From previous posts about crazy show bikes, I know that the HDForums crowd tends to gravitate toward bikes that are, you know, actually rideable. And to answer my own question? There’s no way in hell I’d trust this front wheel. I’ve been a fairly serious cyclist for the last five years, and while I’ve heard […] More »

Greetings from Las Vegas! I’ve been coming to SEMA since 2006, and while there have always been a few custom bikes sprinkled in among the cars, Harley—to my knowledge—has never had an official presence. So I was pumped to roll up to the show this morning and see this booth coming together. All the bikes […] More »

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s motto is “Contributing to a Safer Ohio.” But maybe it should be changed to “It’s OK if We Almost Kill People Because We Can’t Be Bothered to Pay Attention.” It doesn’t roll of the tongue as well—but it seems more accurate. On August 17th 2013, Ohio State Trooper Jacob Daymon slammed his […] More »

The last bikes we’ve featured from Barnett’s have been stripped down choppers that look the business, but wouldn’t be particularity comfortable to ride. In contrast, Jerome Beckham’s scoot has plenty of custom touches—and it’ll still eat up the road without making every mile marker feel like a hurdle. The fringe-tastic saddle and the diamond-cut spoked […] More »

HornBlaster’s videos—“The most exciting train horn video collection on the internet!”—have made me break out in full-blown hysterics on more than once occasion. And since I actually also do some work for a couple of Ford truck sites, I’ve actually considered getting a wake-the-dead setup for my old Explorer. You know, for evaluation purposes.  But […] More »

According to guy who raced this 1937 dirt tracker, it was “a violent machine to ride,” and the orange and the green color scheme reflected the fact that it was “like the Irishmen and the Orangemen who would never get along.” Apparently, he was was shipped off to the loony bin just before WWII, but […] More »

Earlier today, one of my colleagues forwarded over an AutoWeek story on the Storz Performance 1200RR. Now, I love the style of the classic XR750 dirt-tracker, and I dug what Aaron from Gas Monkey Garage did with his Sportster project. If I was going to build a custom machine, I’d definitely go for a cafe […] More »