Modern Buddy

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.

wow! NICE!

That looks AMAZING! How many cars can it jump?

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!

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

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. ^_^

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

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!

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.

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

This should be posted in Bobloblaw's Lawblog.

Amazing! Great Work!

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

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

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

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.

That looks fantastic!!!

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

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

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.

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.

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

Ahhhh, beautiful.

What part of Tennessee are you in?

Thats so awesome. Great job!

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

That's a SWEET paint job!

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

Holy...

Gorgeous!

Wow! That is just plain gorgeous!

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

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!

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?! ^^^^^^

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.

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

Ahh good memories!

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!

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

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.

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

niceee...

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.

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

Nice