Friday 25th December, 2009
By guest writer Scott of Pipeburn. Firstly, Merry Christmas! I guess you’re wondering why a painting is being featured on Bike EXIF, and what the link to Christmas is. The painting is by Reg Mombassa and it’s called ‘Australian Jesus and the Golden Motorcycle’. Mombassa became famous through his work for the surf clothing label [...]
Sunday 20th September, 2009
A little bit of fun for the weekend: German designer Felix Götze has created this rocking horse from old motorcycle parts. Apparently it’s for a little lad called Otto Komei, who is fascinated by the choppers coming out of the workshop opposite his house. Götze installed a two-stroke thumper of 150 cc with a slash-cut [...]
Friday 4th September, 2009
We first noticed David Gwyther of Death Spray Custom a year or so ago, when he was painting motorcycle helmets and skateboards better than anyone else. The London-based artist is now aiming for the big time, with a raft of cool collaborations to his name—including a pushbike frame for Monocle magazine. Gwyther is obviously a [...]
A little bit of ‘history’ is always welcome when it comes to vintage motorcycles. And this 1957 pre-unit Triumph has history by the spadeful. It’s a 650cc Tiger T110, rebuilt and painted by Kenny Howard, aka Von Dutch. It’s got a signed Von Dutch gas tank, a timing cover hand-engraved with the owner’s first name, [...]
This is not a real MV Agusta 750S: it’s an all-metal, 1:5 scale model. The brakes, suspension, and carburetor linkage are working recreations of the real thing. It’s from a small outfit called Fine Art Models—based in Royal Oak, Michigan—which sells its pieces to collectors all over the world, and to museums such as the [...]
The world is full of tacky motorcycle-themed nick-nacks, but this surreal lamp sculpture appeals to our sense of humor. The designer is Cay Brøndum, a Danish artist and occasional Wrenchmonkees collaborator. It’s the front end of a Harley-Davidson, and could grace the living room of even the most discerning Copenhagen architect. Cay has just started [...]
This fine piece of Brit iron is a Triumph Thruxton overhauled by the Arizona custom shop Sucker Punch Sally’s. It’s a collaboration with Fender Custom Guitars, and we love the distressed old school look. Much of its charm comes from the paintjob by leading hot rod artist Sara Ray, who relocated a few weeks ago [...]
Saturday 18th April, 2009
The British artist Christopher Marshall creates elegant drawings of classic motorcycles, such as the 1966 Honda 6 shown above. Most prints are available in two sizes, and some are limited editions – including images of racing legends such as Mike Hailwood, Barry Sheene and Joey Dunlop.
Leigh Ledare is an artist who has gained an edgy, provocative reputation over the last couple of years. He splits his time between New York and Los Angeles, but a recent visit to Europe yielded these strangely evocative images of Russian biker gangs. [Via Way Out!]
