SpeedMetal

One Boob Wednesday

2012-02-01T01:49:00.000-07:00

Yikes 80s

Chinesey and chuck

2012-01-27T00:41:00.001-07:00

These two cleaned up the large pile of concrete at the shop yesterday! Thanks so much!

On the way to the Outlaw Snowdown...

2012-01-25T13:26:00.000-07:00

One Boob Wednesday

2012-01-25T01:52:00.000-07:00

Hey girlfriend, if you toss one out, I'll toss one out...

street party

2012-01-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

Outlaw Snowdown

2012-01-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

Super fun time this past weekend in Pagosa Springs. Huge thanks to Melissa and Chris and everyone else who made the event happen.

Dave Saves

2012-01-17T08:55:00.002-07:00

This Weekend!!!

2012-01-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

Come join SpeedMetal at the annual Outlaw Snowdown in Pagosa Springs. We'll be there enjoying some kick-ass live music with our friends from Biltwell and Lowbrow Customs! Come on out and say hello!

Panhead anyone?

2012-01-11T22:44:00.001-07:00

3 up and coming builds one of witch is for the born free builder invite that I should probably start soon.

Virgan

2012-01-11T12:05:00.000-07:00

After we found out that SpeedMetal's Ride to Born Free had been featured in the latest issue of Wild Magazine we were all dying to get our hands on a copy, but unsure of where to find one stateside. Our good friend Virgan from Italy offered to send us a copy, and we wanted to say thanks!

He's got a couple of great blogs going which show what the chopper scene is like over in Europe - Virgan82 and Swap Meet Italy. Be sure to check out the cool stuff posted up on these, including my favorite, a biker's rendition of DaVinci's Last Supper... Thanks again Virgan!

Sam's Born Free Poster

2012-01-11T11:54:00.000-07:00

SpeedMetal's resident artist Sam Turner created this masterpiece for this year's Born Free show - awesome job Sam!

Nik pew

2012-01-08T18:38:00.001-07:00

We drove up into the mountains to watch the ice races today. Nik pew killed it on this ironhead that they just pulled out of retirement last week. It's been sitting since the early 80's! Good job Nik!

Pagosa Springs next weekend

2012-01-06T15:46:00.005-07:00

Anyone going to go to the Outlaw Showdown in Pagoas Springs next weekend driving back to Denver(or nearby) next weekend on Sunday the 15th? If so, I need a ride home. Please hit me up. I'm too ugly and find hitchhiking to be unsucessful in my old age.

Born Free 3

2012-01-05T10:22:00.002-07:00

Randall of Deluxe Motor CO

2012-01-03T23:14:00.001-07:00

Apparently Randall has switched to mini beers.

LTC '09

2011-12-30T11:11:00.004-07:00

1%

2011-12-30T11:11:00.002-07:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-12-28T15:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Holidays from The Bear

2011-12-28T12:24:00.002-07:00

Need an Invader rear wheel for big twin. Single flange

2011-12-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

Need an invader rear wheel for a big twin, single flange and the chrome needs to be in good shape. Anyone got anything for sale? email me at justinhallenbeck@msn.com

thanks!!!!

Super cool Indian tile.

2011-12-23T12:06:00.001-07:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-12-21T11:42:00.000-07:00

All He Wants for Christmas

2011-12-21T11:05:00.005-07:00

All he wanted for Christmas was a Harley, but all he got was this Harley Davidson sticker for his mini van....oh well...that'll do.

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2011-12-20T09:33:00.002-07:00

Mad motorz

2011-12-19T20:44:00.001-07:00

Mad motorz was Denvers chopper shop back in the 70's! The guys at deluxe motor co thought that speedmetal needed the original mad motorz sign for the shop. Thanks guys!

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2011-12-19T14:32:00.001-07:00

Wild Magazine Special

2011-12-18T01:55:00.002-07:00

rad photos shot by mr. lichter from our ride out to born free 3, and some photos n such about the shop. wish i knew where to snag the magazine!

One Boob Wednesday (thursday)

2011-12-15T20:27:00.000-07:00

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2011-12-15T10:57:00.002-07:00

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2011-12-13T09:23:00.006-07:00

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2011-12-13T09:23:00.001-07:00

6 Over

2011-12-12T18:38:00.003-07:00

6 Over - Teaser from Wild Honey Productions on Vimeo.

6 Over - Kick Start from Wild Honey Productions on Vimeo.

SpeedMetal Now

2011-12-11T09:00:00.002-07:00

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2011-12-09T11:12:00.000-07:00

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2011-12-09T11:11:00.002-07:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-12-07T16:06:00.000-07:00

c'mon girl bust that bitch out

Gen and Love Ear Art

2011-12-06T16:07:00.000-07:00

My friend Gen painted this crazy ass helmet for the huge mooneyes show in Japan this year and of course it took home the best custom painted helmet award. Mind Blower. LoveEarArt

Greasy Kulture #24

2011-12-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

The new edition of Greasy Kulture is out with a great feature on Dave Barker and his Knucklehead chopper. Dave did a phenomenal job on this bike and everyone who sees it has been completely blown away. Order your copy here and see what all the excitement is about!

Adam Wright Photography

2011-12-05T11:06:00.001-07:00

Ever since I got into shooting bikes, cars and customs there's been one person who's been a hero and source of true inspiration to me - Mr. Adam Wright.

Adam just started his own blog to showcase his work, which you can check out here.

If you're not familiar with Adam's work, you really should be. He has an incredible gift for capturing people on film in a way that makes you feel like you've known them your whole life. What continues to amaze me about Adam is his technique - in this modern, digital age Adam shoots with an old 35mm rangefinder camera. While the rest of us are clicking off thousands of shots a day without thinking about it Adam's measuring his work 36 frames at a time. He's a true artist and one hell of a nice guy who's remained humble, approachable and friendly in spite of all his success.

Mark Kawakami and Joyrides Art Co. did a great interview with Adam that you can read here.

Image taken from Adam Wright's Blog - adamwrightphoto.blogspot.com

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2011-12-05T10:42:00.003-07:00

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2011-12-05T10:42:00.000-07:00

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2011-12-02T07:07:00.002-07:00

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2011-12-02T07:06:00.002-07:00

One Boob Thursday

2011-12-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

whoops. day late, heres a 3fer to make up for it.

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2011-12-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

Fall Ride Part 2

2011-12-01T12:58:00.005-07:00

It is rare on any given weekend afternoon to see a gas station taken over by bikes.

Snow Daze

2011-12-01T09:41:00.001-07:00

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2011-11-30T09:22:00.005-07:00

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2011-11-30T09:22:00.001-07:00

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2011-11-28T07:15:00.002-07:00

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2011-11-28T07:14:00.001-07:00

Survivor 51 chevy

2011-11-27T19:47:00.001-07:00

I'll be working on Dave Scrutchfield's 51 chevy that he customized as a kid back in 1957. It has been parked in his shop since the 60's. I'll be reworking all the custom touches he added to the car way back then and doing some of the things he always wanted to do, like chopping the top and making it a hard top. I started out building cars so this will be a fun brake from bikes!

One Boob Wednesday

2011-11-23T17:27:00.000-07:00

I know what yer thinkin...... and yes, that IS a sword.

Born free build update.

2011-11-23T09:12:00.001-07:00

Here is the tank ive been building.

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2011-11-23T07:30:00.005-07:00

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2011-11-23T07:30:00.002-07:00

Fall Ride Part 1

2011-11-22T12:47:00.009-07:00

This weekend we went on maybe the coldest ride I've ever been on. Here are a couple of pics of the crew. They're no Kris quality photos, but hopefully they'll do.

Tres Oh Tres Rep!

2011-11-22T10:26:00.000-07:00

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2011-11-21T09:31:00.005-07:00

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2011-11-18T14:58:00.000-07:00

My Honda Long Bike is for Sale

2011-11-17T13:35:00.000-07:00

Gotta let the honda go, need the money to fund my ironhead build. you can check the craigs add here for the details. I'm asking $3200 or best offer!

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2011-11-16T15:28:00.001-07:00

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2011-11-16T15:27:00.001-07:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-11-16T01:35:00.000-07:00

Tag Team

Born Free 4!

2011-11-15T21:43:00.001-07:00

Speedmetal is once again a proud sponsor of Born Free 4! Grant and Mike put on a great show and we can't wait to make the long trip out next year!

Gary Littlejohn Tank for sale

2011-11-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

If interested shoot me a reasonable offer.

2011-11-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

Restoring Pre war Harley trim pieces

2011-11-14T12:34:00.001-07:00

This week at the shop I'll be restoring a bunch of Pre-war Harley headlight and horn trim pieces. Here is one that is just about finished.

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2011-11-14T11:38:00.005-07:00

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2011-11-14T11:38:00.004-07:00

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2011-11-10T07:56:00.004-07:00

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2011-11-10T07:56:00.001-07:00

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2011-11-09T09:53:00.000-07:00

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2011-11-09T09:52:00.000-07:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-11-09T00:08:00.000-07:00

Holyy Fuck.... best one yet?? maybe...

Took a little trip to Wassel town..

2011-11-07T19:35:00.002-07:00

So, it was raining yesterday and I was board because I cannot do anything w/ my lame elbow. So, I put a little photo shoot 2gether of the wassel's laying around. The one w/ the crazy paint is so badass I do not even have to explain. I do not know anything about it. I wish. Well, moving on. The pink tank was one of favorites. That is what happens when you try to put a bike w/ no wheels in yer van by yerself. Bike totally flip upside down (like a trust fall) boo. Do not know how. Oh wait, yes I do. I can be an idoit most of the time. Oh! the pretty one. Maaaan!! thats when you do the prep work yerself to save a couple dollars, give it to the painter (wich would be Sonny Boy) and he paints the shit out of it. Then after riding around fer awhile I noticed a little bubble in the paint. So some time passes, and I ride up to the swap meet. Sonny goes "hey go get yer bike and put in front of my booth" I go get my bike totally bumming on what is about to come next. I could see it in his eye when he looked at it. Fawk! I felt like a turd. Why do you ask? Because Sonny asked me if I pressuerd tested it B4 I gave it to him. My answer... NO.. Sonny "duuuuude!! really?" Thats enough of that story. Old gold or whatever color it is. No story here, just off set filler...
These tanks (and alot more) all came from one source. Trust me, you would not belive me if I told you.. Just belive me, it was so FN..... to be continued... Thanks fer listening....-R

David Mann

2011-11-07T19:27:00.002-07:00

Well, it looks like another year goes by bikeless for the David Mann Chopper Fest this year. I am not really bikeless. Thou, I might as well be. Just had surgery on my elbow. Horseshit! Shoot, maybe I will drive the 52 up. It sure is a nice ride either way...-R

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2011-11-07T12:29:00.002-07:00

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2011-11-07T12:28:00.001-07:00

Born Free 4 builder invite

2011-11-04T19:38:00.001-06:00

I've been asked once again to build a bike for the Born Free builders invite and let me tell you I am excited! Last year I built the brown panhead in the single loop frame and this coming year I will be building Justin hallenbeck's 65 Harley! We have some great ideas for the build and will keep you updated as we go.

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2011-11-04T14:25:00.002-06:00

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2011-11-02T13:48:00.004-06:00

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2011-11-02T13:48:00.002-06:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-11-02T03:46:00.004-06:00

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2011-11-01T07:09:00.001-06:00

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2011-11-01T07:08:00.003-06:00

Tank for Julies Panhead

2011-10-31T01:16:00.000-06:00

By no means do I consider myself a "pinstriper" but I do like to dabble in it, and sometimes my friends are rad enough to let me paint stuff for them! You can check out more of julies panhead comin together Here.

SpeedMetal at the Outlaw Snowdown

2011-10-28T18:36:00.000-06:00

SpeedMetal is proud to announce that we'll be part of this year's Outlaw Snowdown festival in Pagosa Springs - Jan 13-15, 2012. They've got some great country acts lined up, we'll have the bikes out there and our friends from Biltwell and Lowbrow will be out there too. Check it out and come say hi!

Ray

2011-10-28T10:39:00.000-06:00

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2011-10-27T10:46:00.001-06:00

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2011-10-27T10:45:00.002-06:00

One Boob Wednesday

2011-10-25T21:53:00.002-06:00

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2011-10-25T10:24:00.003-06:00

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2011-10-25T10:24:00.000-06:00

Dear Kreayshawn, I've dedicated my life to you.

2011-10-24T10:54:00.000-06:00

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2011-10-24T09:52:00.000-06:00

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2011-10-24T09:51:00.002-06:00