WHEN OLDER BIKER BUILD OFF BIKES EMERGE...

Post & Images by Jack McIntyre

It’s always wild when an iconic chopper from the past is right in front of you. Fans of the biker Build-Off series, such as myself, were given a weekly treat of watching some of the greatest custom motorcycle builders go head to head with their builds.

The Biker Build-Off was a reality television series on the Discovery Channel that was created and narrated by Thom Beers back in 2005. Each week it involved two reputed custom motorcycle builders from different parts of the country, with very different building styles trying to create the design that the public would love best. This was a TV Series that many of us wish could be re-created… hint hint Thom Beers.

So this amazing Martin Brothers Chopper recently popped up outside of Philadelphia, and I had to see it, and better yet, quickly shoot it. It’s really something to have sitting in front of you, everything about it is cool from the design to the paint.

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I encourage you to watch the “old quality” Biker Build Off video below to learn all of the details of this cool build.

Check out the gallery of images from this shoot. It wasn’t a studio shoot, I did it quickly outdoors but you can see the detail of the chopper at every angle.

Just looking back, these were the original match ups from the biker Build-Off series.

Round 1: 2002

Billy Lane vs. Roger Bourget : Original run : September 28, 2002

Round 2: 2003

Billy Lane vs. Dave Perewitz : Original run : September 1, 2003
Indian Larry vs. Paul Yaffe : Original run : September 1, 2003
Billy Lane vs. Indian Larry : Original run : September 1, 2003

Builder 1	Builder 2	Winner
Billy Lane	Dave Perewitz	Billy Lane
Indian Larry	Paul Yaffe	Indian Larry
Billy Lane	Indian Larry	Indian Larry

Round 3: 2004

Chica vs. Hank Young : Original run : June 21, 2004
Cory Ness vs. Arlen Ness : Original run : June 22, 2004
Russell Mitchell vs. Eddie Trotta : Original run : June 23, 2004
Mitch Bergeron vs. Kendall Johnson : Original run : June 24, 2004
Matt Hotch vs. Joe Martin : Original run : June 27, 2004
Combined Genius : Original run : June 27, 2004

World Biker Build-Off 2004

Joe Martin vs. Russell Mitchell vs. Scotty Cox : Original run : September 6, 2004

Round 4: 2005

Jerry Covington vs. Warren Vesely : Original run : January 11, 2005
Joe Martin vs. Shinya Kimura : Original run : January 18, 2005
Jesse Rooke vs. Ron Finch : Original run : January 25, 2005
Russell Mitchell vs. the Detroit Brothers : Original run : February 1, 2005
Indian Larry vs. Mondo : Original run : February 8, 2005
Chica vs. Mike Pugliese : Original run : February 15, 2005
Cory Ness vs. Eric Gorges : Original run : February 22, 2005
Hank Young vs. Cole Foster : Original run : March 1, 2005
Billy Lane vs. Mike Brown : Original run : March 8, 2005
Kendall Johnson vs. Eddie Trotta : Original run : March 15, 2005
Matt Hotch vs. Rick Fairless : Original run : March 22, 2005
Arlen Ness vs. Roland Sands : Original run : March 29, 2005
The Ultimate Chop : Original run : April 3, 2005

Round 5: 2006

Billy Lane vs. Russell Mitchell : Original run : August 7, 2006
Trevelene vs. Scott Long : Original run : August 14, 2006
Mike Metzger vs. Larry Linkogle : Original run : August 21, 2006
Kevin Alsop vs. Ivy Tosclair : Original run : August 28, 2006
Roland Sands vs. Jesse Rooke : Original run : September 4, 2006
Ell Pitts vs. Harold Pontarelli : Original run : September 11, 2006
Marcus Walz vs. Michael Prugh : Original run : September 18, 2006
Detroit Brothers vs. Jason Kangas : Original run : September 25, 2006
Gypsy Charro vs. Kim Suter : Original run : October 2, 2006
Paul Yaffe vs. Dave Perewitz : Original run : October 9, 2006
Craig Whitford vs. Mike Long : Original run : October 16, 2006
Brian Klock vs. Jason Hart : Original run : October 23, 2006
Matt Hotch vs. Roger Goldammer : Original run : October 30, 2006

Round 6: 2007

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