Glory Daze 2021: What inspires custom motorcycles?

Glory Daze 2021 - Inspired Motorcycles
Or; Tabula Racer: Empiricism and the Art of Motorcycle Design.
Alex has a new project bike, a ‘79 CB750F Supersport, but he’s trying to decide what direction to take the build. This bike is a blank slate, waiting for an idea to take shape. Where do ideas come from? How do you get inspired when you’re starting out? Looking to other’s work and contemplating their approach is a good place to begin. And a custom motorcycle show is a great place to see that work, all gathered together.
We return to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to attend Glory Daze, an invitational motorcycle show that takes place in the Historic Carrie Blast Furnaces, an old steel mill turned museum. Dozens of custom bikes litter the show floor, dazzling us with loud paint and shiny chrome. But Alex is laser-focused, looking for ideas, and hones in on just a few bikes. He studies them, hoping to see what the builders saw.
We put a lot of work into this video, please let us know what you think! Leave a comment or a like.
Glory Daze PGH:
www.glorydazepgh.com/
pittsburghmoto.com/
Evan Favaro - Speakeasy Motors:
www.speakeasymotors.com/
J. Shia - Madhouse Motors:
www.madhousemotors.com/
Angelo Palmieri - Maltese Machine Co.
maltesemachineco.bigcartel.com/
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Parts made right here in Rochester, NY are available here:
shop.themotoworks.com/

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

nice movie enjoyed watching looking forward to whats next

[@Marcke-tb1hb]

Alex is a very talented cinematographer. I thought the forks on the sportster would never end...very special. Thank you.

[@follow_freeman]

Thank you Marcke!

[@roodlum]

He’s insanely good at what he does! I’m really happy to be able to put our heads together like this. More to come!

[@BlackGirlsDoBike]

Loved watching this! Great work. Stellar cinematography.

[@follow_freeman]

thank you so much! Really appreciate it

[@christian_esquivel]

Only 85 likes? This is legit, thank you

[@FullThrottleMagazine]

Nice work!

[@follow_freeman]

thanks!

[@philtobin9510]

Ah this was a real pleasure until it ended, the best 8mins I've spent on KZbin for a long time.

[@chrissnatchko7795]

GLORY DAZE!!!!!! I’m from Pittsburgh! Had my GS at glory daze this past year. Hope to have my CB build finished for the show this year. Hope to see you there!!!!!

[@roodlum]

Hell yeah! I hope to have something to show this year as well.

[@roodlum]

You know what? I remember seeing your bike in the show! It was grey right? I did a video on the '23 show and I have a shot of yours in there. The place was starting to fill up by the time I got to that side of the floor so I wasn't able to get much usable footage of a lot of the bikes in that corner :(

[@grindz145]

This is awesome. I learned something!

[@roodlum]

That's one of the reasons I like going to events like this, lots to learn from other builders/artists

[@j-bear7]

Do you sell your project bikes somewhere?