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.

By Sam Ferland For the Valley Advocate There are few people that get to say they turned their passion into a living. Sam R. Webber meticulously assembled his 1950 Harley Davidson Panhead seven years ...

The idea of having a custom motorcycle is one to pump up any true bikehead, no doubt. For some, building one themselves is even more satisfying. Even so, a big question lingers: Are home-built or ...

At the end of last year, German bike maker BMW Motorrad started rolling out a series of custom motorcycles based on the mighty and still new R 18 cruiser. The bikes were not put together by BMW itself ...

Royal Enfield is one of those rare brands that naturally lends itself to one-off custom builds. Case in point: the "Project Delta," a classic custom motorcycle that draws inspiration from the ...

FCR Original puts its signature French precision on the Triumph 1200 Bobber with a cleaner and more focused custom build. If you’ve spent any amount of time around custom bikes, you’ve heard the name ...

Dmitry is a former Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider-Coach, a writer of several fiction novels, a travel junky and an occasional YouTuber. He's owned and ridden a lot of motorcycles, loves vintage ...

Ever heard of a “cool down lap?” It’s the circuit you do of a racetrack on your bike between trying to set your best time and pulling back into the pits. Usually there’s still other bikes on track, so ...

ST. HELENA — More than 40 years ago, Mike Nieman and Tom Harding learned about Harley-Davidson motorcycles while they attended William Bowers’ classes at St. Helena High School. “He was the machine ...

Boyd Dingman sits atop his Blackbird custom built motorcycle. Dingman has five custom built bikes on display at the Papillion Dingman's Collision Center location. Boyd Dingman does custom work to the ...

DeWalt recently commissioned the creation of a custom motorcycle that was designed to represent the brand during a company event. The tool manufacturer makes a few products aimed at general automotive ...