Motorcycle #1 looks like something out of Mad Max; isn’t

Do you think sculpture is only about the kind of things you see in classic museums? Statues and stuff like that? No.

Motorcycle #1
Sculptor Bruce Gray and Motorcycle #1

Los Angeles sculptor Bruce Gray had a different idea about what sculpture can be about, so he worked with found objects to create a giant... motorcycle. Motorcycle #1 is 55" in height, 94" in lenght and 33" in width, weighs 800 pounds and is made entirely out of steel parts the artist found, such as 2 very heavy massive railroad equipment gears for wheels, a train coupling link for the seat, giant train springs for shocks, oversized chain, and a BMW R75/5 motorcycle engine and tailpipes. Unfortunately, you can't ride it and pretend you're Mad Max: the engine doesn't work.

However, you can buy it and admire it everyday. That is, if you have $25,000 lying around.

Motorcycle #1

Model: Eve Ellis

More photos after the jump.



Motorcycle #1

Motorcycle #1

Motorcycle #1

Motorcycle #1

Motorcycle #1

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5 Responses to “Motorcycle #1 looks like something out of Mad Max; isn’t”

  1. 3l1t3 says:

    With a rear spocket that fricking small it must top out at what?,, 30 mph? hahahaha

  2. 3l1t3 says:

    Would probably make a good torture device though!lol

  3. evan says:

    an idiot and a motorcycle fan, does not a welder make.

  4. huh says:

    The smaller the rear sprocket the FASTER it goes…

    I guess it’s a moot point since it doesn’t even run.

    Why didn’t he just put those awesome wheels on a working bike? As art, it’s stupid — as a motorcycle with crazy spiky solid steel wheels it would be the baddest bike ever.

  5. huh says:

    Also, aren’t old BMWs shaft drive? The more I think about this bike the more uneasy it makes me feel. I guess that’s what makes it “art”.

    Evan’s right, this guy’s no welder.

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