I would like to extend great thanks to Keith Mangino and Mike DePalo of Royal Enfield for the Great hospitality at the NYC Cycle Word Motorcycle show as they pulled out all the stops for the Old Bike Barn staff and our pro Photologue Tristan Brand. It was great to get up close and personal with Billy Joel’s Famous Royal Enfield Cafe Racer and meet the builder Mike DePalo.

In a follow up conversation with Keith Mangino Regional Sales Manager NY I was very please to find out the event was outstanding for Royal Enfield with much interest from fans new and old alike!

Keith went on to say “It is very obvious that interest in the Classic Motorcycle and Café style bikes is growing in the US as our booth was extremely crowded on all three days”

That’s good news for all us vintage and Cafe Racer guys, I’m beginning to thing this moment is picking up steam, and that we will continue to see more interest in Classically styed bikes and Cafe Racers.

The Fact is these bikes are just plain fun, no they don’t have the power of the latest 120 hp Road Rocket but I increasing find that those bikes are only fun at the Track and I enjoy more realistic bikes with gobs of style for the street.

Here are a few key links to Classic Motorworks / Royal Enfield USA.

www.enfieldmotorcycles.com www.royalenfieldusa.com www.cyclesidecar.com

I think Mike at Royal Enfield may be getting some more demands for bikes styled like the bike pictured below that he built for Billy Joel. Here’s some shots me and the team checking it out. Mike can be Reached at U.K. Motorsports LTD Long Islands Exclusive Enfield dealer.

www.enfieldmotorcycles.com www.cyclesidecar.com www.royalenfieldusa.com

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Yoshimura R-77 Exhaust

The Yoshimura R-77 Full Exhaust System consists of a trapezoidal-shaped sleeve, maximizing muffler volume, while offering a sharp silhouette to compliment the bike’s styling. The innovative CF end-cap is reminiscent of the R-55, featuring sharp edges for an attractive, eye catching appeal. (more…)

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River Road Anvil Matte Black Leather Jacket

New for 2009 River Road Premium Matte Black Leather Motorcycle Riding Jacket. Made of Premium Leather with Removable, Insulated, Full-Sleeved Liner.

Features include:
* Removable/Upgradable EVA Armor In Elbows, Shoulders & Back.
* Front, Back, Under Arm Fully Perforated Panels
* Zippered Sleeve Cuffs With Snap Closure
* Reflective Piping On Front And Rear
* Adjustable Side Waist Tabs
* 2 Year Manufacturer’s Warranty

More info on this River Road item:

> River Road Anvil Matte Black Leather Jacket @ OldBikeBarn.com

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Honda has put a shot across the bow of the chopper industry! I was at the New York Show, and I have not seen this much excitement or traffic at the Honda booth in a few years. The consistent complaint from the motorcycle press has been that “there is not excitement in Honda’s line up”. You can rest assured the Fury will bring it, with its extreme chopper style and Honda’s traditional reliability and ride-ability it should prove to be a threat to some of the great looking but less refined chopper brands out there.

The Fury was there in several colors including a flat gray, but it was the light blue metallic version that really caught my eye, with it’s same color frame and body work. The stretched frame provides that all important empty space above the engine and is truly shocking to see from a main stream company like Honda. If memory servers none of the other OEM’s have come close to this amount of stretch and some have never ventured there at all.

I sat on the Fury and to my surprise the ergonomics seemed very comfortable, Honda has managed to capture the chopper feel but remain true to its self with excellent fit finish and build quality! Mr. Honda’s little piston ring company has come a long way, I’m sure he would be proud of the Fury.

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In an effort to continue to best serve our customers, Old Bike Barn regularly sends staff to show’s around the country to keep up with the latest trends in motorcycling. We just got back from the New York Cycle World show and I’ve got a lot to cover. Bill the OBB girls and I, had a great time with a warm welcome from many friends and fans.

We even got to meet up with Dee Snider lead singer of Twisted Sister. The roads were hellish as usual this time of year. The normal 5.5 hour drive back to the Adirondacks mushroomed into almost 8. Tired and road weary I’m still going to get some content out as fast as I can. There are a few exiting things we saw at the show that just can’t wait; including the New Honda Fury, Billy Joel’s famous Cafe Racer as well as a few of  Indian Larry’s most famous Bikes.

I’ll have some product reviews, and political news on bill 416-which, seriously threatens the rights of motorcyclists in New York State. If 416-A makes it to law in New York it affects us all as these types of legislation tend to spread.

For now here are a few shots of the OBB crew and a link to our pro Photographer Tristan Brand’s Flickr page with hundreds of shots of the show!

The Old Bike Barn Crew in NYC with Dee Snider lead singer of Twisted Sister

Bear and Bill of Old Bike Barn with Indian Larry's famous "Daddy-O"

Sneak Peak at the Honda Fury

Expect coming Coverage of :

Indian Larry’s bikes at NYC

VJMC

Cafe Racer Mag Show

Nations Custom Paint

Sucker Punch Sally’s

Honda Fury

Victory’s New Hot Rod

Cafe Racer Show and Old Bike Barn Prize winner’s

Bill 416-A

Billy Joel;s Royal Enfield cafe Racer

Galfer Brakes

Johnny Pag’s new line

Much, Much More

and  of course detailed review of the event!

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Bear, and Billy of www.oldbikebarn.com will be roving at the Cycle World show in NYC be sure to say hi if you see us with the OBB Girls, we will have some special discout cards for customers we meet there. If you miss the show, stay tuned to my blog for more coverage of the show in the comming days.

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Ever wonder where the paw in our logo comes from? Our Founder was given the nickname “The Bear” while he was in the military. Other companies may use paws in their logo, but here at OBB, there’s a man that stands behind this one!

It took a couple of years to rehabilitate my body and career, thankfully the military paid for my reeducation and I studied web design and business. Because I couldn’t ride at the time, the Internet became my outlet to stay active in the sport. I built a hobby web site called www.oldbikebarn.com. The site had, pictures my of bike builds, and my rant’s about bikes and the industry. I was selling off my personal collection of vintage parts on the site to pay the bills… soon I began to receive hundreds of emails weekly asking me for parts for the older bikes I loved. Remember, this is back in the late Nineties, early 2000′s and the Internet was not what it is today.

I seized this opportunity and started to source reproduction and new parts for my site. I moved into my first commercial location; where things really took off, the web site was getting lots of traffic, and I could barley keep up.

That’s when the one-man-show became a company made up of motorcycle lovers/enthusiasts. My younger brother Billy came aboard at that time and has since grown through every level of the company to become the Director of Operations and my right hand man. Today, the company has grown to have a vast line of products covering hundreds of models; 1969 to present day.

Old Bike Barn is dedicated to anything motorsports but with a paticuler focus on supporting 10-year and older motorcycles and the people that ride them.

We continue to add new products and new tools to help serve you

1. We have Live Chat on the web site 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday
2. You can easily find parts for your specific application by using the search by bike feature at www.oldbikebarn.com
3. You can submit a support ticket through the contact us page 24/7
4. Sign up for our Newsletter to get great deals, tech tips, jokes
5.The Old Bike Barn Blog is another great resource for Motorcycle news that adds to our by Biker’s for Biker’s commitment.

Keep it between the ditches and the Shiny side up. 

Bear, founder Old Bike Barn
bear@oldbikebarn.com

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It’s time for a long over due thank you to the gang at Rice Paddy and this new blog its the perfect place for this sort of thing. I’d especially like to thank  Tom the owner, this summer at Vintage days he rolled out the best Ohioan hospitality, and fed our whole gang on our first night there with at truly  gourmet BBQ with all the fixings. Thanks Tom it sure made our first day, run a little smoother and took a little stress of my plate after Traveling 12 hours in convoy from up state NY. I’d like to reciprocate a BBQ for your team on July 24th 2009 at AMA Vintage Days. The Old Bike Barn team will be in attendance at 2009 AMA Vintage Day’s again, and a day earlier this year to get setup.

The Rice Paddy has parted out over 1,000 motorcycles over the past few years they have parts in stock for even rare bikes,     Old Bike Barn covers new parts for vintage bikes but these guys have the stuff you just can’t get anymore. Check them out at www.ricepaddy.com

Rice Paddy BBQ

After the show Tom even took care of getting our photographer Tristan Brand to the airport to fly to his next gig. Click the image below to see more of Tristan’s coverage of the event!

Tristan and OBB Staffer Pat stunting a Golf Cart!

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I been meaning to for a long while to put up some shots of my buddy Scott Thompson and  his 2 rides… one he and his section confiscated from Taliban forces in Afghanistan and the other his pimped out V-Star back home, with many mods and custom parts form www.oldbikebarn.com Scott and I severed together way back when and he continues to solider on with yet another tour of duty on the way… I hope we find the time to get in the wind his summer! Speaking of veteran here’s I sit I like to promote http://www.powmia.com/ 

Sotts Custom V-Star

Scott Thompson On the the Taliban bike!

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Tristan Brand

The www.oldbikebarn.com team will have our pro Photographer Tristan Brand in tow at the Cycle World international Motorcycle show in New York City. Stay tuned for the event coverage. In the mean time click the image below to see some more shot’s of Old Bike Barn Girls in action and us and events this past year.

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