Join us May 18th and 19th at the Georgia World Congress Center for the AutoTrader Classics Octane Car Show & Sale! AutoTrader Classics presents the first ever, Octane 2013 car event. If you are a car enthusiast, this is the show for you. Hundreds of exciting cars and related products to experience. Check out rare [...]
Today we are working on the tank for the 1968 Norton Commando. I’m going to show you how to start beating out the shape using my Wilton Unbreakable Sledge Hammer and my trusty Cook hammers.
Today Rob and I are working on my 1974 Ducati engine after I noticed another oil leak. We decided to switch to some aluminum rings and realized we had a ring compressor kit from OTC Tools and decided to try it out. It worked like a charm and made the job so much easier. Watch [...]
Came across this great video from the Southsiders MC. You should check it out, I think you’ll like it In Europe, the winter can seem unending, the time of year when we are consigned to dwell interminably in our garages, neon lights may be bright but they can never truly replicate sunlight… But there is [...]
Found this great video over at Cyril Huze Post. From the blog… He was the 2012 Europe “Custom Bike Show Rookie Award” winner with a bike called “Messed Up”. German Enrico “Ricky” De Haas and his shop Wannabe Choppers may soon become household names in the old continent. In this short film, helped by the [...]
It’s always exciting when you get a bike running. We took my 1974 Ducati GT and turned it into a Sport. Most of the frame is stock except for some tweaks, and added some Fox Shocks which are a pretty rare item. We also switched to a Speed Cell lithium battery which is much lighter. [...]
Hey guys, today I’m going to show you how to make a seat for your cafe racer using some simple tools and materials. We are still working on the 1968 Norton Commando. Be sure to check back each week for a new tutorial video and pick up the Full Bore Sheet Metal Book to learn [...]
The guys from Cafe Racer Magazine and I went to the Dragon’s Tail with Chet Burks Productions to film an episode of Cafe Racer TV a few months back. This was my first time up and I was really nervous. My “ShoGun” just had the latest round of updates. Different engine, new wiring, Miller Powdercoated [...]
We got a new section on the website. We’re gonna try and bring you some video coverage of the projects as they move along. This is a project we have been working on for a fellow from New York. It’s a 1968 Norton Commando, 750cc Twin. He wanted a small cafe racer that was really [...]
Beno Rodi is the man! He still races motorcycles 100 times a year, has an incredible motorcycle collection, seems happily married… And he just has a really cool name! What else could a guy want! Beno was raised by parents who brought the first Indian Dealership to Atlanta. In fact their second location was just [...]
Our buddy Cyril Huze wrote up a article on The Chief Ambassador. Here are a few excerpts from the piece. “I love it when custom builders start a project working with parts from different OEM manufacturers, parts that were never supposed to meet on the same motorcycle. Take the best of 2 different brands, mix [...]
I met Dave drooling on his 1921 boardtracker a couple years back at Barber. Lucky for me and you because he has written some really fascinating material about Early American Motorcycle Racing. Take a look you won’t be sorry! Deadly Dave’s Blog The Lost Stories of Early American Motorcycle Racing http://dlmracing.blogspot.com/
Hot rod and motorcycle builder Bryan Fuller and artist Larry Gardinier have teamed up to present Skull Canvas: A Gallery of Cranial Protection. Skull Canvas is a helmet art show that will be held at Barber Motorsports Park during their Vintage Motorcycle Festival on October 12th and 13th. The display will feature more than [...]
We stopped by Lenny’s place in Sturgis while in town. Over the years he has helped people restore vintage tin by reproducing obsolete parts and building complete bikes. Easily, one of the highlights of my Sturgis trips every year! As we walked past the NOS Indian 18″ Paddle tire from way back my mouth dropped….there [...]
AMD is hosting the US’s last stand in Sturgis for the World Championship of bike building. If you haven’t been keeping up these bikes come from around the world to compete for best custom bike in the world! This will however be the last one in the US so we’ll have go travel to Europe [...]
