Wednesday, September 10, 2014

For a Good Cause

The Queen City Hustler was a project that we built in the winter of 2013 to be auctioned off at the Cincinnati Auto Art Panel Jam. All the proceeds went to benefit the Cincinnati Shriners Hospital. This charity is VERY close to our hearts because Ryan was a patient in 2012. One of our major goals is to give back as much as possible to local charities.
We built this motorcycle in a time frame of only two weeks! Within that time frame we took this motorcycle from a few sketches to a fully finished product. We fabricated everything by hand.
The keys design features of this motorcycle are the large spoked motorcycle wheels which give the bike an aggressive almost cartoonish stance, and the over sized gas tank that perfectly fills the upper down tube of the frame. The fame was hand built and required many hours to perfect the design to give the bike the PERFECT proportions. Another key design element is the MASSIVE rear sprocket which is not only a design element but also a functional piece. The use of the large rear sprocket was essential for this build because it was the only way we could get enough torque from the small cubic inch engine to turn the massive rear tire.
              Completely finished this project sold for an astonishing $3000 at the auction which surpassed our greatest expectations! What are some things that you have done to help out a local charity?

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