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.

Suicidal Imbecile

Article By: Chris Callen Photos By: Jeff Cochran - www.speedkingphoto.com Brian Elliott is the kind of guy I like to call a sleeper. He quietly goes about the business of building his bikes, making his parts and speaks with a pretty even tone.…

‘78 Basket Glide

Article By: Chris Callen Photos By: Geno Stull I can remember when I was a younger man and the entire local motorcycle community would get together when one of the cats we knew was starting to put a bike together. It was like a biker version of…

Elliot’s Tiger

Article and Photos By: Chris Callen So I have to give credit to Lisa for diggin’ this little Trumpet up for us. When we pulled into Vintage Torquefest a while back, there it was, a sweet little 1970 Triumph Tiger 650. The cat who owned…

Steam Roller

Article and Photos By: Chris Callen This bike may look a little familiar to you, either from the BMR this year, where it was the hands down favorite, or from the last time that it was in Cycle Source Magazine’s April 2009 issue. Back then it was…

Burn It Down

Article And Photos By: Alex Scott Melted tire stuck to burnt wheels, charred frontend stripped with rust, and a scolded engine detached and disassembled. There could be, perhaps, no other scene that Doug Balko could stumble upon that…

Senor Potato Head

Article By: Milwaukee Mike Photos By: Loki This bike is a lesson in diversity as it can go from pure chopper to long distance rider in a short amount of time with minimal tools. The man behind this creation is Brent Law. Brent is a talented…

Still Swingin’

Article and Photos By: Chris Callen he man behind this old girl needs little introduction by the likes of me. Donny Loos has been turning old scrap iron into show beauties for twenty- five years this summer and the funniest thing about it is,…

Adam’s Rail Job

Article By: Chris Callen Photos By: Joann Bortels The sweet seventies styled chopper you see here was not only the “Best in Show” winner at BMR this year but happens to be owned by one of my good brothers, Adam Doyle. Adam is twenty-nine…

Spare Parts Honda

Article By: Duane Ballard Photos By: Lisa Ballard Crusty and Fred, who built the bike seen in theses images, have been riding longer than most of our readers have been alive. Fred has 60 years of riding under his belt and Crusty follows with a…

Space Truckin’

Article and Photos by: Chris Callen Kendall Lutchman is someone that you might have started to hear more about lately. This young dude from the Chicago suburbs has been quietly going about the business of building some of the baddest shit out…