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Wyked Illuzionz, LED Motorcycle Light Vendor, Attended Premier Events in Chantilly Va and Somerset Nj

Wyked Illuzionz, the Maryland-based motorcycle LED light company, has been increasingly growing in popularity over the past several years and now they have two more “successes” under their belt.

Cycle Promotions USA of Daytona Beach, FL is a highly experienced motorcycle events production company.  They plan, organize, and promote premier motorcycle events at some of the top venues in the nation.  Their reputation and experience within the industry enables them to obtain some of the most talented bike builders and motorcycle-related entertainers available today.

January 3-4, 2009 Cycle Promotions held the Mid-Atlantic Motorcycle Spectacular at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia, the second largest exhibit hall in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.

January 10-11, 2009 they organized the New Jersey Motorcycle Spectacular at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey, one of central New Jersey’s largest venues.

Cycle promotions’ status in the industry also facilitates attendance by some of the top vendors of motorcycle related goods and services, including Wyked Illuzionz.

Wyked Illuzionz was the exclusive motorcycle LED light vendor at these events.  Their products, expertise and reputation resulted in an increased customer base for them as a result of their participation.  Wyked Illuzionz displayed an array of motorcycle LED lights.  Their LED pods, LED strips, and “do it yourself” motorcycle LED kits were popular items.  They also had the popular “Stingerz;” highly flexible, extremely versatile, and extraordinarily bright LED strips.  Magical Wizard Lights, the latest in color-changing technology also attracted a lot of interest.  Wyked Illuzionz also displayed remote control units that work with their lighting products which make their motorcycle LED lights flash, strobe, fade and breathe.  There was certainly no lack of “attention-grabbing” merchandise. 

Even though the temperatures dipped below the freezing, mark, winter was no deterrent for these bikers at heart.  The installation of LED lights on motorcycles makes for the perfect winter project.

Allstate Teams Up with Dave Perewitz to Help Increase Motorcycle Awareness and Safety

Article by Chris D

03/19/2009 – NORTHBROOK, Ill.

Allstate announced it is partnering with Dave Perewitz, one of the top bike builders in the country and an icon in the motorcycle industry, for its 2009 Mobile Garage Tour. Perewitz will hit the kickstand and join Allstate at select motorcycle rallies throughout 2009 to talk bike with his fellow cyclists and discuss the best ways to help keep riders and their bikes protected.

In addition to the tour, Allstate will be giving away a ,000 custom motorcycle built by Perewitz. Rally attendees will have the chance to check out and win a custom Perewitz-built bobber motorcycle designed specifically for the company’s 2009 tour. Participants can register for the “2009 Allstate Motorcycle Sweepstakes” at each tour stop, as well as online at allstategarage.com. The sweepstakes will run through February 15, 2010.

“We’re thrilled that Dave Perewitz is joining us on the road to help rev up the conversation about motorcycle safety,” said Julie Parsons, vice president of Allstate’s consumer household unit. “And we’re excited to be able to give away this cool bike designed by a motorcycle legend.”

Perewitz has built an illustrious thirty-year career in riding, building and customizing motorcycles. In 2006, he was named the winner of the Discovery Channel’s Biker Buildoff, and his company, Perewitz Cycle Fabrications, has built choppers for numerous celebrities, including Hulk Hogan and Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford.

Before select rallies throughout the country, Allstate will donate Motorcycle Safety Foundation training videos and materials to local drivers education classes and other organizations to help prevent all-too-common situations in motorcycling – accidents at intersections. With the influx of motorcycles in and around these communities, safe riding and driving is of paramount importance. Additionally, Allstate will distribute safety tip cards for both riders and motorists to help them share the road safely.

In addition to talking about safety, visitors to Allstate’s Mobile Garage will be treated to an interactive experience with custom motorcycle building demonstrations, virtual biker build offs, plus a variety of VIP comforts like massage chairs, misting stations and the chance to speak with Perewitz or on-site Allstate agent about recommended motorcycle insurance features and benefits.

Allstate Mobile Garage Tour events include:

* Laughlin River Run – Laughlin, Nev., April 22-26, 2009 * Laconia Motorcycle Week – Laconia, N.H., June 13 -21, 2009 * Allstate 400 at the Brickyard – Indianapolis, Ind., July 26, 2009 * Sturgis Bike Week – Sturgis, S.D., Aug. 3-9, 2009 * Lone Star Rally – Galveston, Texas, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2009

“Whether you’re on two wheels or four wheels, safety on the road should always be a top priority for anyone hitting the streets,” Perewitz said. “Working with Allstate, it’s cool to see that the company is really committed to rider protection. They understand what bikers need for protecting their ride, themselves and their families.”

Allstate motorcycle insurance offers one of the most competitive policies in the industry with many product features, including: first accident waiver, guest passenger coverage, customization coverage and towing coverage at no additional charge.

If eligible, motorcycle owners can save up to 40 percent off of their premiums with multiple policy discounts, transfer discounts, a good rider discount, and by belonging to their favorite motorcycle organization. To find out more, or to locate the nearest agent, visit allstate.com or call 877-BIKE-303.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate

Tips to Choosing the Best Custom Motorcycle

Unluckily, it is hard to study most and that has resulted in both shelter companies not plane content much amount. Withal, student protection providers do tender custom motorcycle insurance.

1. If possible, get your motorcycle appraised
2. Include liability coverage
3. Remain in intelligence that the regard of your motorcycle dictates how falsetto or low your shelter premiums give be

Without a customized motorcycle insurance policy you may not like the results.

Search for Quotes. You should consult a motorcycle insurance agent before purchasing your custom insurance policy. Insure your two-wheeled monster so you can cruise around in style and confidence.

Since I spend a good portion of my time reviewing and researching the world of custom motorcycles, I thought it might be fun to list my own top ten for the custom motorcycle world. The OCC band bike alone earns them a spot on the list.

Redneck Engineering -. The spunk of a bespoken bike is not in the engine but kinda the cast. Rustic has confiscate inclose design to its farthest perfection. They bonk mature new system styles that different bike builders are tumbling over themselves to use. Roland Sands – The next generation of custom bike builder. Roland can’t seem to decide if he wants to build a sport bike, a racing bike, an off road or and cruiser bike, and he just builds them all in every bike. Probably the most talented artist in the entire custom motorcycle world. Sam Nehme – Roadstar customizer extraordinaire, Sam’s BMS Choppers continually keeps pumping out high quality custom Yamahas. I credit Sam for making customized Metric bikes an acceptable form of transportation. Mondo – After attractive over Denver’s Choppers from the belatedly Denver Mullins, Mondo has inscribed himself a base in ride story, I undergo, by being one of the most versatile duty ride builders around. Patch many may fence that Advance and his Salinas Boys haven’t stacked sufficiency motorcycles to specify for a blot this countertenor on the name, my activity is that it’s lineament, not abstraction that matters Greg’s Custom Cycles – I hope they keep coming but I’m not sure where Greg gets his ideas. One of the most creative bike builders in the country yet smart enough to never over do it. Arlen Ness – He is an artist. I can think of He has pushed the boundaries of custom bike design further than any single individual. Many unique ideas by Arlen have made their way onto stock bikes.

I think that’s my top six lists for custom motorcycle builders. I suggest you check out my other guide on Harley parts

The Future Of Custom Choppers

With the cancelling of the TV show ‘American Chopper”, the future of custom choppers is left without a major marketing aid to constantly remind us how much we love choppers. The only custom motorcycle themed show to last more than a season, one has to wonder if the cancellation will have a profound impact on the industry as a whole or is the internet enough to keep it going?

The boost the custom motorcycle business received from the television show created around a group of guys who built custom choppers rivaled the dot com craze in the late nineties as far as the swell of new companies entering the business. As with any artificially created demand, eventually consumers came back to reality and many of the newly created motorcycle shops were forced to close their doors.

Once an almost completely underground market, the interest that was generated in those who would normally not be interested in choppers also propelled small companies into huge success and created an internet niche that has remained as large as it was during the custom motorcycle craze. Since websites are much less expensive to maintain than brick and mortar businesses, the economic slump did little to affect the huge number of websites that were built around custom motorcycles.

The question now is whether or not the business of building choppers can survive through this recession with only magazine ads and internet buzz to keep it a float. I would suspect many small shops that are barely hanging on will close their doors before the end of the year. Some may simply turn back into one man operations that can no longer afford a crew of bike builders.

The good news for hands on builders is that each one only needs to produce 5 or 6 choppers a year to keep their heads above water. And the few customers looking for choppers in these tough times are also the sort to not search for bargains as much as getting the bike they really want. Most blue collar workers, the type that were stretching their budgets to get into their own custom bikes when times were good are certainly not going to risk their families financial future on a ,000 toy.

So this really leaves only the well to do and hardcore bikers as potential buyers of custom bikes in general. I believe the average Joes will come back to buying choppers but not until this economic slump is truly over and Americans are no longer afraid to spend money again. But we have certainly seen the heyday of the custom chopper industry. There’s just simply no way it will be what it was during the American Chopper craze.

Probably more than half of those that bought custom bikes just because of the show have already traded them in on more practical motorcycles, if they’re even still riding. When times got tough many just couldn’t justify keeping something in the garage for an occasional ride that was worth more than a lot of Americans make in a year.

While there is future for choppers, it isn’t going to look anything like the recent past.

Pictures and Video of the 2008 Daytona Bike Week, held at Daytona Beach, Florida. Pictures and Video Include : Vinnie and Cody of V-Force Customs, Crown Custom Cycle, 2 Bikini Contests, Custom Bikes, Harley-Davidson, Boss Hoss of Virginia, Tom Cellie Productions, Chopper City USA, Gates Performance Engeering, Bruce Rossmeyer of Destination Daytona, Juergen Kreuzer of AllAroundBoats.com, Miss Rats Hole, Chopper Nation, Central Florida Choppers, Vietnam Vets Tribute Bike – Robert Harris – Owner/Builder and Ball Of Steel Riders : Beau Gonzales, Preston Landers, Malachi Walker and Brandon Landers.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

The Future Of Custom Choppers

The Future Of Custom Choppers

With the imminent demise of the TV show ‘American Chopper”, the future of custom choppers will be left without a major marketing aid to constantly remind us how much we love choppers. The only custom motorcycle themed show to last more than a season, one has to wonder if the cancellation will have a profound impact on the industry as a whole or is the internet enough to keep it going?

The boost the custom motorcycle business received from the television show created around a group of guys who built custom choppers rivaled the dot com craze in the late nineties as far as the swell of new companies entering the business. As with any artificially created demand, eventually consumers came back to reality and many of the newly created motorcycle shops were forced to close their doors.

Once an almost completely underground market, the interest that was generated in those who would normally not be interested in choppers also propelled small companies into huge success and created an internet niche that has remained as large as it was during the custom motorcycle craze. Since websites are much less expensive to maintain than brick and mortar businesses, the economic slump did little to affect the huge number of websites that were built around custom motorcycles.

The question now is whether or not the business of building choppers can survive through this recession with only magazine ads and internet buzz to keep it a float. I would suspect many small shops that are barely hanging on will close their doors before the end of the year. Some may simply turn back into one man operations that can no longer afford a crew of bike builders.

The good news for hands on builders is that each one only needs to produce 5 or 6 choppers a year to keep their heads above water. And the few customers looking for choppers in these tough times are also the sort to not search for bargains as much as getting the bike they really want. Most blue collar workers, the type that were stretching their budgets to get into their own custom bikes when times were good are certainly not going to risk their families financial future on a $30,000 toy.

So this really leaves only the well to do and bikers as potential buyers of custom bikes in general. I believe the average Joes will come back to buying choppers but not until this economic slump is truly over and Americans are no longer afraid to spend money again. But we have certainly seen the heyday of the custom chopper industry. There’s just simply no way it will be what it was during the American Chopper craze.

Probably more than half of those that bought custom bikes just because of the show have already traded them in on more practical motorcycles, if they’re even still riding. When times got tough many just couldn’t justify keeping something in the garage for an occasional ride that was worth more than a lot of Americans make in a year.

While there is future for choppers, it isn’t going to look anything like the recent past.