The Honda Shadow is often called the poor man’s sportster for it’s low cost, low power, and sub-par fit-and-finish. That doesn’t mean that it can’t become a badass cruiser! I have never been one to buy into brand cults. If a bike looks cool, runs good, and gets me where I want to go, thenContinue reading “Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Part 1”
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Maximus – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim Build – Part 2
Can you really create a cool looking bike with just some rattle-can spray paint and some elbow grease? After getting most of the electronics installed in the last blog, I could finally focus on the part of bike building I enjoy the most, the graphics! The choice of lights is certainly a nice cosmetic accent,Continue reading “Maximus – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim Build – Part 2”
Maximus – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim Build – Part 1
The thing about most creative projects is that you always think you know where you are headed, but you never really arrive at your intended destination. Usually it’s for the better, but not always. Never is this more evident than when you embark on creating a custom motorcycle on a limited budget with delusions ofContinue reading “Maximus – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim Build – Part 1”
1981 Yamaha XJ750 Seca Build
What do you do when you go through a divorce, quit your job, and move back to a state you said you wouldn’t? Turn your basement into a make-shift garage and customize a motorcycle of course! I will start this with a bit of backstory. I grew up in the back country of Colorado onContinue reading “1981 Yamaha XJ750 Seca Build”
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Colorado Telecaster
If you read my first article, Old Man Winter Strat, then you know my first jump into guitar customization was a bit on a whim. It was both a journey of creation and discovery. I learned what worked and what didn’t, things I would do differently if I decided to do another one, and howContinue reading “Colorado Telecaster”
Old Man Winter Strat
On an overcast winter day, I decided I needed a new project to keep my mind engaged rather than sit and play video games all day. I had always wanted to modify a guitar and to see how difficult it would be to make a bad guitar sound good. This seemed like the perfect opportunityContinue reading “Old Man Winter Strat”
“It’s the fall that will kill you”
This has been a long put-off project of mine and an embarrassing one at that. You see, I have been in the graphic design field for over 15 years, so you would think I would have made my own personal website right now, right? Well, you would be wrong. I spent so much time workingContinue reading ““It’s the fall that will kill you””
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