Evel Knievel Paint Job complete-custom painted Buddy

bobloblaw · Post by **bobloblaw** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:43 pm

Just got her back yesterday-and I must thank Kevin Lewin of triple7kustomz.com for his amazing work on this project. I had rattlecanned my buddy and wasn't happy with the results, so I consulted a guy that races motorcycles and he recommended Kevin Lewin of triple7 in nashville. Told him I wanted an Evel theme, and he researched Evel's style and gave me a concept drawing of the scoot & helmet. I couldn't believe the final result-he really outdid himself. He really hopes to get more scooter business, so if you're in the area, give him a call at 615-804-2023.

I have a black seat & floormat on backorder, and will probably install a prima pipe & chrome rear rack soon. In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a ring of fire to jump through.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:20 pm

wow! NICE!

Scooter Bug · Post by **Scooter Bug** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:25 pm

That looks AMAZING! How many cars can it jump?

broke · Post by **broke** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:38 pm

bobloblaw wrote:In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a ring of fire to jump through.

Forget "ring of fire"...! SNAKE RIVER GORGE baby!

Please tell me you have a white jumpsuit with sequins in your closet? You cannot just drive that bad boy around in sweats and sneakers!

Very cool!

kilted texan · Post by **kilted texan** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:50 pm

Would you disclose what it cost for those of us who might be interested in doing something of the like? Only giving us a ballpark is fine.

sweet

Becktastic · Post by **Becktastic** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:53 pm

FREAKING AMAZING!

I absolutely love it.

Plus there's no way a cager could claim they didn't see you

Also, you need a cape. ^_^

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:13 pm

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING.
it looks so shiny and glossy BEAUTIFUL.

hackett · Post by **hackett** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:30 pm

Now a lot of people are going to be telling you you're crazy,
and maybe they're right. But the fact of the matter is:
Bones heal. Chicks dig scars. And the United States of America
has the best doctor-to-daredevil ratio in the world!

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:37 pm

That is freakin awesome!!!

I looked at the pics before I read the text and thought - that thing is just screaming for a custom stitched black leather saddle and some trick grips - then I read your backorder.

beautiful work - props to Kevin & triple7

how long have they been around?? My brother lived in Nashville about 30 years ago and at the time had a custom painted red white and blue '63 Corvette Coupe, diamond stitched leather seats and it was bad azz.

Spinergy · Post by **Spinergy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:48 pm

Great paint job!

Now all you need is:

1: White jumpsuit

2: Cape

3: Big oval belt buckle with the obligatory "EK" initials [see below]

4: A really big ditch

EK was quite the inappropriate influence on me growing up. Thanks to him the first thing I did after getting my 1st bike was to build a ramp and start jumping things... when mom wasn't looking. Fortunately rough terrain [no pavement] and one speed kept me slow enough to avoid any serious injury. Unfortunately my 1st kiddy bike had solid rubber tires so landings kinda' hurt

R.McLeod · Post by **R.McLeod** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:39 pm

This should be posted in Bobloblaw's Lawblog.

onlyagibson · Post by **onlyagibson** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:48 pm

Amazing! Great Work!

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:53 pm

That paintjob is amazing, now go jump over 20 buses.

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:01 pm

modernbuddy.com should have the Buddy Awards just to give you "Best Custom Paint" for 2008.

... hey, Buddy Awards ... not a bad idea

Post by **jmazza** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:06 pm

Spinergy wrote: EK was quite the inappropriate influence on me growing up. Thanks to him the first thing I did after getting my 1st bike was to build a ramp and start jumping things... when mom wasn't looking. Fortunately rough terrain [no pavement] and one speed kept me slow enough to avoid any serious injury. Unfortunately my 1st kiddy bike had solid rubber tires so landings kinda' hurt

No kidding, me too. My friends and I used to dress up in our snow suits (in the summer) and lie down at the end of the ramp so friends could jump over the ramp AND us. Then we'd switch.

Good times, good times.

Queen · Post by **Queen** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:06 pm

That looks fantastic!!!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:37 pm

Excellent! Very creative. Suddenly my new black Buddy doesn't look so good to me. Actually, I'd be thinking about a custom paint job, perhaps with a Harley theme ... but that will wait until next year. Wonder if the Teutuls (American Chopper) would be interested in a smaller scale project.

Rob

ernie · Post by **ernie** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:07 am

Holy Moley! That is awesome and completely reminds me of my Evil huffy dirt bike when I was 7!

bobloblaw · Post by **bobloblaw** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:25 am

thanks for the kind words fellas. For those wondering about cost, I got a deal in my opinion (considering he had about 50 hours in it), but figure ballpark of $1,000-probably less if you haven't thrown five cans of crappy army green krylon on it beforehand. And yes, I'm actively looking for the appropriate outfit to wear on this bad boy. May have to grow sideburns and find some buses to jump as well. I'll get some better pics when the new parts come in.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:07 am

Wow, what a great job!

While a black seat would look better, there are a lot of white ones available—they were only sold with the pink Buddys, which have been discontinued (for the most part). You could also do a thematic seat cover or go full-on and have your current seat re-upholstered in a stars & stripes pattern.

newslinky · Post by **newslinky** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:20 am

+1 to all the Wows! That is really sweet looking.

loodieboy · Post by **loodieboy** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:20 pm

Ahhhh, beautiful.

BigColdMartini · Post by **BigColdMartini** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:39 pm

What part of Tennessee are you in?

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:48 pm

Thats so awesome. Great job!

weaseltamer · Post by **weaseltamer** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:13 pm

i agree a white seat would look really nice. but that paint-job is beyond stellar good!!

alienmeatsack · Post by **alienmeatsack** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:58 pm

Top freaking notch cool!

The guy who did it really gave you his all.

I bet you feel like a million bucks riding around on it too!

docutech · Post by **docutech** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:27 pm

WOW that is nice. Trully a one of a kind machine. I can't stop looking at it!

Post by **polianarchy** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:23 pm

That is AMAZING!!! Good work to all involved.

louie · Post by **louie** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:03 pm

bobloblaw, that is amazing. you have got to bring it to birmingham to show it off for the bss rally. that's the best buddy paint job out there.

Kevin K · Post by **Kevin K** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:37 pm

bobloblaw wrote:In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a ring of fire to jump through.

Here ya go:

Paint job looks fantastic, BTW. And I dig the user name!

-K

louie · Post by **louie** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:30 am

Kevin K wrote:
bobloblaw wrote:In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a ring of fire to jump through.
Here ya go:

Paint job looks fantastic, BTW. And I dig the user name!
-K

that could be arranged.

bobloblaw · Post by **bobloblaw** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:05 pm

FYI: Kevin has posted his progress pics of the paint work on his website. Pretty interesting. check it out at http://triple7kustomz.com/everythingelsecustom.htm

ferfdom · Post by **ferfdom** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:53 pm

That's a SWEET paint job!

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:01 pm

WOW! That is beyond awesome. I'm a big thrifter so if I find anything, anything at all, that could be transformed into an appropriate outfit, I'll be in touch.

In the meantime: http://www.brandsonsale.com/ca-006767.html

7eregrine · Post by **7eregrine** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:16 pm

Holy...

Gorgeous!

michaelman · Post by **michaelman** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:38 am

Wow! That is just plain gorgeous!

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:05 am

Incredible. Well done. I imagine that was one expensive bill to pay.

rayk · Post by **rayk** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:42 pm

bobloblaw wrote:FYI: Kevin has posted his progress pics of the paint work on his website. Pretty interesting. check it out at http://triple7kustomz.com/everythingelsecustom.htm

Too bad his website refers to it as a "moped"

But an absolutely awesome paint job!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:56 pm

Very nicely done. I like the shiny-ness of it, makes me want to do sommore stuff to mine!

Also very cool of you to use my template drawing, and they put it on the website! That's super snazzy and they interpreted your design very well

Anyone know where you can get that kind of tape?! ^^^^^^

bobloblaw · Post by **bobloblaw** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:11 pm

I wasn't sure who to thank for the template, so thanks Krusty. As for the design, that was all Kevin. All I told him was that I wanted an Evel themed scooter, he took it from there. Got my black seat, black center mat, chrome rear rack installed. Just waiting on the grips & I'll get some new pics.

michaelman · Post by **michaelman** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:33 pm

Hey,
I think you should ride your Buddy in the inaugural parade. Nothing could look more patriotic than your scoot. You could be the presidential escort.
Take care,
Michael

chicagoscooterclub · Post by **chicagoscooterclub** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:10 am

Ahh good memories!

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:37 am

chicagoscooterclub wrote:Ahh good memories!

I had this and the car with the parts that flew off. They actually make replicas of the toys now. So much fun crashing those things!

smittydog · Post by **smittydog** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:52 am

Would love to take the seat and matt off your hands. Interested in selling them?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:43 pm

This has to be the scoot that is in the current issue (49) of Scoot magazine.

Great job!

Rob

bobloblaw wrote:Just got her back yesterday-and I must thank Kevin Lewin of triple7kustomz.com for his amazing work on this project. I had rattlecanned my buddy and wasn't happy with the results, so I consulted a guy that races motorcycles and he recommended Kevin Lewin of triple7 in nashville. Told him I wanted an Evel theme, & helmet. I couldn't believe the final result-he really outdid himself. He really hopes to get more scooter business, so if you're in the area, give him a call at 615-804-2023.

I have a black seat & floormat on backorder, and will probably install a prima pipe & chrome rear rack soon. In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a ring of fire to jump through.

bobloblaw · Post by **bobloblaw** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:36 pm

Good call-I'm glad you noticed, nobody told me that it would be printed, so I had no idea. Thanks!

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:56 am

niceee...

SamMax · Post by **SamMax** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:38 pm

BEAUTIFUL! I would think you would get a cowl protector on her...hate to see that paint job get scratched if you ever drop her.

creamcicle · Post by **creamcicle** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:26 am

Fantastic and classic!!! A work of art and a traveling time machine that recreates the 70's!!!

shoyass · Post by **shoyass** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:07 am

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Evel was a big part of my 70's TV-watching days!

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