Yeah, try juggling all that stuff and be as motorcycle prolific, tasteful, and aesthetic-defined as Mr. Randolph. His bikes aren’t cookie-cutters, but you can tell a KO bike from a block away. Just like it says on his website (www.knockoutcycles.com), “From the kicker pedal to the oil bag to the signature 2-into-1 exhaust, if Ralph’s name’s on it, you can bet that what you’re...

  Papa Clutch Customs (www.papaclutchcustoms.com) out of Ainsworth, Iowa, really had a feel for bringing the pretty to what could have been a gritty bobber. Traditional and lovely 16” laced wheels with drum brakes fore and aft, a hand shifter and foot clutch, along with minimal creature comforts could have been the “gritty’ aspect, but Papa Clutch ran with them and made them a...

  Like I said, there’s not a damn thing wrong with traditional values and Dave’s time-warp XL caught the sharp eye of Barnett’s steeped-in-tradition-himself photographer, Lord J. Cofano at the recent Smoke Out. Dave’s bike is built off a stock 1974 Sportster frame that’s been hardtailed and tweaked and stretched a bit, but still retains the easy to sell and title Harley VIN number....

 

“This bike actually started life as a 2004 Big Dog Pitbull belonging to a friend of mine that was totaled in an accident. We were able to purchase the wreck from the insurance company to build another bike, but it sat wrecked for about a year before we had actually started tearing into it. The owner was hurt very badly and laid up for about six months with severe road rash, and...

  Speaking of tradition, Led Sled’s company mantra “heat it – tack it – weld it – smack it” says it all in as traditional way as possible, although by the polished, but not overdone looks of our feature bike they entered in the Ultimate Builders Bike Show, they’ve got an extremely gentle touch. In so many ways this bike looks like it might have been time-traveled...

So smitten was he that he offered the Pan’s owner his nice running Evo-powered hard tail (www.barnettsmagazine.com/component/k2/item/2907-shaun-ponte-hardcore-evo.html) straight across for the Pan. The deal was done and the next day Shaun shows up at Tropical Tattoo with his van containing the Panhead. He rolls it out and goes to start it. After kicking it for a bit the engine...

Since opening, Court House Custom (www.chcustom.com) has grown into a reputable company, turning out some of the finest powder coating and custom motorcycles in the industry. In mid-2008 Court House Custom launched a new line of custom motorcycle parts designed and hand built by D.J. and Jason. In November 2008 CHC finally gained national recognition when the CHC Triumph was...

The frame is a stock Harley-Davidson with a welded-on hard tail extension. The motor, tranny, wheels and front end are as delivered from the Harley factory. The rest of the pieces were picked up at swap meets or as a last resort, J&P Cycles. It was fabricated and painted by Bob and John Fager with much assistance from Budweiser over a long year. The image of the rat on the gas...