The flat black sets the tone on this aggressively styled chopper with a hardcore edge that is keeping with tradition by including the same top quality components you have come to expect from Big Bear Choppers. The S&S 100 inch motor is here, as well as Baker 6 speed overdrive raw transmission with polished covers making sure the gas from the14 gauge steel 3.5 gallon custom designed fuel tank makes it to all the right places. Progressive softail suspension helps support the steel 12 gauge fender that covers the 18×250 rear tire. The 1 inch rear axle along with the chain drive and heavy duty clutch complete this strong drive train for the guy who wants to lay rubber.

BBC premium machined raw billet triple trees and BBC billet lower legs along with Performance Machine brakes and calipers are all standard on this Bear.

“This is a serious rider’s ride” commented Kevin Alsop CEO and President of Big Bear Choppers “This Bike is built around the drop seat configuration for a low center of gravity adding stability at high speeds. This bike is comfortable, reliable and built for the customer who doesn’t want to worry about chrome or paint, Its Hard core it’s the real deal, just maintain and ride!”

“This new bike represents what our focus is for the 2010 lineup, top quality, low price” commented Mona Alsop Vice President of BBC, “People are ready to start having fun again, this Bear Bones bike will help them do just that”. The goal of BBC is to drive this market forward and deliver a product line to their dealers that is not only sellable in the market of today, but will be in high demand by the new demographic of consumer for the future. Just wait and see what’s next from Big Bear Choppers.

Complete specifications are available at www.bigbearchoppers.com or at any authorized Big Bear Choppers dealer.

About Big Bear Choppers: Big Bear Choppers is located in Big Bear Lake California.

The Siemens Smart Chopper will go on tour this year to help promote green technology and will be auctioned off for charity at some point next year.

See the interview with Paul Teutul Sr. after the jump.

The new season is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 8th at 10pm.

Hit the jump for more details on the contest.

The Grand Prize Motorcycle is a full patch model that includes a fairing, one hundred pieces of custom powder coated parts, four 10 inch T bars, detachable saddle bags, custom Reaper paint job and is completely blacked out.  MSRP is $25,000.  The contest began on July 3rd and will end on September 1, 2009.

Click here to enter.

Born out of the Victory CORE concept bike that was unveiled at the New York IMS earlier this year, the all-new Cross County was officially announced yesterday going head-to-head with the Harley-Davidson Street Glide.  Go to motorcycle.com to get all of the specs and details on this bike and the rest of the 2010 Victory line-up.

Hit the jump for all the details.

The draw will be held at Legends Harley-Davidson (in Ledgewood, NJ) on October 3, 2009.  The catch?  It’s a raffle and tickets are $20 each!  Booo… but all proceeds will go to a local charity, yaaa!  Check out the Ad below for even more details.  Tickets are on sale now!

It seems the idea that there is a “special edition” Honda Fury has achieved urban-legend levels.

Motorcycle.com recently spoke to Jon Seidel of American Honda to clarify some of the controversy generated in www.furyforums.com regarding a special edition Fury model.

According to Seidel, no mention was ever made to the media during the Fury’s press unveiling or in any press material or at any other time, “that any Fury color or specific Fury model was a special edition.”

Seidel stated that he also queried Honda’s product planning department about the existence of any special edition models and reported that no information had ever been released or implied from Honda Product Planning as to the existence of a Fury SE.

With that clarification, Seidel did relay to Motorcycle.com that the Matte Silver Metallic (notable by the red striping on the exterior edges of the wheels), that costs an additional $500 over the base price of $12,999, was originally expected to be produced in lower volumes than other Fury colors.

The reason for the lower production of the Matte Silver Metallic was simply the result of product planning. “We just weren’t certain if many people were going to like the color, so we didn’t order as much; we have to be somewhat specific with our suppliers,” said Seidel.

To further clear up controversy, Seidel remarked that Honda has never stated or reported any intent to specifically limit production of the Matte Silver Metallic Fury to any number. He did say, however, that due to an overwhelmingly positive response, the company increased production of that color.

It seems various owners —or the general public— are operating under the notion that Honda was limiting the non-existent SE model to only 500 units.

Honda has, in the past, created “special colors” of some models, like the 2008 CBR600RR Graffiti. In those instances of special colors Honda has been very specific about the limited production of such colors. In the case of the CBR Graffiti there were 500 or less produced.

Motorcycle.com is awaiting final word from Seidel as to the possibility that Honda’s advertising arm may have used phrasing or wording indicating a special edition Fury, but Seidel is doubtful such a slip would make it past what is normally a very large confluence of departments within Honda.

If we learn anything contrary to the fact that no SE model was ever intended, or if official wording from somewhere within Honda says that an SE Fury model exists, or at least was mentioned, we’ll post that info immediately.

But by all accounts, a Special Edition Fury is purely myth.

If any reader or Fury owner has any document or official material from Honda (sales materials, sales receipts, dealer-specific materials, etc.) we encourage you to post such in the forum. Motorcycle.com will then follow up with Honda on any material presented by owners or readers.

Honda Fury pricing and colors.

The 2010 Honda Fury Chopper has been out for a few weeks now and people have been buying them up all across North America.  A local Honda dealer revealed to us that he only received 4 choppers from Honda and sold them before they even arrived at his shop.

The Fury is at a great price for those who want a stylish chopper look, but are you sacrificing quality for a bargain chopper?  Do sloppy welds break your heart or can you tough it out and live with them knowing you got a unique looking bike at an affordable price?

See the full post for pictures and opinions.

The price of the 2010 Honda Fury is at a decent $13,000 for a base model, a good chunk less then other choppers on the market which may set you back $20,000 or more.  But are you willing to pay what you get for it?

Sloppy welds on the Fury were noticed by our own Motorcycle.com editors back when they did a review on the chopper in February.

But the most glaring deficiency in the Fury’s finish quality are the sloppy welds visible on the exposed frame tubes around the steering head. Even the hammer-handed Teutels of American Chopper fame would’ve done a nicer job.

So it’s a bit of a trade off.  You are getting a unique looking chopper from Honda at an affordable price, but you are losing some of the quality you might get from other manufacturers.

There is currently a discussion going on at the Honda Fury Forums about the welding on the cruiser bike.

Here’s a shot of Brandon’s Fury:

The sloppy welds are also visible on promo shots from Honda.

You would think they would clean up the promo shots of the Fury.  Maybe they are doing it on purpose as an aesthetic choice?

Do the welds make much of a difference for you?  Do you think they are an added aesthetic touch or a short-cut to keep the price of the chopper low and affordable to more riders?

Personally, I’d still pick one up if I was in the market for a chopper.  The price is great for someone on a budget and I still love the look of it.

What do you think?

Be sure to check out the related reading below for more 2010 Honda Fury posts.

Ok, it’s not THAT new… Somehow it slipped passed me back in April.  I guess I was too busy watching people do wheelies on scooters.

The new 2010 Honda Fury TV spot has a lot of quick edits of intense scenes including a shark jumping up at your face and various animals and people screaming at you.  Let’s not forget the dude getting punched in the face and people getting blown around by a tornado.

Ya, it’s INTENSE and kind of scary.  You don’t see too much of the bike except for it standing stationary near the end.

Hit the jump to check it out.  You might need a hug after watching it like I did.

Check out the related posts below to see more on the 2010 Honda Fury!

We know you guys have been wondering and asking and pondering the pricing of the 2010 Honda Fury Chopper so I thought I’d make a post to flat out state how much you’ll have to dish out for the Fury.

There are three different price points that Honda has announced and they are between $12,999 and $13,999.

See the full post for details!

$12,999 — Black, Silver Metallic, Ultra Blue Metallic, Dark Red Metallic

$13,499 — Matte Silver Metallic

$13,999 — Black (ABS version)

There you have it.  MSRP of the Base 2010 Honda Fury is $12,999 and then don’t forget about all the accessories you can add on such as bags and what not.

Motorcycle.com’s spec page on the chopper has not been updated with the price yet but it has all the specs for you to look over.

The Fury Forums are all up and starting to get some action so head on over if you have no one around you to talk about the new Honda Fury.

There you have it.  Start saving!

Don’t forget to see the related posts below for other Honda Fury posts!