We ran into Vince, from Riverside, California, at the 13th Annual Born-Free Motorcycle Show. Vince was a solid dude with some great goals. We hope he achieved everything he was looking for. Thanks to Bell Helmets for sending us out in the heat to chat with random fun havers. Enjoy.

Charlie Stockwell, from Stockwell Design, has been building custom Harleys from across the pond for many years at the Warr's Harley-Davidson dealership. Charlie was the Chief of Design at Warr's and essentially the dealership's in-house custom bike builder. After recently going out on his own to focus his attention on building rad custom bikes, Harley-Davidson tapped Charlie Stockwell as one of six custom bike builders to give the old Stockwell spin on the new Nightster.

Having built and raced several Sportsters over the years, Charlie took the challenge to create something unique with open arms. Sticking to his racing roots, Charlie did a cool littler tracker with the new Harley-Davidson Nightster platform that definitely turned some heads at the 2022 Born-Free Motorcycle Show where it first debuted.

We caught up with Charlie at Born-Free 13 this year and had to pick his brain on the overall build, his thoughts on the new Nightster, and much more. Enjoy!

We've been wanting a taller riser setup for our 2022 Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST and when we saw the Roland Sands Design Sector Riser and Gauge Relocation kit (https://rolandsands.com/sector-by-rsd) we knew it would be the perfect fit for what we had in mind.

With a new riser setup, we decided to try the new ODI Podium bars (https://www.odigrips.com/) as they fit the 1-1/8-inch RSD Riser clamp setup and taper to 1-inch to work with most Harley bar end applications. And because they offer grips too, we went with a set of ODI Hart Luck waffle grips for TBW applications as well.

Because of the taller risers, we needed longer clutch cable, brake lines and wiring extensions, and we used a complete all-in-one kit from Cable Kits (https://cablekits.com/index.php?route=common/home). Cable Kits makes entire kits that include extended clutch cable assemblies, brake lines, and wiring extensions that are model-specific to make installation that much simpler.

We headed over the Huntington Beach Harley-Davidson (hbharley.com) to tackle the swap. The HBHD crew is a great group that can handle any of your service and maintenance needs. And they've done plenty of bar swaps too, so it was a huge help to have them handle the installation.

The 2022 Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST brings purposeful style by combining the power of the Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-Twin engine with new dark-and-bronze finishes, all set up for the performance-minded touring guy or gal ready to hit the road on a solo adventure. And get there in the fastest, most fun way possible.

We ran into the infamous Hot Dog lady, JJ, at the 13th Annual Born-Free Motorcycle Show. Not much explanation is needed other than JJ likes to party. Enjoy.

We sat down with Becky "Axel" Goebel to chat about her experience as the a Born-Free 13 Invited Builder, and also the first woman to ever achieve that honor.

"I built this bike because I got invited to be a Born Free Builder for the 2022 event. If I were to complete the build, I would be the first female to ever build a bike for the show. I also saw it as an opportunity to build and finish my dream bike.

My main goal was to finish the bike. Because the 2021 Born Free event was pushed to August, the builders for 2022 didn't have an entire year. This build was my first Harley build that wasn't a Sportster so I had a lot of research and learning to do aside from the actual build. I also wanted to do as much of it myself as possible and make a few parts myself. I also wanted to learn a lot."

Video: Alex Chapman (https://www.instagram.com/native.photo/)

Roland Sands Design just dropped its new Sector lineup of hard parts for Harley-Davidson models. You'll notice the attention to detail in the CNC-machined tool paths and the intricacies of getting the parts to retain a higher level of overall aesthetic. And how about that Nickel finish? Form and function work together well with RSD's new Sector lineup.

Harley-Davidson tapped six custom builders to create something unique with its new Sportster model, the Nightster. Jody Perewitz from Perewitz Cycle Fab focused on what her lineage does best: custom paint! Being one of the premiere custom motorcycle painters for years, you tend to know a thing or two about what works and what doesn't when it comes to decorative finishes. Jody's new Nightster displays a beautiful approach to custom paint and design.

Video: Alex Chapman, Jordan Mastagni
In-progress images: Daniel N. Johnson
Final build images: Dino Petrocelli