The VIP System Motorcycle Cover is a 100% waterproof, two-piece cover system made from Rugged 150 Denier Polyester. The bottom cover is constructed from a strong rubberized material on top of which you park your motorcycle. Once you pull up the fabric over the sides of the motorcycle and when each strap is in place, the second cover straps down from the top for ultimate protection from rain, snow, dust, etc. The top cover has two layers, combining advanced weather shielding material along with heat resistant material to prevent hot engine damage. Assembly level/degree of difficulty: Easy. A restocking fee will be deducted if this item is returned.At the turn of the new millennium a new obsession invaded everyday American culture. This fad was custom bike building. Shows such as American Chopper and Monster garage became huge hits and Jesse James (the custom bike builder, not the outlaw) and Paul Teutul Senior became household names. Everyone was now a custom motorcycle fan and dreamed of riding around on a modified Harley Davidson that was customized by some top name designer. I, like the rest of the country was swept up in Chopper mania.
Custom motorcycle fans have been around a lot longer than just a few years ago however, and will no doubt still be around when the fad finally disappears from the collective public consciousness altogether.
The idea of building custom bikes began after world war two when the veterans came back and found the huge, clunky motorcycles put out by the Harley Davidson and Indian companies unsatisfying. They began to "chop" off the fenders and remove anything deemed unnecessary in order to make the bike faster and more streamlined. Soon thereafter these customized choppers started to become popular.
The movie, Easy Rider, thrust the idea of the customized chopper onto the public consciousness and the custom motorcycle fan base began to grow. Pretty soon, designers began to take over the domain of the backyard mechanic turning the art of motorcycle customization into a big business. Custom motorcycle fans no longer needed to chop up and individualize their own bikes. They could instead, go to a top name designer and get a unique bike built to their specifications.
Then, cable television caught on to this growing trend and launched a series of extremely popular television shows that featured people building these customized bikes. These shows initiated a bandwagon effect and soon everyone in Hollywood became a custom bike enthusiast over night. Talk shows were booked and motorcycles rallies started to turn into large family oriented events.
But, who are the true custom motorcycle fans? The television shows soon got old and people began tuning out. Hollywood celebrities quite bugging Jesse James for their very own Custom bike and the multitude of custom chop shops that had opened overnight to cash in on the latest craze soon began shutting down. Custom motorcycle fans were no longer found on every street corner, but they exist still. Now that the fad has past, true fans of the custom motorcycle trend can now enjoy their obsession in peace. Bike Rallies are still being held across the country and demo shows featuring the latest bikes built by the industry's top designers still draw huge number of crowds. Sure, the Teutuls are no longer riding their latest creations into football stadiums to the cheers of thousands of fans, but they are still building bikes.
Ryan Tessevich
http://www.thecustommotorcycle.com
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