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...

Click here for more photos Thunderin’ Cycles and Martha’s Bike Story by Wendy Manning Photos by Sedrick Mitchell When Martha Jones, of Watertown, New York, wanted a bobber that was a good representation of her style, she immediately turned to her local full service and custom bike shop, Thunderin’ Cycles. “It was my idea to...

The Bomber was developed for Custom Chrome Europe by Fred Kodlin Motorcycles as a motorcycle kit, homologated for all European countries, which can be assembled into both a showbike and one you can ride 2,200 miles in five days on. Fred Kodlin developed the components with great care and parts like the swingarm, frame, tank, fenders, and exhaust system, are available seperatly....

  Blake decided on an Independent Cycle drop-neck, HARDLIFE frame for its long, low shape. Plus the driveline components would fit without any extra modifications, and it was a completely different platform than his previous build. The frame was built with a little stretch in the backbone and the downtubes, with 5” and 2” respectively. The neck was raked to 36-degrees, but Blake...

  A true son of the South, Jeremy got his first ride on a down and dirty pro street- style Perewitz bike when Dave trailered a few from his shop in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, down to Ohio for some NASCAR drivers and bigwigs to use on a charity ride. “I brought bikes for Ray Evernham, Bill Elliott, Kasey Kahne, and Jeremy Mayfied to use,” remembers Dave. “Jeremy liked the bike so...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #66, December 2008. SPECIFICATIONS Owner: Newstalgia Wheel Year/Make: 1964 Harley-Davidson FLH Fabrication/ Assembly: Aaron Kaufman/ Gas Monkey Garage Build time: 4 months Engine: 1964 74″ H-D FLH Panhead Cases/Rods: H-D...

A custom that is intended to resemble a racer better have more power than a stock bike. Jeff made sure this custom wouldn’t be underpowered with an Arlen Ness 124” S&S motor with rounded fins that create a distinctive appearance from the left side of the bike. A Goodson air cleaner cover smoothes air into the motor while a set of LMF pipes from Creative Cycles help get it out....

The ever-debonair Jack Cofano, Barnett’s YDKJ columnist and all around motorcycling bon vivant, saw this one coming when he wrote in Barnett’s April 2007 Issue #54, “Tim Franks has got the bikin’ bug bad, real bad. So bad, that the ol’ bass boat is sitting in the yard collecting spiders. I have a strange feeling that the Gladiator [Tim’s Heritage feature bike] is the first of many...

  Using all the best parts in the industry can be expensive, but judging from the look of this bike it’s more than worth it. They started with a Von Dutch Kustom Cycles Dutch Angel frame built with 38-degrees of rake, three-inches added to the backbone, and an inch removed from the curved, single down tube. A uniquely shaped swing arm is attached to the rear section of the frame...

      One thing I should mention right up front is that this bike doesn’t have a piece of composite material other than the sportbike windscreen and the headlight. This is a “steel is real” kind of build and what a nice bit of sheet metal work it is. Dave and Kyle Green of DG Custom Cycle in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, wouldn’t have it any other way. DG Custom’s owner/fabricator/dad...