Christmas Present To Myself

[rogue]

I have been toying with the idea of my bike inked on me for a while, but finally decided to do it. She's been a huge part of my life, especially the last year or so. I don't know what I would have done without her. She's my first bike...MY bike. That means alot to me. Having her inked on me is a way I'll always have her with me, even when I have other bikes, or can't ride anymore.

I've also decided to make my back a collage of bikes that I've owned. I still have a pocketbike and a dirt bike that may be my next pieces, but I haven't decided if I want to do just street bikes or all bikes yet. I still have plenty of time to decide...we'll see.

Anyway, I was finally able to go in to have it done. My ink artist is truly amazing....at least to me. He's the best around here & has been in a few ink mags, but doesn't brag about it (however, I think it's cool )

Here's Adam "Birdie" Bethea, my ink guy.





His padawan being retarded.




Here's the basic drawing he done (and shrunk).



The outline.




Almost finished!



Finished!



I can't believe how amazing it looks! It definitely exceeded my expectations, albeit I really didn't know what to expect, but I trust Adam to do killer ink. Adam rocks!