Article BY: Jason Hallman Photos By: Michael Lichter
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he purpose-built race prepared bikes from this period set the stage for what was to come, not only in how we race, modify, tune and repeat with performance bikes, but with custom bike building as well, as these truly were the first custom bikes.” - Michael Lichter Ok…before I get scathing emails about why in the hell, we are running a feature on a 100-year-old motorcycle… Hit your asthma puffer, take a deep breath, relax and think about where our community actually fits into the culture of motorcycling as a whole. Can we all agree that our community is one of outliers, misfits and Ne’er do wells?
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Not that we aren’t good people or smart people. I would argue that our scene is made up of some of the most brilliant and ingenious riders today. Twenty plus years ago it was the guys like Aaron Greene, Billy Lane and Jesse James (to name just a few) that created mind blowing customs and rode them all over the place pissing off Karens’ before being a Karen was even a thing. Why should our scene be any different? I was a small part of the culture back in the chopper days and through sheer determination, a little hard work and some quality friendships, I’ve ended up here today writing this article. This article is
