2008 March » The Cycle Source Magazine World Report

Are Truckers Going On Strike?

Mar 312008

We’ve been hearing rumors about the proposed nationwide truck driver strike that is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1st. Although many credible news agencies aren’t carrying any headlines about this story it could be a real sign of trouble for our economy. Who could blame them with rising fuel prices that find diesel fuel that has reached or exceeded four dollars a gallon in at least seventeen states, something has to change. For an average driver (owner / operator) that pays six to eight hundred dollars in insurance on his truck each month, these fuel prices mean a very tight Read More>>>

The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Daytona Rocked at the Doghouse on Main Street with Bands, Bike Builders, Babes and Benefits

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Mar 312008

The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Daytona Rocked at the Doghouse on Main Street with Bands, Bike Builders, Babes and Benefits

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – March xx, 2008 – The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse was the place to party in Daytona this year. Located at the Doghouse Bar & Grill on Daytona Beach, the rock n’ roll was always playing, the Hog Wild Girls and Hard Rock Models were always rocking and the beer was continuously flowing, once again making the Doghouse the hottest spot on Main Street every night of the week. The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse wouldn’t be complete without top name custom bike builders and their bikes. This year, the Roadhouse featured bikes and merchandise from Billy Lane, Read More>>>

Sturgis Rider Live MC Variety Show

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Mar 312008

Rod Woodruff, owner of the Buffalo Chip Campground, has teamed up with Charlie Brechtel of “Bikers Inner Circle” Underground Internet Radio to launch a new Motorcycle Variety show. The show, based on the type of late night tv shows featuring Jay Leno and David Letterman, is available to view at www.sturgisriderlive.com and is shot live in the Big 7 Studios at Angels Camp, CA once a month.

Master Link Goes to Japan

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Mar 312008

You may know Colleen Swartz as a freelance motorcycle photographer who regularly contributes to Cycle Source, The Horse, American Iron and many other motorcycle publications. Now Colleen has started a new business called “Master Link International” for the purposes of exporting custom motorcycle parts overseas. It wasn’t hard to come up with the idea behind Master Link International. It happened the same way many ideas come about, over a beer at the end of a long hot day. Colleen talked with a group of small business owners who made some pretty cool custom parts. Colleen found that the builder she Read More>>>

Wimmer Custom Cycle Introduces the SBS Intake

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Mar 312008

Wimmer Custom Cycle Introduces the SBS Intake

Myrtle Beach, SC- When it comes to aftermarket intakes, Wimmer Custom Cycle continually outperforms its competition. “We proudly stand at the top of our industry as the King of Intakes,” exclaimed Lee Wimmer, founder and president of Wimmer Custom Cycle. For the past 10 years, Wimmer has stayed on the cutting edge of technology, producing some of the best intakes on the market. Top custom bike builders and award winning bikes from around the globe use Wimmer intakes.

The Limpnickie Lot From Daytona ’08

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Mar 302008

The Cycle Source Magazine teamed up with Nash Motorcycle Company, Led Sled Customs, Lucky Charm Choppers, Keino Cycles, Rich Phillips Cycles, French Kiss Kustoms, Blings Cycles, Street Smart Cycles, and Bare Knuckle Choppers to launch the Next Generation Revolution during Bike Week.

Shot Of The Month – April 2008

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Mar 292008

This shot was taken by our brother Ray Ray from Paramount Customs and is part of his new column in the April ‘08 issue titled "Ray Ray’s Top Three Roads Rides & Runs. Check it out today!

The World Report From Our March ’08 Issue – The Past 30 days

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Mar 282008

The World Report From Our March '08 Issue - The Past 30 days

Well, itâ€™s March already and the in like a lion shit is out…. letâ€™s see where this one ends. As for the world at large, it seems as if the entire planet still has a pretty good handle on the new â€œSelf Administered Skull Suppositoryâ€ and while you look that that up, letâ€™s look at some of the headlines. DATELINE…..Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Jason Pullen Stunts

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Mar 282008

A while back, a good friend of mine, Ray Ray, turned me on to this cat. He’s performed all over the country at some of the biggest events of the motorcycling industry and is probably the best rider I have ever seen. He does the same level of stunts that the other guys are doing on the much lighter street bikes, but he does them on Dynas and Sportsters. If you get the chance to see this dude throw down live, don’t miss it! For more info search him out on You Tube, there’s like a hundred videos, or go Read More>>>

Forge-Tec Introduces Their New Midnight Series Wheels

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Mar 282008

Forge-Tec Introduces Their New Midnight Series Wheels

Oxnard, CA- Forge-Tec Motorcycle, an industry-leading manufacturer of high-end aluminum forged one-piece wheels and blanks supplier to many of the industry’s leading wheel manufacturers is proud to introduce their new Midnight Series of wheels. All 13 styles are available in this new and exciting color combination except for the Legacy and the Nomad. All four FHO wheels (For Harleys Only) will also be available in this new finish.

GREG’S CUSTOM CYLES INTRODUCES WICKED APES

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Mar 282008

GREG’S CUSTOM CYLES INTRODUCES WICKED APES

Clearwater, FL March 2008 â€“ Custom Builder Greg Rice adds the new WICKED APE handlebars to his DeepSickness motorcycle accessories line. These bars live up to the WICKED family reputation with aggressive styling and shape. Theyâ€™re built to last, made from top quality 1Â½â€ DOM American steel tubing with .120 wall thickness. The WICKED APES measure 32″ Wide with your preference of 16â€ or 20″ Tall APES.

WOMEN RIDERS HAVE A NEW WEBSITE TO CALL HOME

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Mar 282008

WOMEN RIDERS HAVE A NEW WEBSITE TO CALL HOME

The launch of www.garage-girls.com was well received by female motorcycle enthusiasts around the world. The new site created and maintained by Sara Liberte and Jody Perewitz presents motorcycling and everything that goes along with it from a female perspective. www.garage-girls.com is a unique, exciting new website developed to meet the growing needs of women seeking information about motorcycles and their maintenance.The concept driving Garage-girls.com is to encourage women to maintain a balance between their motorcycle and body. Garage-girls accomplishes this by providing quality content covering topics including demonstration videos focused on motorcycle maintenance ranging anywhere from changing fluids, battery care, Read More>>>

Tickets are now on sale for the National Motorcycle Museum’s 2008 raffle bike, an awesome 2008 Custom Panhead.

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Mar 272008

Tickets are now on sale for the National Motorcycle Museum’s 2008 raffle bike, an awesome 2008 Custom Panhead.

Custom-built by J&P CyclesÃ¢ and painted by Scott Takes of Underground Studios, this yearâ€™s bike is a beautiful piece of work! The Panhead features a 93 cubic inch S&S Panhead motor that was generously donated by S&S Cycle. The transmission on this beauty is from Baker Drivetrain and the frame from KraftTech. It is through the generous support of various manufacturers that this fund-raiser is so successful. â€œThis is a great way for parts manufacturers from around the country to support the museum,â€ National Motorcycle Museum Director Jeff Carstensen said. â€œThey know year-in and year-out, J&P CyclesÃ¢ will create one Read More>>>

Stevenson’s New Porthole Glass Oil Tank

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Mar 272008

Stevensonâ€™s Cycle Develops New Porthole Glass Oil Tank Featured on Deuceâ€™s Wild Bike Available to the Public WAYNE, Mich.â€”March 24, 2008â€” Stevensonâ€™s Cycle announced the release of its new Porthole glass oil tank. First featured on Stevensonâ€™s Cycleâ€™s Smoke Out Chop-off winning bike called Deuceâ€™s Wild, the Porthole glass oil tank is now available as the perfect standout feature for any custom ride. The fully polished stainless steel oil tank features Â¼ inch tempered glass sealed with Viton o-rings, polished brass end rings, and six polished brass covered stainless steel rods. Broyles Sr. and Broyles II had been thinking of Read More>>>

LEGENDS RIDE TO BENEFIT KIDS & CHROME FOUNDATION:

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Mar 272008

LEGENDS RIDE TO BENEFIT KIDS & CHROME FOUNDATION:

Buffalo Chip and Deadwood, South Dakota â€“ The first annual Legends Ride will take place Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The ride, which is presented by The Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground and sponsored by the City of Deadwood, will benefit Kids & Chrome Foundation, which in turn benefits the Childrenâ€™s Home Society and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.

Top 50 Rally Park

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Mar 272008

Â Top 50 Rally Park Grows as Sturgisâ€™ Premier Destination for Vendors & Events! Conveniently located between Sturgis and Rapid City just off I-90 at exit 46. Open Friday August 1 through August 9, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. VENDORS: Drag Specialties, Supertrapp, Cycle Solutions, Klock Werks, Legend Air Suspensions, Legend Manufacturing, Joker Machine, Matt Risley Innovations, Baggerworks, Custom Performance, K&P Engineering, Sport Chassis and a long list of others will be displaying, selling, and installing all their quality products on your ride daily.

Brew Dude Gets Top Honors!

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Mar 272008

Each Year Easyriders hands out the VQ Awards. For 2008 they handed out 5 awards. Best Painter, Best Bike, Best Trendsetter, Best Innovator and Best Old School Builder of the Year. This year the awards were handed out at the Easyriders Invitational held on Feb 17th in Columbus Ohio. BREW won the Old School Builders Award!!

Broken Spoke Sturgis Co. Line To Construct Giant Swimming Pool!

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Mar 272008

SWIMSUITS REQUIRED; SUNBLOCK OPTIONAL The Broken Spoke Saloon and The Target Companies Team Up to create the Greatest Biker Campground with the Worldâ€™s Largest Biker Pool! The legendary Broken Spoke Saloon, the worldâ€™s largest biker bar, has teamed up with The Target Companies, who have built camps all over the globe. Now, for 2008 the two companies have combined to bring you the best biker party in Sturgis with the convenience of a world class campground featuring all the amenities needed to make your trip memorable and hassle freeâ€¦ not to mention offering you the first dip in the biggest, Read More>>>

These are the good old days

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Mar 152008

From Behind the Lens By: Colleen Swartz March 15, 2008 It’s never too late to be brought up right. I know that I work for one of the coolest biker rags out there today but you guys are going to have to bear with me as I tell you how that came to be. See, I was not raised in the bike culture. Sure, I am 38 years old but it wasn’t until I was 32 that I came to meet my boyfriend JP who is a biker. Before JP I only had antidotal information on the biker culture. My Read More>>>