please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . may 2010 this article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message lossa engineering industry custom motorcycles founded long beach california 2007 headquarters long beach california u.s. owner jay larossa website http www.lossaengineering.com lossa engineering is a custom motorcycle manufacturer based in long beach california . founded in 2007 by jay larossa it specializes in caf racers based on japanese italian and british bikes from the 1960s and 1970s . contents 1 lossa engineering 2 jay larossa 3 media 4 notes 5 references 6 external links lossa engineering edit jason lee sitting on his lossa built honda cb160 lossa engineering handles from start to finish the complete build up and restoration customizing of vintage motorcycles . everything from custom fabrication and motor work to paint and upholstery are all done in house . the shop houses new and vintage machines that help them create their made to order motorcycles . their use of bold colors custom modifications and their unique twist and style has had such people as the skateboarder and actor jason lee 1 buying a few . currently they are building bikes for people worldwide shipping them as far away as norway . citation needed jay larossa edit 1977 honda cb550 built by lossa engineering the owner of lossa engineering jay larossa was born in the san fernando valley california on september 9 1970 . both sides of his family owned motorcycle dealerships in southern california . larossa grew up customizing cars and anything with wheels two wheels or four . he opened his first business customizing cars and trucks in 1998 and quickly gained world wide recognition with vehicles appearing in magazines from us to japan . jay s shop built several high end vehicles for large aftermarket companies to be displayed at the yearly sema show . around 2007 jay started to focus on motorcycles because of the love of caf racers he decided to build his first one from scratch and never looked back . along the way he has taught himself how to do everything including paint and bodywork custom fabrication engineering components from scratch motor work and upholstery . he has appeared on the first aired episode of monster garage white trash and then worked for jesse james at west coast choppers before starting his second business venture lossa engineering . jay and his shop lossa engineering will also be featured in an upcoming tv series airing october 1 2010 focused solely on caf racers and the lifestyle . needs update media edit 1970s style honda cb750 built by lossa engineering lossa engineering s motorcycles have been featured in several magazines including caf racer in the us cafe racer magazine in the uk and iron horse magazine . their bikes have also won several awards at shows including a 1st place award at the grand national roadster show in pomona california . several bikes have also been featured and on display at the long beach international motorcycle show for the past 3 years . notes edit http www.caferacermag.com backissues.html references edit pinchin gary 24 december 2009 retro caf lossa hondas retrieved 2010 05 02 jason lee s cb160 honda cafe racer no. 4 spring 2009 bostrom eric september 17 2012 time warp ; a four cylinder tribute to number nine s title contending triple cycle world oldland ashleigh august 17 2011 area man revamps caf motorcycles the gazette long beach california lichter michael ; d orleans paul june 15 2014 cafe racers speed style and ton up culture mbi pp. 84 85 isbn 9781627882002 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to lossa engineering . lossa engineering retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lossa engineering & oldid 717583698 categories motorcycle builderscompanies based in los angeles county californiahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from may 2010all articles with a promotional tonearticles with peacock terms from may 2010all articles with peacock termsarticles lacking in text citations from may 2010all articles lacking in text citationsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2010wikipedia articles in need of updating from october 2010commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 28 april 2016 at 15 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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