Tom,
The maroon bike was my second build (well, my first was an '80 DOHC model that kinda sucked, so it doesn't really count). Yes, you saw it on ebay and I had used the auction to promote my buisness. In the very last line I mentioned that I build these bikes and that If anyone wanted me to build them one specifically- contact me. It worked. That is how I got the customer for the Street Tracker. The poster idea intrigue's me. Today before I deliver the bike I will meet with a professional photographer and we will see what he can do.
CrisPduk, What do you mean- bin the fender? Trash it?
Well, I thought about that. If it was my bike that is exactly where it would have went. But the customer even wanted the chain gaurd! Luckily I had already hacked it off when he asked me to leave it on, so at least that's gone! He also wanted to leave the stock airbox, which I would have promptly thrown away for some pods. But, I guess I can't complain about his ideas. His ideas mixed with mine worked out pretty good.
Rsnip, I was kinda disappointed when no one mentioned the poses- but you came through! I figure, I'm not a big tough looking fella, and I'm not a rugged old Harley guy either. But I do know that a lot of the big builders are "big builders" because of their image. Jesse James, Jessie Rooke, the Tuttles. So, those where my practice shots with my personal camera. Today I really hope that my session with the photographer will turn out very 'artsy'. I'm trying to figure out what kind of people ride the type of bikes I build. So I will try to market myself as something they see in 'themselves'. So, I have literally told the photographer to make me look tuff- but not like a bar fighter, cool- but not like Fonzy, and fast- but not like Andretti. Too bad I'm not James Dean. Then his job would be easy.
JP
