The Million Dollar Moped: Chicara Nagata's Fuel Sipping Sculpture
Cars and Transportation, Fashion Custom motorcycle builder (and I’ll go ahead and shout him a sculptor) ... resembles any other moped I’ve seen. Defying the usual logic of a scooter purchase — they’re cheap, great on gas, reduce your carbon footprint as they save you cash on insurance, the whole shebang — Nagata’ [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 09:54:43
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Gunbus motorcycle finished, proves just excessive enough
Filed under: Motorcycles, Special/Limited Editions Click above for more shots of the Gunbus motorcycle When it comes to custom motorcycle builders, there's crazy and there's really crazy. Falling [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 17:15:00
“Bling” Inspired Honda 125 in Argentina
So, what do you say to a guy when he says’ he’s influenced by “Bill Dodge” and “East Coast Builders”? Great! That’s what! ... s a bicycle builder that dabbles in motorcycles, makes motorcycle handlebars and even pin stripes ... 125cc refurbished and painted. Handlebars: Custom made Brake Levers: Custom trimmed and painted [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 03:09:53
Ness Signature Victory Vision
Every custom builder “see” how a factory motorcycle can be improved aesthetically and/or technologically. Arlen & Cory Ness just gave a style makeover to the Polaris Victory Vision, the “revolutionary” touring motorcycle powered by a fuel-injected, air-and-oil cooled,... This is a content summary [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 13:27:32
When my Pulsar grew up to be a Hayabusa
Suzuki Hayabusa, Yamaha R1, Honda CBR and Ducati Monster are some of the fastest motorcycles in the world ... of Hayabusas, R1s and CBRs in namma Chennai, thanks to some skilful custom motorcycle builders spread ... fuel tank and fairing (a stylish engine shield), which are usually moulds replicated after [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 14:14:37
Dave Cook On Discovery Channel
A little bit of TV exposure will certainly not hurt a Custom Builder and even help a little bit our industry. We need it. Dave Cook and crew from Cook Customs will be featured on the Discovery Channel in a series called “Sturgis Motorcycle Mania” or... This is a content summary only. Click on headlines for full [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 20:58:26
One-Off 1959 Wooden Ariel Custom on eBay
Built with an Ariel Square Four motorcycle engine, a donated Citroen suspension, and a boat builder’s styling sensibility, ... from a period Cadillac and used generic auto store parts for the rest of the simple vehicle. The virtually unpadded seats, pressed steel Citroen wheels, and unadorned engine may be distinctly low tech [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 15:28:40
Mike Brown, His Bike and His Quack Doctor
Mike Brown of Amen Chassis Works motorcycle shop in Rogersville, has a bike on display in the Bill Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark ... and their choppers, visitors are offered a glimpse of the people who create these functioning, rolling works of art. “As indigenous to America as jazz, the improvised riffs of custom bike builders [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 05:50:24
INTERMOT 2008
I know there are people out there wondering “what the hell is an INTERMOT 2008?” ... of the U.S., the winning custom bike builder gets to compete at Sturgis next year. Also American companies ... . No it’s not a make and model year bike of some new foreign motorcycle company. It is foreign [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 16:45:12
One-Off 1959 Wooden Ariel Custom on eBay
Built with an Ariel Square Four motorcycle engine, a donated Citroen suspension, and a boat builder’s styling sensibility, ... from a period Cadillac and used generic auto store parts for the rest of the simple vehicle [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 15:28:40
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