Racing the Yamaha Yl-1

Again, courtesy of classicyams.com.  Check out their website.  I never knew they raced the YL-1.  Pushing mine up to 70 km was scary enough!

Yamaha Yl1 Ad

Courtesy of classicyams.com.

Another Old 60's Wagon.

Station wagons from the 1960's are some of my favourite four-wheelers.  Cars like this mid-60's Chevy Bel-Air wagon remind me of summer trips as a youngster.

Pair of Coca-Cola Vendo 44 Machines

I lettered these two Coca-Cola Vendo 44 pop machines some time ago. They turned out quite well and were always fun to do.  I did them on site at a local antique store and I was always amazed at how many people would stop to watch the progress.  I love the neon Dunlop Tire sign; too bad I didn't have the bank account required to buy it.

Old Gassers!

The World's Fastest Triumph America

That's what the sign said!

Making Signs the Old-Fashioned Way

New Suzuki TU 250

I saw this great little bike at the Vancouver Motorcyle Show.  It would be cool if they made this as an 850.

Cool Custom at the Bike Show

Cool bike.  The tank was copper? brass?

No.9 Cycles Display

Local bike builders No.9 Cycles had some very nice bikes on display at the show.

British Motorcycle Owners Club Display 2011

This was the BMOC display at the Vancouver International Motorrcycle Show this year.  I am a member of the club, and it was my job this year to paint the sign used in the recreation of the 1960's era Ace Cafe.  The theme of the display was the cafe racer, and many execellent bikes were included in the display.  These were all BMOC member bikes, with the exception of the 2011 Norton. I was quite happy with the way the sign turned out, as well as the airbrushed brickwork.

Racing Action at the 2011 Vancouver Motorcycle Show!

There was racing again this year at the show.  All sorts of bikes were on hand to tackle the track, from vintage British cafe racers to 1970's Yamaha XT dirtbikes.  Providing the musical backdrop was the local sickle band The Vicious Cycles.

New 2011 Norton at the Motorcycle Show

Here is the brand new 2011 Norton Roadster at the British Motorcycle Owner's Club booth.  Nice bike.  Wish I could afford one!

Do You Ever Get Tired of Looking At Something For Too Long?

I got tired of looking at this green helmet I painted awhile back so I decided to add some 1-Shot Sublime Green stripes to it to liven it up a bit.