Victory Motorcycles / Motörhead - Leather Solo Seats

About a month ago or so, I was contacted by CBP (Custom Bike Parts) in Skien and asked if I was able to, and wanted to make four custom solo seats with motive in leather, in only one month!! Usually I say I want at least three weeks to make one seat (of course I don´t work all the time then, but with an upholstery job beside and other projects as well, things take time).

This job was for Victory Motorcycles which planned four Motörhead signature models customized by CBP, painted by Terje Aspmo and seats by me if I wanted, so I just had to say yes! No doubt, even tho I had no idea how much time this should take... anyway, Motörhaed was coming to Norway, December 5th. so it was better to start focus on how to pull this job off!

I had to make templates for seven parts which had to fit perfectly on each seat, and then they had to be laced together. Lacing is kind of sewing by hand, only twice as far to get the cross stitches with a leather strap. Also three of the seats had to be dyed black with the motive in vintage brown, which takes time...

I´m not complaining, just forgot how much time these things take, so I worked almost 24/7 for a month, and was finished Monday morning Novembre 28th at 05:30 AM. A couple of houres before the promised delivery!

They where picked up by a courier early the next morning, and I was a little concerned about how they would fit. Not that I thought I had done anything wrong, but when things have to be perfect, and without an Victory 8 Ball model available to check the fitting it´s a little scary with no time to make changes. Later that day, I got a message that the seats was awesome and the colors was perfect with the custom paint.

Yesterday I was at Hard Rock Cafe in Oslo for the after party, after the Motörhead concert and the bikes are unveiled with a press release, and it seems like everyone is satisfied!

Below you´ll see some photos of the process of making these Motörhead skull seats, if you aren´t exhausted and have moved on...

Motörhead / Victory Motorcycles - Soon to be unveiled at Hard Rock Cafe Oslo

Check back tomorow, for a lot more pictures and info...

Gold Leaf - The Brunei Gas Tank..

Just added some gold leaf on Mr. Yazid´s Indian Larry bobber gas tank from Brunei.. going to leaf the other side now and then outline it with 1-shot enamel.. It looks a little strange and skew when the is straight, but when attached to the Sportster it will be tilted upwards at the front so the letters will be straight.. also the Indian Larry tank is curved inwards in the middle, so it skews the letters even more..

Facebook..

I just created and finished my new Facebook "like" page if you want to follow my airbrush, pinstriping, leather and gold leaf work there.. the photogallery contains new and old shit and will be updated on my work in progress, finished work, road trips and links to videos, happenings etc .. Hope to see you there.. just click this link and press the "like" button at the upper right corner and you´re on.. if you got a Facebook account of course.

Hope to see you there, and here.. happy holidays all, stay tuned and stay cool!

Leather - Solo Seat No 1. (in progress)

Just started on a new custom motorcycle solo seat in leather which will be one in a series of 5 - 6 seats I will finish and show off at my own stand at Reckless MC´s 10th Anniversary party 20th. to 22nd. of August, so I have a lot of work to do.. Check back for updates.. The seat pans for some of the seats on this project are bought on eBay from sma1200 Thanks for the quick service and shipping!

Finished leather seat - Motorhead skull

Started on a new leather seat for a friends chopper with the Motorhead skull motive.. You can see more pictures of the bike and other custom motorcycle projects at Custom Bikes Bønna.. The top picture is of the finished result.. it just need to be boltet to the seat pan.

Airbrush Skull - Flickr

Airbrush - Wallpainting

Started to airbrush a skull on the wall to the new Redneck Bikes garage wall.. there will be a lot more bad skulls to come pretty soon.. stay tuned for more..

Pinstriping - Silver Leaf Bobber

Schetching out the letters and numbers on the gas tank. Then I pinstripe it with gol leaf size and make it ready for silver leaf. Same thing with the frame from Redneck Bikes Norway. The silver leafed logo on the back fender is the same as the owners tattoo, which is illustrating the first letters of both his kids..

New Leather Seat Project...

A new leather seat and a leather pad project is comming up.. The seat will be tooled with the famous Motorhead skull. This one is for Runar at Høyangbjørn MC in Høyanger. "Bønna" (CBB) at the same club has customized the bike with a 260 rear tire and made a one of a kind seat pan for this Harley Davidson. Stay tuned for updates and progress pictures..

New project comming up..

A new projekt is on the way.. This bike will get a simple and classic black and white paint with a custom made logo, silver leaf and some pinstriping.. The silver will probably be twirled as well. Probably finished in the end of February and will be shown at Elmia - Custom Motor Show 2010. Then shipped to France where the owner will ride it.. The frame is a Redneck Bikes Bobber frame and will be built with a Buell XB12.

Marius Mellebye - Music

After three long years without even touching my musical equipment, I met this very special person which really inspired me a lot in many different ways. Because of that I finally started creating music again.. I don´t have a record deal in my pocket this time, so no cynical producers, greedy lawyers or monkey business for now.. just music and composing whatever I feel like and for whoever which inspires me..

Feel free to leave a comment or some constructive criticism.. Would love to hear what you think!

Biker Journalen - "666 Power From Hell" and Roadtrip (Oslo - Trondheim - Oslo)

Front cover of the latest issue of Biker Journalen (a Norwegian motorcycle magazine)


where it is an article about the 666 chopper from Redneck Bikes Norway which I airbrushed and pinstriped

and an article I wrote from the roadtrip we had from Oslo - Trondheim (Bike Fest) and back to Oslo again.. 745 miles in one weekend.. and one day show.

www.bikerjournalen.no/

Pinstriping - Fender & Headlight

Pinstriping a front fender and headlight for a good friends Harley Davidson custom chopper... it will appear on this bike.

Pinstriping Bobber

I pinstriped a friends bobber just for fun.. it was not planned, but why not. It´s a classic Bobber, with a rough style. It will probably get a total new paint job and look some time next winter. Pinstriping, Goldleaf etc.. We´ll see what we come up with.

Leather - Gas tank mount and Belt Cover

A leather patch that will be attached the back bone on a Harley Davidson "hippie" chopper frame as a gas tank mount.. and belt cover.

Elmia - Custom Motor Show 09

Pictures from Elmia - Custom Motor Show 09, in Sweden. Both bikes was compeeting for best chopper in the open class. Unfortanly there was no first price this year. There have been a first and second price earlier years.. but we will be back next year with something new and exiting. Stay tuned..

Testing the "Rust Chopper"

Gert´s Rust Chopper from Redneck Bikes Norway is about to be finished. I´ve pinstriped the tank and the back fender and had to test ride the driving position.. It feels great and is going to be an awsome ride with a suicide shifter! The rust paint looks identical as real rust..

New projekt in progress..

A new project from Redneck Bikes Norway in Progress. This bike will be painted with flames or a custom pattern which will be develloped after the white base is finished. Either pinstriping or airbrush skulls as a motive.. time will show.

Goldleaf - Lucky 13

Just testing some goldleafing on a Harley Davidson Sportster tank...