Following the concept put forth by the bike’s owner, a Mr. E. Bond, Smoken Joe Petersen of Performance Cycles in Wilmington, North Carolina, designed and assembled this smokin’ V-Rod with the idea that it was not being built as a drag bike, but as a head-turning street rod that can tear up the asphalt with the best of them. This bike uses many fine Harley-Davidson parts along...

All of that brouhaha is just leading up to my own declaration of the creating a new category for Richard Balicoco’s customized Nightster (get ready to set brain to dispute) I call Frisco Café. Two old, already-recognized styles, Frisco and café bikes both share a lot of similarities with good handling, agility, and rideability as a priority along with not being festooned with...

  As I wrote in my coverage of Sturgis this year, you wouldn’t believe that we were in a recession. Well ditto for Biketoberfest. Attendance estimates put this year’s Biketoberfest right in line with previous years. Many of the vendors stated that although attendance was great, pocketbooks and wallets opened up a little less frequently than normal. That should not be a surprise to...

Click here for more photos Norley Story and photos by Rodent If Eric Buell had built something like Pete Ridet’s Buell, the Marquee might still be alive today. Sometimes the corporate structure doesn’t allow for much innovation. You can see the cafe racer heritage in this magnificent creation; it seems that everyone is getting on the...

Click here for more photos Leather & Lace: Women of Las Vegas BikeFest Story and photos by J. Joshua Placa As I wistfully browsed the vendor corridors of the Cashman Center, just a few blocks from old downtown Las Vegas and the epicenter for the 10th annual BikeFest, viewing all the cool and sundry motorcycle stuff I wanted but didn’t need, missing the money...

He designed, fabbed, and built the bike in his home garage in Salisbury. The custom paintjob, by Beth Swicegood of Painted Magic in Lexington, North Carolina, is comprised of faux painting on metal areas, the tank, the seat, and ammo box. Johnny says the build gave him no trouble at all. A man of few words, Johnny simply said the pipes are his favorite aspect of the bike. Johnny...

Click here for more photos Sven Cycles Stocker Chopper Job – Made in Switzerland Story by Horst Rosler and Mark BarnettPhotos by Horst Rosler Europe’s oldest democracy has charming landscapes as well as skilled people who know their jobs and work with passion. Sven Traber of Sven Cycles built up this highly modified...

Click here for more photos Trolling Laguna’s Lots Story by Buck Manning Photos by Jack Cofano I love motorcycle racing. Doesn’t matter what type of racing ― flat track, motocross, speedway, road racing, hill climbs, supercross, desert racing, scrambles, TT racing, drag racing, enduros, trials, you name it, I like it. As a kid in the ‘50s, I got to watch...

  All of Knockout’s Cheap Shot bikes are significantly numbered. The “83” on the side of this bike signifies the year Jereme was born. “It was a budget bike and we tried to help the guy out a lot because of the reason he was doing it,” Ralph said. “It’s one of our frames, we did a new frame design as a test, and we had a lot of things...