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Harley Davidson Seventy-Two – Looking Back on the Early Days of Customs

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If you understand the words "factory custom," you'll understand everything you need to know about Harley Davidson. The just introduced Sportster Seventy-Two is a perfect example of what the Motor Company does, it builds factory customs; not new motorcycles, not racers, not cutting edge technology machines, it builds custom versions of every standard model in their lineup. The … [Read more...]

Storz Performance SP1200RR Cafe Racer Accessories

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Storz Performance is already very well known for their aftermarket pieces for the Harley Davidson Sportster and they've just introduced an all new set of accessories to create a cafe racer style bike, the Storz Performance SP1200RR. The tank and tail section have all new lines compared to their previous street tracker parts. Check out these photos of their new show bike and see … [Read more...]

Desmohog Finishes the DesmoHarley Engine Project

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The very impressive DesmoHarley engine built by Chris Barber we covered years ago has a home in a complete bike. I never followed up on that project and a comment in the previous post reminded me that it's about time I did. Several years ago the build was already under way and here is the complete bike, the Desmohog. Putting Ducati 900ss desmo heads on a pair of Axtell … [Read more...]

LaHaDuc – a Laverda Harley Ducati Bitsa Bike

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You may remember the Vincati, a Ducati 750 GT frame with a Vincent V-Twin installed in place of the original engine. Pieter van den Breevaart of the Netherlands liked it a lot, but spare Vincent engines aren't easy to come by at an affordable price, nor are Ducati 750s, for that matter, so he decided to pursue his goal in his own way and the LaHaDuc, a Laverda Harley Ducati … [Read more...]

Cleveland CycleWerks Updates

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The Cleveland stop on the IMS tour was this past weekend and I had the chance to talk at some length to Scott Colisimo about his company, Cleveland CycleWerks. It was also the first time I had the opportunity to see the bikes up close, and my impression is they look pretty good. The Heist and Misfit are the models available in the USA right now, while the Ace, already available … [Read more...]