SunRise Cycles

Kouske from Sunrise Cycles brought 2 bikes (( both swingarms)) to the BF Builder invite.His tidy clean Pan with narrowed tree's,nice lines & killer paint. He also suprised us with this Honda Hauler..I don't even know what to classify it as..but super cool & people were digg'in it..definitely different and nice to see a Japanese bike mix it up.

NY Builders

John & Jeffro brought out their bikes all the way from Brooklyn to be involved in the Builder Invite. John's Pan/Shovel had some really neat features & nice paintwork. Jeffro's little Triumph was full show and loaded with chrome & polish.We know bringing bikes out across the country takes time and money and we appreciated these guys making that commitment to the show.

BF3 Builder Spotlight

Shawn from Bronsonville entered a special bike with a long story and many hands have touched this Shovelhead. I bought the incredible motor from Chica a few years ago.He re-shaped it and polished to perfection.I bought the molded & Dished tank from John Edwards..who did all the work on it.I also got the nos Bates seat set from him who got them years ago on Ebay from Adam Nickel who does my art and the Born Free stuff...he now has the Bear Seat Co. & a top sponsor.Don't get lost there's more. I traded the bike as a project to Joe ( current owner) for a Knucklehead which I have since sold back to him. Joe gathered the remaining parts and sent it to Shawn to finish all the fab work.After some design changes they got it ready to paint...Enter Scott Craig...who painted the bike.Shawn worked night & day before Born Free to get it done..and did!

Born-Free 3 Video

David sent in this video of BF3..Really captures the day! Check it out.

BF4 Vendors!

Wanna get a luscious vendor spot at Born-Free 4? Don't miss out! This year vendor spots will be first come first served, so don't wait. PLUS we have early bird specials for those that get it set in stone before October 15th!
Click the image below for the answers to most of your questions, if you have more you can always email Mike or myself at mike@bornfreeshow.com or grant@bornfreeshow.com
thanks!

FYI: the show will be at Oak Canyon Ranch (behind Irvine Lake in Orange County, California) again this year and most all the vendor spots are on grass, lots have shade, but not guaranteed, so plan to bring your EZ-UP, table and chairs. There is also no electrical provided, but there is a nice fishin lake front spots for those that sign up early!

They Are Back..

We are very pleased to announce that the Garage Company is back for BF4 and building the 69 Shovel Head Chopper.The professionalism, class and enthusiasm that Yoshi and Kiyo bring is a hard thing to find.They produced an incredible 46 Knucklehead last year and this year's bike will not disappoint.... Oh yeah don't forget you have a chance to win 2 bikes this year!

Garage Company for Born Free 3 from Michael Schmidt on Vimeo.

Jon Rispante's

...B S A Dragbike was his build of choice for the invite.Jon's taste is perfect 60's and the Bsa showed it.From the Ass- in to the Grasshopper Jon has built some really era correct motorcycles & his Dragbike is spot on. In a world dominated by Triumphs and Harleys it was nice to see Jon's Bsa roll up.

Eternal Combustion// Builder//Sponsor

Craze from ET was not only one of the top sponsors he also built two sweet machines for the show. He was an invited builder and show up with a full road race/full fairing Knucklehead & a Organic Panhead with some earthy & crazy touches.I do not have any clear pics of the bikes so I apologise up front for what I am using.Thanks Craze for all you did for the show.

Born Free Store is....

Now Open...We have the remaining BF3 offical show tees & posters.We also have a limited number of mesh hats, Knucklhead posters and some goodies from Born Free 2. Get what you need in the store. http://bornfree.bigcartel.com/

Long Bikes (( Builders))

Our pals Dave Polgreen from MN. and Robert Hernandez from AZ. turned out a couple of wild long bikes for the builder invite. Dave's knuckle had American Racing mags & crazy paint from Harpoon. Robert's bike was a personal favorite and it was Robert's dream build and we are honored he unveiled it at Born Free.... he handled that long sob like a toy. Thanks Fellas.

Builder Spot (( J Webber ))

Jason built a dual amal knucklehead and took home a 3rd place finish. He narrowed the springer and had 1.. 2.. 3 headlights. We know that professional shops have a hard time meeting deadlines so for our home/ garage builders to get there bikes to the show and have them look as good as they did was alot of hard work and we appreciated what they went through. Thanks a ton Jason.

Was at Sid's Tattoo in Santa Ana last night and met a fellow with a fine tattoo!

Born-Free 3...Part Time Steve's Journey

Part Time Steve has been shooting a bunch of videos from his bike over the last couple of years. He just put this together about his trip to Born-Free 3 from Denver and then his cross country trip after the show on his rigid shovel...live to ride Steve.

Sponsors // Vendors

We are finishing up the details of our Sponsor Packages and Vendor Kits this weekend. We will be sending out emails early next week to all those invloved in last years event.If you want to get involved and be part of Born Free 4 now is the time. We will be printing flyers soon and need our top sponsors finalized. Please email myself mike@bornfreeshow.com or grant@bornfreeshow.com for the latest details.

Born Free // Coverage

There has been some really nice coverage of BF3 & different views in the current issues of several magazines. The latest issues of Greasy Kulture, Show Class 2 , The Horse Magazine ( 6 pager ),Cycle Source ( Big Spread Too),Thunder Press and Quick Throttlejust to name a few.There are some cool stories and a lot of bikes (( your Bikes))...Check them out!!