SWEETIES & SCOOTERS

With the lack of snow this year, Ol’ Santa’s been getting worried about conditions for the reindeer and his sled on Christmas Eve, so, like any wired-tight gift-giving expert, he’s been thinking of alternate plans for getting around on the big night.
He mentioned this to a few elves in passing a few weeks ago.

All he did was simply say he was thinking about taking one of the other sleds that would handle the lack of snow a little better.

You can take the boy out of the Army, but you never really get the Army out of the boy. That’s especially true if the boy spends 21 years in the Army.

That’s what Greg Miller of Pueblo did—spent 21 years serving his country in the US Army…16 of those years as a member of the Special Forces. So, when he retired from the 19th Special Forces Group based in Denver and traded in his camouflage for a motorcycle, something didn’t feel quite right.

Arrrrg! It’s a pirate’s life for me! No, wait…it’s a pirate bike for me.

Well, not me….

OK, dammit--it’s a pirate bike for Mike Kelsey. And if you keep your eyes open, there’s a good chance you’ll see him running around Colorado Springs.

Actually, this head-turning 2010 Road Glide is a rolling work of art. Kelsey thought it would be cool to have a bike painted with the theme from a movie, and the “Pirates Of The Caribbean” flicks were pretty cool. One thing led to another, and he ended up talking to Josh at True Kustom about the idea.

If this motorcycle were a kid’s toy, it’d have to be a transformer.

This fat-tired beauty began life as a 1982 Harley-Davidson FXWG—a wide glide. One of the most popular bikes produced at one time. Picture it—low-slung, sleek lines, thin and wind slicing….

It looks a little different now, after the guys at Deluxe Motorcycle in Wheatridge got ahold of it. After some serious wrenching it’s been transformed into a fire-breathing, asphalt-smoking, fattened-up bobber with a 91-inch Shovelhead motor and a bunch of modifications that make anything but ordinary.

Once upon a time, Damon Kruger had a 1995 Sportster 1200. He wanted to make a few changes to the bike, just to make it different…make it his. So, he started making plans and doing a few things, but then, life got in the way, and his job took him to South Korea for a few years. And his Sportster sat in the garage, unfinished…waiting.

It was 42 years ago that the low budget smash hit film Easyrider was released and changed the way bikers lived forever. Almost as importantly, it was 42 years ago that Peter Fonda rode Captain America into the collective biker heart.

When Arlin Fatland and the gang at 2-Wheelers in Denver get an idea in their heads, there’s a pretty good chance something very different and cool is gonna come of it.
That was the case with this little scooter, which, upon completion, was named “Slutster.” See, it’s different already.

Some people think that if riding two wheels is a good time, then three wheels are even better.

They may be right.

When Fats figured out he could turn a V-Rod into a trike, it was like granting him a wish.

“I’ve always liked trikes,” Fats said. “I’ve wanted one for a while. And I like the look of the V-Rod. When I found the Frankenstein trikes conversion, I decided I had to have one.”

With this being the month the IRS wants all your cash, it’s hard not to have money on the your mind…and how to keep some of it away from those greedy government bastards and put a little into building a fine motorcycle for yourself.

More than a few bikers have broke the bank building a custom motorcycle. While no one went into bankruptcy building this 2009 Pro Street beauty, she is a greedy bitch, demanding every cool little detail…and more than a few dollars…to be a definite one-of-a-kind looker.

It wasn’t all that long ago that Emerson Semple of Denver decided he wanted to build his own scooter. So, he pulled together a plan, and then enlisted the help of Ruben Guerra from Dino’s Custom Cycles in Lakewood, Colorado, to help build it.

What he didn’t plan on was Marsha. Marsha, Marsha, Marsha…but more about her in a minute.

Semple worked on this 2006 custom bobber off and on for about a year. A long process to be sure, but the end result looks pretty good.