English film maker Benedict Campbell is directing beautiful documentaries and commercials, including some for Harley-Davidson. (the latest is the ad “Same Stance, New Generation”) He sent me a taste of what’s to come. A teaser about a movie celebrating the men and women working the Wall Of Death. (Music: Ring of Fire. Written by Jonny Cash […]
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Last Tuesday was the first episode of fourth season of FX’s Sons Of Anarchy. I don’t have much time to watch TV Series, but the advantage of this serial TV drama is, contrary to many others, is that you can see any episode without watching the former ones and still understand the drama going on. […]
Bystanders Lift Burning Car To Save Injured Motorcyclist
Published by September 13th, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Videos.September 12, 2011. Logan, Utah. 11.40 am. Brandon Wright rides his bike when a driver steered his BMW 530XI into the motorcycle’s path from a parking lot Wright lays down his bike and slides under the car. The motorcycle’s gas line is severed, causing the bike and the car to catch fire while he was […]
In Bonneville Land Speed Racer Wink Eller Stiches Himself. Warning. Some May Find Difficult To Watch This Video.
Published by September 9th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Background. Over the winter, Wink Eller & his beautiful wife Dee built a new Land Speed Racing bike. While dialing the bike at the SCTA’s El Mirage May 14-15 event Wink ran 173 mph. While returning to the pits after this run, Wink was in a 15MPH accident & badly injured his left leg. Wink […]
Harley-Davidson New Commercial. Liberation.
Published by September 8th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Last year, Harley-Davidson adopted with its new partner in communication “Victors & Spoils” a marketing technique known as “Crowd Sourcing.” Under the principle that collaboration brings creation, Harley-davidson is sourcing new concepts of communication from its customer base. The first commercial produced was named “Cages”. Here is the second one of the series called “Liberation.” […]
How Custom Motorcycle Builders Do Promote Themselves?
Published by August 20th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.How Custom Builders do promote themselves? Magazines, social medias, blogs, bike shows, TV if possible and videos. An interesting promo video to boost notoriety of Christian De Kant & his shop DK Motorrad in Switzerland. What do you think? (It’s not a paid commercial. Christian doesn’t know I am running his video. )
Motorcycle. The Best Way To Distance Yourself From The World And To get Closer To Nature.
Published by August 16th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Always hard to capture the pleasure of riding on film. You climb on your bike just before the sun comes up. Then, it’s magic. A beautiful film for Ducati called “Escaping” by Barry Munsterteiger. Escaping? “The state of having wandering and imaginative thoughts in order to remove one’s self from reality.”
Cafe Racer TV Season 2 Starts Tonight
Published by August 3rd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Are you all about sleek and naked fast machines? Are you a nostalgic of the English “Cafe Society”, of the rockers reunions and of the early ton-up boys and girls doing burn-ups and racing from cafe to cafe the time of a Gene Vincent song. In the 70’s, in England and in many countries around […]
Harlistas, An American Journey. An excellent Movie At Home For 99 Cents.
Published by August 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Do you know that every week, iTunes offers a movie rental for only 99 cents? Well, this week, it’s “Harlistas, An American Journey” and having seen it, it’s well worth your change money. I found the movie extremely touching, transcending the Latino and even the motorcycle lifestyle. It’s all about the universal values of camaraderie, […]
This year’s X-Games added a division called “Women Moto X Enduro”. Female riders? Cool, even more when they take off their helmets and you find out that they are all pretty good looking. But I wonder what’s going on with these women participating to the Enduro with very few of them able to stand on […]
Captain America – Harley-Davidson Documentary
Published by July 31st, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.The movie Captain America, The First Avenger, hit theaters July 22nd. In it, Captain America rides a Harley-Davidson. This short video includes clips of the movie and to celebrate Harley-Davidson gives you a chance to win one-of-a-kind 1200 custom motorcycle. Jump to Free The World Giveaway.
Harley-Davidson. Same Stance. New Generation.
Published by July 23rd, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Good news. Friend of the industry Jasmine Cain will be in Sturgis to rock a few stages with the gift of her voice and the raw guitars of her band. One video and one listen to convince you that she is one of the musical events to attend to during your stay in the Black […]
Confederate Motorcycle P120 Fighter Crashed During TV Shooting
Published by July 13th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.The P120 Fighter model from Confederate was featured yesterday in an episode of White Collar season 3. At first take, the rider crashed the bike in a fence across the street. Well, it happens. The video from a spectator being at the right place at the right time…
Captain America. The First Avenger. Defending Freedom And Justice On A Harley WLA Motorcycle.
Published by July 10th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.On July 22, two icons of freedom will roll onto the silver screen when Marvel Studios releases Captain America: The First Avenger, who defends freedom and justice for all on a Harley-Davidson® WLA motorcycle. During World War II, Harley-Davidson produced and dispatched almost 70,000 WLA motorcycles overseas to support the war effort. The motorcycle was […]
At the French race track of Magny-Cours, during a round of the promosport Championship, 2 riders crash…and it can turn into a funny situation. (Thanks Troy)
ThunderMax® Adjustable Idle on a 2011 Road King®
Published by June 22nd, 2011 in Customs, Editorial, Engines and Videos.A lower idle will help your EFI H-D® Big Twin run cooler and improve the sound of your exhaust. This new “Low Idle” video demonstrates the adjustable idle feature available in the ThunderMax tuning software. This feature is available for both cable-throttle and throttle by wire applications. Tel: 410-579-3828. Zippers. ThunderMax.
How Harley-Davidson Enthusiasts Are Born
Published by June 16th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.All Out At 1921 Board Track Racing In California
Published by June 10th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Rare Video Of Motorcycle Hall of Famer “Shrimp” Burns at 1921 Board Track Racing In Beverly Hills, Calif. A tribute to his racing skills and also to the Indian Powerplus engine, first stock motor to do more than 100 mph in competition…
Harley-Davidson Dark Custom Motorcycles Commercial
Published by June 9th, 2011 in Builders and Videos.Boardtracking and Dirttracking, You can’t get enough of these legendary racing machines and always want to learn more. Dale Walksler, founder of the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley NC, a world’s premier collection of more than 300 antique American motorcycles, introduces you to 2 historic Indians. Watch and learn.
Sport Bikers Shut Down Highway, Do Stunts. Police Can Only Watch.
Published by June 5th, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Videos.It happened in Texas last weekend. In Dallas, a group of sport bike riders want to pay tribute to 2 fallen buddies. They block traffic on 75 Central Expressway, do tricks, paint the highway. Police officers show up but can only watch bikers escape because of a strict department chase policy. Reaction of bikers who […]
In Dr. Pepper Commercial Paul Teutul Sr. Is A Fag
Published by June 3rd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.In this Dr. Pepper Commercial, American Chopper Paul Teutul Sr. misinterprets the reply of a young man to who he asks if he recommends the soft drink. For those who don’t understand right away, It’s a South Park parody. In the TV series South Park (season 13 episode 12 “The F Word”) Fag (Făg) is […]
Unrestored Running 1915 Indian. A Fire Breathing Monster.
Published by June 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.This bike was found dismantled in an Australian collection. Starting a 1915 Indian 61 boardtrack racer. It was a time when when men were racing with wide open throttle, no brakes and a strong faith in God…. See the flames coming out of the ported cylinder heads.
A couple of sportbike riders enjoy a Sunday ride in Bracken County, Kentucky. One of them is passing a slow moving red F-150 truck. Yes, to do this he crosses a double yellow line. But the worst part is the truck driver, as retaliation, trying to swerve sharply on his left to run the biker […]
A new weekend. Relax far from our daily news. Watch or re-watch “Cry Baby”. The usual theme of breaking the taboos of subculture and falling in love. The plot: a group of delinquents called “The Drapes” create upheaval and turmoil in their little town. Johny Depp (girls are melting) and Tracy Lords (boys gone crazy), […]
