Vendetta V-Rod
Following the concept put forth by the bike’s owner, a Mr. E. Bond, Smoken Joe Petersen of Performance Cycles in Wilmington, North Carolina, designed and assembled this smokin’ V-Rod with the idea that it was not being built as a drag bike, but as a head-turning street rod that can tear up the asphalt with the best of them.
This bike uses many fine Harley-Davidson parts along...
Hotter than Magma
All of that brouhaha is just leading up to my own declaration of the creating a new category for Richard Balicoco’s customized Nightster (get ready to set brain to dispute) I call Frisco Café. Two old, already-recognized styles, Frisco and café bikes both share a lot of similarities with good handling, agility, and rideability as a priority along with not being festooned with...
2010 Biketoberfest
As I wrote in my coverage of Sturgis this year, you wouldn’t believe that we were in a recession. Well ditto for Biketoberfest. Attendance estimates put this year’s Biketoberfest right in line with previous years. Many of the vendors stated that although attendance was great, pocketbooks and wallets opened up a little less frequently than normal. That should not be a surprise to...
Norley
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Norley
Story and photos by Rodent
If Eric Buell had built something like Pete Ridet’s Buell, the Marquee might still be alive today. Sometimes the corporate structure doesn’t allow for much innovation. You can see the cafe racer heritage in this magnificent creation; it seems that everyone is getting on the...