Obviously, Leona is no shrinking violet and her wild Big Cat theme makes absolutely sure she’s no wallflower wherever she parks her trike. From what I assume are leopard skin graphics (hey, I’m no felinologist) to her flair-to-dare when it comes to riding outfits, Leona is quite a cool cat herself. Subtle is not in her vocabulary when it comes to bikes and the cat theme running...

That “something cool” was the mating of front half of Lauri and Forrest’s 2001 Heritage Softail with what appears to be fiberglass rear fenders from Dave’s over-the-top ’41 Willys Ridler contender and a Frankenstein Trikes’ rear end. Hot rods and Harleys, it doesn’t get much better than that. “Dave gave us a rough sketch of the body style he was going to make and we let him go from...

Our photojournalist Jack Cofano certainly has an eye for cool bikes. This ’59 Harley-Davidson trike with a 45” Flathead engine belongs to Rob Swayze of Red Bank, New Jersey. Rob says the modified Servi-Car cruises at 65mph.

Click here for more photos Kat Daddy Customs’ Sporty Trike Story by Wendy ManningPhotos by Rose Abbott For the past five years, Rick and Rose Abbott, owners of Kat Daddy Customs in Auburn, Indiana, have been turning out one-off high-end customs. The couple offer killer designs, hand-formed and fabricated craftsmanship, and specializing in custom...

Freedom Machine Gets Special Needs Rider Back On The Road Story by Wendy Manning(wenmanning313@aim.com)Photos courtesy of Rick Strand Rick Strand, owner of Freebird Custom Motorcycles, specializes in motorcycles for people with special needs. He lives in “the wilds of South Dakota,” but his one-of-kind bikes, trikes, and trike conversion kits are in demand...

Click here for more photos Cruising Interstate 10 on a John Deere Story and Photos byBuck Manning Driving through El Paso is something most people do on their East/West sojourns as Interstate 10 slices the town in half and few take the time to stop and check it out. It’s a city a lot of people know of, but know nothing about. Before I moved here, my only...

Click here for more photos Snake Alley Customs Builds a Trike I Like Story by Buck ManningPhotos by Joker Trikes are all the rage. Trikes are showing up everywhere. Trikes are in our future as aging motorcycle types says an article in the New York Times. Trikes this, trikes that. Trikes, trikes, trikes ― Yikes! Man, I’m just sick and tired of hearing...

Click here for more photos V8 Choppers Trike Story by Mark Barnett, Photos by Frank Rangel Normally you have to go to rallies to find the most interesting bikes; they naturally seem to all congregate at the big shows. But sometimes, just sitting here in our little corner of Texas, the bikes just stop in for a rest, perhaps for a water break before the...

Hot Rod Hawg is the brainchild of Glenn Bartels, son of Bill and Merle Bartels of Bartels’ Harley-Davidson of Marina Del Rey, California. Working at the family dealership for years gave Glenn the knowledge and inspiration to build himself a hot rod powered by America’s favorite V-twin engine. “I always liked hot rods and at one point I thought, I’m going to build one,” said Glenn....

  One of the unwritten, but often spoken, tenets of Exile Cycles is that you buy into the total Exile style which means you’ll never get a dragon infested paintjob or repeated trips to the chrome shop as part of your Exile build. Russell has worked out a formula he stays true to and doesn’t suffer fools trying to dick with it. If you want an Exile bike, you’ll get it. If you don’t,...