Invited Builders of Born-Free 16 (2025) Part 2

For sixteen years, Mike and Grant have invited the world's best motorcycle builders to Orange County, CA, for the Born-Free Show. This year, the awesome collection of hand-crafted machines was as good as ever. The weather even cooperated, and instead of being sweltering hot, it was pleasant the whole weekend. Our resident photo master, @geoffkowalchuk, arrived early Saturday morning and snapped some photos of each of the Invited Builder bikes before the crowd arrived. There were so many killer machines that we had to break this up into a three-part series. Please enjoy the inspiration...

Neefus Brothers

1951 Triumph
@redcloudscollective
Portland, OR

Jared Weems

1952 Triumph
@weemsmotorco.tampa
Tampa, FL

Jason Jessee

1955 H-D Panhead
@jasonjessee
Salinas and Watsonville, CA

Joe Lingley

1948 Indian Chief
@live_free_cycle
Epping, NH

Karl Ardo

Pre Unit Triumph
@zerobalancer
Lake Forest, CA

Landon Bateman

1948 H-D Custom
@batescycles
Glade Park, CO

Lee Wiedrich

1963 H-D Panhead
@vitzyboys
Bismarck, ND

Matt Whitlock

1948 H-D Panhead
@wreckedmetals
Boise, ID

Michael Galli

1956 H-D Panhead
@eightyfourbelow
Santa Cruz, CA

Mikey Mac Jr

1948 H-D Panhead