Here's another example of possibility thinking. The transformation of a Ducati Monster. I appreciate the work involved, I'm still mulling over the design but I applaud the effort and "make it happen" attitude. … [Read more...]

As someone who has owned two V-Max's I was always looking for a company that could make one into the bike it could be, after all, Yamaha seems to be sucking dollars from a 1985 motorcycle sold every year as a new model. Well, there is one company in France producing an interesting variant, rear video camera instead of mirrors, 2 Triumph Speed Triple single sided swingarms, but … [Read more...]

Thinking about that biker build off and it occurs to me that all of these build offs are about choppers. Why don't we see more shops building standard bikes or sport bikes? If you are going to do a chopper, at least do something different. Choppers seem to be the rage right now and they get lots of coverage in the media but there have been some great examples of custom built … [Read more...]

Watched the World Biker Build Off last night on Discovery and I was fascinated by the Australian team from Scotty's Choppers that actually hand built the entire bike instead of simply assembling parts they ordered. They created body panels to cover the steel frame by hammering aluminum over wooden forms and then welded and polished without any filler! Wow! Of course the Daytona … [Read more...]