Luddites Beware: Top Five Best Instagram Accounts to Follow

Ok, we know social media takes you away from the real world at times, head down and buried into your phone. But, hear us out. Social media like Twitter and Instagram allow you to interact with the world better than ever before. Now, instead of reading about your favorite bike builder, photographer, or fabricator, and wonder how he or she do what they do, you can simply ask them.

Comment on one of their posts or follow them for a behind the scenes look at the cool stuff they do. There are a ton more benefits to Instagram. For example, it has taken away the need for money, power, or luck to become famous, and simply let talent shine through.

We picked our Top 5 favorite Instagram accounts that take us from the real world and suck us into our phones for hours on end.

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@GodSpeed4506
A case where simply talent shines through without money the distraction of money or advertising, God Speed 45/06 is a photographer second and biker first. His account should be the starting point that leads you away from Instagram and onto some really cool stuff. God Speed 45/06 hangs around retro bike builders and snaps photos as they go on road trips we only sit and dream about. Check out Shop.GodSpeed4506.com for some of his killer photo books.

@ChopperSwapper
Are you the guy who sits hidden under the covers at night, with only the cool light of a laptop has you search through Craigslist for hours, dreaming about motorcycle parts and projects? ChopperSwapper is for you. Need a part? Chance in someone else in the country has it, use Instagram. Simply tag @ChopperSwapper or #ChopperSwapper to ayour junk for sale and ChopperSwapper reposts it for the world to either buy or argue that you’re charging too much.

@BTTW
Known as Balls to the Wall Fabrication, a small fabrication shop in Grove City, Ohio who specializes in old hot rods, choppers, muscle cars, and race cars. Plenty of #WeldPorn, BTTW showcases some of the coolest fabrication projects around. Speed is the only thing in common in BTTW’s projects, whether it’s a landspeed car, shovelhead reconstruction, or hordes of old school parts.

@NoiseCycles
Scott “T-Bone” Jones is one of the most talented builders in the country. His company Noise Cycles builds killer bikes and sells chopper parts and clothing. Scott splits his time between his home state of North Carolina and Noise Cycles headquarters in Santa Ana, California. He’s been building and riding since he was a little kid. He took the Born Free 5 trophy home last year with his Pan Head racer and a return invited builder for Born Free 6 this year, building one of the most unique Dynas I’ve ever seen. Follow him, maybe you’ll learn something.

@FlyingMonkeyFabrication
A bike builder out of Culver City, California check out their website FlyingMokeyFabrication.com to see how he does some of his cool projects. Usually building killer handlebars and gas tanks, FlyingMonkey shows how they do what they do so well. Ask questions and learn some fabrication techniques.