Blue-Collar Hustler: Mike ScraggsIf youâre reading this magazine, a name you should know is Mike Scraggs. Otherwise known as M.F.S, heâs one of those guys who has lived through and already done what many young, nostalgic chopper pilots are trying to emulate today. If youâre reading this magazine, a name you should know is Mike [...]
Can-Pan | 1953 Harley-Davidson Panhead RigidRob Wattâs Panhead Sometimes bike projects go as smooth as butter. Every piece fits like a Lego and the paint doesnât even run! However, sometimes when builds donât go smooth and easy, they end up better for it in the end. Such is the case with Rob Wattâs â53 Panhead [...]
Wheelinâ Through TimeIt doesnât matter if you have been building bikes for years or have just torn into your first Craigslist score, itâs good to see the focus is on keeping old iron alive. It doesnât matter if you have been building bikes for years or have just torn into your first Craigslist score, itâs [...]
Vintage Speed Metal | 1938 Harley-Davidson KnuckleheadDave Barkerâs Epic Knucklehead It all started August of 2010 when my good friend, Rodney, told me I needed to build a bike for the Grand National Roadster Show. I thought building a bike and showing California what Colorado had to offer sounded like a great idea. What to [...]
Ignition | Wheelinâ Through TimeIt doesnât matter if you have been building bikes for years or have just torn into your first Craigslist score, itâs good to see the focus is on keeping old iron alive. It doesnât matter if you have been building bikes for years or have just torn into your first Craigslist [...]
1949 Harley-Davidson PanheadFrom The Archives Back in Match of â74 Sonny Newal of Vista, California hardtailed this â49 Panhead then narrowed and lengthened a stock springer a total of 4-inches. For the sheet metal, Sonny âflat bottomedâ a Sportster, chopped up a 5-inch FLHT tank and a dude by the name of Lee Moye lacquer [...]
Grey Matter And Greenbacks | 1965 Harley-Davidson PanheadCrazeâs â65 Panhead This build started out as a simple purchase of a throwback â65 from a guy out in Colorado while I was living in SoCal. I fully intended to ride the piss out of it for a while, then flip it. Unfortunately, somewhere between dribble and [...]
Violet Fantasy | 1938 Harley-Davidson KnuckleheadJeff Leightonâs Knucklehead Some bikes just stick in your head like a lawn dart the first time you see them. There is a crazy Knucklehead chopper from Los Angeles that has had this effect on most anyone that lays eyes on it. Seeing a picture of it is wild, but [...]
To Hell And Back | 1970 Triumph T120Jim Norrisâ â70 Triumph For motorcycle freaks like us, whatâs a more touching, more quintessentially American story than a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog? One about a boy and his motorbike, of course. And while we all consider our bikes our best friends, when it [...]
Hog Killer | 1968 Harley-Davidson XLCH SportsterItâs hard to figure out who to go to these days. Iâm sure youâve walked into shops that look like several customersâ dusty projects have been on a bike lift for years without any progress. And thereâs a chopper shop or three in nearly every major U.S. Itâs hard [...]
Understated & Caffeinated | 1973 Honda CB750 Cafe CustomWe built another café-styled bike a while back on a rigid frame. I caught a lot a flack from the Internet Bike Builders of America (IBBA), aka the motorcycle label police, for calling it a café bike. We built another café-styled bike a while back on a [...]
Inner-View Walter GemeinhardtI met Walt through a series of friends and all I can say is the guy has a magnetic sense of charm, would lend you his last roll of duct tape and bailing wire, and is one witty and sardonic somebitch. I met Walt through a series of friends and all I can [...]
Understated & Caffeinated | 1973 Honda CB750 Cafe CustomWe built another café-styled bike a while back on a rigid frame. I caught a lot a flack from the Internet Bike Builders of America (IBBA), aka the motorcycle label police, for calling it a café bike. We built another café-styled bike a while back on a [...]
Understated & Caffeinated | 1973 Honda CB750 Cafe CustomWe built another café-styled bike a while back on a rigid frame. I caught a lot a flack from the Internet Bike Builders of America (IBBA), aka the motorcycle label police, for calling it a café bike. We built another café-styled bike a while back on a [...]
Understated & Caffeinated | 1973 Honda CB750 Cafe CustomWe built another café-styled bike a while back on a rigid frame. I caught a lot a flack from the Internet Bike Builders of America (IBBA), aka the motorcycle label police, for calling it a café bike. We built another café-styled bike a while back on a [...]
