For those of you who could not make it - here are some custom bikes from the show

That must have been a great show. Love the bikes.

Yeah, coming to Charlotte in two weeks. Hope to make this one. Missed the Easyride show last month because of ice. Hope it's nice for this one!

I really enjoy the older bikes; Panheads, Shovelheads, 45's, etc. But I gotta say, some man's customized motorcycle is another man's ugly bike. Oh the skill level is admirable. The thought process of design is a gift. But still..........I never was into radical bike building. For one, back in the day they had no guts and didn't even run. Don't know how true that is today though. Still, the bike shows are great places to go for us hampered by nasty weather. We just go and dream of warmth and the open road.

Peace

Yeah a lot of them look cool, but no clue on how useful they are, but the craftsmanship is still a nice thing to see

Some real quality work there and a couple of really sweet looking rides but sadly the only rides you could strap me on with a hammerlock are older than I am (OLD)
What were people thinking when they created most of these, they don't even look safe, much less comfortable?


A couple of afterthoughts:
1. What is happening with the ride with 5 pipes?
2. Ladies, nothing I like look at much more than a yard of thigh & heels really show off your legs but if you are getting on a motorcycle please put on some substantial shoes. - I will still check you out, promise.

I think the 5 pipes are there for eye appeal just like the ladie.....

Can somebody please build a custom bike that you can actually ride into another state and beyond. Can you imagine trying to pack up that orange piece of ART and riding it 700 miles to a rally lol. Their not bikes if they don't carry at least 3.5 galons of fuel, their ART in my humble opinion.

Great post, thanks for sharing the pics are excellent !
My only gripe,like others,where is the ridability of these bikes.
One design flaw(orange cstm) for me was why put the speakers facing up?

those concerns aside.I love the creative factor that goes into building these
machines.Eventually some of these concepts make their way into the mainstream.

True eye candy,kudos to the builders for having the guts to try n shape a dream bike!!

Great pictures. I go to LOTS of bikes shows, big and small and really never saw a bike for ME. But I do go to see all the bikes and really appreciate the skill that goes into creativity, planning and craftsmanship. Don't really care if you can ride them or not. To me it is no different than admiring anyone's artwork, but I would much rather enjoy the art using a motorcycle as the medium than clay or canvas.  However I would ride that black touring bike if it had a real front tire!

I do really enjoy ride-in bike shows too, that is a whole different class and I love to see what guys build to ride!

Technical question directed to anybody who can answer:
Lucky picked up on it - What is the purpose of the tires with almost no profile? Think about 3 of the above motorcycles had them; see them on rice-rockets too.
Just don't understand what they are trying to accomplish. Less flex, less heat generation??? Less moment of inertia, quicker acceleration???