Nothing Says Tough Like a Harley Fatboy

This next auction is not for the fainthearted. The item is a fully customized Harley-Davidson Fatboy FLSTC motorcycle. This Hog has an insanely powerful 1,340 CC engine, a custom paint job, customized upholstery, auto start, and much more. VIN:1HD1BML16XY044640. The current bid is at $5,900 with only a few days [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 22:33:07

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Trikes The Ultimate Luxury Motor Cycle

A new trend in toys is rolling across America. That trend is to trikes. What are trikes? They are highly customized, top of the line motorcycles with three wheels instead of two. Some are converted from motorcycles, some have Volkswagen engines and some even have the smoother V8 with an automatic transmission. Who buys them? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 06:04:44

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

Radial Rides

"My Cycle's A Circular Motion..."No, not "radical rides", radial rides!I've always been a fan of radial engines ... to the wild blue yonder!Custom motorcycle makers are an inventive bunch, and sooner or later [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 20:38:00

The Super Sky Cycle! Didn’t Woody Allen Invent This?

  A slightly cleaner up to date version of Woody Allen's pedal copter in "A Mid Summer's Night Sex Comedy", but I think he should get some credit ... Custom twin Exhaust & mufflers. The Engine is a Rotax 912ULS 100 HP 4 stroke aircraft engine ... as a three-wheeled motorcycle). The Folding Rotor System. The Super Slider Rotor Head (eliminates [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 01:08:07

whaddayaknow, somebody actually did build the Speedball Special

Ariel Custom, aka the Speedball Special Thanks to Geoff Hacker for pointing this one out to us ... Special,” a wooden-bodied, motorcycle-engined sports car, and wondered if anybody actually followed ... constructed it in 1959 using a 1952 Ariel Square Four motorcycle engine and transmission, Citroen [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 17:28:47

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

Ariel Chopper on eBay

Normally when I think of a custom chopper, I envision something like Wyatt’s Captain America bike or even retro re-creations like the Harley ... built around the engine and transmission from a 1952 Ariel Square 4 motorcycle. ariel52woodcar4 ... accomplished, I’d say! This 'Woody' is powered by a 1952 Ariel Square 4 motorcycle engine [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 02:31:51

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

The Return of Crocker Motorcycles

Crocker Motorcycles? Most people have never heard of them ... if it weren't for an appearance in a 1998 motorcycle exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York ... were essentially custom machines, with cast aluminum fuel tanks and lovingly assembled custom engines [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 17:50:34

Harley Davidson 883 - A Motorcycle Icon

by A R Thompson Since 1957 Harley Davidson have been produced a motorcycle titled the Sporster, ... and $8,390 for one of these. 3. Sportster 883 XL Custom - Yet another great looking motorcycle which ... these bikes stability, this motorcycle company has made improvements to the frame. Now all the engines [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 09:35:28

Street Legal Bumper Cars

Retro Thing reader Jack Szwergold recently sent us a link to a flickr set of what seem to be street legal bumper cars ... built around vintage bumper car bodies, although with a custom frame, leather interior and motorcycle ... , Germany, and Austria. They're powered by Yamaha and Kawasaki engines; the original Harleys shook the cars [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 20:23:38

On a Lighter Note: The Things they Find me With

I use the WP-stats plugin and Google Analytics. Here are a sampling of some of the search strings people are using in search engines, ... in europe not refrigerating eggs hoenig bmw motorcycle accessories holy crap, that's specific, ed. albanian custom fades: weman as family m my ovaries are burning armin van buuren blog franklin [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 22:38:10

Sweet Digital Mockups of Fantasy Ferrari Motorcycle

Ferrari_motorcycle_01 Never in a million years will Ferrari build a motorcycle — and with Ducatis being so awesome who needs it to? ... or four-cylinder motorcycle engines, although one guy shoehorned a V6 from the Dino and a V8 from the Ferrari 308 into a pair of custom-built bikes. Glinick’s concept, which is so far just files [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 02:01:25

The Miyamotorcycle

... made: The hand drawn plans for Shigeru Miyamoto’s motorcycle, stolen from the man himself. Do we feel ... Train U) Select/Start (Select OD Setting) & (Start Engine) V) Miyamotorcycle Custom Decal [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 15:57:32

All about Minibikes and Pocketbikes

For those who were too small or too young to grip the handles of a motorcycle, minibikes were a worthy alternative ... . As minibikes progressed, they soon came available with engines, brakes, suspension and headlights ... it into a super pocket bike. All kinds of accessories are available to facilitate this. Think custom saddles [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 16:13:31

Second Tandem Axle Rabbitamino Discovered, They're Breeding [Custom Cars]

Second Tandem Axle Rabbitamino Discovered, They're Breeding While woefully lacking in the mid mounted 500 cubic inch Cadillac engine and scissor ... so you know all we know, still, this would make a kick-ass motorcycle carrier. [more...]

Date: 2008-05-22 14:00:00

A Look At Some Of The Different Motorcycle Engines

Topics: motorcycle parts, motorcycle accessories Motorcycles have been around for more than ten decades. During this time, motorcycle engines have developed through tweaking and reworking items ... . Cost efficiency and customer satisfaction brought failure to a number of motorcycle engines [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 03:32:07

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