Bike #14

Tuschinski: Project 346- I'm a fan of classic cinema! So when I heard that the Amsterdam boys had put together a classic bobber with styling cues from the golden age of cinema, and Deco movie palaces, I took notice immediately! Many of the psychedelic poster artists in the 1960’s gravitated to the design elements from this period, with swirling but ordered hypnotic patterns!

The paint choice on this bike is striking, with its brilliant blue/purple base! The head tube starts with a blast of red/orange and explodes into a crackling torch of complimentary colours, reaching back as if on fire! The brilliant blue/purple takes over at the midpoint of the forward tubes and is in control till we near the rear dropout area, when again the red/orange and the psychedelic pattern of the cream yellow takes over! The movie palace design links and striking patterns make for an excellent fit with the classic lines of this bike!

Not to be outdone are the wheels, which carry over visual elements found on the frame. The rims have been used as a canvas to replicate the individual frames found on a 35mm film! The painter has gone so far as to represent a spinning Die, painted frame by frame, as if filmed at a gambling casino! The number dots of each die slowly moving with each new frame! I bet if you lit these wheels with a strobe light, all those individual dice would look like they were really moving, giving the ultimate in special effects! The bike is ready to take on any road conditions too, with its massive 24x4-1/4 tires front and rear. Lastly, the “bobber” look is complete, with the use of black “ape hanger” handlebars! This is pure Euro kustom, at its artistic best!