Rick “Kat Daddy” Abbott of Kat Daddy Customs in Auburn, Indiana, seems to share a similar obsession with making holes in things as witness his take on a pro streeter called Buckshot on what once was an innocent 1996 Sportster now a full blown custom sporting holes everywhere you look. There are holes in the tank, there are holes in the frame, there are holes in the frame gussets,...

 Pat’s been a banging away at custom bikes and modified Harleys ever since he started working on his first Harley at the tender age of twelve so after all those years, making a cool custom for his bro was not the biggest deal, but it still took him a year to complete from start to finish. Possibly some of the reasons were that besides being a total ground-up build with a ton of...

Obviously this is no right-off-the-line MotorCo FXR if you take a close look at the pics. The frame is a custom-built FXR prototype by the legendary frame builder Sandy Kosman of Kosman Specialties (http://kosmanspecialties.com) and the only one in existence according to Robert. Kosman also supplied the lightweight race wheels, the almost-not-there rotors, a boxed-and-braced...

Merlon and Brad Rogers is a father/son custom motorcycle building team. They build some of the most sought after custom motorcycles in the northeastern part of America. Their shop, B&M Performance Cycles, is located in the northern part of New York on the St. Lawrence River in the beautiful city of Massena. In recent years, the size of this father/son, mother/daughter,...

Chuck Key turned tragedy into triumph when he rebuilt his 2002 Titan. Chuck, owner of Southern Performance Choppers in Bentonville, Arkansas, was involved in an accident in June, 2010. “I was just going too fast,” he said. “The roads here [in the Ozark Mountains] are real winding. I just lost control and hit a ditch. It was a two month recovery process, but I’m fine...

Click here for more photos Thunderin’ Cycles and Martha’s Bike Story by Wendy Manning Photos by Sedrick Mitchell When Martha Jones, of Watertown, New York, wanted a bobber that was a good representation of her style, she immediately turned to her local full service and custom bike shop, Thunderin’ Cycles. “It was my idea to...

Click here for more photos The St. Valentine’s Day Heart Throb Story by J. Joshua PlacaPhotos by Arizona Heart Institute We have seen a lot of wild customs, but none that touched our hearts quite like this rolling piece of human anatomy. Biker and internationally renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Edward B. Diethrich thought it would be fun to have a...

The Bomber was developed for Custom Chrome Europe by Fred Kodlin Motorcycles as a motorcycle kit, homologated for all European countries, which can be assembled into both a showbike and one you can ride 2,200 miles in five days on. Fred Kodlin developed the components with great care and parts like the swingarm, frame, tank, fenders, and exhaust system, are available seperatly....

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #66, December 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Owner: Newstalgia Wheel Year/Make: 1964 Harley-Davidson FLH Fabrication/ Assembly: Aaron Kaufman/ Gas Monkey Garage Build time: 4 months Engine: 1964 74″ H-D FLH Panhead Cases/Rods: H-D...

  A true son of the South, Jeremy got his first ride on a down and dirty pro street- style Perewitz bike when Dave trailered a few from his shop in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, down to Ohio for some NASCAR drivers and bigwigs to use on a charity ride. “I brought bikes for Ray Evernham, Bill Elliott, Kasey Kahne, and Jeremy Mayfied to use,” remembers Dave. “Jeremy liked the bike so...