When Fred “Krugger” Bertrand, owner of Krugger Motorcycles, was asked to build this bike for a German customer he quickly agreed, but with a few stipulations. He would build the bike only if he had the approval to deviate from the owner’s overall scheme if he felt it was necessary, to create a modern day, retro-style Mojave Desert racer that could be used for everyday riding and...

  Not so much anymore, as times are changing and the Sportster is getting the respect it deserves. It’s true that a lot of Sporty owners fall into those two categories, but it’s also a fact that Harley’s Sportster has rather illustrious racing roots from flat trackers to dragsters to road racers in its history. You can’t really say that about any other H-D stock V-twin currently in...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #55, May-June 2007. SPECIFICATIONS: Owner: Tom Eggers Year / Make: 06 Chopsmiths Fab/ Assembly: Hart and friends Build time: 10 days Engine: Dangerous Dan-Shovel Cases: Delkron Flywheels: JIMS Evo Press Rods: JIMS H Beam...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #57, September 2007. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: SuperXR-TC ‘Tequila Sunrise’ Owner: Makoto Watanabe Year/ Make: 2000 H-D FXDX Fabrication/ assembly: Sundance Build time: Approx. 2 months Engine: 105″ Twin Cam A Bore...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #57, September 2007. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: Board Track Racer #1 Owner: Dave Darrow Year / Make: 2005 883 Harley Sportster Fabrication/ Assembly: Dave Darrow and John Poole Build time: 1 year Engine: Stock 883 Cases: Stock 883...

  As soon as Gard terminated the call, he realized that he had all the skills necessary to build a dragster, but there was a small problem. “I didn’t have much of any track experience with a drag bike. I quickly recognized that I was going to have to seek advice from some professional racers,” Gard said. His next phone call was to none other than racing legend Sandy Kosman. “One of...

  And interesting it is, especially the work he did with the bike’s Redneck Enginuity frame. It’s a rigid, single-downtube chassis raked to 42 degrees with plenty of stretch (4” out, 6” up) that sets up a long, tough profile in keeping with what was big at the time of the build. But if you take a gander at the dentiformed downtube, that’s where the bike comes into its own. CT...

  But while he had plenty going for him in the fabrication department, he’d never built a bike before and needed guidance from a knowing hand. For that, he turned to Jimmy Pacwa at Twisted Twin in South Haven, Michigan. Jimmy’s a custom bike builder whose work has been showcased at events around the USA and featured in magazines. It was his knowing eye that kept Kirkey on the path...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #63, August 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: Special Ed Owner: Ed Syer Year/Make: 2002 H-DFat Boy Fabrication/ Assembly: HBHC Build time: 1-year Engine: 124″ S&S Cases: H-D Flywheels: Stroked S&S Rods: S&S...

  While most authoritative sources think of El Chupacabra as a total sham, Aherrumbrado is as real as it gets. Based on the Leroy-Thompson V.L.A.D. frame, Chup’ has been modified to accept fuel into its top rail, and oil in its downtube. Additional fuel is stored in a hollow rear fender (actually two fenders welded together with a space between) for a total capacity of one gallon,...