Written by  Story by Mark BarnettExcerpted from Barnett’s Magazine Print ArticleTime for another in our series of make believe Harley-Davidsons, or concept bikes if you want to be snooty about it. The V-Rod engine is a stout, durable, good looking, and powerful engine created by Porsche engineers. It also has character. It...

Jon Shipley of Hoosier Daddy Choppers in Bloomfield, Indiana, gets the trophy for the incorporating the thing we all struggle to sit on, stay on, try to look cool on, and, most importantly, not fall off of ― the bar stool. Not only is this ingenious, but he took it a step further and deliciously made it out of wood with a nice ring of upholstery tacks holding the Old No 7 Brand...

  As far as Daytona goes, finding delectable damsels is not a problem. I am so glad that the ladies are so cooperative about sharing their visual attributes with the likes of hundreds of female connoisseurs such as I. Be proud and pose.

  Ed Syer, owner of Huntington Beach Hogs and Choppers (HBHC), in Southern California, made this custom out of the few useable parts left over from his motorcycle accident in 2002. “I had just bought my first brand new Harley, a 2002 Fat Boy. Six months later, a guy ran a stoplight and T-boned me with his Mercedes. I’ll never forget the date, August 16, the same day that Elvis...

  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...

  Not everyone can do the bling thing without it looking forced or cheesy, but then Steve Broyles has been at this business since way back in 1969 so he’s seen just about anything and everything and by now, knows what works and what doesn’t. Actually Steve and his son also named Steve (probably just easier calling them in for dinner with one name) are responsible for this Ultimate...

Yeah, we’ve all seen mini-bike choppers which usually are just tried-old mini-bikes doing a bad impersonation of the Captain America bike in Easy Rider. You know, throw an American flag paint job on the tank and a set of bicycle ape hanger handlebars and call it a day. But, Jesse had built a real ground-up chopper that just happened to be mini. The proportions were amazingly...

  This year’s show in Charlotte, North Carolina, was no exception. There were many bikes at the show that I expect to see again in Daytona or maybe even Sturgis. I wouldn’t be surprised that a few of these may do quite well at some of the bigger venues. What is nice about the tour is that the bikes you see on the East Coast are different from the bikes you see on the West Coast or...

  Just sayin’. Other than that debacle, the weekend was a huge success with good weather and good attendance. I’m still seeing a lot of very inexperienced riders out there on the road and it scares the hell out of me. Please, get used to riding in heavy traffic before you venture out to a major rally. It’s crazy for even the most experienced rider.

  After checking out their website, Wikked Steel’s St. Petersburg, Florida, shop appears to be the equivalent of Lockheed’s famous California Skunk Works known for little ditties of the air like the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-22 Raptor to name just a few. As far as flying, if it’s strictly unconventional and unheard of, Lockheed’s your go- to guy (so to speak) and so is...