The Knuckle Baby
Suicidal Cycles, builder of The Knuckle Baby
Suicidal Cycles Now I know what some of you are thinking after looking
at some of the bikes I’ve built: either I’m a little off my
nut or just a little too creative but I’ll tell you that I’ve
come to this point in life honestly. It all started way back
“in the day”. You see pretty much all the guys in my
family are creative builders of some sort. My grandpa
was way into old cars and lived next door so I got a lot
of knowledge from him on what’s cool about the old
stuff and there was always something going on in his
shop to play with. Then my Dad went even one step
further, not only did he work on old cars he was also
into aircraft, electronics and truly building things from
scratch. I think he is my true inspiration for doing things
the way that I do: “my way or get out”. Then there is
my brother Keith. He has built...
Speeding Billet
Industrial Custom Cycle, builder of Speeding Billet
It might be of interest to note that this is my first attempt at building a complete
custom motorcycle, and that other than the wheels, no CNC machinery was used
in the construction of the bike. I’ve had the idea for the forks in my mind for about
15 years. I also knew that I wanted to have a matching billet swing arm and that
the bike was going to be in true “chopper” style. I wanted the bike to have an extra
wide rear tire but didn’t like the idea of running an automotive tire. So when the
Metzler 280 and the Baker RSD transmission came along, I thought it was the
time to get started. I picked up a Metzler 280-35-18 for the rear end and a Metzler
80-90-21 for the front, set them on the floor and got to work. The entire bike was
three-dimensionally mocked up in ¾ inch plywood (I use softwood, not software).
Once I was happy with the proportions, I transferred the patterns to 1.5 inch thick
7075-T6 aircraft aluminium, band sawed them out and finished them on a manual
Bridgeport milling...
Apocalypse
Touring Creation, builder of Apocalypse
Alain Tourigny of Touring Creation in collaboration
with Daniel Turcotte of Dotel Airbrush present their
latest creation, this magnificent Softail chopper.
Touring Creation and Dotel Airbrush have been working
together for the past 10 years, but each out of their own
shop. It’s in Central Quebec that Alain was to become in a
class of his own, a reputation that started gaining with his
own bike. As he evolved and his creations became more
imaginative, people began to take notice, and his friends
and acquaintances started entrusting their bikes to him;
even those who used to question his abilities. Alain, whose
mentor is Eddie Trotta, works exclusively on motorcycles
now. He is a professional who makes to order… and then
adds his own personal touch...
