BY JOE CREE

EST. 1991

REMEMBER RED FRIDAYS.

WE LOVE HOT ROD BIKES LIKE FAT KIDS LOVE CAKE!!

U.S. KUSTOMS ARE PLAGIARISTS CHECK THIS OUT

MIND IF I SMOKE?

E-MAIL US

CONSUMER ALERT

IT HAS RECENTLY COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME FOLKS OUT THERE ARE TRYING TO USE MY NAME TO SELL THEIR USED MOTORCYCLES. WE HAVE HAD A HUGE INFLUX OF E-MAIL QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE PURCHASED A USED MOTORCYCLE AND BEEN TOLD BY THE SELLER THAT IT'S A CALIFORNIA CUSTOMS. ABOUT 99.9% OF THE TIME THEY'VE BEEN DUPED. WHAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY BOUGHT IS A CMC BIKE, NOT THE SAME COMPANY AND NOT THE SAME CALIBER OF MOTORCYCLE. CMC IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND WHEN THEY WERE THEIR BIKES COULDN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO MINE. THEY ARE COOKIE CUTTER, PRODUCTION LINE BIKES WITH PARTS OF SOMEWHAT LESSER QUALITY THAN WHAT I WOULD ALLOW ON MY BIKES.

SO, IN ORDER TO LET SOME OF YOU KNOW WHAT BIKE YOU'RE REALLY BUYING I'VE SET UP THIS PAGE. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO ASSURE THE BIKE IS ONE OF MINE. THE FIRST IS THE LOGO, IF THERE ISN'T ONE OF MY LOGOS ON THE BIKE IT'S PROBABLY NOT MINE BUT THAT'S NOT 100%. THE SECOND WAY IS TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AND GIVE ME THE VIN FROM THE BIKE. OUR VIN IS A 100% SUREFIRE WAY TO KNOW IF IT'S ONE OF MY BIKES.

YOU CAN CLICK HERE TO SEND ME AN E-MAIL QUESTION ABOUT A BIKE YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S GRIPING ME MORE THAN A LITTLE IS THE HUGE INFLUX OF SO-CALLED CUSTOM BUILDERS. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE INEXPERIENCED AT BEST AND IN SOME CASES DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS EVERYONE THINKS THEY'RE A BIKE BUILDING, DESIGNER, MECHANIC, YOU NAME IT. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND CHECK OUT WHOEVER IT IS YOU'RE TALKING TO ABOUT DOING WORK ON OR BUILDING A BIKE. REMEMBER, IT'S YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE CARELESS MOMENT OR AN INEXPERIENCED MECHANIC TO SCREW SOMETHING UP AND YOU'RE IN TROUBLE OR POSSIBLY WORSE. THE SHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND AWHILE HAVE DONE SO FOR A REASON, THEY'RE NOT OUT FOR THE QUICK BUCK OR TRYING TO GET ON TV. THOSE PEOPLE ARE DEDICATED TO OUR INDUSTRY AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE SAME GOES FOR THOSE CYBER SHOPS, YOU KNOW THE ONES. THEY'RE THE ONES WITH AN E-BAY STORE OR ONLY SELL ONLINE, THEY'RE NOT A REAL SHOP AT ALL. THEY'RE A WAREHOUSE OUT BY THE AIRPORT THAT HAS SOMEHOW FOOLED THE SUPPLIERS INTO SELLING TO THEM SO THEY CAN TURN AROUND AND SELL THE PARTS FOR DIRT CHEAP TO THE UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS. THEY ALL SUCK AND SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT EXCEPTION. THEY WON'T BE AROUND TO HELP YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR PROJECT OR HELP WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T FIT QUITE RIGHT. DO YOURSELF AND THE REST OF US TRUE MOTORCYCLE BUILDERS A FAVOR AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT MOTORCYCLE SHOP.

BUYING PARTS ONLINE DOESN'T MAKE YOU A BIKER OR A BIKE BUILDER.