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Custom bike builders can be found all over the country. From the West Coast to the East Coast, down south and back up again, these custom motorcycle builders help propel the latest advancements in hot bike styling and performance. The following custom builders blog follows these builders and provides reviews, specs, and news from inside the world of custom hot bike builders.

  1. Dirico motorcycles test ride



    Today we just finished a quick studio shoot in the Dirico motorcycle before we headed out for a quick test ride. The bike is sporting the new Metzler ME888 Marathon tires. Now that we scrubbed in the the tires, time to do some mileage! Watch for a full review in ...    Read more

  2. Update on our Project 1989 FLHS Build



    Our project 1989 FLHS is coming along at a good pace. All our parts have been chromed by True Finish Plating. Several key parts have been engraved by Hernan's Custom Engraving.  Sinthium Paint has the ...    Read more

  3. Arlen Ness HQ visit



    Visiting the Dublin, California world headquarters of Arlen Ness today. Whenever you're in Northern California San Francisco Bay Area, be sure to visit the showroom and upstairs historical museum packed with master Ness's original creations and memorabilia, including Hot Bike articles from when grandson Zach was a kid, now an ...    Read more

  4. Hot Bike Arizona Trip 3 stops, 3 Styles



    I'm always amazed at the diverstiy of custom bikes. Yesterday we Hot Bike Magazine made a quick stop to Sinthium Custom Paint, Haifley Brothers, and ended the day at Torch Industries. Each shop is one of ...    Read more

  5. Update on 1989 Harley-Davidson FLHS Project Build



    They guys at Torch Industries have been busy working on our project bike. After a trip to the Long Beach Motorcycle Swap meet, we walked away with a handful of hard-to-find parts. Stay tuned as the bike gets built and make sure and follow the action on ...    Read more

  6. Hot Bike Project Builds



    We are about to kick off an interesting build using our 1989 FLHS. The bike has been kicked around the office for a while now and it's time to resurrect it from the dead. Stay tuned for more details.

  7. Every day I’m shuffling… Project bikes that is



    Out at Sesto Custom Cycles shuffling bikes around for different projects. How is this for an odd selection of bikes?

  8. Sturgis 2012 Rearview – Big Bagger Show



    Hot Bike and sister magazine,Baggers, co-hosted John Shope's and Eddie Trotta's first annual 2012 Big Bagger Show on 4th and Lazelle in downtown Sturgis. Look for upcoming coverage and features in the magazine.

  9. Sturgis 2012 Rearview – Lichter Richter



    Michael Lichter's Sturgis 2012 curated exhibit at the Buffalo Chip, Motorcycles as Art, was off the scale! It featured the choppers of the Born Free show.

  10. Dave Covington’s Road King at 2012 Sturgis



    I wasn't in Sturgis for 5 minutes before we caught up with Dave Covington's awesome 30" Road King. See this bike in Hot Bike soon.-jcz

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