George Barris Iverson Bandito

[HEMI426]

That bike belongs in the Orphan Bike Thread.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Yah , who wants a bike from a guy who built the BAT-MOBILE !

Rafael ~

 

[Grey Ghost]

Not to mention these iconic one-offs.
Nobody paid attention to them then, and certainly wouldn’t today, if they saw one on the road, not over seeing an old Camaro, or Mustang, or Challenger.

Nah, people just hate custom vehicles of any kind…….

The CAR Top 10: krazy kustom cars by George Barris

Car 'kustomisation' king George Barris has passed away aged 89. CAR looks back at 10 of his iconic creations

www.carmagazine.co.uk

 

[koolbikes]

Speaking of Batmobile ... George Barris endorsed this bicycle made by NIRVE ... Batt Kruiser Limited Edition ... they are very sought after.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Speaking of Batmobile ... George Barris endorsed this bicycle made by NIRVE ... Batt Kruiser Limited Edition ... they are very sought after.

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That jacket looks correct for the Bandito, it would tend to draw the eye upward away from said bike hahaha

 

[koolbikes]

That jacket looks correct for the Bandito, it would tend to draw the eye upward away from said bike hahaha

Said by many in the Kustom car world back then, the jacket is Gold because everything Barris touched turned to "GOLD". He was an incredible man at the right time, just like Big Daddy Ed Roth, Von Dutch, etc. but that's a different tale! ... They all made some Bad Ass Ugly Kustom Kreations! ... in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Grey Ghost]

Not to mention these iconic one-offs.
Nobody paid attention to them then, and certainly wouldn’t today, if they saw one on the road, not over seeing an old Camaro, or Mustang, or Challenger.

Nah, people just hate custom vehicles of any kind…….

The CAR Top 10: krazy kustom cars by George Barris

Car 'kustomisation' king George Barris has passed away aged 89. CAR looks back at 10 of his iconic creations

www.carmagazine.co.uk

I am being totally faciuos here…

 

[MAD BRAD]

Yellow Bird

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Yellow Bird

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Awesome bike, how did you come about it? @Hoagie57 loves these bikes hahahahaha

 

[ADKBIKES]

I was digging through my phone last night and wanted to add these pictures to the archive. I found this bike last year. It was dropped off and donated to a bicycle recycling program in Rochester NY. They gave me a call and asked me if I was interested in it before it went to the scrap pile. The place is literally 1/4 mile from a scrap yard and they have scrappers stop in daily to get the “junk” bikes. I quickly realized what an important bike this is. I wanted it to go to a museum so people can see it. The strong national toy museum in Rochester NY was not interested. I talked to Brant Mackley for advice and he recommended Bicycle Heaven in Pittsburgh PA. The bike was then sold to Craig Morrow. It is now on display in his museum. Go check it out!

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