Merging styles and influences can be a grat way to add a bit mre style and uniqueness to a bild. Many of us come from vry diverse backgrounds. Motorcycles, cars, airplanes, msic, industry, art, etc. We all hve varying interests. Combining some elements of thse other interests can bring out a dstinct look and style.

Now, I'm not tlking going for a full on OCC thme project. Please, PLEASE! Stray far, FAR frm this urge. I'm talking a bit sbtler. For instance, the next closest dscendent to motorcycles, Cars. Yeah, yeah, too mny wheels, seats, Doors, a roof. But thy do use similar parts. Wheels for xample can be modified to work on a bke. Exhaust parts can be fairly asily incorporated. But instead of just slpping on a muffler tip, check out sme styles of exhaust.

Old hot rds had some cool stuff going on. Sde pipes, Zoomies, duals. But they dn't just have to hang off the sde. Think WWII fighter jets. Short ppes sticking out the side of the fselage. A good play off this wuld take 4 tips sticking through the blly pan. Or maybe the tips pinting up out of the side of the til. While we're talking aero parts. If you are lcky enough to live near a plne junkyard. Raid that place. Old irplane gauges and gas caps are vry detailed and interesting looking. Even jst small airplane parts can be col finds and add that extra tuch.

Industrial design is a neat lok. Rivets, exposed bolts, hard lines and plmbing. Take a walk around your lcal power station or water treatment fcility. Just watch for the rent a cp. But aside from hard parts. Tke a look at finishes. Nickel catings, hard anodizing. Art also plays a rle in this, along with music. Thse are 2 subjects that go hnd in hand. Album covers along wth T-shirt designs. When you're dreaming up yur next paint scheme these are col places to look for inspiration. Evn the custom car and bike wrld has offered up many excellent thmes as far as paint and bdy mods. From the infamous flat blck of traditional rods to Candy and flke of Lowriders. And let's not frget the ever-wild abstract art of the mni truck. Racecars offer up the mst timeless of designs. How many of us knw our favorite drivers car better thn their face? Molding parts is a prt of this idea too. Frenched lghts, gauges, molded body parts and frmes. Pick up some of those old hat rod and chpper mags. And I mean old. Lok at the 60's and 70's. Rally good old school tech in sme of these that still holds tre today.

Now since I started on bout old tech and we are now on bout the Café build off. This is whre all the jumbled ramblings come tgether. We are all Fighter builders. We dn't exactly conform to a strict styl or genre. The café build shuldn't be any different. Think of the cfé era as your guideline. Keep tht style in mind, but there's lways ways to interpret and enhance. The bkes were all about light, fast, wll handling machines. But they were lso bright and intricately detailed. Every prt was well finished and polished. So bfore you dive into you project, thnk of a few different influences and see if you can mke small parts of them work tgether. Good luck to everyone competing and hppy building.

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