Remember the story of Joe Cool Inc. at 1052 North Beach Street in Daytona and its 2 affiliates companies in New York obtaining for a fee of $87.50. a State trademark for the name “Daytona Beach Bike Week? Last Fall, Joe Cool’s owner Yosef Amar sent letters to several area merchants threatening legal action for selling Bike Week products unless they agreed to pay royalties.
Well, the Daytona Regional Chamber Of Commerce and Good Sports Inc. filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Orlando, seeking cancellation of the trademark held by Joe Cool.
Arguments are 1- that the Chamber Of Commerce is since 1995 recognized by the city of Daytona Beach as the official organizer of Bike Week and is the only entity entitled to designate sponsors as official Daytona Beach Bike Week sponsors and has the exclusive right to license the official logo to vendors. 2- that Good Sports has been producing Daytona Beach Bike Week apparel since 1983. Joe Cool Inc has yet to respond to the lawsuit
Not a typo, this custom is called Nascafe Racer, not Nescafe! or Nesscafe!!! It was built by Shaw Speed & Custom the custom division of Brighton, UK based Shaw Harley-Davidson. Not your average official Harley-Davidson dealership. Shaw HD has won 6 times in 7 years The “Bar And Shield” award fromthe factory for its customer service excellence and its within the dealership custom department collects bike show awards in Europe and was the 1st place winner in the modified Harle-Davidson class at the Sturgis AMD World Championship Of Bike Building. And of course when you are the World Champion in your category you want to keep your title in 2011. Looking for sponsorship to finance a new project Steve Willis, head of the Speed & Custom design wing of the dealership, approached master watchmaker Bell & Ross who approved the bike design you see here. Continue reading ‘Harley-Davidson Nascafe Racer’
As I reported on March 5th, Bert Baker is on a national tour to teach you his Drivetrain Magic. And I have been flooded by emails asking me if he will stop by in their cities. So, the answer is BAKER Drivetrain is traveling anywhere and everywhere that a participating dealer will host him. He will provide educational seminars pertaining to the BAKER product line and Drivetrain FAQ’s and provide myth busting answers.
Bert and the gang will be on the road, moving west, between March 10th and March 30th. For future dates and additional tours on the East coast and down South, keep an eye on their website at Baker Seminars or on their Facebook page under the Whistle Stop tour or call toll free: 1-877-640-2004. After the jump the next dates from March 10th to 30th. Bert promised to send me a card from all the places he travels to… Continue reading ‘Baker Drivetrain Is Moving West’
1- Polaris Record Profit Sharing. In 2010 Polaris delivered strong performance and posted record results with sales of $1.99 billion. More than $13.6 million of the company’s 2010 profits will be shared among approximately 2,250 hourly and non-salaried Polaris employees in a cash payment. On average, each of these employees will receive nearly 19 percent of their annual pay base. Polaris also will distribute profit-sharing payments to each of its full time salaried employees. Additionally, all Polaris employees will participate in the distribution of $8.1 million worth of Polaris stock that is contributed to their retirement plan.
2-Selling Fast On eBay Motors. eBay Public Relation department would like very much that I tell you how efficient eBay Motors is at selling your motorcycle or parts. I don’t know and can’t verify, but give you the numbers they emailed me. In 4th quarter of of 2010: A motorcycle sold every 7 minutes. • A motorcycle part sold every 5.6 seconds • A Honda motorcycle sold every 31 minutes • A Yamaha motorcycle sold every 62 minutes. • A Harley-Davidson motorcycle sold every 32 minutes
3– Victory High-Ball. The stripped down, bare bones all-new Victory High-Ball will be available to Dealers only in April. But Thursday 10th, I will ride it in company of Zach Ness for a 120 miles test ride via back roads from Daytona to Orlando and back. While in Orlando I may do a few passes with the High-Ball at the Speed World Dragway (if somebody lend me the required full face helmet) and go to see and take a couple of pictures of the new and first Victory Top-Fuel bike. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’
Participating to Bike Week and loving vintage and racing bikes? On friday March 11th, from 11 am to 2 pm, meet with legend Joe Robison and the racers present in Daytona at his original Harley-Davidson franchise located at 508 West International Speedway Boulevard.
During his 31 years as the Daytona HD dealer before he sold the franchise to Bruce Rossmeyer, Robison’s shop was always active in racing. The factory team would prepare and tune their race bikes at his shop and Joe was always in the pits during a race keeping things running smoothly. Ride your vintage motorcycle (reserved parking available), take a tour of his shop, see some classic motorcycles and old racing bikes. (food available) Robison’s Motorcycles.
This smooth distressed leather bag (black or brown) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories is shaped to accent the shape of the Harley-Davidson Softail® swingarm.
This semi-rigid bag features a pouch-style flap lid, secured with two quick-disconnect clips that are hidden behind traditional straps and buckles. It is secured to the left side of the swingarm with easy-to-install, adjustable quick-release straps. Capacity is 400 cubic inches, enough room for essentials that might otherwise be stuffed into pockets or bungeed to a passenger pillion.
Fits 2000-later Softail® models (except Rocker/C and CVO models). May not fit with some other accessories. $179.95. See an authorized Harley-Davidson dealer for details or visit Harley-Davidson.
March 19-20, 2011. A Special weekend in California where manufacturers, dealers, designers and bike builders meet and showcase their newest creations in the beautiful santa Clara Convention Center. 75 Custom Chrome parts vendors will be displaying thousands of new after-market parts. Vendors like Arlen Ness • BDL • Le Pera • RevTech • Daytona Twin Tec • Paughco • Fat Baggers, Inc. • James Gaskets • Rinehart • S&S • Baker Drivetrain • ThunderMax, etc.
At the same time the North America Championship Of Custom Bike Building will be going on. All bikes will be photographed at an on site studio with owners receiving a CD of images for their own unrestricted use. There is no entry fee to compete and you can still register your bike by going to Custom Chrome Dealer Show or calling 800-359-5700. Show is open to the public on Sunday March 20th. I will be in Santa Clara to cover the event.
In 1956 Enfield of India started assembling Bullet motorcycles under licence from UK components, and by 1962 were manufacturing complete bikes. Enfield of India bought the rights to use the Royal Enfield name in 1995. Royal Enfield production, based in Chennai, continues and Royal Enfield is now the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in production with the Bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle production run of all time. A beautiful film with no words and no engine sound.
After scaring me (and all of us) by telling me last October that he was too busy, too tired to continue organizing the event, Willie reconsidered and after receiving some sponsorship from Iron Horse Magazine, he will welcome again his friends of the industry at the 2011 Daytona edition of his Chopper Time Show this Thursday March 10th, from 11 am to 4 pm. Continue reading ‘Daytona Willie’s tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Time Show’
Readers, I know you pretty well and can guess most of your reactions on any post I publish, especially when featuring extreme custom motorcycles pushing the boundaries of what is perceived as acceptable, aesthetically or technologically. Don’t have to explain why Custom Builder Dana Hallberg called this bike Redonkulous. Like me, he knew that reactions would be split in 2 camps. Those qualifying his work as ridiculous at defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary: silly & unreasonable. And those who will use the word ridiculous as explained in the Urban Dictionary: unbelievable, something at the top level of greatness, insanity, or beauty. Continue reading ‘Redonkulous 30″ Front Wheel Custom Motorcycle’
The Grand Daddy of all custom bike shows continues the tradition and will open to the public the doors of its 39th edition Saturday March 12th at 9am at the Daytona Lagoon, on Earl street.
Because some adjustments have been made on the definition of each class in which custom bikes are competing, participants should check in advance to which class their bike belongs. All 22 classes, American and foreign bikes, explained at Rat’s Hole Show.
All contestants must line up next to the curb on Ora street between 7:30 and 8:30 am Saturday March 12, 2011. You will receive your show card number and get in position for the show. You will have time to clean your bike before the judging which starts at 10:00 am. The trophies will be given out around 5:00 pm. I will stop by to admire the bikes and meet friends. Rat’s Hole Custom Chopper & Bike show
All Ladies of Harley present in Daytona will want ride with Karen Davidson on March 8th to benefit MDA. Registration is on Tuesday, March 8 between 8-9:45 a.m. at Riverfront Park on Beach Street in Daytona Beach. Ride will launch from Beach Street promptly at 10 a.m. The fully escorted will be led by Harley-Davidson VIP’s and will continue from Riverfront Park on Beach Street, through Daytona’s Main Street, through the scenic countryside and will land at Bruce Rossmeyer’s Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach. The top 3 MDA riders will be recognized onstage, and awards will be presented at the end of the ride — at approximately 11 a.m. Following the ride, a Live Auction will feature Harley-Davidson women’s leather jackets, jewelry and much more, all to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In order to ride, riders must make a minimum contribution of $25 to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
A daily meeting place for live rock and roll music, custom bikes, loud pipes and burnout contests, appearance of personalities of the industry and a few cool surprises prepared by Chief Entertainment Officer Jay allen, the Broken Spoke Saloon just announced its entertainment schedule for the 2011 Daytona Bike Week. The Broken Spoke Saloon in Daytona is located at 1151 North U.S. Highway 1 in Ormond. All details after the jump. Continue reading ‘Daytona Bike Week. Back To The Broken Spoke Saloon.’
Last September – through my Blog – you followed her along the 3325 miles of the Cannonball Endurance Run riding her beloved 1915 Harley-Davidson named Effie from Kitty Hawk, NC to the Pier of Santa Monica, CA. She is the only American woman to have completed such a run. She also authored the best seller book, “American Motorcycle Girls 1900 To 1950” an Amazon best seller in its category. Because of her accomplishments, she is an inductee in the National Motorcycle Hall Of Fame, in the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation and in the Sturgis Hall Of fame.
Yesterday she was in Eustis, Florida at the AMCA Vintage Days. Today she arrived in Daytona. During Bike Week, Cris will be sharing her presence between the Harley-Davidson Women’s Area on Beach Street and the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Ocean Center on North Atlantic Avenue. A great opportunity for you to meet with her, talk about women motorcyclists, get her autograph on her books (only at IMS Show), exchange road stories from the Cannonball Run and of course get a close look at Effie, her 1915 3-speed 11J Twin Harley-Davidson. Days and hours after the jump. Continue reading ‘Meet With Motorcycle Personality Cris Sommer-Simmons During Daytona Bike Week’
This year, Bert Baker tells me that he has decided to do things a little bit differently. Instead of hoping to meet with you at his very busy Baker Drivetrain booth in big rallies, Bert is going to your own place. Almost… Bert is embarking on a National Seminar Tour stopping at V-Twin dealerships near the place where you live or work, giving you a rare opportunity to spend time with him (he is a quite funny guy), asking him the trickiest transmissions questions one can ask.
At each Dealer stop Bert will be providing a free drivetrain performance seminar open to the public that will cover the latest products now available from Baker, including the DD6 and DD7 transmissions as well as the F5R and F6R reverse systems. Along with the seminar, to anyone interested, Bert will be offering reverse demos with his own reverse transmission demonstration bike. (ask him to do a reverse burnout, but don’t tell him who suggested!)
I can’t list here all the dates. But the tour starts this weekend in Florida (for evident reason, no booth this year at the Daytona International Speedway), then will go to the west coast. Dealers can contact Baker Drivetrain at 877-640-2004 to schedule a date with Bert. Public can contact their dealer to organize such a seminar. Pick your date after the jump. Continue reading ‘Starting This Weekend. Your Day With Bert Baker. Pick Your Date.’
Two other places to show your custom bike and car during this coming Daytona Bike Week.
1- Saturday March 5th. The first Church of Chop show is the “To Hell with Daytona” show at the Junkyard Saloon in Deleon Springs, located on highway 17 just 15 minutes west of Daytona. Live music with The Hillbilly Hellcats, The Oak Hill Drifters and The Bloody Jug Band. There will also be a Miss Renegade Pin-Up Contest as well! Registration from 12:00 to 2:30 pm. Awards 5:30 pm. One of a kind custom built trophies. Continue reading ‘Daytona Bike Week. Church of Chop Old School Hot Rod & Choppers Shows.’
The Antique Motorcycle Club Of America (AMCA) was founded in 1954 by a group of antique bike fans with the objective the preservation, restoration and operation of old-time motorcycles. It organizes events coast to coast and every year, on the 1st Friday of Daytona Bike Week, the Sunshine Eustis Chapter (Eustis is located in central Florida) hosts a meeting with activities like a bike show, a swap meet and antique bike runs. A good way to enrich your knowledge of the antique bike world, find and trade the gear you need for your own project, hear stories on the machines and people who built the sport of motorcycling. A few pictures from yesterday March 4, 2011 (Photography courtesy Steve Kelly) .
Everything that increase the distance at which you can be be clearly discerned when you ride at night is welcome. With dual, integrated LED lights at the back, the new Night Rider LED Half Helmet from can become a beacon of enhanced visibility. Continue reading ‘New Night Rider LED Half Helmet From Harley-Davidson’
No more present at the Daytona Ocean Center since last year, Harley-Davidson will concentrate again its activities at the Beach Street Riverfront and at the International Speedway from March 5 to March 12. Harley-Davidson will also be at Black Bike Week on Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, March 10-12. Continue reading ‘2011 Daytona Bike Week. Can’t Miss Harley-Davidson Activities.’
You saw it before in my Blog, but for the 1st time available with a powder coated black contrast on polished aluminum. An opportunity to feature again this Wire-Plus quite “discreet” seat post assembly including billet housing, power control module and key switch. For power control, housing has four separate power circuits, replaceable start relay and diagnostic LED’s, which can be viewed through holes in the face of the housing. It’s the perfect solution for all riders that want to update their bikes look and performance, but have older style units that originally came on their custom production bike. Installation is a breeze…This new assembly plugs right into the existing Wire Plus harness (not included). Continue reading ‘Old School Looking Seat Post Assembly’
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) has received a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to collect data over the next two years to improve motorcycle safety. The $70,000 grant will be used to conduct six, one-day safety checkpoints between March 1 of this year and December 31, 2012.
Lt. Colonel Mark McDonough, DPS Deputy Commissioner, said that Georgia saw a sharp increase in the number of fatal crashes involving motorcyclists between 2005 and 2008 as the number of motorcycles registered in the state reached an all-time high. There were 167 motorcycle operators or passengers killed in crashes in 2008. He said Georgia State Patrol launched specialized patrols that included aviation support during the summer months when weekend motorcycle traffic is the heaviest. The enforcement effort along metro Atlanta interstates is focused on motorcycle operators traveling at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of traffic, traveling in the emergency lane, or driving recklessly around other vehicles. Continue reading ‘Georgia State Justifies Motorcycle Checkpoints (Locations Disclosed)’
Never buy any book about the Biker Lifestyle without checking the credentials of those authoring it. Doug Barber a.k.a. Q-Ball, the master photographer, and Eddie Sorez Pliska a.k.a. Sorez The Sribe, the highway poet, have shared the road with the old school and hard core bikers during more than 30 years. As patch holders, separately and together, they have been riding, partying, and mixing it up with the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Decades ago, Doug and Eddie chose the path less chosen and they are among the very few having both inside knowledge and talent, respectively photography and poetry, to tell us about our two-wheeled forefathers. But don’t expect this book to be an addition of anecdotical tales about the biker lifestyle in 1 percenter clubs. It’s much richer and deeper than this. Authors took a brand new approach, using camera lens and profound poetry words to build a prism refracting the multitude and most beautiful lights of their culture whose foundation rests on an infallible code of honor. Continue reading ‘Living The Life. Portraits Of The Human Struggle For Freedom And Expression.’
You are looking for a suspension setup for a restoration, AHRMA racer or vintage machine. For all those who don’t know, Progressive Suspension, America’s Premier Manufacturer of motorcycle suspension, offers shock and fork spring fitments all the way back to 1949.
The 12, 13 & 14 Series Progressive Suspension shocks are sold as damper sets and can be mated to a number of springs to properly tune for your application. Not knowing what you want? The company offers a cool online widget letting you search by year, make and model. Doctor Progressive Suspension (it’s a lady!) answers immediately after you enter your information… Try your search at Progressive Shocks Search.
As one of the hot spots in South Daytona Beach (Ridgewood Avenue) during Bike Week, you need to know what will be going on at the Liminickie Lot starting this Monday March 7th.
Monday-March 7 . Limpnickie Lot opens 10 am – 6 pm. From 3pm to 5pm the South Florida Boys and Girls Club will be visiting the Lot for a picnic lunch and to see the builders. Old Fashion biker movies from 8 to 10 pm. Tuesday-March 8. 1st Annual Swap Meet. Free Set Up. Free Admission from 8 am to 6 pm at the Skate Park. Cycle Source/Limpnickie Industry Reception at the Skate Park from 5 to 7 pm. 357 Stream Band will be playing. Wednesday-March 9th. Lot is open from 10 am too 6 pm. Old fashion Biker Movies 8 to10 pm. Thursday March 10th. Ride to Willies Tropical Tattoos in Ormond Beach. Meet at the Lot at 9 am. Ride out at 10 am. Limpnickie Night at the Broken Spoke Saloon. Meet at Willies at 8 pm. Heading to the Broken Spoke Saloon at 9pm. 357 Stream Band will be playing. Friday-March 11th. Cycle Source/ Limpnickie Lot Chopper Show from 12 to 5 pm. Live Video Tech Tip with Roadside Marty and ACME Choppers. Roadside will be swapping out a tube front end for an ACME Springer and the Cycle Source will be filming.
In addition, the Limpnickie Lot will give back again to the rally community through the Limpnickie Lot Footprint. There will be red donations bins on the premises of the lot for people to participate in a Food Bank.
During Daytona Bike Week Hot Leathers is conducting a men and women model search. The company only stipulation is that they will be in Daytona on Thursday March 10th and free from noon to 4 pm for a photo shoot. The winners will receive one of the outfits that they model on location
Hot Leathers is accepting online photo submissions. Please email photos@hotleathers.com with “Search” in the Subject line.
Please include your name and email address where they can get ahold of you. Specifics of the shoot will be discussed once a winner is chosen. Good luck!
Remember the story of Joe Cool Inc. at 1052 North Beach Street in Daytona and its 2 affiliates companies in New York obtaining for a fee of $87.50. a State trademark for the name “Daytona Beach Bike Week? Last Fall, Joe Cool’s owner Yosef Amar sent letters to several area merchants threatening legal action for selling Bike Week products unless they agreed to pay royalties.
