by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Back in 1985, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts from Germany set up shop in Hamminkeln, Germany. They started off as a repair garage for mainly Japanese bikes. The group slowly grew from being what they themselves describe as a “motorcycle shed” into one of the major names in the custom […]
Harley-Davidson “Firecracker“ Needs to Be Seen Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Few motorcycle builders out there have enough products in their portfolio as to feel comfortable to reference older builds as soon as new ones pop up. Thunderbike is one of them, with the Germans having released into the wild over the past 25 years literally hundreds of custom bikes, all
Harley-Davidson Ice-Cool Brother Is a Mean Green FXDR Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com From scenes from the Terminator to a replicated photo of a loved one, there was almost nothing people didn’t airbrush on the hoods (and other parts) of their cars. Not long ago, car customizers (and to a lesser extent those in the business of remaking motorcycles) went through what may
Harley-Davidson Fat Wolf Howls Back the Airbrush Craze of Decades Ago Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com We’re used to having our Harleys (be them stock rebuilds or ground-up creations) served in extreme forms. After all, there’s an entire industry dedicated to making Harleys unique, and what better way to do that than to go above and beyond? At times however a more discrete job is preferable.
Harley-Davidson La Montana Is a Chromed Deluxe on the Soft Side of Custom Builds Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com We’ve seen over the years custom motorcycle builds being compared to anything you could imagine, but rarely so with something like a spaceship. Yet this is exactly how German custom shop Thunderbike describes its latest Harley-Davidson FXDR project. The Softail conversion, drawing a lot of inspiration from another build called
Harley-Davidson FXDR Turns Into Silver Rocket in the Hands of Thunderbike Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com It’s very hard to find a recent custom motorcycle worth talking about. That’s probably because the custom bike industry is much slower at churning out new products, and the number of garages doing stuff to/with motorcycles is much smaller than those handling cars. So, when in the mood for some
Thunderbike Kreuzfeuer Crosses German Shapes with Harley-Davidson Power Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com/ We’re not sure what is it about gold that makes it look so tacky on cars and motorcycles, but it is what it is: although there are some trying to make gold give a noble look to their rides, all they manage to do is make them look completely and
Harley-Davidson Golden Lowrider Is Why Gold Is Not Cool on Custom Bikes Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com There are a few car colors in this world that are perhaps more recognizable than the vehicles they are sprayed on. When talking about production cars, who doesn’t know about the Nardo Gray, or the British Racing Green? Motorsport has its share of stars as well. One of them is
Thunderbike Gulf Edition Wraps Harley-Davidson Custom Build in Le Mans Colors Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Like it or not, the name Harley-Davidson is the dominant one in the world of motorcycle building. You get bikes made in Milwaukee either in factory-form or as one of the countless interpretations made by garages across the world. But you also get Harley DNA in most of the otherwise
The Only Harley-Davidson Bits on This Dragster Bike Are the Engine and Transmiss Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Dubai is one of those places where there’s no shortage of extreme and luxury cars. The city’s residents have made a name for themselves as being among the richest on the planet, and this is why here you get to see more high-end products than anywhere else in the world.
Thunderbike Smoothless Custom Motorcycle Is the Snow White Beauty of Dubai Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com If we were to choose between a custom made motorcycle (that means built from the ground up, with different parts made to fit together in previously untried ways) and an extreme conversion of an existing series production model, we’d certainly go full custom. Perhaps that’s owed to the countless hours
Harley-Davidson R-Odynamic Is Screamin’ Eagle Heart in the Right Custom Body Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com A custom, German-made frame, a proven, Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle 110ci engine sitting inside, and a paint job to die for – these are the three elements of the custom motorcycle known as El Fuego. Shown in all its glory in the gallery above, the El Fuego is one of the
Harley-Davidson El Fuego Brings German Heat to the Road Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Take a good long look at any custom motorcycle made in the U.S. No matter in what state they were made, or when, they tend to have that certain unique feel about them. And a big reason for that is the custom frame that underpin them. You see, Americans love
Freestyle Harley-Davidson Blue Flames Is What’s Wrong with Series Custom Frames Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com As some of you might have noticed over the past few days, as part of our Custom Builds Months we started covering more the side of the motorcycle industry that has to do with custom frames, because this is how you get truly unique builds. Generally, motorcycle garages come up
Harley-Davidson Radical Over 26 Is All About the Massive 26-Inch Front Wheel Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com There’s nothing better in the world of custom bike-making than coming up with your own frame. Sure, you could choose the easy way and start modifying existing motorcycles, but that doesn’t say that much about your skills as a custom builder. We know of a huge number of shops in
Red Scorpion Is What Happens When Custom Frame Meets Harley-Davidson Hardware Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com The Harley-Davidson Street Glide is one of those bikes you should not mess with. Described by its maker as a stripped down version of a hot-rod bagger, the no-nonsense bike has been made with long trips in mind. But baggers have also been favorites of the custom industry. Either reshaped
CCE Bagger Thunderbolt Is a Whole Lot of Name for a Custom Harley Street Glide Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Harley-Davidson is many things, both good and bad, but for the custom bike industry it certainly is godsent. The Milwaukee company is responsible through its products for the existence of countless garages across the world, and for what it’s worth, it never forgot that. For a number of years now,
Harley-Davidson Custom King Is the Iron Beast Milwaukee Should Be Making Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com In the world of Harley-Davidson, CVO stands for Custom Vehicle Operations. Going further, that means motorcycles specifically created by the American bike builder with the custom industry in mind, for garages all across the world to tweak even further. The program was born at Harley in 1999 and each year
Harley-Davidson Breakout CVO Gets an Extra Touch of German Custom Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com As part of autoevolution’s Custom Builds Month, we talked aplenty about a number of customized Harley-Davidson motorcycles handled all the way in Germany. The country is home to a very active shop called Thunderbike, who over the past 25 years has made a name for itself in the industry with
Anthracite Grey Harley-Davidson TB-2 Is the Unlikely Low Rider S Superbike Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com “Probably the most radical Softail who saw the light of day” – this is how the Germans from Thunderbike describe one of their builds from two years ago. And just by looking at the two-wheeler, you can tell they’re not far from it. Thunderbike has been in the business of
Harley-Davidson GP-Style Is the Radical Way to Make a Breakout Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Over the past few months, as part of our various special coverages, we’ve talked at length about certain custom motorcycles coming from Germany. As you can see, we’re not quite done yet, because the number of extreme builds a certain shop there is responsible for is huge. The shop is
Racing Red Harley-Davidson Grand Prix Pushes the Outerlimit to the Extreme Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Just like garages specializing in tuning or rebuilding cars, custom motorcycle shops are a dime a dozen. Nowhere in the world are there as many in the U.S., though, and over the years some incredible two-wheeled machines have been revealed here. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the world
Harley-Davidson Vancy Has Both Thunderbike and Roland Sands in It Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com There’s something special about older Harleys. Maybe it’s their looks, maybe the engineering, or perhaps just nostalgia, but there are fans out there, not few, who would always choose an aging Harley over a newer one. And the same goes for custom shops. In America, there are countless garages who
Harley-Davidson Glamor Is Shovelhead Reloaded Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Harley-Davidson itself has a build-off competition dedicated to its international dealers with a budget cap of around $6,500. The bike maker has this rule because motorcycles can be customized for far less than one would spend on remaking a four-wheeled vehicle, and with incredible results. Over the past eight weeks
Harley-Davidson Blue Vegas Is a $15K Bet on German Custom Bike Building Read More »
