Finding the right foundation to start this build was quite easy; using ICI’s own “Hardlife” rigid frame which could be proudly displayed all by itself just to see the craftsmanship and gorgeous design inherent in Jesse’s work. Touches worthy of special note are the flush axle caps with hidden fasteners, the oil tank hidden in the bottom of frame, cup-less press-in bearing races...

  “We kind of got into the game late,” said Michael, who had just three months to complete the build in time for the S&S deadline. The frame was designed using a CAD system and created with Revolution’s carbon fiber expertise. Choosing the S&S 124” cubic-inch V-series engine to lead the charge was a no-brainer. “I knew I wanted to use the carbon chassis that was an...

  Taking one look at the foundation of Ethyl you can see what Scott’s talking about. “The frame’s like something you found on the side of the road. It’s artistically eye pleasing with form and shape to it. What a great place to start as a platform. You can rust it, paint it, or just leave it natural,” says Scott. The built-like-a-bridge chassis sports 40-degrees of rake with a 3”...

Obviously this is no right-off-the-line MotorCo FXR if you take a close look at the pics. The frame is a custom-built FXR prototype by the legendary frame builder Sandy Kosman of Kosman Specialties (http://kosmanspecialties.com) and the only one in existence according to Robert. Kosman also supplied the lightweight race wheels, the almost-not-there rotors, a boxed-and-braced...

 Pat’s been a banging away at custom bikes and modified Harleys ever since he started working on his first Harley at the tender age of twelve so after all those years, making a cool custom for his bro was not the biggest deal, but it still took him a year to complete from start to finish. Possibly some of the reasons were that besides being a total ground-up build with a ton of...

  Rick “Kat Daddy” Abbott of Kat Daddy Customs in Auburn, Indiana, seems to share a similar obsession with making holes in things as witness his take on a pro streeter called Buckshot on what once was an innocent 1996 Sportster now a full blown custom sporting holes everywhere you look. There are holes in the tank, there are holes in the frame, there are holes in the frame gussets,...

  Kevin Boyle’s of Motorcycle Medic in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is a prime example of a typical builder who’s keeping it green re-cycled too-cool-for-school Buell custom that Jack Cofano shot in Daytona. He started with a 17-year-old motorcycle and re-cycled it into the Redneck-framed pro-street-style bike that’s been given a whole new lease on life. As I’ve constantly harangued...

Merlon and Brad Rogers is a father/son custom motorcycle building team. They build some of the most sought after custom motorcycles in the northeastern part of America. Their shop, B&M Performance Cycles, is located in the northern part of New York on the St. Lawrence River in the beautiful city of Massena. In recent years, the size of this father/son, mother/daughter,...

Click here for more photos The St. Valentine’s Day Heart Throb Story by J. Joshua PlacaPhotos by Arizona Heart Institute We have seen a lot of wild customs, but none that touched our hearts quite like this rolling piece of human anatomy. Biker and internationally renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Edward B. Diethrich thought it would be fun to have a...