Bike Features

Fabricator Kevin Verkest is the well-known “Sultan of Steel”.At his shop in Clinton Township, Michigan, Kevin takes hunks of steel and turns them into fantastic parts and accessories for just about any type of bike. This year, Kevin was chosen to be one of the builders in the Horse Magazines “CHOP OFF 2006” at the […]

When my amigo, Tom “The German”, told me that his company, Demon’s Cycle South, had just finished a new project bike, I figured it’d be special. I’ve seen their work before, and I’ve never failed to be impressed, but this time they’ve outdone themselves. Not only that, as you can plainly see, they got the

We have all seen them, upsets. An upset can take a stale situation and breathe fresh new life into it like the sound of a V-Twin roaring to life for the first time at 5 o’clock in the morning. Epic battles comparable to boxing’s Ali-Foreman, Tyson-Douglas. Or take a subjective sport like bodybuilding where just

Rollin‚ Sixes Choppers was formed by family and friends and is run by family and friends. We are third generation bikers who know our way around the shop. We are real bikers who build real bikes for bikers who love to ride. We specialize in custom builds that people can truly afford and also in

Damn, the bikes coming out of this industry are amazing, and Gard Hollinger is one of those builders who dazzle me every time I see one of his bar blasters. No wonder Saxon chose Gard as their custom bike and accessory designer and he was the co-star on the Build-or-Bust television series. But let’s back

I recently had the pleasure of judging a Canadian show, along with Master Builder Chica, Sweden's Peter Jonsson, from MCM magazine, and Canada's own top builder Tom Langton. We reviewed Canadian Championship of Bike Building contestants during Labor Day Weekend in Wembley, Alberta. Spending a weekend in the vast Canadian prairie together helped me gain

Roses have a special place in many cultures. They are beautiful to see and to smell, but they do have sharp thorns, sort of beauty with a bite. There are red roses given on Valentine’s Day, the famous yellow roses of Texas, but black roses hold a very special place in magic and mysticism and

Heather from Canada and the Canadian Champ.Just back from judging the AMD Canadian Championships of Bike Building. Bikernet gets it first.I'll also have a few more articles for you on the show and the next 2 top winners. I also have a feature on Chica's new 2-Face bike shot in a rustic Canadian back woods

I have been fortunate enough to work at the same place, Pearl Harbor, for 25 years. Working may not always be a “bed of roses,” but I am thankful for what the Shipyard has provided me and what it has allowed me to provide for not only myself but my family. With this in mind,

El Loco, El Loco, El Loco. The name has been running through my head for days like the faded memories associated with a Tequila sunrise. I could almost hear a faint whisper as the wind tickled my ears, while I rode to work. El Loco, El Loco, El Loco. Now I remember. Bandit sent a