Modifying motorcycles to make more speed by reducing weight is a tradition stretching back to before WWII. These "bob jobs" or "bobbers" strip anything not necessary, leaving a lighter and nimbler ...

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.

“I got my first bike when I was 16, and I’ve been modifying bikes ever since.” I got my first bike when I was 16, and I’ve been modifying bikes ever since. It’s in my DNA. At 22, I started working in ...

MILWAUKEE - Mama Tried Motorcycle Show will feature 100 handpicked choppers and custom motorcycles at the Eagles Club Ballroom this weekend. Over 100 motorcycles from builders of all calibers will be ...

Arlen Ness was a prolific figure in the world of American cruiser motorcycle customization, dating back to 1970 when he began tweaking his own Harley-Davidson Knucklehead in his California garage.

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 ...

I feel a bit self-conscious as I park my Toyota Corolla in the yard outside Grant Vlahovic’s workshop. I’d originally planned to ride my bike (a Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT) out to meet him here in ...

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 ...

San Mateo, Calif. (November 8, 2011) – The Progressive International Motorcycle Shows will launch the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show, an elite-level custom motorcycle builder competition, in San ...

Bike builder Jesse Rooke has died after a motorcycle accident. Pic credit: Rooke Customs/Twitter Jesse Rooke of Rooke Customs has reportedly died following a motorcycle accident. The custom motorcycle ...