Believe it or not, this Restamod began life as a shell of a 1977 FLH restoration project that had somehow survived a garage fire before Joe got his hands on the charred remains. “I wanted to perform a matching numbers, non-period perfect restoration and showcase the fact you don’t have to rake and stretch a frame or use an aftermarket frame to achieve a hot rod-feel motorcycle,”...

Originally introduced in 1982 with a Shovelhead engine suspended in the frame by three rubber mounts to isolate vibration, the FXR was an instant hit with magazine editors and looked to be the next big thing. Sporty handling and a smooth cruising V-twin will elicit kudos from editors every time and the bike sold decently considering it was so different. In 1984, the then new and...

Not only did the god-awful color aqua seem to dominate for some stupid reason (or just stick in my mind), but they couldn’t find enough places to put it on so they covered up every piece of brightwork and trim piece just to make sure you were gagging. And if that wasn’t aqua-awful enough, they highlighted it with neon graphics just to make sure that the first thing you’d have to do...

It’s an absolute minimalist machine powered by The Motor Company’s most minimalist horsepower V-twin, but the end result packs a visual punch that’s the very definition of a motorcycle. Built as a tribute to Brewdude Garn’s wife aptly named Brewmom for her 50th birthday, Brewdude named it Golden Deliverance in her honor. The black and gold paint job also reflects the colors of...

Brain explained how this project called Suicide Imbecile (gotta love a good sense of humor) came to be saying, “I’ve built a lot of bikes, but I had never built an Ironhead. I found a basket case 1967 XLCH and went from there. I put the frame in my frame jig and hard tailed it Black Sunshine’s way. I kept the stock front end and wanted to go with a flat track feel with some flare...

The logo for the Sackets Harbor Brewing Company is, “Sip a bit of history.” Sackets Harbor Brewing Company operates one of New York State’s oldest continuing microbreweries featuring both a working brewery and dining establishment. The brewery is located on West Main Street in the village of Sackets Harbor, NY, and situated on the shore of Lake Ontario. The brewery and brew pub...

This bike is All Balls, built with top components by bike builder Pat Briggs of County Line Choppers in Phoenix, New York. Pat has more than 30 years of experience building bikes. Photos by Jack Cofano for Barnett’s Online.

It only took 500 hours for El Pasoans Ruben Ayala, Edgar Rodriguez, Eddie Huff, and Dorian Rodriguez to build Hell’s Belle, Ruben’s Old School bar hopper and favorite ride. In the beginning, the idea was to have a real clean bobber with only the required accessories: one headlight, one stoplight, one mirror, lots of chrome and custom accents to personalize the bike. But things...

Rich Ryan and Steve Glennon, of Shamrock Fabrications, had originally built this bike back in 2008. Glennon had been working with Ryan for about two and a half years at the time, and it was his first ground up build. About four months ago, Steve decided that since he had put about 25,000 miles on the hog in the last two years, that he wanted to completely redo the bike. According...

Our photojournalist Jack Cofano found this ’78 bobber at this year’s Smoke Out Bike Week. The bike is owned by Rich Ewaskiewich.