Author Archives: Yoav Gilad

Tech Tuesday: C5 Brakes

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Brakes Why Mod? The answer to this should be obvious. Upgrading your brakes can allow you to stop more quickly, in a shorter distance and decrease fade in racing or heavy, continued use applications (ie canyon runs). The brake system is composed of the master cylinder, brake fluid, brake lines, discs (also called rotors), calipers, […]

Hot Rodding is as American as Pomme Frites

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Also known as french fries (which are actually Belgian, but that’s a whole other post). In this case though, our invention went over there as a small Alsatian shop, Art of Racer, turns out beautiful hot rods and choppers inspired by American speed culture. Featured here is a bike they built back in 2008. It’s […]

Custom Harleys from Yokohama, Japan

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We don’t know too much about these bikes except that they’re from a custom Harley-Davidson show in Yokohama. Reddit user Icouldbebatman posted these earlier this week from a trip he took, “a few moons ago.” Not sure how long ago it was, but we dig the bikes and think you will too… click here to […]

Not So “Silent Night”

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If you’ve got neighbors who don’t ride or understand “the whole Harley Davisman thing” then they probably won’t appreciate you trying to use your scooter to play Christmas carols with its exhaust note. Fortunately, Harley-Davidson Europe feels your pain and has thus produced the following ad so that you won’t need to further escalate tensions […]