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23/04/2026

Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR
One off Side fairing work almost done.

Handmade aluminium panels metalfinished with a couple details left.
More about to come when it's completed!

22/04/2026

Nuthin fancy.
Just linear stretching.

Curving a straight edge piece of metal, bent to 90°, with a pneumatic planishing hammer and linear stretching dies. Quick and easy, but be careful not to over stretch it!

19/04/2026

Doin it for the rock!

Metal shaping in it‘s traditional trade isn’t just a standard craft.
It is an art form!
It’s no easy money, not a fast way to get things done.
This trade will consume days and months and years of your time, if you aim for perfection.
You learn with every new job, cause it’s always different and most likely quite challenging.
On one hand it is rough and harsh, and is as gentle and precise on the other.

I have my idols and you may have yours, but what I know for a fact is that none of them had it easy. Every single one of them put in the hours to go for it, and failed. But didn’t back down!
Having this in mind keeps me pushing and motivated to stay on track to become a better craftsman and artist!

Pictures taken by for campaign

19/04/2026

I still work basic mods, too!
Not fancy, keeping chopper culture alive.

And I wanted to post a „classic IG post“ with pictures and videos and OG filters so bad.

Couple of steps of modifying a chopper gas tank without breaking the budget.
That’s all. Enjoy!

08/04/2026

This is part 2 of a BSA M20‘s split gas tank.

I didn’t film the rough shaping, but it‘s as always: cut out blank, shrink and stretch the metal with whatever method you like and technique you own.
In this case, most of the shrinking happened with a mallet in a stump, refined with thumbnail shrinking in my Nibbler.
Next up was a rough planishing in the powerhammer followed by - what this video shows - planishing and forming in the English wheel and a pneumatic planishing hammer.
Finished with cutting of the edges after fitting it nice and tight to the wire buck.

Do me a favor and check out Part 1 if you haven’t already, like, share and comment if you enjoy this series.
And follow along for upcoming video parts! This was a looting work including a whole lotta footage.
Thanks!

06/04/2026

This is the beginning of a series of a very challenging, special split motorcycle gas tank.
One side is made from steel, the other side is from aluminum with a curvy, non-centered line.

Part 1 shows the lower steel panel being shaped and fitted to the wire buck.
It’s a whole lotta back and forth, multiple times back into the machines to add a little bit more shape, planish it again and bend it where it needs to.

I hope you’re stoked on further process content?!
Thanks for looking!

24/03/2026

Sometimes I build handlebars, too.

Made to order, one off for your very specifications!
Here’s a welded stainless steel tube bar, Ø 32 mm for 1“ controls.
Whatcha think??

Hit me up if you need something like this.

Thanks for looking!

13/03/2026

10/03/2026

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10/01/2026

Für Blake aus Texas.

09/01/2026

Missed capturing most of the welding and a lot of planishing on tape on this fun project from last summer.
I hope you enjoy it anyways!

Gas tanks are always fun.
Like when you get angry, doubt yourself and all your life's decisions kind of fun! With a nice reward though.
Keep pushing, great things are about to happen!



Hey, if you wanna see anything specific, wish me to dig deeper into, let me know!!