Motorcycle models / miniatures

Just look at the incredible detail in these miniatures featuring a motorcycle repair shop.  The work put into this is amazing and displays such talent. 

http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_anders_bike_shop_details.html

Please see many more pictures at the link provided. 

Brad Pitt has some cool taste in motorcycles

It would suck to be hounded this much.

Happy 4th, Patriots!

Photo courtesy of the official Harley-Davidson Facebook page.  I hope that everyone has a safe and joyful 4th of July.

Ethanol-free gas

If you are interested in finding a gas station that sells ethanol-free gasoline for your motorcycle, hot rod or whatever, use this handy website (for USA and Canada).    http://pure-gas.org/

pure-gas.org is a site dedicated to one, simple task: to list the gas stations in the U.S. and Canada that serve ethanol-free gasoline. Many cars, motorcycles, boats, aircraft and tools have engines that run worse, or have parts that deteriorate, when run on gasoline that contains ethanol. In addition, ethanol leaves residue on valves and other parts that can hinder performance.

Biker alleges Dallas Sheriff Deputy made up charge to seize video evidence

If this doesn't get you all hyped up and pissed, then you must have a very high tolerance for injustice.

On Memorial Day Weekend, motorcycle rider Chris Moore was arrested by Dallas Deputy Sheriff James Westbrook. The arrest was part of crackdown against sport bike riders. Moore says Westbrook made up a charge in order to gain access to the video camera mounted on his helmet.

What's the deal with Cafe Racers?

Perhaps you know exactly what the deal is, or perhaps you've only heard vague references to a cafe racer.  Or perhaps you have no idea what that is and somehow picture men wearing racing uniforms, scarves and goggles sitting inside giant teacups with steering wheels racing down the streets of Paris.  Okay, maybe that's not far off. 

A friend of mine has a new project of turning her newly acquired Honda CB into the cafe racer style. 
Here's a video about vintage Cafe Racers:

In remembrance of the 68th anniversary of D-Day

Here is a video of WW2 motorcycles on a D-Day tour a few years ago.

Come on, admit it

This is part of the reason why you wanted to ride a motorcycle.

Good ol' Arnold Schwarzenegger riding the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy in Terminator 2: Judgement Day with Edward Furlong as John Connor on the dirt bike.

'73 Shovel, gotta love that lope

It's like music to the ears.

DP Customs have finished another winner

The brothers that make up DP Custom Cycles have finished their latest masterpiece, chiseling out a bike they call DEFENSOR with a color scheme inspired from one of their heroes, Ayrton Senna. The base for this project was a 1982 Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster.

Posting today on the HD Forums and on their Facebook page, they have provided some scrumptious photos. All of their work, in my humble opinion, is worth salivating over.

1934 BMW R7 prototype

Over 70 years ago this concept motorcycle from BMW designer and engineer Alfred Böning was born. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, this concept was not put into production due to its apparent high-cost.

Besides its outward beauty, the R7 sported an 800c boxer engine that was ahead of it's time with a forged, single piece crankshaft.  Also notice the shifter with its H pattern.  

Thankfully for us to even know about this forgotten beauty, it was discovered crated up in 2005.
Severely rusted and corroded, it took a whole team of wizards to bring it back to life, rebuilding the frame, motor, transmission and body. The pictures that we now have, must be what it looked like when brand new, over 70 years ago.
 

Vintage Firestone Tires

... can be a beautiful thing.

 

 

 

Need more gas?

Regardless of the size of your gas tank, you may eventually find yourself running low on fuel and long on trip to the next fueling station.  Or for the chopper scene out there, you may deliberately be opting for a smaller than average tank.  An obvious issue when going for a small, yet awesome looking, gas tank is that it doesn't hold as much fuel as the behemoth tanks commonly found on the big twin motorcycles.
When going on a long run, such as perhaps during Memorial Day weekend, you could find yourself needing a bit more "go juice" in between gas stations.

One possibly remedy is something such as the MSR Fuel Bottle, which can be had for anywhere between $15 - $20 depending on size and where you purchase it at.  Generally used for camping stoves, you should be able to find them at a camping supply store or even online at retailers such as Amazon or Outdoor Play.  There are other brands to choose from as well.

  

And what do you do with said fuel bottle now that you have it?  Fill it with your favorite high octane fuel of course and find some way to strap it to your death machine.  I recommend putting it in a place where it won't take a stray bullet in case you are in a shootout.

One fancy way of putting it on your bike is to use a cool custom leather harness, such as those made by one of the several leather smiths out there on the internet.  Alternatively, you could try your hand at making it yourself, as demonstrated on this Chop Cult post by 52rigid.

Here's a picture of a La Rosa saddle bag with a fuel bottle holder already installed.

Now please, try your best not to get stranded.

Memorial Day

Enjoy the day off but more importantly enjoy the freedom that we have. 

Just want to ride my motorsickle