DC Builders Head North To Ultimate Builder in NY

The NY edition of the Ultimate Builder kicks off with 2 successful entries from DC heading North to showcase their talent in the Big Apple. Jason Bochniak’s Phoenix is a chromed-out sled with competition grade Pro Charger, D&D Boarzilla Pipe, Headwinds lighting system and Avon gangster white walls. The 2006 Harley Deluxe rocks it with [...]

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Selected Bike Pics From Ultimate Builder in Detroit

It was a pleasure to see many of the builders standing by their bikes and talking with the crowd. After poling a few of the custom bike builders we found out that a couple of them had lined up projects with attendees of the International Motorcycle Show.

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The 2011 Moto Big Book, Available Now

Launched at INTERMOT in October 2010, the 2011 ‘Moto Big Book’ features over 350 pages of data on nearly 8,000 vendors and associated businesses and brands, from 112 countries worldwide.

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WE HAVE A WINNER – 2010 Freddie ‘Krugger’ Bertrand

Freddie ‘Krugger’ Bertrand 2010 AMD World Champion Freddie ‘Krugger’ Bertrand is now wearing the World Champions’ ring after being named the 2010 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. The bike with which he claimed the title was built for Veon Motorcycle’s owner Peer Toftner and features a unique electronically adjustable frame. At the flick [...]

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J&P Is In The Middle of the Action At Sturgis

Well it’s finally here, the 70th annual gathering of bikers where the (Black) hills are alive with the sound of full-throttle engines, plenty of music, and an estimated half million bikers and their friends from around the world. This once-a-year gathering runs today through Sunday in Sturgis, S.D., and is hands down the biggest biker [...]

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MOTORCYCLE USA

We ended the day at the preview party for the 2010 of the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. The first person we ran into was our friend from Medford, Oregon, Mark Daley of Thunderstruck Customs who is entering a bike in the show. It was good to see our buddy Jim Guiffra of AFT Customs, too, who of course had the AFT girls there getting their feet wet in the broadcast journalism field by interviewing custom builders for a TV project they’re working on.

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7th Annual AMD World Championship Update

The very best custom motorcycles in the world can now be seen in Sturgis at the 7th annual AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. Located at Lazelle and 3rd, the World Championship offers the general public, riders and motorcycle industry leaders the opportunity to view examples of the very best in design and engineering excellence in the custom motorcycle industry.

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Ride to Work – 3rd Monday in June

According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over 80 million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix.

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Dennis Hopper Takes His Last Ride

Dennis Hopper Takes His Last Ride

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Falcon Unveils The Kestrel

The Falcon Motorcycle Company recently unveiled the “Kestrel”, the second edition of their “Concept 10″ series machines at the prestigious Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, California. The “Kestrel” was built with a mix of salvaged parts from a classic Triumph Twin and parts machined and fabricated in-house by Falcon. The judges at the event evidently [...]

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