Harley Exhaust Pipes Change Colour

Heat reactive, and heat resistant compound, that allows you to apply THERMOX paints to super hot items like brake calipers, turbo housings and exhaust systems. See more about thermo heat reactive paints at http://www.thermox.com.au

Making Custom Motorcycle Seats Truly Custom

The opportunity to customize the very seat of a bikers favorite ride adds another level to the popular motorcycle adage of ‘making it your own.’

This level of customization is being offered by Danny Gray, a manufacturer that has been creating high performance, purpose built seats for forty years. Making products for leading manufacturers such as Harley Davidson, as well as being the choice of top builders for one-of-a-kind seats for their custom bike creations, Danny Gray claims to have ‘provided more custom seats for more projects to more builders than any other single manufacturer in the world’.

Shaping An Aluminum Front Fairing For A Buell Race Bike

Shaping An Aluminum Front Fairing For A Buell Race Bike

Our english wheel is being put through its paces. After completing the wire frame to help shape out the style of the fairing, now it's time to get the aluminum rolled into the right shapes. Glad to have Mopar Rob over and helping out on the front fairing from time to time, on the Buell race bike.

1936 Harley Davidson Barn Find

1936 Harley Davidson Barn Find

TRUE barn find!!! And "yes" the engine does turn. This bike has been kept in a barn for 30 years+. It is 95% original from what i can see. It has the following original parts, Frame, Fenders, Handlebars, Engine, Dash, Speedo (Corbin) very expensive, springer front end, Horn, Headlight (cycle ray), Primary cover, Tool Box, Seat, Floor boards, Rims and Tires (Firestone), they even seem to be original and from the looks of the wear on the floor boards, it doesn't seem like it was ridin much i reckin'. I've seen these bikes go for 30-40K restored and not with this many original parts. And the icing on the cake is that it comes with a 1936 California Title. Buyer is responsible for shipping and a $1000 deposit is required at end of bid. It is "BUY AS IS" Or it goes to the next bidder. Buyer is responsible for all shipping arrangements, my ZIP CODE is 92501.

Bid on this great find now

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1936 Harley Davidson Barn Find ready for a new home

Detail on the 1936 Flathead Harley

Vintage Corbin Speedometer on a 1936 Harley Flathead

Clean 1948 FL Panhead Chopper For Sale

Clean 1948 Panhead Chopper with OEM Frame and matching paperwork

Bid on this bike now on Ebay

"Rebuilt motor with original Harley Davidson cases with receipts. Very nice ORIGINAL Harley Davidson WISHBONE FRAME with sidecar loops intact. New ANTI-GRAVITY BATTERY. NEW S.T.D. dual plug heads. NEW MALLORY AUTO-ADVANCE IGNITION SYSTEM. 23" high shouldered front rim laced to a HD star hub. 19" rear wheel laced to star hub as well. Mechanical drum brake. Foot clutch, all new clutch assembly. New drive belt, new chain. Biltwell bars, grips, throttle, foot pegs, tail light. New S&S Super E carburetor. Custom one-off gas tanks, handlebar risers and fender fabricated by FLYING MONKEY FABRICATION in Los Angeles, CA. Sissy bar fabricated by KIM BOYLE MOTO in San Diego, CA. All new hardware, new kickstand, new tires. C.C.E. Panhead valve covers." 

Super clean motor on this 1948 FL Panhead Chopper

Rootbeer / Maroon paint on the tank

Front right stance on the 1948 FL Panhead Chopper

Dog bone risers and short bars ready for long hours in the saddle

Front left stance on the 1948 FL Panhead Chopper

The LiveWire From Harley Is As Beautiful As It Is Technologically Proficient

The LiveWire from Harley is as beautiful as it is technologically proficient

Change is coming and battle lines will be drawn over whether or not an electric motorcycle is righteous enough. And to be honest, we couldn't walk further away from such a conversation. Getting greasy on the shop floor is a right of passage, but this two wheeled piece of technology is just begging for a back country road from us...

Harley Davidson Innovates The Live Wire Into A Multicultural and Forward Thinking Machine Of Change

Profile full body photograph of Harley-Davidson’s 2014 battery powered motorcycle, taken on June 5, 2014 at the Harley-Davidson headquarters in Milwaukee, WI.

Innovation is what keeps a company ahead of the curve. For many years now Harley purists assumed that chrome and a loud engine were all that was needed to keep the Milwaukee bred spirit alive. Today is a new day though and Harley as a company wants to expand across cultures and multiple generations. Bravo to their design team and forward thinking engineers for creating one of a hell of a ride.

Beauty Through Simplicity, A 1948 Panhead That Needs Little To No Introduction

1948 Panhead found via ebay, which is now no longer for sale.

"I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in a day; how singular an affair he thinks he must omit. When the mathematician would solve a difficult problem, he first frees the equation of all incumbrances, and reduces it to its simplest terms. So simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real. Probe the earth to see where your main roots run." - Henry David Thoreau

Original 1949 Panhead Ready To Be Yours

Original 1949 Panhead up for sale

Bid now on this gem on Ebay

"This is a very original 1949 Panhead, first year hydraulic fork and so first year Hydra Glide. Original Harley frame, motor, gearbox, wheels, etc. Almost all original sheetmetal. Fork shroud, toolbox, air cleaner and horn may be reproduction. Matching belly numbers. Original hand/tank shift, foot clutch. Rebuilt top end with quality parts, new battery, rebuilt original Linkert carb, original 6-volt system, with ignition retard/advance in left grip. New brake shoes and new tires. Paint is in very nice condition as is the chrome, not a show bike but very presentable. Small split in back of original leather seat skirt. Great compression. Runs very strong. Clear California title in my name, VIN matches original Harley engine number and no blue tag!"

Thank You Ohio For Good Friends And Motorcycles

Oh Panhead, let me rescue you back to North Carolina

Weekends come and go like the sun sets each day and brings about the change of light to dark. But every now and then you get to have a weekend where it seems to shine in perpetuity. While up in Columbus, Ohio last Friday through Sunday we worked on a quick little documentary about Fred Workman of the Big Bike Shop and talked on quite a few of his incredible builds. Hopefully we will be able to launch that video project in the coming weeks.

If there is one bike shop to obtain all the information you need to know about how to work on any Harley of any make or to find that rare Knucklehead gasket, the Big Bike Shop is the answer. Fred is as humble as they come and seeing him smile while talking on his projects is truly a rare find. I feel honored to have spent a few hours hanging out at the shop and getting a few of his stories on film. Also big thanks to the entire Ohio Posse for always making a good time even better. Muchos Gracias to Tyke, Brad and Sherwood for being hombres.

Can't wait to be back in a few months to run the Ohio Mile

Fred Workman talking to one of his customers at the Big Bike Shop in Columbus, OH

Me, Tyke and Fred Workman talking on a few builds

Getting my first taste of a Little King in Brad's 55 Chevy

Fred explaining his dirt drag build

Fred Workman and one of his over long front ends

Need a primary cover

Brad working on the front headlight of his FLH Shovelhead

Good time wtih the fellas in Ohio

Tyke and I out checking the local scenery

A bit of oil blow by on the ol' Panhead

Bin of old carbs

Buell Land Speed Racing Bike Sketch

Sketch for the Buell land speed racing bike

As the final stages of fabrication are coming together, thought it might be a good time to reveal the final look of the land speed racing bike I will be running this year at the Ohio Mile and Bonneville Salt Flats. Highly modified 2000 Buell 1203cc M2 racer number 1517. Lots more work to go but this dream is finally becoming a reality. Aiming for 140+ mph.

Finding The Soul Of A Motorcycle In India

New Delhi Motorcycle Company shows defines the term soul, when talking about motorcycles

"We at "Colorblind" had been looking for a real story to tell since sometime. A story which real people could have related to, that could have touched hearts, that could have created goosebumps in a way that it did to us. We are just like you so here is a story for you. Finding story took us to many places, people, ideas and then it struck us that careers are not confined to cubicals, certificates, degrees, universities, interviews or job placements. Far away from the world of doctors, engineer, management gurus there lies a world of engine oil, brakes, gear but not into a shiny automobile showrooms but a dirty, clumsy mechanic's shop in a chaotic old delhi's narrow gali. Colorblind wants to extend a special thank to Bobbee Singh( aka Bullet Raja), who introduced us to this world. So here's presenting a tribute to these maestros whose oil coated blackend hands carved the Bullet Beauty for many of us Bullet Lovers."

Short Film - The Glint - Featuring Comete Motocycle

"There is a light that never goes out. It dwells deep inside us, giving us motivation and shaping our path.
That light is the flicker of creation.
The spark of an idea.
The outline of a design.
It is the desire that stokes our passions and makes us strive to go further.
This internal fire feeds our dreams and puts a glint in our eye.
It is the energy that ignites our creativity.
It tills the land.
It shapes and gives life to the medium being crafted.
Every creation is imbued with the being that created it, as if the medium is breathing in the spirit of the craftsman.
Isn't that the most beautiful way of leaving a trace of our existence, of our time on this earth?
To create is the only way to traverse time, to wander through the ages.
It is the only way to become immortal, to be infinite.
If this light goes out, we die."


The Glint from Mathieumaury on Vimeo. 

This is my first short film for Guillaume Drapier, Founder of Comete Motocycles.
Shot in one day, achieved without any budget.

Shot in raw with Magic Lantern on a Canon 5D Mark III
Director / Editor : Mathieu Maury
Cinematographers : Romain Decomble, Eudes Quittelier
Color Grading : Eudes Quittelier
Text : Lise Beuve
Narrator : Paul Bandey
Music : A.Taylor – Nostalgia
Mixing: Jesse James Rosquin – Studio Apollon XIII
Actor : Guillaume Drapier
Big thanks to :
Ores-group, Nicolas Guittard, Julien Boulard, Stanislas Giroux, Nancy El Bahrawi, Julien Scussel, Anaïs Deféver, Jonathan Cj Tassin, Ewald Wilson, and all my friends and my family.

A Look Into The Shop Of Custom Builder Shinya Kimura

A look into the shop of custom builder Shinya Kimura

"What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.”

 

 - Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.

 

Follow Shinya Kimura 

Machinery to create most anything is at his fingertips

A Bridgeport mill is a must have for a true custom shop

Thinking through all the lines and angles

Working on the 4 into 1 exhaust

A Honda CB 750 never looked so good

Some Days We All Just Need A Bit More Porn

Lowered and with a perfect stance, damn beautiful Dyna

Some days we all could use just a bit more porn in our lives, make that bike porn...

"The show took place on March 2, 2013 at the same place as last year, the amazing old building from the early 1800′s that used to be an old steel mill. But once again we rolled in another kind of massaged steel; choppers, bobbers, custom bikes and even a few vintage races. So enjoy these great pictures taken by Wictor Bergqvist of www.mandit.org."

View the photos from Mooneyes

Pinstriper at the ready

Two Excelsior Henderson's and in great condition

Tricked out Sporty with many eccoutrements

The Indian motorcycle that I lust for

Very unique Moto Guzzi

Beautiful Excelsior Henderson

Gas Monkey Has A Wink Eller 49' Panhead Chopper For Sale

 

Gas Monkey has a Wink Eller 49' Panhead Chopper for sale

Bid now on Ebay

"Unique opportunity to own a rare 1949 Harley-Davidson Pan Head Chopper built by Land Speed Record Holder Wink Eller in SoCal & offered by Gas Monkey Garage! So Captain America, you want an Easy Rider? Start with 1949 Tedd Cycle frame cut & raked at the neck, add an original uncut 36 over Harman front end, Invader wheels with a rare star rear hub center with a 5.0X16 Coker Classic White Wall in the rear & a 3.0X16 IRC up front(this set up allows you to steer side to side with a single hand). Add a freshly built original 1949 Harley-Davidson Pan Head engine with a new Joe Hunt Mag, M74B Linkert Carb & custom hi-rise exhaust driving a new 4 speed gear box. Finish the look with a Far Out Harpoon Kustom Paint job on a custom asymmetrical 3-D fuel tank, Bitchin’ hi-rise sissy Bar with a King & Queen saddle, custom Trapezoidal Head Lamps & a single cool leather Stash Bag on the left side to get your motor running & head out on the highway! If you’re wanting a Kick Ass chopper to go looking for adventure or whatever comes your way you won’t find a better example that’s priced to sell ! WE SELL INTERNATIONALLY! The winning bidder can take delivery here at the shop & hang out or we’ll help with shipping logistics worldwide. We sell internationally as well as locally & will end the auction when it sells. Low feedback bidders with less than 5 contact me before bidding by sending your contact info to “ask seller a question” BEFORE BIDDING! And as always all of our Hats, Hoodies, T-Shirts & Stickers are available exclusively on our website or Merch store only. See all photos & ask any questions."

Extra long 49' Panhead chop built by Wink Eller and being sold by Gas Monkey Garage

Slick retro styled paint by Harpoon

Clean and shiny Panhead ready to be yours