Somehow the kinda big 26-inch front wheel doesn’t look so ginormous anymore compared to 30- and 32-inch wheels. Not only is the diameter smaller visually, but the necessary rake for a big wheel seems a lot less for a 26-incher. I dare say they almost look normal to me now in spite still being a hell of a lot larger than stock. As far as riding a show bike goes, the 26 looks so...

  Mike Stafford at MGS Custom Bikes in Lancaster, California, (www.mgscustombikes.com) fabricated the tank and fenders, mounted the Crime Scene Choppers gas cap and cut my struts to give it a bobber-type look. Check out the low-profile front fender that gives it a perfect touch. While the bike was there, he also installed the Jaybrake (www.jaybrakeoriginals.com) grips and foot...

     I always try to make sure that I feature the bikes and their components so that the viewer can maybe get an idea of something they might like on their personal ride.    Daytona Beach Bike Week has always been a great place to share with you dozens of custom creations for your viewing enjoyment. This year was no exception. There are so many bikes this year that we decided to do...

   Mecum put on a pretty good show at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this past January 25-28 and my only complaint about the broadcast was that it was a little short and didn’t cover enough. Don’t they understand that people like me out there will watch every single bike go across the block or at the very least want the option. Even the commentators were very good...

     Not only do I get to photograph all these lovely ladies, but I also get my 2017 calendars every year here in Charlotte featuring many of these bodacious beauties. This is all thanks to the Purrfect Angelz, the Bob Karney Carolina Biker Lawyers, and the Carolina Chrome Magazine for making my job not only easy, but very enjoyable. I would especially like to thank all of the...

  The build you see here started off as a 1999 Electra Glide basket case. One man’s crappy and neglected barely-functional machine is another man’s cheap buy that can be rejuvenated into a sleek classic. That’s exactly what happened here. An admirer of Lee’s personal bagger, Wayne Berry wanted one for himself. The first thing to do was to strip off all the old damaged metal and...

     Everybody loves a Panhead. Harley’s revered icon of post-war production lead the company into a new future that still endures some seven-decades later. But, if you think a Panhead’s a Panhead like the lovely mill you see before you, you are wrong/not wrong at the same time. That lovely black Panhead engine is a true Panhead-style engine, it’s just that it’s not got a bit of...

            There are actually two bike shows, the Invited Builders Competition and the open show. The Invited Builders Competition at the Ray Price Motorsports Expo competition is made up of two classes: baggers and customs. The open show classes are based on what style of bikes entered.           First place in the Invited Builder Custom Class this year awarded to Adam Karns of...

     Too bad that we couldn’t contact the mystery owner who was probably out having some fun with his buddies while Jack roams around shooting photos of parked bikes as this is one sweet ride to use a cliché that’s been used a bazillion times before (Now make that a bazillion and one). Anyway, it looks like a recently finished custom from the absolutely pristine appearance. If not,...

    If it’s a custom Triumph from the pre-John Bloor years and it’s clean as a whistle, there’s a much better than average chance it came from Lucas Joyner of The Factory Metal Works (TFMW) in Salisbury, North Carolina. This is certainly not Lucas’ first rodeo on Barnett’s Magazine Online as we’ve featured him many times before including his lovely Nine O’Clock Gun Triumph custom...