Jester by name... and Jester by nature
The owner of this 88 big twin has a passion for being different
His idea was simple... 'I want Gunmetal Grey paintwork and
'While your at it you can Tattoo one side of the bike to match my body'
Jester's latest tatt goes from his wrist right up his neck, but only on his left side
 
Being like a lot of folk... easily bored
I loved the idea of totally different looks down each side
of this pretty impressive 88 inch twin cam
The gunmetal grey metallic base
was achieved by adding a little of this,
and a little of that, until it was just right
 
Like so many custom projects
this paint is a One-off with a thimble full
left over for touch-ups if required
Let's hope there is never a need!

We started with royal purple solid tribal all the way down the left side of the bike
This type of design allows for some
interesting hidden features
 
Like incorporating the owners name
into the artwork on the front guard
which only took him 5 hours to find  (grin)
 
Over the solid colour went the violet pearl
then we added some highlights to give it zing

A really subtle dark grey-black shadow was added to float the tribal off the base
While we knew the tank strip would
hide some of the detail
Trailing a little of the tribal over the top
of the tank toward the right
gave the look the owner wanted
Likewise the front forks hide some more
of the design but again the parts you can see
indicate the continual style

the image above was shot before the clear so it looks a little flat & muddy
The rear guard is intended to play host to
both a solo and 'sometimes' a twin seat,
so the artwork had to make sense
with either of them in place
 
We added a small jester hat to the rear guard
in keeping with the main theme
This Jester head has a lot of sentimental feeling attached and has been with the owner for some time
When I first saw the inspiration for this design ( a well worn and hole ridden T-shirt )
I wondered just how true to it, we would be able to stay.
The image was all-but faded away & what was there had large area's missing
We recreated the face to the customers liking and updated the jester's hat
With a beaten & bloody left side of the face and yet still grinning right side, it makes me smile just looking at it
The jester on the right side of the bike has brown eyes, while the one on the left is your typical green eyed monster

I mentioned when the bike was being put together that there wasn't any thing on this machine that didn't like

From the kickarse fork brace & impressive front wheel to the vision Jester has of a new exhaust system, & custom wide sissy bar

Jester's Wild-Glide is certainly something to be admired