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 and over 200 vendors, with invitations extended to around 30 invited builders whose machines set […]
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 while guys were still riding their bikes into the show area. So I boogied on […]
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 cool grass looking for some shade under the oak trees at Oak Canyon Park. 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 Triumph Drag Bike, and were looking to build another similar but different scoot. Then word […]
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 bikes, choppers, bobbers, baggers and yes even Dyna’s. Each year Grant and Mike put on […]
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 showing their wares. A sucker for bright colors and colorful graphics, my eyes smiled as […]
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 major motion pictures, winning many important races and setting a number of land speed records […]
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 upgrading the kit with their black version which wasn’t available 5 years ago. If you […]
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. The concept was to replicate the styling of WWII WLA Harley-Davidson. Modifications include: reworked stock […]
• 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 needed a bit of cosmetic update since the last time we wrapped them several years […]
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. Watch as he shares the very beginnings of his creative endeavor.
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 and a mile down the freeway. Two weeks and I keep thinking about what a […]
