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Well folks there has been a shitload of work up to our crowning moment of the year! Fighter Fest ‘10 is here and we’re packing up and heading out! I’ll try to keep you guys posted along the way and will have a write up after our return and I sort through all the photos. It certainly promises to be a good year.

If you’re coming. . . you shouldn’t have any problem finding us this year. Look for the 12 foot wide skully on a trailer and/or the tent full of insane customs built by FOH Cycle Fab and Trucker Booth.

See you there fighters!

This Blog update is coming to you from the Island of Indonesia (that’s between China and Australia for you geographically uninformed fighters). There is a surging streetfighter scene there that is very creative and different! Theo Burggraaff has started his own blog to keep tabs on whats going on in the land of MF, so we’ll let him explain their story…

The most common way of transportation here in Indonesia is the scooter. It is simple, effective and gas is quite cheap. Indonesia is one of the biggest consumers for these little scooters in the world. Nearly everyone owns a Honda, Yamaha or Suzuki scooter. With the given fact that there are 260 million people living in Indonesia, that is a LOT of scooters.

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The Gumball 3000 is touted as the most exclusive car rally in the world. In its 12th year, this year’s rally crossed two continents. Launching over 10 million dollars worth of exotic and unique machinery from London, heading to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, then across the pond to land in Boston Massachusetts and on to 3 more North American destinations!

Many “trials and tribulations”  occurred on the European leg left the Gumballers feeling drained. The group was not allowed to rally through Denmark.  “The Man” told them if they tried to pass through, they would be ticketed, arrested and have their cars impounded. This resulted in transporting the vehicles on trucks and sending the group for a 9 hour trip by bus-twice what it would have taken with them at the wheel.  After making it through that ordeal, vehicle mishaps occurred resulting in a hacksaw to a GT2 and duct tape body work on that and a Lambo! Traveling through Sweden, twenty-seven plus cars were all pulled over and given hefty tickets. Upon reaching their final European destination, they gave the driving a rest and took the party to a plane completely filled with Gumballers and headed for the USA.

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Three years ago, the CF collective had a brain storm. With the northern hemisphere blanketed in snow during the winter months, there’s not much opportunity for riding, but this cold, gray time of year does, however, offer a great opportunity to dream, create and build. With that idea in mind, we decided to launch a Streetfighter “Build-off” among forum members.

The basic idea, then and now, is this: Starting on November 1 and closing on May 26 (coinciding with the Northern hemisphere’s cold-weather season), members of the Custom Fighters forum get half the year to decide upon, begin and complete their projects. The entire process, from beginning to end, must be photo and/or video documented so we can see the starting point and final result of your progress. Just to make sure no one is entering a previously built bike, the first pic of the build must be accompanied by a legible, currently dated newspaper with the bike in the same photo. Read the rest of this entry »

This year’s People’s Choice Award went to Brian “Fathead_03″ Kammers, of Oroville, WA. Brian started with a CBR600F3 that he had picked up a year earlier. He said the project sat on the back burner until the ‘09 Build-off got him in gear. Early in the build-off, Brian started with a new subframe, some tank mods and rough fiberglass work. The real work, though, didn’t begin until February, at which point he had settled into a new location and a bigger work area.  After some reflection as to where the CBR was heading, he realised he wasn’t happy with his original mock-up. He made some deals with other members of the forum, and scored some suspension upgrades from a late model 600RR. Forks, swingarm, wheels brakes were all upgraded to RR pieces. With the bike on the work bench, sparks began to fly. Factory shock mounts were removed and new ones made to fit the Pro Link setup. The 600RR swingarm had to be narrowed to fit the F3’s frame rails and the first adaptation of the subframe was cut away for a new approach. Read the rest of this entry »

The winner of the Pro’s Choice Award, and 1st Place for 2009 Custom Fighters Winter Build-off is Trucker “TruckinDuc” Booth of Soddy Daisy, TN and his VTR1000F Super Hawk. The build thread for this bike has to be one of the most epic build threads on Custom Fighters! Truck’s project started with a very rough example of the Honda’s Sport Twin platform. The bike once served as a track day tool that ended its career in an off-track excursion. This VTR became a parts bike. By the time Trucker took possession, many of its key components were missing, and the frame had minor damage. But it wasn’t all bad: the 900RR wheels, brakes, upgraded Fox rear shock and Race Tech re-sprung forks offered a good starting platform. Trucker took the bike down to the frame and started over. The frame damage was first to receive attention. The dents were smoothed to make the frame as good as new. The swingarm was braced with an aluminum trellis to complement the frame. After a thorough cleaning, the chassis parts received the flat black treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

A good number of riders and builders would take one look at the CBR1000F Hurricane and shake their head. Too ugly, not enough to work with. But Ian McElroy looked at his CBR and could see what needed to be done. Two years, many hours of fabrication, and a lot of aluminum later, he has built a bike he’s proud to call his own.

Inspiration comes in many forms–one being the (then) new KTM RC8 prototype. A healthy dose of stealth fighter-like angles and light weight aluminum really gives this bike a visual effect that another builder with a similar focus might not be able to duplicate. Ian has really put the devil into the details. One of the first things that stands out first and foremost, after my eyes drift over all that beautiful polished aluminum, is the tail light. The first thing I ask is: “Wow, how long did it take to make that!!” Read the rest of this entry »