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Maybe you’re building a custom bike and you’re looking for that ‘57 Chevy retro look. Maybe something a little on the tacky side. Maybe something very, very different. Well, you have to check out Jammer Cycle Products. Their catalog includes some of the wildest seats you’ll ever see and at prices that aren’t bad.

Looking for a metal flake vinyl seat? They have it. Looking for something with metal flake in a diamond pattern? It’s there. Pillion seats, too. Looking for something really pimped out? They have it. It’s worth a look just at entertainment value. Go to the site and visit their catalog. Enter “seat” in the search and look through the interactive catalog. Some of the links aren’t quite right, but you’ll want to try them all anyway.

Definitely a site to add to your favorites.

It seems like a contradiction, but you can build your one-of-a-kind custom motorcycle from a kit. Carolina Customs uses a web interface to help you custom design a set of components to build your custom motorcycle. So, why would you want to have a system assemble the parts you’re going to use? Well, the fact is that many amateur custom builders buy “extra” parts the don’t fit the end product. The Carolina Custom system insures that everything you order fits properly. This also means less time is required to put your bike together because you don’t have to reorder parts in the right size due to some miscalculation you made.

Carolina Customs also sells all the components separately if you want to order from them. The bike shown here was made from one of their kits with a few additional modifications. They furnish everything but the paint and labor.

As you may know, building a customized bike from the ground up can cost you over $35,000 in parts, give or take $7,000. Naturally, you can increase or decrease those numbers tremendously, but those are a good practical range. With the Carolina Custom system you can build a pro-street model for about $27,000 and begin your labor of love.

Building a custom bike isn’t for everyone. This, however, is a great way to do your first project as it takes all the guess work out of the ordering. I recommend you go to their site using the link above and try it yourself. This isn’t a fancy Flash system that shows your end product, but it will walk you through the ordering process while updating your total cost for parts.

With a good painter, you could end up on the cover of a magazine with your award-winning custom. Be sure to send us a photo.

This innovative design is taken from the Coca Cola bottle. Just take a look at this and you’ll wonder why you didn’t see this before. The great ideas are made by an American company called Avon Grips. They make grips for everything from golf to bikes, but their bike assortment is great. This is a site you definitely want to visit if you’re making your bike extra retro. The material is called Krayton. It’s soft and very anti-slip for safe riding in any weather. Take a moment to visit their site and get an idea of the future. I imagine Pepsi bottle designs will be next.

Many bikers have heard of the USA Four Corners ride. It’s one of the most famous distance trips that is sanctioned by any motorcycle club. The trip involves riding to locations in the four corners of the USA within 21 days. The return trip is not required, but it still takes over 8,000 miles.
360Bikers is attempting to organize a group of ten or more motorcycle riders to do this trip for charity. Each rider would be required to find sponsors that total $2 per mile of the trip. Each rider must also complete the trip according to the sanctioned rules.

This great bike trip will be able to generate about $150,000 for charity. Public exposure sessions for additional sponsorship and donations will occur on the trip including a request to appear on the Today Show and/or Good Morning America show. Our goal is to create a successful event this year that can be converted to a national event next year. There will be lots of fun, lots of publicity, lots of riding, and it all benefits charity.

Click here to sign up or to express your interest.

Yeah, I know it’s a biker blog, but bikers watch football, too. The Florida Gators executed an incredible upset tonight beating the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes 41 to 14. The Gators were picked to lose from the start and the opening kickoff run back for an Ohio State touchdown looked like a sure thing. But they fought back and completely dominated Ohio for the rest of the game.

My hat is off to a great team and a great college football season full of surprises. Now, there’s more time to ride.

This spring a new television show will premier on ESPN2. The show, Metric Revolution, will compete with the American Chopper of Discovery Channel fame, featuring Orange County Choppers. The difference here is that the competition must all start with metric bikes or those from metric countries. Typically, those are the Japanese motorcycles.