2016 Smoke Out Custom Bike Show Results

sm17-Over 70 bikes at the Ride-in Bike Show at #SmokeOut Good times.

Over 70 bikes at the Ride-in Bike Show

2016 SO 17 – Joes and Pros Winners

The Joes and a Pros class results. Choppers of all varieties are represented, bobbers, Swedish Chops, Rock-a-Billy Chops, etc. as well as various engine configurations such as Sportsters, metric engines, Shovelheads, EVOs, everything.

The HORSE, BC staff picks TEN winners. There is no First, Second, Third etcetera, just TEN winners.

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2016 Smoke Out 17 Pro Chop Off Winner: Jeff Cochran

Jeff Cochran Pro Chop Off Winner

Jeff Cochran Pro Chop Off Winner

Jeff Cochran vs Bill Dodge vs Jeremy Cupp

The surest way to be selected as one of the Pro Chop Off builder is to win the ride in Pro Show bike show at the Smoke Out.

If you are one of the three winners of the “Pro” class (in the ride in bike show) you automatically have a slot to be one of the Pro Chop Off builders the following year.

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NEXX Helmets Supports ROT Rally for PaintSlinger Lid Feature

Sofi takes home 2 custom painted helmets

Sofi takes home 2 custom painted helmets from Taylor

NEXX Helmets has teamed up with the 2016 Republic of Texas Biker Rally to display a number of artists’ work on Nexx helmets.

NEXX has offered up several of helmets from its retro-styled XG100 range to be used as canvas by artists from a number of customs, paint, and tattoo shops.

The PaintSlinger Lid Feature includes 9 custom painters and tattoo artists from California to Florida. Each artist was given one criteria… make it cool.

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Chop Docs Paints a Bell Bullitt Helmet

Ron Harris of Chop Docs Choppers is creating a signature helmet with a Bell Bullitt Helmet for the Smoke Out Rally Custom Chopper Show. Choppers of all varieties are represented, bobbers, Swedish Chops, Rock-a-Billy Chops, etc. as well as various engine configurations such as Sportsters, metric engines, Shovelheads, Evos, everything.

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Bombshell Deluxe’s Nexx Lid for ROT Rally Show (VIDEO)

Here’s a little time lapse video from Bombshell Deluxe on taping a design layout on her canvas, the artic white Nexx helmet.

Bombshell Deluxe is painting for the PaintSlinger Lid feature at the Republic of Texas Invitational Custom Bike Show sponsored by Russ Brown. She is using an arctic white Nexx Helmet as her canvas.


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Paco of Electric 13 Creates a Custom Nexx Lid

Starting the creative process

Starting the creative process

Paco starts the Custom Lid design

Paco Cendon is painting for the Paint Slinger Lid Feature at the Republic of Texas Invitational Custom Bike Show sponsored by Russ Brown. He is using an arctic white Nexx Helmet as his canvas.

The Paint Slinger Lid Feature includes 9 custom painters and tattoo artists from California to Florida. Each artist was given one criteria… make it cool.
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Taylor Schultz is heading to the ROT RALLY

Taylor Schultz is a custom painter out of Northern California who has sponsored UNKNOWN

Taylor Schultz Kustom Paint

Taylor Schultz is a custom painter out of Northern California who has sponsored UNKNOWN for years by painting their bikes, helmets and more.

While building his reputation in the automotive and motorcycle industry, his work has also branched out to include custom logos, store fronts, vintage purses and leather goods, just to name a few. Most recently his panel work and fine art has been featured in several art galleries through out the Bay Area. For details on upcoming shows checkout the SchultzDesignz blog. [Read more…]

Best Built Customs is painting for the Gunslinger Painted Lid Feature

Best Built Customs – Shannon designed an asymmetrical design of old skool flames done in black, aluminum, and candy red. He’ll add shadows and stripes soon. – On back, the lid will feature a skull.

Shannon’s painted Nexx Helmet is featured at the Republic of Texas Invitational Custom Bike Show sponsored by Russ Brown. [Read more…]

2016 Chris Garrison of CG Customs: A Paint Slinger at the ROT Rally

Paint Slinger Lid Feature at the ROT Rally

Paint Slinger Lid Feature

2016 Chris Garrison of CG Customs is creating a helmet for the Paint Slinger Lid Feature at the ROT Rally.

From Chris:

    Once I saw the type of helmet is was, first thought I had was drag racing….And Evel Knievel!! So I decided to do a throw back to the man. I wanted to keep it clean but also represent the ROT Rally. I put the Republic of Texas on the front, where Evel’s name was, in variegated gold leaf imported from Italy.

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Southern Dreaming: Krawiec’s V-ROD Wins at 2016 NHRA Atlanta Round

Krawiec's V-ROD Wins at 2016 NHRA Atlanta Round

V-ROD Wins at 2016 NHRA Atlanta Round

Every time a wheel turns in anger, the Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines team takes a Wally and wins a race at the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines team remains undefeated as racer Eddie Krawiec won the Pro Stock Motorcycle final at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta on his Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle, his second win of the season and the team’s third in a row. [Read more…]

Turn Steaming Piles of Ugly into Cool Softails

Kyle Shorey of Speed Foundry builds custom Softail Harleys

Kyle Shorey’s latest kit

Kyle Shorey of Speed Foundry builds killer sleds that are available via kits. Have a Softail that needs a little somethin’ somethin’ to kick it up a level? Yep, you’ve come to the right place.
Well, I had to find out so the day before the 2016 Dallas edition of the J&P Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show I headed out to his shop at the Northwest Regional Airport in Roanoke, Texas.

It was a cold and overcast day in North Texas and the hangar that Speed Foundry resides in offered little shelter from wind whipping in from the North. [Read more…]

Builder Profile: Pat Patterson of LED SLED

Pat Patterson of LED SLED

Pat Patterson of LED SLED with 5-Ball Leathers


If you watch any biker television then you probably seen this cat – Pat Patterson – Pat showcased his bike on Discovery Channel Biker Build-Off Sportster debuting on TV June 2014. And a killer bike it was.

Pat Patterson has risen to the top of the customer motorcycle world with his skills and eye for design. Pat thrives in the Sportster market with his custom bikes, complete product line and unique approach to style. Pat and Led Sled Customs have separated themselves and continue to plow a path for the new generation of bike builders. [Read more…]