A fine example of this thinking is our feature bike Dirty Sanchez with its roots based on a tired Buell Lightning X1 that was just taking up space around George’s shop. “It was really ugly, dripping oil all over the place,” says George. “I was like, ‘Let’s build something out of it, something for the shop.’ ” So it was that one more Buell became reincarnated as a cool custom that...

  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...

  Being located so far out of the custom motorcycle mainstream kinda leads me to believe that Aldo says screw it and just makes everything for his bikes, as I doubt there’s a local shop to get parts from. One look at the spec sheet boringly (so to speak) shows seemingly everything is fabricated in his AQG shop. Like his frame for instance, the double-downtube gooseneck rigid was a...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #60, March 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: ThorTueuse Owner: Blackcrow Year / Make: 2003 Buell XB9S Fabrication/ assembly: Pumpa Choppa Build time: 14 months Engine: 2003 Buell XB9S Cases/ flywheels: Stock Buell Rods: WL...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #61, April/May 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Owner: TT Cycles Year / Make: 1965 Triumph TR6SR Fabrication: TT Cycles Assembly: TT Cycles Build time: 10 weeks Engine: Triumph 650cc Cases: Triumph Flywheels: Triumph Rods: Triumph...

  Last year a customer, Scotty Blakely, approached Marty about a custom build using one of Snake Alley’s Saturday Night Special frames. The gentleman wanted a bike that wouldn’t be mistaken for stock, something with larger than standard dimensions while maintaining correct proportions. The problem was that he wasn’t able to justify spending 50-grand or more for a bike that only...

Click here for more photos 1967 Triumph Bonneville Story by Mark Barnett, Photos by Rodent Rodent and I were walking out in front of the store one Saturday towards the hamburger stand when what should appear but this killer old 1967 Triumph bobber. We quickly cornered the owner and moved the bike over to the porch area outside my office to photograph it. It...

The guys at Frankenstein Trikes are committed to offer Trike rear-ends and Trike Kits with the highest quality, low maintenance and that are easy to install.   We now have Eleven different Trike rear-ends to choose from in widths from 30″ to 42″, with Three different offsets from center of rear-end to pulley/sprocket mounting surface. We can help you convert most bikes...

  Tins and plastic came off and got sent away to Razor Custom Paint Shop in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The remaining carcass was handed over to Bob Wright at R&D Performance, and his building-mate at their shared Watertown, Minnesota, facility, Küryakyn’s Performance Division Manager, Mike Rowland. Bob went to work on the motor, installing the Cheap Thrill Hop Up kit. This...

  Vince’s been a real estate broker for 40 years. A tough job in an industry that’s been particularly hard hit by this economic beating we’re taking. But he remains upbeat and said, “Anytime I feel a little down, life or business is not going right, I just get on the bike and ride. There’s no better damn therapy than that.” He’s been riding motorcycles for 42 years, beginning...