Forget the fashion-show, don't worry about internet know-it-alls and the self righteous, just build, ride and enjoy your motorcycle!
Born Free 9 - Oak Canyon Ranch, California
Are you ready for the greatest cycle show this side of the Rockies? The Born-Free Show is about the love of old motorcycles and like minded individuals having a good time together and enjoying these bikes of the past.
ShowClass Magazine
Show Class is and always has been based on our love for Choppers and the tradition of capturing bikes and the essence of Choppers - FREEDOM and INDIVIDUALITY - in the pages of a magazine.
4Q Conditioning
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I'm a simple man. I just want motorcycle stuff for Christmas. Specifically the Gringo S, a new set of cold weather gloves. I know, it's not snowing here in California, but damn it's been nipplely nippy the last week or so. Anyway, check out the good stuff the folks over at Biltwell, Inc. have ready to go for Christmas!
2015 Limited Edition Bonanza DOT helmets are in stock and you can get 'emhere
For you last-minute holiday shoppers, make it easy and get a gift certificate right from our online store here.
Sorry for the lack of updates regarding the cast. Family life keeps me busy, work, etc. So, here's where I'm at. Currently, I'm recording and editing episodes for Season 3. I expect to release the first episode by mid November. This season will be mostly video casts. This is new for me, so don't expect HD quality videos with perfect and seamless editing. You will however get to see the person I'm interviewing while listening to the discussion. I'm excited to release this season because I'll be focusing more on people who aren't as well known, but who've supported chopperin' for quite a while. Thanks for your support! -Mike
SuperVee motorcycle videotape from 80's. The SuperVee V-2 twin motorcycle engine was based on a 350ci Chev/GM V-8 auto engine. It was basicaly the first two cylinders of a 350 v8 block "sliced off", turned sideways & inserted in a custom HD FX frame. It was all aluminum,(stainless steel cylinder inserts) aircooled, 90 degree, 100ci engine that used almost all internal working parts from the GM v8. that meant you could go down to your local parts house and buy replacement parts for your SuperVee just by asking for the GM V8 ones instead.
This year I grabbed my trusty iPhone and with pure enthusiasm headed to Born Free 6 for 2 days of awesome chopperin! I'm not going to lie, I was there on a mission to capture a few interviews with some folks I have been meaning to talk with.
These interviews were recorded live at Born Free 6 and I think capture a tiny bit of the energies you feel while there.
Hey everyone. Hope you're all doing well. Just wanted to take a moment to say thank-you for all the support and feedback! The consensus is that you really dig what we have going here with the interviews and the folks that we have as guests on the show.
I'll be putting a video update out in the next couple of days to tell you more about what we have coming up!
As season two comes to a close I see it ever so fitting that someone who has played such an integral role in bringing people together be the focus of tonight's interview. Bill Bryant is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Biltwell, Chopcult, and El Diablo Run. He's a husband, father, and a Marine. He's served in Iraq and helped to bring the Southern California chopper community closer. Come sit with us as we discuss these aspects of his life in depth and discover what makes Bill tick.
RoadBlock 1%er grew up in Jacksonville, Florida’s Sin City neighborhood. An admitted “adrenaline junkie” in his early years, he raced on NASCAR-sanctioned tracks in Florida and Georgia with many of the great drivers from that era, including Wayne Shugart, the Ezells, Eddie MacDonald, Rance Phillips, Herb Spivey and Tiny Lund.
Fast cars led to fast motorcycles, and RoadBlock joined the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in 1971. In the years to follow, he became president of several Florida chapters, then Regional Boss, living the high-speed 1970s lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock and roll.
That lifestyle caught up with him and he wound up serving thirty years in federal prison, beginning in Leavenworth U.S. Penitentiary. As one Judge declared, they wanted to make an example of him to discourage others from joining motorcycle clubs. Ironically, even from a prison cell, RB became well known in the U.S. and internationally because of his ability to survive, and his "never give up" attitude.
As for the motorcycle clubs the judge hoped to eliminate, they are stronger today than ever.
In the years following 9/11, RB began to receive correspondence from young military people. Their courage, despite the traumatic physical and mental injuries they sustained, profoundly affected RB. These vets returned home to a world they no longer felt comfortable in, just as many Vietnam vets did in RB's era. RB became an outspoken advocate for disabled vets, and the rights they were due.
In December 2009, RB finally reached his mandatory release date, and was allowed to go home after almost 30 years in prison.
He is now writing a fiction biker series set in the 1970s about the adventures of military vet Joe Wilson. Struggling with PTSD in a time when Vietnam vets were reviled and disrespected, Joe's rise to power in the notorious Regents Motorcycle Club shows one man's attempt to find his place in a changed world. The first book is appropriately titled "The Probate."
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” ― Henry David Thoreau
Few people now days actually live in the present. Neither do they look you straight in your eyes and listen to the things you have to say, instead of thinking of what they'll say next. I think that's what makes Josh so interesting. He has a natural ability to capture moments of life on film, preserving not just a pictoral account, but something greater. Join us as we peer into Josh's life on this episode of Chopper Prophets.
"Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness." -Athenaeus
Andy certainly brings a lot of goodness. To have had the experiences that Andy has had at such a young age and not let them go to your head or destroy you takes a certain amount of humility. Listen in as we talk life, family, and machines.
One night my wife called me over to check out a Panhead that she found on Pintrest. That's right, I said Pintrest. That site dedicated to making you feel like a complete underachiever in life because all the crafts and ideas are simple and amazing?! Anyway, I shuffled over and couldn't believe what I was looking at. On the screen was one of the most beautiful Panheads I'd seen in a while. We clicked around to find out who built it and where it was so we could see more pictures of it. Turns out this beautiful machine would lead me to contact one James Roper-Caldbeck, originally from England now residing in Denmark. It also turns out that James has a hell of a story. Grab a drink and snack and listen in as Jame's takes us on his journey...
If you get stoked about what we're doing here at ChopperProphets, drop a few coins in our virtual hat. Any amount you want. Everything goes to support this site, interviews, giveaways, and much more. Thanks! -Mike
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