This gorgeous custom bike made a fast apparition at last year’s S&S 50th Anniversary in Wisconsin before returning to its home town in the Netherlands. Built with a boardtracker flair, of course it features a black & polished 93” S&S Shovelhead engine breathing through an S&S Super E carburetor, [...]
On May 26, Justin Barnes, a painter artist who created many custom designs for OCC motorcycles and merchandise has filed a lawsuit against OCC, The Discovery Channel and Activision for infringement and copyright violation. Plaintiff alleges that 18 original designs were copied without his authorization and compensation and then incorporated in many types of merchandise tied [...]
Of interest to all owners of H-D Baggers, there is a simple way to space out your floorboards to avoid riding with your legs in an awkward and uncomfortable position and even melting your boots or burning your legs on your exhaust. Available only for floorboards, the spacers move them out approximately 1“and are a quick, [...]
The third episode of “Jesse James Is A Dead Man” features Jesse and his team preparing a custom bike to ride 125 miles in the artic desert by a temperature reaching minus 50F (minus 75F with wind chill). But can Jesse also withstand the freezing cold? Training to change a wheel in subzero remperature, then the icy ride. [...]
This brand new magneto cover is clear polycarbonate, which has, as you may know, outstanding impact and heat resistance. This ine won’t melt, warp or crack and leave you stranded on the side of the road like the cheap counterpart made out of cheap plastic. This cover fit any Fairbanks-Morse bodied magneto, such as Morris [...]
Since November 08, Erik J. Dunk owner of Iron Block Harley-Davidson in Watertown, NY, has posted several messages critical of President Barack Obama on the Harley electronic sign visible to motorists along Interstate 81. Several messages (some are disputed by Erik Dunk) said “Obama is not a Christian! He is a Muslim!!!” then “”Obama are [...]
A massaged 900 cc Sportster engine, a Ducati front end, a custom Carbon Fiber body, a multitude of titanium parts, it’s all what I know about this bike built in Australia by Dillan Robb from Robb Handcrafted Cycles. But worth posting.
Cajun boy confession ‘Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl’. The priest asks, ‘Is that you, little Tommy Hebert?’ ‘Yes, Father, it is.’ ‘And who was the girl you were with?’ ‘I can’t tell you, Father, I don’t want to ruin her reputation’ ‘Well, Tommy Hebert, I’m sure [...]
The objective of the Ride To Work Day (always the 3rd Wenesday of June) is to demonstrate that riding is an efficient, economical form of personal transportation making parking easier and helping traffic flow better. 2009 is the18th edition of this event and each year it involves riders of all ages and occupations, from all [...]
During the last 10 years, the number of available air shocks has grown exponentially. Most are extremely good. So, what’s new with the “Shotgunshock“? The company producing it states that their proprietary system has an internal valving with four internal solenoids machined into the body of the shock. A check valve seals the pressurized air supplied [...]
Heaven is where the police is British, the Chefs Italian, the Mechanics German, the Lovers French and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where Police is German, the chefs British, the Mechanics French, the Lovers Swiss, and it is all organized by the Italians.
Owning a genuine Harley-Davidson Shovelhead? Want to turn it into a hardtail ride? You best, meaning easiest and fastest move is to use a pre-made weld-on complete hardtail section. This one is fabricated out of DOM 1 1/8″ tubing (seat section is 1″) with all the parts 100% tig welded. It is equipped with a helm joint axle [...]
Swedish Stellan Egland builds one-off custom motorcycles with designs that nobody expects, ranging from the ultra retro to the highly futuristic style. To the point that nobody knows exactly how to categorize each of his bikes. And it’s better this way because one-off motorcycles should always surprise, interrogate, even be [...]
The 15th annual ROT Rally, or Rally Of Texas, starts tomorrow Thursday. I have been informed by one of my readers that a certain group of riders would have been notified that the Austin Police Dept. will have an on-going campaign to pull over riders they see not wearing a helmet. And we all know that this can [...]
Under the terms of the plea bargain, in exchange for Billy Lane pleading guilty to a single charge of vehicular homicide, prosecutors dropped a DUI manslaughter charge. Billy faces a maximum of nine years in prison when he is sentenced at 9 a.m. August 14 by Circuit Judge Robert Burger. The deal also mandates a lifetime license [...]
His leather work, especially the one of his intricate hand-tooled seats, was very well known in the industry before Paul Cox became a celebrated custom motorcycle builder. And Paul is still at it with top quality leather and designs. Considered one of the best in his field, each seat project is unique, presenting new challenges [...]
The Sweden Twin Club Custom Show of Norrtälje (located some 55 miles north-east of Swedish capital Stockholm) is Europe’s oldest and most traditional Custom Bike Show, with a heritage dating back to 1969. The “Ride-In-Win-Roll-Out” type event is probably also the shortest Custom Bike Show on the planet, as bikes are placed from 10 a.m. [...]
“Hi, Friend. I’ve been riding motorcycles on the street for 20 years. This August I’m trying something different and venturing off road on a dual-sport ride in Colorado to raise money for a breast cancer charity and a gynecological cancers charity – something I’m passionate about. I’m very excited to be doing this because I’ve [...]
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists on certain model year 2008 and 2009 FLSTSB, model year 2008 FXSTSSE2 and model year 2009 FXSTSSE3 motorcycles manufactured May 22, 2007 through March 26, 2009 and shipped on or before March 27, 2009. The acorn stud at the [...]
As you know Harley-Davidson has several outreach programs going on. The objective is of course to federate some minorities to reinforce penetration of the brand among these groups. Due to the high and fast growing Hispanic population in the US, Latinos are the priority target. So, the factory is calling all Latino riders to host [...]
Lane was charged two years ago with one count of DUI manslaughter in connection with the 2006 traffic accident in which Gerald Morelock, 56 was killed. In light of ongoing legal discussions over the permissibility of blood evidence at trial, prosecutors in late December added an alternative charge of vehicular homicide, which requires the state [...]
You probably noticed that during the last couple of months I talked a lot about the European Motorcycle Scene. And the only reason, in addition to the fact that you love to see what’s going on beyond our borders, is that the Old Continent is more vibrant than ever. More and more custom motorcycles are [...]
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