So what makes it so special that I’m declaring my “love” for this Sportster custom known as Animal? It’s not what you might think as nothing so special like it’s never been done before in all honesty, but it’s a dandy piece of combining all the things that pull at my custom bike heart strings in jus the right way. It’s light, fast, loud, sharp looking with a nice stance, and...

  Most of these bikes were still in original condition and the owners were obviously die-hard Ironhead Sportster fans.  But as you browse the internet or look through the classified section of your local newspaper, every now and then you can find an Ironhead Sportster owner willing to part with his or her classic machine. Aldo Querio Gianetto, owner and operator of the one-man...

     The boys at Court House have been knocking some pretty cool stuff out over the years and we’ve featured their work online and in our print editions for your viewing pleasure. What they did to this 1987 883 Sporty was not as wild or as work-intensive as some of their other builds, but that doesn’t impact this build in any bad way. This completely done over Evo XL would get its...

I made a million of ‘em and somehow they basically all looked the same, but they were always like-the-first-time fresh and something to aspire to for me. Forks angled just so, Sporty tank sits just so, bars just so high (perfect for me), a tall sissy bar with varying designs depending on my mood, a you-gotta-catch-me loud exhaust, and a simple manly paintjob. You know, if I still...

Well I’ll explain with the name of the builder and see if that strikes a bell, ready? Here goes in three words ─ Led Sled Customs and because I know they’re hella-proud of it─ of Dayton, Ohio. Yes sir, it’s getting hard it seems to write any custom bike article about a Sportster without mentioning some part or service courtesy of Led Sled’s insane-in-the-membrane resident brainiac...

  Mike Corbin has been making bags and fairings for over fifteen years, though most people know him only as a seat maker. But, he’s had a lifelong fascination with Bonneville racing which transferred over into his business by way of designing fairings. Corbin does all their own fiberglass work in-house, it is all handmade and hand-laid. he sells his items in primer or color...

  I don’t know when it first started, but I sure know that it’s fairly recently (in that giant scheme of things) that Sporties were being referred to as a “girl’s bike” or some other needlessly silly derogatory term (to both Sportsters and women). One look at my stack of pictures of Foundation Customs Ironhead Sporty had me riveted and mentally traveling back to a simpler time. A...

Lucky for us motorcyclists, we were ahead of the curve with the best of both tanning worlds. We get all the sun we want while riding our fabulous two-wheeled tanning machines and we don’t have to just lie there until the burn or boredom takes over. Hit the gas and go and come back looking fabulous, now that’s a tan to die for. The Buell-powered tanning machine featured here belongs...

Aldo Querio Gianetto, owner of AQG Motociclette in Colleretto Castelnuovo, Italy, is the man responsible for this fight on wheels and it’s just one of the many, many back-road-worthy customs he’s made over the years. Named LC-02 Corsa, the “LC” stands for owner Luca Chiavazza’s initials, “02” for the second version of this style of bike, and “Corsa” is Italian for race, but I think...

Growing up he would rather draw than fight, so he honed his skill while learning to bang metal in his dad’s shop. He learned Harley service at Daytona Beach’s now defunct AMI, and he worked at the body shop. His real love is exotic painting and pinstriping. This bike is an example of his talent. Assisted by Marcus of Trailer Trash Choppers, this bike was just completed...