The Super Bowl of Custom Motorcycle Shows: Born-Free 14

Born-Free is the largest and most prestigious chopper show in North America. Custom motorcycles of all kinds show up, but the emphasis is on vintage and vintage-inspired choppers. 26 invited builders highlight this 14th edition of the show. They had 8 months to create something wild. Just being invited is accomplishment enough, while a few will receive additional honors such as best Panhead, best Knucklehead, and best in show. Born-Free 14 was held on June 24-25 in Silverado Canyon, Orange County, California. This recap wouldn’t be possible without the support of Throttle Addiction. Check out their selection of 1,000 chopper parts, their 90 day return policy and free shipping on orders over $99: Everything you need to know about choppers is at: In our feature-length recap documentary we interview several custom motorcycle builders at the show including: 1:50 Aaron Loveless’ Koslow based bike built on a 1936 Harley-Davidson frame 12:03 Matt Whitlock’s (Wrecked Metals) 1959 Panhead chopper 20:06 Josh Allison’s (American Metal Customs) 1938 Knucklehead chopper 27:48 Kaktus’ 1953 Panhead ridden all the was from Canada 34:57 Adrian’s Sportster Chopper 39:45 Jonnie Green’s 1949 Square Block Triumph Desert sled 46:50 Becky “Axel“ Goebel’s 1948 Panhead chopper plus the Hideout Show 53:47 Megan Margeson’s 1964 Panhead chopper in the South Bay style 1:01:46 Jared Smith’s FLXR performance chopper 1:10:54 The Neefus brothers’ 1957 Triumph chopper 1:18:14 Cameron’s Generator Shovel chopper 1:22:43 George Salazar’s Sportster chopper 1:27:22 Scotty Dettwiler’s 1978 Shovelhead chopper 1:34:47 Brian Jessop’s 1968 Shovelhead Muscle bike 0:00 Intro 1:50 Aaron Loveless - Koslow 9:38 Bike montage 1 12:03 Matt Whitlock - 1959 Panhead Chopper 17:30 Bike montage 2 20:06 Josh Allison - 1938 Knucklehead 24:49 Bike montage 3 27:48 Kaktus - 1953 Panhead Chopper 31:39 Bike Montage 4 34:57 Adrian - Sportster Chopper - Throttle Addiction Deluxe Sportster Hardtail kit 37:42 Bike Montage 5 39:45 Jonnie Green - 1949 Triumph Desert Sled 44:27 Bike Montage 6 46:50 Becky “Axel“ Goebel 51:45 Bike Montage 7 53:47 Megan Margeson - 1964 Panhead Chopper 56:21 Bike Montage 8 1:01:46 Jared Smith - FLXR chopper 1:07:14 Bike Montage 9 1:10:54 Neefus Brothers - 1957 Triumph Chopper 1:16:01 Bike Montage 10 1:18:14 Cameron - Generator Shovelhead 1:19:37 Bike Montage 11 1:22:43 George Salazar - Sportster Chopper - Throttle Addiction Deluxe Sportster Hardtail kit 1:24:32 Bike Montage 12 1:27:22 Scotty Dettwiler - 1978 Shovelhead Chopper 1:31:01 Bike Montage 13 1:34:47 Brian Jessop - 1968 Shovelhead muscle bike 1:39:05 Awards