Yike Bike

Very cool if you haven’t seen it yet. Obviously not intended for anything other that urban areas, but still a great idea. Their website says that they are not planning to import them to the US in the near future since their main market is Europe and NZ but I would expect them to show [...]

BMW S 1000 RR Dinner Video

BMW is so proud of this video that they sent out this press release-
Awarded S 1000 RR Dinner Spot most successful BMW film on YouTube with more than 1 million clicks.
With currently almost 1.4 million clicks the S 1000 RR Dinner Spot became the most successful BMW film on YouTube ever. In the course of [...]

New Buell 1190RR announced…

This is a copy and paste straight from Buell’s website. 185 HP- very nice. Check out the rest of the specs, it is pretty impressive. Obviously not street legal, but I suspect that some of the nice pieces will filter down and be available to those who bought the last of the 1125’s.
The 1190RR is [...]

Cheap Harley V-Rod Street Rod

Now that the Street Rod is done, it is time for it to find a new home. The paint is beautiful, the aluminum is polished and the bike is completely serviced including new tires. Priced at 8999.00, it is about 2500.00 under NADA book value. The 07 Street Rod was one of the rarest Harleys [...]

BMW adds dealers when most are closing down…

This is a glimmer of hope in an otherwise very bleak powersports industry. The fact that BMW is adding dealers may just be wishful thinking, but I suspect that they are planning on converting some owners of other brands. BMW has a great lineup now with the addition of the 1000 RR in their sportbike [...]

Deals Gap on a Gold Wing… Crazy

So, if you haven’t ever seen this, it is worth watching. This guy lives up there and obviously has the course dialed in. But still, this is impressive. The guy filming is also on a Wing and you can hear his footpegs scraping in every corner. (Thanks for the link Jerry!)
this guy once did 106 [...]

Husqvarna will be the Honored Marque at Vintage Days

Press release from BMW-
HUSQVARNA NAMED MARQUE OF THE YEAR FOR 2010 AMA VINTAGE DAYS Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 2, 2010…Husqvarna, BMW’s off-road motorcycle marque, will celebrate both its heritage and its future as the Marque of the Year at the 19th Annual AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 9-11 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course [...]

Kawasaki Page Updated

I finally got around to updating the Kawasaki page in the galleries. Check it out for a few custom painted Kawasakis. If pearl white with pink flames is not your thing, there are a few others!

Deer vs. Motorcycle… Amazing

I have fixed a few bikes when guys have hit deer, and it is always a lot worse than this. The fact that he kept the bike up and didn’t crash is amazing. Probably more luck than skill, but hey, it’s better to be lucky than good sometimes!

Kenny Roberts at the Indy Mile- 2009

Well, if you haven’t seen this, it is just great. He hadn’t ridden any bike in a year and he jumps on maybe the hardest, most beastly bike ever created and rides like it is 1975. Pretty cool.

Kawasaki Suspends AMA Racing

This is not surprising considering the state of the industry and the economic conditions. Many dealers I have talked to are struggling to even stay in business so the manufacturers are obviously hurting as well… At any rate, they are not doing anything that some of the big auto companies have done in F1, etc. [...]

JD Powers Motorcycle Satisfaction Ratings

It really seems like a simple and obvious thing to do- call a customer after the sale and make sure they are happy. But apparently it doesn’t happen very often. That’s because sales people are pressured to sell and once a bike is sold, they move on to the next customer. But something as simple [...]

V-Rod Part 9- Finished

Here are a few pictures of the finished V-Rod Street Rod. This is a super rare bike that Harley only produced 700 of in 07.  In addition to the paint and cosmetic repairs, I also did a complete service that included new hydraulic fluids for the brakes and clutch, oil and filter change, new Dunlops [...]

V-Rod Project- Part 8

Today, the weather was a bit nicer with temps in the 60’s and sunny skies. So it was the perfect winter day to do the final buffing on the paint. Even though the paint looks great after clear-coating, we wet sand everything again to eliminate any slight orange peel or dust specks in the clear [...]

V-Rod Project- Part 7

We are in the final stages of the “restore the V-Rod” project and is is starting to get really fun. Today, we get to install the replacement  exhaust and put the chrome heat shields back on the pipes.  The original mufflers were scratched when the bike fell over- not badly scratched, but enough that they [...]