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Part 2 of the Laconia Show Special is live! If you haven’t caught Part 1 yet, head to the Podcast section of our blog and give it a listen. In this episode, we’re back with the Lowlife crew and Truth from Choppahead, continuing the conversation on custom builds, upcoming events, and everything you can expect at the 102nd Laconia Motorcycle Week, happening June 14–22. Wednesday, June 18: Deadbeat Customs Bike Show + Gunstock Hillclimb Thursday, June 19: The Kustom Social …

We recently linked up with Big Truth from Choppahead and the crew at The Lowlife Podcast for a two-part Laconia special — diving into bikes, builds, and all the wildness coming your way at Laconia Bike Week 2025. You can catch the convo on The Big Truth Podcast and The Lowlife Podcast. If you're rolling into Laconia this June, clear your schedule: Wednesday, June 18 – The Deadbeat Invitational takes over the Gunstock Mountain Hillclimbs. Thursday, June 19 – It’s …

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 …

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": " …

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 …