On February 6, 2021, the temperature was -7 degrees Fahrenheit, one of the coldest days of the year.

Although my bud Dan Carballo claims his insurance underwriting job isn't that exciting, he does know what works when it comes to shovelheads.

Pittsburgh Moto is an independent print publication that documents custom motorcycle culture in the Greater Pittsburgh region.

Greasy Kulture Magazine issue 82 features Kevin Goveia's Triumph chopper

The concept for ChopCult was simple; create a community for like-minded folks that enjoy all things two wheels. A place where people can share their build progress, meet friends and make a few bucks selling their wares. Member Vince Nygra has been using the site for his ground up builds and reached out to me a while ago to be featured. I appreciate his patience and craftsmanship.

Terry Whitehurst and I first met at the last Beer Booters Party. I didn't think I knew him at that point, but then he mentioned his first BMW build, which I remembered following on the Chop Cult Forum.

Ryan works at Classic Cycles in Orange, CA which is kinda like a sex addict working at a whorehouse. In other words, a good fit. He says that he built this bike in his spare time with all swap meet parts and swears that Steve McQueen got laid on it once back when it was new.

I've been following Hank Doss and his bike building adventures since I saw his bike, Glitterbug, a little over a year ago.

I first met Jeff Wolf nearly a year ago at a helmet show he was co-hosting in Signal Hill. Along with some other awesome artists, he had a couple of helmets on display featuring his unique painting and pin-striping style.

My bud Ray Hagee is a truck driver from West Chester, PA, a small suburban town about 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia.