Hot Rod Jen Pinstriping Gallery at Pinhead Lounge

Hot Rod Jen Panel Art

Last year we put up a post about ace pinstriper Jennifer "Hot Rod Jen" Skidmore of New Jersey, with a link to her SmugMug galleries. Just love her work. Now we just found that she's got a huge gallery of work up at the popular pinstriping site, Pinhead Lounge. The girl is not only talented, she's really prolific. If you love pinstriping and Kustom Kulture, check out her Pinhead Lounge gallery.

Hot Rods & Harleys Magazine, New Kustom Kulture Motor Mag

Hot Rods & Harleys Cover, Issue 2

I put up a post yesterday to draw your attention to the very cool kustom art and pinstriping of Hot Rod Jen... Found her SmugMug.com gallery while googling for pinstripe panel art. I was so impressed that I just googled again today to find anything else by her and came across a mention of her at the website of this new print mag, Hot Rods & Harleys. She is a contributor there.

This little pic doesn't do the cover justice... it's hard to tell here, but a larger, better pic of the original panel is up at their Facebook page.

Hot Rods & Harleys has just begun publication, the awesome panel art here is the cover of issue 2. From their "About Us" page I get the impression that a focus on  the work of custom painters and pinstripers is the thing that will set them apart from all the other hot rod and Harley mags on the market.

You can subscribe at the website, or find Hot Rods & Harleys at Barnes & Noble.

P.S. I did not mean to imply that the cover art was done by Hot Rod Jen... I will try to find out who is and update here later. Meanwhile, here's a link to a better picture of the panel.

"Hot Rod Jen's" Pinstriping & Art on SmugMug

Pinstriped Panel Art by Hot Rod Jen

I was googling around for pinstriped panel art the other day and stumbled across the very cool Kustom Kulture artwork of Jennifer "Hot Rod Jen" Skidmore on SmugMug. She has a huge volume of her work there, from pinstriped cars, motorcycles, and panels, to original drawings, paintings, and photography. Check it out.

Torc Rebel Star Helmet

Torc Rebel Star Open-Face Helmet

We love the retro look of this Torc Rebel Star helmet, a perfect complement to your all-American bobber. The Rebel Star is one helmet in Torc's Route 66 series.

The shell is lightweight ABS, with a removable, washable liner. It comes with a sun visor, too. 

Genuine Motorworks of Brooklyn, NY has it in stock for $100.

Cycle Source Magazine, Cafe Racers & Bobbers

 Cycle Source magazine is one of our favorite bike mags... real grassroots stuff, featuring daily-rider bikes built the little guy, usually the owner-rider, not just the big-name custom bike builders and the big corporations. We really like the down-to-earth attitude. Also, the design and photography is excellent.

Cycle Source got its start as a free publication in Pittsburgh, PA back in 1997. Eight years later, after expanding somewhat on the East Coast, editor Christopher Callen took it national. 

If you like retro and vintage stuff, you'll like what you see in each issue of Cycle Source... bobbers, cafe racers, board trackers, etc. They've also got a great website and blog where they showcase cool bikes, parts, and cycle news, so you don't have to wait by the mailbox each month to see the cool stuff they feature. They are on Facebook, too.

You can sign-up for a subscription here at their website. You can also pick-up a copy at your local Barnes & Noble bookstore if you want to check it out before subscribing.

Another cycle mag you might like: A few weeks ago we did a post about another favorite of ours, Cafe Racer magazine.

The Factory Metal Works Brit Bikes & Parts

The Factory Metal Works "True Vintage" Triumph Bobber

The Factory Metal Works specializes in vintage Brit custom bikes, especially bobbers, and the design and fabrication of parts for builders, including repops frames and complete hardtails for Triumph and BSA motors.

Their work has gotten plenty of notice over the years. For example, the "True Vintage" 1973 Triumph bobber you see here was featured on the cover of Cycle Source magazine's Dec. 2011 issue, and in the Jan. 2012 issue of Back Street Heroes mag in the UK.

They've got a great lineup of partners around the world who carry their parts. TFMW also has a lineup of apparel for men, women, and "the rest."  


              

Bitter End Old School Choppers Sportster Boardtracker Conversion Kit

BEOSC Leaf Spring Fork

Big Daddy at Bitter End Old School Chopper premieres BEOSC's Sportster boardtracker conversion kit in this video. We really like BEOSC designed and manufactured leaf spring fork.

BEOSC is a unique source for the home bike builder, too. They've got roller kits, like the boardtracker featured here, frame and frame components, springer fork kits and components, building jigs, and do-it-yourself books and DVDs for the builder.

Big Daddy also builds complete bikes for customers.

Darwin Motorcycles Brass Balls Bobbers

Brass Balls w. Indian Powerplus 100 Motor

Like Sucker Punch Sallys, Darwin Motors is another innovate, small custom cycle outfit that's made an international reputation designing and selling high-quality retro-styled bobbers based on Harley-Davidson style 45degree v-twin mills. Last year they branched out into another style theme and won the 2011 AMD championship with their RLX cafe racer based on the new S&S 56degree X-Wedge v-twin motor.

They've got a great Old Skool design sense. Visit their site if you love bobbers.

Trophy Queen Automotive-Themed Retro Handbags

GTO Themed Handbag

 Jenny Tanner is a SoCal gal who designs and makes custom handbags, baby bags, and wallets with vintage/retro automotive and motorcycle themes for lovers of rockabilly and Kustom Kulture. She founded Trophy Queen in 2000. We love the themes and the materials, especially the metalflake stuff, like the silver and purple clutch bag shown below.

Jenny also designs and makes one-off custom handbags to order... she's got a pretty cool Evel Knievel-themed one in --- what else? --- red, white and blue shown on her website.

The two bags pictured here a just a small taste of her work... lots of cool stuff there with a tuck-n-roll look, diamond tuck, and other really great retro-cool look. 

 Jenny rides a 1946 Harley, and is working on getting her '34 Ford pickup truck on the road now.

Cool Metalflake Clutch Bag