The Raven

An acrylic painting I did a dozen years ago. The frame is split cherry wrapped in grape vine, with a carving of a tribal raven's head at the bottom.
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OLE PICASSO

A touring Picasso exhibit that will only be held in 3 cities in the USA recently came to Richmond. Since I hadn't seen a large collection of his work I had to go. I went with high expectations and overall they were met. But I found myself realizing he was also a master of marketing. Building an interest in your work can be a bigger task than creating it. That said, I found myself drawn to the simplicity of the bull's head made from bike parts. According to the story, it was by chance that he had the parts and discovered them resting in a way that gave him the idea. It was a similar situation for Ole Picasso. When I got home I was feeling inspired to work on the lamps when I noticed this saddle and bars in a pile of parts waiting to be reused.

Both the saddle and bars have come from the gold Lambert pictured in an older post. The leather was burned into and then painted. The lettering on the bars are etched in and then also filled with paint. There is an inline switch for the lights and also a touch sensor. You can touch anywhere on the bars, eyes, or under the chin to control the lighting. If you would like to buy this or have one custom made contact bunnybikeco@gmail.com

I hope he would approve of the added features, and I am grateful for the inspiration.

The Death Lamp

A few more adjustments and they will be ready for transport.

War of the Worlds

                                                                      

How To mishap

I was going to make a how to video but it will have to wait. I was upset over burning my favorite shirt and then Bea decided she was going to run up and knock over the camera. After looking at it I noticed the fuel tank behind me as well. I will try and fix the camera and luckily I have 60 more of the iron ons.

Vintage 1971 Marvel Comics. Want one? contact bunnybikeco@gmail.com

Might as well add another picture of Bea and Frankenstein.

Lambert Death Forks

Lambert was an English "aerospace" company that started making bikes in the 70's. They came with a cast aluminum fork that earned the nickname "Death Fork". In some cases the fork would separate from the steering tube leaving the rider in a tight spot. The company was later bought by Yamaha and the forks were recalled. Here's a link to more information.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lambert.html

This is a small collection of them that will soon find their way back into circulation.

The highly elusive, and some even think mythical, gold Lambert.

1984 Honda Ascot FT500

Ideas...

Using a paint program is a good way to get an idea of what your looking for. Just take everything off the bike you do not intend to use. This program is very basic but the way I see it, the simpler you keep your design at first, the better your chances of completing the project.

1987 Suzuki GSXR 750

This was done a few years ago. I had a good running bike with busted up fairings and after removing them, Frankenstein was alive.

I saw this site http://scandalon.com/category/vehicles/motorcycles/ and discovered that Yamaha vstar1100 trees fit the neck and legs perfectly. This allowed another rear wheel to be mounted up front.

The old Dixie headlights and bracket were bolted through the bottom tree and plugged right into the original socket.

A cigarette lighter was mounted and used the other headlight plug. A Garmin i5 on the tank served as speedometer. The exhaust mid section was unbolted and the end slipped back on. A trailer brake light bolted on and plate zip tied. The best thing about this modification is it gives you two looks from one bike. After you have done the swap a couple of times you can easily change it back in around an hour. Take the original bike to the track during the day and come home and switch to streetfighter mode for night!

The best parking spot! Under the Treehouse...

Year of the Rabbit 2011 - Easter

Bunny Bike Co. is my dream of upcycling materials using inspiration, imagination, and my mitts. What to expect? My interests today include anything with two wheels and making things light up. We'll see about tomorrow...