Iacona Custom Cycles releases the Fuggedaboutit Ignition Switch

Iacona Custom Cycles released their latest product, the Fuggedaboutit Ignition Switch, designed for 1986-2003 sportster applications.

The Fuggedaboutit Ignition Switch is available in 3 finishes including brushed, polished and black anodized. 

Fuggedaboutit Ignition Switch

Fuggedaboutit Ignition Switch

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The Year of the Monster: Atomic Bob

Atomic is creating a line of monsters

Atomic is creating a line of monsters

Atomic Bob’s Monster / Robot / Alien Series

Everyone loves Atomic Bob’s monsters so the Atomic-one is stepping up his game with new monster designs covering helmets along with his original art.
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Victory Motorcycles Ends Production and Ceases Operations

Polaris, which owns Victory Motorcycles, is ditching it to focus on the three-wheeled Slingshot and Indian Motorcycles.

Victory Motorcycles Ends Production and Ceases Operations

Victory Motorcycles Ends Production and Ceases Operations

Victory Motorcycles Ends Production and Ceases Operations – The brand launched in 1998 and attempted to compete head-to-head with Harley Davidson. Polaris Industries, a global producer of motorcycles and off-road vehicles, pulled the plug on its Iowa-made Victory Motorcycles brand, the company announced Monday.

“This was an incredibly difficult decision for me, my team and the Polaris Board of Directors,” Polaris Industries Chairman and CEO Scott Wine said in a news release. “Over the past 18 years, we have invested not only resources, but our hearts and souls, into forging the Victory Motorcycles brand, and we are exceptionally proud of what our team has accomplished.”
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NEXX Helmets Supports ROT Rally for PaintSlinger Lid Feature

Sofi takes home 2 custom painted helmets

Sofi takes home 2 custom painted helmets from Taylor

NEXX Helmets has teamed up with the 2016 Republic of Texas Biker Rally to display a number of artists’ work on Nexx helmets.

NEXX has offered up several of helmets from its retro-styled XG100 range to be used as canvas by artists from a number of customs, paint, and tattoo shops.

The PaintSlinger Lid Feature includes 9 custom painters and tattoo artists from California to Florida. Each artist was given one criteria… make it cool.

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Chop Docs Paints a Bell Bullitt Helmet

Ron Harris of Chop Docs Choppers is creating a signature helmet with a Bell Bullitt Helmet for the Smoke Out Rally Custom Chopper Show. Choppers of all varieties are represented, bobbers, Swedish Chops, Rock-a-Billy Chops, etc. as well as various engine configurations such as Sportsters, metric engines, Shovelheads, Evos, everything.

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Bombshell Deluxe’s Nexx Lid for ROT Rally Show (VIDEO)

Here’s a little time lapse video from Bombshell Deluxe on taping a design layout on her canvas, the artic white Nexx helmet.

Bombshell Deluxe is painting for the PaintSlinger Lid feature at the Republic of Texas Invitational Custom Bike Show sponsored by Russ Brown. She is using an arctic white Nexx Helmet as her canvas.


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Paco of Electric 13 Creates a Custom Nexx Lid

Starting the creative process

Starting the creative process

Paco starts the Custom Lid design

Paco Cendon is painting for the Paint Slinger Lid Feature at the Republic of Texas Invitational Custom Bike Show sponsored by Russ Brown. He is using an arctic white Nexx Helmet as his canvas.

The Paint Slinger Lid Feature includes 9 custom painters and tattoo artists from California to Florida. Each artist was given one criteria… make it cool.
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Taylor Schultz is heading to the ROT RALLY

Taylor Schultz is a custom painter out of Northern California who has sponsored UNKNOWN

Taylor Schultz Kustom Paint

Taylor Schultz is a custom painter out of Northern California who has sponsored UNKNOWN for years by painting their bikes, helmets and more.

While building his reputation in the automotive and motorcycle industry, his work has also branched out to include custom logos, store fronts, vintage purses and leather goods, just to name a few. Most recently his panel work and fine art has been featured in several art galleries through out the Bay Area. For details on upcoming shows checkout the SchultzDesignz blog. [Read more…]

Best Built Customs is painting for the Gunslinger Painted Lid Feature

Best Built Customs – Shannon designed an asymmetrical design of old skool flames done in black, aluminum, and candy red. He’ll add shadows and stripes soon. – On back, the lid will feature a skull.

Shannon’s painted Nexx Helmet is featured at the Republic of Texas Invitational Custom Bike Show sponsored by Russ Brown. [Read more…]

2016 Chris Garrison of CG Customs: A Paint Slinger at the ROT Rally

Paint Slinger Lid Feature at the ROT Rally

Paint Slinger Lid Feature

2016 Chris Garrison of CG Customs is creating a helmet for the Paint Slinger Lid Feature at the ROT Rally.

From Chris:

    Once I saw the type of helmet is was, first thought I had was drag racing….And Evel Knievel!! So I decided to do a throw back to the man. I wanted to keep it clean but also represent the ROT Rally. I put the Republic of Texas on the front, where Evel’s name was, in variegated gold leaf imported from Italy.

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Southern Dreaming: Krawiec’s V-ROD Wins at 2016 NHRA Atlanta Round

Krawiec's V-ROD Wins at 2016 NHRA Atlanta Round

V-ROD Wins at 2016 NHRA Atlanta Round

Every time a wheel turns in anger, the Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines team takes a Wally and wins a race at the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines team remains undefeated as racer Eddie Krawiec won the Pro Stock Motorcycle final at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta on his Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle, his second win of the season and the team’s third in a row. [Read more…]

Imogen & Andrew work the 5-Ball Leather Shoot

Imogen & Andrew working on the 5-Ball Photo Shoot with Brass Monkey

Imogen & Andrew working on the 5-Ball Photo Shoot with Brass Monkey

By K. Randall Ball with photos by Markus Cuff

This story is about two young upstarts in the motorcycle industry, Andrew Ursich & Imogen. They didn’t stumble into each other until the Bikernet.com website tossed them together for a photo shoot in the Port of Los Angeles ghetto for 5-Ball Leathers.

Actually, Imogen, who runs the Great Frog wild skull jewelry outlet on Melrose in Hollywood, was first discovered by the Bikernet feature photographer, Markus Cuff, while looking cute at a Born Free Show. Her slender form and dramatic tattoos attracted his attention.
“I need to shoot you for Tattoo Magazine,” Markus spouted to Imogen, a Born Free 2 girl. [Read more…]