Harley-Davidson Announces Women Riders Month By Wendy Manning, Photo courtesy of Harley-Davidson For too many women motorcycle memories are made from the back of the bike. In recent years Harley-Davidson has been changing all that, and to date The Motor Company is happy to report that 12% of all new Harleys sold are sold to women riders. Now that’s the kind of girls gone wild we...

This story started a long time ago, about 20-years to be exact, when Alain bought this bike from Barnett H-D’s then new-guy-salesman-on-the-block, my friend and watch-loving buddy, Johnny Hernandez, as the first sale of many thousands to follow and he’s still at it today. “It was a police special FLH from Virginia. When I got it, I started by taking the bags off, it had the big...

Zach Saligoe, co-owner of Atlanta Monster Cycles with his dad, Mike, is no stranger to this flat-lined Buell phenomena and had recently finished a Buell-based ride for himself. An admiring customer known only as Ainars was so jazzed by the result he wanted one too. “I told him to get a Buell and we’d use everything we could according to the style he wanted. He got a 1996 S1...

This bike definitely has the “Wow” factor. I’m glad that he won his motor class, but it must have been hard to choose between Kodlin and Kawata for the grand prize. He flawlessly blended detail, innovation, and continuity of the theme throughout the bike. C’mon — a single sided, double shock front-end with decent travel, a flipped motor, and an improved direct drive final that will...

  Frank Pedersen and Steinar Bergby (“Frank and Stein”) decided the world needed more choices in trike rear ends and kits, so they launched Frankenstein Trikes in 2005. “We used to build choppers but don’t have the time anymore, although we still service our chop customers. We saw the market was moving in a different direction,” said Frank, a well-spoken Norwegian native. “Choppers...

  The Shocking Scenes you are about to see are not suggested for the weak or immature. If you cannot take it, we advise you to now patronize the concession stand or look away from the screen during this preview of . . .      HELL’S BLOODY DEVILS     To make a long flashback short, I did see the movie and it was a typical crap motorcycle B-movie of which there were a ton of....

  Joe DeJesus of Crown Motorz in Las Vegas, Nevada, must have been channeling my A&W memories with his time travelin’ 1968 Triumph T120R Bonneville custom aptly named Root Beer Bonnie. It’s a nice match for his perfectly restored Bonnie, but it’s come a long way to get to this point. “It was one of those, ah, freshly refurbished Triumph 650s,” said Joe. “I bought it on the...

But there are ways, both clever and crazy, that we can have our motor oil and drink, er, use it, too. First you start with a bike that won’t break the bank, this 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 1200N Nightster, for example. The buy-in is not huge, say about $7,500 to $8,500 used ($9,595 new), give or take.   Now it comes down to what is actually custom. For many riders, a cam/carb/pipe kit...

Click here for more photos Charlotte Easyriders Show Story and Photos by Jack Cofano Like everything else in this troubled economy you have to adapt to the current times. That’s what the Easyrider Centerford Shows have been doing the last few years. A couple of years ago they introduced hot rods and custom cars to the show and this year floor space was...

Click here for more photos Charlotte Easyriders Show Story and Photos by Jack Cofano One of the things I like about the Easyrider shows is that you see a bunch of folks bringing their little rug rats along with them to enjoy the show. Amazingly the kids seem to love all the shiny bikes and in most cases behave better than their parents…not a surprise. We...