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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Well we blew Doug's bike to pieces.

This is most of Doug's sporty sitting on a shelf in his home shop.

Parts in a crate

Bolts in a tray

Wheels ready for paint and polish

Front end ready for trim and detail....

I have the frame and a few select pieces on my table getting some additional welding and grinding, detailing and hole drilling to get it ready for powder. I'll have a few more pics up tomorrow if I make any progress on that thing. The we gotta make a pile that goes to chrome and wait for Barry to finish going through the motor. We are shooting for hippykiller but I think Bornfree is a little more realistic. All depends if I can get any help or not, I have more than this project on my agenda. Stay Tuned....

Monday, January 30, 2012

The GNRS bikes...

This is the as yet unfinished Shovel being built by the Garage Company for the Born Free show. This is going to get the full treatment from Sunny Boy and should be a real stunner. Tickets were on sale there and I'm pretty sure I'm going to win this sucker so...do what ya gotta do.

I'm pretty sure this might just be the most Denvers choppers to be in one place at one time, EVER! A great tribute to one of the greatest builder ever.

This is a Trackmaster style frame being developed for FXR/Dyna's by my buddy Rick Cresse at TRI-C Engineering. It's all chromalloy is only slightly larger than it's british counterpart.

Friday, January 27, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS; The Von Dutch Award for pinstriper of the year

The 2012 Von Dutch Award for excellence in hand painted Pin-striping. Metal sculptured Award by Chris Hamilton / Pin-striping on awards by Tommy Itch Otis.

The winner for 2012 is Pinstriper Joel Anthony from Idaho . The owner of the bike is Todd Asin . This is a great example of a 1960's style Triumph bobber custom Motorcycle . And I'm pretty sure the first motorcycle to win this award "I think" . I won it in 1997 and it was a real highlight for me as an artist . The Pin-striping on this bike is mega clean and tight as well as rings true of a period correct style . I wish they could all be winners .The talent and craftsmanship this year was fantastic . The Winner of The Von Dutch Lifetime Achievement Award went to a great artist and one of the kindest souls I have come across in quite a while , "Jack Lindenberger" from Indiana . This man is a real giver . Congratulations and a special thanks to Chris Hamilton. Sincerely Tommy O. AKA Itch .

More tomorrow, Thanks Itch for a great day!!!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Tearing Doug's Sporty down for paint, chrome and other tricks....

Sorry for the shitty phone pic but that's all I had with me at Dougies shop. Stay tuned for the the re-build up of this badass mofo!....

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

All my" Beautiful parts" file for 2011, slideshow; over 500 pics. and a redhead

Now here we have all the pics have pulled from for my "Beautiful Parts" postings! They come from all over the world and many were taken from the events I attended. There is a lot of classy shit in this file as well as some great ideas and craftsmanship. I'm sure some of you will recognize your bike and or parts. I've already begun a new file for 2012 so I'll have another slideshow like this next year as well. And another ginger cuty.