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tis the weekend 

Dusty

Heres some wicked illustrations of the Dustbin Fairing era of race bikes.
This was a huge effort to really use aerodynamics on motorcycles in the 1950's.
In 1958, FIM banned the dustbin fairing, because it was dangerous with a crosswind.
^(check it on wikipedia)^
Basically the fairing acted as sail over the front wheel, so when a heavy crosswind
hit the fairing .....game over.  Not to mention all the cooling problems this had on air cooled motors.  These are some scans from this awesome book i got a couple months ago,
 "100 Years of Motorcycles: A Century of History and Development" 
by: Massimo Clarke (1986) 

Moto Guzzi 8V, 1957

Ducati, 1956

DKW (germany)

(top) Norton 500cc single, 1954

(bottom) MV Agusta 500cc, 1956

my favorite

Moto Guzzi 350cc single

printED

Being around motorcycles everyday is definitely something that doesn't get old.
Then again neither does being in a print studio everyday.
Heres some prints i did over the last couple years before i graduated.
These only really were seen by my teachers and friends,
they haven't been on too many white walls or haven't sold many.

Pink Piston

screen print

18"x12"

Golden Shower

screen print 

18"x12" 

V-8

screen print

18"x12"

Knievel Black layer proof

Buffalo Print

w/off registered split fountain

“Rites of Speed: The American Series in Print”

"Chief of Many Cylinders"

Screen Print on Sheet Metal

20x14in

“Rites of Speed: The American Series in Print”

"Chief Running Torque"

Screen Print on Sheet Metal

20x14in

some extra prints i used with
my leftover screens and ink

"Hungry Hungry Honky"

4 screen prints

in letterpressed

matchbook

4.75in x 4.25in

edition of 14


Me with a bunch of my printed & stenciled pieces
@ Friends and Lovers Art Show (Feb 2009)

Letterpress studio that i got to use

Print studio @ TLU that was my home for 4 years

my awesome art professors and I

S1000 Har Har

I know the BMW S1000RR has been all over mags and the internet.
But with all the reviews of how it handles for a road race application,
I'm glad the guys over at Brock's Performance are already
concerned with its ability on the quarter mile

Just wait till someone uses this motor for pro stock motor cycle,
then the v twin bikes will really be hurting.


into the 8 second range with nothing done to the engine
8.48 sec @ 158mph

things between your legs

Got to see a montage of Milwaukee steel (below) the other day.
Just wanted to obsess about how killer motorcycle motors are.

some snapshots i've taken

dirt

so i'm not as old as dirt, but here's an old photo from my early BMX days
back home in Corpus Christi, TX.
I believe this is like 1995ish (9 yrs old)

FCR

this is a hilarious cartoon by Jay Howell 
-Forest City Rockers-

The Forest City Rockers - Episode 2 from Eighty Four Films on Vimeo.

Check out more of
The Forest City Rockers

why you need a motorcycle tat

because it just makes sense

wheels and film

some Holga b/w square photos i took last year.

These are mostly steel with wheels

(my pops)

and some surf rock to finish it off

Monday

Beating the Heat with a stick

Since i attend school during the hottest part of the day here in Phoenix,

I've found running around after 7pm the best time to beat the heat.

Its still pretty warm by 7pm but it cools off super fast.

so while beating the heat i've been finishing up a roll of film

on my Lomo Fisheye camera.

Heres some film & digital photos from hiking up North Mountain this week

and some here and there photos

...and

ARIEL Square Four

Vincent Black Shadow