International Motorcycle Show
Over the years, I know that many of you have attended the International Motorcycle Show at one of its stops around the country.
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Disc Brakes, Steel-Braided Brake Lines
A pig in motion tends to remain in motion until it reaches the far end of the pen.
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The grain of the hide has the best fiber strength and a natural breathability, and depending on how much of the grain is removed in the tanning process determines the durability, thickness and comfort of the leather motorcycle jacket.
Excerpted from:Leather Motorcycle Jackets: Understanding the Tanning Process
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2007 Bobber – Chassis Design’s Racy RigidServing Up A Harley/ Dirt Bike Combo
Mixing two different things often yields a different product. For example, yellow and blue makes green, or mixing wine and hard liquor makes for one hell of a hangover. Or, in the case of this story, combining a Harley-Davidson and a dirt bike [...]
2005 Big Inch Rigid – ‘Till The End
We can still remember the first time that we introduced James Crosby (the guy who built this bike) to the legendary bike builder Ron Simms (the inspiration for this bike). James was very polite and he asked some very interesting questions about past bikes that Ron had built, [...]
Easy Rider – Blast From The Past
I was little more than a punkass kid when I got the opportunity to join the staff of STREET CHOPPER magazine. Well, I was at least nave. I wasn’t being paid much, but the opportunity to be on the staff of a motorcycle magazine was a dream come true. [...]
2007 Cro Customs’ EDR Panhead – El Gran Sancho
If it’s your shop, you know the customers come first, and your personal projects take a backseat.
Whether you’re a shop owner or a garage builder, there’s always that motivational idea that precedes all builds. An idea that starts the mental process, that keeps you moving through to [...]
1959 Chopper Panhead – The Raped Grape
One Cool Hand-Me-DownWhen you think of hand-me-downs, the first things that come to mind are old shirts, pants, or shoes. If you have an older brother or sister, this happens all the time when you are growing up. Your sibling just happens to outgrow something, and if you are [...]
2005 Liquid Illusions Chopper
Darren Williams stays really busy painting bikes at his St. Louis, Missouri shop, Liquid Illusions. He paints a lot of bikes for local shops and even painted the bike that was on the cover of last month’s issue-The Haymaker-for the crew over at Bare Knuckle Choppers. In fact, Darren spends a lot [...]
Tim Conder – Conder Customs – Busted Knuckles
Editor’s Note: Before going any further, you all should know that Tim Conder is a professional madman. He built a bike with several thousand razor blades and nails welded all over it, business side up! But the only thing that outpaces his love for all things dangerous is [...]
1970 Issue – Back In The Day – To Bonneville
“Dear Sir,” the boy wrote, “I’m very fond of motorcycles and especially Harley-Davidsons…I think this is the best motorcycle in the world, but I don’t now how much it cost.
“Would you be so kind to send me the price of Harley-Davidson, and if it is possible [...]
1974 1948 Harley-Davidson – Bad Luck Shovel
I’m not sure at what point during the ride from Oakland to the Berkley Hills that overlook the Bay I decided that I was going to get a chopper, but I know that it was sometime after watching Max Schaaf kickstart his ‘47 Knucklehead, and sometime before waving goodbye [...]
Bourget’s Bike Works, BMC Choppers, And Scorpion Sports Inc. – Full Service
Bourget’s Limited Edition Lady Low Blow ChopperBourget’s Bike Works Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona, announced their unique partnership with the 1 in 8 Motorsports Series Against Breast Cancer to create 25 limited edition custom Lady Low Blow motorcycles bearing the 1 in 8 badge and [...]
STREET CHOPPER’S New Editor For ‘08 – Ignition!
Well, it was inevitable. Since my first day as editor of STREET CHOPPER, a day would come that would be my last day as editor of STREET CHOPPER. And you might have noticed that for the last couple months on the Masthead (that is the Staff Box to [...]
2006 Hard Ass Rigid -The Incredible Fulk
Here we go again. Feast your eyes on yet another incredible Rich Fulk creation. Over the past ten years, Rich has been in the garage pumping out the cleanest, meanest machines on two wheels, which means it is no surprise that his latest old school-inspired, tech-loaded design is an [...]
