by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com BMW’s latest motorcycle wonder, the R 18, is the freshest Bavarian creation, and the world keeps talking about it even days after it was launched by the Germans. But there are other BMW motorcycles worth talking about, both factory-made and custome, like the R nineT we have here. When BMW […]
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A 1984 Tribute to the new Evolution Platform By Bandit and Zeke Zeke, the constantly moving outlaw rode a rigid framed Shovelhead for years starting in 1979, when he slipped out of prison for the first time. He sold his chopped ’74 Superglide in ’75 to help support his family, while he was shipped off
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by Abhinand Venugopal from https://www.rushlane.com/ Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-25R Racer Custom is a track-only version of the brand’s new 249cc four-cylinder sportsbike Kawasaki has unveiled the all-new Ninja ZX-25R Racer Custom ahead of its official debut event which had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. The pandemic has caused a lot of confusion among global automotive
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by Enrico Punsalang from https://www.rideapart.com/ Sometimes all that glitters really is gold. Few custom motorcycle builders are as unorthodox and eccentric a the folks at Polish custom shop, Game Over Cycles. Judging from their name alone, you’re certain that they churn out some pretty unique builds over there. Based on Game Over Cycles’ Instagram profile,
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com For garages that don’t have it in them to build a motorcycle from scratch, there are countless bikes out there that can used for a customization process. Few of them are as alluring as the Harley-Davidson Road Glide, though. Maybe it’s the iconic shape of the motorcycle, or maybe something
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com/ As the most prominent bike builder in the industry, Harley-Davidson never shied away from keeping in touch with its roots. Perhaps this is why, if someone from the 1940s or 1950s would travel to our time, they would still be able to pick a Harley out of a crowd. Sure,
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From Los Angeles to Vegas and Back By Gearhead with photos by Wrench Story line started about ten years ago, during the bare bobber era. I was looking for a seat to go with an old school flat-tracker look. I had a pair of Flanders flat tracker bars, but it did not look right with
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by Elena Gorgan from https://www.autoevolution.com Why choose between riding a Hog or driving a classic (-looking) car when you can actually do both? Add looking like a retro Batman villain, and this might just be an offer you could not refuse. If only it were still on the table. In December 2010, the 1939 Lincoln
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For most riders, a Harley-Davidson is beautiful on its own and, if you add the growl of the engine, there’s enough happening to get attention. But there are other ways you can stand out even more, should you be interested. Hubless choppers are one such option. They are futuristic, almost alien-looking custom bikes built by
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WESTON – It’s a gleaming, curvy, sport-style motorcycle with a distinct Art Deco look, and there’s no other bike like it on Earth. Mark Ecklund of Weston took two years of painstaking, detail-oriented work to build it, hand-fabricating most of its body work from thin aluminum. For just the tail section, the 53-year-old machinist took
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New front wheel and disc brake With the help of Paughco and Black Bike Wheels Okay, so the classic 19-inch spoked wheel rolled in from Black Bike Wheels, in Van Nuys. They have grown to build spoked wheels for every make and model in virtually every size. Too cool. If you need a spoked wheel
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Last weekend in the USA during the Daytona Bike Week, the New York-Rzeszów motorcycle built by the Polish company Game Over Cycles took first place in the “Over 1000 cc Custom” category in the Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show. The competition was held in Florida as part of Daytona Bike Week 2020, one of the
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by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com There are few things the name Harley-Davidson cannot be associated with in the world of motorcycles. From road-going bikes to custom builds, the name is present all across the board in the industry, and it has been so for a great number of years now. There’s good reason for that,
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Italian people have designer genes in their blood, as a guy called Luca Lamperti clearly shows after making a full custom Mad Max and Alien vs Predator mash-up based on a Ducati Monster. He calls it the Apophis 99942. Grezzo, by his nickname, runs a custom builds workshop called Raw Bike Factory and he is
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After more than 25 years of publishing The Rodder’s Journal, it’s no secret that we love print. The traditional way to view content is on the printed page. And just like these hot rods we all love, magazines are tactile and real, with their own feel and smell. To give those of you who don’t
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If you have dreamed of building and riding a custom Panhead with a big motor and all the updates, here’s your chance to WIN the bike of your dreams! The hard work is done. The build components top notch. The custom fabrication, paint and assembly everything you would hope for as it was done in the J&P
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by Marcella Raymond from http://wgntv.com ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Progressive International Motorcycle show wrapped up its three-day run Sunday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The event showcased the latest in street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters and ATVs. One of the most powerful doesn’t use gasoline, it uses electricity. The first electric Harley
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by Maija Zummo from https://www.citybeat.com/ Hosted by the Cincinnati Cafe Racers, this curated invitational showcases 50-plus odd and awesome motorcycles and bikes The sixth-annual Garage Brewed Motorcycle Show returns to the Rhinegeist taproom for an afternoon of paying homage to unique bikes and unique builds. Hosted by the Cincinnati Cafe Racers, this is a curated
Tiny Strider Customs Steal the Show at Mecum Las Vegas The Custom Strider Program is an initiative of The Flying Piston Benefit produced by Marilyn Stemp of Iron Trader News and Jeff Najar of Biker Pros to raise awareness and funds for non-profits and individuals in the biker community. Each year a new class is
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from Rodder’s Journal Over the weekend, the Pomona Fairplex was hot rod heaven. From the buildings to the midways, everywhere you looked were cars, cars and more cars. There were big dollar show rods and homebuilt creations, record-setting drag cars and one-off customs. Topless, pre-1937 machines without roll-up windows competed for the coveted America’s Most
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by Wm. Steven Humphrey from https://www.portlandmercury.com/ If you love motorcycles, then the annual One Motorcycle Show is the cultural event of the season! Experience hundreds of the hottest rare, custom-built motorcycles designed by master crafters from across America (and of course, here in the PNW). Oh, but that’s not all! Along with delicious brews, coffee,
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NEW BIKERNET AND BANDIT’S CANTINA PROGRAMS FOR 2020 To keep Bikernet moving forward in the New Year, we’ve shuffled things around a bit. We have decided to shut down all major advertising sales and will move all of Bikernet’s impressive library and 24 years of archived editorial content into Bandit’s Cantina, Bikernet’s subscription-supported section. We
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by Kelly Byer from https://www.cantonrep.com Challenge America: Makers For Veterans helped Charles Zollicoffer get back on the road. Challenge America: Makers For Veterans helped Charles Zollicoffer ride a motorcycle for the first time in eight years. More importantly, he said, the fall program renewed his faith in humanity. “I was left for dead on the
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They say that every company has a magic number. “Seven friends in ten days.” – It was Facebook’s sole focus in its growth from zero to one billion users. With Twitter, their explosive growth happened when users followed thirty people. Even though we are making motorcycles, we have identified our own magic number. And we
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