January 9th, 2010
2009 has been a tough year for almost everyone—We know times are tough and people are tight on money, we’re right there with you. We talked about saving money and being more efficient and came up with a plan. Our original intention was to raise awareness to the Fighter scene in North America, and promote it. The magazine was what felt like a very solid proclamation of whats going on in North America, however printing and distribution was a monetary burden on us and our advertisers. We figured out how to effectively cut costs, but still bring you the same quality content and feel.
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Tags: cf, custom fighters | 9 Comments
February 3rd, 2010
Roman Levin of FOH Cycle Fab has to be the hardest-working builder on the North American fighter scene. Roman has consecutively turned out one after the other of the baddest fighters in North America over the past year. His love for the bikes he builds, attention to detail, and distinct style push him to the top of the industry, one bike at a time. This stunning cafe took almost two years to complete, as it took back-burner to the DL fighter, my 929 #1, and various other projects.
Clearly, any cafe purists would scoff at us for calling this bike as such, with all the modern bits on it. But it has all the iconic stylings of a cafe, stripped to bare essentials with its small humpback tail, low bars, and single round headlight. What purists may refer to as essentials, would not be nearly satisfactory for today’s fighters. The TL’s powerful twin motor, updated Kawi front suspension, Triumph rear arm and oversized rim, loud snorting exhaust, striking mixture of paint and carbon fiber bodywork bring the classic styling to a high performance machine.
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Tags: cafe racer, foh | 2 Comments
January 9th, 2010
Finnish motorcycle stunt team Plan Bee´s eight-year career has come to an end. The team has performed in a wide variety of venues, from industrial sites and courtyards to Germany´s Hockenheim Nitrolympx events in front of 80,000 people.
During the last three years, Plan Bee has been blessed with KTM factory equipment and support. Therefore, it was an easy decision to end their career while they were still “on – top”. A quick note from Plan Bee: “Riders still do not stop riding, the bikers are here to stay! They all have their own way to go.”
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January 9th, 2010
Newest creation out of FOH’s garage a cleaned up oil-cooled GSXR, ready to kill the streets
1992 Suzuki GSXR
Mikuni RS flat slide carb
99 GSXR 750 wheels
99 GSXR brake rotors and calipers
Yosh RS3 exhaust shortened with custom flange
One off carbon fiber tail section
KXF headlight modified and reproduced in carbon fiber
05 GSXR 1000 tail light fit in tail
Modified stock rear sets
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Tags: foh, gsxr, suzuki | 6 Comments
January 9th, 2010
In its second year, Fighter Fest, has become the only bike show I look forward to attending each year. Sponsored by Karns Performance during Carlisle Bike Fest, FF is a show within a show. We have our own corner of the giant annual event with a few other un-categorizable bike companies, to do our fightering away from the usual show bikes. Walking through our small area there was about 50 of the baddest bikes in the US all together lined up for every enthusiast to examine and question. Packs of 20 fighters riding to and from the show together, had to be one of my favorite experiences. Looking over either shoulder during rides and seeing fighters that would stop me in my tracks anywhere else riding with me was truly the most enjoyable time on my bike of the year!
For the most part, the weather was perfect, aside from a bit of rain on Friday. During the day, those at the show hung around under the tents, chatting with old and new friends alike. Faces and bikes were connected with screen names for the first time. Jokes were made, laughs were had, food was consumed, beer was drank, the only thing serious was the bikes!
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January 9th, 2010
In the realm of Cult bikes, a small handful that carry a truly dedicated following spring to mind.
The era of disco gave us polyester and the CB750.
The early 80’s ushered in the age of excess and the muscle bike genre, which turned out such glorious machines as the CBX, GS1000 Katana, and the KZ1000.
Then, in 1985, Yamaha dropped a bomb on the motorcycle world that has generated one of the largest cult followings to date … the V MAX.
The 1985 model year released the bike that turned motorcycle enthusiasts on their collective ass:1200cc of V4 powered muscle that unleashed 145hp of “V-boosted” madness at the turn of your right wrist. All this in a package that was designed to do one thing very well: Go as fast as you could in a straight line. There were no excuses from Yamaha about this. Mr. Araki (now GM of Yamaha motorcycle operations in Japan) was the project leader of the V Max design team in 1984. He was inspired to build an American Hot Rod in the form of a motorcycle. He made a trip to the USA to research his target market, falling in love with American drag racing, both on the strip and on the street. When the bike ran a sub 11-second quarter mile out of the box, their goal was accomplished.
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Tags: vmax, yamaha | 5 Comments
