After the fat tires excess, the custom motorcycle industry made a 180-degree towards building from the ground up with skinny tires. Front ends went from wide glide, to mid to narrow and now to extra-narrow glide. It will be difficult for anyone to propose a narrower triple tree than this one, 1,25″ (31,75mm) narrower than [...]
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Old Skool Extra Narrow Triple Tree
Published by August 28th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Armor Clear Film Paint & Chrome Protection For Harley-Davidson Touring Front Ends
Published by August 25th, 2011 in Accessories, Controls and Editorial.I already introduced you to Motorcycle Armor, a company specializing in pre-cut optically invisible film kits for your Harley. After releasing kits for bags, bag lids, gas tanks, side covers and fenders, the company is now releasing a paint & chrome protection film to protect from road rash, rock chips and bug acids the front [...]
Fiber Carbon Revolution
Published by July 25th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs, Editorial and Wheels.Since 2005 Michael Kamalian from Revolution Cycle Manufacturing is familiarizing all custom builders with the multiple options offered by the best of carbon fiber technology. In 6 years, he went from 5 and 6-sopke one-piece wheels in all popular sizes, in average 10x stronger than billet aluminum and able to outlast you and your bike [...]
LA Choppers Prime Apes For Harley-Davidson Touring Models
Published by July 10th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.LA Choppers is introducing specially designed tall bars to fit Harley Davidson Batwing fairing models. Called Prime Apes, they will work with both electronic and cable throttles and are drilled for easy internal wiring. The bars are 13″ high, thickness is 1.25” with a 1” clamping area. Available in brilliant chrome and gloss black powdercoat. [...]
Covingtons New Footprint Floorboards
Published by July 6th, 2011 in Accessories, Controls and Editorial.You heard about the ancient legend of the devil’s footprints, a series of unusual marks appearing after a light snowfall for a total of over 100 miles following primarily straight lines across high walls, haystacks, rivers and on top of snow-covered roofs. Many believed it was the tracks of Satan… Maybe it was Jerry Covington’s [...]
Arlen Ness Deep Cut Flat Shifter Rods
Published by June 30th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.New in the Arlen Ness 2011 catalog are these 2 “Deep Cut” shifter rods . Particularity, in addition to “shift up” design, is that unlike traditional shifter rods with unsightly helm joints, each end has a pressed in bearing for a very clean look. Designed to work on all HD models except FDX/FXR, XL. Made [...]
Pullback Handlebar For Harley-Davidson Blackline Model
Published by June 29th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.This year, Harley-Davidson launched its new Blackline Softail model whose visual elements are borrowed from the original bobber movement combined with a raw style embraced by today’s young bike builders. But the company must have realized that the original-equipment handlebar was giving a forward position to the rider, especially if he or she is short. [...]
Air Cushioned Grips. With Or Without Throttle Assist.
Published by June 11th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Avon Grips is already well known for the quality or their air cushioned ergonomic grips. I think the first company to have offered such a concept on several of their models. Then, Avon proposed a version adding a throttle assist to their grips. And now you can buy the trottle assist as an add-on that [...]
New Deville Hourglass Pegs To Match Their Grips
Published by June 10th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.For evident reason of style coherence thee vast majority of bikers buy both their grips and pegs (including shifter and brake pegs) together. So, Deville Cycles rushed to add these hourglass pegs to their existing hourglass grips. Same choice, in solid brass or aluminum with a contoured shape and fine satin machined finish. 3 rows [...]
Cable kits For Harley Davidson Touring Models With ABS Brakes
Published by May 22nd, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Changing your bars for the position and look you like the most will almost always require that you replace them to adjust their respective lengths. You may be refrained to do it because you are worried that your Harley Touring ABS model will make it difficult to find the proper new cables for the job. [...]
New Forward Controls From Supreme Legends USA
Published by May 5th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Not easy to re-invent the forward control. Most often than not, what is new is a development or re-design of different ideas already floated around by other brands. Still, after some tweaking and creative machining the final product may look different. For example the top model featured here called “Money Shot” mixing the popular drill [...]
New BMX Inspired Aluminum Floorboards
Published by April 29th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.From his small shop in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Chad Pearson designs and produces in-house a few cool parts. He is a third generation machinist who started custom work at the age of fifteen building skateboards and snowboards. Now with two decades of machining and CNC experience, Chad delivers high quality motorcycle frames, springer front ends [...]
Japanese Motorcycle Parts Neo-Fusion Style.
Published by April 26th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs, Editorial and Electrical.Here in America like in Europe, most of us love the look and intricate details of Japanese custom motorcycles. In 2009, Kenji from the Kens Factory Japan started to tour the US States showing the gorgeous bike featured here called “One Eyed King”. Then he went to Europe winning a lot of bike shows with [...]
New Elite Rubber Wrapped Grips From Performance Machine
Published by April 19th, 2011 in Controls and Customs.Performance Machine offers a line up of rubber grips since quite a few years. Due to their popularity, the company extends its number of offerings with this new Elite models made of durable knurled rubber, in black or chrome with PM embossed name on the rubber and PM logo engraved on the tip. Retail price [...]
Exile Cycles Grip Kits With Grip Ace Digital Switches
Published by April 15th, 2011 in Controls, Customs and Editorial.Ace Grip Digital Switch System allows riders to control all motorcycle functions from their grips. Adapted to Exile Cycles 4 styles of grips for 1″ bars, you get an extra clean setup without any visible toggle switches, wiring or cables…
Sporty look often implies mid-shift controls. Another option from Top Shelf Customs is these Smasher Mid Controls available to work with major brands of open primary systems: BDL, Primo-Rivera and Ultima. They are available in polished ($729.00) or black anodizing ($799.00). Order at 714-903-8042 Top Shelf Customs.
New Harley-Davidson Get-A-Grip Hand Grips
Published by March 10th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Harley-Davidson calls the rubber surface of these new curved grips ”tactified”. It means a superior connection of your hands or gloves on the controls in wet or dry weather. Rubber features a comfortable cross-hatched design and there is the “Othicker” in the middle profile is offered in standard or magnum diameter to fit comfortably almost any [...]
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 [...]
It turns Out It’s still The Best Friend Of Your Boots and Exhaust
Published by February 8th, 2011 in Accessories, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Not new but worth reminding some of you that there is a simple solution to stop burning your boots and ruining your exhaust system. The Turn-Out style Heel Guard is still the best solution because it works without interfering with any pedal functions, is installed in a few minutes and can save you a lot of [...]
New Avon Velvet Air Grips
Published by January 26th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.Thanks to its line of ergonomically designed line of Air Cushioned Grips, Avon has attracted legion of bikers looking to make their rides more comfortable to their hands. The company just released a new version of these popular grips called “Velvet” offering an even softer and increased vibration dampening feeling. These new grips offer the [...]
Classic Cast Harley Floorboards. Pick Your Finish And Your Own Logo.
Published by January 23rd, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.From Shadetree Fabrications, the shop of Kyle Shorey, these new cast floorboards to give your sled an an old style feel. Cast from Aluminum, Brass, Red Brass or a combo of any of these, these boards are one-of-a-kind pieces that stray from the norm of the billet age! With their classic appeal, they take you [...]
Custom Harley V-Rod Muscle Appears in Green Hornet Movie
Published by January 19th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Editorial and Videos.A custom Harley-Davidson Muscle V-Rod is appearing along many unusual weapons in the just released movie Green Hornet, and I hope that thisHarley paid product placement will help move a few more bikes out of the dealerships. The Green Hornet (Seth Rogen) is a masked vigilante who fights crime with the help of martial arts expert and faithful [...]
V-Twin Expo. Beringer Brakes To Launch 2 New Parts.
Published by January 19th, 2011 in Brakes, Controls, Editorial, Events and Wheels.The US Division of French manufacturer Beringer Brakes will participate to the Cincinnati V-twin Expo (Feb. 5-7) to present its new 2011 products. Here is a preview of two of them. First, new hand controls with a 3-button switch system being integrated into the master cylinder for a cleaner look. Available for both brake and [...]
New Avon Boss Performance Grips. Like No Others.
Published by January 16th, 2011 in Builders, Controls, Customs and Editorial.In 2 weeks at the Cincinnati V-Twin Expo, Avon Grips is going to show its full lines of grips and pegs and will unveil a new all aluminum design that is radically different from any other in the market. Famous for its ergonomic designs, Avon designed it with a “Coke Bottle” shape providing a very [...]
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