Few things are classier than a flathead chop. That venerable side valve engine looks so right and purposeful, one can't help but be mesmerized by it. Jeff Leighton is no stranger to flatheads and was missing his old one when he started collecting the parts that eventually coalesced into this righteous machine.

Lee Bender is a skateboarder and professional vagabond. Raised in Indiana, Lee split his time between Arizona, Oregon and the road for years, and eventually settled in the San Francisco Bay area. An Evo Sporty is Lee's bike of choice. A run-in with a distracted broad in an SUV left him with fewer injuries than a good skate session, but the insurance wasn't enough to fund the construction of his new bike. In 2007 Lee was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. The SUV didn't slow Lee down, and neither will MS.

If you're active on ChopCult, it's probably safe to say you dig choppers, or that you're at least bike curious. If you've been in the game for years, you also know it's easy to get burned out. There's so much hype glorifying this week's uber-cool whatever that it doesn't take long to reach your limit and just avoid "the scene" all together.

The second Grass Valley Roll In went down in Northern California last July. Despite the 110 degree heat, plenty of riders came from as far away as Las Vegas, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and SoCal to this small town northeast of Sacramento.

This old broad has been gang tight for years and still puts out on the regular. What's cool about Bulldog's bike isn't how wild and trendy she is, but how she's exactly the opposite. Call her a timeless capsule of Plain Jane awesome wrapped in a greasy coat of purpose and intent.

Few words give modern chopper jockeys douchebumps like "Boardtracker" and "Sportster" in the same sentence. A description like that conjures up images of mix-matched styles and eras of machinery that lack both continuity and authenticity. Caleb Owens of Cro Customs in Culver City, California, had a similar reaction when friend and fine artist Conrad Leach approached him to build such a bike for one of his patrons. After discussing details with Conrad, Caleb agreed that the Sportster-powered boardtracker concept was a solid one and accepted the challenge.

Larry Pierce at Garage Company Customs in Pelham, Alabama, knows a thing or two about a thing or two. BFJ caught up with Larry and the Haints crew at the Smokeout XI to get the lowdown on this fresh-baked cone shovel.

This isn't a story about the Twine Ball Run. Plenty of backslapping, man hugging and high-fiving on that matter can be seen in the ChopCult forum. This homage is to the men and women who turned a sleepy slab of Corn Belt and a tourist trap into bona fide stars on the modern chopper map for one weekend this summer, bugs be damned.

Boozefighter Josh dug up this sweet panhead at the Smokeout XI in North Carolina. Its owner John Dills rolled all the way from Alabama with his bike and the Haints crew to check out the scene. Until BF Josh gave him the chopperazzi treatment, old John just thought he was going for a ride.

James showed up on this bike at last month's Biltwell 500. Armed with a giant backpack and fishing pole, a loud fat guy semi-famous for giving nicknames that stick dubbed James "Zebco." On his ride all the way from Denver, Colorado, Zebco's trusty Yamaha never let him down.