To express your love for riding in leather and steel, another affordable unusual unisex Christmas gift idea. Moto artist Sasha Mullins (Chrome Cowgirl, Inc.), and master leather artists, Randy and Claudia Lister, have teamed up to create unisex bracelets that express your love for riding. Handcrafted using vintage letterpress equipment and handcut quality bullhide leather […]
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Custom Personalized Leather And Steel Motorcycle Bracelets
Published by December 11th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.West Coast Choppers Europe In Full Gear
Published by December 10th, 2009 in Accessories, Builders, Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.All Americans rushing to sell in Europe to take advantage of the very weak US dollar, and more and more readers of the Old Continent taking a daily subscription to my Blog. I love it! So, for all those on the other side of the big pond, you may be interested to know that there […]
Another cheap gift idea from J&P Cycles. A 2010 12-month calendar featuring beautifully reproduced antique photos of motorcycling from the early 20th century. Each month shows a selected scene of motorcycles and the people who rode them in days gone by. The Vintage Wind Calendar is now available for $8.99 plus $3.00 shipping in the continental […]
Let’s do my part in trying to boost a little bit the business of Harley-Davidson during this holiday season. In a few words. 1- It’s evidently for Harley enthusiasts and accepted only at all US HD retail locations including the Milwaukee Museum. 2- You can Choose any dollar amount from $25-$250. 3- Can be shipped […]
Indian Motorcycle Apparel. Free Cap. Free Shipping. Limited Time.
Published by November 25th, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.For all Indian motorcycle lovers the new mother factory wants you to know that they just released a new line of apparel and that from today Wednesday November 25th until Monday November 30th , you get a free cap with all orders and that if you spend more $100.00 shipping is free. At least, I told you on time. […]
The Most Beautiful Antique Motorcycles. $12.00.
Published by November 24th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.The Antique Motorcycle Club of America is the nation’s largest organization for vintage-bike enthusiasts (AMCA) is rolling out its 2010 calendar, featuring some of the world’s most beautiful, and historic, motorcycles. The annual AMCA calendar always focuses on gorgeous machines of the past, but this year’s edition highlights a particularly choice selection of vintage iron, […]
Who doesn’t buy holiday cards? For this coming holiday season why not to choose to order them now from the AMA Motorcycle Hall Of Fame. Three reasons 1- they offer a choice of 12 different very cool nostalgic motorcycle-themed ones 2- You have the possibility to personalize them with a greeting of your choice on […]
Trust me. It’s difficult to conceive a good tee-shirt. I like this one because 1- it’s hand drawn, not a computer manipulated image downloaded from Photoshop. 2- it’s a new way to show the American flag (yes, you see correctly, different drinking glasses replace the 50 stars and there is no reason anyone get offended. Ok? […]
Non Biker Gear. Von Dutch, Ed Hardy, Evel Knievel. Who’s Next?
Published by November 3rd, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.Christian Audigier, the designer behind the Von Dutch and Ed Hardy clothing lines is preparing the launch the Evel Knievel gear. The secret of such successful businesses? Use the names of famous people of our motorcycle industry, always retired (Ed Hardy) or preferably dead, give them or their heirs the smallest possible royalty or a […]
Ride Like Hell. Feel Like Heaven.
Published by October 31st, 2009 in Builders, Editorial and Merchandise.Whatever you ride, I hope you know the feeling. This Cyril Huze tee shirt will get you there a little bit faster. Is it necessary to state how much the opposite sex may be impressed when reading this text? Wearing this retro racing logo will never put anyone out of style, before or after your fast to heaven exercise. Classic fit, only available in gray, […]
Zero Engineering 2010 Choppers Calendar
Published by October 28th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.From the home of the original Samurai Choppers a calendar featuring 12 inspiring choppers and 12 non less inspiring Japanese girls. They have a universal design, meaning that no holidays are mentioned to be used internationally. Only 1000 have been printed and can you can order one (worldwide shipping) only from the Zero Engineering Website. […]
Best Self Promoting Tee-Shirt Of The Month
Published by October 26th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.Ray owns a business called Biker Rain Chaps. And in these tough times (or rainy days) he had to find a cheap creative way to promote his business. So he created this tee-shirt “My Bike Makes Me Wet” that you can get for free + 25% discount on his chaps when you place an order […]
Pro-One Mini Motorcycle Registration Holder
Published by October 26th, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.If it didn’t happen to you, it will! Because you are distracted or just because you have a ride only wallet, you forget your registration. Which is very fine until a cop approaches you and asks your “driver license, registration, insurance…”. And as you know, more than when you drive a car, the absence of […]
Building Custom Motorcycles Around The Clock…
Published by October 23rd, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.Thanks to reader Nicker, a couple of masterpieces in very small scale. And you wondered what happened to all these leftover watch parts…Author unknown, but seems to be in Brazil. Tell me if you know. Will credit him or her. Added October 23, 7.15 pm. The artist is Jose Geraldo Reis Pfau (thank you “Fluke”)
The 2010 Sexiest Motorcycle Calendars Are Here
Published by October 22nd, 2009 in Customs, Editorial and Merchandise.Never wait december to buy a calendar for yourself or as a gift for the new year. The reason being that most calendars are more than 12 months, and the 3 ones I am featuring here are 16-month and started in September. And since they are all about the most amazing motorcycles of the year […]
As you already know I am a Converse addict and love the shoes private line designed by John Varvatos for this company, all priced under $80.00. Then I received this picture of a new Hi-Tops model that John Varvatos is selling direct. Love at first sight till’ I read the price. $250.00. I understand that […]
What’s Going On With Jesse James?
Published by September 19th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Merchandise.Ever wondered what’s going on with Jesse James and West Coast Choppers? Hey, I know. In addition to his own TV show and many guest appearances, Jesse is multi-tasking, multi-designing, multi-welding, etc… between WCC in Long Beach, CA and Austin Speed Shop in Austin, Texas. Jesse has always had very nice looking websites, rich of […]
You are looking at a Bad Boy Baby-Boomer Chair. Much more appealing than the traditional La-Z-Boy and making you feel much younger. It features headlights to help you look for the TV remote you lost again, mirrors to check on your wife in the kitchen, a footrest that you can kick to make vroom room via […]
When after midnight, with a muted sound TV front of me (at this time she is usually sleeping…), I find myself typing on my laptop the words you are going to read when you wake up, I am amazed by the number of running commercials about male enhancement of, like they say, this certain part of […]
When you buy it new I know that it looks very “preppy” and “yuppy” , but it doesn’t take much time, sweat and grease to turn it into a gorgeous patina tools bag that you can use for the next 50 years. Since 1857, Klein Tools has been making American beauties like this. So, the old […]
The New Bronze Masterpiece Of Jeff Decker
Published by August 29th, 2009 in Builders, Customs and Merchandise.Honoring the American Speedway, expressing its spirit, freezing in time an instant of 2 racers in full drift fighting wheel to wheel, it is what this new dynamic piece of artwork from artist Jeff Decker is all about. Can you hear engines screaming? Did you identify the 2 bikes? A 1934 Single Cylinder Crocker racing […]
Motorcycle Culture Inspired Pizza Cutters
Published by August 25th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.Frankie Flood is an artist and professor of jewelry and metalsmithing at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. In his website, he writes:
Bomber Jacket To Go With Your Bobber Paint Job Nose Art.
Published by August 22nd, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.I told you 2 weeks ago that distressed brown leather was big again, for you, for your bike accessories and you riding your bike. But when I wrote my article about the new Harley-Davidson distressed brown leather seats and bags I didn’t think you would email me to ask me where to buy a cool Bomber […]
The Case For Carrying Your Smart Phone, iPod, Credit Cards, Keys. What Else…
Published by August 3rd, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.George’s Leather Design has a new product for all of you bikers that don’t seem to have enough pockets. George Grieco call them mini cases, and they are a good place to carry all you need to carry because we are in 2009 and everybody, or almost everybody, has a cel. phone, an iPod, Credit […]
Wake Up To Authentic Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Sounds On Your iPod/iPhone
Published by July 28th, 2009 in Editorial and Merchandise.Difficult for me to believe that some people would like to fall asleep ?!? or wake up ?!? with a motorcycle sound, even to authentic Harley-Davidson motorcycle sounds. But if you really feel like hearing “potato-potato sounds” in your bedroom iHome and Harley-Davidson created this Headlight iPhone/iPod Alarm Clock Dock with the promise that there […]
Ladies, here a model for you to rev-up your wardrobe. I like the motorcycle inspired Knuckle handle (although made of polyurethane) and the fact that it’s called the “Peacekeeper”. Must be because all women have thought of using their bag as an attack weapon (against another woman) or a defense one if attacked by a […]
