THIS SATURDAY - SUMMER RUMBLE & LOVE RIDE KICK-OFF PARTY!

Just letting you know that we will be a part of  the "Summer Rumble & Love Ride Kick-Off Party" this Saturday at Glendale Harley-Davidson. We will have a booth set up, so feel free to come drop off anything you'd like pinstriped, while you walk around enjoying the party! 

Also, if you haven't picked up one of the new Sonny Boy "Signature" tees or tanks, we will have plenty available for sale (men's, women's, and youth sizes). 

Hope to see you this Saturday!

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Looking Back - Born Free 5

Now that we are fully able to get back in the swing of things after Born Free 5 (and a much needed vacation), I just wanted to give a recap of how everything went, as well as say thank you so much for the continued support!

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the show, and stopped by and said "hi" at our booth! We had a great time at the show, and hope you all did too.

All of the bikes looked incredible - and a big congratulations to all of the builders!

A big congratulations to T-Bone of Noise Cycles on taking home the "Best Of Show" award. It's always a pleasure and an honor to work with Noise Cycles!  All his hard work definitely paid off and he is continuously pushing to raise the bar.

Alan Richards Triumph was also another head turner that I was lucky to have been a part of. He made a long trip from Calgary, Canada to bring his amazing build to show... It came out beautiful!

Powerplant Choppers! Very honored to be able to work on bikes of this caliber. 

We had also released some new merch designs, including some new tees and tanks available in mens, women's, and children's sizes. Check out Death Squad Chris Yvon's little guy in one of the new "signature" tees. 

Overall, it was a great turn out, and an even better show. Thanks so much again to everyone who stopped over this year!

THIS SATURDAY - WET HOT SUMMER VAN SHOW!

This Saturday, come hangout with us at The Wet Hot Summer Van Show! Bring your bikes, vans, babes, and anything you want pinstriped by me. We are one of the event sponsors, so we have a booth set up selling merchandise, pin-striping, and just hanging out. Stop by and say "hi"!

Other sponsors include Midnight Rider, Rolling Heavy Magazine, Allnight Allnight, and are all totally rad. You should check them out as well!

The address info is as follows:

The Space 15 Twenty Backlot

Saturday July 20th

1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd.

Los Angeles 90028

12 - 6 PM

The music will be rad - The Shrine will be ripping it up, and there will also be DJ’s Magdadeth and Jimmy James. Killer prizes for the sweetest sound system in our van jam contest could be yours too!

There will be an open bar courtesy of Sino Tequila & Pabst Blue Ribbon, as well as vegan deserts from Clara Cakes.

There are limited spaces available, so please RSVP to mk@shopmidnightrider.com to reserve your spots!

For additional info, you can find details at http://blog.shopmidnightrider.com

Sonny Boy Paint at Born Free 5

Hey all! In case you didn't know, we will have a booth set up again at Born Free tomorrow. Sonny will be joined by Japanese pinstriper, Boo, and both will painting live at the show. Bring over something you'd like them to work their magic on (helmets, boards, iphones, etc. - don't be shy!), watch them paint, or just plain kick it. 

For those of you not familiar with Boo's work, here is a little taste...

Also, this will be the first time you will have a chance to snag our new Sonny Boy Paint "Signature" gear. We have new tee's, tanks (finally something for the ladies!) , and pinpacks, so come check 'em out!

 See you all tomorrow!

Born Free 5 IS TOMORROW!!!

It's finally that time again! Born Free 5 is tomorrow at Oak Canyon Ranch in Silverado, California. It's an incredible one-of-a-kind kinda show, and if you have the chance you should totally try and make it out! All of the 32 invited builders are unbelievably talented, and we feel honored to have been able to help some of them out with the paint for their builds.

T-Bone of Noise Cycles is again an invited builder this year, and what he is building is totally mind blowing. "Street-racing" inspired, and all hand constructed with the style superior craftsmanship T-Bone is known for - this bike is a sight you really don't want to miss. We posted a bit on it a short while ago, but here is another shot from the paint job we did for him.

Yaniv Evan of PowerPlant Choppers is also another extremely talented invited builder this year who we are stoked to have helped him out with the paint on his b-e-a-utiful Panhead. This baby will also be on display tomorrow, but here is a sneak peak...

Last but certainly not least, be sure to check our Canada's finest, Alan Richards. Here's a shot of the Triumph he is showing that Sonny painted...

See you all there!

New Gear!

     We just designed & released some new gear and designs, and it's in time for Born Free 5! We now have new T-shirt designs available in men's, women's, and youth sizes. We also now offer tank tops for both men and women - just in time for the heat! Everything is printed locally, 100% cotton, and designed by yours truly. They are available for sale online at our Big Cartel store, and also in person at BF5. Check 'em out!

Born Free 5 - Noise Cycles

Born Free 5 is right around the corner, and invited builder Scott "T-bone" Jones of Noise Cycles has been totally stepped up to the plate and then some with his build. He is an incredibly talented and creative guy, and I feel so honored to be doing his paint again this time around. Some may call his build futuristic, some racing inspired, but overall, we can all agree that there is nothing else like it out there (and it's badass).

 For the paint, T-bone was inspired by vintage Honda CB750's. Clean stripes - nice and simple. Here's a look at the original mock-up T-bone made of the bike:


   

 First things first - taping out the layout:

 

 Prime...

 

 ...paint...

 

 ...and the last piece peeled off!

 

 The final product:

    


So stoked on this British style racing green T-bone picked out, and can't wait to see his build all together in person at Born Free 5 this Saturday! Everyone should totally try and make it out - it's a complete sensory overload of talent, creativity, and rad people. We will have a booth set up with multiple artists pin-striping, new gear for sale, and much more. See you all there!