Saturday, April 21, 2012

Bummer.



I bought a old tank off Myk Rok a 3 or 4 years ago. I had no idea what it was from at the time, just that it was a cool mini Wassell type peanut tank with an aluminum filler cap. This is the bike it was originally from. A 1959 NSU Quickly. A German made 2 speed hand shift pedal start moped. This little beauty in the picture went on craigslist last night and sold at noon today...not to me unfortunately even though I tried. It`s not a chopper but it has two wheels and style for miles and would have done a great job getting me to the local watering hole and back...thanks to the pedal assist loophole!..Bummer...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

roll on Levon.




"Catch a cannonball, now, to take me down the line."

The movie and the music that started this all.
First Hopper now Levon.
The last of the legends. From a day when the acting was poor the and music was good.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

drink and fly.

High Test  x  Chemical Candy Backstreet Buckets

I originally made a tank like this in the past for my friend Kirby. I figured it`d be a funny birthday present considering every time he`d go out on the bike, there would be a 6 pack minimum stashed under his shirt. But the problem always was, where do you put the open one?

Right now this tank in the picture is down in Texas getting painted up and will be for sale through thebackstreetbucket.blogspot.com site. I`ll be making a few more tanks like this one and of other designs which will be available through my store in the near future.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Horse Barn.



Ben and his `78 Shovel. He`s the proud owner of my `51 GMC and a nice spread in the Horse. This was shot a few minutes from my shop in a greasy barn complete with cold pilsners and a piss stained mattress. The middle lurker in the background is Rory, the man behind taking my sketch and making it into a real logo. The paint on this machine was done by my good friend Matt @ StyleWiseMedia.com. I`ve never attempted to do a bare metal paintjob and for good reason...it`s a nightmare. He made it look easy...and it came out killer. I`m still jealous of how this bikes gona look in the back of my old truck....but fingers crossed it`ll never have a reason to be in the back of a truck. Congrats man.

Bring a friend.










So much style...

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Euro Love.


I`ve seen this bike in the background of some photos. I always wanted to see more on it. Who built the damn thing?...what the fucck?...where do you get white speedmasters?....etc...either way. Pretty awesome.

Super Mini.





It`s half the size, twice as thick, catches the eye, and clears your kick.

Super proto-type style. Fresh from my head and the foundry.

It`s literally half the size of a normal floorboard, perfect for a chopper. Still keeping everything nice and narrow.

Somethin` different than the same old.


Buy them now at HighTestSpeed.com!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

open your eye.


                               
  This is probably the most solid kicker you`ll ever find. When all is said and done I wouldn`t be surprised if its about 3-4 pounds of solid brass that goes into each one. I still have one more trick up my sleeve when it comes to these, which I`ll post in a few days... if it works the way I`m envisioning.
If anyones interested, shoot me an e-mail. -Trav

`74 Split Window.





Handcrafted from Aluminum with bulletproof glass. I still have to do small stuff..like A.D.D. out and spin all the flatheads the same direction.