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Custom Bikes

9-Cylinder Chopper from Germany

14 May 2013

Details: Category: Custom Bikes; Written by Car Buzz; Hits: 73

Those zany Germans are at it again, this time building a chopper around a nine-piston radial engine.

Most motorcycles have one cylinder or two. Some (like Triumph) make three-cylinder motorbikes. Honda makes a V6. And the Boss Hoss packs a Corvette V8 into a motorcycle frame. But this is even bigger. Hailing from Germany is this custom chopper with a nine-cylinder radial engine. Despite all those pistons (or maybe because of them), it’s got no exhaust, no silencers… not much of anything else, really, but that giant engine mounted transversely across the front of the bike. READ ON

Aston Martin Hommage by Custom Wolf [Photo Gallery]

09 May 2013

Details: Category: Custom Bikes; Written by AutoEvolution; Hits: 65

A bike built to honor a car is one things we just don't get to see too often. However, it looks like when customizers are thinking about such a machine, the end result is glorious. And Custom Wolf's Aston Martin tribute Hommage motorcycle is a truly glorious beast.

In case the shape of the Hommage seems familiar, it may be because of the huge, raked-out Thunderbike fork perfectly complemented by the Wolf custom tank. Some might say the Hommage reminds of the Walz bikes and be right: roadster-ish beauty has some classic shapes, indeed. READ ON

Design competition unearths custom Sportsters

02 May 2013

Details: Category: Custom Bikes; Written by Stuff.co.nz - Motoring; Hits: 56

One of the top entries in Local Motors and DPC Motorcycles crowd-sourced motorcycle design competition.One of the top entries in Local Motors and DPC Motorcycles crowd-sourced motorcycle design competition. The brief was, start with a stock 2000-2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster and design a one-of-a-kind custom motorcycle.

The Local Motors/DP Custom Cycles competition doesn't have much relevancy to New Zealand but we like the winning designs and thought we would share them.

Over 200 entries were received via the online competition from 10 different countries, with the winning concept by Andre Costa of Portugal, to be built by DP Custom Cycles. READ ON

VIDEO: "Lupin III" Gang Stars in Motorcycle Ads

19 Apr 2013

Details: Category: Custom Bikes; Written by Crunchyroll; Hits: 105

Japan's Bike-O ("bike king") has teamed up with criminal gang from classic anime/manga Lupin III to promote their motorcycles. In addition to a commercial campaign, a prize lottery features the thieves Lupin and Fujiko, gunman Jigen, samurai Goemon and police officer Zenigata on prepaid QUO cards, with a grand prize life-size black clad Fujiko on a pink refurnished 2008 Harley-Davidson FLHT. READ ON AND WATCH THE VIDEOS

Motorcycle Designer Roland Sands on Bikes, Branding and Building Success

15 Apr 2013

Details: Category: Custom Bikes; Written by entrepreneur.com; Hits: 66

When he's not racing custom-built motorcycles, Roland Sands is designing them. The founder and president of Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Roland Sands Design sits down with Behind the Brand host Bryan Elliott to talk about his journey from professional racer to entrepreneur. With clients like Harley-Davidson and Yamaha and an ever-growing portfolio of products -- from T-shirts and leather jackets to motorcycle parts -- it's been a steep learning curve. READ ON