Story and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=818|imagecategories=0|} In 1985 while on the first Ride Home to Milwaukee I met this skinny chick with hair past her butt. She and Jo were involved in the first mag devoted to women bikers, Harley Women. I was riding a BMW alongside Willie G Davidson on the trip. Willie’s son Billy was also on the ride...

Story by Wendy Manning,        Photos by Sedrick “Mitch” Mitchell {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=798|imagecategories=0|} Larry Tremblay and Buck Ketcham, owners of Crossroads Custom Rides in New Windsor, New York, have been building bikes together for about eight years now. Featured here is Black Rose, named for the tattoo art on the tank. The build took...

Story and Photos by Jack Cofano   {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=781|imagecategories=0|} Last weekend was one of the highlights of the season for me, that being the V-Twin Expo by Easyriders at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the custom bike and V-twin trade show, which brings in vendors, celebrities, builders, and manufacturers. This...

Story and Photos by Rodent    {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=758|imagecategories=0|} About 230 antique and classic motorcycles went under the hammer at The Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. The Imperial Palace is no virgin to the classic vehicle business as they have an extensive display of classic cars on the fifth level of their parking garage, the site of the...

This is another bike that we saw a few weeks ago on a Saturday in front of our shop, just about hamburger time as I recall. This bike struck me as a particularly tasteful customization, with the dark color and subtle ghost flames contrasting with the bright chrome everywhere on the bike. The flames were applied right here at Barnett Harley-Davidson by Kafka, an Arizona-based...

Who forgot to call Savage Custom when Honda was holding their Fury focus groups? If you ask me, this is what the “Furby” should have looked like, not some clueless plastic toy knock-off of a chopper. If Mel Gibson’s Mad Max character had chosen a motorcycle for his steed, rather than a supercharged ’73 Ford Falcon V8, I’m pretty sure that it would have looked a lot like this wild...

Josh Soto claims that whenever he builds a bike, he can always picture the finished build in his head before he starts working on it. Despite that fact, while The Snake may have already taken shape in Soto’s mind, it didn’t get its name right away. As Josh tells it, “Pipes are one of the toughest things to do on a bike that’s gonna be different. Everything’s been done. Everyone...

One of the most important safety features of any Harley is, of course, the Gremlin Bell. Even the most cynical of bikers will tell you about those evil little road gremlins who lie in wait, ready to leap under their tires or into their engines. Road gremlins affix themselves to cycles and wreak havoc, causing accidents and mechanical problems. Many believe that these issues can be...

Story by Eric Bass Photos by Jackie Bass   {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=780|imagecategories=0|} While the Grand National Roadster Show represents one of the pinnacle annual events for automobile enthusiasts, there’s a pretty nice motorcycle show that takes place during the festivities as well. This year, Jimmy at Profile Cycle’s softail chopper Unforgiven took home...