1- NFL Motorcycle Helmets. Andy Brogden is persistent. He banged on the doors of the National Football League for three years until he got a five-year, exclusive contract to produce motorcycle and kids’ bicycle helmets (half and three-quarters) emblazoned with the NFL team logos. The NFL promised to order 45,000 units at a time and have the helmets in stores 60 days after that. So, the merchandise is expected to arrive in stores this spring. The helmets will be available in stores carrying motorcycle apparel, on the official NFL website, in football stadiums and on TV and at Toys R Us for kids helmets. The bad news. These helmets will be produced in China to keep the retail price as low as possible. China? The NFL should check very closely that the yellow Packers helmet is a true Packers yellow, and that the burgundy Redskins helmet is Redskins burgundy…
2-Breakfast With Buell At Daytona Bike Week. Erik Buell will be the featured guest at Hall Of Fame annual Breakfast at Daytona fundraiser set for the Friday of Bike Week, March 11, at an all-new location inside the Daytona 500 Club in the infield of Daytona International Speedway. Buell, a Hall of Famer, will take the stage to talk about motorcycles, his years running his company and what the future holds for one of America’s most free-thinking bike builders. The event also includes a silent auction of unique items related to the Hall of Fame, and an autograph session with Buell and other Motorcycle Hall of Famers.
3- Harley-Davidson, Inc. Declares Dividend. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.10 per share for the first quarter of 2011. The dividend is payable March 4, 2011 to the holders of record of the Company’s common stock on February 22, 2011. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’
Designed by the trio Meixner, Cockerell and Landgraf, the Megola was produced between 1921 and 1925 in Munich, Germany.
The 640 cc rotary engine was mounted within the front wheel and was made of 5 cylinders with side-mounted valves and it displaced 640 cc. The crankshaft was the front axle, which remained stationary while the cylinders rotated with the wheel. There was no clutch or transmission. Continue reading ‘The Megola Motorcycle’
Ultima announces an expanded number of applications for their popular Open Belt Primary Systems. They all offer a 6061-T6 billet aluminum backing plate and the option of four outboard support designs for maximum horsepower transfer.
Ultima 3.35″ Belt Drive Kits for Softails & Dynas. These systems will fit both Evo and TwinCam setups. There is a retrofit version with no modifications needed for Dyna applications (1990-2006) and Softails® models (1990-2005)
Ultima 2″ Belt Drive Kits are available with optional quarter guards for Softail models (Twin Cam application coming soon)
Shown in top picture: 2″ Dyna Belt Drive with optional Quarter Grille Guard. Bottom picture: 3:35 Dyna Belt Drive w/ optional outboard support.
All instructions are provided and available online. Exclusively thru Midwest Motorcycle Supply distributors and dealers .
Harley-Davidson Motor Company will provide marketing and promotional support for a new 2011 Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. The event has been completely changed from last year and from what was initially announced for the 2011 edition.
Under Harley-Davidson’s support and guidance the event will begin in Phoenix, Arizona, (no more San Diego) and travel through all 48 contiguous states and Canada to Nova Scotia (no more traveling to Mexico). The route will travel over 10,000 miles and is open only to all riders of Harley-Davidson motorcycles (no more open to all brands). There will be 15 checkpoints along the route located at Harley-Davidson dealers where participants must check in as they ride the route. Continue reading ‘Harley-Davidson Sponsor Of A Completely Revised Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge’
Looking for a logo, a paint job theme, a tee-shirt graphic, an event poster illustration, etc?.Let’s give a big international professional push to Marc Cluzet. He is based in France, but with internet, he is sitting next to you to satisfy all your creative wants and needs. Marc Cluzet.
Motorcycles never die and when they are revived they are painstakingly restored to look as brand new or re-dressed to look even better than the originals. This 1965 BSA Lightning belongs to the second category and is a very fine example of custom vintage motorcycle work. 3 weeks ago, its builder Jesse Bassett from the Gasbox Shop in Cleveland, OH was rewarded for his custom fabrication skills by winning the Freestyle Class in the International Motorcycle Show. A creation that you should be able to admire from close in Sturgis during the 2011 AMD World Championship Of bike Building. It was a 2-year project and Jesse told me about the main issues he had to resolve while rebuilding, repairing, restoring and customizing this original production motorcycle from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) Continue reading ‘Custom BSA Lightning’
It doesn’t matter that the characters and motorcycles are not American. A lesson about getting on with living. A very inspirational video created by a famous Taiwan Ad Creative Director. Watch…
Met for the 1st time Michael Kamalian from Revolution Cycle Manufacturing during the 2005 V-Twin Expo where he was exhibiting his first custom motorcycle fitted with his own carbon fiber parts, frame, tank, wheels etc. Seven years later we talked again at the same last weekend V-twin Expo and Michael gave me an update on his company progression and specifically on the improvement brought to his carbon wheels that he manufactures in his Marietta, Georgia facility.
But first, a reminder of the multiple advantages of carbon fiber wheels. In addition of look (if it’s the one you are after), because of reduced static mass (upward to 26+ lbs on some common wheel sizes) a motorcycle will feel lighter while riding, turn faster and just make handling more controllable and comfortable. Continue reading ‘Latest Technology Carbon Fiber Wheel’
BUB Enterprises teamed up with Holeshot Choppers to design and manufacture this new aggressive look 2-1 exhaust system named the RAW 1.
These pipes can be used as a high performance exhaust option for tHarley-Davidson FXR’s (all years Evo), FXST’s (1995-2011) and Dyna’s (forward and mid controls for 1995 to 2005 and 2006 to 2011) Continue reading ‘New RAW 1 Exhaust System By BUB Enterprises’
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 watching again.
By definition, high performance, big inch motors run hotter than smaller, stock displacement motors and need more air to reduce their running temperature. A new and simple idea from JIMS USA, in collaboration with Cornerstone Metrology, is to let outside air flow through a nice looking “fin pack” design that you fit into the existing stock cam cover.
Installation uses the existing timing cover hardware and only takes minutes. JIMS® Heat Sink Cam Cover is manufactured from top quality aluminum here in the USA and is available in Chrome Plated, or RawCut Black, MSRP from $74.10 to $98.50, depending on finish. For more information call 805-482-6913 or visit JIMS USA.
As the US economy went into recession, demand for production custom built motorcycles fell with it. Many small producers of custom American V-Twin motorcycles disappeared, while others like Big Dog Motorcycles struggled to stay afloat.
After several rounds of reorganization, a failed attempt to find an investor/partner, a test to sell a lower priced chopper at $20,000, Big Dog Motorcycles is now trying a new marketing approach, selling OEM “Build A Bike” Kits. Companies like Desperado Motorcycles and Big Bear Choppers have been successful in the past at selling rolling chassis of their most popular models. Continue reading ‘Exclusive. Big Dog Motorcycles Trying The Bike Kit Business.’
Bean’re. Ex Marine Corp, self employed professional tourist, a nice character and familiar face in all US motorcycle rallies (and some abroad), a long distance rider on his chopped Harley Raod King, is going to taking a Big Plunge. No, not getting married. Him? Just taking a Big Polar Jump into the icy Ohio River in an effort to raise money for the special Olympics. And this event deserves a few lines in my digital space to ask you if you would like to help raise money for this year-round program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through a volunteer network, athletes pay nothing to participate to nearly 2,000 events annually. Bean’re will take the Big Polar Plunge on February 26th, 2011 at the Tumbleweed restaurant on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. Get involved by going to his personal donation site on the Polar Plunge website
It’s a tradition. Every year The Daytona Beach Community Foundation holds a drawing for the Official Bike Week Motorcycle. Always a beautiful custom motorcycle, this one built by Brass Balls Bobber & Choppers (model 69) and valued at $35,000. Features include: S&S 93” Flat-Side Shovelhead Engine, Polished BAKER Six-Speed Transmission, Delkron Inner Primary Cover, Barnett Scorpion Lock-Up Clutch, Racing Innovations Softail Style Frame, Ride Wright Wheels, Metzeler Tires, Polished Barnett Outer Primary Cover, Wilwod Brake Calipers. Continue reading ‘2011 Official Daytona Bike Week Drawing’
I know many of you dream of a wider choice of brass parts to retro-style your bike. These ones from forged brass construction by reputable motorcycle parts designer Italian Kustom Tech. To affirm your own style their Deluxe risers come in 3 different brass finishes: polished brass, satin brass, raw brass. Chrome and satin chrome are also available. They fit all 1″ handlebars and come with 1/2″X13 mounting bolts, 2,5″ rise and a 1″ pullback. Complement their Deluxe line of handlebar controls and switches. Kustom Tech.
Since September 2008 Myrtle Beach had a city ordinance limiting motor vehicles to a level of 89 decibels while the engine is running at idle speed.
Such ordinance, among over 15 others, was openly the way mayor John Rhodes intended to eliminate any bike rally inside the city limits. And we know that he was successful at discouraging most bikers to ride through Myrtle Beach, even at participating to any event around the city. Continue reading ‘City Of Myrtle Beach Tweaking Its Motorcycle Noise Ordinance’
It was October 15, 2009. Harley-Davidson announced that Buell motorcycles were immediately discontinued. In a press conference the same day, a very emotional Erik Buell confirmed the news. Immediately, in the same city of East Troy, WI Erik founded Erik Buell Racing, a company not affiliated in any way with Buell® or Harley-Davidson, to produce only racing sport bikes and provide technical assistance to the teams.
Erik Buell was prevented by contract with Harley-Davidson to build any street bikes during a period of one year after the breakup. In exchange he kept many of the rights to the Buell machines that had been in production when Harley closed down the original Buell company. Continue reading ‘Erik Buell To Launch Street Bike At End Of Year’
You are the 1st to see them. The official launch will be during Daytona Bike Week. Precision crafted by Acme Choppers at their New Hampshire Laconia shop, these new Loop Tail frames are designed to help you build the rigid Bobber or Chopper of your dreams. The Acme crew uses only American-made DOM tubing and cold rolled plate and rod stock for raw materials, and fits all its frames with precision details like their one-piece steering neck with integrated bearing cups and hidden fork stop.
They are all TIG welded in fixtures to ensure precision and straightness. Perimeter tubing is 1.125” O.D. x 0.156” wall. Backbone and Seat Post are 1.50” O.D. x 0.1888” wall DOM. Billet CNC’ed motor and transmission plates with raised contact patches for precision fitment and easy masking before paint. Box-section backbone gusset at neck tube junction. One-piece billet CNC’ed steel retro-inspired loop axle plates with integrated adjusters and paint protector inserts. Symmetrical rear triangle accommodates 140 mmm tire and left side final drive. Continue reading ‘Exclusive Preview. New Acme Bobber And Chopper Loop Tail Frames.’
2011 Harley-Davidson Softail Recall. Citing the possibility of a deadly crash, Harley Davidson urges owners of 2011 Softails to check their mail for a recall notice. 6,964 owners are affected by the latest recall regarding their Softail manufactured between June and October 2010 (whose motorcycles feature security system kits accessories) These particular motorcycles feature a defect of the body control modules that results in an incomplete seal. As a result, there is the possibility of water seepage into the modules, which in turn risks engine stalls. If the rider is operating the motorcycles when the stall occurs, a (potentially deadly) crash is possible.
Paul Teutul Senior Involved In Steroids Case? His personal information, name and address, appears on business records in connection with a Florida steroids case. The records show Teutul received thousands of dollars worth of steroids over a multi-year period. (AP) Paul Teutul Senior declined to comment when asked how his name appeared on a a dentist list of clients who pleaded guilty Friday to illegal distribution of steroids and human growth hormone. The case, prosecuted in South Florida, has ties to a steroids-distribution investigation launched four years ago in Albany (from a Times Union article)
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Sturgis city council approved a new ordinance limiting the time temporary structures can be in place before being open for business. The ordinance now allows vendors a seven-day period to set up their tents before they are selling their goods and four days to take them down. No vending can take place during the period outside the valid permit. Additional changes include language making the landowner subject to the enforcement of the ordinance. Under current city laws, vendors can purchase two 12-day vendor permits. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’
Your favorite TV motorcycle show to hate, “Senior versus Junior”, an extension of “American Chopper”, drew to a close last Monday evening at 10 pm. Haters, don’t rejoice. Expect 100’s of hours of rerun, here in the US and abroad. Lovers, rejoice for exactly the same reason…
The series ended with no closure between father and sons. Personally, with its constant quest for drama to attract and keep viewership, I always found the show quite annoying, even painful to watch. Because of the type of motorcycle work done front of the cameras, but also because I will never belong to those who find any pleasure seeing a “new rich” family self-destruct about money issues. Continue reading ‘Senior Versus Junior TV Series And Lawsuits. Reality Bites When Lights Go Out.’
Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG), a family of leading brands and businesses in the Motorsport industry, is expanding its sales and marketing efforts in Japan and setting its sights on Asia’s recovering American motorcycle market.
The MAG portfolio of brands include distribution and sales of Vance & Hines, Kuryakyn, Renthal, Progressive Suspension, Performance Machine, RSD, and Mustang Seats.
“This move reflects our belief that Japan’s market is on the rebound,” said MAG President & CEO Brian Etter. Yoshi Kitaura will be the Managing Director of the new MAG Japan offices, reporting to Thomas Breed, MAG’s Managing Director of International Sales. MAG intends to support current Japanese owners of American motorcycles. “Our premium brands are global leaders in innovation, and we want customers around the world to be able to enjoy them. With Yoshi on board, expanding our reach in Asia is the obvious next step” added Brian Etter. MAG Group.
1- NFL Motorcycle Helmets. Andy Brogden is persistent. He banged on the doors of the National Football League for three years until he got a five-year, exclusive contract to produce motorcycle and kids’ bicycle helmets (half and three-quarters) emblazoned with the NFL team logos. The NFL promised to order 45,000 units at a time and have the helmets in stores 60 days after that. So, the merchandise is expected to arrive in stores this spring. The helmets will be available in stores carrying motorcycle apparel, on the official NFL website, in football stadiums and on TV and at Toys R Us for kids helmets. The bad news. These helmets will be produced in China to keep the retail price as low as possible. China? The NFL should check very closely that the yellow Packers helmet is a true Packers yellow, and that the burgundy Redskins helmet is Redskins burgundy…
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