Discovery Channel aired the first episode of Biker Build-Off 23 years ago tonight. This episode began as a continuation of the Motorcycle Mania series, but the explanation for the change is long and complicated. There were no plans for a series, Disco was just testing the waters- as they say. #billylane #choppersinc #chopper #motorcycle #motorcycles #acdc #rock #rocknroll #music #blues | Billy Lane of Choppers Inc.

The same color as the Biker Build-Off bike vs. Russell Mitchell @exilecycles in 2006, but hardly the same bike. This one was finished in 2015. I’m starting building the seventh of these soon, then maybe one for @erynnlane & myself. #harleydavidson #shovelhead #1966 #billylane #harley #chopper #motorcycle #choppersinc #engineporn #engineering #engineer #pod #southtown #philly #philadelphia | Billy Lane of Choppers Inc.

Can you believe this was 21 years ago @atomic_metalsmith ? @discovery ‘s Biker Build-Off 1 debuted 21 years ago tonight. I drank enough whiskey to make the call to ball-mill & chrome the entire frame in a severe time crunch. Nick fell asleep standing up at the milling machine & cut his head open on the table when he fell. My blue Shovelhead sorta’ became famous. @underground_cycles That’s one of the hardest, longest Florida thunderstorms I can remember riding through. Didn’t @capefeariron hit th