What I really wanted to know was how a life-long café racer, ex-WERA road racer, and drag strip jockey, got involved with the Rat’s Hole, known for its outrageous V-twin customs, in the first place. “I first got involved with the Rat’s Hole in ’95. They had a class for café racers and I won it five times in the café class and that’s when they inducted me in as a permanent judge,”...

Jamie Edwards of Greensboro, North Carolina, went to work creating Stepping Stone, this ultra-clean looking 1975 Honda CB750 in his home garage, proving that you don’t need a million dollar shop to build a bike. I should mention that Jamie and his dad are building a repair and fabrication shop they hope to have up and running in the real near future. When the opportunity to...

I was turned on to Butch’s magnificent ride by Tito, who is a friend of Sean, who hangs out with Marcus, who works with Will Perry. Will knew I was on the lookout for bikes worthy of being featured in Barnett’s. It’s great to have friends and acquaintances all over the country. After many years in this business I have connections throughout the USA, so when I...

Click here for more photos LC Fabrications Recipe for Chicken Salad Story by Wendy ManningPhotos by Jack Cofano Jeremy Cupp started LC Fabrications in the corner of a machine shop in the hills of Virginia, [Grottoes, Virginia to be exact] where the history and traditions of the past still thrive. Inspired by Old World craftsmanship, attention to...

Click here for more photos Chatting Away with Steve and Dennis of TT Cycles Story by Buck ManningPhotos courtesy of TT Cycles So I’m calling up TT Cycle’s Dennis Harrold and Steve Blaufeder for an interview about this cool copper metalflake ’76 Triumph and this is what I get after I try to say hello . . . Screeeeeeeeeech ― Screeeeeeeeeech! . . . followed by...

Click here for more photos Sixth Street Specials Story and Photos by Rodent Is this the last real old school traditional motorcycle repair shop still standing? Nestled in next to a nondescript church is a building with 4 or 5 steps up to the front door and a steel shuttered entrance to a basement. No sign except there is a Kendon motorcycle trailer...

Click here for more photos The Mustang Lives? Pro-One’s CSC Motorcycles Introduces a More Manly Scooter Story by Mark BarnettPhotos provided by CSC Motorcycles I caught a glimpse of this bike the other day and knew exactly what it was, a recreation of one of the more interesting small bikes from America’s past. Most remember Cushman, with its...

  Reza Gohary, owner of Pro Fiberglass in Livermore, California, has always had a British bent when it comes to motorcycles and indulged himself with restoring old crocks from Blighty. “I grew up with a mindset of ‘Oh, they gotta look original, this is how they need to go.’ I wanted to do a bobber, but no one ever said just shutup and do it,” says Reza. That is, until neighbor...

  Fred started with a ’75 XLH and let his freak flag fly, throwing everything out but the heart of it, the 1000cc unitized engine and transmission. Then, to house it, he fabricated a wild rigid frame design that not only eliminated any need for the flat iron struts so many Sportys wore in place of shocks back when, but took it a step further by eliminating any semblance of...

The recent resurgence of vintage British customs, Triumphs especially, has been growing steadily lately as riders are looking for something different. For some, it’s a bike they can build in their new spare time or have built by Triumph specialists like Dennis Harrold and Steve Blaufeder, co-owners of TT Cycles. Armed with a long history of working on British twins, their combined...