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The Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show series pulls world class builders from across the United States. The 2012-2013 tour cities represent the most motorcycle-dense populations in the United States, reaching 75% of the nation's motorcycle enthusiasts. Attendees will see the latest trends in custom motorcycles and meet their local two-wheeled artists at the show.

The bike show is one of the highlighted features of the 32nd annual Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® series, which is designed to create an engaging show experience to the widest audience of motorcycle enthusiasts across the country. 

Biker Pros is executing an integrated program that includes event management, media relations, brand building and a comprehensive social media campaign.

"Biker Pros is extremely pleased to partner with Advanstar for the 3rd year in a row to promote and administer the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show series," said Bob Kay, Biker Pros' Partner. "We look forward to the hottest competition with the best custom bikes since the inception of this great series." 

Professional and amateur custom builders of choppers, cruisers and sport bikes are invited to enter their bikes into the competition and judge each other's work. There will be 13 individual rounds of the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show nationwide. 

 ATLANTA, GA – NOV 2-4 DALLAS, TX – NOV 9-11 SAN MATEO, CA – NOV 16-1 LONG BEACH, CA – DEC 7-9 SEATTLE, WA – DEC 14-16
  WASHINGTON, DC – JAN 4-6
  MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JAN 11-13
 NEW YORK, NY – JAN 18-20
  CLEVELAND, OH – JAN 25-27
 NOVI, MI – FEB 1-3
* CHICAGO, IL – FEB 8-10
 INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEB 15-17
 CHARLOTTE, NC – FEB 22-24 The Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show will also include an individual photo shoot by a professional photographer of each bike entered into the competition. Each builder/bike owner will receive a […]

Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® Factory Team rider Kenny Coolbeth finished in 11th place in the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship race on the Tucson International Raceway half-mile. Goodwin Racing Harley-Davidson rider Steven Bonsey led every lap to score the second Grand National victory of his career. Crosley Radio rider Bryan Smith edged South East Harley-Davidson rider Sammy Halbert in a close race for second and third place, as Harley-Davidson riders filled the podium. The series points leader, Rogers Racing/Blue Springs Harley-Davidson rider Jared Mees, finished fourth and allowed Halbert, who lies second in points, to inch two points closer in the standings. With one race left on the season schedule, Mees holds a 12-point lead over Halbert. Bonsey was the rider to beat all evening in Tucson. The 22-year-old Californian was the fastest qualifier and also won the four-lap Dash for Cash bonus sprint. In the 25-lap main, Bonsey took the lead on the first lap, had opened a gap of about 1.5 seconds on Smith by mid-race, and was never threatened. Smith ran alone in second place until the closing laps of the race, when Halbert suddenly appeared on his rear wheel and made an attempt to pass on the final straight. Smith beat Halbert to the finish line by 0.031 seconds. Mees finished 3.48 seconds behind Bonsey. Dodge Brothers/Perry’s Harley-Davidson rider Brad Baker was fifth. Zanotti Racing/Schaeffer`s Harley-Davison rider Jake Johnson finished sixth. “We really struggled all night, trying to find a combination I was comfortable with,” said Coolbeth, who ran as high as sixth place in the main. “The track was really wet and rough but for my heat race we found a pretty good set-up, and I ran third and was looking forward to the main. I moved up a little early and thought the

And that's why you seem to see them literally everywhere since 1985! Whether or not you like them, these particular sport bikes have been around since 1985. Here's a look at where they came from and where they're headed.

Motorcycle thefts in the U.S. fell at a slower pace last year as declines in Texas and Florida were partially offset by an increase in California, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said. There were 46,667 thefts in the U.S. last year, a decrease of 6 percent from 2010, even as motorcycle sales rose, according to a report released today by the Des Plaines, Illinois-based group. Thefts dropped 13 percent in 2009 and 11 percent in 2010. Click here to read more.

  Ron emails: “Motorcycles need to be loud — for safety. Yes, you’ve heard this before but it is true. A car vs. a motorcycle; who do you think wins? Someone in a car or SUV texting or on the phone not paying attention drifts into another lane, or a car is sitting on a side street looking for an opening to join traffic on the main street — if they don’t see or hear the motorcycle, who wins the crash? “If a car driver hears a loud motorcycle, the driver is ‘disturbed’ or ‘annoyed;’ if the car driver doesn’t hear the motorcycle, the cyclist could be dead,” Ron adds. “Motorcyclists are some of the safest drivers around because they have to be. Of course there is such a thing as ‘too loud,’ but when it comes to motorcycles, loud is not ‘too loud.’ ” Click here to read more 

This guy says he races his board track bike. Way to go!

Some of you may already know, but none the less it's worth sharing the news again about Ural Motorcycles' most incredible ambassador, Hubert. The Timeless Ride unfortunately came to a temporary halt earlier this summer when Hubert was stricken with illness. For some time it was very critical, and the prognosis and possible outcomes all seemed very dire at best. We're happy to report that recently Hubert has been on the upswing. He is able to eat, and as he just recently reported on his blog, he's feeling hundreds of times better than he did just a few months ago. If you want to know more, or share your compassion with this incredible adventurer, click the photo to be linked to his blog.

  LIZARD's BIKE BUILD from CHANGEthatTAPE on Vimeo.

We stumbled on this neat slideshow and thought you might enjoy.

  Four years to the day after federal agents arrested him and 77 other members of the Mongols motorcycle gang in a racketeering and conspiracy case, Al "The Suit" Cavazos will appear Tuesday in federal court. Cavazos wants his good name restored and his $3,800 bike returned. He may get the motorcycle back, his attorney said. "It now looks like he will be the only defendant who will go to trial" seeking return of seized property, Cavazos' attorney Phillip Deitch said. The bike was among included hundreds of rifles, pistols and shotguns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, $178,361 in cash, 139 motorcycles, nine cartons of cigarettes, a Daisy BB gun, a Honda Civic, a GMC Yukon and assorted pieces of jewelry taken by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Oct. 9, 2008. The ATF and federal prosecutors claimed the items represent booty and swag collected by a criminal organization involved in assaults, attempted murder and illegal drug sales over the course of several years. In recent weeks U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter – known as "King David" to lawyers appearing in his courtroom – has returned several items to members of the gang including their bikes. Several others – many doing federal time in connection with the case – have withdrawn claims to their motorcycles, guns and jewelry. Among those was Cavazos' nephew Ruben "Lil Rubes" Cavazos, Jr. On the other hand, Cavazos' brother, Ruben "Doc" Cavazos, the former club president, had his claim tossed by Carter for not following federal court protocol, according to court documents. In an email from federal prison, Cavazos indicated that might be a likely outcome. "The ATF, realizing that we have purchased our motorcycles with monies earned through legal employment, has creatively expanded its reasons to rob United