Flush with inspiration from the arrival of the jumbo engine, a scant six weeks later, Revolver was born. Named for the look of the holes bored around the diameter of the flat plates at the end of its custom wrapped pipes, Steve felt that they gave it the look of a revolver and that the no-nonsense, ready for action design of the bike would back up the claim. As no standard frame...

  Rucker’s Predator series is Bill’s idea of a balls-out, pro street-style bike that delivers the ground pounding sensation of a top-fuel funnycar. Long and low, it replicates the look of the blown, big-block pro street cars with their fat rear tires and skinny fronts. “I wanted to do a bike you could set down into, that had a real low inseam height,” said Bill. “I wanted a bike...

  Getting the project off the ground was not easy, because Johan spent months just debating on the type of frame to use. Dimitri finally said, “Johan, you have full carte blanche.” Dimitri wanted to use a Le Mans style frame with a Goldammer fork and Rick’s wheels. “Goldammer makes great front ends and Rick’s wheels are fantastic, so I was able to fulfill the owner’s request in...

  Tony had been building chopper style customs rather frequently and he was looking forward to building something that wouldn’t be considered a chopper. “My wife was also encouraging me to build something other than a chopper to show some more creative diversity,” Tony said. He got lucky with this bike because the next guy to approach him about a ground-up custom build said the...

Believe it or not, I’ve known guys who hold land speed records on bikes built with a similar profile: tall and short with a narrow front-end and drag bars. I’m a huge fan of the style and I love this bike. I like the fact that it’s not too fancy, yet it has just enough color to grab your attention. It would be interesting to know what the horsepower to weight ratio for this bike is...

The James Bond 007 Bike came about after Pat’s firm had provided security for an OCC event at NYC’s Crobar. Having ridden for thirty years and owning a nice collection of bikes, Pat remembers thinking, “I’m the shoemaker without the shoes. I’m running security, my bikes should be here.” The next morning a plan was formed. “I designed a rolling chassis with Paul Yaffee using the...

  Like many a project that started with a single part and grew from there, the trade show introduction of Vee Rubber Company’s gargantuan, first on the block, 360mm tire caught both Kevin and Peter by the cojones. They had to somehow have one, despite the fact that initial production would be limited to a handful at best. Because of the time difference between Turner Falls and...

Mike Campo started this bike with the plan to build something he could ride and still catch all the attention wherever he went. That’s a pretty tough order considering he is in one of the most talent-drenched motorcycle areas in the country,New York. Still, he has created something that catches your eye the second you see it. The frame has been cut down to give it a gooseneck...

  Nelson’s F-300 came about after seeing other Covington Cycle City (CCC) customs in Daytona and he liked what he saw.  Heading out to Jerry’s huge custom complex inWoodward,Oklahoma, Nelson tried out a few different bikes until he found exactly the frame dimensions he was looking for and Jerry and he formulated the rest of the design. Viola! Five months later, the F-300 was ready...

As with many other areas of their business, the plan for selling these bikes is well thought out and will probably lead to success.  Many builders try to jump up to big numbers quickly and end up requiring tens of millions of other people’s money to tool up.  Cory and Arlen plan to build the bikes in California, at first at a rate of 11 to 15 month and eventually settling in around...