Everyone loves a sunset ....

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:12 am

Took some time last evening to shoot some pictures of the Evolution for it's upcoming eBay auction ..... couldn't resist hanging around till sunset.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:09 am

simply stunning Shocked

CB1100F Joined: Feb 17, 2009 Posts: 2105 Location: Oz

Awesome marketing campaign Darren. The bike is everywhere Wink

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:00 am

You selling that???? I can't believe it

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:01 pm

DonR wrote:

Awesome marketing campaign Darren. The bike is everywhere Wink

Can't resist .... a good portion of my day job is marketing lol Very Happy

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:08 pm

This one sells itself....

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:48 pm

What did you use for off camera lighting Darren? Or is that 'au naturelle'?

Lovely shot

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:01 pm

Andylarkin wrote:

What did you use for off camera lighting Darren? Or is that 'au naturelle'?

Lovely shot

"au naturelle" Andy .... brought up the shadows considerably in post to reveal the camera side of the bike better. Otherwise, as you know, almost impossible to get a balanced exposure of that side and the sky without off camera lighting. I'm at a point where I will be soon investing into some strobes. Priorities get in the way.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:06 pm

Wayne750F wrote:

This one sells itself....

I like to think so .....

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:27 pm

Very nice Darren, I hope you get top $$$ for that baby!!

Chris

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:32 pm

CDN1100F wrote:

Very nice Darren, I hope you get top $$$ for that baby!!

Chris

Thanks Chris, I do not have great expectations but I think it could get top dollar overseas, which is why it's going to be listed Internationally. Auction is set to go live on Wednesday evening.

Twinstar Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: Toronto

Oh man can't believe you're letting it go after all that work. Truly a piece of art.

GLWS

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:52 pm

Shugalou wrote:

Oh man can't believe you're letting it go after all that work. Truly a piece of art.

GLWS

Just think about how much fun he'll have building the next one....

Hawk Joined: Jan 10, 2012 Posts: 439 Location: Chicago

You truly have a beautiful machine, one that I think any bike enthusiast would love to own.

E

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:42 pm

Wayne750F wrote:

Shugalou wrote:

Oh man can't believe you're letting it go after all that work. Truly a piece of art.

GLWS

Just think about how much fun he'll have building the next one....

It never stops at "one" Wink

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:49 pm

Now thats purdy Shocked

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Twinstar Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: Toronto

petrat wrote:

Wayne750F wrote:

Shugalou wrote:

Oh man can't believe you're letting it go after all that work. Truly a piece of art.

GLWS

Just think about how much fun he'll have building the next one....

It never stops at "one" Wink

Glad to hear....looking forward to seeing the next one. Last I checked the bid looked like it was doing well.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:47 pm

Shugalou wrote:

petrat wrote:

Wayne750F wrote:

Shugalou wrote:

Oh man can't believe you're letting it go after all that work. Truly a piece of art.

GLWS

Just think about how much fun he'll have building the next one....

It never stops at "one" Wink

Glad to hear....looking forward to seeing the next one. Last I checked the bid looked like it was doing well.

So far so good ... as expected ... we'll see how the last couple of hours go. I may just remove the reserve in the last couple of hours and let the market dictate.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:01 pm

If its me, that becomes a poster in my office.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:59 pm

I've got one in my office Shawn hahaha!!!! It's a different shot, but the same beautiful bike...

Twinstar Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: Toronto

If there is a hi res available for print let me know as this bike sets the standard for builds.

It's great to see that you can recoup the money invested in this build and maybe come out ahead?

Makes the need to grow the collection more justifiable Smile

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:39 pm

Shugalou wrote:

If there is a hi res available for print let me know as this bike sets the standard for builds.

It's great to see that you can recoup the money invested in this build and maybe come out ahead?

Makes the need to grow the collection more justifiable Smile

We'll see how it does .... you never know .... might make a hobby out of building custom bikes and selling them. Not even close to breaking even at this point, not even on parts, let alone my time. Start adding it up and it will scare you ....

If someone were to pay someone to build this bike (with all the custom fabrication and go fast parts), it would easily be close to $25K, just sayin .....

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:43 pm

Magnificent images both here and on your listing, just too gorgeous for words.

+2 on wanting high res images pls...simply STUNNING!

Twinstar Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: Toronto

OK that 25K mark has be reconsidering picking up another to build out lol.

That would be a great hobby but only if you can make a decent profit. I have a buddy that customizes his Harley than sells for a loss and starts with another and does the same thing with the next bike. This summer he realized he could no longer afford to do it.

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:04 pm

Shugalou wrote:

OK that 25K mark has be reconsidering picking up another to build out lol.

That would be a great hobby but only if you can make a decent profit. I have a buddy that customizes his Harley than sells for a loss and starts with another and does the same thing with the next bike. This summer he realized he could no longer afford to do it.

You need to find a niche market and build the bike to perfection with only top quality parts, and of course start with the right bike that won't piss off enthusiasts ..... I expect the bikes from Sanctuary approach $50K. They have a limited market, but still have a market at that price tag for the right person.

I expect one could build Spencer replicas .... and I mean exact replicas, and ask a decent dollar, but it's likely most would find their way to Japan or Europe because that is where the market would be.

Twinstar Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: Toronto

Good points and sounds like you have an understanding of the customized bike world.

I almost sold my 900f to my metal business card printer. He's been wanting one since 81 - I have a tuff time parting with my projects so unless it was top dollar I couldn't do it - must be the hoarder in me- ha

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:31 am

Spectacular bike, Sunset what sunset?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:01 pm

1981CB wrote:

Spectacular bike, Sunset what sunset?

Hi Mark

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:32 pm

Hey Darren, don't know how you'll top that one mate!

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:37 pm

1981CB wrote:

Hey Darren, don't know how you'll top that one mate!

I'm working on it .... slowly Very Happy