There are not many locations were our 48s Blue Pan and the 40s Knuckle are standing that great as in the old maintenance hall of the Danish railway. We’ve been with a small collection at this year’s Fashionweek in Copenhagen. Shown: The leather jacket, scarves and our T-Shirts. Thanks to the wonderful location and the top-class experts from the Scandinavian countries. It was worth to be there.
If a bike is ready for the maiden trip after years of creation and development Uwe got cylinder piston in his belly. Do the highly innovative components go along with the original parts? How are the uncountable hand-made detail solutions are performing? The Pan makes it easy to him: It started at the first kick. After some vernier adjustments the blue bike souvereignly chaufeurs hin to the Burg & Schild Party in Berlin and tries to sparkle brighter with its eyes than the experts. Much challenging than the start was a try to seperate Uwe from the Blue Pan .
Uwe Ehinger is happy about the completely original 750s racing bike. A Flathead from 1941. As expected for a real race bike there is practically nothing left at a bike with side valve that is not absolutely necessary for racetrack. A bike – accurate the philosophy: The less parts it got the more joyride you have.
The Snowracer is not only constructed for snow but also irresistibly digs into sand, mud and whatever the elements offer then. As reminiscence to the legendary races at Daytona Beach in the 1930s Frank Sander creates these pictures at St. Peter Ording. True to the Ehinger Kraftrad philosophy the Snowracer united original parts as Harley STARRAHMEN and the U engine of 1946 with VLH cylinders as well as highly innovative components as the especially engineered Behringer brake. The Snowracer is a bike with excellent driving characteristics on every ground and reams of technical solutions for details unified in minimal Ehinger design. A Kraftrad not only glitters in the showroom but also on the road.
To gather a Harley of the 40s with all matching numbers all over the world isn’t easy. More difficult to find is a showroom in Hamburg that offers both a good location and enough space for our bikes as well as new ideas. Finally we’ve got it after a long lasting quest. At a historic warehouse. The color peels of the doors and every timber pilling tells stories of goods from all over the world. For those who want to have a look at the new home of our Kraftrads: you have to be patient till the Lord of workmen gives his blessing.
Currently you can reach us by phone +49-(0)177-563 56 54 and not anymore at our office at Neumayerstraße!
In April we’ve shown a fine selection of our fashion line. At the store of A. Feldenkirchen (Poststr. 20, Hamburg). And if that were not enough: Among shirts and leather jacket glittered the polished Knucklehead and the just ready-made Snowracer.
We are very happy about the appreciation for our technical superiority, design, craftsmanchip and quality.
About 100 bikes were presented at the Phönixhalle. The old school style becomes more popular in Germany, too.
The second Kraftrad in the show: a U/1936er VLH Big Flathead from 1946.
The first day of the European Championship 2011.
We present the 1940er Knucklehead with 1956er straight leg-frame.
On March 27, 2011, the Phönixhalle at Mainz opens for the Custom Chrome Europe – European Championship.
We will be there with two bikes and we will start at the Modified Harley-Class. Come to the show to look closely at our bikes.
We are on the Cover of the Custombike Magazine and we are happy about the very detailed article of Dirk Mangartz who blessed our Big Flathead of the 1940s, the Knucklehead of the same year and the Panhead of 1948.
At the Customebike Show 2010 the Ehinger Kraftrad bike were photographed by Volker Rost. The best pictures can be seen in the issue March/April of the Custombike Magazine.
We are Ehinger Kraftrad. We build bikes. From concept over design to construction.
Our bikes unify the classic line of old Harleys with modern technology. We obstruct everything that counts e.g. the engine or the brakes. These are high-tech components necessary to ride the bike without compromises. If there is nowadays a valve of with a better resistance you don't have to use a worse one. Entirely we keep the look and charm of big bikes of the 30s an 40s.
In addition, we don't build bikes you can win any show but can't really drive around the corner. We build bike for the road. You can drive it from Bagdad and back without having any problem at all.
Our design clearly differs from others. We use within our color code that look like of the past. Many other custom builder have their own style but a customer comes and says: 'I would like to have the forke of three meters and a flitter finish.' And they get it. We build with our style and only this way. If you want to have a bike with a used look, you have to drive it.
To create an Ehinger Kraftrad takes a lot of time. If we have a clear idea of the bike we activate our worldwide network and then the search process starts. Sometimes it is vice versa. We found a rare engine or frame and this is the starting point to search for the right parts with matching numbers.
The whole process can be extended over several years - it is worth waiting. Finally we got a bike that is 70 years old but of an ex factory quality due to the latest technique or even better.
The Ehinger family is a very traditional German family with almost 900 years of family history. The redesigned family crest illustrates German tradition with a modern spirit. The image of Ehinger Kraftrad! Designed by Katrin Oeding.