2008 GrasshopperCustomPaint Show Bikes

The GCP Bomber Busa and OutForFame F4i have won the 2008 Topeka Capital City Bike Show with a First Place in the Sportbike Class for the OutForFame F4i, and a First Place in Extreme Sportbike for the Bomber Busa. 

The OutForFame F4i went farther and won the Best Paint Overall trophy, competing against 150+ bikes to be the first ever sportbike to win an Overall Trophy in the 24 years that the show has been running.

The Bomber Busa is a 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa with a +12" over extended swingarm and a 300-series tire on a set of custom chrome rims.  Aftermarket controls (forward and rear), and dozens of aftermarket items made the bike tough to beat even when it was in stock skin. 

GCP took the bike to the next level with a bomber art theme complete with rivets, tail numbers, 'kill' bomb ticks, and the Bomber Girls murals on the sides.  The Bomber Busa is going to be a major contender at all the regional bike shows in 2008.

The OutForFame F4i has to be one of the most extreme-painted F4i's in existance.  The bike had been laid down late last year when the owner obtained a 600RR as a 'rider' and decided to turn his F4i into a strictly-show bike.  Painted rims, modified flanges and filled grab bar holes got the bike started, but what helped the bike win the Best Paint award at the Capital City Bike Show was the dozens of hours of airbrush work that was laid over top of a multi-shade Candy base. 

The candy starts at the bottom with ghosted dollar bills and fades into a blingy gold that is then covered in murals of graffiti artists, B-boys and the Dragon-turned-subway car on the gas tank.  The front fender and tail are adorned with the 'Pimp Daddy' emblems.  The Windshield has been filled and has the OutForFame logo and B-Boys showing everyone just what the bike was built for.  The owner has more mods in store for 2008 and beyond.

Pics of both bikes can be found in the Gallery

Grasshopper Custom Paint Airbrush Work

Grasshopper Custom Paint originally started out as an airbrush studio.  Over the years we've kind of transitioned into more of a repair shop for broken peices than an actual art studio. 

This spring we've got quite a few bikes that are being built as show-only, and we are loving it.  This is just one of the bikes that is going to be debuting within the next month with loads of artwork and custom mods.  Loads of candy artwork subdued by a candy topcoat to push it all down and make it look a mile deep.  More pics in the gallery of this bike.  It will be debuting in 3 weeks at the Topeka Capital City Bike Show.

Harley Skulls Collection Electra Glide

This is an Ultra Classic Electra Glide that was completely covered in the Harley Davidson Skulls Collection items and the customer wanted a bit more.. 

GCP added flames to the front fender and pinstriped them in a light blue. Then we put the Harley Skulls Collection skull on the upper fairing and ran flames off of it to the edges, repairing a few rock chips while we were at it. The sidebags got 4 skulls apeice fading from bright silver to faint silver, front to back. The upper bag got some lettering for the customer. The gas tank was pulled to repair a minor nick while we were doing the rest of the bike. Dismantled, prepped, artwork, cleared and reassembled. The customer is extremely happy.

More Pics in the Gallery

Rendering Discount During Febuary

Registered GCP Members can get their Custom Renderings for $42.00 during the month of Febuary.  Only offered to Registered GCP Members.  Got an idea of what you would like to see custom painted on your bike, but not quite sure if it would look right?  Grasshopper Custom Paint can show you an example of how your concept would look without removing one peice of bodywork. 

Custom Graphics, Color Swaps, Race Layouts, even Modified Frames, Swingarms, and custom wheels.  You have full property rights to the rendering when finished, so if you've got a local painter who has the ability, but maybe doesn't quite see what you're going for, email GCP to get started on yours today.