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Working out of their shop in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale, brothers James and Dave Kaye are up-and-comers in the custom builder scene as the aptly named Detroit Bros.

Another view of a typical Detroit Bros. tank.

James Kaye hard at work in the garage.

When in doubt, smash it with a mallet.

Something tells us that a collision on this DB creation wouldn't be too kind to the crotch or chest. It still looks cool though.

Folks that won't let their kids read Harry Potter because it's satanic might not appreciate the Detroit Bros either. Their loss.

The Detroit Bros. shop.

There were more than a few projects going on in the Detroit Bros. shop.

Another Detroit Bros. bike on display up front.

The Biker Build-Off program was a breakthrough moment for Detroit Bros.

This woman looks familiar to me...

Like many shops, Detroit Bros. has an apparel line.

That's not a front wheel... now, that's a front wheel.

Some bikes are equipped with a suicide shifter.

Detroit Bros. has quite a few of their creations on display at the front of their shop.

Having worked as a fabricator for Exile Cycles, James Kaye realized he needed his own shop to fulfill his creative outlet.

A customer wanted his bike to be louder, so the Kaye brothers agreed to take a look.

James was hard at work on this custom build when we arrived.

Detroit Bros. is also starting to build its own tanks.

The Detroit Bros. gas tanks adorning many of the Kaye creations are sourced from the Harley-Davidson Rapido, a 125cc dirt bike which carried the H-D badge in the late 60s and early 70s.

The Rapido tank in Detroit Bros. livery.

The Detroit Bros. impromptu sidewalk display caused more than a few slow passes from cars motoring down Woodward Avenue.

The front end has been modified, keeping the Sportster tubes and sliders but with the Kaye brothers fabricating the fork stop caps, triple trees, headlight, risers and handlebars.

The polished aluminum Eliminate Wheels are DB originals, with braking components from Roland Sands' Performance Machine shop.

The Detroit Bros. foot controls on display.

Starting with a friend's Sportster, this Detroit Bros. creation bears little resemblance to its H-D beginnings.

Sporting the Detroit Bros. Eliminate Wheels, this custom creation also utilizes the shop's signature Drop Seat Frame.

A rear view of the Detroit Bros. sidewalk display.

Detroit Bros. have built custom bikes around existing motors, but they've also tapped out S&S or TP Engineering mills as well, with an S&S Twin powering the bike above.

The Drop Seat Frame is utilized on most of the DB creations. This one is still a work in progress, with a seat on the way.

It may be an S&S aftermarket mill, but the Detroit Bros. are able to get their badge on the big Twin.

The Detroit Bros. gas cap adorns the Sportster tank.

Detroit Bros. components are all over the front end of this custom creation.

The Kaye brothers moved into their Ferndale shop in 2004.

We knew we'd found the right place when we passed this green custom on display outside the Detroit Bros. shop doors.

The Detroit Bros. custom creations sport a look which the Kaye brothers like to describe as 'Mad Max industrial-style.'

With plenty of orders on tap for their one-off creations, as well as a successful parts line, the Detroit Bros. figure to keep on rolling in the Motor City.