Click here for more photos Triton Story and photos by Rodent In the early sixties, British scooter and motorcycle riders also known more infamously as “Mods and Rockers” hung out at truckers’ cafes in England as they were the only places that would tolerate them and their antics. The Holy Grail of these trucker cafes was the original Ace...

Click here for more photos Lightning Rod Motorcycles Retro Racer Story by Mark Barnett Photos courtesy of Lightning Rod Motorcycles If there were ten custom bikes sitting in a showroom and you were told you could take any one of them around the block, I bet over half the people polled would want to take a spin on a board track racer replica like this...

Click here for more photos Kosman Specialties & Dyno Mike’s Dynamic Chassis An XR750 on Steroids… And it’s for Sale! Story by Mark BarnettPhotos by Nick Vedros provided by Sandy Kosman This is a killer bike. Just one look and you know it is going to be a hoot to ride. Sub-500lb weight, 124 cubic inches of monster motor, and sensible...

Click here for more photos Gary Davis Gets His Narley On Story by Buck ManningPhotos by Rodent Sometimes the story is about the bike and sometimes it’s about the person. In the case of the (purists start grinding your teeth right now) AMF-era Sportster-powered Norton Manx belonging to Gary Davis of Auburn, California, it’s both. Which one to choose first,...

  That “strong frame” is one of Bill’s rigid frames with 35 degrees of rake and holds a pair of Blings’ Smooth Narrow Glide forks. Stuffed between those legs is one of the biggest hoops you’ll find on a custom. Here’s where the “dirt” part of Asbury Dirt comes in with a 23” stainless rim laced wheel sporting a Bridgestone knobby tire, while the rear wheel is a chrome 18” rim also...

  An experienced racer has the ability to recognize a good bike when he or she rides it and can understand that the bike would be perfect for the track. So why not take the bike that’s great on the track out on the street? The premise behind this bike was that simple. Bill Hofmeister loves H-D’s dirt track bikes and wanted to build a street version for himself. “I thought it would...

  Europeans have taken to Buells not as donor bikes, but as the sport bikes they are meant to be, ridden and ridden hard on the endless ancient twisty roads scattered throughout the continent. Our feature bike’s owner, known only as either Greg or Blackcrow, was one of those hard riding Buell owners until he decided that he wanted to see his boys grow up and made up his mind to...

  So how did this bike come about? “Me and another person are the two think tanks here and we looked at what we had done already and then we started looking at what we haven’t done,” said Kevin. “I’ve always liked to do something that’s completely different ‘cause I want to lead the pack, not follow. This was a part of the market that was one of the last frontiers left.” Ground...

  Maybe you remember the last AQG bike we featured in our August 2008 issue #63, you know the Sportster with bright aqua Fat Boy wheels? Yeah, that’s the ticket. I’m sure you remember the wheels if nothing else. Well that’s kinda what Aldo’s all about. He’s one of the most fearless and clever builders who can put wheels like that on a bike and then call it Stupida (no translation...