new shirts coming out...

More updates, had to wait for parts once again

Have so much more fabrication to get done but its getting there. Need to make headlight mounts, battery box and finish the exhaust as priorities. Then will move on to shift linkages, pegs, brakes and fender struts.

Tail section templates

after hours of paper mockups for a rear tail section I finally came up with a design I think I will dig. Hopefully once the metal is cut and fabricated it will be as cool visually as it is in my head.

Seat Pan

The seat pan has been a daunting challenge in actuality. Was trying to design it so I could easily pop it on and off but realized there was no need since I can access it underneath through the frame. I am using 10 gauge plate but didn't have a cutting torch so I had to create a way to make the bends I needed easily. I decided to cut into the steel about a .25 of the way through with a cutting wheel, where I needed to make a bend. This would allow me to be able to make the bends easier and could keep most of the structural integrity. Going to get the seat covered in leather with a small cushion should look quite good. Now I just have to make the back cafe style section behind the seat and this will also house my tailight and license plate. Should be minimal sheetmetal work if I can plot it out correctly but will need to be structurally sound and easy to detach if need be.

Fork Brace

I can't believe what a cool fork brace I was able to make out of the stock front fender off the honda 650. Underneath the janky sheet metal work was this thicker fork brace. It had spot welds that attached the thinner sheet metal but was quite easy to grind through and clean up. I am lowering them about .75 inches so I had to add two half circles of sheet metal to the inside areas. Now I just have to retap the holes but should look good when done. Also have a hole drilled on both sides so I can run the brake likes up the fork leg on the insde and attach a clip to hold the line out of the way and make the lines clean.

Style

Lots O' Polishing

Tore into the carbs for their complete rebuild and damn was that some work. Not only was every single diaphragm rotted out but all the needles and jets were dirty as hell to. I guess its to be expected for a bike that has been sitting for so long and had leaky carbs. That should all be remedied now, but it was pricey along with about 10-15 hours of pure clean up with all the parts. From polishing to soaking in parts cleaner to straight up scraping off sealed port holes from old gas. Now the fun part, tuning these bitches in unison!

The Great Highway - US 50

This is why the US rocks. We have highways that go for 3073 miles and when I get stuck in California, I always know how to get home!

Painting I did for a client a while back

Thought I would post this as I came across it this afternoon. Was commissioned by a friend to create a painting for his dad who happens to be a huge Ducati fanatic. Yes, he personally owns 12 Duc's of all years and models and rides them all regularly. I knew my work was cut out for me as he would be on top of all the details. Knowing that he was about to purchase the Paul Smart commemorative bike I thought it would be a great tie in for his shop/office. Was able to score a slew of old Ducati ads from a lady in Italy off ebay and funny enough, one of the ads was actually the first Duc' he ever owned. Overall, the project was fun as hell and he was stoked. The painting is acrylic and is 3 foot by 4 and a half feet wide.

Sorry for the lack of updates

Been absolutely swamped with work and trying to get a slew of projects underway for the new year. Some of the big things going on is the complete new Gearhead Records site, all the regular client graphics, working through the Honda 650 Chop build for the Smokeout and more graphics done for Rusty Knuckles TM official summer launch. The trademark finally came through so life is good.

We will finally be moving into a realm where the Gearhead Records site works great and fuctions even better. For all of those that have had a hard time navigating or even shopping, all will be changing shortly. He is a preview of the new site along with some Rusty Knuckles in progress graphics.