Harley Davidson Ironhead by Evolution Custom Ind.

Harley Davidson 1973 Ironhead Sportster by Evolution Custrom Industries

#22 Iron-Head

Hard-tail frame rebuilt, shaved and lowered forks, cnc brass exhaust grills, handmade brackets for LED brass tail light and headlight, modified gas tank.

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2012/9/20/evolutions-72-harley-ironhead-sporty-no-22.html

www.evolutioncustomindustries.com

Agent Orange

BMW 1982 R80 "Romeo 80" by 7ages Custom Motorcycles, UK

BMW 1982 R80 by 7ages Custom Motorcycles, UK

Romeo 80

Original engine, drive, exhaust and controls
Frame, tank, sides and fenders by Dave Batchelar
23'' Snowflake wheels by Steve Taylor
Assembly by 7ages and Richard Taylor
Paint by Keith Baker, ROMEO 80 design by Paul Leeson

http://www.7ages.co.uk/bikes/romeo-80/

www.7ages.co.uk

Kawasaki Z 750 B by Wrenchmonkees

Kawasaki Z 750 B by Wrenchmonkees

Monkee #17

Engine rebuilt, heat resistant paint, K&N filters, hand made muffler, rear frame rebuilt, hand made: seat, headlight, grips, foot pegs, paint.

http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/motorcycles/monkee-17.html

www.wrenchmonkees.com/

Ferry Clot - Panafina - 2009 AMD World Championship Competitor

"Panafina" by Ferry Clot, Hot Dreams Marbella

Harley Davidson FL 1956, original Panhead engine & rigid frame.
Engine rebuilt at home to OEM specs. plus magneto Morris, carburator Linkert M74 with Sidevalve velocity stack, Colony pushrod covers and modified S&S gear cover.
Frame modifications: Front downtubes replaced. Rear end shortened 2" and rised 2.5" with top tubes replaced. Tranny mounting plate raised 1".
Fork: Harley Davidson Springer fork converted to girder.
Hand made components: Petrol tank, oil tank inside petrol tank, oil lines, front and rear fenders, wheel axles and hubs, handlebar, grips, headlamp bracket, forward controls, seat, upper motor mount, tail lights, kick start, hot rod style spark plug caps and many more.

www.amdchampionship.com

Kenneth "Von Dutch" Howard

Kenneth "Von Dutch" Howard
The father of modern Pinstriping

Hells Angels On Wheels

Hells Angels On Wheels
1967 directed by Richard Rush

T H E D I G G E R - Vintage Custom Bike

The Digger first started to appear in the early 70s in the chopper world and it is often credited to be first built by Arlen Ness (back then Ness built cool bikes). The style that makes a chopper a digger is typically a long and low look. Other common this you will see are diamond and hexagon shaped gas tanks (which are usually long and long gas tanks as well), drag pipe exhaust, and large old school style drag wheels.

Notice the long and low look on this Arlen Ness digger.

To get the long and low look for the digger, they were usually built with low gooseneck frames and would have a big rake to the front fork. The frames usually have backbones that have been chopped so they can be lengthend for the long look.

Pink Taco has the longer frame to give it is digger look

Some people say the style was influenced by the drag bikes of era and they were meant to resemble dragbikes.  The main story of it is Arlen Ness attended a drag bike event in the early 70′s where he saw a bunch of Harley sportsters. This give Arlen Ness an Idea, take a sportster, chop the backbone to lengthen the frame, put a longer rake on, add a diamond shape tank and add a 70s style drag tire.

Here he and she are inspired by drag bikes. Notice the Diamond gas tank.

The origin of why its named the digger has its own story as well. My guess of why it’s called the digger is because it’s based of a drag bike and back then dragsters were known as diggers so it is a digger stylebike. The other story I have heard is because of how low they are (though not as low as a lowrider) they looked like they were digging into the ground so they name digger was given.

Thanks to Arlen Ness diggers grow in popularity through out the 70s and become some of the bestchoppers ever built.  Diggers still seem to have a strong influence on modern choppers today! They may have been on of the two influences for pro street choppers (the other was pro street hot rods).

Lamborbiker - Flavio Adriani's Bike.

The Lamborbiker is a concept bike from designer Flavio Adriani, who was inspired by Marcello Gandini, chief designer of Bertone and freelance designer since 1980. Gandini was also designer of the Osmos wheel and the Lamborghini Countach. While some may not equate the Lamborbiker’s skeletal frame to the Lamborghini Countach, others may still appreciate the design direction of the bike in terms of its curved lines and sleek frame. The hubless wheels are also a great addition to the bike, as it gives it more of a futuristic feel.

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SpeedBowl board-tracker by Fred Krugger

SpeedBowl by Fred Krugger board-track style custom
Custom frame by Krugger, 2005 RevTech "Pandemonium" 88ci (1450cc) engine, RevTech transmission, Barnett clutch, oil-in-frame, fork, wheels & all that's left, by Krugger.

www.krugger.net

Flake & Flames - Kustom Kulture Documentary Film

Flake & Flames
The Kustom Kulture Adventure



by Dirk Behlau & Jesper Bram

“The world famous Kool Lifestyle Photographer Dirk “The Pixeleye” Behlau and the acclaimed Pinstriper and Artist, Jesper Bram join forces on an astonishing adventure to make a feature length documentary Film about the Kustom Kulture movement around the globe.”

Dirk and Jesper spent a year going from California through Europe in search of the coolest Kustom Kulture people and events on the planet. Picking the brains of living legends, up and coming artists and builders within the culture.

The guys seek out some of the hottest Kustom Kulture spots and get some of the worlds best car and motorcycle builders, tattoo artists, pinstripers, custom painters and pin-up models to share their tricks and experience.

http://www.flakeandflames.com
http://www.facebook.com/flakeandflames
http://www.twitter.com/flakeandflames
http://www.youtube.com/user/flakeandflamesfilm

Celebrity Cars - Billy Gibbons "Mexican Blackbird"

Billy Gibbons' 1958 Ford Thunderbird
"Mexican Blackbird"
by Pete Chapouris, SO-CAL Speed Shop Pomona, California

http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1008sr_1958_ford_thunderbird/index.html

Recovered Project - Bmw Dbbp Bobber

The original millecavalli's post:

millecavalli.blogspot.it/bmw-bobber

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Harley-Davidson motorcycle swept away by Japan tsunami to be preserved in museum

A Japanese man’s Harley-Davidson motorcycle that washed up on the shores of western Canada more than a year after it was swept away by the devastating tsunami will be preserved in a Harley museum in the U.S.


The 2004 FXSTB Softail Night Train motorcycle will be permanently housed in the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wis., as a memorial to the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which swamped several coastal towns in northeastern Japan and left more than 15,000 people dead.

“It is truly amazing that my Harley-Davidson motorcycle was recovered in Canada after drifting for more than a year,” said the bike’s owner, Ikuo Yokoyama, in a press release issued Friday by Deeley Harley-Davidson, the Canadian distributor of Harleys. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt appreciation to Peter Mark, the finder of my motorcycle. Due to circumstances caused by the disaster, I have been so far unable to visit him in Canada to convey my gratitude.”



Mark found the motorcycle, still bearing its Japanese license plate, while driving his ATV on an isolated beach on Graham Island on the west coast of British Columbia on April 18. The bike, along with several other items, was inside a rusted cargo van container that apparently drifted more than 4,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

“You just never know what you’re going to stumble upon when you go for a drive, and lo and behold you just come across something that’s out of this world,” Mark told CBC at the time.

The motorcycle was eventually traced to the 29-year-old Yokoyama.

The tsunami destroyed Yokoyama’s home in Miyagi prefecture and also claimed the lives of three family members, according to Japanese media reports. Yokoyama currently lives in temporary housing in Miyagi prefecture.

He said the motorcycle was being kept in a storage container behind his house when the tsunami struck.
Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada

The Harley will soon be transported to the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.
Harley-Davidson offered to return the rust-encrusted bike to him and to restore it to running condition but Yokoyama respectfully declined, the company said.

“Since the motorcycle was recovered, I have discussed with many people about what to do with it. I would be delighted if it could be preserved in its current condition and exhibited to the many visitors to the Harley Davidson Museum as a memorial to a tragedy that claimed thousands of lives,” Yokoyama was quoted as saying in Friday’s press release.

Harley-Davidson has offered to fly him to visit the museum and meet Marks, the Canadian who retrieved the bike. Yokoyama said he would like to do so “when things have calmed down.”

“My heart really goes out to Ikuo Yokoyama and all the survivors of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami for everything that was taken from them. I cannot even begin to comprehend the loss of family, friends, and community,” Mark was quoted by Harley-Davidson as saying. “I think it is fitting that the Harley, which was swept across the Pacific Ocean by the tsunami, will end up in the Harley-Davidson Museum as a memorial to that tragic event. It has an interesting and powerful story to convey preserved in its current state.”

The motorcycle has since been transferred to a Harley dealership in Vancouver. Plans for its transportation to the Harley museum are being developed.

Celebrity and Motorycles - James Hetfield's Widowmaker - Harley Davidson

James Hetfield's Widowmaker

Great Bike by Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios

 greaserstemple.blogspot.it

The Widowmaker is a collaborative project between rock legend James Hetfield of Metallica, custom bike builder Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios, and Custom Chrome, one of the largest distributors of aftermarket parts for Harley Davidson’s.

When Custom Chrome approached Kirk and James about building a bike they jumped at the opportunity. The only stipulation to the project was that the bike could only be built using products offered in the Custom Chrome catalog; all other parts had to be hand fabricated by Kirk and James. The result is an awesome bike with a 1940’s

“Hill Climber” vibe that also incorporates 1920’s “Board Tracker” and 1960’s “Drag Racer” influences. Kirk and James have created a perfect example of what can be done by anybody with a vision, creativity, and the Custom Chrome catalog proving that you too could create your own truly one of a kind motorcycle.

Moto Guzzi 850 T5 Lakester by Chop Works

Moto Guzzi  850 T5 by Frankino Chop Works

"Motomorphosy"
1984 850 T5, rigid frame, Dell'Orto carbs, custom exhausts, Guzzi V7 valve covers, hand modified gas tank and rear fender of a H-D Sportster, forks trimmed of 4 inches, Tommaselli's handlebar on BMW R75 risers, Kustom Tech controls, 18'' wheels with Firestone tires, side-mounted plate, and a Norton Manx inspired paint by Custom Design.

http://www.chopworks.it/

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