Archive for the 'Cool Bikes' Category
Sandy and I picked up a new bike this past weekend, a 2000 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Standard. I have been looking for a bagger for the last year or so and we came across this one in the paper before we went on vacation. It has had 2 owners and only had a little over 10,000 miles on it. It has also had a Stage 1 upgrade.
It is nice. A very different ride than what I am use to, but nice. It definitely does not have the power of my S&S 96 but she does handle well on the highway. She runs nice and smooth, lots of storage in the bags, the radio is kind of fun, and she looks good. I hate the windshield, I don’t like looking through it. We ordered a shorter one and it should be here in a day or 2. Other than changing the windshield I think we are going to keep her like she is.
Just thought I would share it with you guys.
Take Care – Ride FREE
I haven’t posted any pictures of any custom bikes in awhile. Not sure why, guess things have just been a kind of busy. So here are a couple of great looking custom bobber style sleds.
First an old ‘74 Ironhead Sportster that has been chopped and bobbed. Looks right nice. I dig the clutch and shift setup.
I had an old 72 Sporty. Really liked that bike, wish I still had it but someone liked it better and well now it is gone. One day I’ll put together another Sportster project.
Here is a nice looking build with a 100″ RevTech.
I really like open primary setups. I have this same BDL belt driveon my scoot. Nice looking bike. Of course I am all about the apes. Think I would have come up with a different mirror though. Such a cool looking scoot to have that big ass square mirror way up in the air. Other than that nice.
Found both of these scoots over at ClubChopper. If you are looking for a great place to talk chopper then stop by and check them out. Awesome site!
Take care – Ride FREE!
Came across Big Mean Zeke on BikerWorlds.com. If you have not stopped by there it is a pretty cool place – kind of a MySpace for bikers.
Big Mean Zeke is a dude of many bikes but I saw this bike in his profile and thought it was really bad ass. So figured I would feature it here.
Here is what Zeke has to say about his scoot:
“…all I can say is a friend of mine Robert Edwards from Fatty’s Agressive Machinery in Burbank California put it together for me. We sat down and went over exactly what I wanted..I already had some parts..and ideas..but he is such an awesome fabricator….”
Here is a little about it:
Chopper guys frame with a paughco springer frontend
Revtech 100″ motor w/revtech 6 speed tranny
Fatkatz stretched aluminum tank
Custom oiltank
20″ ape hangers
Performance machine controls
180 Avon rear tire
BDL 3″ open primary
Seat by Tito
Spyke starter
Rear fender came off a boat trailer
And Zeke says – “its all good..and runs like a bat outta hell..”
Check out Big Mean Zeke’s Profile on BikerWorlds.com.
Great looking scoot man, thanks for letting me feature it here.
Take Care – Ride FREE
I took these pics at Willie’s Tropical Tattoo in Daytona last year at Biketoberfest. The Horse Magazine was having an old school chopper show and there were some totally sick bikes there (Will feature some more of them later).
A great looking Harley Davidson Fatboy with the Twin Cam motor, primary, hell everything powder coated black. It looked really good with the white tank and fenders. Really like how the ape hangers and hand controls looked all blacked out.
If you make it down to Biketoberfest this year (which is only about 2 months away – can’t wait) it is worth it to stop by Willie’s and check out his work and the bikes in the parking lot.
Not sure if The Horse is having the show again this year, could not find anything about it on their site, but if they do it is definitly worth checking out.
Lastnight on Discovery Channels Biker Build-off the competing builders were Scott Long of Central Coast Cycles in Santa Cruz, CA and Trevelen of Super Company Customs in Los Angeles, CA.
Both builders came up with some really great old school bikes but Trevelen’s bike was completely and totally wicked. The frame that Trevelen built was just awesome. Really liked the ribbed steel he used for the down tubes. This guy and his crew are truely great fabricators.
Trevelen’s El Peligroso Chopper
Above is a pic of Trevelen’s creation. The blue chopper named El Peligroso (Dangerous). I like very much.
Trevelen did win the build off over Scott Long and in my opinion the better bike did win. Scott’s bike was nice and the paint job was pretty kick ass but over all I just did not pick up on anything really special about the bike he built. I did like the oil bag that they put together using two Twin Cam jugs. That came out pretty sweet. Probably the only thing on the bike that really jumps out.
Scott Long’s Biker Build Off Bike
The old school touchs on Trevelen’s bike just really set it off. Trevelen did have some trouble with his motor burning up oil on the last few miles of the 1000 mile trip from LA to Albuquerque, NM for the judging but he did make the ride. Would like to know what happened to the motor. Did some searching around the net to see if anyone had posted anything about the troubles but could not find anything. Anyone know?
Take Care – Ride FREE
I was searching around the net lastnight, don’t even remember what I was looking for, and came across this very cool “mini” bobber.
The Hardknock old school mini bobber manufactured by Kikker Moto 5150.
Now I am not a fan of these chinese “mini choppers” that you see all over the place, I think most of them are junk, but this one kind of caught my eye.
For one it is made in the USA of steel. The bike features a rigid frame, springer front end, kick or electric start, jockey shift, and a couple of cool paint job options – flat black, flames, very cool. The Hardknock bobber is available with 2 different engine sizes, either a 49cc or 110cc, and can reach speeds over 50 MPH. Kikker also offers a line of accessories and replacement parts for the bike. The price of the HardKnock bobber starts at just under 2 grand.
OK so it is not the usual cool, but it is pretty neat.
Check out Kikker 5150 for more info on this very cool mini old school bobber.
The the first episode of the new season of Discovery Channel’s Bike Build-Off airs on Monday August 7, 2006 at 9:00PM.
The episode features Billy Lane of Choppers Inc. and Russell Mitchell from Exile Cycles.
No doubt you have heard something about the trouble Billy had with his bike on the way to Laconia for the Build-Off. If you haven’t well check out the video over at the Beach Cruiser.
This should be a pretty good episode. I really like both Billy and Russell’s style of bikes. Though I tend to lean a little more towards Billy’s very unique old school made from scratch bikes (even if they do have there problems). The hubless rear wheels are incredible cool.
This is a pic of one of Billy Lane’s hubless creations taken at the Smokeout VII
Russell builds some very nice, clean looking bikes. I personally like the fact that he stays away from chrome and flashy paint jobs. Brushed metal and rattle can black. My personal favorite of Russell’s has to be the trike he built for the Build-off a couple of seasons ago. That was one kick ass ride.
Russell’s Biker Build-off Trike from a couple of seasons ago. It didn’t win but it is still bad ass.
Should be a good episode so check it out on Monday, August 7 at 9:00PM on the Discovery Channel.
Snapped a few pictures of this 1947 Harley Davidson Knucklehead in the bike show at the ABATE of VA State Rally last weekend.
It was in the bike show at the rally and it is obvious that the owner keeps it in excellent condition. The numbers on the cases looked to be originial and there were a lot of great details on the bike. Not sure if it won any trophies, I did not stick around to hear who the winners were, but this bike was one of the best looking scoots out there.
This bike was built by a High School Shop class.
I got to check it out in person at the Horse Smoke Out this year and it really is a nice looking scoot. Some great details on the thing. I like the way the exhaust is routed up under the seat, the ape hangers are wicked, and the big orange Fram Oil Filter set up is totally cool – old school all the way, kind of an Indian Larry style. Looks good, these pics don’t do it justice. If you get a chance to check it out at a bike show somewhere make sure you give it a good once over.
Top notch work guys.
To see some pictures of the 2005 build and the 2006 build visit the Kennedy High School Chopper Class web site.
