Article: "Arizona Motorcycle Expo
1/17/2006
Story and Photos by Billy Bartels
One of Winter's Hidden Gems
Chances to gawk at large numbers of custom bikes tails off markedly in the winter months, with most of the industry shutting themselves in for the duration to work on bikes for the big spring shows, starting with Daytona Bike Week in March. A little known exception to that rule is the Arizona Motorcycle Expo that typically takes place in early December in the Grand Canyon State's capital, Phoenix.

Not only is there a vast stable of chrome ponies to feast the eyes upon, there were several debuts of recently completed or almost-completed machines by local builders of the American Southwest. Not that the term 'local builder' in the Phoenix area means 'sub-par,' as several of the most respected artisans in the biz are located in the Valley of the Sun, and many of them use this little Expo to gauge crowd reaction to their latest and greatest."