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.

Ron Blum's 6,000-square-foot workshop in the Willowbrook area has airbrushed murals along the walls, a bright red floor, furniture he's made out of steel and Medieval-era decor. His workshop for ...

What would you do if we told you there was a place you could go where the nation’s largest motorcycle builder competition gathered hundreds of bikes – the best of the best – for the honour of winning ...

I feel a bit self-conscious as I park my Toyota Corolla in the yard outside Grant Vlahovic’s workshop. I’d originally planned to ride my bike (a Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT) out to meet him here in ...

STURGIS - Roger Goldammer speaks enthusiastically, even reverently, about building the one-of-a-kind, radical-design custom motorcycles entered in what he calls the world's premier custom ...

There’s nothing quite like a chopper. That stretched-out, low rider look, courtesy of extended forks with custom steering head angles, hardtail frames, and ape hangers. It’s like poetry in motion. In ...

This factory-built cruiser serves handcrafted style, bobber swagger, and just-turn-the-key freedom every day ...

The emergence of things like 3D printers and CAD software was truly groundbreaking for custom bike builders. Workshops who embrace these tools and experiment with their capabilities will rarely look ...

TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...