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Harley Davidson Reports Falling Sales

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According to Harley Davidson Chief Executive Officer Jim Ziemer, U.S. dealer retail sales dropped sharply in August. Recent economic difficulties are blamed for the fall off, from falling home values, higher fuel costs, rising food prices and even difficulty finding jobs. Harley stock slipped on the news. Harley Davidson press release: … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson V-Twin Powered Kawasaki ZX

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Here's a blast from the past, though I'm not sure how long ago this was done. Bob Horn sent in this link to a page from Kosman Specialties highlighting some fab work done to a Kawasaki ZX. The bike came their way with the Harley Davidson engine already mounted, after which they fabricated the Weber carb manifold, the rear frame loop plus a number of other necessary items. I … [Read more...]

Steampunk Trike by Zeel Design for sale

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We wrote about this very steampunk looking Bobster trike several months ago and now it's for sale. You can almost imagine the steam era Victorian environment this trike would fit right into but it's actually very modern and built to very high standards, in fact, it was completely designed on a computer before any metal was cut. Powered by a 1200cc Sportster engine it has a … [Read more...]

Finishing Your Motorcycle Project – Anodizing Aluminum

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Once you get past painting and powder coating, how many other ways are you familiar with to finish the metal surfaces on your motorcycle? Well, there's chrome, of course or you could just buff and polish everything and follow it with a sealer, but after the paint route, most everything else involves some chemicals and electricity to react in some way with the metal surface. … [Read more...]

Ducati Monza 250 Custom by Dave Hartleip

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Another comment here brings us this bike put together by Dave Hartleip. This time, the bike is a 1965 Ducati Monza 250. This bike has a unique exhaust treatment which is very understated but extremely cool, it works into the overall design like it was supposed to be that way. The whole bike looks really well done. Here's what Dave has to say: This bike was a literal barn … [Read more...]

Custom SV650 – Cycle World Show Winner

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No sooner do we write about building your own custom re-purposed motorcycle from somewhat humbler beginnings than we get a comment from Lawrence Somma about his SV650 that began as a pretty basic bike and ended up winning Best of Show at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show. Nice work! Back in 2003, he bought this used 2001 SV, the standard model, nothing fancy but … [Read more...]