SteamPunk Shovel Heading to Atlanta
The SteamPunk Shovel features a Shovelhead engine, which is an air-cooled, 45 degree, V-twin motorcycle engine manufactured from 1966 to 1984 by the motor company. Initial models had an engine displacement of 1,208 cc (74 cu in). After 1978, this was increased to 1,340 cc (82 cu in) for Harley’s Big Twin bikes. [Read more…]
Paint by Casey Johnson
Firehouse Racer By Hosier Daddy Choppers
The fire engine red Firehouse Bobber has been a show stopper at the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show series.
Jon Shipley of Hoosier Daddy Choppers said that this bike was built for showcasing Hoosier Daddy Choppers’ work and winning shows. So far the bike has proven itself: [Read more…]
Old Black Heads to Milwaukee
Jeremy Cupp runs a metal fabrication shop and fits custom bike builds in when he has time. He is one of the most highly-regarded builders in America. He has won the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show FreeStyle class in Charlotte, NC, the Ultimate Builder US Championship in FLA and came in 2nd at the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building in Stugis, SD. [Read more…]
Steampunk Triumph Custom Motorcycle
Events: 2013 Chicago & Indy Ultimate Builder
Source: Bike EXIF
Photos: Biker Pros
More Steampunk Bikes: At Biker Pros
This Triumph T120 Bonneville is the personal ride of Tony Prust; it’s a more ‘traditional’ look than many Analog motorcycles, with a side order of steampunk too. [Read more…]
Long Beach Ultimate Builder Bikernet Editor’s Choice Winner
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From Top Dead Center in Oxnard, CA
By Bandit with photos by Peter Linney
4/12/2013
I’ve been scrambling from project to project, but this feature always lingered in the back of my mind, like it haunted me. I picked it as the Long Beach Ultimate Builder Bikernet Editor’s Choice winner, and Peter Linney immediately shot it for a feature, and then he wanted his payment. I didn’t like the way he shot this bike, but I was also very aware how difficult a twisted chrome frame is to photograph under any conditions.
What Do Ultimate Builders Say?
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What Builders Say about the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show Series
The J&P Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show provides 5 custom classes for builders, dealers and enthusiasts to show their custom sleds. We polled them about what they thought of the series. Here is what a few of them had to say.
The Ultimate Builder matches the best custom bike builders in the country against one another as it tours the U.S. in conjunction with the International Motorcycle Shows.
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