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Category Archives: Motorcycle Builders

Zundapp at Badger’s Shop on Apple Avenue

May 21, 2013 – 4:35 pm

Rust Never Sleeps…

By Greazy Bastard | Also posted in Bike Find of the Day, Classic Motorcycles, Custom Bike Builders, Motorcycle Art, Motorcycle History, Motorcycle Photo of the Day, Muskegon, Muskegon Bike Time | Comments (0)

Hercules! Wankel Rotary Motorcycle. You Betcha…

May 6, 2013 – 5:22 pm

Motorcycle Classics. Excellent writing and photography for the bike aficionado. http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-german-motorcycles/hercules-w-2000-zmwz12mazbea.aspx

By Greazy Bastard | Also posted in Classic Motorcycles, Concept Motorcycles, Fun, MoFoStudio Bikes, Motorcycle History | Comments (0)

Bandit 9

May 1, 2013 – 5:13 pm
By Greazy Bastard | Also posted in Bike Find of the Day, Biker Culture, BMW Motorcycles, Custom Bike Builders, Featured, Motorcycle Art, Motorcycle News, Muskegon, Muskegon Bike Time, Shop Work | Tagged , | Comments (0)

The Classic Danish Nimbus Motorcycle

April 19, 2013 – 4:00 pm

Nimbus The first customer received his Type C in the summer of 1934, and the Bumblebee soon became the best-selling motorcycle in Denmark. The Danish Post Office, Army, and Police became customers. Featuring shaft drive, a completely redesigned overhead valve and cam engine which produced 22 bhp, and a frame made from steel strips riveted [...]

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The Vekst Board Track Racer Replica

October 3, 2012 – 7:27 am

Co Bappe was inspired by the board track race bikes from back in the day, so he built one. In fact, he built this very, very cool homage to the genre. It took him nearly a year to build, but he also learned to weld and fabricate along the way, so it really doesn’t seem [...]

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Willie Shakes Rides Again – 7 Ages Custom Motorcycles

October 2, 2012 – 10:21 am

You got some serious brass nads when you name your bikes after characters from the Bard, and the guys at 7 Ages Customs over in Britannia? They do that… This one is called, MacBeth. I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on [...]

By Greazy Bastard | Also posted in Bike Find of the Day, Biker Culture, Motorcycle News, Motorcycle Photo of the Day, Motorcycle Photography in Muskegon by MotoFotoStudio.com | Comments (0)

Hard to Handle

October 2, 2012 – 6:07 am

As completely sweet as these handlebars look, I’ll bet this sucker is impossible to keep on the road through a curve. Can you say “tank-slapper?” Brought to you by the dudes at Depalma.

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The Man Who Saved Harley Davidson – And Your Spine

September 28, 2012 – 5:05 pm

Missourian Jim Schmig was on hand for one of the most important developments in motorcycling history. “I was cruising down St. Charles Rock Road around St. Louis one day in 1977, and I saw the most unusual Harley frame,” Schmig said. “I stopped at a bike shop, it was called Osborne’s. I asked the cat [...]

By Todd Halterman | Also posted in Bike Find of the Day, Biker Culture, Classic Motorcycles, Custom Bike Builders, Motorcycle Business News, Motorcycle Equipment, Motorcycle History, Motorcycle News, New Bike Designs | Comments (0)

Want To Thoroughly Test An Electric Motorcycle? Hand It Over the Coppers

September 28, 2012 – 10:46 am

Electric motorcycle manufacturer, Brammo Inc., wants to know how much abuse their forward-looking electric machines can take. So what are they doing to find out? Looking for police departments to beat the living snot out of them. In the past, the standard choice of a motorcycle for American police departments was a large, heavy machine. [...]

By Todd Halterman | Also posted in Bike Basics, Electric Motorcycles, harley davidson, Motorcycle Business News, Motorcycle Chases, Motorcycle News, Motorcycle Videos, New Bike Designs | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

1926 Indian Prince – Motorcycle Find of the Day

September 28, 2012 – 7:00 am

The Indian Motorcycle Company was the preeminent American motorcycle manufacturer near the turn of the century. Launched in 1901 as the Hendee Manufacturing Company, the Indian Motorcycle represented the cutting edge in bike technology for the period. The 1926 Indian Prince was built to attract new riders to the fraternity. Touted as an entry-level rider’s [...]

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