Chuck Key is a purveyor of parts, a master of machinery, a duke of deals. As owner of Southern Performance Choppers in Bentonville, Arkansas, he and employee Jeremy White travel to swap meets throughout Texas, Arkansas, Illinois and Oklahoma, scouting for parts and ideas for their upcoming Harley projects. Armed with as much loot as he can muster, Chuck rolls into town with a...

Tim Graham of Van Buren, Arkansas, has been riding cycles since 1972. “I’m ashamed to admit it, but I started out on a damned Suzuki,” he said. A friend of his had a Super Glide and they used to go traveling together. One day, as they cruised around on their bikes, the friend said, “Boy, I’m going to teach you to ride. Here. Take mine.” Tim took the Super Glide for a ride and it...

Click here for more photos Clint Rosine – 2002 H-D FXSTI Story by Wendy ManningPhotos by Clint Rosine Clint Rosine, owner of Rosine Custom Cycleworks in Mattoon, Illinois, modified his 2002 Harley-Davidson FXSTI right there in his home garage shop. Clint says the bike more than earned her name, Saving Grace. “I got a little drunk after I...

Click here for more photos ’01 Heritage Classic Becomes Lethal X Dragon Story by Wendy ManningPhotos by Corey Waterman Everyone likes to name their bike something and that’s okay with me, but I wish they would tell me what song best describes their bike instead as I love a soundtrack to listen to in my head while looking at pictures...

Justin Del Prado, co-owner of DP customs with his brother Jarrod in New River, Arizona, built this red hot Ironhead in his old third-car garage before he opened his shop. The idea was all his own. “I built the bike myself, before my brother partnered up with me, so it came out of my head,” Justin said. “I really like how the colors came together on this bike. The...

  Luckily for McClellan and his now ex-girlfriend, the low-speed dump hurt mostly his pride, leaving his 2003 Harley-Davidson police issue Dyna Defender dinged and a little dented. Somehow, as happens with crazy creative types, this all led to a wonderfully awful idea. McClellan had two options after bandaging his wounds and pleading insanity: fix the bike or cleverly camouflage...

Click here for more photos Erik Dunk’s 17-Year Custom Evo Build Story by Buck ManningPhotos by Sedrick Mitchell Looking like a bike built expressly for post-Armageddon cruising is not exactly what you’d expect after a 17-year build, but that’s exactly the look and the feel Erik Dunk, owner of Iron Block Harley-Davidson in Adams...

Click here for more photos Scott Peterson’s Satin Black Deluxe Story by Buck ManningPhotos by Jack Cofano Not every custom Harley-Davidson needs to be a big-buck project to satisfy an owner and oftentimes too many of us take a project a little too far and end up losing what we inherently liked about the bike in the first place. Reliability,...

 When he was eight-years-old, Mike was introduced to the thrill of motorcycling by his Uncle Ron, who let him loose on his 80cc Honda. “I loved the thrill of feeling my face and hair in the wind…there were no helmet laws back then. I would putt around the campground. It was memorable.” By the time he was in high school, Mike and his friends would go to the local hills where he’d...

Click here for more photos Monte M. Moore and Blacktop Choppers Team Up for Bombshell Story by Wendy Manning Photos by Steve Oatneyand Lamar GreeneModel: Meggie Maddock What could happen when a successful illustrator and a talented custom bike builder team up on a project? The bike you see here, that’s what. From the imaginations of graphic artist Monte M....