Fourstar Clothing video featuring 'A Day In the Life' with Max Schaaf from 4Q Conditioning. It's great to catch a glimpse of Max cruising the streets on his bike and then bombing some hills on his skateboard. Seeing the old Natas board on the wall of his shop brought back some memories. You can check out more 'Days in the Life' at the Fourstar website. [Found on Paul Van Denton]

Noli Coronado is not only a silversmith for Lucky Monkey in Manilla but is also a passionate bike builder. He likes to build sculptures that have wheels and engines. Like this one-of-a-kind board tracker cross bobber he built for Ron Poe of P&P tattoo. Ron is the son of legendary Filipino actor Fernando Poe Jr. Fernando Poe’s most famous role was of Panday (blacksmith in Filipino) in the movie Ang Panday. He played a blacksmith named flavio who made his own swords and fought evil foes. Dante from Lucky Monkey tells us "The build started out as a CB550f from the 70’s complete with raked out neck and flamed tank. The bike features a girder front end, rigid frame painted in rust inspired by pandays costume. Flourishes using brass and other found objects such as wrenches were integrated into the build. The bike also contains Agimats which are Filipino brass amulets which hold magical properties that protect the rider". This is one of the most unique and original builds we have seen in a while, almost as crazy as Noli's previous Kawasaki KZ750 project. 

This is the latest creation out of the Deus 'temple of enthusiasm' - the name they call their Sydney headquarters. Deus love their W650's and we really love what they do to them. This 720cc bobber has been named the 'Sacred Cow', we are not exactly sure why but it could be because it's beefy, tasty and stands out from the herd. It has left Australian shores and is headed to Brooklyn to meet it's new owner Billy Joel. Billy has always been fond of the W650 and wanted this one to be a little different - with a parallel twin engine, T120 brake, twin pea shooter pipes, rigid rear kit and even a truck horn. We particularly love the rear end and brake light but not sure about the unfinished looking paint job on the tank. There are loads more stunning pictures at the Deus Sacred Cow Gallery.

This is the latest creation from a custom shop in Japan called Deluxie Customs. They are one of the few Japanese shops that don't use the Yamaha SR400 for their bike projects. They usually use Triumphs and Harley's for their builds, like this spectacular 1947 Triumph 'Speed Bobber'. It has a 1947 vintage frame and 650 engine, with a 750 front end, and the rear wheel has a 16 inch Harley rim on it. Mooneyes has helped with the overall vintage bobber look by supplying the seat, rear dish pistons and many other parts. To see more from the guys at Deluxie visit their custom gallery. 

Just a reminder to check out BikeEXIF as I'm doing some guest writing over there while they are on holidays.

Just a quick one due to it being Christmas Eve and I have lots of Santa duties. Mostly drinking the beers my kids left out for the big bearded man. I will be updating Pipeburn as much as possible over the holidays but will also be doing some guest writing on one of my favourite motorcycle sites BikeExif. Check it out if you don't already.
Discovered another great blog by pro skater and bike builder Max Schaaf. Named 4Q Conditioning Blog after his custom building business. He is a legend in both the skate and bike industry, his blog has a fresh mix of vintage photos, bike events, skate stuff, custom bike builds and whatever the hell he wants to post. It's all amusing and definitely worth wasting some time there. Just to give you a taste of 4Q's work have a look at this old school Triumph Bobber. If you're thinking the paint job on the peanut tank looks a bit fruity it's because the bike was custom made for a girl named Sara.