I was told that the bike would be Led Zeppelin themed, that it would be named Physical Graffiti, and that I had free license to paint it in whatever style I wanted since the tank was the first piece to be painted and the frame wasn’t even finished yet with welding. I worked on this every once in a while over the course of a few months, never really straining myself to complete it.
Once the frame and tail piece are fabricated, I’ll be painting them as well. The tail piece will be done in a similar style but with different songs. The frame will be a fractured patchwork of multicolored tiles…or not - I’m honestly not sure yet.
From this side you can see the following songs:
- Ramble On
- Stairway to Heaven
- Communication Breakdown
- The Lemon Song
- Dyer Maker (graffiti style lyrical content only)
- Moby Dick (barely/only partially shown, far left)
From this side it’s pretty much the same list actually, except additional:
- Black Dog
- Immigrant Song (also not really pictured, this is a Viking ship sailing on the right side)
Although neither are clearly visible in this shot, from the front you can see:
- Moby Dick
- Immigrant Song
This was a lot of fun to come up with and paint! I used sharpie brand oil paint markers to do all the color work. The owner is taking it to be professionally clear-coated.
