May 302010
May 292010
R.I.P. Dennis Hopper
SS Trike is proud to announce that, effective immediately, all SS Trikes will be shipped with an 117" S&S X-Wedge EPA certified engine. In the firm’s never ending quest to provide the hottest Trike in the market today, they have figured out how to increase power and satisfy the EPA in one swoop. This new X-Wedge is actually a better match to the race-inspired and bullet-proof automatic transmission that comes standard with all SS Trikes. The broad power band matched to a 2 speed with lock up torque converter will provide the ultimate power train that any 3-wheel enthusiast could Read More>>>
For nearly 30 years the Legendary Buffalo Chip has time and again proven itself as the epicenter of Sturgis Bike Week. This year with Rally Week celebrating its 70th Anniversary, the Chip has kicked it into high gear and is ready to knock the chaps off of the tens of thousands of bikers that will be making their yearly pilgrimage to the premier entertainment venue and motorcycle travel destination. Providing visitors a barrage of world-class entertainment, art, vendors, food, amenities, charitable efforts and countless memories, the Legendary Buffalo Chip truly is the undisputed ultimate Sturgis experience. Here is a rundown Read More>>>
May 292010
Attention Laconia fans, you will be able to watch a tribute Biker Build like no other between Wink Eller a.k.a Speed vs Dave Perewitz a.k.a. Customs , who will be joined by his daughter Jody, during Laconia Bike Week at the Broken Spoke Saloon. Jay Allen and his staff have rolled up their sleeves to produce a massive stage for these two masters to create their one off builds on. Dave Perewitz is the Godfather of Customs, pioneering the way for all of the future motorcycle builders. Wink Eller has carried the torch for land speed racing for many years Read More>>>
With the popular demand of the Sancho bike, we decided it was time to reproduce the Sancho Frame. Designed to the specifications of our Sancho Bike, this frame has a 32” Degree rake and a seat height of 18”, depending on the tires used. The frame can support tire from 90-160 or 160-200. We can make the frame for any engine application whether it be, sportsters, evos, shovels, knuckles, or panheads. The frame is designed by us right here in Vancouver USA. The frame is fabricated by John Grant also right here in the good OL USA. If you have Read More>>>
Two ‘legendary’ motorcycle industry magnates are coming together to get the party going during this year’s 70th Annual Sturgis Rally Week festivities. K&G Cycles, the virtual motorcycle parts and accessories superstore will be a major sponsor at Sturgis’ premier entertainment venue and motorcycle travel destination, the Legendary Buffalo Chip. Eager to become an integral element at Sturgis’ best party anywhere, K&G Cycles will be making a large presence at the Legendary Buffalo Chip during Sturgis Bike Week. An official sponsor of the 3rd Annual Legends Ride and the 10th Annual Motorcycles as Art Exhibition, K&G Cycles has also recruited the Read More>>>
D&D 2008-2010 Victory Vision Boss Slip-ons for the ultimate Victory touring motorbike. The slipons increase power and torque. You can install them in less time than it takes to complete your lunch. The Victory Vision Boss Slip-ons come in midnight black or show-quality chrome. They utilize stock heatshields. Get the details at DandDexhaust.com.
The Brawler is the first Muscle Bike to emerge from the Skunk Works of Darwin Motorcycles World Headquarters located in Oklahoma City, OK. Darwin Motorcycles, creator of the popular line of Brass Balls Bobbers and Choppers, has been increasing the breath and depth of their offering by producing a signature series line of motorcycles. These motorcycles extend the core development strategy of value and premium components. The Brawler is a spiritual interpretation of Harley-Davidson’s FXR motorcycle. It’s designed to deliver spirited riding experience in a package that is exciting for canyon carving as well as comfortable for extended trips. Darwin Read More>>>
May 272010
Hurry Up, Get your Vote in for The Garage Girls Ultimate Biker Makeover, Carlisle Edition brought to you by GEICO powersports. Just a reminder to head on over to www.garage-girls.com and vote for who you feel most deserves to win the Ultimate Biker Makeover. Voting ends June 15th 2010. This is it, the winners of the Ultimate Biker Makeover are up to you. 2 winners will be selected, both getting hooked up with……new riding Jacket and Gloves from Z1R, a Vega helmet, HD Footwear boots, a cleaning kit from Wizards Products, a years subscription to IronWorks Magazine, a case Read More>>>
Pee-wee Herman Embarks on a BIG NEW ADVENTURE at the Legendary Buffalo Chip during the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Legendary Buffalo Chip®, S.D. (May 25, 2010) – This past winter in Los Angeles, Pee-wee Herman came back to life with a stunning new production of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" that met with rave reviews by critics and fans of all ages. Now, Pee-wee and many of the original "Playhouse" gang are getting ready to hit "The Great White Way" this fall bringing the hit show to Broadway at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre for a ten week run beginning October Read More>>>
This Memorial Day weekend, Wheels Through Time Museum will be honoring our nation’s veterans and military with free admission to the museum from Thursday-Monday! All veterans and active service members will receive a complimentary 2-year museum membership! The “Pigs in the Smokies” Rally, put on by the Blue Knights LEMC will be visiting the museum on Saturday, May 30th. The museum currently houses more machines than ever, and demonstrations of many of America’s rarest military machines will be held regularly throughout the weekend. Please come and join us for a Memorial Day Weekend you won’t soon forget!
Hot Leathers, the industry leader in motorcycle apparel, is headed to the majestic deserts of New Mexico to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in style. The 27th Annual Red River Rally is located in beautiful Red River, NM, perched high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Synonymous for offering the best selection of motorcycle merchandise in stores, online and on the road, Hot Leathers can’t think of a better way to officially ring in summer 2010 than kickin’ it biker-style at one of the hottest tourist destinations in the U.S.
Leave it to the Biltwell guys to get your attention for their Rootbeer Helmet.
You love Sturgis. You love The Spoke. You want to share it with your friends. Now you can buy them a drink when you’re there together! That’s right, bring all your friends to the Broken Spoke Campground and you can earn big Bucks – Broken Spoke Bucks that is. HERE’S THE DEAL: – Earn $20 in Broken Spoke Bucks for every Tent Camper that you refer, that books with us – Earn $30 in Broken Spoke Bucks for every RV reservation referral that books with us – Earn $50 in Broken Spoke Bucks if your referral books a cabin with Read More>>>
May 252010
Leave it to Bean’re to win over the crowd with his death defying crash and still come out the winner of the Tramp Triathlon at The Big Mountain Run . The object of the event; two guys start off in their own tents, when the horn sounded they had to get in their boots that were outside the tent, run 50 yards, hop on their bike and 50 yards more. The they had to pull off their boots, jump in the river and tag the boat that was half way out. Bean’re gave up himself and his body to remain Read More>>>
May 252010
The easy and inexpensive alternative to finding those perfect white walls for your vintage bike! MOONEYES USA now carries the same simulated white wall toppers that our customers have been using on their cars since the fifties. We now carry motorcycle PORT-O-WALLS to fit bike rims from 10" to 19". These are easy to install, just place them between your rim and your flattened tire, add air and your done!!This is the perfect addition to that Vintage bike or just old school style bike your building. Depending on your tire size, most of these will give your bike about Read More>>>
May 242010
Read about this Triumph in this month’s issue of Cycle Source. We are looking for more images that we can use for the Shot of the Week. If you are interested on seeing your work here, send me a email,THANKS!
Dodge Motorsports knows that high-performance suspension can get a Pro Stock car down the track faster. Dodge brought in Mike Alex, President of Suspension Technologies, to work with the three MOPAR Pro Stock teams to assist them in improving their performance by performance tuning their struts and shocks. When he is not at the track, Mike is in his race shop at VIR building race-tuned shocks that offer a plush ride and increased control. The results that riders are experiencing is an increase in controlled corner entrance and exit speeds by as much as 30mph. Suspension Technologies offers premium shocks Read More>>>
Hot Leather’s next 2010 rally destination is Rally at the Rock 3. Located at the beautiful Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony, PA, this year’s installment of Rally at the Rock will offer bikers an array of stunning scenery and over-the-top motorcycle festivities. Hot Leathers, the industry leader in motorcycle apparel, synonymous for offering the best selection of motorcycle merchandise in stores, online and on the road is looking forward to being this year’s official Rally at the Rock 3 T-shirt vendor being held May 21-23.
Back by popular demand, the MOONEYES / Autometer 2 5/8" MINI-TACH. We’ve had many request for a smaller tachometer than our 3 3/8" that can still be mounted in a cup,this is the perfect size.The new tach measures 2 5/8" and is built in its own chrome "metal" cup.This is a full sweep black face tach with white numbers and white dial, it reads from 0 to 6000RPM. The tach comes complete with a mounting bracket and wiring that make it easy to mount to the column or dash.This tachometer is made in the USA exclusively for MOONEYES by AUTOMETER. Read More>>>
May 212010
BAKER, a name known for unapologetically innovating, top-end premium drivetrain components in the American Big Twin industry, is once again bringing the mayhem to Sturgis in a way ONLY BAKER can bring it! Who knows more about burnouts than the Drivetrain Authority? And being the originators of the drag style head-to-head burnout competition in Sturgis we are prepared to make this year more monumental than any year before with our Smoke-Down Showdown! After two successful years of the BAKER Burnout Drags Competition in Sturgis, BAKER is making this year fresh and new. We are moving the competition across town to Read More>>>
Lowering the front end of your motorcycle just got a whole lot quicker! This easy to install drop in kit transforms a previously messy, labor-intensive install into a 30-minute breeze for your Sporty!! The Licks Fork Lowering Kit pulls approximately two inches out of the front end!! No disassembling of the forks or changing out of fluids. Best of all, the average guy can do this install in his garage with tools right out of his own toolbox. This kit fits 1988 to 2010 Sportsters RED HOT INTRODUCTORY PRICE $99 – Buy Yours Today
Not long ago Licks Cycles introduced a collection of extremely high quality and fully functional leather “solo” bags. Along with the popularity of those bags came a flood of requests for something similar in the way of a user friendly Tool Bag. Licks jumped on it and recently announced the availability of these extremely high quality, rugged, kick ass TOOL BAGS. A very cool and useful companion to the hardcore solo bags these TOOL BAGS provide quick and easy access to tools or necessary junk you’re always looking for a place to stash where it’s close at hand. Each Read More>>>
Cycle Sounds, a leading manufacturer of audio equipment for the Powersports industry, has just introduced their Victory Vision® 8-Ball fairing audio system. Kit includes 5.25 inch full range speakers, amplifier, and all necessary wiring and connectors to hook the system up. Wiring harness includes quick disconnect for easy installation and removal of the fairing with the sound system installed. With Cycle Sound’s easy mp3 hookup, there is no need for a CD player or head unit. Just connect the standard 3.5mm earphone jack to any audio source and enjoy the music. Cycle Sounds systems are compatible with most any mp3, Read More>>>
May 182010
Brass Balls Bobbers latest 2 Wheel weapon, the Brawler, will make its debut at the 2010 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building in Sturgis later this year. It will be running Suspension Technologies’ shocks and forks package, which is a race-tuned dyno-tested solution that provides uncompromising comfort and control. Mike Alex, President of Suspension Technologies, stated that he is excited to be a part of the Brass Balls Bobbers and Choppers program and that the Brawler will be one of the best handling custom-production motorcycles available on the market today. “We have been looking for the right suspension partner Read More>>>
May 182010
New for Harley-Davidson 2009 Later Heritage Softail Classic or Softail Cross Bones. You are going to be all over these latest Turn-out Style boot and pipe savers from the folks at Carl Miles’ HEEL GUARD, INC. Heel Guards were designed by riders, for riders to protect foot ware from being burned by the exhaust pipe. Easily fit to stock floorboards. These great looking, fully functional guards are fabricated from high grade steel, triple chrome plated for a brilliant, durable, long lasting finish. We offer chrome for the Heritage and Black Powder Coat for the Cross Bone models.
Photo by Court House Customs Are you in for the The Big Mountain Run? What are you waiting for? Sign up for the three days pass and receive a free event t-shirt
Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. 16th May at the age of 67, after a long battle with stomach cancer. In his illustrious career he followed Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath’s lead vocalist in 1979 and had a band under his own name through the eighties. His music will live on forever in songs like ‘Man on the Silver Mountain’ and ‘Holy Diver’
Big News, Some Good – Some Bad Okay so let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Crank County Daredevils will not be playing this year. Their drummer has a serious issue with his health and they have canceled all dates. We have plenty of other live acts that will fill the void in time but obviously not in our hearts. We wish their man the best in his recovery. Now, on to the good news. World renowned photographer of Easyriders Magazine, ”Mike Lichter” will be joining us at Tilley Harley-Davidson to go on the entire Gypsy Tour Read More>>>
May 152010
You asked for it!! So here it is…The BRAND NEW Licks vertical side mount featuring our popular Model A Taillight assembly at the incredible price of just $119!! This incredible package includes a heavy gauge vertical side mount that is tig welded then covered with our high quality satin black powdercoat finish. The Retro Model A Taillight included with the package comes with a standard plain red glass lens as shown in the photo.
The Brass Ball Bobbers & Choppers’ custom-production 69 Chopper has been selected as the 2011 Official Bike of Daytona Bike Week. Each year, for the last 16 years, The Daytona Beach Community Foundation holds a drawing for the Official Bike Week Motorcycle. $50 enters you into the drawing. Since there are only 4500 tickets printed, the odds to being a winner are incredible.
This week Hot Leathers is headed for the Grand Strand, an arc of beautiful beach land along the Southeastern coast to take in the sights at the renowned Myrtle Beach Bike Week. The industry leader in motorcycle apparel, synonymous for offering the best selection of motorcycle merchandise in stores, online and on the road is looking forward to a large presence at the much anticipated event being held May 7-16.
BMR is just less than a week away and the planning has gone into overdrive. We just received the extra large banner from Leroy Thompson Choppers and man it has us all fired up. This one’s gonna go down in the books boys so get ‘em out, let’s see ‘em, who’s yer daddy? We’re all set to tear the mountains up and drink corn mash from a jar. Look out TN, here we come. Special thanks to Scott and Jamie for the killer banner. http://www.zerosevendesign.com/
Lowbrow Customs’ highly anticipated new website is now online. In addition to being the easiest-to-use chopper parts website on the internet, many new products have been added including those from Joker Machine, Biltwell, Inc., Dickies and No School Choppers. The addition of other content such as the integrated Lowbrow Blog, DIY Tech Tips section and Customer Gallery help add substance to aid the garage builder in his quest. The ability to sort parts by manufacturer also helps you focus right in on those hard-to-find parts you have been looking for. Check out the new website, secure ordering and world-wide shipping Read More>>>
Attendees of the first Rick Fairless Custom Bike Show and Parts Expo were treated to a pleasant surprise when Jason Neiman from SS Trike showed up with a new 117" X-Wedge powered SS Trike prototype. They got to see firsthand how the X-Wedge fits seamlessly into the SS Trike bodywork. Jason was able to adapt the different mount system of the X-Wedge to his steel framed swing arm chassis with no apparent difficulty, just many hours of hard work. The SS Trike was quite a hit with the locals who kept Jason busy all weekend answering questions, while potential buyers Read More>>>
The slip-ons increase power and torque. You can install them in less time than it takes to complete your lunch. The Victory Vision Boss Slip-ons come in midnight black or show-quality chrome. They utilize stock heat shields. To see more on this product, please go to http://www.danddexhaust.com/ .
Aeromach USA brings out a new idea, again… The Aeromach Cruisin Pegs are for Baggers with floorboards. These pegs keep you comfortable on long hauls. They look super clean and they allow you to reposition your feet as needed. Comfort on a long ride increases safety and reduces fatigue.The Cruisin’ Peg arms are either flame, plain or ball milled. A mounting block goes under the floorboard. They fit floorboards that are D shaped or rounded at top and bottom, kind of oval shaped.Checkout the latest Aeromach USA Cruisin’ Peg video.
Aeromach USA brings out a new idea, again… The Aeromach Cruisin Pegs are for Baggers with floorboards. These pegs keep you comfortable on long hauls. They look super clean and they allow you to reposition your feet as needed. Comfort on a long ride increases safety and reduces fatigue.The Cruisin’ Peg arms are either flame, plain or ball milled. A mounting block goes under the floorboard. They fit floorboards that are D shaped or rounded at top and bottom, kind of oval shaped.Checkout the latest Aeromach USA Cruisin’ Peg video.
The famous MOONEYES half-sweep tachometer is available again in a “NO-LOGO” version. These tachometers were last offered in 2002, many of you have requested them so we are bringing them back!This tachometer is identical to our “best selling” MPG5000TM only it does not have the MOONEYES logo on the face of it. It’s built in its own chrome cup with all the necessary hardware and brackets to mount it to your column or dash. Simple 4-wire hook-up makes it easy to install. The part number on this tach is MPG5000T. It will retail for $69.95. The first run is complete Read More>>>
May 132010
Hey man, we just got the news that we have scored the national Walgreens authorization. What this means is that beginning with our August issue we will start to sell Cycle Source Magazine in Walgreens. It will take a few months to get real saturation across the country but you can start looking for us at your neighborhood drug store!
May 122010
Yeah baby they’re in and bad ass. If you look close you might recognize the cat that is on the bike in this drawing. That’s right, our own Tattoo Duke Miller. Remember, if you buy your three day pass for BMR in advance you get on of this year’s T on the house. It’s a limited production design from Steve Peffer of Steel City Choppers! Go to www.bigmountainrun.com (Actual Shirt May Not Be Full Color)
Once again the guys over at Flyrite Choppers are on the cutting edge of what’s happening. Cruise over to their web site to find the link to their new FRC Personas. What is a Persona you ask? Only the coolest new way of dressing up your Firefox web browser. Chose from one of the many FRC themes available from mild to wild. Be the first one on your block to have a FRC customized computer. Give Flyrite Choppers a call or drop by www.flyritechoppers.com for more information.
May 122010
May 112010
Stop the presses! Through a sponsorship deal with Indian Motorcycles Of Chicago, Rob Keller will be piloting a new Indian Chief Vintage in the Hoka Hey Challenge. In addition to the sponsorship, IMOC will be providing live GPS locators to Rob Keller on the Chief and Chris Callen on the Harley-Davidson. You will be able to tune into either the Cycle Source or Chicago Indian Dealer web sites to track the progress of the Hundred Years War LIVE!!! See how long they stop, how long they ride and more importantly who is in the lead. Right up till the very Read More>>>
The latest introduction to the ever growing line of quality intakes and products from Wimmer Machine is The Better Sucker and the EBS Basic System. Both provide better air flow and are part of the world famous line up of products from Wimmer Machine. The Better Sucker is a low cost (MSRP: $135.00), high performance alternative to the Screaming Eagle or the Ness Big Sucker and are 100% made in the USA. The EBS basic system was developed for Big Twins and Sportsters. It starts at $170.00 MSRP and is shown with optional chrome tribal face plate. (MSRP: $250.00) When Read More>>>
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