Considering America’s well-known love affair with custom motorcycles, you might think that the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building would be dominated by U.S.-based builders.
What would you do if we told you there was a place you could go where the nation’s largest motorcycle builder competition gathered hundreds of bikes – the best of the best – for the honour of winning ...
Ron Blum's 6,000-square-foot workshop in the Willowbrook area has airbrushed murals along the walls, a bright red floor, furniture he's made out of steel and Medieval-era decor. His workshop for ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Progressive IMS Outdoors, the Powersports industry's leading consumer motorcycle tour that connects enthusiasts with top brands, today announced two strategic ...
If you’re a custom motorcycle builder and there’s one event where you fantasize about showcasing your build, it has to be Japan’s Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show. It’s the crème de la crème of custom ...
Back in the Noughties, when cafe racers were all the rage and the global custom scene went through a renaissance of sorts, it was easy to see choppers as a dinosaur-style of bike. Representing the ...
There’s nothing quite like a chopper. That stretched-out, low rider look, courtesy of extended forks with custom steering head angles, hardtail frames, and ape hangers. It’s like poetry in motion. In ...
The emergence of things like 3D printers and CAD software was truly groundbreaking for custom bike builders. Workshops who embrace these tools and experiment with their capabilities will rarely look ...
TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...