Most of you will never see in person the Harley-Davidson’s Archive Collection. This just released book (shipping starts September 10th) features stunning studio pictures of a selection of the most amazing and most desirable motorcycles among the hundreds in the Collection (taken by Randy Leffingwell, a long time Los Angeles Times photographer) as well as [...]
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Harley-Davidson Museum Masterpieces. The Book.
Published by August 21st, 2010 in Books, Builders and Editorial.Sexy Custom Bikes And Hot Running Models
Published by July 8th, 2010 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Is it too soon to buy a 2011 calendar? No, and for at least 2 reasons. First these 2 calendars feature a full 16-months starting in September preceding the cover year. Second, it’s never too soon to “rejuvenate” your office or garage with sexy pictures of the top custom winning v-twin motorcycles of the year [...]
Joint Book Signing By Cris Sommer Simmons And Scott Jacobs During Sturgis Rally
Published by July 6th, 2010 in Books, Editorial and Events.Motorcycle personalities Cris Sommer Simmons and Scott Jacobs will hold a joint book signing at Borders Books in Rapid City, South Dakota between 10:00 am and noon on Tuesday August 10rh during the 70th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Cris Sommer Simmons is no novice to the written word. As co-founder of Harley Women, the first women’s motorcycle magazine, and [...]
Kustom Kulture. Godspeed 45/06. Volume NO. 3
Published by June 17th, 2010 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Cicero deGuzman Jr. is a Design Director at Time Inc., a Time Warner company, one of the largest publishing companies with a portfolio of more than 120 magazines. He is also the owner of Godspeed 45/06 where he photographs and documents motorcycle builders, their work and workspaces.
Harley-Davidson Drag Racing. The Book To Get A Nitro Fix.
Published by May 12th, 2010 in Books, Builders, Editorial and Events.You follow or not drag racing events, but you are the type of guy who has a need for speed and would enjoy a nitro fix. Now you can do it outside the track just by reading at home this new book about Harley Drag Racing.
Kat Von D. And Her High Voltage Tattoos
Published by April 28th, 2010 in Books, Customs and Editorial.You probably know her as a TV personality. First in the TLC tattoo series “Miami Ink” (where she had a fall out with Ami James and left the show). Then in the hit TV show “LA Ink” shot in her own tattoo shop in Hollywood, California. Known by the name Kat Von D. (born Katherine Von [...]
Let’s Ride. An Excellent Guide To Motorcycling By Hells Angels Sonny Barger.
Published by April 8th, 2010 in Books and Editorial.When I received a pre-release of Let’s Ride and began to look at the main chapters, I was quite surprised to find out that the legendary founder of the Hells Angel’s Oakland Chapter took the time to write a very serious guide to motorcycling and riding safety. I was so teased that I read his [...]
The Art Of Scott Jacobs. The Complete Works.
Published by April 1st, 2010 in Books, Editorial and Painters.Scott ’s brand new 400-page coffee table book detailing his incredible career spanning over 30 years isl available to the public. This is the most comprehensive retrospective of his life and artworks ever compiled including interviews, pictures of ALL his paintings, pictures and comments by celebrity collectors, stories and family photos. In pre-ordering through Scott [...]
Custom Motorcycles Book. Choppers Bobbers Baggers.
Published by March 18th, 2010 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Under a very uninspiring cover layout, this book is a gorgeous and very useful 160-page display of the best custom motorcycles of these last years. Even better, the book goes beyond stacking pages of rolling art. It is divided in sections showing you the best of frames, fenders, gas & oil tanks, front ends, seats, [...]
Pieces Of My Heart. Not A Love Story. To Make You Mad, Laugh And Cry.
Published by February 11th, 2010 in Books and Editorial.Why a biography where motorcycles are just in the background and are not the main topic of this book should be mentioned in my Blog? Because some life stories need to be told to as many as possible, and I am proud of helping spread the word about Katy Ishee blistering ride of unwed motherhood, [...]
Ok, it’s not about women or motorcycles, but curves are curves, and curves are always sensuous. Got this book in my hands and I absolutely loved it. And these car designs – gas tanks, fenders and louvers – could be a great inspiration for your next bike project. Photography is superb and writers for each [...]
Riding America’s Backroads. 20 Top Motorcycle Tours.
Published by January 25th, 2010 in Books and Editorial.While it’s still very cold outside in most places in the US a gift idea to make you dream of and decide on your next road trips. “Riding America’s Backroads” features 20 full length touring articles and six motorcycle service pieces covering topics like “packing a bike” and “riding in the dark”. From the RoadRunner website [...]
Bikers Are Animals. A Children’s Book On Motorcycling
Published by January 14th, 2010 in Books and Editorial.Want to introduce your young children to motorcycling. Here is a new fun book by cartoonist and motorcycle enthusiast Paul Jamiol. The characters in this riding adventure speak to the child by what they do. Their brief little stories tell of what they love, and how motorcycles and riding enhance their lives and their relationships. [...]
Even at a bargain, too afraid to buy a used motorcycle. Or too apprenhensive to open these boxes of old parts in your garage to turn them back into a riding motorcycle? Or falling in love with a vintage motorcycle but scared that you could not make it run properly? What you need is just a little bit of [...]
Like me you probably never had a thought about these tattooed ladies living in a time when it was scandalous just to show a bit of ankle. Amelia Klem Osterud is a tattooed academic librarian from Wisconsin who decided to pay homage to these courageous women with bodies covered with tattoos and traveling the USA [...]
S&S Cycle Presents Today’s Top Custom Motorcycle Builders
Published by September 15th, 2009 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.Yesterday I received an advance copy of this new gorgeous book and of course could not resist spending my all evening reading about the 50 Builders featured and look at the superb photography of their custom bikes. As you remember, one year ago S&S Cycle was celebrating its 50th Anniversary, commissioned 50 builders (for reason [...]
Living Canvas. A Guide To Tattoos, Piercings And Body Modifications
Published by September 4th, 2009 in Books and Editorial.Inert canvas: our motorcycles. Living canvas: our bodies. We put a lot of thought into customization our bikes. Under the correct observation that sometimes we put more thought into the part to bolt on or to fabricate, or the next paint job to express our personality, author Karen Hudson decided that her new book “Living [...]
I tell you right away. This photographic history of early women motorcyclists is a treasure. Cristine Sommer-Simmons spent years collecting a wealth of impressive period pictures of the true pioneers of motorcycling. Women such as Bessie Stringfield and Dot robinson who were brave enough to ride all over the country, braving all weather conditions, defying [...]
Women Wear High Heels. Men Ride Choppers. Same Thing.
Published by June 29th, 2009 in Books, Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Announcing the first annual Tom Zimberoff’s Art Of The Chopper Photography Exhibition during the Sturgis Rally. As you all know Tom is the man and the lens behind the 2 best-selling hard cover books Art Of The Chopper # 1 and # 2, each featuring about 30 custom choppers from the high priests of custom [...]
New Exhibit Art Of the Chopper From Oct.10 to Jan.10, 2010
Published by June 26th, 2009 in Books, Builders, Customs and Events.Thirty custom motorcycles built as works of contemporary art will be presented in “Art of the Chopper” an exhibition organized by Tom Zimberoff, author of 2 hard-cover books of the same name. at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala from Oct. 10 to Jan. 10, 2010. “Art of the Chopper” strives to present motorcycles [...]
Marcus Walz. Hardcore For Life.
Published by May 19th, 2009 in Books, Builders, Customs and Editorial.My first contact with Custom Builder Marcus Walz was in 1993. He wrote an email congratulating me about my James Dean tribute bike called “Deanager”, telling me that he was also a huge Jimmy Dean fan. As a proof he also emailed pictures of his residence in Ockenheim, Germany showing black & white Dean’s pictures adorning most of [...]
New tattoo designs are created all the time. But always inspired by the past. This just released book is a compilation of interesting designs inspired by many different cultural sources. Totems, talismans, free-form, repetitive graphics? In this book, you should find all the resources you need to make your choice. And before you commit you [...]
The Fine Art Of The Motorcycle Engine
Published by February 20th, 2009 in Books, Editorial and Engines.As the opposite of cars, motorcycles are built around an engine. In addition to its mechanical conception, an engine appearance is the major component defining a motorcycle aesthetic value. Reason why motorcycle engineers are in a perpetual mission to design power plants both performing but also pleasing to the eye, obsessed with the best combination [...]
Forget the airbrushed perfection of the pinups adorning our sled gas tanks, or the cold flat chested models competing with the beauty of our custom motorcycles in magazine double spreads. This gorgeous hard cover book called “Suicide Girls” was created to demonstrate that beauty comes in many forms, not a single cookie cutter shape & [...]
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