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Hot Lil Honda | 1974 Honda CB360 Café Bike
Jeremy and Nick Pederson are the one-two punch at Relic Customs. Located in Austin, Minnesota, these guys have quite a career unfolding in... more |
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Ignition | Sameness with Jeff
While flying home from this year’s big V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, I was mentally reflecting about the vast amounts of fiberglass and... more |
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Locals Only | San Fernando Valley, California
Across our great nation, and all over the world there are cities that have people chopping all kinds of motorcycles. Few are as rich with... more |
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Lost Highway | 1956 Harley-Davidson Rigid Panhead
Lost Highway is a bike that has been a long time coming for Reeps, who hales from up in San Jose, Califonia. This machine has finally come... more |
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Marajuano | 1946 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead
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Pan-T-Raid | 1959 Harley-Davidson Rigid Panhead
Being a very tall individual it is cruel fate that would endear me to the light and fast, though somewhat small in stature of a Triumph... more |
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S.F.V. Original | 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead
You know that feeling you get when you think back to a moment that really changed the way you think about your life? Well I’m lucky enough... more |
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“The Night Owl” | 1939 Harley-Davidson Rigid Flathead
When I drove into the narrow Sunset Beach, California, street and arrived at Mark’s house, he was already at work in his tiny one-car... more |
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Damnation And Reincarnation | 1968 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead
Editor’s note: We all find two-wheeled piles of junk online and in the newspaper. It is usually a fruitless affair, yet sometimes that... more |
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Classical Funk | 1952 Triumph Thunderbird
I never knew I was going to be building bikes for a living, but here I am. It all started when I was six years old; I received my first... more |
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From The Archives | 1959 Harley-Davidson FLH
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Grand Prix | 1975 Honda CB400 Four Café Racer
It’s a fact that most custom motorcycles we love are race inspired directly from the drag strip, dirt track, road race or even the... more |
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Ignition | A New Age Dawning
Ain’t nobody getting rich building choppers anymore. Sure there are guys who still make a living at it, but gone are the million dollar... more |
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Inner-View | Inside the Douche LaRouche Motorcycle Club
I am writing today from a bunker in an undisclosed location in an effort to dissuade you from digging any deeper into the Douche LaRouche... more |
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Magik Vomik | 1999 Harley-Davidson Sportster
When opening the newest issue of a favorite chopper magazine, we are used to seeing bikes that are well thought out, tastefully assembled,... more |
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Of Gods And Unicorns | 2011 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Rigid
I had a lot of fun building this bike. The best questions I get are from the “Guy.” You know, the guy who has on all the latest... more |
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The Ca-Knuck | 1981 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead
From our neighbors to the north, they sent a machine magician: Del Uschenko from Delmo’s Speed and Kustom. Known mostly for his hot rods, a... more |
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The New Romantic | 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead
There is something about the South Bay style of choppers. The style revolves around rigid choppers with decent rake, some upstretch, long,... more |
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The Sweet Swede | 1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead
The worst part about going to Sweden was realizing I’m a kook on at least two continents. I did have the best time ever there being the... more |
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The Velvet Hammer | 1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Rigid
Thirty years ago, my old man sat me down at a booth in Tiny Nailor’s; a mid-century diner where each table had its own toaster and the... more |
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Blue-Collar Hustler: Mike Scraggs
If you’re reading this magazine, a name you should know is Mike Scraggs. Otherwise known as M.F.S, he’s one of those guys who has lived... more |
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Can-Pan | 1953 Harley-Davidson Panhead Rigid
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Comin’ Up Fives | 1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead
This Panhead story starts like most traditional chopper projects do. A person with the lust to build a bike similar to something he saw in... more |
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Ignition | Therapy with Jeff
Don’t get me wrong, having a white-walled wonderland in which to wrench is a very good thing and it allows me to get much work done. more |
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Jerry’s Kid | 1969 Harley Davidson Shovelhead Rigid
The “Jerry’s Kid” Shovel you see here started with a call from a guy wanting a radical bike built on a not-so-radical budget. more |
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