That doesn’t mean it’s bad or anything like that, it’s just that custom bikes, especially show-worthy bikes can have an undeserved short shelf life. That short shelf life can lead to some amazing deals if you’re looking for something out of the ordinary as most of these older builds had some serious dough put into them. Sucks if you’re the seller, but if you’ve got a small...

  For Nick Gale, the Rosso Corsa (Racing Red) custom produced more than pleasing results when finished, but it pushed him to the limit when it came to creativity.  For example, the bike does not have a normal sidestand.  Nick created a special hidden center stand that utilizes a Legend Air hydraulic system that lowers the stand and raises the bike.  When it’s time to ride, the...

  Lucky 7 Motorsports in Rancho Cucamonga, California, was able to combine the looks and some of the handling characteristics of an imported sport bike with the low slung, muscular appearance of a hot rod American V-twin cruiser. Greg Handren, an employee at Lucky 7 Motorsports for almost four years, was one of the guys that helped lead their customer, Ted Williams, through the...

Click here for more photos Ricky Esparza’s Sun Burst Orange Buell Chopper Story by Wendy Manning, Photos by Frank Rangel This cool Buell chopper belongs to Ricky Esparza, the Parts Manager at our Barnett Harley-Davidson dealership in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ricky bought the bike from his longtime buddy Ryan Cairns. Ricky used to babysit Ryan while growing up,...

Click here for more photos Penz Custombikes 114″ TP Engineering Low Rider Story by Mark Barnett and Frank Sander, Photos and Information courtesy of Thunder Media Service, Frank Sander www.thunder-media-service.de Given the title of the article, this may look like another super custom built by Austria’s top bike builders, Peter Penzenstadler and Anita...

Click here for more photos Larry Moore’s 2008 Limited Edition Big Dog Mastiff Story by Wendy Manning, Photos by Rodent This Limited Edition 2008 Big Dog Mastiff belonging to Larry Moore of El Paso, Texas, takes him from 0 to 60 in under four-seconds. Combine that with mileage claimed to be over 40 mpg and almost five gallons of fuel aboard and Larry’s...

Click here for more photos Jason and Cindy Longnecker’s American Ironhorse Slammer Story by Mark Barnett Photos by Jason & Cindy Longnecker This is a story that any custom bike manufacturer would love to hear. Jason Longnecker, who lives near Davenport, Iowa, bought this 2005 American Ironhorse Slammer brand new five years ago and has been riding...

Click here to see more photos Lux Custom Choppers’ Official Colt Ford Edition By Brad Lux, Photos by Richard Greene at Natural Imagezz and Lux Custom Choppers I was working at another shop, when they closed down and had folks ask me if I was going to open my own shop. Through a little luck and some help, I opened my shop almost three years ago and built my...

  Last year a customer, Scotty Blakely, approached Marty about a custom build using one of Snake Alley’s Saturday Night Special frames. The gentleman wanted a bike that wouldn’t be mistaken for stock, something with larger than standard dimensions while maintaining correct proportions. The problem was that he wasn’t able to justify spending 50-grand or more for a bike that only...

  While most authoritative sources think of El Chupacabra as a total sham, Aherrumbrado is as real as it gets. Based on the Leroy-Thompson V.L.A.D. frame, Chup’ has been modified to accept fuel into its top rail, and oil in its downtube. Additional fuel is stored in a hollow rear fender (actually two fenders welded together with a space between) for a total capacity of one gallon,...