“Jim is his own business called Hell Razor, but he built the bike here at Scalia, he works here in the shop when he needs to do stuff,” Will explained. “We came up with the design and he built it out of here.” Keeping the cost down on Hell Rider 2, much of the bike was built with parts Hell Razor and Scalia’s Cycles already had in stock, except for the...

We showed this bike once in the lead photo of the Swap Meet and Old School Show at Mecrin, France. Bruno rode it there and back covering over 700 miles. Speaking of riding, the first notification you have that this bike is coming down the road is from the super loud sound emanating from the fishtail exhaust. Then you may see a front wheel stick out from around a building, followed...

Take the bike pictured for example, Danial claims, “That bike could be done and is done everyday by builders around the world for about $8,500. I’ve seen them pulled off for $6,500 when they rattle can ‘em ― that’s including the engine, gas in the tank, twist the throttle and go.” Well that cost part of the equation Danial’s stating sounds pretty damn good for a cool bar hopper...

  This rustic looking custom machine bears the name “The Flying Dutchman,” and was not only inspired by the famous ghost ship, but also by the Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s interesting how an Italian bike builder can search the globe, and come up with a theme name for a bike based on various events that occurred many years ago. “One of the greatest things about being a...

  Now you might think Nathan is some sort of Batman groupie or something, but you would be dead wrong. “I’m not much into Batman or anything, it just had an incredible theme to me,” said Nathan. “I just wanted to build a chopper. I couldn’t decide what to do and my sons, Drav and Creed, were watching Batman and I sat with them and watched those two villains, Two-Face and Riddler,...

Believe it or not, it was Gary’s wife Marlena who suggested he build CopperHead in the living room. “My wife is very understanding,” he said. “She said, ‘Why should you be out in the garage all the time building this bike where I can’t be with you? If you build it here in the living room I can be with you.’ So that’s what I did. I built the bike while she watched TV, and it worked...

  The flared three and a half gallon gas tank is one of the most striking features on this ground up custom. “The end results of the gas tank were somewhat of an accident. My initial design and intentions were to construct and produce something totally different. After a lot of sweat and labor, it was finally finished. I liked the design and decided to go with it for this custom...

  Few would consider steel a precious metal, but when Russ Austin of Precious Metal Customs in Atlanta, Georgia, uses steel to create true mechanical jewels it makes you think twice about what’s considered precious. Rings, bracelets, and other jewelry fascinate women, but like the majority of men, my fascination lies elsewhere. For Russ, passion for motorcycles started in childhood...

Jason likes staring down a gauntlet; he likes problem solving and deliberately presenting himself with a complicated obstacle to overcome. “I used to build these vehicles that were really difficult to use, just because I needed a challenge,” he says. “Like, I’d build an 800hp really small car. You’d go 160 miles an hour in it and, it being very small, it was very temperamental....

“I had an idea for a frame inspired by some of Hank Young’s past customs that used leaf springs for suspension. I visited a few shops where I threw the idea around about it and everyone told me it couldn’t be done,” Bill said. Moving forward without paying heed to the naysayers, he started purchasing chromoly tubing and piecing together parts to fabricate his leaf-spring frame. He...