Like I said, I’m still reeling at the unbelievable amount of hand and machine work and the outside of the box thinking and imagination that went into this absolutely incredible build. If you haven’t watched the video that goes along with this story you are really missing out on a lot of the detail work that went into this. Yeah it’s a kinda long video but it’s worth every second...

   Personally, I think this all can be attributed to the owner of this bike, John Savage of Raleigh, North Carolina, and what he does for a living. Surprise, surprise ─ John’s a master tattoo artist at Savage Tattoos & Art in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also is known for his air brushing and paintwork that he does on the side. When you look at both his tattoo work and paint...

     Since the East Coast seems to have a incredible amount of builders who specialize in custom baggers, the show was loaded with every kind of luggage-equipped two wheelers on hand. I’m glad to see that the Hot Wheels gargantuan front wheel baggers seem to have dwindled and a reasonable front end is coming back.      What hasn’t changed is the ridiculously-intricate paint jobs...

   If anything makes me think of spring it’s a bike with an eye ball catching paintjob like this wild orange turbocharged Road King from Lance “Curly” Waugaman, owner of Curley’s Custom Cycles in Hobart, Indiana. Somehow crazy bright colors makes me think of warm weather for reasons I’ve never understood, but it’s gotten me through a bunch of long winters so I’m not questioning it....