Starting out in his garage in 1967 with the money he won as a semiprofessional bowler, Arlen bought his first Harley. Armed with no more than a spray gun and a dream, Arlen stripped down his Harley Knucklehead and gave it a paint job of his own creation. After many an appraising eye set sight on his work, Arlen entered it in a custom show. First show, First place! Then he was off.

With nights spent in the garage working on a growing list of customers’ bikes, it wasn’t long before he rented his first store on East 14th Street in San Leandro, California. By this time Arlen's son Cory had become a well-respected and reputable bike builder himself, designing his first bike in his mid teens. The two of them have since become the leaders in custom bike building. Arlen and Cory’s unique flair for design was noticed by Victory who was so impressed that they invited them to join the Victory motorcycle design team.  read more »

Triumph Motorcycles has released it's new line of vintage t-shirts inspired by their sixty8 line of accessories for the Bonneville model. The t-shirts take their cues from a very iconic line- the sixty8 collection (1968 being a very important and historical year for Triumph). The eagerly awaited Dylan T-Shirt is part of the line and is a re design of the original shirt that Bob Dylan wore on his "Highway 61 Revisited" album cover.  read more »

Summer is here! Fathers everywhere are anticipating their special day on June 18th. What better gift for the motorcycle enthusiast and collector than a new bike? Triumph has motorcycles that appeal to collectors of all types featuring Cruiser, Sports Bike, and Modern Classic motorcycles. You may have seen Tom Cruise ride a Triumph Scrambler most recently in Mission Impossible III. The Scrambler was released in March 2006 and retails for $8,999.  read more »