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I am from Long Beach, NY.
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Built "assembled" my first custom in high school. (1995)
6x9s on 400watt amp off car battery (mobile stereo has come along way)
in 2tone formica cabinet
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Tried to start a "business" out of it
Assembled afew similar lowrider customs at that time
it never panned out

got a MIG welder and started to practice on my truck
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eventually bunch of rat salvage bikes to follow

Tired of suckin paint fumes
Went to oregon to learn how to weld titanium and learn about jigs
Used my first TIG and made a frame
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Designed and had parts machined to make my own jig
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First chopper bike made totally from scratch
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started machining parts so people could be liberated by building bikes from scratch
"SIC Kustoms" was born
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was playing with some scrap and hydraulics
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then made my first billet wheel from scratch
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soon got a tubing roller to add to my bender and notcher

got a email inviting me to FBI in Amsterdam

being the first American to bring a bike to FBI i had to represent

dual axles and freewheels (posi rear)
airride suspension
billet wheels

built in 5 days labor (3 on the framework and 2 in the cnc shop)
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THEN IT WAS ON THE ROAD FROM THERE

the following year the clasSIC was made for Spain and Amsterdam trip
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Just opened a bike shop now in Long Beach and puttin together a show .........,check events and come thru
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what up , nice intro....i've seen you on the Deros forum ..i'm a hangaruond ...look'in forword to roll'in with you some day..
 

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