This bike began life as a frame with skinny tubes. “I saw the frame at a swap meet, and what got my attention were the thin-looking tubes used to build it. It reminded me of an old Corbin-Gentry frame, but I have no way to be sure who originally made it,” Mickey said. The frame’s down tubes were stretched four -inches skyward and the backbone had an additional two-inches added to...

  King’s looking to change all that, one biker at a time. He breaks local guys in on Sportsters, gets them hooked, then they move on to an Evo or Twin Cam. King’s personal ride is intended both to fit his unique frame and to inspire others to modify their bikes in a country where the phrase, “stock Harley” is not an insult. At over six-feet and somewhere north of 250 pounds, he is...

  Being an Ultra Classic owner since the bike’s introduction back in 1989, I must admit that even I became a little sensitive and concerned about the name, Road King. Especially since I personally felt that the Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic is the king of all roads when it comes to any brand or model of touring motorcycle. But like most everything that involves conflict of some...

  Hopping up the motor on a bike first is usually the best idea if any exterior modifications are going to be made later. There’s less risk of damaging the paint job while tossing heavy engine parts around like cylinders and heads. “After I ordered the parts, the first thing Matt did was tear down the top-end of the bike. Then he installed a Zippers 107” kit, plus a bunch of other...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #50, September 2006. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: 24/7 KILL Owner: Holger Schnell / No-Limit-Customs Year / Make: 2005 Harley-Davidson VRSC Fabrication/ Assembly: NLC Build time: 3 Months Engine: 2005 H-D VRSC Cases: H-D / NLC Pistons:...

  Holger started with a Street Rod and apparently never looked back. He’s modified quite a few V-Rods and has his own ideas about what they should look. I can tell you they’re not for the faint of heart. The chromed modified frame holds one of NLC’s three-piece swingarms that finds a 330 Avon stuffed in between the machined cut-out chainstay. Up front, super beefy NLC inverted...

  Holger started with a Street Rod and apparently never looked back. He’s modified quite a few V-Rods and has his own ideas about what they should look. I can tell you they’re not for the faint of heart. The chromed modified frame holds one of NLC’s three-piece swingarms that finds a 330 Avon stuffed in between the machined cut-out chainstay. Up front, super beefy NLC inverted...

  Back in 2001, Wolfgang owned a famous European-built show-winning motorcycle, World Is Not Enough, which he classified as a “square” motorcycle. It had square forks, exhausts, headlight, etc. In other words, there was not one curve anywhere on the bike other than the tires, basically. “I was inspired by this bike and decided to build a triangular motorcycle, which is no easy...

  Breaking the normality zone is one of the common factors in determining the differences between average custom builders and those who are pure geniuses. When Charly Grégoire of Red Baron Custom Motorcycles in Liemeux, Belgium, turned an Evo 90° from normal and hooked it up to a BMW transmission and shaft-drive in his latest custom, he continued a long tradition of mixing and...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #51, October 2006. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: Revolver Owner: Steve Stone / SMC Year / Make: 2006 SMC Fabrication: Steve Stone Assembly: Brian Windward Build time: 6 weeks Engine: 155″ R&R Cycle Inc. Cases: R&R...