Annie Collins-Castillo parking her cherry blossom bike at the MotoLady three year anniversary party in January at Deus in Los Angeles. Photograph by Sean Delshadi. She built the custom Sportster about four years ago with her brother Chris Collins of 70moto (IG @70moto), and topped it off with a paintjob from Sonny Boy (IG @sonnyboy_paint). [ more custom bikes ]
Installing the Chainsikle low sets and Burly Brand MX pegs on Caroline’s sporty last Friday, just before the bike and I fell off the stand.
Caroline’s Sporty just punched me in the face. A whole shop of people just watched me, and it, topple off the stand. Don’t worry… I broke it’s fall with my face.
I’d previously announced the base bike for the build but plans have changed for the better. This is my friend Caroline Patterson’s 2001 883, and she’s given me the go ahead to do with it what I wish. These are ‘before’ photos to use for comparison later… MotoLady motorcycle makeover commencing!
My best buddy Chris randomly drove down to Portland, with his bike in the back of the van, to spend my birthday weekend with me. How awesome is that? Here’s a review of our adventures.
Feast your eyes on the Harley Davidson scrambler build by Burly Brand– can’t help but be a fan of the chunky dual sport tires, top rack, low profile seat and dirt bike bars. Oh, the ideas I’m getting… Now, yes, a Sportster isn’t a light motorcycle, and I wouldn’t say generally makes the best base line for a scrambler bike. If you want to really be able to go braapin’ off road, you’ll need something that won’t snap your leg in half if you awkwardly drop it in some loose dirt/sand/mud. That… Continue Reading »
Feast your eyes on the Harley Davidson scrambler build by Burly Brand– can’t help but be a fan of the chunky dual sport tires, top rack, low profile seat and dirt bike bars. Oh, the ideas I’m getting… Now, yes, a Sportster isn’t a light motorcycle, and I wouldn’t say generally makes the best base line for a scrambler bike. If you want to really be able to go braapin’ off road, you’ll need something that won’t snap your leg in half if you awkwardly drop it in some loose dirt/sand/mud. That… Continue Reading »
