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I discovered the first 300/300 bike in Sturgis. Reminded me of when we ran big tires on the front and rear of bikes in the ‘70s for the fun of it and a different design. Here it was the first beach ball front and rear bike and I’ve been chasing Branscomb and Bob Page for […]

I met The Devil today. He wasn’t quite what I had expected. For one thing, his horns were smaller. He was also calmer than I expected. No, I’m not talking about Lucifer; I’m talking about Kent Weeks. Kent is owner/operator of Lucky Devil Metalworks in Houston, Texas. I was sent on a mission to see

You must be a hard core Harley-Davidson rider if you bought a brand new motorcycle in 1980 (when Harley-Davidson was owned by AMF) and you’re still riding it today, everyday. Joe Radnich bought this AMF Shovelhead 25 years ago, and massaged it into the road eating configuration you sere here. Joe handles all maintenance and

Rick, the US Choppers master. The variety of builders growing up around the planet is expanding daily, but only a few have the touch. They garner the ability to form metals, machine parts and select components that deliver a sense of oneness with the machine’s design. Rick, from US Choppers in Santa Ana, California, has

It looks like a radical big twin chopper packed with a monster, gasoline munching monster S&S motor. It should sound like a Patriot Missile and set off car alarms just sitting still. But forget those earplugs and don’t bother stopping at the gas pump, just look for a wall plug and some 110v juice. Believe

Here’s a fine looking Knucklehead from an old school builder who dumped his ol’ lady and opened his own shop in Lake Elsinore, California two years ago. “I got this motor in 1969,” Algie said of his roadworthy Knuck. “I haven’t run it all these years,” but he held onto it for the perfect chassis.

February 05. On a long night trip back home, I urgently need to fill-up gas and myself. Next exit is a truck stop (even on the road, not necessarily the best food destination). On the other side, surprise: the waitress is extremely young and hot looking. Must have no Hooters in town. Don’t know why,

Portrait by Sara Liberte I met Johnny Chop when he was working at Chica’s shop in Huntington Beach. I pulled up in my old Ford Police Interceptor on air bags with straight pipes, laid it down hard and back-rapped the pipes. It made one Hell of a loud thud when it’s frame rails slammed the

Bandit, I’ve been meaning to write this story for at least 2 months. I finally got off my dead ass and got it done this evening. I made an attempt at the proper coding for the website. Hopefully, you won’t have to do a ton of “fixin” to it. My uncle restored a 1940 Indian.

The Carlini name took hold in 1969 in Detroit when Tony had a small shop and worked his ass off to build a wild name in the industry. The crazed psychedelic Italian from the tough motor city streets made a name for himself quick. He became a Hamster, moved to Laguna Beach, California, designed the

Editor’s Note: You’ve seen the “American Iron” feature. Chris Maida, the editor, asked us to reshoot it, but we kept the original shots near the Wilmington, Califa, Port of Los Angeles rail road tracks. Just happened that a train rolled past in the middle of the shoot. Enjoy.–Bandit I just did the Old School bit

A Tribute During the original chopper craze, some 30 odd years ago, you couldn’t just call up your local mail order company and request a hardtail with a 4” stretch and a 43 degree rake. You had to do it yourself. Since there always has been, and always will be more riders then there are

Kevin cook contacted Bikernet not long ago with this killer Triumph bobber. I was all for featuring it, but he told me it was accepted by the outlaw staff of the HORSE for a feature. Great! I have some pics on disc,” Kevin said, “and I will attach the article that will come out in

“You wanted the best,” The announcer screamed into the stage mike. “You got it, the best the hottest band in the world KISS!” That’s what you heard just before one of the most influential rock-n-roll bands of Michael Lima’s time took the stage. ”Now comes the two wheeled version,” Michael or Mike, the builder said.

This may sound crazy, but like every other bike builder in the country, I’ve been dying to be featured on Hugh King’s Original Productions, Biker Build-offs. I called Hugh numerous times, sent flowers and postcards, nothing. So we decided that we would show Hugh and the gang what Bikernet was truly capable of, over a

Editor’s note:This bike comes at an interesting time. We’re about to launch the Girls of Bikernet and brothers have been fighting over the Japanese influence in our lives. I ran across this bike sometime ago at an event and told the builder how knocked out I was about the paint, the white base and smooth

The European Championship was initially conceived as an engineering and design showcase that, with the Official World Championship, will be held during Sturgis Bike Week in the United States later this year (August 6th-8th). The European and World Championship program, along with its endorsement of approved national affiliate events around Europe and elsewhere, brought builders

Fourth place went to Vaclav Vavra whose ‘Breakin’ the Rules’ backed up his fifth place in the 2005 Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building held in Las Vegas in November last year. This bike is a machining work marvel, another low mechanical looking motorcycle from the future. It’s set up as if motorcycles (and

Third place went to Charly Gregoire of Red Baron Choppers in Belgium for ‘Revenge’, a transverse mounted V-twin, finished throughout in aluminum and stainless steel. It had been a hot tip for Euro champs honours ever since the bike took ‘Best in Show’ on its debut at MotorSale and a Class Win at the Belgian

Second place went to custom show newcomer Stellan Egeland of SE Service from near Stockholm in Sweden. Stellan got a huge ovation from the crowd attending the awards ceremony for his remarkable Flathead engined drag-race inspired ‘Esox Lucius’ (Pike). It was only the second bike built by the hot-rod specialist, and it won admiration throughout

By: Darren ho Fusion I’m just a biker who found a living in the motorcycle press side of our industry, thanks to the big bastard Bandit. Some call me a writer others a hack, so when a talented builder, craftsman, designer, engineer volunteers to write his own story, I’ll head to the bar and let

California Customs has built the fine ride you see on this page. The company has a long history of creating one-off customs. They describe it best on their website. Here’s a brief history to give you an idea what they are all about: CALIFORNIA CUSTOMS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS

It was a cold and rainy Ohio afternoon and Old School Jeff, a Sucker Punch Sally partner, was dreaming up his next bike. It had to outdo the bikes he’d built before, represent the company, and it had to be ride-able. Jeff’s deadline, to have the bike finished by the Big, V-twin expo, but distractions

El Loco, El Loco, El Loco. The name has been running through my head for days like the faded memories associated with a Tequila sunrise. I could almost hear a faint whisper as the wind tickled my ears, while I rode to work. El Loco, El Loco, El Loco. Now I remember. Bandit sent a