What I’m looking at right now is a chopper built by the always lovely John Dodson of Gangster Choppers in Richmond, Virginia, and it is a chopper by anyone’s definition. Hey, it’s no big surprise that a business called Gangster Choppers of all things is making choppers and has been since like forever ─ or so it seems anyway. John loves his choppers and here’s one more example...

      Now that you’ve seen the photos, I bet you experienced a WTF? Moment like I did. From the right-side it’s a perfect picture of a well built Harley Shovelhead chopper that’s got the open road in its sights more than a rotating bike show stand. It’s tough, it’s cool and it looks like a bag of fun to ride. Obviously the owner feels that way too as the nicely kept engine shows...

     Coming up with the perfect chopper formula was probably quite a bit easier (and tougher) when the owner is none other than The Horse Backstreet Choppers’ editor, David “Englishman” Gregory. For some funny reason, I’d dare venture a guess that Englishman, with all his exposure to vintage choppers over the years, had quite a bit of say in what and where this build was going to...

    This loving ode to Denver came about after Paul took possession of the original Freight Train built by Denver not long after the wild and whacky 1970s had come to a close. It was a bit worse for wear after sitting out and about for decades, but it was still all there and inspired Paul to build not a replica or a clone, but a modern chopper truly honoring the work of Mr....

       There’s just something special about a build that incorporates what we love about real Old School choppers from start to finish and Thad’s bike has that in spades. Yeah, it was photographed at an Easyriders Show, but I’m going out on a limb here and saying this bike is eventually (if not already) going to see some serious street time. Now just to be clear, I’m not...

  And if you’d like to join the club but lack a ride, this fine custom from Count’s Kustoms in Las Vegas is still for sale as of this writing.  Built in two months, a Paramount frame re-raked to 55 degrees was matched to a set of Sugarbear 30” over springer forks.  For riding at the head of the pack, a 107” TP polished motor mated to a six speed tranny turns the monster 280...

  It seems that most projects based on a LOWLIFE frame feature graceful, swooping bodywork and a cool slammed lead sled look. That’s how this bike started until Brad walked into his shop one day as he was half-way through building it for Brian Kocelansky and chose to head in a new direction. “I decided I’m not doing the same old Legend bike that everybody else builds,” said Brad....

     This is not Copper Mike’s first rodeo at Barnett’s Magazine Online as we previously featured his Steampunk Shovelhead and that bike couldn’t be more different than this one if it tried. But, even though they’re totally different, both show the recognizable signature of Copper Mike and his shop, Gravesend Cycles Inc. in Lindenhurst, New York on the southern shore of lovely Long...

  Our feature bike Mantis Chopster harks back to the Frisco era bikes, but with a twist. A conglomeration of tubing from frame to forks gives a skeletal appearance that heightens the mechanical feel of the design. The rigid frame is almost totally exposed as it wraps around the engine like a continous loop. Frisco-style frame dimensions come from the conservative 32-degree rake...

  Kim’s one of those Renaissance guys that your high school teachers always pushed you to be, but never did. A sculptor for 34 years, Kim’s turning out works of art in metal for little businesses like Donald Trump’s casinos, resorts, and residences, Emeril’s Restaurant and Gloria Estefan’s Bongos Cuban Café in Miami, Las Vegas casinos (The Rio, Harrah’s, and the Monte Carlo), and...