Art With Wheels

The time eventually came to really show off the metalwork talent that Lynn is known for: the sheetmetal. The front fender was hand-rolled and shaped to top the tire, and acted as a brace. The rear fender started out from Chica, but soon had a shape of its own. Lynn trimmed the outside edges and the rear to a point. He then welded a sissybar/strut that followed the same shape as the fender.

After molding all the welds invisible and seamless, Lynn covered the frame and fenders in a custom jet-black mix that Lynn wants to keep secret. On the gas tank, he used a die grinder and brushed the metal in a swirl pattern. Then, he added black paint in just the right spots to highlight the shape. He also used a red pinstripe along the edge of the paint.

As soon as the paint was dry, Lynn went to work getting this bike on the road. He started by placing the motor and trans in the frame, bolting the frontend to the neck, and sliding the wheel through the frame and frontend. Handlebars from Chrome Works, a headlight from CCI, and hand controls from GMA finished the frontend. On the back end, Chrome Horse supplied the foot controls, pegs, and taillight. Lynn wired the bike and hid as much as he could through the frame. The final details, included a Paughco toolbox and a custom seat from Zoom in which Lynn took a solo seat pan from an old Army H-D 45 bike he found at a swapmeet.

This piece of art was finally ready to hit the road. With the many wide-open roads in Sedona, Arizona, it was easy for him to go out to find new inspiration.