Behind The Scenes

    I hear bikers say they grew up riding, or riding has been in their family for generations. It is something to be proud of, and arguably more sincere than a recipe book, or a fishing spot. Those motorcycles carry memories and family legacy, not just the rider.  With a name like Youngblood Kustomz, […]

In an unprecedented expansion move that is sure to have a resounding and positive impact on Hot Rod and other automotive enthusiasts worldwide Belt Drives Limited (BDL) in Anaheim California has announced the purchase of Blower Drive Service (BDS). The purchase is a natural extension of the BDL family of companies as Steve Yetzke, BDL

  EDITOR’S NOTE: I stumbled into a little classy shop on Melrose, in Hollywood one day a few years back. It contained a half dozen Whizzer-styled bicycles with two-stroke motors attached. The bikes were designed to look like something out of the ‘30s. They had a style Whizzer missed, details, and looked very clean. The

Gard Hollinger built a custom, almost sport bike 106-inch H-D Twin Cam (engine modified by Bennett’s Performance), with a Baker transmission and all the best goods for Keanu Reeves a couple of years ago, but after riding it around the Hollywood Hills, Keanu said, “Let’s make more.” Here are the words from the Arch web

  I rolled over to the Saddlemen headquarters, in Rancho Dominquez, California, not far from the Bikernet Interplanetary Ivory Tower. We planned a lunch, but it was Friday and the staff, on Hawaiian Shirt Day, was throwing their annual Father’s Day Bash. Saddlemen’s facility reeks of a family and employee friendly atmosphere. They set the

Just when you thought the Indian saga was finally over, it surfaced again. Indian is like that old girlfriend you wished had worked out, but you knew never would. She had the best rack on the planet, but her engine was missing a cylinder and her world overflowed with drama. That’s the Indian legacy in

Late last January, during a blizzard on a Sunday night in New York City, I met Rob Camardo at the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show while he was promoting his Garage Leathers’ saddlebags. I was talking with him about becoming a sponsor of the Smoke Out Rally, the Choppafest of the East Coast, and while

I knew Kevin and Mona Alsop when their primary business was the Chopper-in-a-Box, build-it-yourself kits. Buyers ordered them by the dozen and actually built ‘em themselves. I thought that was so cool. Big Bear Choppers pioneered that concept. Suddenly, custom American choppers became the gold standard for cool worldwide and BBC was in the eye

I peeled over to Gard Hollinger’s new 20,000 square foot facility near the Los Angeles Airport recently. He has a motorcyclist partner, Keanu Reeves, who doesn’t own cars just rides. Together they collaborated on this bike for five years, and it just might become the prototype for the next, American motorcycle manufacturer. Over the next

I.INTRODUCTION The parties’ License Agreement had two crucial components: (1) it required KSLB&D to name its bar and restaurant enterprise in Sturgis the “Easyriders Saloon;” and (2) it barred KSLB&D from using any other name. KSLB&D has now (1) stopped using the name “Easyriders Saloon” and (2) is instead using another name. Unless KSLB&D can