Taber intended it as a touring bike right from the beginning. “I started with a Kraftech frame and set it on our frame jig. I chopped it down until all I had left was the engine and trans cradle. Then I added a few inches and narrowed the rear section behind the trans to fit the seat suspension,” he said. “Next, I changed the standard neck for a gooseneck style with 29-degrees of...

One of the most fascinating aspects of the current musclecar craze is the occasional “phantom” car that was built as someone’s interpretation of a model the factory should have made, but didn’t. I’m not referring to cloning, like a pedestrian six-cylinder Barracuda that miraculously becomes a Hemi ‘Cuda, that’s done all the time. What I’m referring to is taking the platform of one...

Power-Flo Single Outlet Reserve Valves – Round Design 6000 Series valve – A universal configuration that can be used in almost any tank location. This valve can be installed with the hose barb pointing in any direction that leaves the on/res/off lever accessible. 6211-CR      Inlet is 3/8” NPT, chrome finish6311-CR      Inlet is 22mm (H-D) and includes adapter nut,...

  Starting with a Wild Child frame constructed within the bowels of Indian Larry Legacy, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what direction this build was going to take. There’s been many a Larry tribute bike done already, but most that I’ve seen have little or nothing in common with Larry’s ideas other than using him as a theme. BAKER R&D’s Chad Behrendt, Tom...

Power-Flo 4000 Series Single Outlet Reserve Valves – Round Design 4000 Series valve – If the valve is mounted on the left side, the hose outlet faces rearward. If mounted on the right side, the hose outlet faces forward. 4211-CR      Inlet is 3/8” NPT, chrome finish    4311-CR      Inlet is 22mm (H-D) and includes adapter nut, chrome finish...

  Todd Sillicato, owner of Todd’s Cycle in Huntington Beach, California, had built and worked on a multitude of bikes and motors over his enduring twenty some years in the motorcycle industry, but he usually uses modern mills like ‘90s-style Evos and Sportsters, and the current Twin-Cam. “I never planned to build this bike, it just kind of happened. Johnny Chop told me about a guy...

  Starting with a rigid frame built by Rolling Thunder, Bastard Son began with a standard length backbone and down tubes shortened four-inches. Then Yoshi modified the top of the down tubes, backbone, and neck to form a gooseneck steering head raked to 36-degrees. Instead of bolting an old springer to the neck, he felt the bike would handle better and look more like a race bike if...

2000 Harley-Davidson FXR4 Story by Mark Barnett, Photos by Frank Rangel Yeah, yeah, I know. This isn’t a custom bike, it is pretty much a box stock special edition from the Motor Company. But in my opinion, this is one of the best factory customs Harley ever produced. The FXR line had been replaced by the new Dyna series several years earlier but there...

2005 Raven Prowler Story by Mark Barnett, Photos by Frank Rangel In the Post-Custom Bike Craze (PCBC) time in which we live, it is hard to look back and remember the 1,100 or so individuals and small companies that went into business producing choppers. There were definitely a lot of them. Raven was started down in Houston and made it to the point that...

  Hardly shocking that a person would fall in love with one of their bikes, Super Co’s East LA-West Coast style is a perfect blend of classic steel and timeless design. Driven by the shop’s owner, sole fabricator and builder, Trevelen Rabanal is a So Cal native and has been a Los Angles resident for a couple of decades. He’s extremely active in the local scene’s lowrider and...