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Dream cars come alive in Spring Valley industrial complex

"Beep-beep'm, beep-beep, yeah Baby, you can drive my car."That '60s Beatles classic you sang as a teenager is finally coming true.Custom choppers and exotic or vintage cars can be found, purchased or driven at Hot Rod City."It's memories. It's people reliving their youth," Hot Rod City mayor Steve Levesque said about the industry's appeal. "You can actually buy cars now that you wanted as a teenager but could never afford. It's about driving your dream car."The "city," as its tenants call it, is an industrial complex in Spring Valley at 5115 Dean Martin Drive, Suite 905, featuring dozens of auto-centric businesses and a hot rod museum.While the complex is open to the public -- for exotic, vintage or custom car and chopper rentals, purchases and repairs from its various vendors -- it also serves as a permanent car show.Hot Rod City calls itself a family, its members recommending one another for business and helping out when times get tough. the property manager, Jack Gedon -- who is looking for more tenants -- said he keeps rent low and works with businesses that can't pay the bills."It's a dysfunctional family, but it's a family," Levesque said, adding that the characters in the city would make a good reality show.Tenants say the their business has improved, even in the sluggish economy, since moving to the complex, Gedon said, adding that a lot of the work comes from within the complex at times. for example, when Las Vegas Choppers builds a bike, a Hot Rod City business does the paint job, another the upholstery, and on and on."It's awesome. they have cool cars. I have cool choppers," said Marc Brattin, owner and founder of Las Vegas Choppers. "We like heavy metal -- not the genre of music but paint and chrome and loud things."Aside from adding more small-business owners to its auto family, the city hopes to expand its mecca of classics through a larger museum and scheduled shows or events.The museum hosts more than a dozen classics from a vintage mint green microcar to a 1954 moped to a '63 Israeli sports car painted fire engine red. most belong to the city's owner, Michael Dezer, who has been collecting hundreds of vehicles since the '70s. Motorcycles from "Terminator," a '47 yellow DeSoto from "the Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and a stunt car from "Dukes of Hazzard" are just a few of the Hollywood collectibles.When Dezer stocks his Florida 18,000-square-foot museum, he plans to ship several cars to Las Vegas to add to its current flock, Hot Rod City staff members said.Las Vegas Choppers also is expanding and is in the works of building a 10-station tattoo parlor next to its new space that will feature even more of its custom gallery of motorcycles.Brattin said his business' main draw is in its rentals, where locals or tourists can take a custom bike for the day."Clients think I'm nuts for renting a chopper. I'm the only one crazy enough to rent this," he said, pointing to a gold metallic custom bike. "But you know what? everyone loves it."Daniel Convertino, owner of Las Vegas Exotic Car Rentals, is also one-of-a-kind in the cars he rents -- high-end exotics, such as a Lamborghini, Rolls Royce or Bentley.There are only about 50 other car rental agencies of its caliber in the country, he said.It's easy to cater to Las Vegas' VIP crowd of movie stars, socialites and other celebrities.Convertino said he can't pick a favorite of his fleet, calling himself jaded because he drives them all the time. Ironically, he doesn't own a personal car."I had to catch a ride home from work the other day," he said with a laugh, noting his entire stock was rented out for Fight Night.What keeps their clients coming back for more is the same simple reason the owners got into the hot rod business: "It's cool."

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The Back Road Rider with Calvin Scott “Skeet” Sheeder

Happy Birthday America! Way to be born! Thank you, Founding Fathers, for risking your way of life way back then so we may enjoy the America we have today. Despite some people's best attempt to re-make, re-shape, and re-invent the country you gave us so many years ago, your founding principles still make this country the one people still risk life and limb to come to. I know there have been many times over the last 250-plus years when you have turned over in your final resting places and, in some cases, probably did a somersault or two. Rest assured that there are still many patriots among us who at a moments notice would not hesitate to give life and limb to keep it that way, for ourselves and our children's children. thank you! I know it's a stretch but picture our Founding Fathers coming back for a visit. I can see it now, George Washington cruising the strip on his Harley-Davidson Softail Custom. Picture Ben (I can call him Ben!) Franklin rolling up on a custom-made low rider street chopper with an 8 cyl 350 ci, 355 hp Chevy small block engine -- that he, of course, carved from a solid block of aluminum -- tucked under the tank. Thomas Jefferson ... hmm, he seemed to be the renegade of the group so we'll put him on a crotch rocket with a cool USA paint scheme full face helmet and a flip down mirror face visor. Oh, yeah, and definitely the Florissant Mohawk on top! James Madison ... he's got Trike written all over him! Hopefully, everyone's Fourth is a safe, happy, and reasonably cool one! Gettysburg Bike Fest starts Thursday and runs to July 10. Some good bands like Charlie Daniels and Kix are slated to play there, so don't miss it! New pics and videos are coming to the back Road Rider Facebook, blog and any other venue that will accept them, so be sure to check'em out! Living to ride, riding to live! -- Skeet _______ If you have an event or ride you would like back Road Rider to join or list on various websites, back Road Rider can be reached at the following locations: E-mail: Facebook: facebook.com/backroadrider Twitter: backroadrider1 Website: publicopiniononline.com (scroll down to "Living" then choose "Back Road Rider") ----- Calvin Scott "Skeet" Sheeder is a life long resident of Pennsylvania who spends a lot of time touring back roads and scenic views of the tri-state area. He is member of The American Legion Riders, Patriot Guard Riders and other motorcycle- friendly organizations. when not riding, Skeet also enjoys hunting, hiking, the beach and time with family and friends.

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Celebration of stuntman Knievel in Bournemouth (From Bournemouth Echo)

Celebration of stuntman Knievel in Bournemouth 11:00am Saturday 28th May 2011 Print Email Share Comments(4) THERE’S a chance to soak up a rare piece of American history at the inaugural Battistinis California Dreamin’ Expo in Bournemouth this weekend. on show are historic artefacts from the career of the legendary stuntman, Evel Knievel. Speaking to the Daily Echo from his Las Vegas home, Evel’s son Kelly said: “It’s very rare and one of a kind. “There was only one Evel Knievel on the planet and these are one-of-a-kind items that he used throughout his life, they will never see anything like it again.” Exhibits include the Harley Davidson XR 750 that Evel attempted – and failed – to jump a shark tank in Chicago with, the rocket-powered Skycycle that ended up at the bottom of a canyon, torn leathers and a prototype bike built for Evel. Among the more curious of exhibits is a medical skeleton that Evel used to mark up the bones he had broken – all 433 of them. Although he attempted many feats in the USA, a jump at Wembley Stadium in 1975, where he tried to clear 13 buses, was one of his most famous failed stunts. Kelly added: “He made more than 200 jumps in his career and the Wembley one is one of his most famous. “He crashed, but the point about my dad is after he crashed he got back up, especially at Wembley when he broke his back. he said, ‘I walked in here and I’m going to walk out’. “The thing about Evel Knievel is he was an inspirational character. “The response to Evel Knievel is not something that I have anything to do with really, it’s a natural phenomenon and a form of respect to what he accomplished and what he was.” as well as the True Evel exhibition, Saturday and Sunday’s custom bike show at the BIC will feature suppliers from all over the world, Ace Café London showcasing a replica of the Husqvarna bike ridden by Steve McQueen in the cult film on any Sunday, which is marking its 40th anniversary, and a 57-year-old chopper on loan from the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. it will also host the UK round of the AMD World Championship and feature many expert airbrushers.

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Building Your Own Motorcycle – Custom Chopper Kits Make it Cheap and Easy Automotive Tips and Guidance

Building Your own Motorcycle - Custom Chopper Kits Make it Cheap and Easy Do you want to build a custom chopper that is unique but don't have the time or money available? then have you ever thought about getting yourself one of the many custom bike kits which are now available. certainly if this is the first time you are going to be building a custom bike then this will help you to get started and understand everything that goes into building one. When deciding which custom bike kit to buy you need to look at more than just how much it costs. Although you won't spend so much on custom bike kits as you would on a bike that is ready made the cheaper one's are unlikely to give you a good quality bike. So it is far better if one actually spends time comparing the various ones available. certainly it is worth spending a little more to save you a lot of heartache in the future. After you have completed your research and chosen the custom bike kit for you, then you are on the first rung of the ladder to creating something that is unique. through using such kits one can learn everything that goes into constructing a custom bike and over the years you can then add to it as you wish. The one thing that will bring you satisfaction in the end is knowing that as you cruise around on it you are the one that has lovingly created it from the ground upwards. But the great thing about custom bike kits is that they don't take any of the fun or enjoyment out of being able to build a motorcycle for yourself. instead what they do is provide you with all the pieces that are needed to put it together. certainly when you are doing any DIY project at home and find you have run out of something and need to go to the hardware store to get it, you generally decide to give up. however, with a custom bike kit this is something that need concern you. Plus just because you use a custom bike kit it does not mean that you won't be add to include custom chrome or Harley aftermarket parts onto yours. In fact you have the opportunity to include these on yours if you so wish. you can if you want rather than use certain parts such as the seat or mirrors provided with the kit replace them with others that you prefer. also you don't need to stick with the standard paint job that is suggested for your bike, but instead get something that really says who you are. this way what started as a standard custom bike will turn into something truly special. Before when people wished to build their own custom bikes they needed to use various tools in order to create some custom parts. however, because custom bike kits have become increasingly popular so company's like Harley produce aftermarket parts such as wheels, seats, exhaust systems that can be used with them. also no longer do you have to spend lots of money buying equipment such as blow torches or saws in order to create a one off piece of machinery. The other benefit to be gained from purchasing custom bike kits rather than trying to build one from scratch is the cost. no longer do you have to spend time driving around looking for that part you need or buying parts which are wrong. With these kits everything is there already for you and you can then just decide if you want to replace some of these parts with something else when you feel like it.

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The Durango Telegraph – The independent weekly line on Durango and Beyond

Volume 10, No. 20, may 19, 2011 the Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond   ©Copyright the Durango Telegraph. All rights reserved.

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Mambo founder dare Jennings joined forces with Action Motorcycles’ Rod Hunwick to create Deus ex Machina. They ditched corporate cloning, celebrated individuality, and paid homage to ‘the god in the machine’.Why Deus ex Machina? What is it about the spirit or deity in the machine (the motorcycle) that you’re so passionate about? Dare: Deus ex Machina has two meanings. one is a literary term that comes from Greek theatre: they had these free-form plots and if the plots were breaking down and not working well, they had a mechanical device that allowed them to lower a god onto the stage who would change everything. it was a convoluted way to fix a plot. but I like the name because it literally means “god is from the machine” or “god is in the machine.” so the second meaning is the reverence or respect we have for the machine.It’s the most pretentious name for a bike shop ever, but it challenges people to work out how to say it. My theory is that it is better they are talking about it than not. It’s a great name: it means god, it has ‘sex machine’ in it, and it has all these implications.Let’s talk about sex machines. What was the first motorcycle that you fell in love with? Rod: a 1954 Triumph twin-speed that I used to ride to school back in the 70s. I bought it from an elderly man and I loved it. there are two versions of the SR: the TT500s and an off-road dirt bike. I can remember a mate at school bought one and my old Triumph would still beat it up the hill. it was such a great old bike.Dare: when I was a rebellious teenager I read Hunter S Thompson’s book on the Hells Angels gang when it first came out, and I heard all the kids at school talking about these mythical WWII surplus Harley Davidsons you could buy. Then one day I saw this hoodlum riding down the street with ape hangers on a WWII Harley and I was so enamoured with it I bought it off him straight away.So now you’re helping other people find that love. How did Deus motorcycles originate? Dare: I was in my 50s and I wanted to learn something new. when I sold Mambo I travelled, and in Japan I saw an interesting bike culture of young guys referencing classic details from the 1950s. I used to stand on the street corners and see these bikes, and every one of them was interesting. it was a very Japanese obsession with detail. I came back to Rod and said, “I think this is interesting.”  Rod: dare had always been an avid motorcycle enthusiast, and was a customer at my other shops for many years. Probably going back about three years, he said he’d noticed the growth of the custom bike market in Japan, and how different those bikes looked to bikes in Australia or anywhere else in the world. we went to Japan and spent three or four days on the streets looking at the bikes and poking around.  Dare: I had a huge respect for Rod, his business, history, and the stuff he knew, and I figured this was a short-cut to what he knew, and I could sit at his feet and learn about it. Equally, I said to Rod that he had great motorcycle shops but they could never be more than that. Rod could bring the motorcycle world to me and I could bring the idea of how to build a brand and put the elements together.  Rod: Then when we got back from Japan, Taka got involved. (Taka Aoyama runs the modification side of the business.)  Dare: Taka was amazing and through him we had a complete connection back to the Japanese culture. because all the people we deal with are small companies, they tend not to like to deal with people from outside. but Taka could go and win them over, and we could get access to these things. Rod: that wouldn’t have happened if we had just sent emails to these Japanese companies requesting parts. They would have ignored us and not taken us seriously. Dare: Taka had lived in Australia and trained as an SR400 mechanic here. if we’d designed him, we couldn’t have found a better person.In the early stages, I guess chaos played a big part? Dare: In a lot of ways chaos is good, because people are excited about what you’re doing: you’re hitting a nerve and getting a response. Then the process must be to take that enthusiasm and follow through.What are some of the things you do to channel that enthusiasm into something workable? Dare: you must throw things out, allow them to be, and follow them through. Then you have to keep adding things to them as well so you’re not a one-trick pony. the good thing about Deus that we hear from our customers is that there is always something new, that we have challenged their preconceptions about what we do.  Rod: we reward our people for performance, for being part of the development and growth of the company. everyone that works for us is here because they want to be part of it. we need the influence of the younger people to drive us forward.What did you learn from previous lives – other businesses, other working partnerships – that helped you with Deus? Rod: Just finding the right people. Business is a team effort, and it’s tough finding the right people in the right spots. the key people drive the enthusiasm.How would you describe your business approach? Rod: Dare’s background is totally different to mine. I have been controlled by suppliers, and everything is totally price-driven. Dare’s background is from Mambo, creating a product and having complete control over pricing structure. with the bikes we build, there is a little bike that retails at a Yamaha shop for $6000, and we sell it for $18,000 or $19,000 with the value-add and passion of the Deus brand.  Dare: there is a great adage that there are two kinds of businesses: there are those that compete on price; and there are those that compete on ideas, then you can name your own price. I think that was our conversation: “Let’s sell motorcycles, but infuse them with this whole other culture, so people will be happy to get involved and not be nervous.”Deus ex Machina is very much about passion and individuality. How do you communicate that to your customers? Rod: We’ve got to challenge the consumer, and that’s what we do downstairs in our showroom. People come in after being told about the store or the website. They look, and think, “What’s going on?” Then people explore.  Dare: It’s sad to say that this is a store you would find in Melbourne, not Sydney. Melbourne is far more passionate about what it does, and real estate prices are way cheaper. you can have half an idea, rent a shop for not much, and have a crack at it. whereas in Sydney, if you aren’t making money in the first 10 minutes you’ll go broke because of the rents. on top of that, everyone in Sydney’s at home eating baked beans because they’re stuck with mortgages, but in Melbourne, everyone is out shopping.  Rod: And the building, when you walk into it, is warehouse style. There’s not as much retail space in Melbourne.  Dare: a PR woman I’ve known for years came in for the first time recently and said that the store was ‘real’. there were things going on: there was fashion, mechanics, food being cooked, kids…  Rod: every day downstairs is a fun place to be in. It’s not like going to work.We love your website too – what was the thinking behind it? Dare: Carby has done that. Websites are essential, but the reality is the store is the place to come and the place to feel. It’s not the best website in the world, but it’s a great marketing activity. (Carby Tuckwell is Deus’ Creative Director).What other websites are useful for your day-to-day work? Rod: eBay. with the customisation of the bikes we end up with surplus parts, the original parts, and at the moment we’ve just started experimenting with offering those parts to punters on eBay. What do you think are the good qualities you need to run a successful business?  Dare: Rod is incredibly open-minded and happy to look at new things. we are both happy to learn from each other’s strong suits and then get it to work. Closed minds in business are not a good thing.What business skill would you most like to improve? Dare: Concentration. you see lots of people who are enthusiastic about projects and getting things started, but don’t follow them through. the second half is making them work and making them financially viable. the skill is in having a good idea and then managing it through so that it works and makes sense and ceases to be an indulgence.What is the most overrated skill poeple think is essential to being an entrepreneur? Rod: Focus. It’s not focus, but dedication that’s going to get you over the line. It’s one of those things that drives you.  Dare: Entrepreneurs are a pain in the arse, so full of themselves. They believe they are geniuses, when they have just come up with a new good idea. I guess I fall into the entrepreneurial category in that I like new ideas. the thing about entrepreneurs that I dislike is the vanity they have, which is completely lacking in me (joking).When you set up your first company, what belief did you hold that you no longer hold now? Dare: In time, you just understand how things work a lot better: the reality of banks, the reality of capital and the reality of what the ingredients of the stew of business are that make it work. your relationships with other people, partnerships, you tend to be a little naive about these things.  The scales dropped from my eyes on the value of the Myers-Briggs personality and aptitude tests. People have a personality: for example, if you need someone who is going to sell things, then you need someone who is highly extroverted. I realised early on that I was a ‘big picture’ person and I needed people who were good with the details. I had to realise what my strengths were and not beat myself up about what I was not. Try and work out your relationships and partnerships like that.What was the best ride you ever had? Rod: Hard to say.Dare: Rod, just the one you designed and built!Rod: we designed a bike called the Hunwick. it was more than a backyard operation, but it was portrayed as a one-man operation. we teamed up with mortorcycle engineer Paul Harrop, took these bikes to America, and actually won Daytona. the idea was to take on investment from a Japanese venture capitalist. we built the bikes in 1999 and 2000 and got some orders, but we couldn’t get the money for the floats, and basically ran out of cash.What is the single toughest decision you’ve had to make in business? Rod: it was difficult to give up on the bike project, but we had no choice because we couldn’t fund it any further. it was years of work and $15 million. it was like developing your own brand name with the motorcycle, and it was incredibly hard to walk away.  Dare: for me, the toughest and easiest decision was to sell Mambo, and it was all part of my personality. I was never going to sell it until the minute I decided to sell it, then I couldn’t do anything but sell it. There’s an old joke that if you want to ruin a person’s business, make them an offer, go into protracted negotiations, then pull out at the last minute: they will be completely screwed because they would have been on a desert island. it was the same for me. the toughest thing was adjusting to life without all that.When you were seven, what was your dream job? Rod: My dreams were all to do with cars, motorbikes and speed. I never participated in a motor sport. I followed motor sports, but I was interested in the technical aspect: how to make things go faster and work better.  Dare: I was brought up in the rural wheat-belt in vineyards, and dreamt of being anywhere but on a farm. My mother was from the big city and filled my head with travel and other things, though my father wanted me to be a farmer. I didn’t want a specific job – or any job – I wanted to be in a rock band.Concentrate and follow through. have a good idea, then manage it so that it works and makes sense, and is no longer just an indulgence.Know your strengths and recognise your weaknesses, then find people who have the strengths you lack.There are two kinds of businesses: those that compete on price, and those that compete on ideas, and can name their own price.Closed minds in business are not a good thing. be open-minded, listen to others, and always be willing to look at new things.Websites are essential, but reality is the place to come and the place to feel.DARE JENNINGS is the founder of Australian surf and streetwear label Mambo, which enjoys significant global success. dare now applies his business knowledge and life long passion for motorcycles to developing the Deus brand.ROD HUNWICK has been riding around the coalface of modern motorcycling for the past 20 years. he built up a network of five motorcycle dealerships in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, and was a member of the consortium that built the Eastern Creek Racetrack in Sydney. 

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