Waiting for the Long Hot Summer

Long Hot Summer

Well, I'm a'gonna raise a fuss, an' I'm a'gonna raise a holler

I've been working all summer just to try and earn some euros

Well I went to the boss, said I had a date

My boss said "No dice, man, you gotta roll sushi"

Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do~ But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues ♬

Empty Head...

New headlight. I love it. Though my head was empty these days. It's hard to live with my own country in a chaos, you know? Chopping this bike was kind of a rehab for me, I couldn't draw anything I can get satisfied since 3.11.

But now new ideas coming up... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Cruizin' Summer of Arles

Born Free 3

I submitted this drawing just before the deadline of the Born Free 3 flyer contest. Fingers crossed! If you want to know more about the art contest, or sponsorships, go to the Born Free blog and get some infos. http://bornfreeshow.blogspot.com/

Kustom Seat

So finally I finished my kustom seat. I chopped a flat rectangular iron cooking pan for the seat-pan, a block of sponge from a bed mattress, and the skin from the original seat. The image I had was a lowrider bicycle saddle. And the silhouette of the Psyco-gun from Space Pirate Cobra. Narrow, and thin. Not bad at all.

The Girl On A Motorcycle

I stoled this picture from 4Q. She's kool.

'83 Honda GB 400 MkII

'83 Honda GB 400 MkII.

I rode this bike while living in Tokyo, around 2004. Was my everyday transport, rode back and forth from my house to my graphic studio 40km x 2, almost everyday.
In my motorcycle history, my bike was almost always a chopper, and this was the first classic cafe racer bike I ever owned. Once you kick the engine and start to ride, you just feel like putting your head down deep inside the fairing, and your ass up. Back-steps, this was something new to me too. Sometimes I miss this front-position since I ride a chopper now. The fairing always reminded me the kool Kawas appearing in Mad Max. me Goose, or Bubba Zaneti? I like both of them, my favorite charactors. I was wearing a fake copy of black Simpson RX6 helmet with this bike. yeah, a fake one, probably MADE IN CHINA stuff. Can't afford a real one man, got two kids to feed!
Was such a beautiful single engine blasting fast rocket bike.
Light blue metallic flake paint, Triumph muffler, racing separate handles, back-steps, Lucas tail-light, WM double seat, built-in Lucas marker lights, Napoleon mirrors, etc...

I like room full of motorcycle parts part 2

My new coffin tank from a 1970 Triumph chopper before. Need a couple of polish, rust removing... I thought of pin striping, or a simple rattle can work, but I 'd rather leave how it is for the moment and just put it on my bike, see how I feel.

petcocks...hmmm...

Royal Enfield Bullet 350

Me and my '90 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 at Pahar Ganj, New Delhi. I rode this bike in India around '95 - '98. Watching the tough Israeli boys on Enfields, I was so jealous I needed my own, the next season I bought it right away. I drove from north to south, anywhere I could.

19 inch front and rear tyre, mid-high scrambler handle bar, custom seat, cabton muffler, mid-control gears, Lucas tail-light, blue metallic paint, and a Tokyo Techno Tribe sticker that somebody took it off.
Lots of memories, I miss this bike...

Nice signboards in France

The 8 inch Z-Bar

I love Z-bars. In Japan, they're called the Robot Handle. Nice naming for a handle bar, no ? I wonder who named it first. You pronounce it Lobboto Handolu, or a shorter version Lobo-Han. Sure is a manga country, Nippon. wakaru?

This photo is right after I mounted my 8 inch Z-bar. I wanted a narrow compact look, so I chopped off 2.5 inches each side. Besides the aggressive look, the handle controlling became easier than before. And this was nothing I was expecting, having a nice handle control positioning. Very satisfied with this handle bar.
I am looking for small switches to mount it directly on the handle bar and make the electric wires go through the bar. I have a nice slim throttle holder and a pair of black Anderson grips ready to be mounted.

I like room full of motorcycle parts