Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The decorative use of pin striping on motorcycles as it is commonly seen today was pioneered by artists Kenny Howard (a.k.a. Von Dutch), Dean Jeffries, Dennis "Gibb" Gibbish, and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. These artists are considered pioneers of the Kustom Kulture lifestyle that spawned in the early 1950s, and are widely recognized as the ...
Presented at the Munich Motor Show in 1998, [2] the Area 51 is a scooter powered by a single-cylinder 49 cm 3 eight-cycle two-stroke engine. The name Area 51 refers to the US military base of the same name located in Nevada.
In 2010 Skratch was tapped by Bell Helmets to apply his signature painting and striping abilities to their new Bell Custom 500 three-quarter helmet. The collaboration lead to more helmets and currently there are three helmets available with more in production for late 2012 availability.
Kenneth Robert Howard (September 7, 1929 – September 19, 1992), [1] also known as Dutch, Von Dutch, or J. L. Bachs (Joe Lunch Box), was an American motorcycle mechanic, artist, pin striper, metal fabricator, knifemaker and gunsmith.
Ron Simms is an American custom motorcycle builder, operating his business, Simms Custom Cycles, in Hayward, California. Simms has been building custom motorcycles for over 47 years. Simms has been building custom motorcycles for over 47 years.
Kustom Kulture is the artworks, vehicles, hairstyles, and fashions of those who have driven and built custom cars and motorcycles in the United States of America from the 1950s through today. It was born out of the hot rod culture of Southern California of the 1960s.
William "Wild Bill" Gelbke (1936–1978, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin) was an American engineer and motorcycle designer.He is noted for having designed and constructed large motorcycles powered by automobile engines, particularly the Roadog [2] and the Auto Four, the latter a motorcycle intended for mass production.
In 2006 Kimura set up his own shop named Chabott Engineering in Azusa, California to build both custom bikes as well as moving himself toward the world of art. [ 4 ] [ better source needed ] Kimura said, "Since setting up in America, I've moved from being just a custom-bike builder to slightly changing my direction a little more toward the ...