www.ArtBikerWorld.com is now LIVE!!!!

Yes Friends!  www.ArtBikerWorld.com is now live and all the new posts are going to be at the new site.  Don’t worry if you have not been here before, everything ever done here has been ported over for your perusal.  So, please do yourself a favor and head over to the new site, add it to [...]

Sidecars Part II

I have listed a few of the OEM Sidecar Manufacturers in North America, but again, there are sure to be more out there… Here is an attempt at a more complete list.  Please feel free to add companies and builders, as we would love to find them! Love, Respect, and Ride Safe, ArtBiker   www.CaliforniaSidecar.com [...]

Mongols Update

As you have read earlier in the week, the Mongols Motorcycle Club was subject to a multi-agency investigation that ran three years. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the LA County Sheriff’s Department, the Montebello Police Department, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were all involved in “Operation Black Rain.” Apparently four ATF agents were able to infiltrate the club and become full patch members. They found enough evidence to serve 110 arrest warrants and 160 search warrants in Southern California, Nevada, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and Ohio. Over 22 bikes were impounded in Los Angeles alone. Approximately 61 members of Southern California based motorcycle club were arrested under a racketeering indictment that included murder, attempted murder, assault, and gun and drug violations. In Reno, more than 6 pounds of methamphetamine and 75 weapons were seized. The findings of other contraband have not been reported.

Sidecars Part I

  Today we make the leap from trikes to sidecars.  Those unusual little bikes that bring to mind a lone stranger traveling across the states with his dog in the dead of winter, or the rig that is slowly putting down a country road with an elderly woman enjoying the scenery as her driver tries [...]

Ruben Cavazos Arrested

According to the Associated Press, 38 members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club, including former President Ruben Cavazos, were arrested on RICO charges today.  Cavazos is the author of the book “Honor Few, Fear None: the life and times of a Mongol” published by Harper Collins.  ArtBiker has included this book for upcoming review on this [...]

Cycle World Motorcycle Show Tour Kicks Off

-press release- October 21, 2008 Phoenix – (October 21, 2008) – The Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows® presented by Toyota kicks-off its 13-city nationwide tour at the University of Phoenix Stadium Friday, October 31 through Sunday, November 2. This motorcycle extravaganza is an all access pass to the world of motorcycling with hundreds of the [...]

Welcome to Tattoo Tuesday (or Tattoosday)

Welcome to the first installment of Tattuesday! Yes friends, every Tuesday I will be posting something about the art of tattoos, tattoo care, tattoo artists, or other related tattoo subjects.

OCC Has Their Own Rollercoaster!

Well, just when you thought the boys from OCC couldn't get their fingers into any more projects or marketing schemes, they go from theme bikes to theme parks! It's true my friends, Orange County Choppers has their name on a new rollercoaster ride located at Darian Lake in Darien Center, NY.

House of Blues Opens in Houston

The weather in Houston was beautiful today, perfect for a spin on the sled. As luck would have it, it was also the day of the House of Blues Rock Ride put on by two of the local Harley dealerships. I had managed to score two of the tickets to participate and was looking forward to the day out with the Ol’ Lady. But, as is apt to happen when you are a parent of small children, the plan changed. The window of opportunity to potty train our oldest daughter threw itself wide open and Big Mamma jumped at the opportunity. She also told me to go ahead and enjoy the weekend while she took care of business at home… just one of the many reasons I married the woman.

Trikes… part III

I have spoken about a few bike companies that specialize in trikes, but I have not mentioned them all... Here is a more complete list of OEMs in North America... again, there may be more and there are, of course, a lot of custom builders out there as well. If you have someone to add, please do so, we would all love to know about them.