Well, here goes. Im in the buildoff. But the bike I hope to build isn't going to be a rat bike, its going to be a shark bike.
Now a little more info about me and this bike. For the past almost 20 years I have been creating artworks, I consider sculpture, based on automobile parts. Originally I was building pieces using car parts and wood, then about 15 years ago I got a hood ornament that I thought someday would be used as a dorsal fin on a fish. Well, when it was time to build this fish I didn't have a piece of wood that I wanted to use, but my eyes were drawn to some of my expired license plates hanging in the shop, I then shaped them into a fish using that hood ornament and other car parts. It sold quickly at show I built it for, and that was the beginning of want I call "Fish-N-License". So now most of the artwork I build uses car parts and license plates.
Now for years, I have had the idea of building a "Fish-n-License" bike. And the time to do that is NOW.
Here is a few pics of some "Fish-n-License"
top a Marlin
middle a Shark, setting on the beer keg for this pic, is a pool table light at a local pub
bottom a Large Mouth Bass
The Sharkbike..
scale drawing
Using a Schwinn Varsity
The mouth will a 1955 Ford headlight door(bezel)
the eyes are park lights from an unknown source
it will use one of my bent seatpost
and will use 1963 Caddy tailights as tips of the tail
and many license plates will be used.
Probably won't be an everyday cruiser but it will be great for parades and special occasions.
Now a little more info about me and this bike. For the past almost 20 years I have been creating artworks, I consider sculpture, based on automobile parts. Originally I was building pieces using car parts and wood, then about 15 years ago I got a hood ornament that I thought someday would be used as a dorsal fin on a fish. Well, when it was time to build this fish I didn't have a piece of wood that I wanted to use, but my eyes were drawn to some of my expired license plates hanging in the shop, I then shaped them into a fish using that hood ornament and other car parts. It sold quickly at show I built it for, and that was the beginning of want I call "Fish-N-License". So now most of the artwork I build uses car parts and license plates.
Now for years, I have had the idea of building a "Fish-n-License" bike. And the time to do that is NOW.
Here is a few pics of some "Fish-n-License"
top a Marlin
middle a Shark, setting on the beer keg for this pic, is a pool table light at a local pub
bottom a Large Mouth Bass
The Sharkbike..
scale drawing
Using a Schwinn Varsity
The mouth will a 1955 Ford headlight door(bezel)
the eyes are park lights from an unknown source
it will use one of my bent seatpost
and will use 1963 Caddy tailights as tips of the tail
and many license plates will be used.
Probably won't be an everyday cruiser but it will be great for parades and special occasions.