Before I let it go too long, I should mention he’s the head honcho at Joker Cycle Works in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and even though he’s a young guy this is not his first rodeo by any means with many magazine feature articles to his credit along with awards at the big time shows. But this board tracker called Under Pressure just may be his finest build to date as far as I’m...

       There was just something about the guy that transcended just being a great motorcycle builder. I still have my tapes of an interview I did with him for an article in the print edition of Barnett’s Magazine and they’re a cherished bit of memorabilia for me. I was so nervous to speak with such a legend that I had to dial him up more than once because I knew I would come...

      One of his latest builds is based around a 1981 Harley Ironhead Sportster engine that would have been the cat’s ass to build around back in its time. Not surprisingly, it still is today with a raw nostalgic look and charm that the latest MotorCo Twin Cam can’t approach. There are still legions of fans of the old Ironheads that champion its virtues right alongside the most...

      Especially when there’s a story behind the bike that involves a biker grandfather who inspired Ron to get into the paint and body business as well as motorcycles which Ron has totally embraced going full time in the custom bike business. Not only did his late grandfather, Lou, encourage him to be the best he could at whatever he did, he provided the name for this sweet...

     Bill built wicked cool bobbers which had not really come into their own yet and he put real knobby tires on the damn things. How cool was that? Epic at the time when everything was polished this and show chrome that and who had the fattest rear tire was as important as who has the tallest front tire today. He didn’t give a damn about what was trendy and just built what was...

    Even though Jack Cofano photographed this knockout at the recent Smoke Out, it just might look a bit familiar to you if you caught the fourth episode, Rust Belt Edition of Discovery Channel’s BikerLive. Pat and the Led Sled crew duked it out with Porky’s Chopper Co. and Raw Iron Choppers. Who won? I don’t particularly care as I’m not a huge fan of builder shows that don’t show...

     The writer got a few email and Facebook messages wondering why Barnett’s Magazine Online would ever showcase anything but a Harley? I surmise that the whole point of the article was missed by a few and that was that the Smoke Out is its own animal and around here, we really appreciate that even though we love our Harleys. So, what we’re gonna do here is feature another TBC...

        For me, the two things that come to mind when I think of Dave are his paintwork and his love of Pro Street bikes. Both of these things defined him during the last glory days of legendary builders. But, there’s a lot more going on than just that as he continues to pull a rabbit or two or more out of his hat as times change and so does Dave. His painting is still impeccable...

     This bike is so much more than just another built-on-the-cheap bobber with details I’m still trying to wrap my head around. First off, I’m a sucker for fat front tires with tall sidewalls especially when they have a similar sized rear tire and wheel. In case you were curious, those are Vee Rubber 200/70×21 tires. This kind of wheel and tire combo just looks fabulous, yet...

       Delbert’s been around this bike building thing after quietly and confidently replacing a stolen 2003 Sporty, his first-ever motorcycle, with his first-ever custom build, a Detroit Bros.-style bike not too long ago in the big scheme of things. We featured an article we called Delbert’s Blue Light Special in both the print and online version of Barnett’s Magazine and it was...