Peter told me, “I appreciated very much that he would do all this work for me, but I decided no, no, this is not for me because I’m not a mechanic and I cannot fix it. I just wanted something simple and rideable.” In fact, according to Peter, he had to put up quite a fight against his friend’s generous intentions to turn his straightforward build into a world-class show bike. As...

  Rudy has restyled Vieja more than a few times, for both good and bad reasons. The bike received its current makeover because of an accident. “It was a rainy night, and that version of the bike was lacking a front brake. I was trying to slow down for a left hand turn and locked up the rear brake. The bike slipped out from under me, I laid her down, and I busted up her whole left...

The stock frame was put on the operating table to be raked (40-degrees) and stretched (7” out/-2” down) beyond recognition. “I cut the frame in half behind the transmission and put 3.5” behind the transmission, which allowed me to bring the seat behind the engine’s head and drop it a little bit,” said Jim. “I think it’s a nice look.” Leaving no stone unturned, the twin downtubes...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #63, August 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: Special Ed Owner: Ed Syer Year/Make: 2002 H-DFat Boy Fabrication/ Assembly: HBHC Build time: 1-year Engine: 124″ S&S Cases: H-D Flywheels: Stroked S&S Rods: S&S...

  When Roger first brought H-D’s legendary Softail to Dave, he told him he wanted a custom paintjob, chrome wheels, and lots of other chrome goodies. “That was the first customizing,” Dave says. “I told him, `I know you’re gonna be happy with it, but you’re not gonna be happy with it. I know what you want but this isn’t it.’ ” But a smart businessman doesn’t argue (too much) with...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #63, August 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Owner: Matthew Huntley Dynamic Choppers: Epic Photos by Horst Rösler An epic undertaking usually means something that is large in scale with costly production characterized with adventurous struggles to...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #52, Nov-Dec 2006. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: Warhorse Owner: King Dayrit Year / Make: 1995 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic Fabrication: Full Throttle Motors Assembly: Full Throttle Motors Build time: Six Months Engine:...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #53, Jan-Feb 2007. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: The King Owner: Sidney Smith Year / Make: 1996 H-D Road King Build time: 18 months Engine: 2002 100″ RevTech Cases: RevTech Flywheels: RevTech Rods: RevTech Pistons: RevTech...

  Buying a new ’07 Deuce and modifying it straight off the showroom floor are the actions of a guy who knows what he wants. Needless to say it was a memorable purchase for the dealership, and according to Kevin Decker, the general manager of Horsepower H-D in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, “John walked right into the store and picked out a pearl white ’07 Deuce and paid cash. Then he...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #66, December 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Bike Name: The Smurfer Owner: Keith “Smurf” Cummings Year /Make: ’03 H-D FLTRI Fabrication/ Assembly: Anaheim/ Fullerton Harley-Davidson Build time: 4-months Engine: 107″ H-D...