Entries by Hugh Owings

Alabama Swap and Drags – Who’s Goin?!?!

Alright folks, I’m thinking of loading up the trailer with some swap meet XS650 stuff, and bringing a few bikes to run on the track…    Let me know if you are planning to go, and if you need any XS650 parts at all, I’ll bring em with me..  I have piles of parts, and […]

HHB T-Shirt Design Contest!

Well folks, the time has come for a new T-Shirt Design.  I’ve sold out of the old design, and while I want to print more shirts, a new design would be sweet. Past T-Shirt Designs for Hugh’s HandBuilt: This one was designed by a very talented tattoo artist – cool dude, and loved this shirt! […]

HHB Customers – The Best in the World!

I talk about the details of a build, and how they matter all the time…  Then someone takes the time to add a small little bit of art to an envelope – and it really makes my day… We’ve been swamped with orders, getting engine builds quoted and built, and keeping up with the day […]

A tale of 3 NC Hoodlums – Lowside Syndicate Timonium Show

This is a short tale of how 3 Hugh’s HandBuilt Hoodlums traveled to Timonium this past weekend, on a whim… I got a call from John at Monstercraftsman early last week and it went something like this “Hey Hugh, wanna come to Baltimore this weekend for a show at Timonium sponsored by Lowside Syndicate Magazine?” […]

“Speedster Pipes” – Pre-Order yours today!

That’s right folks, a new product for the XS650 Enthusiasts out there!  And while it has been long in the making, a fully developed set of HHB Speedster Pipes is now ready for pre-order. Inspired by our very first build: The newly developed HHB Signature Speedster Pipes are a 2-2 design,utilizing 1.5″ mandrel bent tubing.  […]

“Slight Hell” – Our Latest XS650 Build

Those of you who watch the forums, or facebook, know that we just finished a new build.  So lets get to it, and give you all the low down and dirty details of this latest project… This bike is one of those long term projects that seemed to stretch on forever and ever…  Before Hugh’s […]

All Praise the RePhase!

I remember “Alfredo” on the forums – he had a really kick ass bike.  I mean this thing just looked amazing…  And he’d spent a good amount of time building, rebuilding, tuning and making it just “perfect”…. I read and watched as Alfredo tried and tried to make this bike run “smooth” – and I […]

Details – make all the difference…

I tore down my “brat” bike this past week, spent several hours with a grinder, file, and sander removing all the OEM ugly from it – and man was it UGLY!!! Then I treated the neck to a nice few details… Stay tuned for more details as this old build finally comes to life – […]

Have a Red Hot New Year!

Have a great new year folks…  Thanks so much for your support in 2012.  We look forward to offering more products and services to you in the 2013… And what?  Oh yeah, we’ll be taking in Engines starting the first of next week.  Stay tuned for a new blog post! Hugh Hugh’s HandBuilt