MOTORCYCLE MAMA………..
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog MOTORCYCLE MAMA….NOT MOTORCYCLE MOMMA!
WILLY G RETIRES………
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Monday, 19 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog LEGENDARY WILLIE G. DAVIDSON TO RETIRE AFTER 49-YEAR CAREER Willie G. to Remain Involved as Brand Ambassador, and in Special Design Projects as Chief Styling Officer Emeritus Motorcycle Industry Visionary Built Unrivaled Motorcycle Design Group, Established Company’s Pre-Eminence in Styling Leadership – After nearly 50 years as head of styling, Willie G. Davidson is retiring from Harley-Davidson …..Willie G., Senior Vice President and Chief Styling Officer, is widely recognized as a legend in the world of motorcycling and motorcycle design. He will continue his involvement […]
MECHANICAL BRAKE PARTS…….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Wednesday, 07 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog REPLACEMENT MECHANICAL BRAKE COMPONENTS ITS ABOUT TIME! No matter if you’re building a down and dirty chopper like we did in past, or performing a step by step total restoration or maybe just keeping that “old reliable” chopper thing you’re riding up and running, Paughco is THE one stop shop for any and all those hard to find rigid frame or mechanical brake replacement items. Pictured here are just a small sample of the large line-up of early mechanical brake components for older Harley-Davidson […]
WIFE OF DIAMOND HEADS INVENTOR KILLED AT DAYTONA….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Friday, 09 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog WIFE OF DIAMOND HEADS INVENTOR KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH Port Orange, FLA. Amber Britton was killed and her husband Keith Britton was injured when an SUV struck their motorcycle from the rear as it was slowing down while appraoching a red traffic signal. The SUV was said to be driven by a 64 year old woman. Keith and Amber traveled to all the major motorcycle events to promote their patented Diamond Heads process. They were also promoting their new line of Diamond Heads diamond-cut […]
ZZ TOP DOESN’T NEED ME TO PLAY ACCORDION IN THE BAND………….DAMN!
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog CAN YA BELIEVE IT?? I ASKED BILLY GIBBONS IF I COULD PLAY ACCORDION IN THE BAND……HE POLITELY DECLINED…AFTER HE STOPPED LAUGHING. BUCK
STURGIS TRADEMARK CLAIMS UNDER FIRE…………….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Sunday, 04 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog APPEALS TO SMRI STURGIS TRADEMARK VALIDITY WILL BE HEARD. An appeal board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trade will be hearing a legal challenge to SMRi’s claim to own the trademark rights to the words “Black Hills” and “Sturgis,” according to a Washington, D.C., attorney. A Mr. Philip Hampton who will be the attorney of record for “Concerned Citizens for Sturgis,” labeled the appeals board’s decision “qualified good news” for all those contesting the ownership of the two disputed Sturgis motorcycle […]
DEADWOOD SNOW RIDER……IT’S A GOOD DAY TO RIDE!
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S FACEBOOK PHOTO OF THE DAY IS THE THIRD PHOTO DOWN. IT GETS COLD IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BUT ALMOST NEVER TO COLD TO GO RIDING, AT LEAST FOR A REAL BIKER! THE PHOTOS WERE SHOT WITH A CANON EOS 20D! Buck Lovell! The ambient temperature is actually only 20 degrees, but at 45 MPH speed the wind chill factor equals minus 5 degrees!
STURGIS HIGH STUDENTS BUILD A LEGEND…….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Friday, 24 February 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog BUFFALO CHIP CHALLENGE™ BIKE BUILD GIVES STURGIS SD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REAL WORLD EDUCATION Keith Terry and Randy Cramer (lower right) supervise the initial dissassembly of the 2012 Legends! Bike STURGIS (February 24, 2012) The Buffalo Chip Challenge student bike build is taking Bagger motorcycle bravado to a whole new level for the 2012 Sturgis Rally. At Sturgis Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota students are beginning the initial stages of the customization with Keith Terry of Terry Components advising both the instructor […]
DAYTONA FUSION PARTY BENEFITS VETERANS………………..
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog 5TH ANNUAL BIKER FUSION PARTY BENEFITS SOLDIERS ANGELS… FUNDRAISER MARCH 15TH HOSTED BYDAVE PEREWITZ, PAUL YAFFE AND STEVE BROYLES (February 21, 2012–Daytona, FL) When event promoters Carrie Repp of R&R Promotions and Ken Conte of Rise Above Consulting first launched their ‘Biker Fusion’ fundraiser, they had no idea how much the motorcycle industry and other enthusiasts would take to the idea of coming together for a party during Daytona Beach Bike Week that would benefit a great cause. Five years later and over sixty […]
SHOOTER JENNINGS at GLENCOE……..2012 STURGIS RALLY…
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog SHOOTER JENNINGS Shooter Jennings Compiling Album for 2012 Release The one and only son of two country music legends Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings spent almost his entire childhood on a tour bus with mom and dad. Born Waylon Albright Jennings, Shooter was banging drums by the time he was five years old and had already begun taking piano lessons. He broke off the keyboard lessons to follow his own path to an understanding of that instrument. He and his fingers discovered […]