I have always been a fan of gassers, and if you don't know what they are then Google that shit, anyway I wanted to create a bike that was honoring that genre of hot rod. So I went looking for inspiration at many car shows and finally found what I was looking for at Beatersville in Louisville Kentucky. While there in May of this year there was a parade of gassers that so immpressed me I knew I had to build Veruca in that style. What I noticed about gassers was the juxtaposing of the rawness of the frames and the finish of the body and motors so I wanted to mimic...
The bold colors and graphics of these old beasts were a major influence on this bike as were the headers. The stance needed to be spot on to pull off the look so we evened everything out and streched the swing arm. These old cars were never much on supension so we decided to go with minimal travel in the rear with drag struts that have springs that only let the rear end move about a 1/4".
I love the way that gassers were lightened up back then....drill a shit ton of holes in it...so we did the same...the rear sets are like fine swiss cheese as well as the front brake, and soon the rear, because you know a project is never done.
One of the thing that gassers had to have as part of their regulations to race was an interior...to reflect this old school interior design we created a seat that had a similar role and by using a chrome tach as a part of the design
As far as engines go we wanted a super clean look that gassers were known for...so we powdercoated the side covers, painted the block and put a few highlights in gold....
All in all we are happy with the design, we are still tuning the bike and I will post some other builds soon...think 3 cb 350 fours at once...thanks for looking and just wait to see what we are doing next at Southern Hoosier Speed Shop
