The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse announced it will be featured at the Easyriders V-Twin Bike Show to help kick off the first annual New Orleans Bike Week from May 6-10, 2009. In addition to showcasing some of the best bikes from the industry’s biggest names, the Roadhouse will feature some new additions, including a collection of customized Hard Rock Fender guitars that were debuted during Daytona Bike Week.
For more than 20 years, the BSA Owners Club of Northern California has put on the Clubman’s All British Motorcycle show at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose. Holly Anderson got to witness some of the goodies at the show. Thanks Holly, you are the best! If you are interested on getting more infomation on the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners- VBMWMO-click here.
Slim’s new project. This guy is defiantly the Mad Max of our generation.
Looking for something to do? Check this out…..Garage Company proudly presents two day of thrilling events at their 14th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Event at Willow Springs Raceway Saturday April 25th and Sunday April 26th 2009 Vintage, Classic Swap Meet Vintage, Classic Motorcycle Show (Saturday Only) Free Bike Show Entry and Free Swap-Meet Space AHRMA Vintage Road Race both days, Special interest motorcycle run at lunch time both days. MV Gust, Norton Manx, Harley KR and more. Gate Fee $10 for all weekend
I don’t know if you are a follower of Choppertown Nation, if not maybe you should be, but they are seeking ideas for their next contest and you have till tomorrow to enter. Choppertown Nation is created by the directors of Choppertown, Zack & Scott , who set up a free network for anyone who appreciates the art of the backyard builder.
Don’t know if it was because of the economy or everyone was looking for that certain part for their build but this was, by far the busiest the show has been in awhile. The check in line surrounded the lot twice and the onlookers were in line at 6 waiting for the gates to open at 7. We had the usual “Swaprats” showing their wares, Slim was pimping out his talents,Biltwell, Road Dog Customs, Caleb, Four Aces, and Mooneyes were selling alot of goodies. Mrs. Justina looked lovely as always in her Dice booth.
Colleen just sent in a small email stating that she got word from Big Ben that Tattoo John had a pretty bad car wreck and fucked up his left arm and totaled his new truck. Let’s all wish him a fast recovery!
Another Fine Shot from Colleen
Karl Takes us on a tour of the Ohio based Cycle Electric.
Part one of our series to give credit for those American companies that go the extra mile to keep our
. Scallop Tail Light This is a new item for 2009 from West-Eagle MC Products. Alloy die cast body with built in license plate mounting bracket.Nostalgic finished tail light, good addition to your ride.
Head over to Kutty’s place the day before the Bash. Guaranteed to be a great time. Camp in and head over to the bash with Kutty and his buddies on Friday. See you there.
Former Wisconsin State Senator set to complete one million mile ride on Same motorcycle. Hupy & Abraham, S.C. Announces Landing Party on April 4, at noon, to Commemorate First Time Anyone Has Ridden One Million Miles on the Same Harley-Davidson Milwaukee, Wis. – The law firm of Hupy & Abraham, S.C. announced today a landing party set for Saturday, April 4 to welcome former Wisconsin State Senator Dave Zien back to Wisconsin as he becomes the first person to ride one million miles on the same Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The feat will earn him a world record from the Iron Butt Read More>>>
Our good friend Holly Anderson contacted me with a new leathercrafter out of Newmarket, NH. His name is Jay Truckalope and you can see his goods here. His contact number is 603-767-8593, and his email is jayfortin@me.com. Thanks for the info Holly, see you at the bash!
Stole this off of CJ’s Blog.He is looking for students…… The first week in May could become open for a MC Engraving Class. Won’t know for sure till the end of this month, and it will be short notice, but if we can get at least three people to sign up, it could happen.Anyone interested e-mail me……Also….Things are getting together for limited one-on-one instruction here at my place.
We have a avid reader asking us to help them out. They are in need of a ’54 Harley motor and transmission. If you know where these parts can be found email me please. thanks, Lisa@dbcustomleather.com
We will be at the Swap Meet hanging out with Primos Helmets! Stop by, grab a Cycle Source and sign up for the best magazine out there.
We would like to welcome Toxic Choppers to the blog. Custom Builder Eric Drouillard introduces the new “Retro” handlebars to his current line up of motorcycle accessories. Continuing in the ol’ skool styling of the Toxic Choppers parts and accessories lineup, these “Retro” bars will make the statement you want with aggressive styling and the 5-holed gusset detail under the grips. Built to last, they’re made from top quality 1” DOM 1026 steel tubing tig welded with the gussets laser cut from 3/16” steel (7/8” DOM tubing available).
Meet Gina Woods of Open Road Radio Starting weight= winter weight 165 lbs. Average exercise hours in a week = depends if I’m kickin my Pan. Health condition = Average. Age = Nunya. “Since starting the radio show I thought I was going to be ridin my bike around the country 24/7…man was I wrong…lots of computer time….. and like Chris it’s minimized my time for myself.
Meet Steve Adams of Kiwi Indian Age: 51, Height: 5 feet 8 Inches Starting Weight: 268, Exercise Hours Per Week =0 Health: Good Other than being waaay over weight, or under tall, I feel pretty good. But I really need to shed pounds and get back under 200#s, although I have an age disadvantage (metabolism, what metabolism?), I think this is a great idea! See you on the scales!
Experience the exhilaration of the 1930′s and 1940′s motorcycling culture with an exclusive home movie collection of longtime rider Bob Stuth – only at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI. Come along for the ride!THE WHERE, WHEN & HOW:Friday, March 27th at 7PM in Rumble (above Motor)$5 per person for Museum members, $8 per person for non-members-Limited attendance. Free popcorn and cash bar available.Made possible by a donation from Jim and Paulette Conerton.
Gina Woods and Crew will be giving the Wicked Big Weight Loser contest some airtime this Sunday, Check it out!
Torian Chopper Leathers has a stimulus program that assists your club, charity or association in fund raising through marketing your branded image on Torian’s high quality gauntlet Road Glove. The embroidery is located on the cuff of the all leather glove. The Road Glove is made from soft natural milled cowhide with gel palm. These gloves are made from the finest natural naked milled cowhide for a supple feel and quality that will provide years of protection while maintaining its good looks. The program starts with just 12 units and can be implemented online and offline. For more details call Read More>>>
Meet Jeff Nicklus of Jeff Nicklus Customs Age: 60 AKA The Old Guy Of The Group, Height: 5 feet 11 Inches, Starting Weight: 317, Exercise Hours Per Week =0 Health: Fair “When I first read of this little contest on Cyril’s blog I thought “Hot Damn” this is just what I needed …. A weight loss contest between a group of biker fat boys …. There is sure to be some smack talk going on here! What more perfect for me? This is sure to be painful, fun, yet painful! No more Chicken Fried Steaks, Potatoes & Gravy, Fast Food, Read More>>>
Nash Motorcycles is now giving you a combination of the Nashty Ol’ Bag and Nashty Ol’ Fuel Sling all comprised into to one small unit. This is the perfect small compact bag for a jacket, your registration and some tools. Made right here in the USA from the same cattle you might have seen on your way out to Sturgis. These bags are made of high quality leather and feature a one of a kind look you can’t get from any other bag.
Crane Cams, a leading manufacturer of camshafts, valve train and electronic ignition components, has been acquired by Mikronite Technologies Group, Inc. of Eatontown, New Jersey. Mikronite is an industrial technology firm with contracts in the aerospace, automotive, commercial and medical fields. Crane Cams and Mikronite have enjoyed a business association for over a year, utilizing Mikronite’s proprietary surface finishing process on a number of valve train components.
Earlier this month Duane was asked to form a seat for Bill Dodge’s, of Bling’s Cycles, new Café Racer project. Most café style seats are just made out of a piece of foam, covered with vinyl and attached with snaps. Duane has created a full seat, starting off with a custom pan, then shapes and forms the foam for your comfort. The top is made out of 7 oz #1 grade cowhide that can be tooled with anything you desire.
Meet Andy Friar of BAKER Drivetrain Engineering Starting weight= 285 lbs. Average exercise hours in a week = 0. Health condition = Poor. Age = 29. So 9 years and 60 lbs ago I was playing Jr A Hockey in Montana. Living the highlife of small town fame, young guy energy and shredded athlete physique. I was killing opponents, handing out stitches and collecting fighting majors. Nowadays I am killing foot long subs, smoking like a choo-choo train and collecting stretch marks faster than the Octomom.
I got to lay my eyes on this little gem of a bike over the weekend. What a beautiful barn find that has now been put up at Ebay.”This bike has been sitting in a garage in Ontario Ca. for 38 years. The story goes that the original owner went into the Army in 1970 and never came back. His buddy has stored it ever since. This bike has been stored right in the middle of the area that was the hay day for the chopper scene in the late 60s into the 70s. in California. Denver Mullens, Freddy Hernandez Read More>>>
We would like to welcome the Garage Girls to the blog!! Carlisle Bike Fest 2009: The Garage Girls Ultimate Biker Makeover, Carlisle Edition brought to you by GEICO powersports. Two Lucky Bikers Will Win Biker Makeovers and One-Grand Prize Winner, The Ultimate Makeover At the 2009 Carlisle Bike Fest, held July 17-19 at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds, two lucky bikers will win biker makeovers from the Garage-Girls, Sara Liberte and Jody Perewitz. One lucky grand-prize winner will not only get a personal makeover but will also win a makeover for their motorcycle to boot! The concept is simple: take Extreme Read More>>>
We introduced Black Sunshine Customs a few weeks back. Brian Elliott and his team are now introducing their new oil filter.This is the second generation oil filter that has been CNC machined for accuracy and is now available in machined Aluminum or Brass. It uses a standard Harley spin-on filter. You have the choice of black or chrome filter and it includes all of the mounting hardware. Please specify weld on clamp or bolt on clamp. Bolt on clamps are available in 1”, 1 1/8” 1 1/4” or 1 3/8” tubing size. Available at www.blacksunshinecustom.com
Technorati Tags: Brass Balls Bobbers,Singer Jasmine Cain,Brass Ball Bobbers Party Hard Rockin and Hard Ridin Jasmine Cain is heading to Oklahoma City’s Brass Balls Bobbers & Choppers’ World HQ on Monday night, May 11, 2009. Party late into the night with the Cowboys in Oklahoma City. Call 405-270-0995 for details or log on to Brass Balls Bobbers & Choppers. Jasmine Cain directed, wrote, edited and produced this music video from front to back. Check out her MySpace page.
We would like to welcome West-Eagle Motorcycle Products to the blog. “We’d like to say….. Thank you! – to all of visitors at V-Twin Expo and Dealer Expo. We really enjoyed to meeting with our customers and handed to more than 800 copies of Vol.2 catalogs!”
Meet Jonathan “JC” Coen Starting weight= 261 lbs. Average exercise hours in a week = 0. Health condition = Ok. Age = 38, Height 5’10” Working 7 days a week with a family and kids has gotten the best of me. I used to be in excellent shape, considering I did the AAU Classic body building competition in 94 but a Computer Science Degree, Mathematics Degree, broken shoulder, wife and two kids later my weight has increased significantly. It’s on my mind every day to start a program but I can not seem to get the right motivation to do Read More>>>
Rip’s B.A.D. Ride and the American Diabetes Association Celebrate Twelve Yearsof Partnership in the Fight Against Diabetes On Sunday June 14th thousands of bikers from across Southern California will converge upon Oak Canyon Park in Orange County for a day of festivities, friendship and goodwill. They will be making a unified stand against diabetes, a deadly disease which affects nearly 24 million Americans.Led by celebrity Grand Marshalls, actor Larry Hagman and Karen Davidson of the Harley-Davidson Family, the ride originates at sixteen start sites throughout the region and culminates in a family festival.
World famous motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter will host the 9th annual Motorcycles as Art Exhibition August 1 through August 8 during the 2009 Sturgis Rally. This year’s exhibition will be held at the Legendary Buffalo Chip, located four miles east of Sturgis on Highway 34, and will explore motorcycle culture through a thematic presentation of motorcycles and graphic arts.
Meet Milwaukee Mike and Tracy Shot by Colleen
Hot Leathers, the industry leader in motorcycle apparel and accessories, today unveiled a new look for its Web site. While still offering the quality products Hot Leathers is known for, the new look and feel of HotLeathers.com will make it easier for customers to find the products they need.
The Stripper Juice Brand today introduced the “Go Buff” buffing cloth as the newest addition to its growing product line. This microfiber buffing cloth is the recommended cloth to use with Stripper Juice, the world’s most provocative cleaner and polisher.
This one day annual event is in honor of the late great bike builder Don Watkins of Kalkaska’s Watkins Boyz. The festival was started in 2007 by the Watkins Family to continue to raise funding for the Don Watkins Memorial Scholarship and Tools of the Trade Scholarship. It will take place on Saturday June 13th at Kiootees Bar in Kalkaska MI.
Finally you can give the distinct look and sound of RSD to your Bagger. Roland Sands Design and Vance & Hines have partnered up to expand the already-popular RSD Tracker Exhaust line.
Here at Cycle Source we are about the shop owners and their contributions to the motorcycle world. I will be taking bios and posting them here if you have a shop and want a shout out. First up Chop Shop Cycles out of Milford, NH, which is now going in to spring with full service on American v-twins. They are also working on custom builds and customizing bikes for customers, specializing in Ironhead Sportsters.
Legend Air Suspension’s exclusive Gates Kevlar Air Spring technology, deflective disc dampening, and twin tube construction is now available for Harley Davidson Dyna’s. The D1 will fit factory Dyna Harley Davidson bikes from 1999-2009 offering Legend Air Suspensions no compromise smooth ride and inability to bottom out that you have come to expect from Legend Air Suspensions products.
It is hard to believe that today is the sixth year anniversary for the war. We did not get pushed to a higher level of security but just got a small two second blurb on the news. Hopefully they will talk about this war in past tense soon! We salute and thank each and every one that has been apart of this conflict. Come home safe.
Meet Mr. CJ Allan of CJ’s Engraving Height: 6’3″ Weight: 297 Exercise: ZERO to none for too Long Health: Decent The hardest part of this project is having to see the pics of whatever the hell that thing is wearing the hat…Good grief……!! and my 17 yr old daughter had to take about 50 pics cause she was shakin the camera so hard from laughing..
Meet Steve “BrewDude”Garn of Brew Bikes Age 52 Height 5’10″ Weight 230lbs. Health Very Poor Exercise 0 hours a week “After the phosgene gas accident my health is very poor. This has caused me to be on insulin, have emphysema, chronic bronchitis, an oxygen deficiency and sleeping disorders. Also, over the years of bad health (2 bouts with chemical pneumonia, 2 lung flash burns, 100′s of dislocated shoulders, no acl in right knee and several accidents) it is time to get at least 40 lbs off and get back in shape. My goal is to be under 190lbs, get my Read More>>>
A manager at Wal-Mart had the task of hiring someone to fill a job opening. After sorting through a stack of resumes he found four people who were equally qualified. He decided to call the four in and ask them only one question. Their answer would determine which of them would get the job.
We all know the man is talented in bike building and leatherwork department, now add paint to his resume. In Daytona Rich’s gas tank got kissed so Rich, who dabbles in paint re did his own. Nice Job, Rich!
Bad Kreuznach, Germany — Seeking to expand their market presence to the European Motorcycle community, CycleVisions has partnered with Custom Chrome Europe to distribute their line of motorcycle enhancements. “CycleVisions has thrived by continually expanding and improving our product line,” said Randy Aron, owner of Cycle Visions. “Partnering with a key international distributor like Custom Chrome Europe is a perfect fit for our plans to broaden our success on a much larger scale. “
I am asking you to take a moment and the Sign The Bill Of Rights For American Veterans. Where would this country be if it wasn’t for those brave men and women? Thank you-CS THE ISSUE Of the more than 1.7 million veterans of combat service in Iraq and Afghanistan, most are between 20-29 years old, according to the United States Department of Defense. Veterans who return from service face a number of challenges when attempting to resume their daily lives and reintegrate back into society. These may range from mental health issues, physical injuries, difficulty finding out what benefits Read More>>>
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