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Ted Stoddard, owner of S&S Auto Recon in Oceanside, was looking for a motorcycle to build and found a basket case on Craig's List. The bike parts came in 4 plastic bins with a frame. When he sorted through it...

Getting a new old bike is always an adventure. Who knows what kind of craftsmanship has gone into it over the years, or what the real history is on something pushing 60. Once in awhile a sweet deal comes up...

It’s a small world and it keeps getting smaller. A couple years back, I snapped some photos of a metal-flaked Panhead chopper at Hazzard County. It stood out among the sea of other bikes and its name was ‘Shitty Glitter.’...

If you have had the pleasure of meeting Shige Suganuma, owner of MOONEYES USA, you will come to realize that he’s a genuine person that lives and breathes our culture. Shige took control of MOONEYES in the early 90’s and...

It's safe to say few bikes are more polarizing than Lock Baker's Speed Fetus. The owner of Eastern Fabrications describes his creation best. My inspiration for the Speed Fetus came from the Japanese. I have been a fan of Japanese...

I had the opportunity to visit Cheapskate Cycles in Oceanside, CA over the weekend and shoot a few bikes. Eli Wolf is the ringleader and I asked him for the low down Years ago, I had just gotten into working...

It’s crazy for me to think about the aggregate of people I’ve gotten to know through the world of motorcycles. One friendship leads to another introduction, which leads to a new person who gateways to another friendship. I’m not saying...

When he's not lurking on Craigslist or the ChopCult classifieds for old motorcycle parts, Jamie Housel handles international sales for Girl and Chocolate skateboards. Jamie didn't demonstrate his sidewalk surfing chops while we were crawling around his employer's private skatepark,...

Over the past year, I've had the pleasure to meet folks willing to contribute to ChopCult. We featured CC member Jason Ochoa’s bike last May and since then Jason and I have built a pretty good relationship. He has offered...

Low, lean and mean, Alp Sungurtekin's raw Sportster is a fine example of creative, owner-built machinery. He calls this bike The Whip because the location and function of his shifter/clutch set-up is similar to that of a jockey's whip. Here's...

Motorcycles really are the center of it all. Have you ever encountered a bike that links many different humans together in different ways? This high piped freedom machine is just such a bike. Caged in the Zoo that is NYC,...

I’ve been a fan of Choppahead Kustom Cycles for many years. Their custom motorcycles are always dialed in, clean and road worthy. Basically, showstoppers with balls. Most importantly, you won’t break the bank buying one of their custom bikes. They...