Mark is originally from Northern California where there’s a long history of famous flat trackers coming from that area. This influence has stuck with him even with his move to Texas and Mark’s committed to turning out street trackers and café racers based on that XS650 OHC twin that was produced for almost two decades in various guises. All of that production means there are...

  Possibly the biggest compliment they could get is that this bike was built for a previously satisfied customer as Jarrod explained how this build came about. “This was a commissioned build for a customer who already owns two other DPC machines. While we were discussing design ideas, he mentioned that his favorite driver of all time is the late three-time Formula One World...

  There were about 300 cars and motorcycles on display for the 2012 Rims on the River, unfortunately a whole lot more cars than motorcycles. The three-day event brings in hundreds of car enthusiasts, venders, and live music to Wilmington’s downtown. This is an annual event that I look forward to every year. Cars and motorcycles dating 1980-and-older line the streets of the historic...

Taking a studied approach to future customization, George kept an eye out on different builders’ styles and their attention to detail before finally settling on Robert Gilliland Customs in Jackson, Ohio, to discuss a potential build. “George is an older gentleman and likes the old street rods with long fenders and ’34-style taillights,” said Robert Gilliland. “I studied the bike...

Contrary to the custom bagger craze that has seriously infected the nation, Joe has stuck to his roots of building a truly custom, custom with no pretense of trying to join any trendy movements. Being a one-man operation he can build exactly what he likes and that’s exactly what he’s always done and that’s exactly what he’s still doing. From his fabricated twin-top tube frame to...

  And yes, there are plenty of women to ogle in the SEMA gallery so get ogling.

If you aren’t familiar with the Rocket III, let me give you a little background. It’s a tall 2300cc, three-cylinder in-line motor mounted length-wise with shaft drive in a stubby bike with cartoon-ish features. Not a particularly handsome lump of Ol’ Blighty to start with compared to the Bonneville-based choppers of the Sixties and Seventies. Mike called upon John Triplett of...

  What this bike called Recycled Rat that Sic Chops (short for Scott’s Insane Chops) built specifically for the Café Class at the Daytona Rat’s Hole Show (where it won the Café Racer Showdown) says it all in its name. Scott apparently had a 250cc V-twin Yamaha Virago hanging around and decided there was still some life left in the old girl. After stripping it down and assessing...

The builder of this bike, Mickey Holcomb, owner of Groovey Street Customs, acquired many of the main components from a guy who used to work for him. His former employee built the ’37 Knucklehead motor over a number of years with the intention of building a bike around it. Time passed and he got married, leading to a bun in the oven and the need to move into a larger house for his...

Rucker’s Predator series is Bill’s idea of a balls-out, pro street-style bike that delivers the ground pounding sensation of a top-fuel funnycar. Long and low, it replicates the look of the blown, big-block pro street cars with their fat rear tires and skinny fronts. “I wanted to do a bike you could set down into, that had a real low inseam height,” said Bill. “I wanted a bike that...