Building a radical bagger is nothing new for John as a quick visit to his website gallery of baggers (www.sinisterindustries.com) will attest. The guy’s just not afraid of breaking out cutting tools and a welder on a bike until it’s just a shell of its former self, although it’s a can’t-take-your-eyes-off-of-it shell of its former self. How many of you recognized that this Road...

The inspiration behind this Softail transformation was of all things, a Motor Company CVO model. Apparently Dave was enamored with the 2006 FLHTCUSE or what is more commonly known (big surprise as who can break down that letter code) as a Screamin’ Eagle Ultra Classic. If you are a CVO historian and know the available color palette, that would be the green and black model that...

 The /2 was a rugged motorcycle. The seat height was low and could accommodate both tall and shorter operators with comfort. The rugged design proved itself to be the premier touring machine of its time. Up until the last few production years, most models incorporated the Earles fork front suspension. The Earles fork was a leading link fork “swing arm” patented by Ernest Earles....

Story and Photos by Jack Cofano {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=879|imagecategories=0|} One of my favorite parts of the Smoke Out is watching and photographing the bikes taking their turns roaring down the quarter mile Rockingham Dragway. I’m talking about Sportsters, Glides, baggers, metrics, you name it. There were even some mini-bikes and a pretty little lady smokin’...

Story and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=857|imagecategories=0|} Back in 1968, San Francisco was celebrating the Summer of Love, Easy Rider was in final production, Woodstock was a year away, and a bunch of bikers at their old ladys’ insistence had cleaned out their garages and sheds and loaded up their excess junk, take-offs and other parts, and were...

Story and Photos by MB McQueen {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=815|imagecategories=0|} When you cross the line into this tiny Victorian tourist town, the first thing you might notice is the sign that says, “WELCOME TO EUREKA SPRINGS: Population 2278- Please Ride Quietly.” The entire village is on the National Register of Historic Places, and though it’s nestled...

Dave St. George of beautiful Lake Havasu City, Arizona, spent six years building this head-turning bagger, now his daily rider, and he enjoyed every minute of it. “I built it here in my home garage,” he said. “I work on motorcycles as a hobby, and I build a lot of custom parts, one-of-a-kind parts for motorcycles. My buddy Mike Love, who did the paint, we work...

Story and Photos by Wendy Manning {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=777|imagecategories=0|} It is close to 11 o’clock on a winter morning in Massachusetts, and it’s raining snow in the town of Northboro, home to Stone Motorcycle Company on Route 20, better known as Main Street. It’s a dark morning, made darker by the car radio announcing minute-by-minute reports of...