conartism: 2012

30.11.12

9.11.12

Utah On My Mind.

When life is complicated ... Just riding seems so simple.

25.10.12

19.10.12

Project Desert Rat lives!

24 hours of madness at Hobo SF with master builder Bruce Gajjar.
Super hot Joe Hunt mag power and 750cc punch out. Time to ride.

6.10.12

Desert Rat

Rebuilding the Desert Rat in SF with the amazing Bruce (Hobo Customs).
In preparation for a desert jaunt in Utah with The Vintagent.

27.9.12

24.9.12

20.9.12

(OVER) 6 weeks

Off to the colonies for 6 weeks ... to visit some of my favourite people.

11.9.12

Culture Clash?

Don't fight technology ... embrace it.

Got a mobile phone ... got a bike ...

go here and all your prayers are answered.

8.8.12

I am in the studio for the next 2 months finishing of new work for a show that will take place at the Subvecta Motus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA in February 2013 (all the details soon).
Follow the show progress on Instagram, (conartism).

31.7.12

The Rarest Motorcycle in The World?

1916 Traub.

Discovered in 1967, concealed behind a brick wall in Chicago.

Maker unknown.

All parts except seat, carb and mag are handmade.

No parts are interchangeable with an other early machine.

Still runs and performs at speeds in excess of 80 mph.

See it at Wheels Through Time, North Carolina.

23.7.12

Kiehls Liferide for amfAR 2012

Riders Pt1

As with many things in life, it's all about the company you keep...

Paul and Ami

Kevin

Chris and Marguerite

Teddy and Milissa

John B

Chris

Grant

John C

Gilles

Tricia

Tyson

Katee

Photographs - Travis Shinn/Lauren Rodolitz

www.amfar.org

20.7.12

Kiehls Liferide

Washington DC ahead of schedule.
1600 miles.
That Streetglide is most definitely a tool.

www.conradleach.com

17.7.12

Kiehls Liferide

The Tail of The Dragon (look it up), the Smokey Mountains and the Blueridge Parkway. Scratching all the way with Paul Cox, Grant Reynolds, John Beck and Ami James. All before lunch.
Oh, and Lunch was with Dale and Family at Wheels Through Time.