Bike Features

Russell Mitchell is an anomaly in our industry, but he has a solid code. He doesn’t float in whatever direction is custom-popular this year. He has a formula and sticks with it, which has major customer benefits. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Russell said. “If you do, you’ll run into fitment issues, parts

      Ken Tropasso aboard his CB750 leads the pack of Vintage Iron Club members on a ride through their hometown of West Palm Beach, Florida, now hosting an annual bike festival that’s one of the best in the country.   This coming January marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Honda CB750-4, the

STURGIS, SD (August 6, 2018) –Indian Motorcycle unveiled its final three custom builds from The Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off at the legendary Buffalo Chip during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The national custom motorcycle competition, which was designed to spotlight non-professional builders who wrench for the passion and not the pay, awarded three finalists with

  As a disciple of famous Swiss-Italian master designer Franco Sbarro, French designer Ludovic Lazareth now focuses his talents on the creation of prototypes and the manufacture of upscale, bespoke cars and motorcycles. Many of his over-the-top creations can be seen in European action films, but this Sporster 1200 is the first Harley Davidson the 

First let me say Smoke-Out 19 was very different for me, instead of just being a spectator and a Bikernet Correspondent, I was a bike show judge. This comes with a great deal of responsibility. I could not believe when I got the call and was asked if I would like to be a judge

While the mythical dragon may have been rooted in early discoveries of fossil dinosaur bones, today the image of the dragon is a popular subject in many cultures where it appears in many forms and colors, but symbolically sharing common attributes. In the pantheon of animal imagery originating in the East, the dragon is seen

It’s a fascinating story of motorcycle love, business survival and toughness. But if you mentioned this to Larry, he would tell you to, “Fuck off.” Every time I asked Larry to open up about the shop or this bike, he’d frown and tell me to read the tech chart he prepared. I’ve known and worked

  Many moons ago I made my way to Stockholm, Sweden, where I found work in a restaurant at the Hotel Domus, and very much enjoyed the endless summer days and the local fauna and flora—lots of it very blond. At that time, vehicles drove on “the other side of the road” as in England,

  A custom motorcycle built for the Sturgis Buffalo Chip by celebrity builder Paul Teutul Jr. on Discovery’s hit TV show “American Chopper” was revealed during an episode that aired May 28. Teutul first introduced audiences to the Buffalo Chip-inspired custom bike in the series’ March 1 season premiere. The second episode again featured the

  Yard Built custom bikes are usually made to inspire Yamaha customers; to make their VMAX, SCR950, Bolt, XSR900, XSR700 or SR400 motorcycles unique. For this project, Yamaha is breaking the rules. This XSR700 isn’t a bike built for standing still, this is a bike Brice Hennebert built to be a sprint dominator. Low, long

My grandson wrecked his Dyna. He thinks he went down on a slippery west side LA boulevard, but the bike looks like he was rear-ended, which launched his girlfriend. She was seriously damaged, but survived. He got scuffed and walked away. He needed a place and some guidance with his ’05 Dyna. He could have

This modern day classic chop was featured in the December issue of American Iron. I saw the clean masterful Markus Cuff images shortly after he shot the tastefully constructed mild chopper built by Glen Jones. It appeared well detailed, moderate and rideable, but something bugged the owner David Elan. “Every time I opened the garage

  A while back we introduced you to a new L.A. bike shop called Heroes Motorcycles, purveyors of rare and historic motorcycles, the operation run by Serge Bueno who in 2014 had arrived from Paris with his wife, four kids and a ton of awesome bikes. Well, at last count he’s restored over 100, and

A customer brought Taber Nash this basket a couple of years ago. He delivered the wheels, a new frame and the clean Shovelhead engine. He requested something racy, but then a demanding ol’ lady got in the way. The customer struggled to retain his biker identity, weakened to the pressure and finally sold the remnants

  Harley-Davidson positions its new Sport Glide motorcycle as an aggressive factory-custom cruiser outfitted with a detachable fairing and saddlebags ideally suited for touring, cruising or commuting. The versatile Sport Glide owns the curb on bike night and is ready for short- or long-distance weekend runs.           The ninth model based

  The Scout FTR1200 Custom takes inspiration from the Scout FTR750’s purpose-built flat track race bike that Indian’s “Wrecking Crew” piloted throughout a dominating championship season in the 2017 American Flat Track Series. Built in partnership with Indian’s race team, the one-off custom houses the Scout’s street-legal 1133cc V-Twin engine.   As well as honoring

Ryan McQuiston is living the biker dream. He rides, wrenches, snorts 20/50-weight, and does it every day on the industrial west side of Long Beach near the Port of Long Beach. He’s a builder’s builder. He does it all, from carb rebuilds to engine work. He fabricates sheet metal objects, machines shit, welds and custom

Deny Babin grew up in Philly but came to California, after he fell in love with motorcycles and a girl. Deny is an interesting talent who started to paint when he discussed his first bike, a 1988 Sporty sheet metal paint job, with a pro about 10 years ago. Let’s see if I can keep

We built a Brass Balls PBR Chopper and raffled it to support our troops!     We collaborated with PBR, yes iconic Pabst Blue Ribbon, to create a promotion that would raise awareness and funding for our veterans. We decided on a Brass Balls PBR Chopper, but not just any Chopper. This wasn’t to be

   Yep, it’s a trick question in a couple of ways. But yes, nickel plays a major part in the build and the opportunity to own it. Bottom line, for 200 nickels aka ten bucks you have a chance to take this tasty 100% nickel-plated 1950 Triumph home. That’s thanks to a raffle offered courtesy of

Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California. It’s south of the 101 Freeway and north of Pacific Coast Highway, just minutes from entering Malibu along the winding coast. Camarillo is named for Adolfo and Juan Camarillo, two of the few Californios (pre-1848 California natives of Hispanic ancestry) to preserve the city’s heritage after the

  Representing seven days of electrifying racing in August at the Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede™, the sleek, industrial appearance of the 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Glide strikes a balance of refinement and straight-up rawness.   “As an aftermarket company, we were honored to take on the challenge of representing the Buffalo Chip’s 35th anniversary last year

Every American motorcycle manufacturer encountered major issues during the WWII era. Some didn’t survive for lack of resources, materials and customers. Indian, Harley and Cushman survived because they supplied units for the war effort. After the war, Harley wouldn’t allow dealers to sell Cushmans as an entry-level bike. Dealers needed something. It’s all nuts, but

Originality is what makes us who we are. The feeling of being lost within my imagination, leaving my perfectionist side on the bench is what pushed me to building the Flying Tit. With it being the first bike I’ve built, it started out as a basic bobber project. I took a sharp turn one day