Starting with a six up and three out frame, Mitch added 18” over forks and a 280 series rear tire.  This gave him a super long bike, with a lot of give in it for comfort, and an absolute minimum amount of weight.  When the 127” Ultima motor was fitted, the result was a screamer, almost too much motor for the application.  The bike got faster and faster as it was breaking-in and...

Four hundred hours later, the bike you see here was finished.  Larry is a long time Harley rider so he didn’t have much trouble coming up with a design.  Knowing bikes, he thankfully didn’t do anything weird like put the pipes on the wrong side or something silly.  Instead he created an awesome full size Twin Cam springer hardtail that he has since entered into several bike shows,...

  Described as “blindingly fast,” the bike met the customer’s expectations, with the 280 rear tire giving the long bike a beefy looking rear end while the re-worked Jesse James tank and Tight Custom wheels some individuality.  The details of the bike can be read in the specifications, pretty much straight high end parts were used, including Mean Street’s new “Wicked” front forks. I...

The stock motor was scrapped and a 121” TP installed with a Magnacharger and NOS system.  Probably half that power is needed to pull the extra weight of the batteries and amplifiers required for the complex audio visual system and the seven gallon gas tank! A small Bushtec trailer was added with a Firestone Air Ride suspension system to carry one of the televisions, some batteries...

  Expressing satisfaction with the parts, the crew at Top Shelf got the bike together in a short three months, using a powerful 113” S&S motor and a six speed Baker transmission. This high class, minimalist chopper ended up with the clean lines and bare bones looks that put Jesse on the map. A sensible 200 series tire was fitted out back and high end PM foot controls and...

    This particular bike is an older chop of his that Jack found hanging around Daytona and it’s good to see someone’s enjoying it. Strangely this is one of Criss’ more conservative customs and even more strangely, it was built by Counts Kustoms in Las Vegas that is known for the wilder the better when it comes to customs. By the bluing on the pipes it looks like somebody’s done a...

  Though Frank does a lot of high-end custom and one-off work, each year he puts together a signature model and a handful of spec bikes to show off his talent and new ideas.  2005 was no exception, with the debut of the Oddi Cycles Drop ‘05 Softail. For this bike, Frank wanted to use the R&R 147” motor, so he actually designed the bike around the engine. The R&R is a...

  The New York Bike shown here is a ground up custom, another style of bike Dave turns out.  This one started out with a Pro Street Frameworks frame, an even 8 inches up and 8 inches out.  With 45 degrees of rake in the frame and six in the trees, the front wheel is over five feet from the front of the engine.  American Suspension forks are fitted up front, and RC wheels hold the...

A Denver’s Choppers springer fork and a 180 rear tire was fitted to give the bike a good look with good performance.  A PM front brake and an Exile Sprotor handle the stopping duties. Custom pieces from Lucky Charm include the stainless steel oil tank which they produce for sale, the stainless steel top motor mount and speedo housing, rear fender, sissy bar, and modified gas tank...

David Shuey ofWest Chester,Pennsylvania, had ridden motorcycles with his brother Bill during high school, but his story of giving them up mirrors so many others. “College, marriage, kids, and other responsibilities put them on the backburner,” said David. After clocking 55 on the age-o-meter and with the constant prodding of his brother, he decided it was time again for a bike....