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The two builders and their teams met in Two Harbors Minnesota on Tuesday (6/13/2006) in preparation for the ride that started at the Split Rock Lighthouse just north of the rock, on Wednesday morning at sunup. The lighthouse is approximately 100 miles south of Canada on Lake Superior and very scenic. Oh YEAH! It was […]

It was a really warm morning in Cave Creek Arizona when I was to meet John Shope of SSinster Choppers with the Copperhead 2 and my model, Chainsaw Chelsea, to shoot a feature for Bikernet.com. You can find that feature in the Girls Of Bikernet section, in Bandit’s Cantina. If you’re not a member, you’re

This feature deserves a special award. Twin Club MC is one of the oldest and most respected motorcycle clubs in Sweden. It was founded in Norrtälje in the autumn of 1969. For 34 years, since 1974, Twin Club MC produced the biggest and most prestigious Custom Motorcycle Show in all of Scandinavia. Builders from Sweden,

Fabricator Kevin Verkest is the well-known “Sultan of Steel”.At his shop in Clinton Township, Michigan, Kevin takes hunks of steel and turns them into fantastic parts and accessories for just about any type of bike. This year, Kevin was chosen to be one of the builders in the Horse Magazines “CHOP OFF 2006” at the

Here’s the deal, stirred up a couple of weeks ago with one shot of the above motorcycle, based on a seven-cylinder Rotec rotary airplane engine. Rumors spread quickly and we received another shot of an inline 8-cylinder airplane-based, rotary-engine motorcycle. Of course I contacted my rare-motorcycle guru, Don Whalen, of Sierra Madre Motorcycles in Pasadena,

When my amigo, Tom “The German”, told me that his company, Demon’s Cycle South, had just finished a new project bike, I figured it’d be special. I’ve seen their work before, and I’ve never failed to be impressed, but this time they’ve outdone themselves. Not only that, as you can plainly see, they got the

The finals for 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, includes endorsements of approved national affiliate events around Europe and elsewhere. It all comes together this year in Sturgis. We’ll bring you the final report and

Scott’s been featured in every bike mag under the sun. So he decided to give us freaks at Bikernet a shot. Whatta ya tink? Can we do the job of Easyriders or even the Horse. Can we hold our own against the Robb Report Motorcycle magazine, American Iron or Hot Bike. Fuck no, we can’t.

There is always a first time – but some “first times” are more special than others: Like the first Custombike you built by your own ideas and specifications. But if you handed your dreams and notions to the ones who build and paint, there is just one thing you may need: Patience. Something that Michael

We received a call from the Build-Off Chopper King, Hugh, just as the holidays of 2006 loomed ominously overhead. “Roland Sands dropped out and we need a builder capable of tearing up a drag strip alongside a James Compton, super fast Jap bike,” he said and hung up. The phone rang again. “He has six

Name: Golden State. Why? I was born and raised in So Cal, as a matter of fact, my family has been here in California (the Golden State) since 1890. I have watched this area (So Cal) grow and change so much in the last 30 years. Unfortunately, I can’t say it’s for the better. This

That’s a helluva way to kick off an article, but it’s the truth and Nash Motorcycle Company is fine example. Four years ago three brothers, a wife, Jenna, and a couple of staffers, including Marlin, kicked of Nash Motorcycles in a high precipitation area of the U.S. They build up to 20 hot rod motorcycles

Here’s an original springer photo from the Bob T. Collection. This Halibrand Special started life as a brand new 2006 Springer Softail. I use the Springer as the platform for building Specials because it’s the only way I can get the black and chrome motor on a base model. I completely re-fit the springer front

This wild Indian custom built by Carl Blake of Black Hawk Customs, out of Waterloo, Iowa is an interesting mix of old and new. Carl was kind enough to tell us his story: I built my first custom chopper from parts gleaned fromthe California swap meets when I was in second grade. My father and

As a boy my dream was to own a Harley.I got that chance when my nana past away 7 years ago.She never wanted me to get a bike because her Grandad was a daredevil & she use to say I was just like him. The original. I brought the bike Trader & looked through it

This sweet Panhead had quite a life. It tooled around the San Francisco Bay area in the 1960s and was chopped in true “Frisco” style by its original owner back in the day. When it’s owner passed away, the bike was left to Bones, the owner’s riding buddy. The bike was torn down in 1988

I started building a bike for two reasons: I needed something new to ride, and I didn’t want bike payments. I had an idea of what I wanted. I liked the looks of the bare bone choppers, with no gimmicks. I like long springer front ends, and I like fat back tires (to an extent).

Click on the image for the Indian Larry Legacy Website. Keino built this sign for Larry’s Birthday in 2004. This story will hit home with old school die-hards and young guys still dazzled by metal flake dust. This bike started with a set of 4.25-inch Evo flywheels and rods. “Here’s your next bike,” Indian Larry

The KRV5 Tracker is a creative collaboration between motorcycle designer Roland Sands and racing legend “King” Kenny Roberts. Roberts’ had the idea to utilize one of his KRV5 engines for something other than the MotoGP track. Sands’ was looking for a build project that would challenge and inspire his creative talents. With knowledge of Sands’

Roger, the master behind Hawaii’s Kustom Fab pointing out where Darren fucked up the rear fender alignment. How does a bunch of beach going, wave catching, pineapple eaters, come up with calling their latest project “El Toro?” Well, I guess it all started with the man we built the bike for, “Da Bull,” aka Mel.

They were conversation topic number one at the European Bike Week on Faaker See and easily the most photographed product at the entire event. We are, of course, talking about Marcus Walz’s newest project, “TuNero,” which he is conducting in collaboration with the world famous Ferrari specialist “Novitec-Rosso”. The birthplace of this admittedly crazy idea

The most amazing bagger I have seen to date. 1430 cc, water cooled Road Rod. This Canadian Custom drips of American style and bad assed hot rod flair. With the impending release of the new Harley models due in a week, I am always amazed at what gossip the internet can breed. While there is