If you belong to the 111 million viewers who watched last weekend Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh Super Bowl XLV you probably saw this Chrysler commercial. Best American car ad I have ever seen. I love it because it’s not only about Chrysler but Detroit. The tag line “Imported From Detroit” is pure creative genius. Worth […]
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Chrysler. Imported From Detroit. Superb.
Published by February 12th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Pushing Draft Beer To New Heights. Brilliant.
Published by January 31st, 2011 in Editorial and Videos.With this new technology you can serve up to 56 beers in 1 minute. Drink in moderation.
Exclusive. New Jesse James TV Show On History Channel. Jesse James Blacksmith.
Published by January 27th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Videos.Coming soon to the History Channel a new TV show where you will able to follow in Israel the world’s greatest motorcycle builder/fabricator Jesse James learning from the world’s greatest blacksmith Uri Hofi. Jesse applies his newly learned skills to building the rarest Harley-Davidson of them all, a 1937 water cooled Drake Knucklehead. The show […]
Harley-Davidson Scale Model Running Panhead Engine
Published by January 26th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial, Engines and Videos.His name is Ron Colonna. This engine was scratch built to a scale of 2/5ths or 40% of full size. The bottom end was taken from a drawing of a Knuckelhead engine that he purchased on e-Bay. The top end was patterned after photos taken from e-bay of Harley parts for sale. He also bought […]
Blitz Buddies Riding Their Motorcycles
Published by January 25th, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Videos.On January 3rd, I introduced you to Blitz Motorcycles, a group of 3 Parisian buddies (Fred Jourden, Hugo and Leo) sharing the same passion for the old Harley 750 XR, Yamaha 125/250, Kawasaki W650, Triumph, BMW on which they work after hours with for inspiration the restored/modified custom bikes from Japan & Australia they read […]
Roland Sands Custom Victory High-Ball
Published by January 22nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs and Videos.Custom Harley V-Rod Muscle Appears in Green Hornet Movie
Published by January 19th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Editorial and Videos.A custom Harley-Davidson Muscle V-Rod is appearing along many unusual weapons in the just released movie Green Hornet, and I hope that thisHarley paid product placement will help move a few more bikes out of the dealerships. The Green Hornet (Seth Rogen) is a masked vigilante who fights crime with the help of martial arts expert and faithful […]
He is a plumber in Arlington, Texas. It’s the first time he builds a motorcycle. He used mainly second hand or junkard parts and spent a total of $9500 on this “monstruous” hubless chopper. He states that it handles like a trike. Hmmmm…
Dentist Pulling Tooth With His Harley Davidson. Success.
Published by January 11th, 2011 in Editorial and Videos.BMW Motorcycle Versus BMW Bobsleigh
Published by December 30th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.German Chris “CP” Pfeiffer relentlessly pushes his limits with new tricks, projects and off road races that set the pulse for Extreme Riding. In 2003, he was crowned the Stunt Riding World Champion. On his BMW G450X with studded tires he runs against Christoph Langen in his BMW designed Bobsleigh. Well produced and edited, a […]
Bikes And Parts Building With Advanced CADCAM Solutions
Published by December 28th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.LC Fabrications was born as a machine shop and later evolved in a full service custom motorcycle shop with strong emphasis on parts design and fabrication. Founder Jeremy Cupp builds nice sleds (a lot of Sportsters and modern Triumphs), and when I say build, I mean not bolting on something together but really starting from […]
BMW Motorcycle Subliminal Advertising
Published by December 25th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Experimentation of subliminal messages started many years ago. But never heard about this technique to sell motorcycles. Does this very appealing BMW S1000R need the use of a subliminal message to convince potential buyers? You could think that showing World Superbike racer Ruben Xaus flying around a track would be enough. In this theater commercial, […]
Happy Holidays From Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby And Cyril Huze
Published by December 23rd, 2010 in Editorial, Events and Videos.New From Xtreme Machine. Your Favorite Image In Your Custom Wheels.
Published by December 21st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Are we having an excessive pride in our motorcycle’s appearance? Always in need to display our feelings about everything? Yep, for many us, image is (almost) everything. So, for 2011 Xtreme Machine is launching the Vanity Wheels where you can display any image expressing your feelings, your cause, your fight, your club, etc. For the […]
Circa 1934 Harley-Davidson Koslow
Published by December 17th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.Thought you might be interested to know about this HD Koslow, an obscure and very rare OHV conversion of a Harley Flathead. Koslow? Owner Barry Brown gave me the 411 on his bike. When in 1931 Ignaz Schwinn, the owner of Excelsior/Henderson Motorcycle Company in Chicago, decided to shut down the business, one of his […]
Introduction To An All Original 1913 Harley-Davidson
Published by December 10th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Great narration to introduce you to 1 of the 3 known all original 1913 Harley-Davidsons.
Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show 2010
Published by December 7th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.The show in Yokohama, Japan closed its doors Sunday evening. No good images yet to publish in my Blog, but thought you would enjoy watching the show video announcement. Main US participants are shown riding their creations just before their rides were loaded in containers for the trip from the west coast to Japan. ( Music: “Rock Yokohama” by Gabriel […]
Tron Light Cycle By The Parker Brothers. Not Digital. Real Motorcycle.
Published by December 1st, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.No, it’s not a CAD design. It’s even not a replica because the Tron Light Cycle motorcycle in the movie doesn’t exist and is just a digital animation. But what you see is a real running motorcycle built by Florida shop Parker Brothers who has built a series of 10 that they sell for $55,000 (4 would […]
One Man’s Dream. The John Britten Bike Story.
Published by November 26th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Videos.John K. Britten (1950 –1995) was a New Zealand mechanical engineer who designed a world-record-setting motorcycle with innovative features which are still ahead of contemporary design. He continues to be an inspiration to many. He produced revolutionary machines to his own design made of light materials and using engines he built himself, which became famous […]
China Cheap Exports. US Versus China In A Rap Battle
Published by November 16th, 2010 in Editorial, Events and Videos.The US is accusing China to devaluate its money, or at least to not let it float, helping China products reach our shores at a very low price. China is accusing the US Federal Reserve’s plan to purchase $600 billion in bonds creating a US dollar devaluation and later igniting inflation. Although last week in Seoul countries members […]
Robert Maddox welds jet engines on everything on wheels. Here is his 250 lbs twin jet engine motorcycle drag bike. 2 Videos. Hmmm…
Looxcie Wearable Camera. Awesome Motorcycle Live Action Videos.
Published by November 6th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Videos.Wish I had known about this tiny wearable camcorder before the Cannonball Endurance Run departure. Some riders could have carried one on the side of their head or helmet and record all their cross country ride. Light (weighs less than 1 oz), small, this smart camera shoots HGVA footage anytime it’s on. No push button to hold. The earloop […]
Easy Rider Movie Famous Freedom Quotes In Superb Typography Video
Published by November 5th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.Ryan Grassley a.k.a. Half Throttle sincerely loves Harley-Davidson motorcycles but also like to conceive and produce parodies and satires making fun of the brand. You’ve got a few video samples in my Blog. Exception with this only typography video using some of the most famous freedom quotes of the 1969 Easy Rider Movie. Harley-Davidson was […]
Fred Crosset, a well known Belgium Trial and Enduro Champion takes his bike out for a spin in his hometown. Police will catch up with him…
Harley-Davidson New Computer Products
Published by October 29th, 2010 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.From reader Ryan Grassley, a.k.a. Half-Throttle, a new video (parody) that he produced, showing how Harley-Davidson intends to attract new young buyers. Hilarious…
