Monday, November 9, 2009

Bike Number 100, Harley Knucklehead "Nail in the Coffin"

Year of the Chopper #11 is also the 100th bike over all that I've built. The first 4 were made as gifts 5-6 years ago when I was first learning how to weld. The last 96 have all been made since the beginning of 2008.

This is a Knucklehead powered Harley, and you can bid on it here for 3 more days.

Motorcycle art Bike 100 Harley Davidson knucklehead (3)

Motorcycle art Bike 100 Harley Davidson knucklehead (9)

Motorcycle art Bike 100 Harley Davidson knucklehead (19)

Motorcycle art Bike 100 Harley Davidson knucklehead (12)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

1957 Harley Davidson Panhead

This is my take on a '57 Harley, with a panhead motor, drag bars and and a sissy bar, and a pretty cool set of pipes. It was "inspired" by this motorcycle, all though I put my own twist on it.



This is the 10th Year of the Chopper bike, and all proceeds from it's sale will go to charity.

Metal Art Motorcycle 1957 Harley Davidson Panhead bobber

Metal Art Motorcycle 1957 Harley Davidson Panhead bobber

Metal Art Motorcycle 1957 Harley Davidson Panhead bobber

Metal Art Motorcycle 1957 Harley Davidson Panhead bobber

Metal Art Motorcycle 1957 Harley Davidson Panhead bobber

Thursday, October 22, 2009

"Bonny goes Boom" 1971 Triumph Bonneville

I was looking through the Jockey Journal last week and came across a thread about "raw" bikes, motorcycles left unpainted. There were a couple of cool Triumphs in there that caught my eye, so I built this sculpture.

It is currently available in my store's "Chopper" section.

Welded Metal Bike Sculpture 96 "Bonny goes Boom"

Welded Metal Bike Sculpture 96 "Bonny goes Boom"

Welded Metal Bike Sculpture 96 "Bonny goes Boom"

Welded Metal Bike Sculpture 96 "Bonny goes Boom"

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Supercharged Hemi Model A Sedan

Model Hey! as I like to call it. It was inspired by this blown hemi A sedan "Mother's Worry", a '30 Ford owned by Jalopy Journal member blown32.



I used some scrap galvanized steel for the body. I ground off most of the coating, especially around the edges that were to be welded, and made sure I had good ventilation when tigging it. I think the different levels of grinding on the galvanized give it a cool look. The front radiator is a piece of stainless pipe cut at an angle. It was from a box of stainless pieces my wife's grandfather had given me, stuff that he used to make belt buckles from. The tank in the front is a piece of broken tooling.

Model Hey! is in my online store HERE!


Blown Model A Sedan

Blown Model A Sedan

Blown Model A Sedan

Blown Model A Sedan (21)

Model A Sedan, steering wheel, shifter, and bench seat

Thursday, October 15, 2009

"WILD WEST", We are in week #8 of the Year of the Chopper

This week's sculpture wasn't modeled after any specific motorcycle, but the shape was inspired by the stance of a couple of my favorite West Coast Chopper bikes.

Bid now, Bid high, Bid often!!!
All proceeds for 2 great non-profits!

Bike 95

Bike 95

Bike 95