Yeah this extreme-and-then-some custom bagger called Westcoast Thirty has features and styling cues that you expect in an all-out bagger today. You know, a big front wheel, extended bags, tail dragger fenders, wild bodywork, a sit-on-the-ground stance, and a paintjob you can’t miss, but there’s a couple you’d never guess. One basic one I didn’t see coming was that this...

This is another bike that we saw a few weeks ago on a Saturday in front of our shop, just about hamburger time as I recall. This bike struck me as a particularly tasteful customization, with the dark color and subtle ghost flames contrasting with the bright chrome everywhere on the bike. The flames were applied right here at Barnett Harley-Davidson by Kafka, an Arizona-based...

One of the most important safety features of any Harley is, of course, the Gremlin Bell. Even the most cynical of bikers will tell you about those evil little road gremlins who lie in wait, ready to leap under their tires or into their engines. Road gremlins affix themselves to cycles and wreak havoc, causing accidents and mechanical problems. Many believe that these issues can be...

  The bike’s streetfighter styling didn’t spring from a single mind, though; it was Matt’s interpretation of what his customer, Jason Ostrander, wanted. “At first Jason told me he just wanted a bagger that was clean and fast, but when we got down to business, I heard the real story. He wanted to make sure his bike was faster than his friend’s bike that I built a few months...

Building a radical bagger is nothing new for John as a quick visit to his website gallery of baggers (www.sinisterindustries.com) will attest. The guy’s just not afraid of breaking out cutting tools and a welder on a bike until it’s just a shell of its former self, although it’s a can’t-take-your-eyes-off-of-it shell of its former self. How many of you recognized that this Road...

The inspiration behind this Softail transformation was of all things, a Motor Company CVO model. Apparently Dave was enamored with the 2006 FLHTCUSE or what is more commonly known (big surprise as who can break down that letter code) as a Screamin’ Eagle Ultra Classic. If you are a CVO historian and know the available color palette, that would be the green and black model that...

Dave St. George of beautiful Lake Havasu City, Arizona, spent six years building this head-turning bagger, now his daily rider, and he enjoyed every minute of it. “I built it here in my home garage,” he said. “I work on motorcycles as a hobby, and I build a lot of custom parts, one-of-a-kind parts for motorcycles. My buddy Mike Love, who did the paint, we work...

San Diego’s sci-fi convention features the film and print world’s most fanatic followers. Herds of costumed characters and caped crusaders spilled out of the convention center and into the town’s Gaslamp Quarter, parading, primping, pimping, growling, posing and becoming the hero or mad monster they adore most. Sci-fi premiers were everywhere, but as I rode the 2011 Road Glide down...

I strongly believe that America is built and based on a well-organized and structured social system with our educational programs, procedures, and principles leading the way. Teachers and educators are a necessity and requirement for laying the roots for our country to maintain its leading edge in many categories around the world. Sure, there are other countries that may be better...

 The Harley-Davidson Road Glide is a motorcycle that reminds me of that old saying, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” Every time I talk to a rider who owns a Road Glide and ask them, “How do you like your bike?” I get replies like, “Best riding motorcycle that Harley ever made,” or “I don’t know why I waited so long before buying a Road Glide. I wouldn’t ride any other model....