Custom: RK Concepts Spring Frame

Browsing the winners of the AMD World Championship of custom bike building at Sturgis, we saw a bunch of the usual raked-out Harleys and non-functional art bikes. Then we came across this…thing. Not only does it use a 450cc Yamaha … Continued

Custom: Ellwood Two-stroke/Four-stroke Hybrid

Conceived in Siberia after an unfortunate encounter with a dentist’s ultra-sound machine and 100 days of ‘medicinal purpose’ Vodka, the Ellwood Hybrid is as strange and crazy as its maker, John Ellwood. Essentially a greatest hits of internal combustion, it … Continued

The winning custom bikes of the AMD World Championship

Held annually at the Sturgis assless leather chap enthusiast convention, or AssCon as fanboys like to call it, the AMD World Championship is to self conscious hillbilly art what Daytona Bike Week is to leather-skinned middle-aged strippers: Mecca. Just don’t … Continued

Custom: Ko Art Shop Alien

Built out of junk parts, this HR Geiger-esque Alien bike was built by Bangkok artist Roongrojna Sangwongprisarn. We see bike chains, suspension springs and an awful lot of spot welding on top of the kind of bum-basic four-stroke that’s ubiquitous … Continued

Gasoline and caffeine bring Hammarhead west

With 6 customers’ motorcycles headed to the west coast, it seemed like a special delivery road trip was required. Introducing the Hammarhead “Gasoline and Caffeine” tour. Hammarhead will spend the next 2 weeks traveling the west coast to visit customers, … Continued

My new favorite thing

First, let’s note what you don’t see in these photos: No grotesque over branding. No Day Glo colors. No logos the size of your thigh. No unnecessary speed hump. No tacky metal stick ons. No functionless air scoops. Instead, there’s … Continued