If you dig bikes as much as we do, you will dig this category of posts. Shocker Choppers celebrates all things two-wheels and some with three! Features include installation, customization, bike features, rides and the biker culture.
The Born Free 16 Motorcycle Show unfolded June 21–22 at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, California. What began in 2009 as a small, ragtag gathering of vintage chopper aficionados has roared into a full‑blown movement. Year 16 drew roughly 25,000 visitors…
What a beautiful day in Ventura for the David Mann Chopperfest. A crisp and sunny February in Southern California. I got there as the gates were just opened and still had a line about 10 minutes long. I was shooting…
The 2024 Born Free Motorcycle Show This past June was the time for Born Free Motorcycle Show #15! The hottest day of the year so far and the bikes were even hotter as they rolled into the show on the…
Karl Ardo & Josh Winderman’s Historic Born Free Build The story of this bike starts with an invitation to build a bike for the Born Free Show. Karl Ardo and Josh Widerman had great success with their previous collaboration a…
I have said it before. In fact this is the 11th Born Free Motorcycle Show we have been to. All at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, California. The thing is, this show is a MUST for anyone interested in vintage…
An ArtMarty Feature So I am walking around the 2022 Mooneyes New Years Party Car Show and Drags. My eyeballs popped when I came across Guy Salazar’s booth. The vendor area is always cool with independent regional artists and makers…
Karl Ardo and Josh Winderman’s Custom Racer The Triumph Motorcycle Company started in 1902 and is considered by many to have manufactured some of the fastest and most beautiful bikes built. They produced bikes for the military; they’ve appeared in…
Installing the black-out HOG KIT Air Horns from Kleinn. You may remember about 5 years ago we installed the chrome Hog Kit from Kleinn on Tony’s ’04 Road King Custom “Down Payment Blues”. (See the article here) Today we are…
Something to Tinker – Mike Baker’s First Bike 2003 Honda Shadow ACE 750, American Classic Edition Mike likes to tinker. When stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama, the Missouri native found a great deal on his first bike, this Honda Shadow.…
• WRAPPING THE PIPES ON THE ROAD KING • A Shocker Choppers Feature: Billy and I worked together in the garage again today. This time we re-wrapped the pipes on my ’04 Road King Custom. The Samson True Dual pipes…
Meet Anthony Robinson custom bike builder at Gasoline and Coffee, and owner of American Classic Garage Doors in Palmdale California. See more @GasolineAndCoffee on Instagram. He was recently selected as an invited builder for the next Born Free Motorcycle Show.…
It’s been two-weeks. Two weeks of car shows, Father’s day events, work, Speedway, and the Born Free Motorcycle Show. Two weeks since I threw a leg over the new Indian Motorcycle Company’s Scout Bobber and rode it around the block…
