Husband takes his wife to a disco. There’s a guy on the dance floor living it large, break dancing, moon walking, back flips, the works.
The wife turns to her husband and says: “See that guy? 25 years ago he proposed to me and I turned him down.”
Husband says: “Looks like he’s still celebrating!!!”
Accel is launching the Stealth Supercoils that you mount to the spark plugs, eliminating the bulky external coil and the need for spark plug wires while delivering up to 20-percent more voltage than stock ignition. This patent pending ignition coil is a very interesting new part for Harley-Davidson® Twin-Cam owners looking to improve the look and performance of their bikes.
The ACCEL Stealth SuperCoils hide all ignition wiring in the head of the coil pack eliminating the need for ugly spark plug wires and provide quicker engine starting and improved throttle response while offering a clean, custom look. Available in either black or natural finishes, the Stealth SuperCoils mount directly to the spark plug and feature a cross functional aluminum cast cover that acts as a heat sink, pulling heat away from the cylinder heads.
“We’ve taken proven automotive technology and adopted it to the Harley-Davidson Twin-Cam engine, bringing to market a product that seamlessly combines a hot new look with the unmatched ignition performance that ACCEL is known for,” said Jason Ellison, Product and Sales Manager for the ACCEL Powersports division. “The increase in performance I’ve experienced first-hand during test rides is impressive and we’re incredibly excited to introduce this innovative product.” Continue reading ‘Accel Launching The First Ever Coil-On-Plug Ignition Conversion’
A Chinese man rode a motorcycle carrying his three children along the top of a giant dam on Thursday to cut down on travel time. Residents of the Junyue township in Sichuan Province have been crossing the river in this way for over two months now, after floods crushed the only existing bridge in July. The recent rainstorms in the region are said to be the worst in five decades, with the state media reporting more than 50 deaths as a result. The disaster highlights the challenges of encouraging construction in places that regularly experience heavy downpours and seismic activity (editorial image, source Reuters)
On Oct. 18, the Harley-Davidson Museum opened “Exposed! Harley-Davidson’s Lost Photographs, 1915-1916.” This new exhibit features 59 Harley-Davidson company photographs from a collection of more than 400 glass plate negatives. The fragile, five-inch by seven-inch glass plate negatives were discovered last year in storage at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. They were used to produce remarkably high-quality prints of employee portraits, staged images for marketing materials, photos of the 1916 Harley-Davidson racing team and more. Continue reading ‘Harley-Davidson Museum® Exposes Recently Discovered Company Photography In New Exhibit’
One part number is the ticket to get the power and performance gains of the Zipper’s Muscle Kit 103″. It is designed for use with high octane gas and transforms your stock 96 or 103” Twin Cam® engine into one with a smooth, linear power curve you can feel at any twist of the throttle. Continue reading ‘Building Engine Muscle With The 103″ Kit From Zipper’s Performance’
Same Morgan philosophy. Bringing fun to personal transportation. True, rode one. The new 3-wheeler didn’t change much. Same design in bullet shape with exposed chassis, a 1983 cc v-twin fuel injected engine from S&S Cycle, a Mazda 5-speed plus reverse transmission, padded leather interior, retro cockpit and a ton of options, in & out. What’s new is the 21st technology incorporated in Morgan’s classic appearance. Because baby-boomers with money want convenience associated with performance. Especially when the price of your toy is US $ 40,500. Morgan Motor Co.
The inaugural American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) to be held on October 16-20, 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida (Consumer days are October 18-20) announced the details of AIMExpo Outdoors!, the event’s interactive and experiential outdoors space. The nearly 400,000 square-foot area located on the grounds of Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) will feature a variety of activities throughout the five-day event geared towards trade, media and, most importantly, consumers.
The centerpiece of AIMExpo Outdoors! is the exclusive demo area, designated for testing the newest 2014 models for dirt and street. Off-road enthusiasts can enjoy key Suzuki ATV’s, while Yamaha will showcase its brand new Viking side-by-side (SxS). Additionally, KYMCO and Massimo Motors will feature a selection of its latest ATV’s and SxS’s. For the street, Yamaha will showcase its newly introduced 850cc FZ-09 triple by offering the product’s first public demo rides. Suzuki and KYMCO will also offer demo rides on select road bikes and scooters.
“What makes AIMExpo Outdoors! compelling is its interactivity,” said Larry Little, Marketplace Events Motorcycle Group Vice President & General Manager. “Along with an experience in the aisles at AIMExpo, we’re going to provide attendees with an experience in the saddle at AIMExpo Outdoors! Industry, media, and consumers will have hands-on opportunities to both see and test new models before they hit the showroom. The proper timing and location of AIMExpo allows us to present a number of groundbreaking features that are excellent examples of how AIMExpo is building an event that meets the changing needs of the industry.” Continue reading ‘AIMExpo To Offer Outdoors Demo Space To Host Variety Of Events.’
The Ness patented Big Sucker™ technology air cleaner is evolving with a new design featuring an inverted filter that maximizes airflow by pulling in air from the face of the air cleaner instead of the traditional method of pulling air from the sides.
The pre-oiled stainless steel filter features an inverted pleated top with pleated sides to maximize airflow. The forged billet aluminum backing plate features proven radius air inlet and hidden breather hardware. All mounting hardware, gaskets, and necessary components are included in these air cleaner kits.
2 styles are available. Beveled (2 top pictures)and Deep Cut (bottom). MSRP $399.95. Arlen Ness.
The Ace is of course the London’s Ace Cafe, a roadside pull-in that opened in 1938 and became the most famous haunt of the motorcycle riding “Ton-up kids” in the 50’s and of the Rockers in the 60’s. Each year during the Sturgis Rally, famed photographer Michael Lichter puts together an amazing display of motorcycle art at the Buffalo Chip. This year’s theme celebrated the history of Café Racers and artist David Uhl was asked to paint a special piece for this exhibit.
This new painting is now officially released in a very small edition, the same number of prints as “Steampunk Seduction”. Each canvas print will come hand-signed and numbered with Certificate of Authenticity. 3 size options are offered at a special promotional price for orders placed by Sept 30th. Image size 18 x 24, framed price $1,295. Edition of 50 plus 10 Artist Proofs and 2 Hors d’ commerce. Promotional price $895. Image size 24 x 32, framed price $1,895. Edition of 50 plus 10 Artist Proofs and 2 Hors d’ commerce. Promotional price $1,295. Image size 30 x 40, framed price $2,895. Edition of 25 plus 5 Artist Proofs and 2 Hors d’ commerce. Promotional price $2,250. Email greg@uhlstudios.com or call 303-913-4840 to reserve your artwork.
The backrests of models Cross Country, Cross Country Touring, Cross Country 8-ball, Cross Country Touring, and Hardball may fail in case it is used with a luggage rack attached to it (NHTSA recall 13E048000.)
The backrests are from the “Lock and Ride” accessories line. The model years concerned are 2010 to 2013, for a total of 13,700 recalled backrests.
These backrests and racks were sold both in chrome and black (ref: 2877938 or 2877938-266 for backrests and ref: 2877950 or 2877950-266 for the racks.) More info at Polaris Victory 888-704-5290.
Officials with the non-profit Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. announced that the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce offers its support of SMRi and its of its ownership and licensing of trademarks pertaining to the Srurgis® Motorcycle Rallyafter the City of Sturgis passed the same resolution to support SMRi.
In a written statement from the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce, they state “Our Vision Statement calls us to ‘unite and lead the Sturgis Area toward greater economic, social and community betterment.’ Further, our Mission Statement states that we will ‘advocate on behalf of its members to support business, agriculture, and tourism resulting in an enhanced quality of life for the entire community.’ In that vein, SMRi has proven to be an important economic and philanthropic force, as well as a worthy partner in our effort to promote and revitalize the City. It’s time to move forward together.”
“This is another step toward bringing the community together and showing those in Sturgis and beyond about SMRi and the important role we play,” said Dean Kinney, Chairman of the SMRi board. “SMRi is determined to help the citizens realize the financial benefit for the rally they have, as a community, helped create and sustain for decades.”
Because old Triumphs from the era 1963 to the 70’s are a popular choice for customization, why not keep the original frame and turn it into a cool rigid. This hardtail section doesn’t need any cutting or welding. It’s a 1″ O.D. DOM steel tubing bolt-on piece with laser cut mounting brackets and axle plates from 3/8″ thick plate steel. It’s available in 0″, 3″ or 5″ stretch. Available in raw finish for your paint can if you go “root” ($165), or in stainless steel (add $100) or in polished stainless steel (add $200.) At Acme Choppers.
What people hear and what you hear from the saddle when you ride are 2 very different sounds. A demo by S&S Cycle with their Race Tour Mufflers for Harley tourers.
Sent by Bob Mc Kay, McKay Cycle Creations 09/24/2013 at 11.29 am
“I find this kind of interesting, I had bikes featured in three magazines in Canada and USA this month and I watched my web page hits spike 100 % on and just after the release dates.
One of the bikes was featured on the cyrilhuzeblog.com yesterday and the hits went up 500 % and are still up there today, I guess more people really are reading on line their motorcycle news…
Thanks again for running the big feature on my “Digger” on your website. Bob McKay. McKay Cycle Creations.
Polaris To Launch Indian Chief 3 Models In India First Quarter Of 2014. The launch is confirmed by Pankaj Dubey who is the Managing Director of Polaris India. Like many other brands- Triumph being the most recent one – Indian Motorcycle will be exploring the domestic market for what is considered in India very high end performance motorcycles
Toronto Ponders Ending Free Parking For Motorcycles. The city transportation staff has recommended ending free parking at meters and machines, a perk motorcyclists and scooter riders have enjoyed since 2005. The city calculated that it can make up $250,000 annually by charging motorcycles and scooters parking fees. Eight years ago, council enacted the parking fee exemption after complaints that motorcyclists were being dinged for tickets after pay-and-display receipts were stolen or had blown away. City council also granted the exemption to encourage motorcycle use over cars “to alleviate congestion, to make more efficient use of the public right-of-way, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation,” according to the report.
Ducati America Announced The Launch Of Its Retail Financing Program For New And Used Ducati Motorcycles In The US. Supported by VW Credit, Inc. (VCI), a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America Inc., the newly established Ducati Financial Services (DFS) began operation on September 5, 2013. The selection of financial services includes customer financing through Ducati dealers across the US. In addition, DFS will also offer ancillary products for new and used motorcycles, including the Ever Red Motorcycle Protection Plan, Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) plan, and Road Hazard Tire and Wheel Protection plans. The United States is Ducati’s largest market, with 9,258 units retailed in 2012. Now, supported by VW Credit, Inc., which provides financial products and services to Volkswagen dealers, Audi dealers and their customers in the United States, Ducati will benefit from the vast experience of VW Credit in the automotive finance business. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’
You ride a bagger and are always looking for ideas to make the long ride more comfortable. What about her riding behind you? I am pretty sure she would appreciate these armrests offering convenience in a compact package.
You can install them on 1997-2014 Harley touring models and trikes equipped with a King or Ultra Tour Pak. Support brackets are nearly invisible & fastened between Tour-Pak lid & pad. Each arm has two mounting locations & pivot with an adjustable stop for fine tuning arm position. Padded over-molded arm folds back out of the way when no more needed.
The Stealth Passenger Armrests are coming very soon and can be pre-ordered on the Kuryakyn Website . MSRP: $299.00 for the set.
A few years ago he quit his job and got on his motorcycle and proceeded to ride around the world. Alone! During the last 3 years he rode 62,000 miles on a BMW GS motorcycle through 35 countries on 5 continents. His name is Allan Karl, an author, photographer and brand strategist. And as you can imagine his adventure is full of amazing stories he wants to tell to all bikers.
As with any adventure there were highs and lows. While in Bolivia he crashed and broke his leg, in the Colombian jungle he was escorted to a remote waterfall at gunpoint, and the governments of Syria and Sudan had to be pleaded with for passage through those countries. The high was of course the amazing camaraderie among riders, whatever the brand of your motorcycle, that can be experienced all over the world. Continue reading ‘There Are No strangers When You Are Riding Around The World. Only Friends You Haven’t Met.’
Southwest Airlines has always employed humor in its advertising and during announcements by flight attendants and pilots. But in South Africa, a low cost airline named Kulula with head office located in Johannesburg is probably the one with the funniest plane liveries and the most entertaining announcements before, during and after flights. A few examples.
On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced. “People, people we’re not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it !”
On another flight with a very “senior” flight attendant crew, the pilot said “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants.”
Security announcement before take off. “There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite. Your seat cushions can be used for flotation and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.”
On landing, the stewardess said, “Please be sure to take all of your belongings.. If you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it ‘s something we’d like to have.”
“ From the pilot during his welcome message, “Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!”
“Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we’ll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines.
After landing, “Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”
“As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.
Heard on a Kulula flight. “Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing.. If you can light ’em, you can smoke ’em. Continue reading ‘Humor Of The Week. Best Lines Of An Airline.’
Although Bob McKay at McKay Cycle Creations has been customizing and building one-off motorcycles since 1969, he never built until now a Digger bike, a style extremely popular at the time he began his career in the motorcycle industry. When it was not a Chopper, the ultimate custom bike of the 70’s was a Digger. At that time, Arlen Ness, Donnie Smith, Barry Cooney and Dave Perewitz are some of those who were excelling in this styling genre. For reason of nostalgia and of friendship with some of this 1st wave of custom builders Bob decided it was time to pay tribute to both the customizers and the type of machine that they were building.
But what is the definition of a Digger? Of course, like a Bobber or a Chopper, you know it’s one when you see it… But definition of style getting easily distorted and corrupted by new generations, what specifically made a Digger a Digger? Let me just say that 40 years ago the Digger was inspired by Drag Racing bikes and are a sort of adaptation to street custom motorcycles,. They were using long and low rigid gooseneck or straight frame, most often equipped with a Springer or Girder front end and featued Prism, Diamond or Rocket Sportster gas tanks. At that time, the carburetors of choice were the Webers or Dellortos, Rajays turbo or Magnuson superchargers. Continue reading ‘Tribute To The Motorcycle Digger Style And To Its Original Builders’
Harley-Davidson created an excellent web page with a simple application to compare side by side up to any 3 models belonging to the 2014 lineup. You just select the 3 bikes and what specific aspects you want to compare. Try it by jumping to Harley Compare Bikes.
With a long list of justifications sent to the media to support its decision, Advanstar announced that the Dealer Expo 2014 will no more be held in Indianapolis in February , but at the McCormick Place in Chicago December 5-7, 2014.
The Dealer Expo is until now the largest business to business powersports annual event but is about to face a new strong competition from the new AIMExpo (American International Motorcycle Expo) a new business and retail event to be held this coming October 16-20, 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
After the motorcycle dealer and retail disaster of 2008’s global recession, trade shows like the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati and the Dealer Expo in Indianapolis (marginally competitors) held 2 weeks apart from each other searched for a new formula to support their respective events. Although many suggestions have been made to these shows organizers, both regarding attendees, content and location, not much has changed until the AIMExpo announced its intention to revolutionize the Powersports industry as North America’s first combined consumer, trade and media event, combining indoor exhibits on 300,000 square feet with outdoor activities in Orlando at what organizers consider “the ideal time and place for new product launches, demo rides, educational programs and more.” Continue reading ‘2014 Dealer Expo Moves From Indianapolis To Chicago With New Dates In December’
The most frequent requests I get in my email mailbox is regarding good addresses for painters and custom seat makers. Well, if you are looking for a one-off saddle made the old fashion way (methods and tools), contact Paul Witcherman Not a beginner, since 1977 he creates upholstery for motorcycles, scooters, street rods, classics and originals. He offers custom leather seats with a versatile mounting system via sliding carriage bolts. He also does a lot of old school hand-hammered riveting. Call Chacho’s Garage at 612-354-4441 or via email at mail@chachogarage.com.
A man asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an unusually attractive woman sitting alone at a table in a cozy little restaurant. So the waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, ‘This is from the gentleman who is seated over there’….. and indicated the sender with a nod of his head. She stared at the wine coolly for a few seconds, not looking at the man, then decided to send a reply to him by a note.
The waiter, who was lingering nearby for a response, took the note from her and conveyed it to the gentleman. The note read:’For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in the bank and 7 inches in your pants’. After reading the note, the man decided to compose one of his own in return. He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed him to deliver it to the lady. It read: Continue reading ‘Joke Of The Week’
10 custom builders were invited by Yamaha to customize their 2014 Star Bolt. You can vote for your favorite, go back to the page to see how many votes were given to your preferred Star Bolt. This build-off will winner will be announced at the Star Motorcycles display at the AIMExpo in Orlando this coming october. To see the 10 entries, go to: Star Bolt Sweepstakes.
You all know that women represent a fast-growing demographic for all motorcycle manufacturers, custom shops, vendors, etc. No surprisingly, women events are popping up everywhere there is a motorcycle rally. “Hear Me Roar” is a new one, with activities created by Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona, Roar Motorcycles, Iron Horse Saloon, all businesses located in Ormond Beach, Florida to appeal to all women motorcyclists, experienced or novices. The 3 businesses partnered with the Lotus Inn & Suites in Ormond Beach to organize a weekend of charity rides, of pool parties, of “garage parties” and music from October 4 to 6, 2013. Continue reading ‘Pre-Daytona Biketoberfest. “Hear Me Roar”. A Ladies Weekend Oct 4-6, 2013’
S&S Cycle just announced the release of a new series of high performance and replacement flywheel assemblies for 1999 and later Harley-Davidson Big Twins and S&S T-Series engines.
These new 3-piece flywheels feature mainshafts that are integrated into the flywheel forgings (eliminating two potential points of weakness) and larger 1.671” diameter crankpin. Although this design may appear similar to stock, the end product is much stronger due to superior materials (Heat-treated 4140 material is harder and 114% stronger than stock), updated production techniques and patent pending new designs.
Assembled and ready to install in 1999-later Harley-DavidsonÆ engines and S&S 4-1/8î bore engines. More info at S&S Cycle Flywheels
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