Rigid Customs

Here are some randoms today from the shop. its pretty awesome that i can get schooling all day long and not have to pay for it. Joe lets me grace him with my presents daily. Its nice being able to go to a shop where I get my education for free. Its one of the best rewards someone like me can ask for. Its funny I grew up in this area, and moved away and never realized that I would be doing something that makes me so happy right where I grew up. I get to learn how to work on hot rods motorcycles and what ever projects Joe has going on. like I said Joe can build anything. Today I was sanding down an old chevelle and grinding down some holes that were welded up on an old fifties truck frame that's in the shop right now. I dont get payed there and I dont really care at this point. I do it in my spare time but I treat it as if it was my second job. Because lets face it, you cant get this kind of schooling anywhere. I get to see so many things all in the same day. Im just fortunate enough to have a good friend like joe to guide me along the way.  decicded to take some pictures today here they are.

The last of my sportbikes and the Turk

Number 4 and 5, were both GSX-R 600cc race bikes. I got soooo into riding the track for about half a year that I had to go all the way. Thats pretty much how I do everything in life. "go big or go home". So I got my first 600 from a good friend "The Turk". One of my best friends i have met through riding trackdays. Hes the founder of one of the biggest trackday organizations in the nation (Tracktactics.org). He was the one who taught me how to really ride my motorcycle. he took me to trackdays all the time and made me a part of his organiztion. Thanks Turk!! Very generous person and such a big heart. Most people never really understand him, but there is nothing that guy cant do, if he says hes gonna do it he will. i watched his dream become a reality right in front of my eyes. everyone would talk all the shit they wanted but he would always treat people with respect(even the shit talkers). He never let anyone tell him it wouldnt work cause he would make it happen, Thanks for the inspiration Turk.

Number 3

Number 3, well after riding a 1000cc i had to have one. went down to the local shop just to check them out and left with a new CBR1000rr(ooopps) Yup got a brand new bike like a Dumbass. oh well we live we learn. anyway started going a lot faster, A LOT FASTER!!!! was doing a ton of canyon rides. Telling myself everytime i went out on that thing"anything can happen". kinda reminds myself what im getting into every time i get on a bike. Me and my best friend would go out every Sunday to Palomar mountain hitting up the twisties. Then the day came...... I went down. Thrashed my bike thrashed some leathers. I was fine but my ego was damaged, hahahaha. at that point i knew it was time to stop riding canyons and take it to the track.

Number 2

Number 2, my 2003 ZX636 sweet bike!!! fast fun as hell had it for about 8 months. this is the one that taught me how to ride. Did a ton of canyon rides on the weekends. till the day my buddy nick decided to show me the world of the 1000CC. HOLLY SHIT!!!! 2005 GSX-R 1000CC that fucker would move. nose coming off the ground every time i pulled that throttle. 

The ones that started it all

So here are the ones that started it for me. First my 2001 ZX6r. Never been on a street bike before this one got it for $3500 and i was the happiest fucker on earth. I was terrified of the thing. heavy as shit and the fastest thing i had ever been on. knew right then and there I was hooked. all the times i wanted a scooter i always told myself " no its too dangerous ill kill myself". I would always make excuses to myself to not get one and buy some other dumb shit like bmx bikes mountain bikes whatever would scratch the itch for the moment. But it always came back to the one thing fucking Motorcycles!!!! Well three weeks later sold it. all of a sudden I wanted something faster and fuel injected.

Hippy Killer Hoedown

Randoms

Just some randoms...

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This is my 1996 sportster bobber that came from many things I liked about other bikes I have seen out there. It took me acouple of months to build it. With my luck I was introduced to my good friend Joe Mccluscky at Rigid Customs in San jacinto ca. Without Joe none of this would have been possible thanks Brotha!! Joe is a super badass custom car, motorcycle builder. You name it Joe can build it.

The beginning

well this is the story........... So since I was a kid i have always dreamed of riding a motorcycle. And about five years ago that dream came true. I have recently built my first bike. and its the most rewarding thing i have done in my life. Im going to be building three bikes this year, and this will be where you can see the process. Bike one 1981 KZ 440 bobber given to me by a good friend, bike two old 60's pan-head, and bike three a 110" S&S.  Get an engine, build a bike around it.