Lifestyle

The Cycle Source Lifestyle section celebrates the stories that live beyond the build. From the music that fuels the ride to the art, grit, and attitude that define chopper life, this is where the spirit of the road finds its voice. Read firsthand stories, road tales, and features on the makers, musicians, and rebels who keep motorcycle culture alive and rolling.

Fat Bottomed Bikes

Fat Bottomed Bikes November 2005   There seems to be a trend in custom bikes these days…. It is a disturbingly large rear tire. Now, I like a beefy rear tire. Mated with a beefy tube frame, low profile, distinctive styling, I think…

Rally Bathroom Etiquette

From behind the lens Colleen Swartz August 2005 Rally Bathroom Etiquette With summer in full swing, I find myself spending more and more time in rally port-a-potties. This is an unfortunate trend, to say the least, as I find the port-a-potty to…

My Kind of Bike Show

My Kind of Bike Show May 2005 It is spring and all of the winter-long bike building projects are coming together and finishing-off and they are all heading to the proving grounds, the bike show. I, personally, have been to five bike shows since…

Burnt out on Burn-outs

From Behind the Lens April 2005 Burnt out on Burn-outs As I write this column, I am being driven from Pensacola Florida to Daytona in my last leg to the annual rite which is spring bike week. I am eager to arrive and be a part of all that is…