The comments on this bike range from: “That bike is too pretty to ride.” to: “That’s the most hideous bike l ever saw.” What do you think of the finished bike? (more…)
Motorcycle Riding Pants really do save your skin in a slide. I never used to wear protective motorcycle riding jeans. But, I guess when you get older you become a little more sensible and realize that just like wearing a seatbelt in a car, it’s kind of a pain but if you are in an accident, you would want to be without it.
Motorcycle Pants vs Regular Jeans. Who will prevail? Safety vs arguable style? Hint: Safety wins. Always. (more…)
Big Dog k9 motorcycle, American Ironhorse LSC and Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 360° video ride in San Diego California.
This 360° motorcycle video was done with a Insta360 One X camera. This camera does NOT move. All the movement was done in post-production. Keep in mind that this video camera was mounted on my Big Dog k9 chopper. So, there was a lot of vibration. Yet, the built-in stabilization did a great job of making the video smooth! (more…)
I’m talking about do-it-yourself maintenance for chopper motorcycles but, all these motorcycle checks would apply to almost any other motorcycle. as well.
Keep in mind, It’s little things like these checks and maintenance that can keep you from being stuck on the side of the highway on some lonely mountain road. But not only that, doing motorcycle maintenance for yourself will save you quite a bit of money compared to bringing it into the dealer, and also, provides great satisfaction in knowing that you were able to do it and that it’s been done correctly. (more…)
I believe when viewing this video you should keep in mind that it was made before our big economic downturn. Although Big Bear Choppers is still around, I don’t believe they produce custom choppers anymore, but are more focused on motorcycle accessories.
San Diego Big Bear Chopper: (more…)
Gorgeous Women and some really nice bikes. This was just before the varus closed the USA down.
Fantastic cycles, beautiful people and great weather made this one of the best events at Bike Week.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Daytona Beach Bike Week, also called Daytona Bike Week, is a motorcycle event and rally held annually in Daytona Beach, Florida. Approximately 500,000 people make their way to the rally area for the 10-day event. The festivities include motorcycle racing, concerts, parties, and street festivals. The event is usually held on the first full week of March (including the Fri-Sat-Sun prior to) and contends with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as the most popular motorcycle rally in the United States. (more…)
Modified Big Dog k9 chopper motorcycle ride in San Diego California.
Instead of the normal k9 gas tank, my k9 has a Big Dog PitBull gas tank! (more…)
This San Diego motorcycle event took place at San Diego Harley Davidson. these demo days are really a great opportunity to compare the bike your riding with the latest model Harley.
It used to be that when you thought about Harley you thought about a real big motorcycle saddlebags windshield and unfortunately a huge price. Now, these bikes are still around, but to try to gain market share, I believe the low end of the Harley line starts at 500cc and under $7000! For their top-of-the-line bikes, Harley has their 1,923cc touring bikes that weigh in around 940 pounds, and will set you back around $43,000!
Well, these demo days are great way to get a feel for the new motorcycles without having to spend a dime! Personally, if I was considering spending around 40 grand for new motorcycle, you bet I’m going to ride that bike to be sure it’s the one for me! (more…)
Video shows road rage incident in Sarasota, driver intentionally rams motorcyclist off road.
It’s awful. The motorcyclist could have been killed. I know he was being a jerk, but that doesn’t give the motorist the right to damn near kill him.
THE BIKER IS TO BLAME !! This morning on the news the biker was video’d saying, “It doesn’t matter how aggressive I was riding . . . ” I am SORRY !! It does matter. As my dad would have told me. “You got what you deserved!” Sorry, I am a biker. I ride my bike 100% of the time so I do understand what bikers deal with . . . but if you are riding like you should not . . . well, “You got what you deserved!” (more…)
Harley shovelhead engine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Shovelhead engine was created as the previous Panhead engine was becoming obsolete, with many Harley-Davidson owners demanding more power to compete with the more modern motorcycles. Throughout the Shovelhead’s run, the engine had many different changes made to it to improve power, cooling and oil consumption. The engines had only 10 fins for cooling, which caused them to run hot. Another problem was that oil would pool in the cylinder heads, causing it to leak into the valves and burn oil. (more…)