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A Perfectionist’s FXR: Sam Smith’s Garage-Built Ripper

A Perfectionist’s FXR: Sam Smith’s Garage-Built Ripper

Some builds come together fast. Others take years and a few complete tear-downs. For Sam Smith, the road to the FXR of his dreams started in his dad’s garage and ended in his own—with a whole lot of late nights, busted knuckles, and second guesses along the way. This one’s a rider’s bike, built by a rider, for himself. From BMX to FXR Sam, 35, built his FXR out of his home garage, he grew up wrenching on BMX bikes, then cars, eventually ending up where it alw …
4th Jun 2025 Steve B.
Franck Scapecchi's Low Rider S 117 Lucifer

Franck Scapecchi's Low Rider S 117 Lucifer

From the sun-drenched roads of Nice, France, comes one of the cleanest Club Style Low Rider S builds we've seen in a minute. Meet Franck Scapecchi — a 55-year-old rider, and the proud owner of "Lucifer," a 2023 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S transformed with style, performance, and a whole lot of vision. { "__shgImageV3Elements": { "uuid": "s-ade38c25-7008-4010-99d6-44604586da8a" } } { "__shgImageV3Elements": { "uuid": " …
7th May 2025 Steve B.
Builder Spotlight: Rossy of Shop Six Six

Builder Spotlight: Rossy of Shop Six Six

Meet Dean Ross—better known as Rossy—a rider, wrencher, and all-around madman from Gormandale, a small town tucked away in Victoria, Australia. Rossy runs a humble garage called Shop Six Six, where he services and repairs Harleys with a no-BS approach. Rossy's journey into the custom motorcycle world started early. He grew up racing dirt bikes, which naturally led him to Harleys, then wheelies, then shows—and now—leaning deep into old-school chopper culture. What …
27th Apr 2025 Steve B.
Rider Spotlight: Dylan Spaeth – East Coast Built & Stunt Ready

Rider Spotlight: Dylan Spaeth – East Coast Built & Stunt Ready

Dylan Spaeth, a rider from the East Coast, has transformed his 2001 Dyna Low Rider into a precision-built stunt machine. What began as a clean stock platform has evolved into a dialed-in setup built for control, strength, and real-world abuse—both in the lot and on the street. Dylan handled most of the build himself, while the crew at R&R Cycles took care of the engine machining—including the bore and head work. “Huge thanks to them,” Dylan says. …
21st Apr 2025 Steve B.
The History Of Drag Specialties

The History Of Drag Specialties

If you’ve been around the V-Twin world for more than five minutes, you’ve heard the name Drag Specialties. This iconic brand, for over five decades, has been pusging the passion of racers, builders and riders living in the rumble of American V-Twin engines. Whether it’s a chrome cover, a performance upgrade, or something to make your bike just a little nastier, there’s a good chance it passed through their hands. But Drag didn’t start as the V-Twin parts pow …
10th Apr 2025 Steve B.