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Third place went to Charly Gregoire of Red Baron Choppers in Belgium for ‘Revenge’, a transverse mounted V-twin, finished throughout in aluminum and stainless steel. It had been a hot tip for Euro champs honours ever since the bike took ‘Best in Show’ on its debut at MotorSale and a Class Win at the Belgian […]

Second place went to custom show newcomer Stellan Egeland of SE Service from near Stockholm in Sweden. Stellan got a huge ovation from the crowd attending the awards ceremony for his remarkable Flathead engined drag-race inspired ‘Esox Lucius’ (Pike). It was only the second bike built by the hot-rod specialist, and it won admiration throughout

By: Darren ho Fusion I’m just a biker who found a living in the motorcycle press side of our industry, thanks to the big bastard Bandit. Some call me a writer others a hack, so when a talented builder, craftsman, designer, engineer volunteers to write his own story, I’ll head to the bar and let

California Customs has built the fine ride you see on this page. The company has a long history of creating one-off customs. They describe it best on their website. Here’s a brief history to give you an idea what they are all about: CALIFORNIA CUSTOMS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS

It was a cold and rainy Ohio afternoon and Old School Jeff, a Sucker Punch Sally partner, was dreaming up his next bike. It had to outdo the bikes he’d built before, represent the company, and it had to be ride-able. Jeff’s deadline, to have the bike finished by the Big, V-twin expo, but distractions

Portrait by Sara Liberte I met Johnny Chop when he was working at Chica’s shop in Huntington Beach. I pulled up in my old Ford Police Interceptor on air bags with straight pipes, laid it down hard and back-rapped the pipes. It made one Hell of a loud thud when it’s frame rails slammed the

Bandit, I've been meaning to write this story for at least 2 months. I finally got off my dead ass and got it done this evening. I made an attempt at the proper coding for the website. Hopefully, you won't have to do a ton of “fixin” to it. My uncle restored a 1940 Indian.

The Carlini name took hold in 1969 in Detroit when Tony had a small shop and worked his ass off to build a wild name in the industry. The crazed psychedelic Italian from the tough motor city streets made a name for himself quick. He became a Hamster, moved to Laguna Beach, California, designed the

Editor's Note: You've seen the “American Iron” feature. Chris Maida, the editor, asked us to reshoot it, but we kept the original shots near the Wilmington, Califa, Port of Los Angeles rail road tracks. Just happened that a train rolled past in the middle of the shoot. Enjoy.–Bandit I just did the Old School bit

A TributeDuring the original chopper craze, some 30 odd years ago, you couldn’t just call up your local mail order company and request a hardtail with a 4” stretch and a 43 degree rake. You had to do it yourself. Since there always has been, and always will be more riders then there are builders,