with more than 20 years of experience working in both the television and print mediums just launched Scooter Riders Now and Trike Riders Now. The “scootering” and […]
First Annual New Orleans Bike Week Is May 7th To 10th
Published by March 10th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Slowly, the good life is back in New Orleans. “The Big Easy” will have its 1st Bike Week from May 7th to 10th and the “center stage” will be the 26,000 square foot of the Broken Spoke Saloon with the French Quarter as playground and starting point for scenic riverfront and plantation […]
Annual Ride For Autism With Grand Marshall Brenda Fox
Published by March 9th, 2009 in Editorial and Events.Los Angeles TV Motorcyclist & Journalist Brenda Fox will lead the 6th Annual Ride For Autism. Event is March 27 to 29th. Please, support this ride to help raise awareness for Autism and helping those with Autism. Project Independence is an organization founded on the premise that parents of an autistic child (or any special-needs […]
Daytona Bike Week Flash News 5
Published by March 8th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Can the weather be more perfect for a major Bike Show? 80 F, solid blue sky, light breeze. Big traffic jam Saturday at 10 am around the Daytona Lagoon Water Park where all parking spots (at $10 if you can get one) are already full from visitors to the […]
More News About The Daytona Biker Fusion Party
Published by March 8th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.You already know by my former post that an All-Star list of custom motorcycle builders, industry leaders, and media traditionally meet together at the Dog House on Thursday of each Bike week. In addition to the festivities (girls, girls, girls…) the main objective is to raise money for a good cause. Proceeds from this year’s […]
Daytona Bike Week Flash News 4
Published by March 7th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Perfect weather helping, many Floridians decided to head to Daytona to enjoy the last weekend of Bike Week. It should boost the numbers that most expect to be down from last year. In what percentage? We will never know for sure…
Big atttendance this morning at the Daytona Hilton where with other AMA 300 guests I went to listen to Flat-Track Legends Scott Parker and Jay Springsteen. This Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Museum fundraising event was celebrating the 2 Harley-Davidson factory stars who are both considered to be some of the best AMA Grand National flat-track racers of all […]
Daytona Bike Week Fusion Party. Hotter Than Ever.
Published by March 6th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Thanks to the hard work of promotion expert Carrie Repp, the Daytona Biker Fusion is still by far the best party during Bike Week. As usual, it is fun, it rocks and it is for a very good cause. It’s full of custom bikes and of […]
Willie’s Custom Bike Show. The Place To See And To Be Seen
Published by March 5th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Hot bikes and hot rods celebrating the technology of the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Hot girls because chicks dig these bikes. Tattoos and rockabilly because…I don’t have to explain. Willie’s Tattoo Chop Bike Show located on US 1 in Ormond Beach is on every Thursday of Bike Week the place to see (bikes, girls, […]
After 3 days of cold winds under a solid blue sky, on Wednesday temperatures started to rise. Florida looks again like Florida. Had breakfast this morning with several members of the American & European press. Italian reporters are here in big numbers. Good, they came with their beautiful wives and girlfriends. Attendance is growing by […]
Blogging Days & Nights. What Time Is It?
Published by March 4th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.How is it to cover Bike week? Bloggers and reporters from all over the world find themselves working together late at night or very soon in the morning in improvised press rooms looking like hotel lobbies, bars or like here private homes. Tonight, while wild parties are going on in the bars of Daytona Main […]
Renegade Magazine Daytona Party Is March 6th.
Published by March 4th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.“Hey Cyril, I just wanted catch you up on what’s going on with Renegade Biker Magazine. First off we have changed our name to simply Renegade! So from this point on Renegade Biker will now be known as Renegade Magazine. The main reason for the name change is so we can expand our coverage, with […]
Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona has a huge line-up of entertainment scheduled, making Destination Daytona one of the places to rock during Bike Week 2009. The concerts are at the Coca-Cola Pavillion. Here is the high decibels listing. Gregg Allman kicked things off at Bike Week last Saturday. On Wednesday, March 4 Destination Daytona will be throwing […]
Elvis Presley In Daytona Thanks To Master Bronze Artist Jeff Decker
Published by March 3rd, 2009 in Editorial and Events.The 1st big artistic event of this 29th Daytona Bike Week was the unveiling of the bronze casting of Elvis Presley with his famous 1956 KHK Harley-Davidson, one of the most indelible images of motorcycling. This magnificent art piece is the work of super talented Jeff Decker who makes not only motorcycle bronzes (his most […]
It can surprise you, but this year Daytona Bike Week features new just opened permanent shops all over the Volusia County. Among them, at Destination Daytona, Des Hockley a Canadian from Toronto opened “The Ultimate Seats Co” and there is also a new shop called “Dino’s Motorcycle Detailing”. In the area, a shop called “Roar […]
Just a few things you can do. Of course, there is much more… Monday March 2nd 11 a.m, an industry press private party offered by Freeway Magazine and I can’t tell you where (sorry) if you are not invited. Tuesday March 3rd Limp Nickie Night at the Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Dog House at 7 p.m. […]
Daytona Bike Week Harley-Davidson Events
Published by February 28th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Events.The official Harley-Davidson schedule of events for the 68th Annual Bike Week at Daytona Beach, Fla., presents a choice activities running from February 28 to March 7. Highlights include: 1- Harley-Davidson New Product Show (Feb. 28 – March 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). 2- Women’s MDA Ride and Women’s Day activities (Tuesday, March 3). […]
Daytona Bike Week Flash News 1
Published by February 27th, 2009 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Getting updates coming from Daytona (I will arrive Monday morning). I hear that arrivals yesterday and this morning are a little bit slow. But it’s only Friday. Is it going to be Bike Weak? (no, it’s not a typo) – Billy lane called me. His mind is full of new projects. I admire him for this. […]
