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  • Keith Ball working on his Bonneville Salt Torpedo belly tank trike in the Bikernet World HQ shop in Wilmington, CA, USA. Monday, June 24, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Shaun (L) and his brother Aaron Guardado at their Suicide Machine shop as they were doing final prep on their Born Free Harley-Davidson custom and race bikes. Long Beach, CA, USA. Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Reini Servello on his 1964 Panhead in front of his Bobber Garage custom motorcycle shop. This shop is the only custom shop in Liechtenstein! (fyi - there are just 38,547 citizens & this country covers just 62 sq mi tucked in between Switzerland and Austria.) The shop is in the the biggest city, Vaduz, at the foot of the mountain and as Reini likes to say, just below where the Boss Man lives (the prince in his castle!)   Monday, February 25, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Brian Buttera’s Take Two is a custom 1955 Panhead Chopper inspired by Brian’s days of racing BMX. The frame, springer front end and rear fender are all handmade stainless steel, polished to resemble my chrome GT Pro Series in the Roseville sun on race day. <br />
Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Brian Buttera’s Take Two is a custom 1955 Panhead Chopper inspired by Brian’s days of racing BMX. The frame, springer front end and rear fender are all handmade stainless steel, polished to resemble my chrome GT Pro Series in the Roseville sun on race day. <br />
Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Buttera-Panhead-122013.jpg
  • Brian Buttera’s Take Two is a custom 1955 Panhead Chopper inspired by Brian’s days of racing BMX. The frame, springer front end and rear fender are all handmade stainless steel, polished to resemble my chrome GT Pro Series in the Roseville sun on race day. <br />
Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Buttera-Panhead-115423.jpg
  • Brian Buttera’s Take Two is a custom 1955 Panhead Chopper inspired by Brian’s days of racing BMX. The frame, springer front end and rear fender are all handmade stainless steel, polished to resemble my chrome GT Pro Series in the Roseville sun on race day. <br />
Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Buttera-Panhead-112311.jpg
  • Harry Hi-pipes is a 1919 OHC Excelsior Board Tracker built by Paul Brodie of Flashback Fabrications, LTD, located in Langley, BC, Canada. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Brodie-Excelsior-135500.jpg
  • Mike Rabideau’s Bloddy Knuckle Chopper is a perfect combination of a customized Shovelhead frame hard tailed with a Panhead rear end and an S&S Knucklehead.  The name of this bike came from the red, bloody looking stripe that runs down the top of the gas tank combined with the Knucklehead motor. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Rabideau-Knucklehead-002525.jpg
  • Mike Rabideau’s Bloddy Knuckle Chopper is a perfect combination of a customized Shovelhead frame hard tailed with a Panhead rear end and an S&S Knucklehead.  The name of this bike came from the red, bloody looking stripe that runs down the top of the gas tank combined with the Knucklehead motor. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 30, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190730-Rabideau-Knucklehead-232735.jpg
  • Mike Rabideau’s Bloddy Knuckle Chopper is a perfect combination of a customized Shovelhead frame hard tailed with a Panhead rear end and an S&S Knucklehead.  The name of this bike came from the red, bloody looking stripe that runs down the top of the gas tank combined with the Knucklehead motor. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 30, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190730-Rabideau-Knucklehead-232101.jpg
  • Michael Lange’s One Skinny 8-Valve is a 1927 Harley-Davidson Factory 1/2 Mile 8-valve Racer that was built 23 years ago and has been raced several times. Michael has been racing board track motorcycles for over 40 years. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Bill Dodge in his Daytona Beach shop with his Twin Cam Harley-Davidson rigid Blings Cycles custom with its Zach Johnson KJC finessed 106 ci Twin Cam engine. Daytona Beach, FL. USA. Sunday, March 17, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ben Zales, AKA Ben the Boog’s “The Blue Crush Boog” is a beautifully done 1963 Panhead complete with a modified stock panhead frame and features several handmade parts. Photographed by Michael Lichter WHERE. July 30, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • The concept behind Oliver Jones bike was Dissimilar metals, dissimilar motors. He figured out how to put polished parts next to chrome, and mixed a 1937 UL with a 1940 Twin Carb.  Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • The concept behind Oliver Jones bike was Dissimilar metals, dissimilar motors. He figured out how to put polished parts next to chrome, and mixed a 1937 UL with a 1940 Twin Carb.  Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Jones-OpenRocker-160353.jpg
  • Nick Pensebene’s 3-Peat is a custom 1967 Shovelhead Chopper, complete with a custom built Butteras Metal Werx frame and a Ron Finch front end. He name the chopper 3-Peat due to the fact this is his third year in the Motorcycles as Art Exhibit.  Since Nick decided to name this bike the “3Peat” he tied the number 3 into parts of the chopper using intervals of three and three sided figures (although I’m not going to tell you where they are). While You are looking at the bike, see if you can find them. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Pensebene-Shovelhead-192617.jpg
  • Billy Lane’s L.A. Woman is a special machine and not simply because she is so rare (only 31 were built from 1932-1935). Speedway bikes, like the board track racers which preceded them, are the original skinny bikes. They were built to be light in weight, nimble in handling and narrow in profile to eliminate wind drag. Albert Crocker & Paul Bigsby built Crocker Speedway machines in Los Angeles, as an American answer to the dominant British J.A.P. speedway racers. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Lane-Crocker-222242.jpg
  • Billy Lane’s L.A. Woman is a special machine and not simply because she is so rare (only 31 were built from 1932-1935). Speedway bikes, like the board track racers which preceded them, are the original skinny bikes. They were built to be light in weight, nimble in handling and narrow in profile to eliminate wind drag. Albert Crocker & Paul Bigsby built Crocker Speedway machines in Los Angeles, as an American answer to the dominant British J.A.P. speedway racers. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Lane-Crocker-215439.jpg
  • Billy Lane’s L.A. Woman is a special machine and not simply because she is so rare (only 31 were built from 1932-1935). Speedway bikes, like the board track racers which preceded them, are the original skinny bikes. They were built to be light in weight, nimble in handling and narrow in profile to eliminate wind drag. Albert Crocker & Paul Bigsby built Crocker Speedway machines in Los Angeles, as an American answer to the dominant British J.A.P. speedway racers. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Lane-Crocker-214323.jpg
  • With help from his high school students, Kevin Baas’s Slim Pickens is a combination of various parts and pieces collected through the years.  Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • With help from his high school students, Kevin Baas’s Slim Pickens is a combination of various parts and pieces collected through the years.  Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Baas-Flathead-084810.jpg
  • Josh Sheehan’s Buzzards Luck is custom Frisco-style chopper in the front and a race bike in the rear. Built with a customized 1936 VL Frame and a 1947n 45” Flathead bottom and 1953 K Model top end. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Sheehan-Flathead-145637.jpg
  • Josh Sheehan’s Buzzards Luck is custom Frisco-style chopper in the front and a race bike in the rear. Built with a customized 1936 VL Frame and a 1947n 45” Flathead bottom and 1953 K Model top end. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Sheehan-Flathead-144233.jpg
  • Josh Sheehan’s Buzzards Luck is custom Frisco-style chopper in the front and a race bike in the rear. Built with a customized 1936 VL Frame and a 1947n 45” Flathead bottom and 1953 K Model top end. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Sheehan-Flathead-135443.jpg
  • Josh Sheehan’s Buzzards Luck is custom Frisco-style chopper in the front and a race bike in the rear. Built with a customized 1936 VL Frame and a 1947n 45” Flathead bottom and 1953 K Model top end. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Sheehan-Flathead-133803.jpg
  • This entire bike, including the frame and all components, were machined by Jordan Dickinson. It is a 1947 Knucklehead EL striped down to race.  It placed 8th in the World at the AMD World Championships. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • This entire bike, including the frame and all components, were machined by Jordan Dickinson. It is a 1947 Knucklehead EL striped down to race.  It placed 8th in the World at the AMD World Championships. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Dickinson-Knucklehead-181440.jpg
  • 1908 Indian Twin Torpedo Tank Racer, on loan from the Jill and John Parham Collection at the National Motorcycle Museum. In 1907 Teddy Hastings, a New York racer, went to England, raced a stock Indian V-twin and won the 1000 Mile Reliability Trial there. In 1908 he returned and rode with factory support on a machine similar to this one. By 1908 they offered a “production racer” to the public, allowing competitors outside the Indian factory to compete and promote the Indian brand. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Jesse Srpan set out to make a tough lane splitting bike with the mindset that if it could fit through a doorway, it was skinny enough to split lanes at 70mph. Photographed by Michael Lichter WHERE. August 3, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190803-Srpan-Knucklehead-150331.jpg
  • Jesse Srpan set out to make a tough lane splitting bike with the mindset that if it could fit through a doorway, it was skinny enough to split lanes at 70mph. Photographed by Michael Lichter WHERE. August 3, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190803-Srpan-Knucklehead-145043.jpg
  • Jesse Srpan set out to make a tough lane splitting bike with the mindset that if it could fit through a doorway, it was skinny enough to split lanes at 70mph. Photographed by Michael Lichter WHERE. August 3, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190803-Srpan-Knucklehead-144406.jpg
  • Jesse Srpan set out to make a tough lane splitting bike with the mindset that if it could fit through a doorway, it was skinny enough to split lanes at 70mph. Photographed by Michael Lichter WHERE. August 3, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190803-Srpan-Knucklehead-141927.jpg
  • Nick Pensebene’s 3-Peat is a custom 1967 Shovelhead Chopper, complete with a custom built Butteras Metal Werx frame and a Ron Finch front end. He name the chopper 3-Peat due to the fact this is his third year in the Motorcycles as Art Exhibit.  Since Nick decided to name this bike the “3Peat” he tied the number 3 into parts of the chopper using intervals of three and three sided figures (although I’m not going to tell you where they are). While You are looking at the bike, see if you can find them. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Pensebene-Shovelhead-195355-E...jpg
  • Nick Pensebene’s 3-Peat is a custom 1967 Shovelhead Chopper, complete with a custom built Butteras Metal Werx frame and a Ron Finch front end. He name the chopper 3-Peat due to the fact this is his third year in the Motorcycles as Art Exhibit.  Since Nick decided to name this bike the “3Peat” he tied the number 3 into parts of the chopper using intervals of three and three sided figures (although I’m not going to tell you where they are). While You are looking at the bike, see if you can find them. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Pensebene-Shovelhead-192410.jpg
  • Hawke Lawshe’s Azureus is a beautiful, long, skinny chopper built around a 1981 Cone Shovel and one-off handmade frame that is anything but ordinary. The Shovel has the entire valve-train exposed and the engine case houses just 2 oz of oil. It has a 40” over rigid fork with integrated handlebars and 17” Invadoers from SIK.  What's the Skinny? 2019 exhibition artwork from the Motorcycles as Art series at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. Sturgis, SD, USA. Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • BF11 invited Builder Hawke Lawshe's custom 1946 Harley-Davidson cut-away open rocker Knucklehead after the show. Photographed by Michael Lichter Long Beach, CA. June 25, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • BF11 invited Builder Hawke Lawshe's custom 1946 Harley-Davidson cut-away open rocker Knucklehead after the show. Photographed by Michael Lichter Long Beach, CA. June 25, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • BF11 invited Builder Hawke Lawshe's custom 1946 Harley-Davidson cut-away open rocker Knucklehead after the show. Photographed by Michael Lichter Long Beach, CA. June 25, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Dave Perewitz’s The Sting is a 1964 Sportster Digger Style custom bike. Dave built the bike in 1978 for a local customer and it won the 1979 Harley-Davidson bike show in Daytona, which was the second year of the show.Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Dave Perewitz’s The Sting is a 1964 Sportster Digger Style custom bike. Dave built the bike in 1978 for a local customer and it won the 1979 Harley-Davidson bike show in Daytona, which was the second year of the show.Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Perewitz-Digger-111628.jpg
  • Dave Perewitz’s The Sting is a 1964 Sportster Digger Style custom bike. Dave built the bike in 1978 for a local customer and it won the 1979 Harley-Davidson bike show in Daytona, which was the second year of the show.Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 2, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190802-Perewitz-Digger-101040.jpg
  • Mind Control is a beautiful Zenith Gold 60’s Showbike style Chopper built by Dakota Toomey of Southampton NJ. Dakota started the build with a 56 Panhead Chopper and completely tore it apart and started over from scratch using parts gathered from swap meets, craigslist and fabricating his own molded body work. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Toomey-Panhead-182907.jpg
  • Mind Control is a beautiful Zenith Gold 60’s Showbike style Chopper built by Dakota Toomey of Southampton NJ. Dakota started the build with a 56 Panhead Chopper and completely tore it apart and started over from scratch using parts gathered from swap meets, craigslist and fabricating his own molded body work. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Toomey-Panhead-180944.jpg
  • Mind Control is a beautiful Zenith Gold 60’s Showbike style Chopper built by Dakota Toomey of Southampton NJ. Dakota started the build with a 56 Panhead Chopper and completely tore it apart and started over from scratch using parts gathered from swap meets, craigslist and fabricating his own molded body work. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Toomey-Panhead-180245.jpg
  • Mind Control is a beautiful Zenith Gold 60’s Showbike style Chopper built by Dakota Toomey of Southampton NJ. Dakota started the build with a 56 Panhead Chopper and completely tore it apart and started over from scratch using parts gathered from swap meets, craigslist and fabricating his own molded body work. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Toomey-Panhead-171956.jpg
  • Rocket to Russia is Cole Rogers’ tribute to his late father who was a physicist in rocket technology. The 1970 Triumph engine is sitting in a custom frame built by Cole at his shop 138 Cycle Fabrication. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Rocket to Russia is Cole Rogers’ tribute to his late father who was a physicist in rocket technology. The 1970 Triumph engine is sitting in a custom frame built by Cole at his shop 138 Cycle Fabrication. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Rogers-Triumph-154557.jpg
  • Rocket to Russia is Cole Rogers’ tribute to his late father who was a physicist in rocket technology. The 1970 Triumph engine is sitting in a custom frame built by Cole at his shop 138 Cycle Fabrication. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Rogers-Triumph-150713.jpg
  • Rocket to Russia is Cole Rogers’ tribute to his late father who was a physicist in rocket technology. The 1970 Triumph engine is sitting in a custom frame built by Cole at his shop 138 Cycle Fabrication. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Rogers-Triumph-145929.jpg
  • Chris Tope’s 1973 Wassell Mudlark appropriately named, "Ice Pick". From the studded tires, ice colored tins, and super sharp rear cowl section, you can see where the bike gets its name. The  custom fabricated frame is chrome plated, so is the extended swingarm. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Chris Tope’s 1973 Wassell Mudlark appropriately named, "Ice Pick". From the studded tires, ice colored tins, and super sharp rear cowl section, you can see where the bike gets its name. The  custom fabricated frame is chrome plated, so is the extended swingarm. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Chris Tope-Ice-Racer-162330.jpg
  • Chankla Veloz by Cristian Sosa, Sosa Metalworks, is a completely custom made 1950 Panhead that was inspired by the architecture of Paris where I would ride trains everyday and see stairway entrances and walls surrounded by art nouveau / Art Deco styling. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Chankla Veloz by Cristian Sosa, Sosa Metalworks, is a completely custom made 1950 Panhead that was inspired by the architecture of Paris where I would ride trains everyday and see stairway entrances and walls surrounded by art nouveau / Art Deco styling. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Sosa-Panhead-223221.jpg
  • Brian Buttera’s Take Two is a custom 1955 Panhead Chopper inspired by Brian’s days of racing BMX. The frame, springer front end and rear fender are all handmade stainless steel, polished to resemble my chrome GT Pro Series in the Roseville sun on race day. <br />
Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. July 31, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190731-Buttera-Panhead-122040.jpg
  • Showtime is a 1976 FXE Rigid Shovelhead bobber built by Brandon Keene of Traverse City MI and is a combination of an old school & new school bobber. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
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  • Showtime is a 1976 FXE Rigid Shovelhead bobber built by Brandon Keene of Traverse City MI and is a combination of an old school & new school bobber. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Keene-Shovelhead-120249.jpg
  • Showtime is a 1976 FXE Rigid Shovelhead bobber built by Brandon Keene of Traverse City MI and is a combination of an old school & new school bobber. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Keene-Shovelhead-114850.jpg
  • Showtime is a 1976 FXE Rigid Shovelhead bobber built by Brandon Keene of Traverse City MI and is a combination of an old school & new school bobber. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Keene-Shovelhead-113206.jpg
  • Showtime is a 1976 FXE Rigid Shovelhead bobber built by Brandon Keene of Traverse City MI and is a combination of an old school & new school bobber. Photographed by Michael Lichter in Sturgis, SD. August 1, 2019. ©2019 Michael Lichter
    190801-Keene-Shovelhead-105923.jpg
  • After the Twin Club’s Custom Bike Show. Norrtälje, Sweden. Sunday, June 2, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jim Jansson on a Twin Club ride out from the club house in Norrtälje after their annual Custom Bike Show. Sweden. Sunday, June 2, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Marlon Larsson riding his 2001 Harley-Davidson Super Glide trike conversion on a Twin Club ride out from the club house in Norrtälje after their annual Custom Bike Show. Sweden. Sunday, June 2, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Andreas Hemlin riding his custom S&S Panhead on a Twin Club ride out from the club house in Norrtälje after their annual Custom Bike Show. Sweden. Sunday, June 2, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Twin Club member Anders Karlsson riding his 20 inchover Harley-Davidson Evo Swedish style chopper on a Twin Club ride out from the club house in Norrtälje after their annual Custom Bike Show. Sweden. Sunday, June 2, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rafik Kaissi sits on his Bearing Bike, which is an actual motorcycle that may hit most as a very original piece of art. The main part of the bike is a large bearing that holds the Honda CR500 engine and uses an Ohlins shock mounted on top to offer suspension. The front end and rear swingarm are mounted to the inside and outside of the main bearing, which creates the suspension for the bike. At the Handbuilt Show. Austin, Austin USA. Sunday, April 14, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rafik Kaissi’s RK Bearing Bike is an actual motorcycle that may hit most as a very original piece of art. The main part of the bike is a large bearing that holds the Honda CR500 engine and uses an Ohlins shock mounted on top to offer suspension. The front end and rear swingarm are mounted to the inside and outside of the main bearing, which creates the suspension for the bike. On display at the Handbuilt Show. Austin, Austin USA. Sunday, April 14, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Custom 1974 Honda CB-750 Cafe Racer by Raccia Motorcycles' Michael LaFountain of Santa Clarita, California. The Handbuilt Show. Austin, Texas USA. Friday, April 12, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Original condition 1954 Danish Nimbus Model C 750 preserved by Travis Lawson of Iron Spade Cycles in Houston, Texas. The Handbuilt Show. Austin, Texas USA. Friday, April 12, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rafik Kaissi sits on his Bearing Bike, which is an actual motorcycle that may hit most as a very original piece of art. The main part of the bike is a large bearing that holds the Honda CR500 engine and uses an Ohlins shock mounted on top to offer suspension. The front end and rear swingarm are mounted to the inside and outside of the main bearing, which creates the suspension for the bike. The Handbuilt Show, Austin, TX. Thursday, April 11, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Sean Delshadi in the Burly Brand booth at the Born-Free Vintage Motorcycle show at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, CA, USA. Sunday, June 23, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Oliver Jones receiving the Best in Show award that includes a special Mooneyes award and trip (for bike and owner) to their next Yokohama custom show in Japan. Presented by Grant Peterson, Mike Davis, Shige Suganuma, Emi Suganuma and Makoto SatoBorn-Free Vintage Motorcycle show at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, CA, USA. Sunday, June 23, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Vans Off the Wall sponsored half pipe skate and bicycle demos at the Born-Free Vintage Motorcycle show at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, CA, USA. Sunday, June 23, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rene Chavez of Primo Helmet Design at the Vendor area of the Born-Free Vintage Motorcycle show at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, CA, USA. Sunday, June 23, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Cameron Carter’s Knuckles on his Harley-Davidson Knuckle rockers at the Born-Free Vintage Motorcycle show at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, CA, USA. Sunday, June 23, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Troy Lee apparel designer Natalie Kleiner at Cook’s Corner during the Born Free Motorcycle Show in Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Taking a break at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA during the Born Free Motorcycle Show. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • There’s always a party at Cook’s Corner during the Born Free Motorcycle Show in Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • After the awards - heading out from the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Photographer Josh Kurpius at the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Guest bike corral at the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • BFL invited custom bike builder Grimey (Rod Davis) with Savannah Rose and Natalie Klieiner at the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Love Cycle's Jeremiah Armenta with his very cool dad at the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Just arriving at the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Riding into the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Riding into the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • BF11 invited Builder Hawke Lawshe with his custom 1946 Harley-Davidson cut-away open rocker Knucklehead at the Born Free Motorcycle Show (BF11) at Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado  CA, USA. Saturday, June 22, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Invited BF11 Canadian builder Curt Bennett's custom Harley-Davidson Shovelhead at the Born Free set-up day before the big show. Oak Canyon Ranch, Silverado, CA, USA. Friday, June 21, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Justin Walls at the Stampede pre-Born Free gathering and races in the City of Industry, CA, USA. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Hooligan Flat Track Racing at the pre-Born Free Stampede in the City of Industry, CA, USA. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Keith Ball working on his Bonneville Salt Torpedo belly tank trike in the Bikernet World HQ shop in Wilmington, CA, USA. Monday, June 24, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Keith Ball and Micah McCloskey at a Mexican restaurant in Wilmington, CA, USA. Monday, June 24, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Keith Ball working on his Bonneville Salt Torpedo belly tank trike in the Bikernet World HQ shop in Wilmington, CA, USA. Monday, June 24, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Aaron Guardado at his Suicide Machine shop as they were doing final prep on their Born Free Harley-Davidson custom and race bikes. Long Beach, CA, USA. Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Aaron Boss, RSD's shop manager, helping out his friends after hours at Suicide Machine as they were doing final prep on their Born Free Harley-Davidson custom and race bikes. Long Beach, CA, USA. Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Max Hazan shop visit. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • English wheel in Max Hazan's shop. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Max Hazan shop visit. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Max Hazan working on his Bonneville Salt-Shaker that he was building with a 1,650cc Motus V4 engine in collaboration with and as a commission for Bobby Haas and his Haas Moto Museum. In July, 2020, Max hit 215 mph on this bike and broke its class record. Photographed on a visit to Max’s Los Angeles, CA shop. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Max Hazan working on his Bonneville Salt-Shaker that he was building with a 1,650cc Motus V4 engine in collaboration with and as a commission for Bobby Haas and his Haas Moto Museum. In July, 2020, Max hit 215 mph on this bike and broke its class record. Photographed on a visit to Max’s Los Angeles, CA shop. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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