Evolution Cycles | Custom Built Choppers

This year @mamatriedshow was different. I think everyone there could feel it and see it. I appreciate all of the love and support we saw! 🔥 Seeing guys walk up and point out details on the Pan. Multiple guys telling me that a video pushed them to finally start their own project, get back to an old one or even brought them to this show. We had a guy all the way from Alaska stopped by and talk to us. Another who said he never misses a video and watches them all with his son. Having conversations about late nights in the garage, busted knuckles, learning the hard way, and still showing up the next day to keep building. That’s what makes it worth it. Mama Tried has always been about the culture not just polished bikes, but real builders, real stories. This year it felt like the community side of it hit harder. Less ego. More connection. We’re not just building bikes. We’re creating a community for people. If you came up and said what’s up, shared a story, or just stood there talking shop for a minute thank you! Can’t wait to see you at the next one. Till then keep the rubber down and the miles going high. 👊🏽

Crafting a sissy bar and teaching @meganthebarber as much as I can. #sissybar #chopper #harleydavidson #metal #custombike

Thanks to @f_a_tguywithacamera for taking these pics of @talltrucker83 new bike unveil @cycle.showcase … paint by none other than @nobodyknowsimashithead and leather work by the talented @richphillipscycles these 2 guys are the secret weapons to making these bikes look so damn good. #evolutioncycles #evochopper #stl #chopper #unveil #choppershit

Come on out to @tedsmotorcycleworld for the 60th anniversary, bike show is happing now, bring out those sleds and show em off !!! Me @noori_alicia @junkyardkennystunts will be here until 4 #harleydavidson #motorcycle #evolutioncycles #biker

Guess I’ll try again tomorrow 🤦🏽‍♂️

‼️BIKE SHOW POSTPONED TO TOMORROW 5/17‼️ Registration opens at 10am until 11:30/12ish. Get out here in the ☀️ tomorrow! #HarleyDavidson #MotorcycleLife #TedsHarleyDavidson #AnniversaryWeekend

What’s gonna put you and your bike on the ground just as fast as low pressure will? Dry rotted and cracked tires. When you only got two tires don’t risk it. If your tire looks like it’s been sitting in the desert for ten years, replace it you’re literally putting your life on a rubber compound that’s already failing. On the cheap tire debate: yeah a Shinko is going to cost you less today. But in 3,000-5,000 miles you’re back buying another one. A Michelin, Dunlop, Pirelli, or Metzeler will sometimes go double or triple that. Do the math over a full year of riding and the cheap tire almost always costs you more. Buy the better tire once, or buy the cheap one three times. Your call. Good tires will run you $300-$500. I don’t know what your life is worth to you but I know it’s more than that. Check your tires before every season. If you see cracking, don’t talk yourself out of replacing it.

Alright now if anyone knows how to actually become a billionaire let me know 😂

Two things kill brake fluid… Evaporation and Corrosion. If you can’t see the bottom of your reservoir when you look in, it’s time to suck it out and refill. But this is the important part. The cap tells you exactly what fluid your bike takes, so read it before you pour anything in. DOT 3 and 4 are yellow. DOT 5 is purple. If what’s in there isn’t the right color, someone probably put in the wrong fluid at some point. Unless it’s black, then it’s just bad. Easy way to test compatibility if you’re not sure what’s already in there: grab an eyedropper of each fluid type and drop them together. If they separate like oil and water, they’re not compatible. If nothing happens, you’re good. Because mixing the wrong fluids will gel up your entire brake system over time. Then you’re trying to push rocks through your lines. Check your cap, match your fluid, and don’t skip this one. It’s a brake system. Full video and more tips on YouTube. Just search up “Evolution Cycles 618” #harleybrakes #harleymaintenance #biker #rider #chopper

45 years old and I still need my mom’s approval. Not even a little ashamed of it. I may look intimidating and you best believe I will be if you mess with my mom. But everybody who knows me knows I’m a full blown mama’s boy and I’m completely fine with it. You only get one. Love her to death. Couldn’t ask for any better. Every bike I build I get her opinion on. She’s always in the shop keeping the place in order. The parts I create, the motorcycles I build and everything else wouldn’t be the same without her. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. Especially mine. 🔧 #happymothersday #harleydavidson #biker #moms

Eight years ago Harley laid my mom off… and I sent her a text offering her a job working for a shitty employer that doesn’t pay anything. She took it. Why? Well her son is the employer. Honestly if it wasn’t for her none of this runs. She keeps the business side of things together while I’m out here losing wrenches on camera. Couldn’t do it without her and I probably don’t say that enough. Happy Mother’s Day Mom. You’re underpaid and overqualified and we all know it. 🔧 #happymothersday #harleydavidson #biker

Don’t bring your bike to me. 😬 Go ahead and just check this first. The fix could be quicker, simpler and cheaper than you think. Check your tire pressure before you assume something’s wrong. Motorcycle tires bleed air the same way car tires do. Sometimes even faster. Cold nights, warm days, sitting in the garage. Park it at 38 PSI and come back a month later and you’re could be sitting at 20-something. Low pressure means the tire can’t find its stiffness in the sidewall, and that’s exactly what causes that high speed wobble that’ll have you second guessing everything. Harley recommends 38 PSI and that’s the number to be at before every ride. Two minutes with a tire gauge before you roll out. That’s it. #harleytips #harleytire #tirepressure #harleymaintenance #diyharley