RIDERS: The Illestrator

The Illestrator, a NYC based MotoVlogger shares his build secrets, riding in NYC and thoughts on running his KZbin channel.
More details on his amazing BMW K100 build here: • [Ep 18] So You Wanna B...
Photography and Interview by / ryanhandt
Follow The Illestrator on IG / theillestrator_nyc
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RIDERS is a short-form, experimental series which came about from a conversation between Cam Elkins from Stories of Bike (based in Sydney, Australia) and Erik Jutras aka Mr. Pixelhead (based in San Francisco, USA). We both really enjoyed each others' work and came up with the idea to combine Erik's iconic black and white photography with Stories of Bike-style story-telling.
The RIDERS series is aiming to be a little experimental. By combining a unique photographic style from a variety of photographers around the world, immersive sound design and minimalist synthesizer by Andrew Jones we hope to create a different kind of moto photo essay.
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Find on Facebook: / storiesbike
See us on Instagram: / storiesofbike (@StoriesOfBike)
Hear us on SoundCloud : / storiesofbike
Ride Safe.

[@ClutchFirst]

I had to come through and show love to a young New York brother doing his thing. 🙌🏽 That’s a good look Illest. 🙂 Keep up the good work.

[@blipco5]

Agreed. Even rebuilding a neglected bike back into good working order is satisfying.

[@HangarFour]

The illestrator! Dude is great to watch explaining things. Great to see him on here.

[@csboi]

Hands down my favorite Rider ever. Loved that K100 build, inspiring me to do my own.

[@crankybear1236]

I love this guy's stuff. Epic crossover!!!!

[@ducatinyc]

Hell yes brother! Awesome! Its an honor to know you! 👍

[@crownmoto]

Built, Not Bought. That is a killer custom!

[@jakem20]

This is an awesome build. More power to you, man.

[@stenciljunkie]

Love his channel. Great to see him featured here!!

[@rjwade00]

Dang, that BMW build is sick.

[@MeghanStark]

Absolutely loved this! Great guy and stunning photos. And enjoyed seeing my t-shirt design too 😊💕

[@storiesofbike]

You designed that shirt!? Awesome! Been eyeing off that shirt the whole time I edited this video!

[@cericj99]

@@storiesofbike when does Meghan get her story told?

[@storiesofbike]

@@cericj99 Maybe, when the US gets its Covid under control and we can start traveling again! 😉

[@meghandavitt1618]

Another fantastic video, thank you for sharing!

[@vinzkaulitz4631]

Thank you stories of bike☺️ thank you for being our dream platform♥️

[@niallwildwoode7373]

I'm a bobber guy, but there's no argueing that you've built a stunner there!

[@MrJazzlover143]

You found a gem with this one, I follow both so to see the spot light put or someone one can relate to is truly inspiring. I ride in NJ maybe its time to cruise NY

[@sasbar187]

great video I follow this guy on KZbin he makes great videos

[@davyboycolon530]

Ive enjoyed your build series n to see you now on stories of bike is epic .. great job

[@MauricioRafaelGonzalez]

Cool video. Appreciate the story. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheEnfieldGuy]

Loving these stills....really powerful story telling. I love the bare metal tank also with a smattering of stickers underneath....a little insight into what he's into. Great episode guys 🙏

[@michaelsupple6081]

Loved hearing your message. And that T-shirt! :)

[@amb11]

If you have seen his channel go and see it now. Absolutely high quality commentary,y, editing and subject matter! And just the right amount of lighthearted humour without trying too hard (looking at you Yammie,,,)

[@amb11]

Sorry, meant to say “haven’t”

[@olivejuice1012]

The illustrator!! Good to see this guy on here.

[@blipco5]

* Illestrator

[@glasgowharleyrider]

Great film and perspective. Well told sir !

[@petewebb6952]

Cool. Love these stories from across the pond.

[@balamurugank8794]

Really nice ...

[@leonesterhazy8355]

damn thats a awesome looking bike!!

[@teneretraveller8980]

Superb work and effort. Like it. Happy travels

[@baikudokan]

Cool stuff.

[@trdadam2325]

Enjoyed, thank you.

[@robreinhart4284]

Awesome video. Dude, what are those carpenter-type pants you’re wearing in this video? Thanks!

[@NewYorkCityonTwoWheels]

Hell yeah man!

[@kimjon3774]

Nice work man, totally relatable to me even on the other side if the word (New Zealand).

[@minerma]

love the stories and bikes of all shapes and sizes. Any plans on doing more Australian content?

[@storiesofbike]

Yep! Will have some before the end of the year.

[@VMAXRider]

Great video and story. 😉✌️

[@badian37]

Great build!

[@carlosdsalas]

First to view! First to like! As always, fantastic! Thanks for share your great work!

[@NicoOutside]

Still waiting for new vids

[@RobVespa]

No jacket?

[@COMEDIC_EDDIE]

Love this.

[@OpEr612]

why do you say you know each one second?

[@chromeandthrottle175]

Still trying to understand at 5 months this video is the lowest viewed out of the library. I browsed the views of 7 or 8 months back, nothing is viewed less than the last two videos. What a coincidence.... I love Stories of Bike, but i guess the audience let the views do the talking. Really sad to see.

[@storiesofbike]

Well, it's a combination of a few things: a) I'm not posting as frequently, b) the Riders series, isn't a high a production value as the feature stories and C) apparently I pissed a bunch of people off with my last one. But I'm not worried. I've had other past videos rate worse, but I've still enjoyed making them and people still get a kick out of watching them.

[@LIFE-gt1zt]

日本語版切望します！

[@AdamSuperAC]

Right ON!

[@RobVespa]

Nice video. Thank you.

[@arupgowda]

Looks like Stories of Bike's has become woke all of a sudden. I have been following them for a while and have never seen them portray people of color before

[@storiesofbike]

Yes, you noticed correctly. And I decided to do something about it.

[@swapnildeysarkar5296]

We want more videos, less photos

[@drumsnbass]

Illustrator...

[@Alexmaystudio]

I think that's the guy's name. I thought the same.