Custom Motorcycles

Custom Motorcycles
By Eddie Tobey

A custom motorcycle is a unique motorcycle with the frame geometry or engine differing from standard motorcycles. They are individually produced in limited numbers in factories. Some motorcycle enthusiasts feel that a true custom bike is one that is built from scratch in a local garage or motorcycle shop.

There are different types of custom motorcycles like road, cruisers and sports bikes. Custom road motorcycles are designed for the road with smooth tires and engines in the 250cc and over range. These bikes can run at great speeds of 160km/h to 200 km/h. Cruisers are custom motorcycles that mimic the style of the American machines from the 1930s to the early 1960s, like Harley-Davidson, Excelsior and Henderson. These bikes signal adherence to a free lifestyle with a riding position of feet forward and hands up, with the spine remaining erect. The most extreme forms of these customized motorcycles are found in motorcycle clubs like The Hell’s Angels.

Sports bikes are custom motorcycles that are sometimes called ‘bullet bikes,’ because of their lightweight and high speeds. They are capable of high speeds with great stability around corners. The touring motorcycle is customized with wind protection for the rider and has high capacity fuel tanks for long-distance traveling. It also has the ability to carry luggage in panniers.

Some people hire customizers to create custom motorcycles for them. These custom motorcycles are then entered in shows to win prizes. Though custom motorcycles usually cost twice the selling price of a regular motorcycle, enthusiasts don’t mind the expense.

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The World’s Fastest Indian.

The World’s Fastest Indian.

This is a great movie, sorry if I just found out about it and was able to watch it on DVD. It is a very fun show about a true biker, who builds old school fast Indian Racing Motorcycles. He takes on the adventure of traveling from New Zealand to the Bonneville Salt Flats near Salt Lake city to run his motorcycle in the World speed races.

My Movie review. GREAT Five greasy wrenches, I loved it, the whole story line was fun and genuine, and driven. The main actor Anthony Hopkins, plays Burt Munro an old retired motorcycle racing fanatic, who has always dreamed of speed racing on the Boneville Salt Flats in Wendover Utah. He finally makes his dream come true, traveling from New Zealand to Utah to race on the salt. The story follows his adventures across the oceans and through California and Nevada. Once he arrives at the Salt Flats he is faced with more trials and troubles as he tries to get into the race and compete for the title of Worlds fastest Indian.

This is a good family show, I think you will enjoy it.

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Motorcycle Seat Height is important.

I just posted an article on the seat height of each new Harley Davidson Motorcycle. This is something worth thinking about when considering a new bike. The lower the seat the lower the center of gravity and the easier the bike is to ride. When came to this conclusion when we were shopping for new Harley's for my wife. We initially thought we needed to get a Sportsters as they are a smaller bike and should be easier to ride. This is clearly no the case. The Sportster is smaller and lighter, but the height makes them harder to control vs. the Dyna Low Rider FXDL that we ended up buying for her. The Dyna Low Rider is heavier but doesn't feel that much heavier as the weight and the seating position is lower to the ground. When entering a turn the bike rides nice and leans in and lean back out of the cornering nice and easy. The Sportster tends to dive into a corner and then need pulled out of the turn and lifted back up to center.

With the Dyna it has nice power and a nice smooth riding feel to it. So far we have put 20,000+ miles on it and my wife loves it. So I would definitely say it's a nice motorcycle of any new Lady rider.

What Harley Davidson Model Seats You Best

What Harley Davidson Model Seats You Best


By Low Jeremy

Since ultimate comfort while riding is one of the main aims of motorcycle buyers, many Harley Davidson riders are more concerned with the height of the seat. This would give them a relaxed, more convenient cruise with the confidence that they can lay their feet flat on the ground whenever needed. Yes, we can say that bikes can be ridden even without having the foot flat on the ground, but to keep the rider in control while maintaining full balance when at full stop, the height of the Harley-Davidson seat is very important.

The seat’s main purpose of course is to keep the rider in a comfortable position while traveling. A Harley-Davidson seat is very effective in this. However, you might not be aware that each seat is different from each other.

Having said that, it must be noted that each Harley-Davidson model has different seat height.

The list below contains the seat height of the 2006 Harley-Davidson models. The figure on the left is in inches. The right column is the list of 2006 Harley-Davidson models.

If you are trying to figure out which one will you buy, this list will be a great help.

Motorcycle Seat Height Motorcycle Model in Inches

30 2006 Harley-Davidson VRSCR Street Rod

28.1 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883R

28.1 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL1200R

27.5 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide FXDWGI

27.3 2006 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Classic FLHTC/I

27.3 2006 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Standard FLHT/I

27.3 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King FLHR/I

27.3 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883

27.3 2006 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide FLHTCUI

26.9 2006 Harley-Davidson Road Glide FLTRI

26.9 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic FLHRCI

26.8 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna 35th Anniversary Super Glide FXDI35

26.8 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom FXDCI

26.6 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide FXDI

26.5 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883C

26.5 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL1200C

26.3 2006 Harley-Davidson Street Glide FLHX/I

26.1 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King Custom FLHRS/I

26 2006 Harley-Davidson Night Train FXSTB/I

26 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce FXSTD/I

26 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883L

26 2006 Harley-Davidson V-Rod VRSCA

26 2006 Harley-Davidson VRSCD Night Rod

25.9 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic FLSTSC/I

25.8 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Street Bob FXDBI

25.5 2006 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic FLSTC/I

25.5 2006 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail FLST/I

25.4 2006 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy FLSTF/I

25.2 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider FXDLI

25.2 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Standard FXST/I

24.9 2006 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail FXSTS/I

24.5 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe FLSTN/I

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The 2007 Harley Davidson Models

The 2007 Harley Davidson Models
By Low Jeremy

If you want to know what are the different Harley Davidson models for the year 2007, then you have come to the right place…

There are 5 models offered in the year 2007: the CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations), Dyna, Sportster, Softail, Touring, and VRSC.

Naming

Harley-Davidson models are designated with names of letters-numbers sequence combined in several ways.

The CVO starts with either FL or LX. The Dyna Glide starts with FX. The Sportster is always an XL. The Softail is either an FX or an FL. The Touring is an FL. And the VRSC is of course VR. Then, the first two letters are coupled with combinations of any of the following:

· B (Belt Drive)

· C (Classic or Custom)

· D (Dyna Glide)

· DG (Disk Glide)

· E (Electric start)

· F (Fat Boy (1990-present)

· H (High compression)

· I (Fuel injection)

· L (Hydra Glide forks)

· LR (Low Rider)

· P (Police)

· R (Race or Rubber-mount)

· S (Sport or Springer)

· SB (Single belt final drive)

· SE (Screamin’ Eagle)

· ST (Softail)

· T (Touring)

· U (Ultra)

· WG (Wide Glide)

CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations)

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHRSE3 Screamin' Eagle® Road King®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE2 Screamin' Eagle® Ultra Classic® Electra Glide®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXDSE Screamin' Eagle® Dyna™

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXSTSSE Screamin' Eagle® Softail® Springer®

Dyna Glide

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXDB Dyna™ Street Bob™

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXDC Dyna™ Super Glide® Custom

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXDL Dyna™ Low Rider®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXD™ Dyna Super Glide®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXDWG Dyna™ Wide Glide®

Sportster

• 2007 Harley-Davidson 50th Anniversary Sportster® Limited Edition

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 1200C Sportster® Custom

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 1200L Sportster® 1200 Low

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 1200R Sportster® 1200 Roadster

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 883 Sportster® 883

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 883 Sportster® 883 Low

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 883C Sportster® 883 Custom

• 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 883R Sportster® 883R

Softail

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail® Classic

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLSTF Fat Boy®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLSTN Softail® Deluxe

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLSTSC Softail® Springer® Classic

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXST Softail® Standard

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail® Night Train®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXSTC Softail® Custom

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FXSTD Softail® Deuce®

Touring

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHR Road King®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHRC Road King® Classic

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHRS Road King® Custom

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHT Electra Glide® Standard

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHTC Electra Glide® Classic

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Ultra Classic® Electra Glide®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide™

• 2007 Harley-Davidson FLTR Road Glide®

VRSC

• 2007 Harley-Davidson VRSCAW V-Rod®

• 2007 Harley-Davidson VRSCD Night Rod™

• 2007 Harley-Davidson VRSCDX Night Rod™ Special

• 2007 Harley-Davidson VRSCR Street Rod™

• 2007 Harley-Davidson VRSCX

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Motorcycle Riding in the Rain

Motorcycle Riding in the Rain

By J. Blake

Dull grey skies today, a steady heavy rain, poor visibility. An opportunity to impress the crowd with a textbook demonstration of wet weather riding skills.

Starting with hardware. Motorcycle in good condition, especially tyres, the grooves good and deep to channel away water, no letting them wear flat with constant upright motorway riding, no messing about trying to extend their life because they look okayish. A helmet that won’t mist up. Clothes waterproof and breathable, they’re four years old now, never had any maintenance, I can ride through a downpour all day and not have a speck of moisture on me, miracle of modern fabrics. No trivial matter, comfort, a safety issue, you can tough stuff out for a while but it wears you down, you need your attention on staying alive not whether your feet are cold. Hi viz belts and bands, you can’t tell how many times you stay alive because some unnoticed driver sees you and doesn’t mow you down, but over time it’ll be quite a few.

Fifty percent increase in the safety bubble in front. Partly to stay out of the spray. Partly because braking distances are longer. Partly because if there’s trouble, you don’t brake, you accelerate. Braking puts the weight on the unstable front wheel, accelerating puts it on the stable back wheel. So you need space to accelerate into. Also, ride in a lower gear, use it to slow down without braking or accelerate without delaying.

Be real careful changing lanes, cars often leave their headlights off and they’re damn near invisible. Otherwise don’t worry about what’s behind you, let the hi viz stuff protect you there, concentrate on the trouble up front.

Ten mph slower than normal. That’s the deal. If you abrogate speeding limits to your own judgement, your position is a lot more compelling if you sometimes go slower, not always faster.

The game is, every time you hold back, you get a gold star. Here’s a gap I’d normally take, not today, one gold star. That doesn’t mean you have to be cowed and subdued, in fact often in the rain there’s an even greater need to filter past stuck traffic, just do it with less relish. Then collect the gold stars. But any rashness or impetuosity, all gold stars cancelled, start again.

Ten minutes later than normal for work, but a half hour margin allowed anyway, just for such contingencies. And about fifteen gold stars. Good start to the day.

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Bikes, Beers, Country Music, and a Harley Store.

Down in Maury County Tennessee They know how to party.

A New Harley Davidson superstore with an out door Party venue is planned. Construction has started on the store and music venue on 25 acres off Interstate 65 near Columbia. The place will host a large grassy amphitheater, where charity rides and country music concerts can happen. This is a great idea, I know I have been to a ton of small rised and rallys where the parking lot and some cheap chairs were the main attraction. Why not combine a stage, a restaurant, a hotel, and a swimming pool, with you Harley Davidson Store.

I like the idea, and just wish I would have thought of it. Well maybe I wish I had a Harley dealership, them we could worry about making is a Biker Disneyland.

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