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I recently discovered a Triumph chopper builder in our LA Harbor hood, so we rolled over to Earl's digs at 786 Miraflores in San Pedro. Here's the rest of Earl's contact info:Cycle Art by Earl(310) 218-2979Earlsbikes.net Earl is a classic craftsman who almost exclusively builds custom rigid-framed Triumphs. “I trade stock shit for Custom parts […]

This is one of the best board track configurations I've seen to date. In some respects the colors are '90s Cadillac, yet it's true to board trackers from the '20s without fenders and pipes so short they'd fry the pavement. “The color came from a '30s hot rod,” Ralph Randolph said. “It's pure art deco

Click on the banner to reach Chica directly. The feature bike coach:Hey, this feature with Panhead Richie is an opportunity to let anyone know what we need to put a quality feature together on Bikernet. I like build shots, but first and foremost we need top quality shots of the completed bike, from both sides,

When you think of a custom Bobber, you usually think Harley. I used to also but there has been a growing demand over the past few years for shops that build and customize Harley’s British cousin, the Triumph. Triumphs have been in the limelight for decades. Ever since Marlon Brando rode in on one as

Super hot NorCal custom bike builder Bryan Shimke — owner and operator of TPJ Customs in Lodi, California, is in-route to Sturgis, SD to deliver his latest innovative two-wheel creation.Last year in Sturgis at the prestigious AMD bike show Byran opened a lot of eyes by placing 10th with his badass entry. Just as importantly,

Dave Bozzie is a second generation motor builder who makes quite a stir in the motorcycle world. From fast daily riders to unique land speed record bikes, Bozzie Performance Customs puts radical, performance and classic machines. The double-Evo you see here is called “Wild Thing”. Wild thing was built in 2006 as a result of

Johnny Gil’s, La Ruca, a Texas custom worth a second look. Sturgis 2008 was a fantastic event in many eyes. Bandit's Brouhaha proved to be as successful, as much as it was stressful. People staggered out of the show shaking their heads wondering if they’d ever see another show like that again. According to Bandit,

This is Rev 1, the first in a series of customs built around the Revolution motor at Wonder Customs in Wichita Falls, Texas. We at Bikernet pride ourselves on bringing many aspects of the biker lifestyle to the computer screen for our faithful readers. While we have tried to look for the uncommon street machine,

There's something more to riding a chopper than any other motorcycle in the world. There are economical deviates who buy low cc metric bikes to get to work on a dime, save space, reduce air pollution and make a gallon last for a month, but not us. Custom motorcycles, bobbers, rats, choppers, and hot rod

I feel a surreal opportunity overhead, kinda like a cloud of marijuana smoke wafting across a room after the first pungent hit. Ryan Reed, 33, the shop foreman at SO-CAL Speed Shop in Pomona, California, doesn't realize how important this motorcycle is to our lifestyle. It represents the pure Softail, but in addition, it symbolizes