Posts Tagged ‘Sportster’
Custom Harley Davidson Sportster
Posted: November 19, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: comete motorcycles, custom motorcycle, france, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, HOG, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle riding, Sportster
I have had a couple posts lately regarding the Star Bolt and the customization of that bike, so I thought I should post something about how people are customizing the original. I looked at several custom “Sporties” but I settled on this one.
The “Lumberjack” by French builder Comete Motorcycles is a mean looking Sportster. Setup for off-road use, the bike has multiple custom parts, all of which you can buy from Comete Motorcycles, to build your own Lumberjack but it looks like you will need to supply the chainsaw!
Yamaha Sportster… I mean Star Bolt Custom Build Contest
Posted: November 18, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: custom bolt, custom motorcycle, custom motorcycle build off, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, Sportster, Star Bolt, Star motorcycle, Yamaha
To help promote its new Bolt Star put together a contest between custom bike shops and used social media to find a winner. They sent bikes to 10 shops for the competition which was won by Doc’s Chops.
I readily admit that the custom bikes that the shops put out are very cool. Take a look at results of the competition here.
Yamaha Café Racer Concept Motorcycle
Posted: November 14, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: café motorcycle, Café Racer, Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson Sportster, HD, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, Sportster, Yamaha, Yamaha bolt
According to several other websites Yamaha will be displaying a café styled motorcycle built from their Bolt platform. Yamaha is rolling out this concept bike to show off what owners can do via “garage modifications”.
I like the look of this bike, as much as I like the look at the Harley Sportster (imitation is flattery, right). I have seen many Sportster café bikes and they look cool as well. The big thing I get from this is that the café scene is going; maybe it will get as big as it did in the 40 years ago.
The bike is going to rolled out at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, maybe it will come to some US shows afterwards.
Royal Enfield Continental GT
Posted: October 18, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: Café Racer, Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson Sportster, HD, HOG, Honda CB350, india, india motorcycle, Indian motorcycle, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle riding, Royal Enfield, Royal Enfield Continental GT, Sportster, Winchester MotoSports
I have always had a desire for a Café Racer. As a kid I want to get a Honda CB350 and convert it to a Café bike. Never happened, but it has always been in the back of my head. I have been tempted to convert the wife’s Harley Sportster into a Café Bike but she is not very keen on the idea. But if she upgrades ………
Royal Enfield Continental GT
A friend of mine sent me a link to the new Royal Enfield Continental GT. This is a good looking modern Café bike. According to the literature, its 535cc engine produces 30 horsepower, not sure if that will get you to “A Ton” (100MPH) but it would be fun to find out.
Looking about the internet for pricing, I think the bike may be a bit pricey. I get the impression that it will be around $7000 dollars, about the cost of a Harley Davidson Sportster. But, you would not have to convert the GT as you would the Harley. But, I doubt the resell value is anywhere near comparable between the Royal Enfield and the Harley Davidson. But, which would be cooler to tool about on? Both work for me.
Alas, I cannot justify another bike in the garage nor can I afford one (I do not start to work until Monday). Turns out that there is a Royal Enfield Dealer near my home, Winchester MotoSports I might just ride over and check out what they have. The Continental is not scheduled for release until late November but they may have other bikes in stock.
Casual Full Dresser…. Yamaha’s Street Glide Yamaha BOLT Recall
Posted: July 30, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: air cooled V-twin engine, BOLT Recall, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, Motorcycle, motorcycle riding, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Sportster, Street Glide, Yamaha, Yamaha’s XV1900A CFD
Casual Dresser
Yamaha’s XV1900A CFD (Casual Full Dresser) motorcycle looks, to me, to be a head on assault on Harley’s Street Glide. It looks a lot like a Street Glide, and is designed to a cruiser that can take on long distance rides as well. It has a 1900cc air cooled V-twin engine which is a bit bigger than the Street Glide. You can find more about the bike here. I personally like the look! But I want to know if the Formal Full Dresser comes with a bowtie and tails?!
In other Yamaha News….. BOLT Recall
Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2014 XVS950CU (Bolt) motorcycles manufactured March 2013 through June 2013. Slack or sag in the wiring harness may allow it to contact the exhaust manifold causing the wires to melt, and possibly short circuit.
If the wires short circuit, the fuses will blow which may cause the engine to stall. An engine stall while riding, increases the risk of a crash. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness and secure it away from the exhaust. If the wiring harness is damaged, it will first be replaced.
The recall is expected to begin by the end of July 2013. Owners may contact Yamaha at 1-800-962-7926.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
ALSO
Is it me or is Yamaha taking even more styling ideas from Harley? Really, these two bikes looks so much like their counterparts it’s crazy!
Bike Show at Waugh HD
Posted: June 18, 2013 in Motorcycle Rides, RallyTags: 21st Annual Big Damn Bike Show, 29th Infantry Division Memorial Highway, Bagger, Big Damn Bike Show, bike, Bike Show, bikini bike wash, Cam-Am Spyder, Can-Am, Custom Bagger, custom bike, custom motorcycle, Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Owners Group, HOG, James Madison Highway, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, motorcycle riding, Orange, Road King, Seminole Trail, Softail, Sportster, Street Glide, VA, Virginia, Waugh Harley Davidson, Zachary Tyler Highway, Zen Daddy
Debbie and I rode to Waugh Harley Davidson in Orange, VA to participate in their 21st Annual “Big Damn Bike Show”! The ride to the dealership was nearly eighty miles and about ninety minutes long, passing through some of Virginia’s best farm and country land. Getting to and from the show we traveled on the James Madison Highway, the 29th Infantry Division Memorial Highway, the Seminole Trail, and the Zachary Tyler Highway.
We entered our bike, along with about 300 or so other bikes, into the show. There were another 600 to 1000 additional bikes lining the streets around the dealership which made this a bike watchers paradise. Waugh Harley Davidson, it turns out, has its own attached park called “Legends Park”, because of the tents erected in front of it I could not get a good picture of the park sign. The HOG (Harley Owners Group) club for this dealership has a sweet setup!
In addition to the bike show there were more than a dozen vendors and displays, including the ever present bikini bike wash! One of the more interesting displays was by a limo company; they had a stretched Harley Davidson Ford F250 Pickup with bubble bath in the truck bed. It was quite amusing each time a bunch of soap bubble would come floating across the park.
Musical entertainment was provided by the Zen Daddy band. They covered most of the hits from the 80’s, 90’s, and the 00’s (is 00 the right way to do that?). Debbie and I thought the band did a fine job. Mr. Waugh himself came out and played a couple tunes on the harmonica, for “older” gentlemen I was quite impressed with this talent and lung capacity. If you have time take a look at Waugh’s Facebook page for more pics and videos of the event.
Our bike finished second in our class and after looking at the winner I have some clear directions on what do for next time. Of course that means more chrome!
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- Bike Show Award
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- Harley Davidson Limo
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- Harley Davidson Limo
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- Harley Davidson Limo
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- Royal Enfield
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- Royal Enfield
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- Custom Harley Davidson
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- Custom Harley Davidson
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- Scooter Trike
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- Custom Harley Davidson
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- Hula Girl Sidecar Harley
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- Custom Softails
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- Chrome Fender
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- Custom Bagger
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- Rock n Roll Bagger
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- Rock n Roll Bagger
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- Custom Harley Davidson
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- Skull Sportster
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- Skull Sportster
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- Spider or a Spyder
