Bike Features

This turned into one of those stellar awakening motorcycle moments. A couple of years ago after Born Free, Michael Lichter and I toured a handful of regional shops. He shot this piece of patina Indian history outside Go’s new Long Beach shop on the west side, Brat Style. I was caught off guard by this […]

  For many of us young ones with little cash and big hearts, we started our journey in motorcycling by getting our hands on a Sportster. It was affordable for the average Joe and soon became an entry model for anyone who was going to buy a Harley-Davidson. Its distinct styling and road-rep has carried

Hang on for the latest Game Over Cycles (Poland) Cafe Racer customized for Hard Rock Cafe restaurant and it’s a bike combining motorcycle world with the world of music. The concept is expressed in construction containing parts, which look like instruments and music gear, but are also fully operational elements of the motorcycle. “Musical” parts

This ‘49 Panhead built by Kenny D. the owner of Hazardous Cycles, started out as a purchased basket case from Mississippi. Kenny hauled it back to Taylor, Michigan, stripped it down, cut and raked the neck and the project started. “I wanted to build an old school chopper,” Kenny said. “It’s the original wishbone frame

To commemorate the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee, our nation’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has collaborated with Harley-Davidson on a one-of-a-kind motorcycle to honor the U.S. Navy and the city of Milwaukee. “We wanted to do something special for the occasion and support the families of our military men and

This is a strange one on several levels. I covered it somewhat before when I wrote about Andrew Ursich’s Brass Monkey Sportster, the first bike he built. A high school buddy, Larry St. Marie, invited me to Andrew’s Westside Long Beach shop on the edge of the Port of Long Beach. As it turned out,

Judging a bike show is not as easy as many people may think, especially if you are going to do it right. There are many factors to consider and attention to detail is critical. Also knowledge of the make, model and production year can be a major factor. Left side of motorcycle   There were

Japanese builder Suicide Customs scored a convincing first place in the 12th AMD World Championship at ‘Intermot Customized’ at Cologne, Germany, October 10th to take the coveted title of AMD World Champion of Custom Bike Building.   Voted for by the competitors themselves, this is the third time that a customiser from Japan has taken

The rebirth of the Indian Scout and introduction of the Scout Sixty delivered a fresh breed of powerful middleweight cruisers to the industry. And Kuryakyn’s new Sprint collection designed by John Shope of Dirty Bird Concepts takes the aggressively styled platform to a whole ’nother level.    Kuryakyn incorporated the entire Sprint collection, the first

  Indian Motorcycle’s launched its new Scout FTR750 flat track race bike at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The event is the latest milestone in the historic return to professional flat track racing for Indian; the Scout FTR750 represents Indian Motorcycle’s bid to return to AMA flat track racing. Exciting!     The Indian Scout FTR750

Over the years since they started the J&P Ultimate Builder Shows inside the IMS Expos, we have had the pleasure of giving a Cycle Source Award to a number of builders who displayed their works throughout the country. One such build was the hot little Triumph you see here. We found this little gem during

Once upon a time there was a bike built called the Shrunken FXR. Keith “Bandit” Ball, of Bikernet and other assorted fame, built it. By a stroke of good fortune the bike became mine through the generosity and trust of Keith Ball. This bike was my daily commuter for a handful of years. It was

      Introduced May 11, the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse is a blacked-out hard bagger that will provide riders with a starting platform; a plain canvas mounted over around a massive V-twin powertrain with two wheels. Although this menacing bike could be used ‘straight out of the can’, riders might see it as an

  For more than half a century, Sonny Nutter has been leaving his competition in the dust, on and off the track. In the process, “Sliden’ Sonny” bagged a ton of stories, and one of many focuses on racing at the famous Ascot Raceway located in Gardena, CA. “The place opened in ’57 but at

  As the newest member of the Dark Custom lineup, Roadster combines modern performance and retro-inspired styling with premium suspension components, an air-cooled 1200cc V-Twin engine and a profile reminiscent of vintage racing motorcycles from the 1950s and 1960s.   The 19-inch front and 18-inch rear Offset-Split 5-Spoke cast aluminum wheels were designed specifically for

Indian Motorcycle has just released details on its new 2016 Indian Springfield. Named after the birthplace of Indian Motorcycle, the Springfield was designed to offer classic styling blended with modern technology. In short, it’s here to deliver a healthy mix of touring comfort and urban versatility. The Indian Springfield can be quickly converted into a

I bought the donor 2003 H-D 883 Sportster on December 31, 2010. On the next day, January 1st 2011, I began tearing it apart and started the reverse engineering process. I measured the parts I would keep and design around, like the engine, frame and a few others. The unneeded parts were donated to a

  Would you believe that nice, civilized people from Minnesota would ever produce a thinly veiled, mischief-happy, two-wheeled hooligan motorcycle that looks like it was designed with a meat cleaver? You better believe it, because the howling mass of dark matter that’s growing ever larger in your rearview mirror is none other than the 2017

  Dark is always in with Harley-Davidson. For this mid-year release, The Low Ride S and the limited-production Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO)  Pro Street Breakout will certainly be casting a long, lean and dark shadow over the specialty custom cruiser competition.     Harley-Davidson Low Rider S Is Stripped Down And Powered Up Bringing back a

This is an amazing story in many respects. The builder/designer, Steve Storz started his motorcycle life in 1970 and this year he’s being inducted into the Trailblazers Hall of Fame for his contribution to motorcycling and flat track racing. Here’s his bio: Introduced to motorcycling by one of my high school classmates in Omaha, Nebraska,

Do you know brothers who bought rigid frames and engines ten years ago and they still collect dust in the back of garages? Hopefully this story will make a bunch of guys feel better, and empower them to get off the dime and peel down the road with a completed scooter. The man behind this

  Jeff endured a straight career setting high-end diamonds in a Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio high-end jewelry store for the rich and well-to-do. He lived a separate life at night and on the weekends with his welding torch, choppers, and tattoos. He built a couple of bikes a year and blasted around town. “As soon

  Last night, Victory Motorcycles revealed the final installment in their 1200cc concept series with the Combustion. Powered by the production version of the engine that made its debut last month at EICMA in Milan, the Combustion is the work of Zach Ness. The Combustion will be on display at Victory booth at the IMS