Brat-style bikes are a bit hard to pin down to exactly what makes them a brat, but like porn, you know one when you see one. Legend has it that this cut (especially the aft frame section), chop (like a real Old School bobber), and stripped-of-weight style of smaller-engined (read – Japanese) motorcycle originated in a shop in Japan conveniently called Brat Style. There...

Sweet jeebers it’s a pretty thing to just look at, but it gets it up and goes too (notice the current license plate). Lance fabricated most everything you see while the 1971 750cc Norton Commando engine is a very, very stout motor on the throttle while having some of the prettiest polished castings of any engine ever in my opinion. If you’re going to fabricate something beautiful...

        Just to make a point, you might have seen a recent article Barnet’s Magazine Online ran on Kyle’s beyond-beyond, totally re-worked Saxon Crown called Speedmetal that has its Saxon roots hidden so well only the Texas DMV knows for sure. That gem was a hard ass, performance oriented V-twin without a lick of paint anywhere and I do mean anywhere. Contrast that to the far out...

    Actually, Paul didn’t do a lot of cutting on this 55-year-old Triumph called Cream Sickle as the basic frame geometry is still stock. This bike is nothing like the previous Bones Legacy Triumph we featured recently called Black Rainbow that was about as wild as you could get with lovingly replicating a true Old School build. But, he did do a little welded-on hardtail and that’s...

      All three of these fine fellows have graced Barnett’s Magazine Online with personal builds, but never in cahoots with each other in one big bowl of motorcycle Chex mix. Such is not the case in this whacky-doodle Brit twin custom that features just about every intricately insane, but groovy ‘60s and ‘70s chopper styling elements on one platform. Go ahead, check out Jack’s...

      But, sometimes you just gotta go against the flow like Matt Starling of Marshville, North Carolina, did with his 1974 CB 750-based chop as he explained, “I have Harleys. Everyone has Harleys. I have always liked the in-line 4-cylinder Hondas, so I wanted to build a Honda. I knew what I wanted and I knew I wanted a rider, not something to just look at. I did not care what...

No doubt everybody has their own little niche of favorite style of bike, but some bring out the brand cheerleaders in greater numbers like a recent article on another Brit bike from Lucas Joyner and his company, The Factory Metal Works in Charlotte, North Carolina. That article brought a lot of requests for more Brit bikes so in the interest of pleasing you no matter what you...

Yup, nothing says the ‘70s like a reference to the stars of Up in Smoke and nothing says ‘70s choppers like the simple, but classy Triumph you’re looking at built by The Factory Metal Works which Lucas just happens to own by the way. If you’re already a fan of Lucas’ work, this iconic take on a ‘70s-style Brit twin chop should come as no surprise as he’s bowled me over with his...

     Growing up I saw a lot of chopped-out Triumph twins along with the occasional BSA or Royal Enfield, but I can’t remember ever seeing somebody chop out a Norton. That doesn’t mean it never happened, I just don’t ever remember seeing one. Yeah, there was Norton’s somewhat unsuccessful factory attempt at being an easy rider with their Commando Hi-Rider model back in the ‘70s that...

       Certain shows like Daytona’s Boardwalk Show where this bike was shot have a policy of having absolutely nothing near the bike identifying who the owner/builder of a bike is apparently so as not to affect the judging. As an avid showgoer, let me be right up front and say this is a stupid, stupid rule that may have had good intentions, but stupid is stupid and this is stupid....