New FAST Calendar Digital and Print Yearbooks!
Go behind the scenes for the shooting of the FastDates.comMotorcycle PinUp Calendars with photographer Jim Gianatsis and the Calendar Kittens. Each year'sCalendar Digital Yearbook features 124- 138 pages of exciting hi-resolution digital photography that takes you with us behind the scenes to our photo shootswith the world top custom and race bikes with beautiful centerfold Calendar Kittens. Travel to Laguna Seca World Superbike with the official SBK Umbrella Girls, the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show with the Top Custom Bike Builders, and take an Edelweiss Bike Tour across France from the Palace of Versailles to the World War II beaches at Normandy, and go to World Ducati Week in Italy. Plus Editorial features on the Calendar Bikes and Kittens, and see every page in the new 2018 Fast Dates Superbikes, Iron & Lace Custom Bikes and Garage Girls Calendar.
All the Digiital Editions are in FastDates.com Members Corner for One Low Price!

Richard Pollock and Sara Balint 2019 Calendar shoot
Los Angeles, CA , May 2nd, 2019 - Legendary FastDates.com Calendar Bike Builder Richard Pollock of Mule Motorcycsles.com brougth two of his newest custom Street Trackers to the FastDates.com photo studio this week for Jim Gianatsis to shoot for the Websire and Calendars. Richard's two newest bikes included thisbautil Harley_Davidson XR-1000 custom, and a cool Yamaha SR500 single, both customized in Pollock's Streetmaster style. The Calendar Kitten wasagain beautiul Sara Balint who was first featured in the 2012 Calendars, and who again shot with us last year and for the new 2019 and 2020 Calendars.

This Bike and Sara are Featued in the Calendar Bike Garage

We'll let our readers decide who should model this new Mule Harley-Davidson XR-1000 Street Tracker in the next Iron & Lace Calendar, Richard or Sara?

Harley-Davidson 750cc Prototype

2019 / 2020 Progressive International Motorcycle Show
Long Beach, CA - Nov 22-24th 2019 -The annual Progressive Insurance sponsored (IMS) International Motorcycle Show makes its way across America every winter, with 3-day weekend stops in every major city. It's the perfect time for motorcycle enthusiasts to come in from the cold and see the latest new 2020 bike offerings from all the major motorcycle manufacturers and fill out your Christmas wish list.

With much of the the motorcycle industry and media based in Southern California, the opening weekend of the IMS tour now kicks off in Los Angeles at the Long Beach Convention Center. It's a great reason to get together with our motor head industry friends, celebrity builders and racers, and even some of the FastDates.com Calendar Kittens working the bike displays for the top manufacturers.

Cick for Complete 2019 / 2020 IMS Show Coverage Here

2019/2020 Progressive IMS Show Dates & Cities - More at at MotorcycleShows.com

• Long Beach, CA: November 22-24, 2019, Long Beach Convention Center
  New York, NY: December 6-8, 2019, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
  Dallas, TX: January 3-5, 2020, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
  Washington D.C.: January 10-12, 2020, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
  Denver, CO: January 17-19, 2020, Colorado Convention Center
  Cleveland, OH: January 24-26, 2020, International Exposition (I-X) Center
  Minneapolis, MN: January 31 – February 2, 2020, Minneapolis Convention Center
  Chicago, IL: February 7-9, 2020, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

Harley-Davidson's New 750cc V-Twin Engine and Prototypes
Above: Here is Harley-Davidson's all new watercooled 750cc 4-valve V-Twin that will finally take them into the 21st Century.
The engine is designed as a stressed member so it can be hung from from a trellis type frame for more regidity, and not have to use an older, heaviercradle type frame. This engine will be used to powear a whole new generation ofmiddleweight H-D motorycle in the coming years.       Complete IMS Show Coverage Here

Click to enlare this concept drawing of the new Curtiss V-8 where the mock V-8 Cylinders are actually the Lithium storage batteries for the electric motor.

Matt Chambers Introduces New Curtiss Zeues V-8 Eectric Custom Motorcycle
CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2019 -- Fast Radius and Curtiss Motorcycles today announced a partnership to utilize hybrid manufacturing processes to create the highly-acclaimed Zeus 8 motorcycle. The innovative design of the Zeus 8 is highlighted by its distinctive V8-style battery housings and its modular monocoque frame made with aluminum and enhanced with carbon fiber.

Curtiss is the new electric custom motorcyle company created this year by Matthew Curtis, former owner and designer at Confederate Motorcycles. Matt sold off the rights and bike designs of Confederaet, the world's premier V-twin internal combustion engine powered custom bike manufacturer, to go "Green" with an all new high-end custom motorcycle company Curtis using electric propulsion,the new company named after his great grandfather who inventd the Cutris V-8 motorcyce back in the early 1900s.

Using three separate legacy and additive manufacturing processes, Fast Radius produced more than 60 parts and components for the bike at more than 95 percent yield. Curtiss unveiled the Zeus 8 at the Quail Motorsports Gathering in Carmel, CA, on August 16.

Matt and Jordan of Curtiss Motorcyces with the Zeus 8 Electric Prototype at the Quail During Pebble Beach
Collector Car Weekin Monterey / Carmel, California.

“Curtiss’ mission is to ‘create sustainable, desirable, intergenerational, mean, clean, and green future-proof hot rod motorcycles,’” said H. Matthew Chambers, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Curtiss. “Fast Radius’ best-in-class hybrid manufacturing approach and operational efficiencies will enable us to deliver the Zeus 9 on time—satisfying the strong demand from our global audience.”

Fast Radius and Curtiss are already in production on the first 100 Zeus 8 bikes, available to the public in 2020. Both companies expect to collaborate on future iterations of the Zeus, as well as Curtiss’ upcoming models including Hades, Psyche, and Eros—the latter two of which will be priced competitively with Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle. Fast Radius and Curtiss plan to utilize both legacy and additive manufacturing processes in the creation of these machines.

“Bringing Zeus’ advanced design to life wasn’t easy,” continued Chambers. “We knew that we would need a partner like Fast Radius, who could innovate with us, not just make the parts.”

“Our partnership with Curtiss is ideal because it allows them to do what they do best—designing stunning motorcycles—while we do what we do best—matching the project with the right technology and getting quality parts made quickly,” said Brian Simms, VP of Sales at Fast Radius. “We’re looking forward to innovating with Curtiss as they grow their brand.”

Fast Radius helps make new things possible for today’s leading product companies – whether that’s unlocking new business models through legacy or additive manufacturing, helping them make formerly “unmakeable” products.

About Fast Radius
Fast Radius is the leading provider of additive manufacturing solutions, including application discovery, product design and testing, and production-grade manufacturing. From entirely new products uniquely enabled by additive manufacturing to global supply chain solutions leveraging a virtual warehouse, Fast Radius brings the future of manufacturing and the supply chain to its clients. Last year, Fast Radius was recognized as one of the 9 companies best “implementing technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution” by the World Economic Forum (WEF)—the only company honored that is based in North America. Fast Radius is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Atlanta, GA and Singapore, as well as a production hub on-site at the UPS Worldport facility in Louisville, KY. Visit www.fastradius.com for additional information.

Actor and director Peter Fonda, who rose to fame with his role in "Easy Rider," died Friday, his manager, Alan Somers, told CNN on Friday. He was 79.  Fonda died of respiratory failure due to lung cancer at his Los Angeles home, the family said in an emailed statement. 

"It is with deep sorrow that we share the news that Peter Fonda has passed away," the family said. "... In one of the saddest moments of or lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our hearts." Fonda was a member of the Hollywood powerhouse Fonda family, as the son of legendary actor Henry Fonda and the brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda. His daughter is actress Bridget Fonda.

Jane Fonda, in a statement, reflected on her relationship with her younger brother. "I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing," she said. 

Fonda broke out as a star with his turn in the 1969 blockbuster "Easy Rider," which marked its 50th anniversary this year. The film also starred Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper.  Film critic Roger Ebert called the film "one of the rallying-points of the late '60s," saying it was a buddy picture that celebrated "sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and the freedom of the open road."

Fonda's film was the catalist, together with Bruce Brown's legendary motorcyle racing film "On Any Sunday" and the TV show "Then Came Bronson" all released around the same time, which made motorycling in all its aspects from cusrom bike building, to dirt bike riding and racing, to streetbike riding, one of the most popular sports in America for the next 40 years.

Coverage of the 2019 Outliers Guild Moto Show 
Report & Photography ©Jim Gianatsis / FastDates.com
Complete Report Here

Los Angeles Downtown Arts District, CA - Saturday March 23rd 2019 -The 3nd annual Outlier's Guild Moto Show was again held in the old warehouse district of downtown Los Angeles, now being revitalized by the City as the "Arts District" with upscale Apartments,Restaurants and Art Galleries. It continues to be a well produced event featuring the retro / custom / cafe bike scene, drawing a good turnout of spectators and the nicest turnout of custom built bikes on the West Coast since the heyday of the legendary LA Calendar Motorcycle Show, when the 2008 Economic Recession ended America's big ticket custom bike industry. 
Continued Here...

The 2018 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show's Calendar Bike Building Championship continues its now 28-year tradition as the premier outdoor streetbike event in America in partnership with legendary Calendar Bike Builder Russell Mitchell / Exile Cycles's Rider RoundUp at the Ranch at Paramount State Ranch western movie set in Calabasas, California on Sunday October 17th.

Events will feature top Celebrity Custom Bikes & Builders, selected Vendors and Exhibitors, Live Music performances. And the world premier of next year's new 2019 FastDates.com Motorcycle PinUp Calendars featuring the world's top Sport and Custom Motorcycles with the beautiful Calendar Kittens in attendance at the Show. Select Builders and their Bikes will be invited for Monday the 8th after the event to be photographed by producer Jim Gianatsis for the next FastDates.com Calendars.

Calendar Kitten Corle Bunch with Anthony Robinson's 2018 Calendar Bike Building Championship Best of Show Winner

Complete Coverge 2018 Rider RoundUp Calendar Bike Building Championship HERE

Richard Pollock built the Sportster XR Replica bike with the deleted lower frame section, as a street legal Streetracker. However, after Richaed complte the bike anrhw owner saw it, the owner decided he want to race it in Hooligan Racing. When Hooligan racing promoter Roland Sands saw a picture of the bike he told them the bike would not be eligible to race without a full frame. Plus the owner wanted some additional mod's made to the engine to increase the power, which would not work well if the Sportster engine really was used as a stressed member wwithout a full frame in a racing bike. .

So Richard is preparing a new full frame for the bike to make it eligible for Hooligan Racing, and the current cut down frame will be used in another street bike only project. You can contact Richard and buy it from him for your own project street only Sportster.

Look for photo features of both Richard Pollock Mule bikes with Sara in the Calendar Bike Garage.

Beautiful Sara Balint, builder Richard Pollck and photographer Jim Gianatsis having fun in the studio!