Gunner Johnson is an artist of great instincts when it comes to finding beauty in the dark, ugly & strange. This natural talent has led him to his passion of creating metal sculptures, jewelry and leather work that achieves outstanding depth and character. His portfolio consists of pieces conjured in his highly […]
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This bike kicked off nearly 10 years ago. The original chassis and mock up built around a Shovelhead designed by Scott Craig. The bike then slipped into my garage and was worked on periodically over the years to follow. Amazingly I stumbled into Garage company one day. Yoshi, the owner, was offered a 1946 FL
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Sprinting just 10 bucks can buy you a very tasty classic ride in the form of a custom built vintage Triumph offered by the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club (VVMC) as part of their upcoming Sept. 19 2015 8th annual bike rally/show. Last year’s event attracted some 8,000 mc fans and this year’s party will
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Life is full of twists and metal-flake turns. Dar Holdsworth is a non-stop individual who can’t ever give up on his dream to build class custom motorcycles. He’s a family man with a dream. As you know, it’s one thing for a brother to have a dream and run at it, smoke cigars, drink whiskey,
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It was a momentary lull in this never ending journey of campsites, parties, changing scenery, sights, people, adventures, and strange circumstances. I slipped into a time of good friends, tranquility, and easy living. And so, to my delight, did the wintertime adventures of Eden (at the southern tip of Florida) and the bond that had
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We ran into a cool FXR recently at Bennett’s Performance, but it sported a S&S Twevo Engine, basically a Twin Cam in a set of Evo mounting cases from S&S. We were intrigued. The bike, moto styled, was built by a customer, James Doerr, and Eric Bennett built the engine. He raced it at the
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(Left side rear muffler hanger broke here) My friend Tom called me an all too common problem with Harley Baggers! A broken exhaust! It all started on a ride to Reno one year, where we happened to notice that the left rear muffler bracket (also the bag support) had broken at the rear
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How do you boost shop inventory when money is tight? For William “Bill” Cottom, a young bike shop owner with a penchant for riding fast but who was short on cash, the solution came naturally: He raced other riders for pink slips and fortunately—for him—he won most of the time! That was in
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He’s been ‘The Dude,’ ’Jungle Jim,’ ’The Main Event,’ and ‘Custom Chucky P’ in his stellar career as a professional wrestler but Chuck Palumbo is fast becoming well known under his real name as a custom motorcycle builder and co star [with Rick Dore] of ‘Rusted Development’- formerly known as ‘Lords Of The Car Hoards.’
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