Shawn Hutchinson of Springdale, Arkansas, is a nitpicky guy, and I mean that in a good way. He has a tendency to buy bikes that he loves, and though he’s almost completely pleased with them, his mind soon begins to churn with ideas, tiny improvements, little ways to improve upon what he considers an almost flawless piece of machinery. Case in point: His 2008 Iron Horse. It’s a...

We have our photographer Jack Cofano to thank for this custom chopper, El Alacran, built by Cutthroat Customs in Humble, Texas. Cutthroat Customs is owned by Daniel Sanchez, whose says, “What we build is distinctive, for the ones who don’t follow—they lead… “It’s no wonder we ended up here. My Native American roots wouldn’t let me go without being a craftsman of some sort. Just...

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, so it just makes sense that Alan Jensen, known to friends and family as “Tex,” would opt for a Harley the size of a baby whale. Tex doesn’t live in Texas, but he does have a Texas-sized life, which includes one wife, two kids, five grandchildren, four horses, nine goats and five dogs. He runs his own construction business, plays drums in a...

Nathan Chaney of Alpena, Arkansas, is a spontaneous guy. He’s been known to wake up in the morning, get an urge to take a road trip, and 18 hours later, he’s in Florida. He builds the bikes he rides on these sojourns, and he rides them hard. Nowadays, most of his traveling is done on El Culo, his ’53 Harley chopper. He found the beat up, rusted frame in the weeds outside of his...

He designed, fabbed, and built the bike in his home garage in Salisbury. The custom paintjob, by Beth Swicegood of Painted Magic in Lexington, North Carolina, is comprised of faux painting on metal areas, the tank, the seat, and ammo box. Johnny says the build gave him no trouble at all. A man of few words, Johnny simply said the pipes are his favorite aspect of the bike. Johnny...

Custom Cycle Engineering Magneto Coil Housing Custom Cycle Engineering has developed a classic way to simplify the ignition system on generator right side with alternator left side case H-D style motors. We tapped into the motorcycle-racing world and built a housing around a classic Wico magneto cover. The housing bolts up to the generator location and hides a common 12V...

Custom Cycle Engineering Stator Plug Keepers This is a simple product that makes a lot of sense. We call it a “watchdog” because it’s going to make sure that your regulator doesn’t unplug itself from the stator. Should the stator plug become disconnected, the effect on your electrical system can be devastating and possibly leave you stranded. Previous quick fix systems were hard...

  Jack is the owner of JRM Cycles. Aside from building bikes and being an all service shop, he offers the innovative services of being a “mobile motorcycle mechanic.” That’s right, his mobile service truck if fully equipped to go to wherever you are for everything from emergency roadside service to towing to belt adjustments to tire change and balance....

  Here’s his story of how this custom Big Dog you’re looking at came to be. “My first wife died suddenly. We drove truck together and we came home on a Wednesday and she died on Thursday. I didn’t have any family where I was at, I don’t know, I was screwed up. I’ve been riding since ’81, but I didn’t have a bike at the time and one day I just decided to go buy another motorcycle,...

“I think I built this bike in ’05, ’06,” he said. “My signature orange and white bike I had worn out; the lower end, the rods were worn out, the heads were worn out. Nothing was abused; it was just worn out because I had ridden it for ten years. I needed something, so I built this bike. It’s a throwback to my beginnings, sort of, because we...