A little background on Sic Chops is in order and Scott not only makes exotically wild custom motorcycles, but also delves in custom cars and hot rods. His ’50 Buick two-door pictured on his website just is the coolest, re-worked Buick ever with only a basic chopped silhouette, some Buick grille teeth and the legendary Buick VentiPorts as distinguishing features. There’s a slew of...

What inspired me to build such a custom bike? Actually it all started about seven years ago. I owned a different custom bike shop with a partner. I created and built the Alien bike called Resurrection that was featured in and on the cover of Barnett’s Magazine (May 2005 issue #41). I poured my heart and soul into my bike. To make a long story short, because of extreme...

  After checking out their website, Wikked Steel’s St. Petersburg, Florida, shop appears to be the equivalent of Lockheed’s famous California Skunk Works known for little ditties of the air like the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-22 Raptor to name just a few. As far as flying, if it’s strictly unconventional and unheard of, Lockheed’s your go- to guy (so to speak) and so is...

Pat and Jason built this Shovel in only a couple of months when they could steal away a bit of time on the side from their work-related builds. Obviously they have their shit together when it comes to making a bike that looks and performs well as Jason explained the thought process behind it. “We just wanted to build what we like and we know other people do too. We try and give a...

  Eddie built this as a personal ride and company showpiece and when you find out how much this guy built from chunks of aluminum and chromoly tubing, it’s astounding. “I drew it full scale exactly like I wanted it and built it off my own plans. Everything I’ve ever had has been supercharged, so I wasn’t going to back down now,” said Eddie. Basically all the polished billet stuff...

  Cyril modified a Santee rigid frame with 32-degrees of rake and enhanced the simple look with a leaf spring fork built by Gary Schmitgen featuring chromed springs, unusual in that chroming springs is considered a no-no for proper suspension action. “It’s something we’re very proud of. They say you can’t do it cause the leaves are going to separate on the rebound, we made many,...

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #57, September 2007. SPECIFICATIONS Owner: Laurent Dutruel Year/ Make: 2006 Dutruel Custom Fabrication/ assembly: Laurent Dutruel Build time: 1200 hours Engine: 45″ WL45/ Shovelhead/ Sportster Cases: Laurent Dutruel Rods: WL...

  Located in Lake Villa, Illinois, north of Chicago and just south of the border of Wisconsin, DD Custom Cycles wasn’t far from Jay’s house. When he made the trip to the shop to check out what his friends said about Dave, Jay was thrilled with what he found. “I was impressed with the detail Dave put into each bike. Over the years his style has evolved into low and long, with a wide...

  So how do you decide what to build after taking over three decades off? “It’s the bike I always wanted to build. It was always in my head,” said Russ. “It’s a combination of 60s, 70s, and rolls clear on up to the present.” The basis for this bike was Russ’s love of the custom Edward Bohlin silver saddles he saw his western movie idols riding in the Rose Parade when he was a kid....

Click here for more photos… This bike feature originally appeared in Barnett’s Magazine issue #54, March-April 2007. SPECIFICATIONS: Owner: Jason Nieman Year / Make: 2006 Whiplash Fabrication/ Assembly: Speed and Custom Cycles Build time: 10-weeks Engine: 131″ Panhead/ SCC Cases: STD Development Flywheels: Truett...