Friday, October 16, 2009
We met a true icon in the custom bike building world, Ron Finch, in a chance encounter at Sturgis this year. Here's a look at Finch's latest custom creation, Captivator.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Big Bear Choppers has spent the last decade making a name for itself in the custom-production motorcycle world thanks in large part to its passionate leader, Kevin Alsop.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
We ran into Iron Slave Choppers at the Sacramento Easyriders show and became instant fans of RJ Parkins work after checking out his creative custom motorcycle called 'Old Soul.'
Thursday, January 08, 2009
The girls of Powersports Modeling Agency are more than pretty faces as the ladies are working with well-known builder Jim Guiffra of AFT Customs to build a show-quality metric V-Twin cruiser.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Ransom Motorcycles first caught our attention by sourcing sportbike engines for his customs. Now we can't seem to take our eyes off his fabrication skills.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Knockout Motorcycles was one of nine custom motorcycle builders recently featured on CMT's Chopper Challenge where they had 30 days to build a bike for sponsor Jim Beam.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Tough Customs Pan Fry'd motorcycle is a true one-off custom rockabilly ride like no other.
Monday, February 11, 2008
The L.A. King's "Ice Bike," one of the first custom 2008 Star Raiders we've seen, will be raffled off to benefit the non-profit Kings Care Foundation.
Friday, February 08, 2008
A one-off custom motorcycle is being built in honor of fallen American hero Pat Tillman which will be raffled off to benefit the foundation created in his honor.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Working out of their shop in the Detroit suburbs, brothers James and Dave Kaye are up-and-comers in the custom builder scene as the aptly named Detroit Bros.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
We'd like to introduce the winner of the MCUSA Online Biker Build-Off, Copr Choppers, and its award-winning bike the Ground Pounder.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Vancouver, Washington's Nash Motorcycle Company is one of the up-and-comers in the Custom Motorcycle scene thanks to the creativity and hard work of Taber Nash and his brothers.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
We introduce our choices for the Top 5 custom builders we ran across at the 2007 Laughlin River Run and ask you, the reader, to vote for who you'd like to see in an upcoming feature article.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
What started out as drawings on a bar napkin morphed into one of the most unique bikes you'll ever see, JRL Cycles' Radial Chopper, a motorcycle powered by a 2800cc airplane engine.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
We were blown away when we saw Roger Goldammer's custom creations at last year's Bonneville Speed Trials.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Custom Sportbike Concepts are pioneers in the metric world, leading the evolution of fat-backed sportbikes and be on the cusp of tomorrow's trends today.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Guilty Customs plans on carving out its niche in the world of customs by combining modern, high-performance components on classically-styled bikes.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
A new angle to the custom craze comes in the form of a controversially different Ducati chopper that bulges eyes and draws crowds wherever it goes.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Roland Sands broke the wrapper on a unique boardtracker-inspired custom at the 2006 USGP, certainly the only cruiser ever to be powered by a V-5 MotoGP motor!
Friday, October 27, 2006
Tired of the V-Twin custom chopper cliche? "The Revelation" provides a fresh take on what constitutes a custom bike using a compact CBR motor for a unique spin on the genre.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Cruiser correspondent Billy Bartels chats with the boys at Twisted Choppers about music, TV, and their custom-built two-wheeled creations.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
See Discovery Channel Behind the Scenes of the Biker Build-Off between Roland Sands vs Jesse Rooke.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
We first profiled Patrick Pawlukiewicz and his custom sportbike business two years ago, since then he sent us info on his latest creation - a decked-out R1.
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Coast 2 Coast Choppers certainly grabbed our attention at Daytona bike week with their bold designs, and shop foreman Jimi Hell was kind enough to answer to our questions.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Sands does it all wrong. Sands creations are over the edge. Sands creations are rooted in the historical traditions of chopper culture, but he turns the concept inside out, swings it over his head and tosses it down the street.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
USGP at Laguna Seca was the perfect showcase for Rooke Customs to unveil the latest creation from talented custom builder Jesse Rooke.
Friday, May 27, 2005
In the world of custom bikes there are innovators and there are imitators. In the eyes of Nothing But Customs' John Triplett, he is indeed an innovator. If you don't believe us, just ask John.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Sometimes being ordinary just doesn't cut it. In the case of the bad boys from Xtreme Cycles of Sarasota, Florida, it's not even an option. Breaking the mold and stuffing a great big handful of immorality straight down your throat is more their style.
Friday, April 01, 2005
There are many people who believe that there is no replacement for displacement. Then there are those that feel NOS is the only way to go. What about superchargers though? Then there are those who choose all of the above.
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
There are many reasons motorcycle mechanics, designers get into building custom choppers. For many, they simply have a design in their head and after years of biking experience, whether it be working on the machines or just riding them, these mechanically inclined entrepreneurs decide it's about time to build their dream bike.
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Hundreds of miles from where he grew up in Vellejo Calif., James Epperson is putting his 20 years of motorcycle building experience to use as he introduces himself to the custom chopper world under the EZ Customs moniker.
Friday, June 18, 2004
Jeff Nicklus has been building motorcycles since he was 15 years old, but none have meant more to him than the custom he completed in April 2004.
Friday, May 21, 2004
In a perfect world a biker would be able to buy a custom chopper and immediately show it off to all of his friends down at the local bar and grill right next door, have a burger and a beer, and never have to take his eyes off of his prized motorcycles.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
On the eve of its 10th Anniversary, and with their 10,000th bike having just left the factory, Big Dog Motorcycles has established itself as the largest specialty motorcycle manufacturer in the country.
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Sure, it's nice to see radical American V-Twins being created from scratch, but some of the sweetest choppers on the road started off as run-of-the-mill metric cruisers.
Friday, April 09, 2004
There have always been differences between production bikes and custom choppers. One difference being the price and another being that most production bikes look like…well, production bikes.
