First, the guys involved – Sandy Poglavec and his partner known only as Erick are the principals behind the whole Belgian-based Q-Tec Engineering super high-quality front trike, rear trike, and quad conversions for Harley-Davidson’s finest. Yup, that’s right ─ there are two completely different, totally bolt-on trike conversions that allow you to put Q-tec’s independent front or...

              The Bikefest takes place on Fayetteville Street which is blocked off all the way to the Capital building. If that wasn’t enough, this year Ray added the Ray Price Motorsports Expo held in the Raleigh Convention Center. The Expo was the site of the bike show with $15,000 in prize money as well as vendors and entertainment. All of this was completely free of charge and...

   There’s a bike builder I’ve never met or even had a conversation with that seems to share my cheap ass “No man can live on cheeseburgers alone” theory. That guy, Eric Allard of FNA Custom Cycles in Lakeland, Florida, unconsciously subscribes to my “… cheeseburgers alone” theory except his cheeseburgers are motorcycles. You want a great Harley-based custom? Eric can make you a...

    Take this lovely little Sporty that Barnett’s Magazine Online’s expert eye for the photo prize, Jack Cofano, shot at last year’s Smoke Out. It’s possibly one of Bill’s most conservative customs I’ve ever seen with nary a knobby tire in sight, but it’s shockingly striking in its cleanliness and simplicity. This is a perfect case of where the builder focused on the lines and...

        Take this lovely little Sporty that Barnett’s Magazine Online’s expert eye for the photo prize, Jack Cofano, shot at last year’s Smoke Out. It’s possibly one of Bill’s most conservative customs I’ve ever seen with nary a knobby tire in sight, but it’s shockingly striking in its cleanliness and simplicity. This is a perfect case of where the builder focused on the lines and...

    Barnett’s Magazine Online has already featured Bryan’s outside the box approach to customs with his take on a Buell-powered Super Motard called Mindy that looked ready to take on all comers. Now, he’s been busy totally fabricating a hardcore hooligan bike for the street he calls Mabel. I say it’s a hooligan bike because I know just looking at it that I’d really, really love to...

  It seems that most projects based on a LOWLIFE frame feature graceful, swooping bodywork and a cool slammed lead sled look. That’s how this bike started until Brad walked into his shop one day as he was half-way through building it for Brian Kocelansky and chose to head in a new direction. “I decided I’m not doing the same old Legend bike that everybody else builds,” said Brad....

     These days Harley-Davidson dealers do all kinds of things to try and pull in customers and that’s all well and good, but I’m a sucker for small independent shops and the lack of a corporate identity. I like a little more nitty with my gritty and finding that perfect blend is not easy. But, next time I’m in the L.A. area, I’ve absolutely got to check out South Bay Customs in El...

I hope everyone has enjoyed the sixty-plus photos of all the show bikes on www.barnettsmagazine.com.      Custom bikes were not the only entertainment at the show. As you may have seen in the last few years in Charlotte there is also a car show, celebrities such as Full Throttle Saloon’s Michael and Angie Ballard, Mark Boone aka Bobby from Sons of Anarchy, and, of course, the...

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