The Paughco frame was a platform that Pete had been holding on to for some time. He figured it would work great for this bike for two reasons: it had a wishbone shape in the downtubes and it was...

  We quickly learned that most Dutch spoke very good English and many of them would jokingly and often say, “If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much.” The Dutch are a proud nation of people, and they have...

  When he received the bike, Walt disassembled it right away. He then sent the stock Shovelhead motor to Connecticut Performance Center for a complete rebuild. A little later the motor was brought...

  Alan’s shop fabricates and manufactures a number of parts including frames. He modified one of his Softail-style frames built with 32-degrees of rake and a stock-length backbone. Using a swingarm...

      When it comes to custom motorcycles, it’s always about the paint. Paint is a make-or-break item that can elevate a build or sink it before you even get to the good stuff. Unfortunately for this...

     I say “best bikes” in that they’re usually ridden to the show, not trailered, and that means they’re real bikes that do street time. Can’t ask for much more than a cool ass bike that doesn’t...

  There’s no big surprise over who created this build to me as we’ve featured custom work by Hank Thibodeau of Widow Maker Custom Design & Repair in Rougemont, North Carolina, quite...

  Jon did what any prolific and talented builder of show bikes would do with a brand new free engine and started to ramp up a ground-up board track/bobber build utilizing that 135hp SE Pro 120R...