Feature Bikes

These are the bikes that define the scene. Cycle Source Feature Bikes showcases garage-built choppers, bobbers, FXRs, Sportsters, and customs from real riders across the country. Every build has a story—why it was built, how it came together, and the soul behind the steel. Get inspired by the creativity and grit that keep custom motorcycle culture alive.

Funkmaster

Article By: Chris Callen Photos By: Chad Murphy Originally Published In The January 2011 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine Limpnickie Lot in Sturgis this year was off the hook. Not only did we have the new “Johnny Chop Memorial Hill Climb” but…

The Deadliner

Article By: Chris Callen Photos By: Jeff Cochran www.speedking.com Originally Published In The January 2011 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine Daytona marked a change in the way the cats at Papa Clutch were doing business. They had been primarily a…

First Chopper

Article and Photos By: Grizzly Originally Published In The December 2012 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine There are not many young bike builders with a talent like his. Paul from Holland started building his first chopper at the age of seventeen.…

Bonne Belle

Article By: Paul Wideman Photos By:Bart Mitchell Originally Published In The December 2012 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine If you’ve been around the American motorcycling community for very long, you’ve undoubtedly heard tales of the Bonneville…

A Stale Twinkie

Article By: Fenton “Hammy” Fadeley Photos By: Holly Marcus Originally Published In The April 2016 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine You meet the nicest people on a motorcycle.” may be the quintessential cliché but resonates a resounding truth. It…

Cupcake

Article By: Jimmy Frizzell Photos By: Mark Velazquez Originally Published In The April 2016 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine Choppers, a time honored tradition in the deviation from standard design in a pursuit for excessive simplicity. And while…

Persistence

Bill Stevens Build An XS Article By: Hugh Owings Photos By: Chris Callen Originally Published In The April 2016 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine This XS650 ran across my desk a few days ago, and it’s one of those bikes that you kinda look over a…

Eric’s Penny

Article By: Roadside Marty Photos By: Carsten Fritzen Originally Published In The April 2016 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine The first time I saw one of Eric Stein’s bikes was at The Smokeout in Rockingham NC a few yearsback; it was a cone Shovel…

Game Changer

Article And Photos By: Mark Velazquez Originally Published In The April 2016 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine For those of you who may not know who Shaun Ruddy of Chop DeVille is then I suggest you pull up a chair. The man from down under now …