In this edition of Corbin’s Ride On, we’ll check out the progress on our J&P Motorcycle Makeover… we’ll spend some time behind bars – handlebars, that is – plus, we’re heading to Santa Cruz & one of the most complete one-stop custom shops anywhere!

Central Coast Cycles
Central Coast Cycles in Santa Cruz, CA is a complete motorcycle shop where a one-off custom can literally begin lfe as raw metal.  Owner Scott Long & his Shop Foreman Harry Cournoyer work together to hatch the ideas that become their creations – classic choppers with retro engines like panheads & knuckleheads.  Scott credits his dad for getting him into all things mechanical.  His experiences include drag racing a bone-stock ’55 Chevy.  But these days all his focus is on building vintage-style bikes.  Scott’s all about re-creating the “Bay Area”-styled motorcycles he remembers from his youth.  Check out some of these great-looking bikes!

J&P Motorcycle Makeover
Our latest Motorcycle Makeover finds the J&P crew building a vintage-style bobber that will be donated to the National Motorcycle Museum for a fund-raising raffle.  In this episode the Bobber gets  DNA 40-spoke front rim, plus a 19” Avon Venom whitewall; Performance Machine 2-piston caliper front brakes with polished rotor;  a Tedd’s 88 cubic inch vintage panhead reproduction from V-twin Manufacturing, featuring STD heads & an S&S crankcase.  You can follow this Makeover & all these parts plus thousands more at www.jpcycle.com.

Shop Talk: Handlebars
The vital conduit of information between rider & machine is the handlebars.  In this feature we check out countersteering; choosing the right handlebars; the 4 measurements of handlebars; different styles of handlebars & more!