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Carberry Motorcycles has released a 1000 cc V-Twin Engine priced at Indian Rupees 4,96,000. Australia’s Carberry Motorcycles has revealed its first made-in-India 1000 cc Royal Enfield based V-Twin engine and will initially be available for exports, existing Carberry bike owners or for display purpose. Australia’s custom Royal Enfield bike builder, Carberry Motorcycles opened shop in India earlier this year and has now officially released details on its first made-in-India 1000 cc V-Twin Royal Enfield engine. For those who know about the company, the builder produced custom 1000 cc V-Twin engines based on 500 cc RE units and moved operations to India for easier manufacturing process.   DOUBLE BARREL BULLET Started by Paul Carberry, the first India-made Carberry 1000 cc V-Twin cruiser will be revealed later this year. Carberry Motorcycles currently operates out of Bhilai, Chattisgarh and will soon move operations to Pune, Maharashtra, a neighbouring city to financial capital Mumbai city. This unique engine, the motor is now ready for sale and includes the primary drive and the transmission. There’s a seven-plate clutch with strengthened primary chain, 5-speed transmission, hydraulic lifters and a heavy crankshaft. Carberry has added a heavy-duty starter motor and the clutch designed is that for a 2-litre car engine. Click here to read the rest of the article by Ujjwal Dey.

A cool and easy custom performance upgrade for your bike. Inspired by BMX pegs, our BBMX (Brass Balls Moto-X) foot pegs are next level. They have great grip, style and functionality. Brass Balls Cycles : BBMX Pegs, Gold • Precision machined from aircraft grade 6061 T6 billet aluminum • Gold anodized with contrast cut on perimeter holes • Direct replacement for stock pegs. • Adjustable chrome plated steel clevis included • The outermost edge is tapered underside for optimize lean angle • Brass Balls logo underside insuring the highest quality • Light weight and strong Measures: 3.5″ L x 2.5″ W x 1″ H Fitment: All HD models Includes 2 pegs, 2 HD Male Clevis in Chrome, 2 socket head cap bolts Available for $139.95 MSRP at http://store.BrassBallsCycles.com and your Local Dealer.

WPS (Western Power Sports, Inc.) is pleased to announce a new business partnership with Scorpion Sports, Inc. and its parent company, Kido Sports, Inc. Effective Monday, October 16th, WPS (along with its V-twin division HardDrive) will be the exclusive distributor for all new and current Scorpion products in the USA. Moving forward, Scorpion will continue to concentrate on its brand, product development, and marketing while WPS/HardDrive will take over sales and distribution. WPS has worked closely with the Scorpion team to make this transition as seamless as possible. “Our team has identified Scorpion as a brand with innovative, quality and value-minded products that complement our growing list of brand offerings,” explains WPS President and CEO, Craig Shoemaker. “Working together, we share a common vision that sees this new alliance as an exceptional opportunity for growth for all parties, especially our dealers and their customers. We both want quality gear stocked by our dealers that provides good margins and unequaled quality and value. We see that in Scorpion.” Key details include: WPS/HardDrive will stock Scorpion products in all six of its warehouse locations A WPS/Scorpion 2018 Catalog will be available soon Pricing and MAP policies established by Scorpion will be respected and transferred to WPS/HardDrive WPS/HardDrive will deliver new fall-launch product on the first day of distribution “Today’s market demands total excellence in product, value, design, brand, and distribution. Having a great product is not enough. Customers want it quicker, accurately and at a fair price. This new alliance with WPS delivers on all of these categories,” stated Frank Esposito, President and COO of Scorpion Sports, Inc. WPS is happy to welcome Scorpion Sports into the WPS and HardDrive family of vendors.

Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec took a big step closer to securing the 2017 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship with a final-round win at the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Krawiec can clinch his fourth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship by qualifying for the elimination rounds at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. on Nov. 8. Riding a thundering Harley-Davidson Street Rod competition motorcycle, Krawiec has now won four of five 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoff events and will hold a 150-point lead when qualifying begins for Pomona. “I told my guys this weekend we just need to stay focused and get through the race,” said Krawiec. “We capitalized on every round and came out further ahead from where we started. The team put me on a great Harley-Davidson Street Rod today. All I had to do was stay on top of it.” Krawiec was the top qualifier at Las Vegas with an Elapsed Time (ET) of 6.936 seconds at 191.76 mph, the 37th time he has topped with qualifying list in his career. Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines, also on a Harley-Davidson Street Rod drag bike, qualified fourth at 6.955 seconds and 193.82 mph. The team’s Street Rod competition drag bikes are based on the Harley-Davidson® Street Rod™ production motorcycle, an agile middle-weight powered by the liquid-cooled High Output Revolution X 750 engine tuned for maneuvering through traffic and congestion. Racing before a sold-out crowd on Sunday, Hines scored a win in the first round of eliminations but lost in round two. Krawiec used consistent reaction times and the strong performance of his well-sorted Street Rod to advance through the field and score his seventh win in eight final-round appearances during

Hey, It’s not thanksgiving but I want to acknowledge something:Friends, brothers and associates. Two things caused me to think about this topic. One, I’ve been thinking about escaping restrictive, congested, California for Deadwood South Dakota. Second, because I am spending more time with my grandson Frank and talking with him about his future plans. Without friends, brothers and sisters, we can’t do a damn thing, so building relationships is critical. I would like to thank all the folks who have helped me do so much over the years. Life just wouldn’t be the creative blast it is without them, their resources and encouragement. Click here to read the rest of the news.   If you need a subscription first, click here.

Hey, The way ahead includes words like relative, technology, Instagram, robots, space, clean air, energy, fossil fuels and computers. Hell, I almost bought a Samsung watch phone yesterday. I get tired of losing my cell phone or trying to find a pocket for it. My point is we’re being pushed in many directions and some are for more human benefit, control, money, the planet, you name it, but everything is happening fast, so it makes us shift gears and attempt to keep up. But like the Monk says from the Gray Mountain. Don’t sweat a thing. Is keeping up good or bad, necessary or evil, competitive or destructive? We will see, very soon… As a brother once told me: Time will tell and shit will smell. Click to check it out… Click here to read the rest of the Bikernet Weekly News.

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The new Riot Floorboards from Kuryakyn® deliver a rugged motocross-inspired aesthetic without sacrificing form or function for your bagger. This heavy-duty addition to Kuryakyn’s expanding lineup of MX-styled components are manufactured from single aluminum castings and feature a raised toothed top surface for surefooted traction to run Riot on the streets. The tapered profile from front to back provides ample foot room and positioning, while still offering enough cornering clearance for aggressive riding. Available as direct replacements for most early and late-model Harley-Davidson® FL models, Riot Floorboards come in specially coated bead-blasted satin silver or satin black finishes and are the perfect counterpart to the rest of the Riot collection from Kuryakyn. Fitment: ’83-’18 Harley-Davidson Electra Glides, Road Glides, Road Kings, Street Glides and Tour Glides; ’09-’18 Trikes; ’86-’17 FL Softail models; and ’12-’16 Dyna Switchbacks • P/N 3594 – Silver, P/N 3595 – Satin Black MSRP: $159.99 More info here.

  When it comes to the motorcycle industry success is equated to wealth, talent displayed through social media exposure and legacy by the empire you were able to build through one’s business acumen. If this is true then several people integral to the fabric of our custom motorcycle world don’t exist. But, if success can also be equated to ones network of friends, talent displayed through bikes on the road and the reverence inspired in other talented builders and legacy born out of one’s character then my friend Bill Dodge has secured his place as a legend and icon in our industry. Of course, Bill Dodge of Bling Cycles in Daytona Beach, Florida would aggressively spurn any titles or positions thrust on him in any form of praise.He takes great pride in his work but he does so with humility most of us will never have known. Nonetheless, Bill Dodge is a premier motorcycle craftsman, a trend setting designer and a mentor that has spawned more than one extraordinary builder. Click here to read the rest of this story.

The Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Brand to be Offered by Mecum Auctions. An Unprecedented Opportunity to Own All Intellectual Property from Last of “The Big 3.” Purchase includes ownership of the Excelsior-Henderson Brand. As one of the Big 3, Excelsior-Henderson has a rich history. 18 federally registered trademarks are included in the Excelsior-Henderson purchase.   A unique offering by Mecum Auctions will take place in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 2018, at the South Point Hotel & Casino. The iconic Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle brand and all its intellectual property will be auctioned at the 27th annual Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction, which will span Jan. 23-27 and present 1,750 motorcycles for auction. Included in the purchase will be the ownership of the Excelsior-Henderson brand name, all federally registered trademarks, web domains and includes the previous motorcycle frame and engine designs, as well as the expired patents that can only be effectively exploited by the owner of Excelsior-Henderson. Read more.