Nick Pensabene’s “Today Chopper” – For the Love of It
Nick Pensebene has been building bikes since he got out of high school at 18 and bought his first Harley. He bolted on all the…
The “Fresno Flyer”
Joe Petruzzi wasn’t the first to make a water-cooled Harley-Davidson Knucklehead, but many think he was the best. Dale Drake actually came up with the…
On the Prowl in Bisbee
Are you on the Prowl for the next great bike event? Are you searching for the perfect chopper show and party? Well, here’s your ticket.…
Garage Builds – An Unrecognized Folk Art?
What a great idea – a program to celebrate “garage builders,” and that’s it. A series of “Garage Build” custom bike shows presented by Dennis…
“Choices” – Jeremy Valentine’s Panhead Bobber (And He’s Made the Right Ones)
For some, motorcycling isn’t a choice. It’s in their DNA and courses through their blood. Jeremy Valentine is such a case in point. His parents…
Arizona Bike Week, the Big Picture
Arizona Bike Week has been around since a group of local bikers started meeting in Avondale, just west of Phoenix, in 1997. It’s undergone a…
Cherry Bomb – a 90-Day Dash to Samurai Style
Thirty years ago, the last person that would have thought a “Cherry Bomb” could explode after 90 intense days of work would have been the…
Eye Candy, Dustin Werner’s Skinny Shovel Chopper
“Eye Candy,” the name of this traditional 70s-style skinny chopper, is appropriate as there is so much to look at. What is great is how…
Rhett Holley’s Root Beer Float
Root Beer Floats remind me of being a kid on a hot summer day. Do you remember watching what happens when you pour cold Root…
The Best Way to End Any Year – The Lone Star Rally
There seems to be no bigger four-day gathering of motorcyclists on the planet than the Lone Star Rally. And yet, of all the big rallies,…
Rick Fairless’ Anniversary Flag Chopper
Rick Fairless is of that generation that went and saw the film Easyriders as a young teenager when it was first released. The movie had…
Steve’s Pan – The People’s Champ
Gary Glennon passed his passion for motorcycling to his son Steve when he was just a toddler. Motorcycling was Gary’s thing, so Steve would help…
Sturgis 2023 – Been There, Done That, NOT!
Unfrickinbelieveable! 43 years going to the Sturgis Rally, and I can never get enough. It keeps changing, and there’s always something new. And it’s not…
Taber Nash’s “1157” and a Balanced Life
To understand “1157”, Taber Nash’s 88 CI custom Shovelhead, you must understand the builder, or at least how Taber’s roots are steeped in punk rock,…
Blew Bayou – 20 Years In the Making
Text by Dan Rognsvoog – Photos by Michael Lichter Pre-internet sensations, pre-social media, 25 years ago, I built a turbo-charged Ironhead Sportster with parts I…
Dakota Toomey’s “Day Dreamer” 72 Triumph
When Dakota Toomey was 20, he came across an ad on Craig’s List for a “Triumph Chopper Project.” Dakota had been riding dirt bikes for…
Thrill Seeker – Covington’s Newest and Coolest is All Part of the Chase
As with anyone who has been in business for nearly 30 years, Jerry Covington has endured a lot of challenges, but none of the obstacles…
Laconia Motorcycle Week: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
Laconia Motorcycle Week was ramping up to its recent 100th anniversary for years. It’s been discussed and written about as a historical moment in the…
Dreams Do Become Reality: Brandon Keene’s “Showtime” Shovelhead
Brandon Keene dreamed of building motorcycles his whole life, but it wasn’t until 2010 that, while working his full-time job as a carpenter, he started…
“Twist-Her,” From a Book of Dreams
Some custom bike builders are better mechanics and engineers than artists with an understanding of style, shape, and form, while others are the other way…
Justin’s Holy Roller
Justin McNeely has had fuel coursing through his veins since he started racing 4-wheel ATVs when he was five (he’s almost 40 now). These traits…
The Friends Chopper Throwdown: Camaraderie at its best
So, what drives a group of guys spread out across the country, each extremely busy with work and family, to throw down a crazy amount…
Period Correct – the Paul Yaffe Dennis Kirk Give-Away FXLR
FXRs are on fire! We’ve all seen amazing custom creations built on this proven platform of the past. They are entered in performance and FXR…
Paul Cox’s Last Waltz Pan
Paul Cox is well known as a bike builder, but he is much more to anyone who knows him personally. To me, he is a…
Laconia Memories – A Looks Back at America’s Oldest Motorcycle Rally
How many motorcycle rallies in America can boast of making it (or about to make it) to their 100th annual event? Let’s change that to…