 Article of the Day - Monday, January 4, 2010
Custom Chrome Europe Bike Show Faak, Austria 2009
Story by Mark Barnett, Photos by Horst Rösler
This past October European bike builders got together in Austria to show of some of the most exotic bikes in the world. Apparently they forgot about the worldwide financial crisis and kept spending money on ultra exotic bikes. They aren’t down to bobbers and stockers quite yet. Global super-reporter Horst Rösler was there to cover it for us and sent us the photos you see here. Custom Chrome shows its strength in Europe by continually being associated with the best “old world” bike shows. The green monster with two gold carburetors won the show, but I think the big guy on the V-Rod could have taken the trophy home with him, who the hell would try to stop him?
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Article of the Day - Friday, January 1, 2010
Gary Robinson's Copper Chopper Started Out As A Living Room Bike
Story by Wendy Manning, Photos courtesy of Gary Robinson
Gary Robinson of Eureka, California, built this beautiful copper and black chopper, CopperHead, in his living room. That’s right, his living room. “I had another one I built before that in my bedroom, and I had to get several friends to help me haul it downstairs in parts and so I could put it back together in my garage,” Gary said.
Believe it or not, it was Gary’s wife Marlena who suggested he build CopperHead in the living room. “My wife is very understanding,” he said. read more...
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Article of the Day - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Supercharging a Harley
Story by Buck Manning, Photos courtesy of ProCharger
Bolt-on products for your Harley are all the rage these days. But if you’re interested in making some serious power, bolt-on performance pieces are not going to up the ante unless you do some serious internal work along with a complete replacement of basically everything from the engine block up. This is not only very costly, but usually involves some serious downtime and prolonged break-in procedures. Bolting on a forced-induction system like ProCharger’s Centrifugal Supercharger is the V-twin equivalent of a fast-food drive-thru with super-sizing mandatory. In typical American style, there’s immediate gratification with little waiting. read more...
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Article of the Day - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
’97 Dyna Wide Glide Gets A Chrome Makeover
Story and Photos by Wendy Manning
This bike belongs to Paul Medlin of El Paso. Prior to this article, I always referred to Paul as “My Tanning Guy” because he owns the Aruba Tan salons here in EP. You know, I’d see him out and about and I’d say to Buck, “Hey, there goes My Tanning Guy…” Then one day last summer (seriously, if you’re Irish and Scottish like me, a tanning salon is a must here in the Sun City as lying in the real sun is tantamount to lying on the sun) I was at the salon grabbing my tan when Paul’s son pulled up on the bike and I got to see how really cool it is up close. read more...
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Article of the Day - Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Midknightrides Customs' Riddler and Two-Face Tribute Bikes
Story by Buck Manning, Photos by Nathan Bawden
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Batman! Sorry, I just couldn’t resist. Yeah that’s from the theme song to Batman and it’s obviously self-explanatory, but when you take a look at these two outrageous customs, Riddler and Two- Face, built by Nathan Bawden of Midknightrides Customs in Provo, Utah, you can’t tell me it didn’t uncontrollably flash through your gray matter too. The Batman comics, TV show, and numerous movies have inspired theme bikes before, but possibly none as wild as Nathan’s ode to two of Gotham City’s most villainous villains. read more...
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