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J & P Cycles Ultimate Builder Winners, Round ...

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jul 28, 2021 | Bikes & Gear, Industry & Racing | 0 |

Legendary Bikes: Craig Vetter’s Design Legac...

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Dec 21, 2020 | Industry & Racing, Legendary Bikes | 7 |

IMS Outdoors Announces 2021 Dates

Posted by Rob Brooks | Dec 4, 2020 | Industry & Racing | 4 |

Saturdays at the Shop

Posted by Kevin Baxter | Oct 31, 2020 | Ride Life | 0 |

J & P Cycles Ultimate Builder Winners, Round 1

by Road Dirt Crew | Jul 28, 2021 | Bikes & Gear, Industry & Racing | 0 |

As the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows roll across the country this summer and fall, so too does the J & P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show. The custom competition is actually in its 11th year now, but the partnership with IMS Outdoors this year means the show will expand to a nationwide, multi-venue, open-air competition, holding regional bike shows in nine cities as part of the IMS 2021 tour. The UBCBS, as it’s often called, has a rich history as the nation’s largest motorcycle builder competition, featuring hundreds of motorcycles and offering the chance to win tens of thousands in cash and prizes across the 2021 IMS tour this year. The opening round of the “bike build-off” took place at Sonoma Raceway this past weekend, and the bikes taking top prizes were stunning.

Legendary Bikes: Craig Vetter’s Design Legacy

by Road Dirt Crew | Dec 21, 2020 | Industry & Racing, Legendary Bikes | 7 |

Sound design was once an under-appreciated aspect of success within the motorcycle realm. For such objects of desire that aim to stir heart and soul, nailing an appealing shape and silhouette was enough to make or break the British entrants of the 60s and 70s.

IMS Outdoors Announces 2021 Dates

by Rob Brooks | Dec 4, 2020 | Industry & Racing | 4 |

With the announcement back in September that the IMS would retool their annual traveling show to more interactive outdoor events in 2021, our hopes were buoyed that we might get a second glance from the show’s planners. Going outdoors, especially in this age of COVID-19, can be a real boon to the industry and the riding community, with the potential for more manufacturers, more vendors, and more fans to attend. Actual demo rides rather than just straddling new models in a booth space, as well as outdoor concerts, food areas, stunt shows, etc., can give the outdoor concept a new excitement.

Saturdays at the Shop

by Kevin Baxter | Oct 31, 2020 | Ride Life | 0 |

I can remember my first exposure to tinkering- around 5 years old learning what tools did what, the difference between metric and standard sizes, and exactly what drawer to put the 1/2″ box end wrench back in just after I’d gotten it out. All the while “overseeing” the rebuild of a 10 bolt rear end in a ’67 Chevelle SS. Sandblasting the underbelly of a ’50 Studebaker truck after watching the Ford 9″ rear end and frame get narrowed for a set of Mickey Thompson 33×21.5×15″ rear tires. From there, building my first engine at 9 years old not knowing exactly what it would lead to…Saturdays at the shop.