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Featured Bikes
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A Super Glide
06 Jan 2012 by Snakebit Sam / 1 Comment
This featured bike is a true classic. This is a prime example of Willie G’s influence on the motorcycle world. The 1971 FX was a true factory “custom” bike that was lean and mean but not a ‘chopper.’ It was the start of a trend that continues to this day. To see and learn more [...]
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DP Customs “Top Fuel II”
01 Dec 2011 by Snakebit Sam / No Comments
This little hot rod is a product of the guys at DP Custom Cycles out in Arizona. It started out as a 1981 Sporty before the Del Prado brothers got their hands on it. Now rehabilitating the torquey old “ironhead” Sportster motors and building classic looking custom bikes around them just happens to be the [...]
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East Meets West Cross Bones
29 Nov 2011 by Snakebit Sam / 1 Comment
This highly customized Softail Cross Bones was built by Charlie Stockwell, of Warr’s, the Harley-Davidson dealer in London, England. The bike was built in collaboration with Evisu, a pioneering Japanese denim company. Most of the bike’s sheet metal has been polished and nickel-plated. It features Japanese art that was hand-engraved into the parts by a [...]
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The Great Escape
02 Nov 2011 by Snakebit Sam / 1 Comment
That’s right this 1956 Triumph Thunderbird has escaped being restored for all these years. It may look familiar because this is the same model that Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins (McQueen’s stunt double) rode as McQueen’s character tried to elude capture in the movie “The Great Escape”. I think owner Tom Wise has been wise [...]
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The “Punisher”
13 Sep 2011 by Snakebit Sam / No Comments
No, this isn‘t your basic XR 750. Bruce Baxter wanted a race bike themed street machine so he had Richard Pollock of Mule Motorcycles build this beast which he dubbed, “The Punisher” (after a character in Marvel Comics). Famed tuner Dan Baisley started by mating Axtell cylinders onto a set of S&S cases. Then a [...]
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Homemade Chopper
18 Aug 2011 by Snakebit Sam / 3 Comments
I happened upon this bike as I was riding near Butler, Pennsylvania. I spotted it sitting along the road with a pick-up truck underneath an overpass. I was thinking it was strange that a bike would pull off there since it wasn’t raining out so I figured he might be having trouble. As I got [...]
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2012 Morgan 3 Wheeler
14 Jul 2011 by Snakebit Sam / 2 Comments
What would you do if you wanted a vehicle with the looks of a classic English sports car, but with the feel and sound of an American V-twin. Well you‘d probably want to check out the new 2012 Morgan 3 Wheeler. The original Morgan three-wheeled “cycle cars” began back in 1909 using a succession of [...]
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Gas Cap From Spain
20 Jun 2011 by Snakebit Sam / No Comments
This sweet little Sportster bobber is “Gas Cap“, owned by Alex Ramon who happens to live in Spain. Built by Lluís Casbon of L.A. Motorcycles in Barcelona, the machine is based on a 2006 Sportster 883 Low. It sports pre-WWII Harley VL style springer forks with a matching Phantom headlight. The custom tank is from [...]
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