World’s Best Cafe Racer Builders
Any Cafe Racer rider will insist that there is no specific “right” way to build a cafe bike. Your bike is a reflection of who you are and your own personal styling. You can build it however you want. With this in in mind, functionality, style and innovation are essential. The way you style your build can make a...
Claudia Liebenberg
To be honest, I don’t quite recollect how I came about discovering Claudia’s work but the thing that caught my attention was the use of watercolour. I’m not an art collector, neither can I tell the difference between a ten dollar painting and a million dollar painting but one thing is for certain, I do know a good painting...
What is a Cafe Racer?
The term ‘Cafe Racer’ seems to be increasingly prevalent over the last few years. You hear it at your local biker hang-out, coffee shops, garages and even from shots of Beckham for H&M.
There is a generic description to these bikes, but in my eyes everyone sees them a little different.
The dictionary definition is: A lightweight, lightly powered motorcycle optimized...
Military Harley-Davidson
The days of men charging forward on battlefields and attacking their enemies on horseback are long gone. At the turn of the century, horses were replaced by modern machinery and motorcycles played a huge part in helping soldiers advance on the battlefields.
Harley-Davidson has a long history of supporting the military, with both the products it has supplied and in...
Claude Abry
How do you describe a man who is loved by so many? It’s tricky. It wont take you long to be mesmerised with Claude’s warm and welcoming personality. Those who know him have nothing but praises for him and there’s an admiration that hard to miss. It’s a biker-to-biker thing, which only bikers will understand.
A legend in the Middle...
What Is Motorcycling?
What is motorcycling? This is the million dollar question and there probably are as many answers to this as there are motorcyclists and mine is just one of them. Quite obviously any logical thinking person doesn’t need to use too much imagination or thought process to work out that motorcycling involves riding motorcycles.
I think it's much more than simply...
GeeDad From Olde School
Hello and welcome to my column and to the first edition of Bike Nation Magazine.The name GeeDad that's short for granddad. I was given that name by probably the only people on the planet entitled to and game enough to call me that. None other than my four beautiful grandchildren.
That's right I'm a granddad and very proud of that...
Building For A Cause
At Bike Nation Magazine, we are always on the lookout for those who share a passion for custom built motorcycles. Our quest to find and showcase all the skilled motorcycle builders across the middle east led us to Mohammad Anwar Al Ameeri; AKA "Royal Builder".
Al Ameeri started building bikes back in 2009 as a hobby and judging by his...
The Riddle Hunt
Harley-Davidson® Lebanon have just announced the first MENA regional challenge. And it's called the Riddle Hunt™.
It is simply a day based on Riddles and challenges, mostly Full of Laughter.
It's been locally perfected over 4 years. And now H.O.G.® Lebanon Chapter will absolutely guarantee that it is a day that participants will never forget.
Due to difficult logistics of such an...
Fat Boy Slim
When it comes to Harley-Davidson, a lot of things never change. Maybe that’s a good thing, right? As a brand, Harley-Davidson represents a long-standing tradition and sells motorcycling nostalgia. The challenge it faces and one that it tackles beautifully well is that it balances those qualities with advancement and innovation. The Softail family of motorcycles is a result of...
Making It Look Easy
The essential features of an adventure motorcycle; like a strong engine, tough chassis with long-travel suspension, upright riding position and wide handlebar ensure its usability whatever the terrain. This practicality has been key to the popularity of these machines: they’re easy to maneuver, comfortable and adaptable, and at home on the road whether touring mountain passes and highways or...
Three Wheeling
As a motorcycle magazine, Bike Nation is here to ride everything that has two wheels and tell our readers all about it. But what happens when something has three wheels and it’s still called a motorcycle? What if something like the Polaris Slingshot comes by? Well, we had a hard time making sense of this machine. Internationally and locally,...
Big Buck
Harley-Davidson doesn’t come out with a new engine very often, so when they asked if we wanted to borrow their brand new fresh off the boat Ultra Limited, we had a bit of a fist fight in office on who gets to ride it first. It’s not just the Harley fans that get excited; it’s the whole motorcycling world...
Punching Above Its Class
Let’s start with a bit of a history lesson here. Indian originally built the Scout from 1920 to 1949 and it went on to rival the Chief as Indian's most important model back in the day. A few years ago, Indian decided to re-image their most famous, innovative and versatile bikes with timeless craftsmanship plus performance, handling and pricing...
Chip Happens
CHiPs; One of the most anticipated motorcycle movies of the year; will premier at 08:30 on March 28th at the Roxy Cinemas City Walk in Dubai. An action comedy written, directed by Dax Shepard. The Warner Bros film Stars Dax Shepard and Michael Peña as Officers Jon Baker and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello of the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
In collaboration...
Faster, Better, Stronger
Let’s be honest, till 2009, BMW Motorrad was known for its tourers and the legendary R1200GS. The audacity of BMW’s arrival on the superbike scene took the whole motorcycling world by surprise. Today, seven years after the original S1000RR left every other super-sports bike manufacturer reeling, we’ve got our hands on the second generation of this fearsome litre-class monster.
Let’s...
Custom Show Emirates Races Ahead In Its Third Lap
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 19, 2017: Preparations are in full swing for the highly anticipated third consecutive edition of Custom Show Emirates (CSE) 2017, which is set to return from 30 March – 01 April 2017 at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, after two thrilling editions that have positioned it as the most exciting automotive event of the region.
The...
The Lightning Run
Words: Hasan Barakat, Photography: Dani Nehme
Over forty bikers gathered early today at Duseja Motorcycles UAE to participate in the 6th annual Lighting Run from Dubai to Jebel Yibir and back. With a hot cup of coffee in one hand and a light snack in the other, we mingled with the bikers and admired their beautiful rides which consisted of mainly...
Harley-Davidson Dubai Gets Ready To Rumble In ‘Battle Of The Kings’ Contest
Dubai (7th March 2017) – The Harley-Davidson® dealership in Dubai is competing to become the top custom bike builder across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), in a contest of ultimate customisation using one of the latest models. The dealership’s entry, the ‘Desert Warrior,’ was recently unveiled to the public at an event held at the brand’s flagship store...
Custom Bike Of The Month
Motorcycles come in different shapes and sizes and each one of us has that one type of motorcycle that we like. No matter which motorcycle you like, there’s no denying the appeal and the charm of an old school bobber. Essentially, it’s nothing more than a tank, two wheels and an engine, the quintessential formula of what makes a...