This is a perfectly acceptable bike. This is a bike that will get you where you need to be with relative ease and in comfort. There is nothing wrong with this bike, just like there is nothing wrong with getting plain vanilla every time you go out for ice cream, aside from the fact that it is yawn-inducing. We think bikes should illicit double takes, stares, envy and admiration, which is why we took this Road Glide and turned it into this:

With our Contrast Cut Icon wheels featured prominently against a beautiful gold paint job by Matt Polosku of Color Zone Designs, this is a bike worth taking another look at. All parts and part numbers can be found here, and ordered through a Performance Machine sales representative, easily reached at (800) 479-4037.

So what are you waiting for? Ditch the everyday and dream up something extraordinary.

Performance Machine is proud to be sponsoring the 44^th season of the Speedway, and will have our own booth starting May 12th 2012 so eager fans can peruse the latest and greatest in what we have to offer, and enter in a raffle to win PM parts.

Remember, doors open at 6pm, and the first race starts at 7:30pm, so there is plenty of time to check out all of the booths and displays that help make the Speedway a reality.

Regular season ticket prices are $15 for adults ($20 for special events), $10 for youth aged 10-17 and anyone over 60 ($15 for special events), $5 for the young’uns aged 3-12 ($10 for special events), and free admission for wee tots 2 and under. For a calendar of events, driving directions and contact information, check out the official Speedway website.

These are words of wisdom that we take seriously here at PM, and after a spending a year receiving accolades and adoration over our award-winning marketing campaign, it was an easy decision to stick with the pin-up aesthetic that inspired quite a number of you to call in and rave over. That being said, not even we could anticipate the result of this decision: a record-setting four awards from the 18^th Annual Communicator Awards, including the Gold Award of Excellence for our overall campaign!

Being chosen from a pool of 6,000 plus entries from around the world would never have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our unparalleled dream team; consisting of Jim McGill Photography, Collateral Resources Printing, Andy Meadors Branding, and our stylist and hair and make-up artist, Kishu and Judd, whose combined efforts transformed the thoroughly modern Miss Amy into a pin-up diva worthy of a B-52 nose.

We are truly honored to receive such prestigious recognition, and commit to continuing to produce stunning visuals alongside of our more famous high-quality parts.

For a catalog of your very own, or perhaps a poster to grace the wall of your garage, be sure to stop by our website and lose yourself in all of the lush images we (and Amy) have to offer.

Slider Covers are available in the Merc design, featuring the Hot Rod-inspired ribbed rings encircling the end, and the Slash, accented with machined-out grooves running lengthwise down the slider cover.

Machined from billet aluminum and available in your choice of Chrome, Contrast Cut or Black Ops finishes, these slider covers offer a precise fit for any 1984-2012 FL Touring front end, including the FLHX Trike. This ultra-luxe detail piece retails for $299.95. To transform your ride into the statement-making machine it was meant to be, contact one of our sales representatives at (800) 479-4037 or visit www.performancemachine.com.

Tickets are only $25 and give you access to the custom bike show on Saturday, numerous exhibits from your favorite vendors, and free outdoor music and entertainment just about everywhere you turn. But I know you won’t be satisfied until you’ve looked over the latest and greatest that Performance Machine and Xtreme Machine has to offer and, never fear, we will be there. Performance Machine will be set up at the Edgewater and you can get your Xtreme Machine fix down at the Pioneer. We will be there from Wednesday to Saturday, so make sure to stop on by before the suds and sun take their toll and you suddenly find yourself on a hot streak at a nearest craps table. (Never walk away from a hot streak.)

After indulging in some Register at the Tropicana Express on Friday morning to go on the American Veterans Poker Run, and enjoy the ride with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that all donations will be given to recognized organizations for our tri-state veterans.

Perhaps you’ve been working on your bike all year long and it is just begging to be shown off. Enter it in the Custom Bike Show on Friday night and win a share of the $1500 prize of cash and gift certificates, not to mention the admiration, adoration and just a hint of envy from spectators and competitors alike.

For 30 years, the Laughlin River Run has been one of the major highlights of the season, and if they keep up this kind of party, we can expect to enjoy ourselves for another 30 years to come.

For more information on the Laughlin River Run, including the concert line-up, nearby hotels and site map, visit http://www.laughlinriverrun.com/

We’ll see you in Laughlin!

Have you experienced the tactile pleasure of thumbing through a 2012 Performance Machine Catalog of your own? If you haven’t, after today you have absolutely no excuse for not doing so, thanks to the wholly revamped catalog request line via our website www.performancemachine.com.

Just go here, if you are a resident of the United States, and fill out all of the applicable fields to receive not only our catalog, but an insert for our Custom Finish Shop displaying the colors and finishes that we are now able to provide. (To refresh yourself on the ins and outs of the Custom Finish Shop, revisit our blog post on the subject.)

Perhaps you are an international fan of Performance Machine, no worries, we have you covered too! In order to receive a catalog, contact your PM distributor (a list of distributors is available on our website) and place your request with them.

But maybe you need to see the catalog right NOW. That’s understandable, we get excited about our new parts too, and in response to the urgent and the impatient, we have a couple options: Choose between reading the catalog on Flash-enabled devices here  or download the catalog in PDF file form for future perusing when the boss’ back is turned.

Whatever your situation, we have you covered, so what are you waiting for? Get your catalog today!

After three years of the same thing, we got a little restless and decided to try out some of our new tricks and ended up with something entirely new and utterly unique:

This Rocker went from stylish and sleek to head-turning and unabashedly in-your-face, courtesy of an electric blue custom finish job and 26” Shock front wheel, touching on two of the biggest trends we have seen in recent months. And while that impossible-to-miss front wheel is obviously the star of this show, this bad boy features a wide array of the most elite parts PM has to offer, listed here for your convenience, that are surefire scene stealers in their own right.

This finely-tuned fusion of art and engineering will be making the rounds with the PM truck this year, so be sure to stop by our booth at any of the events we are making appearances at this year and check it out in person!

For more information, or to go ahead and take the plunge and make your fantasy ride a reality, talk to a sales representative at (800) 479-4037 or check out the PM website at www.performancemachine.com today.

Featuring the durable, knurled rubber that has proved so popular with our Elite line, the Apex line of products goes one step further, sporting CNC-machined cut-outs encircling the ends of the grips and foot pegs, providing a three-dimensional edge in a subtle, but eye-catching, design.

Available in Chrome and Contrast Cut, these grips and pegs will truly embody the devil’s details on your ride for years to come. Both Apex Grips and Foot Pegs retail for $119.95. For more information, contact a sales representative at (800) 479-4037 or check out the PM website at www.performancemachine.com.

While motivations might have ranged anywhere from genuine altruism to free cookies and juice, when all was said and done, a small contingent of our own, one that was up 16% from last year, supplied the American Red Cross with sorely needed bags of blood, a need the ARC describes as “constant” on its’ website.

With each donation, an estimated three lives are saved, so much appreciation and thanks to our many heroes here at Performance Machine!

For more information on the American Red Cross and donating blood, go to www.redcrossblood.org

To learn how to host your own blood drive, go to www.redcrossblood.org/hosting-blood-drive

Browse our latest and greatest products, including the Icon and Wire wheels and Merc Air Cleaner, before going all out and treating yourself to a new set of wheels and complimentary installation on the spot.

Our world-famous custom bike builds will be on display and there is no way you will pass by the 26” front PM Blue Ops Shock Wheel (via our Custom Finish Shop) on the 2008 Rocker without doing a double, no, triple take.

And although it is more subdued, our 2012 Bagger with Contrast Cut Icon wheels is no less tricked out: try and spot all of the aftermarket parts on this beautiful ride. (Or better yet, task any kiddies with this job to keep them occupied while Mom and Dad are drooling over their new wheels.)

Pick up the new 2012 Performance Machine catalog and accompanying poster, featuring the lovely Miss Amy, your guide to all things PM this year, and be sure to say hi to our faithful man at the helm , Larry.

Ride safe and see you in Daytona!