There was only one option for the wheels: 40 spoke wires in classic 16” and 21” sizes and laced with stainless spokes. The rear is a 16×4 CCI with a 150×80 Avon Venom tire and in the front, a CCI with an Avon Speed Master. As for brakes, they are GMA twin piston calipers with Russell mirror polished rotors, all plumbed with Goodrich lines. The front end consists of Deuce...

All the elements that made Larry’s bikes special are presented in the same rideable format for owner John Thompson to enjoy. “John wanted something that reflected our earlier style and to be simple and clean,” said Paul. Starting with a chromed Legacy/Paughco frame stretched 2 ¼’’ with a mild rake of 30 degrees and sporting a narrow twisted springer in chrome, simple and clean had...

The basic stance of the bike was dictated by the Graves/Brighton frame with 10” of upward stretch and super long Mean Street forks. The 330 rear Avon wrapped around a Weld wheel balanced the long bike, giving it a massive look from the rear appropriate for the scale of this nearly 11’ bike. The awesome fuel tank was crafted by Jerry, as was the oil tank, handlebars, taillight,...

Kim Petit started out riding smaller imports and had about four seasons of riding under her belt when she asked Chad to build her a big chopper that would still be rideable and manageable for her 5’5” physique. She didn’t want a bobber, so that meant constructing a handmade chassis with a short stretch. Visibility was a tricky obstacle to overcome, so Chad hand-formed a gas tank to...

The James Bond 007 Bike came about after Pat’s firm had provided security for an OCC event at NYC’s Crobar. Having ridden for thirty years and owning a nice collection of bikes, Pat remembers thinking, “I’m the shoemaker without the shoes. I’m running security, my bikes should be here.” The next morning a plan was formed. “I designed a rolling chassis with Paul Yaffee using the...

With the ever increasing rear tire sizes, NBC built frames to accommodate them and supplied many master builders with the basis to begin their creations. The advent of the 360 tire caused John to modify his 300 frame and the result was Big Red, the meanest, baddest bike NBC had ever constructed. Long and low, Big Red looks like a drag strip refugee ready to smoke the quarter mile....

  As you look at the bike more and more closely, the special parts list really starts adding up.  The motor is a 145” S & S unit powdercoated yellow and black by Sumax.  I guess he needed the horsepower to keep up with that bad pick up.  To keep the smooth lines of the hand-bent sheet metal flowing, a Goldammer fork was selected and a Eurocomponents headlight.  These two parts...

  Like many a project that started with a single part and grew from there, the trade show introduction of Vee Rubber Company’s gargantuan, first on the block, 360mm tire caught both Kevin and Peter by the cojones. They had to somehow have one, despite the fact that initial production would be limited to a handful at best. Because of the time difference between Turner Falls and...

As with many other areas of their business, the plan for selling these bikes is well thought out and will probably lead to success.  Many builders try to jump up to big numbers quickly and end up requiring tens of millions of other people’s money to tool up.  Cory and Arlen plan to build the bikes in California, at first at a rate of 11 to 15 month and eventually settling in around...

  Nelson’s F-300 came about after seeing other Covington Cycle City (CCC) customs in Daytona and he liked what he saw.  Heading out to Jerry’s huge custom complex inWoodward,Oklahoma, Nelson tried out a few different bikes until he found exactly the frame dimensions he was looking for and Jerry and he formulated the rest of the design. Viola! Five months later, the F-300 was ready...