I am from Long Beach, NY.
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
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
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
Designed and had parts machined to make my own jig
First chopper bike made totally from scratch
started machining parts so people could be liberated by building bikes from scratch
"SIC Kustoms" was born
was playing with some scrap and hydraulics
http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/s ... hoppin.flv
then made my first billet wheel from scratch
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)
http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/s ... V00005.flv
THEN IT WAS ON THE ROAD FROM THERE
the following year the clasSIC was made for Spain and Amsterdam trip
Just opened a bike shop now in Long Beach and puttin together a show .........,check events and come thru
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
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
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
Designed and had parts machined to make my own jig
First chopper bike made totally from scratch
started machining parts so people could be liberated by building bikes from scratch
"SIC Kustoms" was born
was playing with some scrap and hydraulics
http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/s ... hoppin.flv
then made my first billet wheel from scratch
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)
http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/s ... V00005.flv
THEN IT WAS ON THE ROAD FROM THERE
the following year the clasSIC was made for Spain and Amsterdam trip
Just opened a bike shop now in Long Beach and puttin together a show .........,check events and come thru