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American Chopper TV Show Canceled

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The long running pseudo reality show American Chopper has been canceled. After Paul, Jr. left the show and Paul, Sr. sued his son, the show finally succumbed to the same fate as many custom build shops. The finale will run this Thursday, February 11th. Now if TLC could start a show about real builders without all of the made for TV drama, they might have something. Link: … [Read more...]

Is Any Motorcycle Company Indispensable?

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With so many things to occupy your time and attention, so many needs and wants competing for your disposable income, where do motorcycles fit in to your life, when do your expenditures on motorcycle related products and services or even the motorcycles themselves, move ahead of other potential choices? The motorcycle industry would love to know, but, whether your attraction to … [Read more...]

Zeppelin Board Track Racer with Hub Center Steering

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Here's a project that's different, it's the Zeppelin, Harley Davidson WR powered, hub center steering, board track racer. It's the work of Roel van der Heide, a retired Dutch steelworker, who has been building the Chiqane series of motorcycles where he developed his hub center steering design. After the article announcing that ISR was offering a hub center steering kit, Roel … [Read more...]

CSA Performance Wheels Relaunches Dymag Motorcycle Wheels

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Chris Shelley left a comment on my earlier post about Dymag Racing going bankrupt. It looks like CSA Ventures has bought up the Dymag business and equipment with plans to get things rolling in March. The new company is called CSA Performance Wheels. Chris says: CSA Ventures announces that it has acquired the assets of Dymag Racing’s motorcycle wheel business including … [Read more...]

Hub Center Steering Kit from ISR of Sweden

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Maybe you can't build a motorcycle quite like Stellan Egeland, but at least now you have access to some of the same exotic components he uses. The Harrier, Stellan's most recent custom, had a very unique look due to hub center steering, which more than looking good, worked very well, too. ISR, a Swedish company responsible for a number of components used by builders worldwide, … [Read more...]