26/10/2011 by info.

OCEAN EVENTS, the organizers of 2011’s Custom Motorcycle Show (known as California Dreamin’), which was held in Bournemouth and was one of two UK shows affiliated to the World Championship of Custom Bike Building program, have announced a new location for the 2012 show. The event will now take place at Beaulieu over the weekend of 16/17 June 2012.

Beaulieu, in the UK’s New Forest, which houses the National Motor Museum, will host the Custom Motorcycle Show alongside its already established annual ‘Hot Rod and Custom Car Festival’.

Lorne Cheetham, Director of Ocean Events, said: “Beaulieu is a perfect venue for our event. With all the custom bikes, café racers and streetfighters sharing the magnificent showgrounds with hot rods and custom cars, the whole weekend is going to be one fantastic festival of motoring modification and customization.

“We are delighted to be working with Beaulieu on this show and hope to make the whole event the biggest of its kind in the UK.”

Competition classes in the motorcycle show will be Freestyle, Modified Harley, Period Chopper, Daily Rider and Streetfighter/Performance Custom, with the overall Best in Show winner receiving a paid trip, complete with bike, to Sturgis, South Dakota, USA, for the World Championship of Custom Bike Building. In addition to the exhibiting custom bike dealers, retailers of custom accessories and hard parts, and the ‘Vendors and Merchandise Village’, there will also be a Ride-In on both days, with all riders of custom motorcycles invited into the event to show off their bikes.

OCEAN EVENTS

Ringwood, Hampshire, UK

www.thecustomshow.com

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24/10/2011 by info.

PAUGHCO has expanded its extensive range of custom frame options with the addition of a RSD-300 drop seat chassis. Created for right-side drive transmissions and with a seat height of just 23.5in, the new frame accepts a 300-section tire. The frame features a 13⁄4in backbone stretch, 2in diameter single front leg and 13⁄4in diameter tubular swingarm. The chassis package includes a 1in hidden axle assembly and integral forward control mounts. The Paughco 131⁄2in fender, oil bag and solo seat seen with the frame are sold separately.

Other options include the Pro-Street, with 5in stretch in the backbone and 38 degrees of neck rake, and the chopper version that has 4in in the backbone, 7in in the front leg and 38-degree neck rake.

Similarly, Paughco has also extended its line of Springer forks with a new collection of tapered leg Springers, featuring the company’s exclusive tapered rear legs, which are claimed to offer superior strength and more closely resemble the original factory front ends than any other Springer on the market.

The latest legs are offered in sizes ranging from stock to 24in over in increments of 3in. Lengths 15in-24in over are supplied with three degrees of additional rake only.

The Springers can be ordered in either the traditional ‘Wide’ style, with or without the factory style shock, or as Paughco’s ‘Narrow Chopper’ design. While the standard finish is chrome, bare metal or powdercoat are offered as options.

Paughco is now offering custom and OEM style replacement oil tanks for many applications. Options include the new Universal Round Chopper tank, replacement seamless Wrap around, 3.5 Wrap Around and Custom FL/FX replacement with battery box. Offered in various sizes and with mounting hardware to fit just about any stock or custom chassis, the oil tanks are offered with or without OEM oil filter cartridges and come supplied with fittings and caps as noted in the Paughco catalog. All of the tanks are fabricated from US steel and plated in-house by Paughco.

The ‘La Rosa’ design saddlebags from Paughco are hand-cut and stitched from heavyweight leather. Designed for mounting to the left side frame rails on both rigid and softail machines, they fit with strap and buckle closures and measure 10in wide, 7in-14in tall and 4in deep.

PAUGHCO
Carson City, Nevada, USA
www.paughco.com

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21/10/2011 by info.

KEWLMETAL is continuing to expand the range of parts it produces for use on Victory motorcycles with the introduction of a new wheel design and raked triple trees.

The Blade 6061-T6 billet aluminum wheel from KewlMetal, for use on the front of Victory models, is supplied complete with fitted bearing and can be specced for use with single or dual disc rotors. The new wheel is available in 19 x 2.15in, 19 x 3.0in, 21 x 2.15in, 21 x 3.25in, 23 x 3.75in, and 26 x 3.7 5in sizes.

Additionally, KewlMetal also offers a full custom wheel machining service on all wheel sizes.

To allow 21in and 23in wheels to be used on unmodified Victory Cross Country and Cross Roads frames, KewlMetal is now manufacturing model- specific six-degree raked triple trees.

Once installed the chromed 6061 billet aluminum trees take the bike’s total rake to 10 degrees, which is six over stock.
The triple trees are supplied complete with chrome fat fork tubes and new bearings.

KEWLMETAL
Prescott, Arizona, USA
www.kewlmetalstore.com

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18/10/2011 by info.

HARLEY-Davidson has reported continued strong improvement in earnings and dealer retail sales in the third quarter of 2011 and through the nine months of the year-to-date, compared to 2010.

The company says that third-quarter operating income from Motorcycles and Related Products grew 78.0 percent on higher shipment volumes and operating margin improvements, with operating income from its Financial Services segment grew 21.9 percent due to continued improvement in credit performance, compared to the third quarter of 2010.

Retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles are said to have grown by 5.1 percent worldwide in the third quarter (to 61,838), led by a 5.4 percent rise in the US, with first nine-month retail sales up 4.9 percent (worldwide) to 194,829.
“We are pleased with our sustained progress and we continue to realize strong momentum in the transformation our business,” said Keith Wandell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson.

“Two years ago we embarked on our strategy to focus solely on the Harley-Davidson brand, provide the flexibility required in today’s market and make Harley-Davidson lean, agile and more effective than ever at delivering remarkable products and extraordinary customer experiences. Today, we continue to see the positive results of the course we have charted,” Wandell said. “The changes underway in manufacturing, product development and retail capability…

“Involves a tremendous amount of highly complex, challenging work across every part of the organization. While much remains to be done, we are well down the road and everyone involved deserves much credit for bringing these changes to life.”
Dealers sold 42,640 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the third quarter in the US, a 5.4 percent increase. In international markets, dealers sold 19,198 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles during the third quarter, an increase of 4.4 percent compared to the year-ago period.

Through nine months US retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles increased 4.7 percent to 127,930 units, with international, retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles increasing by 5.2 percent to 66,899 units. During the same period industry-wide US heavyweight new motorcycle (651cc-plus) retail unit sales are said to have increased 3.7 percent, again pointing to an above market performance.

Revenue from Motorcycle Parts and Accessories (P&A) totaled $235.7 million during the quarter, up 7.6 percent, and revenue from General Merchandise, which includes MotorClothes Apparel and Accessories, was $69.3 million, up 8.2 percent compared to the year-ago period.

www.harley-davidson.com

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17/10/2011 by info.

Thunderbike from Germany are proud to announce their latest radical custombike, the Thunderbike “R-Odynamic” (pronounced: Aerodynamic)

Tech-Info:
Thunderbike R-Odynamic
Engine: Harley-Davidson Screamin´Eagle 110ci
Frame: Thunderbike Dragster RS
Frontend: Thunderbike
Wheels: Thunderbike Vegas Cut 4,50×23 ?and 9,00×21
Tires: 130/60-23 and 260/35-21
Exhaust: Vance & Hines Short Staggered
Forward controls: Thunderbike “V-Tech” black
Fender: Thunderbike customized with LED
Swingarm: Thunderbike singleside
Paintings: Kruse Design

Model: Candy Dee (Germany)
Photos: Laurent Wohlfarth / Lorryson Arts (Luxembourg)

For more information, contact Thunderbike.

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15/10/2011 by info.

ZIPPER’S MAXFlow Stage I air cleaner upgrade kit includes a specially designed, washable, pleated fabric filter made from multiple layers of surgical-quality cotton gauze material that traps dirt while providing increased flow. The element, which is 5⁄8in deeper than the factory performance filter it is designed to replace, is said to yield over 60 percent more surface area than the Stage I filter. The kit includes required longer mounting hardware.

One version of the kit has been designed for use on Twin Cam engines equipped with H-D Screamin’ Eagle Stage I air cleaner and the standard Twin Cam cover, which makes 360-degree contact between the cover back and the rubber gasket on the filter.

A second option is an upgrade kit for Evo style covers. While similar to the Twin Cam version, this option is designed with the filter tapering outward towards the air filter cover, allowing use of 8in diameter EV-style round covers. It can be used on Evolution or Twin Cam engines if the appropriate EV-style cover is used. The specially designed 7in outer diameter filter is said to increase air flow while reducing intake turbulence.

ZIPPER’S PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
Elkridge, Maryland, USA

www.zippersperformance.com

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14/10/2011 by info.

VON Braun’s latest exhaust launch are the Roadster Tri-lines slip-on mufflers.

The Tri-lines feature domed mesh end-caps which are compression formed from 550 gauge stainless steel. The ends fit into 4in muffler bodies that are fitted with three hand-beveled trim accents.

Roadster Tri-lines are available in four color options and are a direct bolt-on for all Harley-Davidson touring models.

VON BRAUN EXHAUST
West Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA www.vonbraunusa.com

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13/10/2011 by info.

FREEDOM Performance is now offering two new styles of slip-on mufflers for use on Harley’s Night Rod and Night Rod Special.
Manufactured from 16-gauge steel, the 4in diameter slip-ons are offered in chrome or black with a chrome tip, with the additional option of a solid rolled edge or slotted racing series swivel end caps.

The baffles used in the mufflers are two-stepped from 21⁄2in to 31⁄2in to provide maximum torque and performance. Quiet baffles are also available to fit the slip-ons, which are available to fit ‘09 to ‘12 headers.

FREEDOM PERFORMANCE
Gardena, California, USA
Tel: 310 324 0415
E-mail: info@freedomperform.com
www.freedomperform.com

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