Dr. Skin: An S&S bobber built for a dermatologist
Like many accomplished customizers, Martin Becker has lived an eventful life. For almost twenty years he’s been building bikes in the beautiful…
Read more »Shovelhead
Korean style: An S&S shovelhead from Winterless Craft
We’ve never run a feature on a bike from South Korea before. The local custom scene is tiny, and builders are heavily…
Read more »
Marc and Christine shoot Japanese custom motorcycles
Japanese custom motorcycle culture can seem like a closed shop to Westerners. Granted, there’s the annual Mooneyes show, and a few builders…
Read more »
Shovelhead à la française: Shiny Hammer’s 1972 FLH
Most custom motorcycle builders are pretty handy in other areas of life and work. The ability to set up a lathe or…
Read more »
50 Not Out: Sato Marine Cycle’s 1968 Harley Shovelhead
We have an ongoing fascination with the Japanese custom scene. But it’s not only the skills and design chops that keep us…
Read more »
Jamesville’s Harley shovelhead cafe racer is just perfect
James Roper-Caldbeck is one of our favorite Harley builders. Mostly because his creations are a million miles away from the metalflake baggers…
Read more »
All Class: Heiwa’s stunning custom Shovelhead
It’s hard to describe the Japanese style of custom building. But it’s easy to spot: the bikes usually have a timeless and…
Read more »
Noise Cycles’ Harley Shovelhead Drips With 70s Style
Harley-Davidson styling has always been deliberately behind the times. Even in the 70s, the shovelheads had more of an early 60s vibe.…
Read more »
Walt Siegl’s Harley FLH Shovelhead
Most custom motorcycles fit within a particular genre. And that genre will have its own conventions, as well as its fans and…
Read more »
Kraus Motor Co. “Achuma” Shovelhead
Named after a South American cactus known for its hallucinogenic properties, “Achuma” is part old Harley and part motocrosser, a Shovelhead-powered streetfighter…
Read more »
Walt Siegl’s Supremely Elegant Harley Shovelhead
Walt Siegl is one of those increasingly rare guys who can build a motorcycle from scratch. He was born in Austria but…
Read more »
Hide Night Sky Bobber shovelhead
For the past few days, the center of the custom universe has been in Japan, at the the Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod…
Read more »