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Lucky Bastard from Lucky’s Speed Shop in Chandler, Arizona is lucky again. I could learn something from Don Yates. He’s got class. “I’ve reattached the spec sheet on the bike. I sold it and wanted the new owner recognized if possible,” Don told me. “Also wanted to remove a gratuitous ‘for sale’ in the comments […]

“Attach is the spec sheet and my ramblings on about the build,” said Mike Tomas, the boss of Kiwi Indian. “It’s probably more like a diary, but if I pass this along to you it might help with your story and give you some insight or ideas. I like to keep things professional in terms

So what the hell? No Stripper (mine left town) & Jack Daniels Hurricane Care Package? Shit man, I even had to buy a Honda! At least it’s just a EU 2000 generator, I can use it with my photography. Here are a few shots from Cut Throat Customs out in Humble (a little north). Daniel

I recently discovered a Triumph chopper builder in our LA Harbor hood, so we rolled over to Earl’s digs at 786 Miraflores in San Pedro. Here’s the rest of Earl’s contact info: Cycle Art by Earl (310) 218-2979 Earlsbikes.net Earl is a classic craftsman who almost exclusively builds custom rigid-framed Triumphs. “I trade stock shit

Jason McCudden, the builder of this military Stinger Softail hails from Buffalo, the second largest city in New York. He stayed when most of his high school pals hit it to Charlotte, NC, where the jobs headed. “I can run into more friends in the Charlotte Sports Bar than I can in a local pub,”

This is one of the best board track configurations I’ve seen to date. In some respects the colors are ’90s Cadillac, yet it’s true to board trackers from the ’20s without fenders and pipes so short they’d fry the pavement. “The color came from a ’30s hot rod,” Ralph Randolph said. “It’s pure art deco

Click Here For Todds Website Todd Silicato is and interesting enigma in our industry. He carries on like a lot of builders would prefer–the backwoods artist hiding in a cave. He’s the master behind lots of builders, but stays in the Shadows off Bolsa Road in Southern California where he can tinker and be left

“Fuck old school. I’m a real old guy. What looks vintage is vintage. Really!“ Albert laughs. He’s a 67 year old biker. This story will cover his saga first, then about his ride. Al experienced the first years of his childhood in WWII-destroyed River-Rhein-Area in Germany in the early ’40s. This industrial region was a

This is the centerpiece of a chopper with a very interesting story. I love to see the way a bike changes a man from the inside out. My buddy Mike started riding rockets such as Suzuki’s famed GSXR. He had ridden an Intruder, A GSXR, a TLR, a Hyabusa, and finally he graduated to a

The quintessential shot of a man and his hand built machine. This is a story of a guy who built it exactly the way he wanted it, and he’s loving every second of it. I had a plan in my early twenties to build a V-twin based motorcycle that wasn’t already seen scootin’ around town

I’ve got to tell you something. I’m having a problem typing. I burned the tip of my right index finger welding yesterday, and it smarts to hit an N, J, or Y. Actually, Y ain’t bad, but M kills me. But we have a mission. I need to get this story across. If you live

After a very successful 2007 AHDRA season, VT Racing has decided to jump into the foray of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Racing. Valerie, pilot of “The World’s Fastest Panhead”, is looking forward to another competitive year aboard a racebike, earning a living as one of the fastest human beings on earth. During the design phases

Here’s a group of Central Coast Bikes. There was a time when bikers, bike builders, and even charity rides wouldn’t get the time of day from the networks. Hell, we could all catch fire and they’d ignore us. We were considered rapists on motorcycles, drug dealers and crazed violent maniacs. Yeah, so what? Maybe they

Bikernet is proud to bring you the winning bike from a recent biker build-off competition from the Veterans Rock & Roll Ride (VR&RR) to support military charities in our on-going effort to support our troops during our Bikernet Year of the Veteran. VR&RR Inc is a non-profit company that owns and operates the motorcycle rally

It’s been well over a decade since the old Soviet Union, also formerly known as “The Evil Empire” fell. A lot of changes have been happening behind the once Iron Curtain. Most of the world’s new millionaires are Russian and former KGB agents are now living in Brooklyn and plying their skills in other ventures.

When you think of a custom Bobber, you usually think Harley. I used to also but there has been a growing demand over the past few years for shops that build and customize Harley’s British cousin, the Triumph. Triumphs have been in the limelight for decades. Ever since Marlon Brando rode in on one as

Roland’s girl can save stock Softails. Leaning up against a scurvy bar in the Badlands I overheard one biker say to another, “Those rich fucks, like Arlen Ness…” I listened to his complaining, finished my Jack and ordered another one. I looked across the bar at the mirror behind the bottles of booze and wondered

Super hot NorCal custom bike builder Bryan Shimke — owner and operator of TPJ Customs in Lodi, California, is in-route to Sturgis, SD to deliver his latest innovative two-wheel creation. Last year in Sturgis at the prestigious AMD bike show Byran opened a lot of eyes by placing 10th with his badass entry. Just as

Riding a bike can be one of the most relaxing and rewarding experiences a man or woman can participate in. From the very beginning of motorcycles, there have been women who rode. Viewed as cavaliers, many women riders were put into the same category as women smokers; wanna-bees who didn’t know their place. Thankfully, times

Dave Bozzie is a second generation motor builder who makes quite a stir in the motorcycle world. From fast daily riders to unique land speed record bikes, Bozzie Performance Customs puts radical, performance and classic machines. The double-Evo you see here is called “Wild Thing”. Wild thing was built in 2006 as a result of

A picture of a Danny Franssen designed Bobber built on an Evolution Softail. I must confess to a horrible sickness I have been afflicted with since I was a small child. It seems there is no cure, and I am hopelessly doomed to die suffering from the incredible malady that currently has no medical cure.

Johnny Gil’s, La Ruca, a Texas custom worth a second look. Sturgis 2008 was a fantastic event in many eyes. Bandit’s Brouhaha proved to be as successful, as much as it was stressful. People staggered out of the show shaking their heads wondering if they’d ever see another show like that again. According to Bandit,

This is Rev 1, the first in a series of customs built around the Revolution motor at Wonder Customs in Wichita Falls, Texas. We at Bikernet pride ourselves on bringing many aspects of the biker lifestyle to the computer screen for our faithful readers. While we have tried to look for the uncommon street machine,

There’s something more to riding a chopper than any other motorcycle in the world. There are economical deviates who buy low cc metric bikes to get to work on a dime, save space, reduce air pollution and make a gallon last for a month, but not us. Custom motorcycles, bobbers, rats, choppers, and hot rod