"Words from customizing visionaries---"

"Building a custom bike is like expressing yourself when your heart can't find the words. It's that overwhelming feeling of accompishment, knowing your blood, sweat and tears resulted in something so beautiful."

Cyndi-- AFT Customs http://www.aftcustoms.com/cyndi.html

A CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE SHOULD NOT ONLY INSPIRE THE EYE,BUT THE BODY FROM THE PERFORMANCE AND RIDE,

AND THE MIND BY THE IMAGINATION IT WAS BUILT.

BUILD TO RIDE; AFTER ALL IT IS A MOTORCYCLE. RIDE SAFE!

Mark L. Bachman, Bachmanscustoms.com www.bachmanscustoms.com

"There is no more rewarding feeling than having the ability to take a vision and turn it into a rolling art form......And kicking the competitions ass ain't to shabby either!"

Quote from Greg Westbury.   www.westburyhotrods.com  

Roger Goldammer, Goldammer Customs

Human brains relish exaggeration. For the past 30000 years physical human 
representation in art has thrived on the exaggeration of reality. When we 
create functional mechanical devices with an aesthetic eye we invariably 
anthromorphize. Motorcycles are no exception. Builders have emphasized 
length, stretch, reach of handlebars, colors, fat tires, tanks or bags. 
The possibilities for overstatement are innumerable. At Kraus Motor we 
emphasize engineering, we over stress it. The result is machines that mold 
to the rider in performance and functionality.

Alan Kraus  www.krausmotorco.com

  I'm in love with the creative process. I photograph and write  about the creative expression of others. This gives me the  opportunity to express myself as I represent great work  to the  viewers who, like me, are inspired by the efforts of others to create  for themselves.

Mike Chase www.mikechasephoto.com

 ,"Make sure you want it more than the mountain of frustration it's going to throw at you." That's why there are a million unfinished projects sitting in garages around the country. It's not easy but it's so damn fun when it's finished. -

Duane Ballard Custom Leather http://www.dbcustomleather.com

The ultimate freedom in life is to be able to create. But Imagine being able to develop a motorcycle from the ground up, then ride it at 100 mph on the freeway, then share that creation with the world. We are so fortunate to live in a country that affords us this ability and even celebrates each accomplishment.

Ride Forever,

Kieth Ball - Bandit/bikernet.com

 "Few builders go beyond imitation to invention, to subordinate the disparate ingredients of a mainstream motorcycle into a singular vision, while blurring orthodox notions about form and function. O  nly a few connoisseurs have the economic clout to ride home on the real deal instead of a knock-off; but their patronage allows an elite coterie of artists to reach new milestones of creativity, to transform an unruly congress of chrome, oil, rubber, pig iron, paint, and decibels into the high art of the low rider. Praise the lowered!"

Tom Zimberoff - Art of the Chopper

  Good builders are common; artists are rare. The latter populate a parallel universe in which they become the high priests of horsepower, lane-splitting libertarians on the road to perdition with a lust for life and a consummate sense of style."

  "A chopper is 1) a conceptualized, hand-made motorcycle; 2) a convolution of form and function; 3) a balance of flamboyance and minimalism; 4) a vehicle of self-expression; 5) getting something wrong just right. Taken together, that means a chopper is an 'art bike.'"

Tom Zimberoff - Art of the Chopper

 When I build a bike it has to have the "curb appeal" in the mock up 
stages. All lines should flow. It should be low to the ground and look
like it's going fast while it's standing still!

Scott Hultquist - Riff Raff Customs

A good bike apeals to your reason.A great bike apeals to your emotions. -

Cyril Huze

 Art is to entertain and inspire. My photography, graphic design, writing and event promotion is meant to entertain the viewer, impress them with the with the story, beauty, quality and excitement it evokes, and make their lives a little more enjoyable. -

Jim Gianatsis / FastDates.com

Let your bikes speak for themselves and your customers back it up.

Carl Brouhard - Broughard Design