That being said, there are a few exceptions to the extraneous: for instance, there is a right-side Hurst jockey shifter for changing gears, the horn from a 1927 Studebaker and countless hours of jeweling on the aluminum pieces. There is also a fully functional bottle of “elixir” mounted on the frame down-tube that is complete with fuel line and petcock. Charlie contends that...

  Yup, you’re seeing exactly what you think you see with no ‘60s-induced flashbacks involved. That’s three separate wheels mounted together out back consisting of a pair of 21” wheels flanking the 23” middle one. And, this is not some sort of strictly visual trickery as they’re all driven by a complex drive system of multiple jackshafts and chains. Somehow I think Steve answered...

The only thing comfortably familiar is Rafik’s choice of donor bike, a Buell XB 1200 series that would probably still be the donor bike of choice in a parallel universe. Good power, reliability, and a tidy unit-construction engine/trans makes it a perfect affordable choice for building a light (400 lbs), fast, and good handling compact ride. “I buy wrecked bikes and keep the engine...

  Sandy and Brigitte Poglavec have both enjoyed riding their two-wheel machines for many years but through some extensive market research and conversing with a few motorcycle industry friends they discovered there is a large segment of the market who want their Harleys and V-twin machines mounted in a safe, stable, and speedy four-wheel setup. Luckily for those seeking a V-twin on...

  Sanctified occupies about ten feet of the Lansing, Michigan, shop end-to-end, but long bikes are Steve’s thing whether that’s the cool thing of the moment or not. He does have a different approach where not just one portion of build is stretched out like a ridiculously long fork, but everything gets a piece of the stretching action to keep things in a nice proportion. For a bike...

    Sometimes we just need a piece of beauty to look at just for the sake of beauty. Shaun is an ex-pat Australian who moved to the states and opened up a shop in the most American place ever, Las Vegas, Nevada. Now he’s not just some guy who thought, “Hey, I’ve got some money and some tools and I kinda like bikes so why don’t I open up a custom motorcycle shop?” Nope and nope. He...

  I couldn’t begin to guess why Kat Daddy calls his bike Bad Intentions, but I’m sure he’s got a reason that probably only makes sense to him. And that’s okay, it’s his creation and he can call it whatever the hell he wants. What I see is an ultra-custom that doesn’t give a damn about what’s currently trendy or hip and it was a burning passion in his head that he wanted to bring to...

  But, I’m going to have to explain what the so-called theme is behind this not-really-a-theme bike as there is a direct, but seriously subtle connection with Akrapovič. When company founder, Igor Akrapovič, first started making exhausts he went by the brand name of Skorpion for seven years before changing over to using his more exotic sounding Akrapovič (pronounced...

  Jeremy’s sentimental ode to a 1932 Harley-Davidson DAH hill climber is not totally shocking to me as even though he’s a pretty young guy in years, he’s got the soul of an old timer in spirit. So many of the absolutely gorgeous and totally different customs he’s made at his Mount Crawford, Virginia, shop have encompassed his own interpretations of days-gone-by styles featuring not...

We knew that the bike would not have a kick stand so it sits on Independent Air Suspension, front and rear, which can be raised up to five-inches.” Ben designed the wheels (26″ in the front and 17″ 330 in the back) and sent the design to someone to cut them, but they did not come out the way they were supposed to. So he sent the design to someone else and, once again,...