besides being in the process of making new gas tanks for the FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE, scott at smith motor works has a bunch of cool designs. what makes his work special is he first creates each tank using a ...
Read More »engraving a fuel tank by hand
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Read More »the top secret project begins
no. you have no idea what is really happening. when you see the final product, you will understand how the “cockroach chop” is the new “cafe racer” (ie: the latest trendy thing to suck up to). now, how did we ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #65: save american democracy
first, a cool motorbike: and an even cooler one – made in america! yesterday (thursday) vermont senator bernie sanders introduced a constitutional amendment to the united states senate yesterday that would overturn the u.s. supreme court’s controversial “citizens united” ruling, which ...
Read More »pre-post-apocalyptic motorcycle design day
yes, it’s end of the world fashion, custom metric motorbike style. posters, clothing, and death defying gas tanks. first up is john ryland’s new stuff. he’s got a couple of nice posters and a great new t-shirt: john has a ...
Read More »alp concept design
been watching this builder out of los angeles for a few months. he built a clean sporty bob last year and is working on what seems to be a very interesting cb750 cafe as well as the trump pictured below. ...
Read More »a vincent gas tank for $225?
Not really, but replica Vincent gas tanks for $225. They’re made with properly treated 18-gauge steel and constructed to the exact specifications of the original. If you’re building a bobber and want a truly unique tank, this might be it. ...
Read More »bill twitchel’s 1971 r75 bobber
There is too much to say about this ride so I’ll be brief. It’s my favorite bike in town, it’s been bored to 800cc, and the flyscreen is new since I last saw it. I’ll let the pictures type the ...
Read More »aluminum coating for vintage gas tanks
“This is better than a titty f**k.” At least that is what the woman who inexplicably loves Dave Helrich alleges when she emailed some photos and info regarding this amazing “aluminum paint” application Dave is applying to and old Triumph ...
Read More »helrich stuff & crazy aluminum "paint"
Spoke with Dave Helrich last night and he told me about a bike he’s building. The owner wants the bike to be bare metal and Dave wanted to find a solution that wasn’t clear-coat (looks like ***) and rubbing the ...
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