As the Holiday’s approach, it is a time for all of us to share our blessings with others that are less fortunate. Year after year the motorcycling community shows its stripes by participating in countless charity rides and toy drives and this year is no different. Take the opportunity this holiday season to reach out to another who may be less fortunate. Small acts of kindness make this a better world for all of us to live in. We encourage grass roots giving but if you don’t have a local charity, two of our favorite national charities are Make a Wish Foundation and Toys for Tots. Also here are a few charities that are favorites of some of our friends.
Archives for 2006
Keith Urban’s Best List in Best Life Magazine includes his Vengeance Drifter
In an interview for the new issue of men’s magazine Best Life – Keith Urban revealed all about his passion for bikes and how he hopes to spend 2007 adding to his collection of classic cars to go with his bikes. Keith offered readers his “Best List” including his guitars, honkey-tonks, bikes and cars.In the Wheels section he discussed his bikes. He says, “Motorcycle riding clears my head. Kenny Chesney gave me a Harley (Davidson) Fat Boy 100th Anniversary for an end-of-tour gift, and I have two custom bikes: a chopper by a company called 357, and I just bought a Vengeance bike at Sturgis, this huge festival that happens every year in South Dakota. I intended to come back with a T-shirt and instead I came back with a motorcycle.”
Classic and Not-so-Classic Biker Movies
If you already have the bike of your dreams or your budget is slightly limited you should consider picking up a couple of these classic and not-so-classic biker movies so you can enjoy the open road from the comfort of your couch. Here are our top 10 picks for biker movies in no particular order.
Montgomery Gentry Planet Color Vengeance Banshee
When Sherwin-Williams teamed up with Montgomery Gentry to promote their new high-end automotive paint, the boys knew the best thing to do was to showcase it on a couple of radical choppers. Eddie Montgomery decided he liked the look and lines of the Vengeance Banshee and Troy picked up an Ironhorse Texas Chopper. Both were disassembled and painted from head-to-toe in two radically distinct paint schemes.
Vengeance Rides with Neal Schon of Journey
Vengeance had the opportunity to take a ride with rock legend and Journey lead guitar player Neal Schon. Neal has been a rider for years and has many fond memories of riding with friends during his prolific career. Neal started riding early in his life which is consistent with his music career. Few people are aware that at 15 Neal joined Carlos Santana’s rock group Santana. Four years later Carlos Santana and his band split up, so Neal and Gregg Rolie formed Journey. We caught up to Neal before the Journey show and took a ride with American Thunder along to record the event. [Read more…]
Vengeance Raven built for Chad Kroeger of Nickelback
Sturgis 2006 will go down in history for many reasons but to the crew at Vengeance, it will be remembered as the week of stars. Early in the week Vengeance was treated to a visit from country stars Keith Urban and Troy Gentry (of Montgomery Gentry) who stopped by to take a ride into downtown Sturgis. Next, the truck was visited by a film crew who were doing a documentary on Sturgis and the host was Adam Gaynor the guitar player from Matchbox 20. Then later in the week, Bryan Hitt the drummer from REO Speedwagon came by to find a partner to go with him on the Deadwood loop through Spearfish Canyon. But the week was topped off when Chad Kroeger spotted a Vengeance Trike backstage and said: “can you build me one?” The answer, of course, was yes and the bike build was underway.
2007 Vengeance Lineup
Vengeance is proud to announce the unveiling of the 2007 lineup of Vengeance Motorcycles. This years lineup includes five returning models and two brand new models that continue the design evolution of the the American Hotrod Motorcycle’s theme. Returning in ’07 are the Maxis, Banshee, Whiplash, Raven and Teacher. New for 2007 are the CalChop and Drifter. [Read more…]
Vengeance Rides with Emerson Drive
Vengeance got a surprise visit at the plant in Riverside from three of the boys from country band Emerson Drive. The guys were in Southern California to participate in the KFROG Cares Golf Classic but Mike, Patrick and David were not in the mood to hit the links. So while Brad and Danick were golfing and Dale was mending his ribs (that’s another story), the guys decided to pay a visit to Vengeance and see if any of the bikes needed “test miles” before shipping. As it turned out there was a new CalChop and a Drifter that needed miles and the Vengeance #1 bike was just coming off the lift after receiving some updated wheels, brakes and sheet metal.
Vengeance takes Sturgis by Storm
Vengeance Motorcycles took Sturgis 2006 by storm! This year the Vengeance Nemesis show rig rolled into the Rockin-the-Rally venue at the Glencoe campground under sunny skies. The truck was setup Saturday in mild weather following a week of incredibly hot temperatures topping the 100+ degree mark. The first order of business was to deliver our “Twilight zone” Maxis to the AMD World Championship at the Thunderoad complex. The Maxis was the talk of the show with its incredibly realistic imagery the covers every inch of the custom sheet metal.
Vengeance “Twilight Zone” in the World Championship of Bike Building
Vengeance Motorcycles is thrilled to be accepted as an entrant in the World Championship of Bike Building to be held in Sturgis, SD on August 5,6,7th. The Vengeance entry is a custom built 2007 Vengeance Maxis chopper which will participate on the “production” category. This motorcycle was a year in the making and is a triumph of spirit and determination on the part of the staff of Vengeance Motorcycles.
This motorcycle was custom ordered by a Los Angeles-based film producer in August of 2005. The client had purchased a Maxis to use in one of his film projects but he wanted something a little more extreme. So the staff of Vengeance cooked up the basics that a year later became the bike dubbed the “Twilight Zone”.