Bike Features

A brother Mike Stevenson, who is a sharp builder, former actor, and all-around chopper rider forever, contacts me on a regular basis regarding bikes. He called sorta excited recently. Mike and I have worked on bikes together, including Dr. Hamsters Pandemic Panhead. He encountered serious health issues and still wants to ride rigid framed, stretched, […]

Artist David Uhl – Sturgis 2021 Commemorative Headed to Deadwood! We will be setting up the gallery tomorrow morning and will be open for business every day through August 15th. As many of you know, since 2005 David Uhl has offered a special piece for the Sturgis Rally each year. We are happy to announce

Decades ago (mid ‘90s) Paisano Publications came out with an upscale magazine called VQ. I’m sure a take-off on GQ. People scoffed because the RUB thing was in full swing. I didn’t care because it was another great publication from bikers for bikers. It was tailored for the upscale market complete with ads for cologne,

  Vintage motorcycles that have stood the test of time. While the mechanics of motorcycles have changed through the years, riders’ love of the open road has not —  and you can rent one of these classic beauties on Twisted Road now to go explore. This month, Nick is channeling his inner Marty McFly and

  I dreamt up the idea of racing six different disciplines on one machine about a year ago.  Registered for all events in the Novice category, participating in events will encompass six racing disciplines in motorsports.   The final push: Six Ways to Sunday racing begins this week     One lesson that has cemented

Six To Twelve Volt Conversion The other day Sifu rolled up on his ’62 Panhead beaming. “I’ve owned this bike for 25 year,” he said through his glistening pearly whites. “It has never started first kick. It never idled at a stop with out my hand desperately working the throttle.” We stood there looking at

Earlier this year we heard that Harley was going to cancel the Sportster line. We also started a suggestion box for the factory’s success. Of course, one of our first and most supported recommendations included retaining the Sportster line. I went so far as to recommend the Sportster line become the builder’s line and make

The Harley-Davidson V-twin Racing Street Custom, or VRSC for short, is a bike like no other in the Milwaukee company’s portfolio. Born in 2001 as a means to mainly fight off the Japanese muscle bikes (but others, too), it stayed in production long enough to draw in a massive fan base, but also to stir

He was a naked fakir, but he was loved by all real seekers. A queen was also deeply in love with Nagarjuna. She asked him one day to come to the palace, to be a guest in the palace. Nagarjuna went. The queen asked him a favour. Nagarjuna said, “What do you want?” The queen

The Badlands represents the old west and now bikers, due predominately to the 80-year-old Sturgis Rally, Pappy Hoel and Michael Lichter. More brothers and sisters feel the magic in the hills and want to stay. Plus, for outlaw brothers of the wind, this area still represents freedom, and something untouched, for now. I discovered a

  Hey, We are living in such strange times. But through it all is the beauty and style of the custom bike or a gorgeous woman. We as brothers of the wheel understand the longing for the open road, the desire to create fine alluring lines in a bike build, the tug of a bitchin

Adam Croft was kind enough to send us this very tough looking classic chopper built by Dan Starkey & Friends. Every custom aspect reminds us of open roads and the freedom to build something super cool for the summer ahead. Check the spec sheet, lots of the coolest parts. Connect with @dimebag.leather in Instagram and

   The Custom Strider Program is an initiative of The Flying Piston Benefit produced by Marilyn Stemp of Iron Trader News and Jeff Najar of Biker Pros to raise awareness and funds for non-profits and individuals in the biker community. Each year a new class is unveiled at the Flying Piston Benefit Builders Breakfast at

Gearhead feature Where to start? I named the bike Gypsy Belle. She was my gypsy and the adventures we had are too numerous to mention. I’ve had her for 40 plus years now and she’s been solid to me. Back in the day, custom parts and performance components were difficult to find or afford. The

Here’s some of the bikes I’ve had since the late ‘70s. There were several more, but they were just something to roll over and make a few bucks. I am currently buying a ‘98 1200 Sportster slightly wrecked for $1000. I’ll send pictures of what I am doing to it to make money to build

I had the wants for another custom bike but have turned into a cheap old fucker since getting SS at 62. I’m still a chopper guy and decided a Big Dog or Texas Chopper was it. Limited funds had me loosing auctions on EBay. Up pops a ‘98 Titan with no reserve only 300 miles

I have finished my most complicated and time consuming build during my history of building custom bikes. This build went on for almost 12 years.What complicated the build so much is that I wanted to theme the Bike to a Board Game I had invented back in 1971. In 1971 my Board Game was called

I’ve known Micah for maybe 45 years. He still rides daily and looks like a man who was made for his motorcycle. He fits like a glove and rides like the wind in a desert, after a storm instigates a low-pressure zone whipping the loose sand across the highway. He owned Micah McCloskey’s Custom Motorcycles

We are living through strange times. There was a code once. It was a rough as the blades on these up-swept pipes or as tough as the ride on this rigid mounted seat. It was a time when bikers took over for the outlaws of the west. Every night was a roll of the dice.

        Inspired by Indian Motorcycle’s history in flat track racing, the FTR 1200 and FTR 1200 S take design and styling cues from the championship-winning FTR750 race bike that’s dominated the dust-kicking sport since its inception in 2016.      The FTR 1200 combines a race inspired design with an upright riding

TRAVIS PASTRANA TO JUMP AN INDIAN SCOUT  FTR750 IN HISTORY’S  THREE HOUR LIVE EVENT, EVEL LIVE PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 8 AT 8PM ET/5PM PT We followed the news: Nitro Circus and Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, announced that Travis Pastrana will be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750 when he looks to pay tribute to

The 78th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally set the stage for Kuryakyn and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip to unleash the third and final installment of the “Rock, Rumble & Rebellion” bike build series.   Each year the Rock, Rumble & Rebellion design concept underscored one of those three words. The “Rock” theme was Kuryakyn’s smooth-flowing take

Russell Mitchell is an anomaly in our industry, but he has a solid code. He doesn’t float in whatever direction is custom-popular this year. He has a formula and sticks with it, which has major customer benefits. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Russell said. “If you do, you’ll run into fitment issues, parts

      Ken Tropasso aboard his CB750 leads the pack of Vintage Iron Club members on a ride through their hometown of West Palm Beach, Florida, now hosting an annual bike festival that’s one of the best in the country.   This coming January marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Honda CB750-4, the