Meet the owners of Phat Rides Custom Cycle

Randy Hocker:
   Randy Hocker was born in Denver and to this day, has remained not far from his hometown roots. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful countryside of Loveland, Colorado.
   The country roads have always been more kin to his nature than the concrete and blacktop of the city. Looking back in time, the country roads were the perfect environment for a 4 year old boy with a small mini bike just learning how to ride. His interest and involvement with bikes kept growing and by the age of 13, Randy was racing motocross every weekend and maintaining his bikes through out the week. Hocker was hooked. He continued to devote his time and energies to riding and fine tuning until one day, his interest shifted. Not from two wheels, just to a different package.
   The inevitable first Harley… a 1990 Softail Custom. Randy’s interest in bikes, background in construction and natural fabricating bent had a chance to play out when he purchased a 2000 Fat Boy in 1999. The stock look and easy ride didn't last long. Fifty original miles later, Randy completely disassembled, rebuilt and tailored a bike which reflected his own true vision of a custom ride. The bike garnered significant nods of approval and attention, receiving honors at several bike shows, a calendar shoot and a magazine spread in Ironworks. The phone calls started rolling in, inquiries and positive interest about what he had built and unexpectedly, requests from customers…would he consider building bikes for others? Randy’s response was Phat Rides Custom Cycles.
   The business was a natural progression born of preparedness meeting need. In addition to answering the call of the customers, Phat Rides soon produced a signature offspring of its own, aptly named Phatillac. Randy best described his creation as “really the culmination of everything I wanted to build at that time. A bike so innovative and unusual that the public’s first impression was beautiful… but ride able? It’s the element of surprise beyond the beautiful, revealing not only how well it rides but introducing creative components of design that totally supported performance.” The message was understood and the bike well received. Phatillac placed first or second everywhere it showed. After working in conjunction with a local bike shop for a couple of years, Randy decided it was time to return to his roots once again. Phat Rides Custom Cycles more authentically represented his own spirit and vision of a motorcycle shop… offering exceptional quality work, innovative products and parts, quality fabrication and the ability and willingness to do it all. “We’re not locked into custom. The customer’s needs are the first priority, it can be a custom build or parts for a bagger, new pipes or just changing oil and tires.” Our basic premise is deliver the best customer service, performed by really dedicated individuals who are passionate about motorcycles and to have fun doing it. We do take our commitment to our customers seriously, providing dependable quality work and expertise they can rely on 100% of the time, because after all, when the work is done…it’s about the customer being able to relax and having fun and enjoying a dependable ride.

Mike Savage:
Sports, animals and nature never held Mike Savage’s attention in his formative years unless you counted his addiction to the feeling of the wind rushing by when he was “going really fast.” Mike was absorbed in the motor, cars and engine world which from the age of 6, completely occupied his lively mind and nimble fingers…and to this day, still does. Best definition offered by his young daughter in 1980 said it all, “ my dad’s a motor head.” Still applies.Mike bought his first Harley Davidson in 1972. It was a 1971 Super Glide, a “parts basket case” which he assembled, chopped and painted in black with gold leaf flames and named The Freight Train. Mike played in his spare time at a Harley shop in Michigan… because it’s hard to call it work when you’re doing what you love.
   Additionally, cars, drag racing and drag boats were nicely feeding that “go fast feeling” until 1998.After moving to Denver, Mike’s attention returned to motorcycles when he was asked to partner in building and showing a Softail Custom. The bike picked up Best in Class, Best in Show and Best Paint, in addition to being center featured in Hot Bike magazine. Bike fever returned and Mike purchased a new 1998 Fat Boy. Objective: customization and a go fast engine. In 2001, he added a new Road King more suitable to cruising, with of course…customization still allowed. While working in a local motorcycle shop, Mike’s path crossed with Randy Hocker’s and the rest is Phat Rides history. Mike’s background in the service industry, understanding of true customer satisfaction and love of visionary custom bike builds fit the focus at Phat Rides to a T. Work feels like play again, full time this time, in collaboration with a team who are also addicted to building a bike fueled by the customer’s imagination, totally addressing the customer’s needs and never delivering less than excellence…every time. Nice thing is, they don’t mind going fast either.

Paul Morris:
Paul Morris' fascination with motorcycles began at age 3 when his parent's bought him a CHIPs motorcycle. The fascination held, and today, he continues to be intrigued by anything with two wheels.
   Paul moved to Colorado 10 years ago riding a Harley Davidson FLSTF. Working independently in his own garage and at a local motorcycle shop, Paul has built several custom motorcycles for his own and shared his vision and expertise for customers builds as well. Paul's talents are varied, seen and evidenced by the custom hand stitched and tooled leather seats he also creates. Paul has been involved with the custom side of the industry for six years and is very passionate about motorcycles and anything " hot rod ". He is dedicated to complete customer satisfaction and building the best product and services possible.