You get Awesome, I double the Win.

Out of the 52 YOTC bikes, 34 have been sold...raising a total of $2900 that's been split between Home Fur-Ever and LifeBuilders Detroit. Thank YOU so much for the help in supporting causes I believe in!

But now, for the 18 remaining pieces, let's up the ante. Whichever YOTC piece you buy, I will match the money....effectively doubling the donation.

Buy Maestro for $130, and $260 will go to charity.



Let's see how much money we can raise in the next 2 weeks.

All 18 bikes are listed in the "Choppers for Charity" section of the BDW online store.

A few of the pieces available:

The Final Chop

52 weeks. 52 sculptures for charity. Over.

"Revelations" is the final Motorcycle Sculpture in the Year of the Chopper Project. So far half of the pieces have sold, and we've raised over two thousand dollars that has been split between Home Fur-Ever and LifeBuilders Detroit. That means that once all 52 bikes have sold we will have surpassed our goal of $4k! You can purchase one of the remaining pieces in the Choppers for Charity section of my online Etsy store. Feel free to spread the word!

So here is Revelations. Admire it carefully....or suffer the fate of my buddy Joe:

Epic way to finish! A skull, engraved flames, and a flippin' COFFIN GAS TANK!!! Too much win!

*head explodes*

-click on the pics for larger sizes and more pictures-









Thanks to everyone for their kind words and support over the last year, I truly appreciate it!

A Trifecta, the end is near.

Life has been a little hectic of late, so I've been behind updating the project blog. The project itself, however, never stopped...and there is only ONE week left!

So here are the last couple of pieces....

Week 49 and 50 are available on Etsy:

"Undertow"





"Full Metal Jacket"





And bike 51 is up for auction now: "MotoHawk"

Triumph Chopper Sculpture, Bad Brain

Year of the Chopper #48 is live on Etsy, it's a cool little scoot based on a chopped Triumph.

West coast dreaming...

This is how I imagine a West Coast cruiser, rolling down the PCH from Orange County to San Diego.

Bike #152, the 47th Year of the Chopper piece, is called "The Pacific" and it's available in the Brown Dog Welding Etsy store right now.

Step into the Afterlife

Here it is, the 44th week of the Year of the Chopper. We're in the home stretch! Next week I'll have a financial update of what we've raised thus far for Home Fur-Ever and LifeBuilders Detroit.

I'm working on doing some Day of the Dead inspired pieces. David Lozeau has been a big help to me in my fledgling art career, and his DotD work (along with his Tiki and Lowbrow Art) is out of this world! This bike was done while I was messing with some of those ideas. Look for some more "Día de los Muertos" news from me coming soon!

In the meantime, get in on the bidding action for the Afterlife!

"Shake and Bake" Harley Chopper Sculpture

Ape hangers, suicide shifter, springer front, and a panhead. YOTC #43 is one tough looking chopper.

You still have time to scoop this motorcycle up for a sweet deal HERE.

After Thursday, if someone doesn't snag it you can find it with my other Choppers for Charity HERE.

The Iron Crosses in the pictures are key chains, you can buy them HERE.

Hello Maestro

I was a bit under the weather last week when the idea for this bike struck me. I wanted kind of a "full body" look, from the full fenders in the back up through gas tank and the sweeping fender in the front. So I got out to the shop and made it happen, and this is the result.

It's bike #147, and I call it Maestro. It's the 42nd bike I've built for the Year of the Chopper project. I used expanded metal in some of the pics to give them kind of a "spy shot" feel.

Check the links on the right side of this page for info on purchasing this piece.

The Dark Side

This is the 41st bike for my project. It's another chopper sprung from my own mind, I didn't really have any particular motorcycle in mind when I built this guy. I think my favorite little piece is the internal of a ratchet for the air intake(check it out by going to the "original size").

"The Dark Side" is available to bid on at an exceptional price until Thursday.

More from my mind...

Like last week's bike, YOTC #37 isn't modeled after any particular motorcycle. I had an idea in my mind for a smooth, curved, and flowing design, and put the metal together accordingly. The result is a piece that looks to be in motion even as it's still, all by using the natural shape of a few allen wrenches and doing a little tweaking to some tubing, nails, and tig rod.

"Salvador" can be bid on here!

Metal Sculpture "White Noise"

I gotta a little behind this week and was out of town for a few days...and totally blew posting this week's Year of the Chopper. There's only 3 hours left on the auction for White Noise, but if you miss it there, look for it in the Choppers for Charity section of my Etsy store.

The "Detroit Uprising"

The Detroit Tigers Opening Day is right around the corner, the Red Wings are the hottest team in the NHL heading into the playoffs, and the Detroit Lions are prepping for their traditionally high pick in the 2010 NFL draft pick! No better time than now to bring out a Detroit inspired Year of the Chopper.

And here it is. Check out the inscribed old English D on each side of the gas tank, along with one welded onto the rear fender.

Get in on the action for "Detroit Uprising!"

1958 Harley Panhead

I came across a picture of a '58 HD Panhead earlier this week, and it was the inspiration for this bike. Mainly the tank, the handlebars, and the chopped rear fender, and it wasn't so much an end, but a jumping off point for my version. I must apologize, I can't find a picture of that bike now.

But here is my interpretation, this week's YOTC, "The Ringer" :









More pictures here: Panhead Harley Sculpture

A Harley Chopper, YOTC #30

So far we've sold 19 of the bikes, raising almost $1300! I want to thank everyone that has supported our efforts to raise money for Home Fur-Ever and Lifebuilders Detroit. There are currently 10 YOTC bikes available in the Choppers for Charity section of BDW's online store, and all proceeds still go to those two charities!

This Chopper is the 132nd bike I've done overall, and it's the 30th bike built for the Year of the Chopper. Get a bid in for "Off the Chain" now!