While most builders scratch their heads for hours on end and plunge into unknown levels of anxiety over the aesthetics of their motorcycle build, designer Joey Ruiter sort of went the other way by crafting an electric motorcycle that takes that element (aka aesthetics) out of the equation all together, by as he says “ignoring what makes motorcycles interesting“.
His creation dubbed “Moto Undone” may not look like your standard motorbike, but it is clearly more interesting than your standard cruiser. The square mirror body practically vanishes when the motorcycle is driven at speed, leaving spectators to wonder how Ruiter floats down the highway at 70 MPH. There are few visual elements other than the handlebars and the wheels hanging out below its skirt. Even more intriguing is the electric powertrain inside this bike. Moto Undone uses a 1000W, 48V electric hub motor to provides about 3 hours or 90 miles of fossil fuel free riding. However since the bike doesn’t have any instrumentation, maximum speed is anyone guess.
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Apparently one “Moscow-ite” named Alexander Ishutin felt that Moscow wasn’t weird enough so he decided to up the amp’s a bit…literally putting his friends (aka band members) on wheels. Three to be exact to bring attention to the motorcycle customization going on in Moscow. Ok, guys and gals, any takers here stateside?
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If your fortunate enough to count Athena, (aka Chickie”) as a friend, you became quite aware very early in your relationship, that she doesn’t mince words and/or her passion for family, motorcycles and friends. Which is exactly what you would expect from a woman working in a predominantly male oriented industry. Of course there is always two sides of every coin, and this week we got to see the “softer” side of Athena with the launch of her latest accessory. Highway Harlot ®is a woman’s fragrance that is subtle, yet powerfully romantic, and is made from all natural ingredients. This scent is everything one would expect from Chickie, who believes in keeping her femininity in one hand and her welding torch in the other. “Like a finely tuned machine, this fragrance contains a balanced blend of key ingredients that accentuate ones’ own chemistry and fits with any ensemble, day or evening” she remarked.
“It is the kind of perfume that brings a woman’s sensuality straight from her heart to her handlebars”, says Chelsea Marris of Pompano Beach during the fragrance unveiling at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale today. Franco DeMarrio of Sunrise also expressed his enthusiasm, “This perfume is pleasant and sexy on my wife, who by the way rides a cool motorcycle!”
Highway Harlot® is an affordable treat for yourself and a great gift idea for wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends with a retail price of $ 39.95 per 3.4 ounce bottle. Available here, orders are being filled now; please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. To obtain further information and dealer pricing, email info@vagabondchoppers.com or call (954) 360-0075.

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The Broken Spoke Campground has announced that it will host the North American division of the International Master Bike Builders Association (IMBBA-USA) Bike Show on Tuesday, Aug. 9 as part of the 71st Annual Sturgis Rally. In addition to the IMBBA-USA Bike Show, the Broken Spoke Campground will also serve as the venue for the IMBBA Hall of Fame Ceremony where several Master Bike Builders who have earned enough points over the course of their career will be placed in the Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees are Rick Fairless, Don Bittman and Lee Wimmer. Awards for Master Bike Builder level II will be presented to Troy Nicholson and Craig Whitford. Registration for the Bike Show begins at 10 a.m. with the awards taking place at 4 p.m. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place following the Bike Show Awards at 5 p.m. The Broken Spoke Campground is located on Highway 79 North, just past Bear Butte State Park in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Cost for the headline entertainment at the Broken Spoke Campground is FREE for campers and $5.00 admission after 6 p.m. for non-campers. VIP seating for the headline concerts is available for an additional $10.

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2011 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally For 30 years the Sturgis Buffalo Chip has been “The Best Party Anywhere.” To celebrate this occasion, they are throwing the biggest and best party in three decades. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip party rocks hard from August 5-13. The Buffalo Chip rocks hard for a non-stop week of partying with some of the most legendary bands of all time with Stevie Nicks, Toby Keith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, STYX, Poison, Def Leppard, John Fogerty, Alice Cooper, Jeff Bridges and friends, Tesla, Pop Evil, Puddle of Mudd and many, many more. The Annual Legends Ride, the Ride that Rocks, will take place on August 8. The Official Buffalo Chip Challenge Bike will lead the charge in the Annual Legends Ride. The bike was custom built by Western Dakota Tech students with the help of master builder Mike Prugh and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Proceeds from the bike sale and donations garnered from the Legends Ride go to local charities, making this event a feel-good ride all the way around.

This year’s 11th Annual Motorcycle as Art exhibition, “Slant Artist-An Eccentric View on Motorcycles and Art” will focus on avant-garde artist, Jeff Decker. Assembled by world-famous motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter, the exhibition captures the personal expression, creativity and spirit that permeate the history and culture of motorcycling.

In addition to Decker’s ten beautiful bronze sculptures, there will be a large and eclectic display of motorcycles and wall art culled from his personal collection, friends and other artists filling the 7,000 square foot gallery. Decker will be working on a new sculpture in the exhibit area.

Fans have likened the Sturgis Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show to the Grammy’s, as it comes around once a year and it recognizes the best of the best custom builders bringing their amazing bikes for show, hoping to win one of the prestigious titles.

There will be other spectacular bike shows you won’t want to miss. The Chip will be hosting the First Annual Buffalo Chip Badlands Victory Bike Show. The show will be held on August 10 from 4 to 8 pm. The winner will be awarded a trophy on the Wolfman Jack Stage during a set break between Lukas Nelson, Gregg Allman and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Also, The Legendary Buffalo Chip will host the first and only LED Bike Show and Parade in the history of the motorcycle industry during the 2011 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally enthusiasts will light up the night in a showcase of custom dynamics. After the show, stick around as the owner of the most spectacular display is crowned champion on the Legendary Buffalo Chip main stage.

Lingerie for Life is an event in which lovely ladies wear 27 unique, one-of-a-kind bras to be auctioned with proceeds going to The American Cancer Society. The beautiful Budweiser Roadhouse bartenders will model the bras throughout the night and one will be auctioned at 8:15 p.m. and two more at 10 p.m. nightly. The bras will be delivered immediately after a bidder wins.

The Biker Belles festivities begin in the historic town of Deadwood at The Lodge of Deadwood followed by a beautiful, women’s-only ride to the Buffalo Chip for a reception on August 10. Attending will be renowned builder and land speed record holder Laura Klock, who will be selling raffle tickets for “SALT,” a special bike she built alongside the girls and young women of the Abbott House. Biker Belles was created to raise funds for Helping with Horsepower and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame.

The Limpnickie Lot will be set up at the West Gate. There are sure to be lot’s of burnouts and mayhem when these up and coming builders get together. They will have a ride in night time chopper show on Friday night followed by The Limpnickie Night in the main ampitheatre at the Chip that will feature Saving Abel, Puddle of Mudd and Tesla.

What do you get when you combine Buffalo Chip Swimsuit Models, KSKY’s Jersey Steve, Punchlinecomedy.com and the Buffalo Chip Comedy Club? The Best Comedy Club Anywhere at The Best Party Anywhere! Amateur comedians and Buffalo Chip Swimsuit Models will take their place at the mic August 7-11 to do their damnedest to tell the funniest joke of bike week for a chance to win stellar prizes. Nightly winners will be uploaded to the Chip’s “Morning After Daily Funny Videos” so all their friends and family can check out their performances. Whoever gets the most likes or votes on YouTube will be The Grand Prize Winner.

The Legendary Buffalo Chip has teamed up with GEICO for a special “30 Years Strong- Sturgis Buffalo Chip” bike giveaway. Fans of the Legendary Buffalo Chip can register to win the Klock Werks customized Victory Kingpin 8-Ball by filling out the contest form, or by registering at the Buffalo Chip Campground from August 5-10. One lucky winner will be chosen from a group of eight finalists, “live” on the Buffalo Chip’s main stage Friday, August 12. Fans can also register to win a host of other sponsor prizes to be given away the same night.

The new Buffalo Chip Tattoo Cafe will be a unique experience for tattoo enthusiasts. The Tattoo Café presents a group of hand-picked, world-class tattoo artists. The host tattoo shops are Asylum Tattoo out of Spearfish, SD and Trusted Tattoo of Corona, CA. For the tattoo collector, this will be the opportunity of a lifetime to get custom work from some of the top artists in the country during the 71st Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

For thirty years the Legendary Buffalo Chip has proven itself as the heart of Sturgis Rally Week. Poised and ready to once again offer their visitors the complete biker experience, the Legendary Buffalo Chip has rounded up an enormous selection of biker-centric fun and festivities in addition to offering the summer’s biggest and most authentic music experience of Rally Week. Reservations for multi-day passes or daily admissions available online at BuffaloChip.com or by calling 605-347-9000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (MST) Monday through Friday.

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You know there is a nagging issue sticking us in the brain when we resort to writing about it! However with a recent “first hand experience” we had to ask ourselves the question: “when does customer service outweigh a companies own paranoia….Or does it ever“?
Case in point is the recent experience we had over something simple….the purchase of a AIC controller for our BMW Project (which has been featured here over the past 9 months). It seems that on the surface this would be a straight forward and somewhat painless process. Aka, they send us a form to complete (which we did) providing necessary data on the specs of the bike (aka, Injector size, vehicle fuel pressure, stock HP, Boost hp at 8 psi and 15 psi, Peak RPM, Turbo manufacturer and compressor map), then they ship, we install then tweak etc…etc. Oh, no sir! Not that simple at all. Seems this particular manufacturer has a penance for spewing out some rambling diatribe on why they are “not in the information business” and that “we do not have the time” to answer questions and that there are “more people out there with projects who want to know how to do things than there are people who want to buy things by a factor of 1000:1” and “We do not provide any info or specifications on how we do things“.

Apparently they have a total lack of customer service but also the delusional impression we as consumers are even remotely interested. Hate to break it to ya buddy but “We don’t give a damn“. We just want our #*%$!*# parts! Keep the drama to yourself. Anyway, suffice it to say we’ve moved on to another manufacturer with a more customer centric approach and willingness to sell us a product without any drama.

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We’ve been following Hugh’s Handbuilt site for quite a while and love the stuff he’s putting out. It may have something to do with the fact that he’s turning out some kickin products or that Hugh’s HandBuilt is a small custom shop in the Mountains on North Carolina (aka our home state). Hugh specializes in product design and custom fabrication. Hugh’s latest product is for the Yamaha XS650 fans. As Hugh states, “Lots of us Chopper/Bobber/Tracker/Cafe/Custom builders are deleting the giant clunky speedometer on these bikes, and that leaves most using the ugly chunky speedometer drive on the front wheel in place. This new Speedo Delete spaces the wheel just like stock, while cleaning up the front end“. Machined from 6061 Aluminum to exact tolerances and specs the instillation is pretty straight forward. Simply remove the wheel, remove the speedo drive, pop out the dust seal from the wheel and remove the speedo drive tabs. Pop the dust seal back in (if you so choose, its not required now that the Speedo Unit is gone) and you are ready to go… Install takes about 15 minutes. And for $42.50, that’s not a bad solution for you Yamaha SX 650 fans. Check Hugh’s stuff out.

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