I've seen mention of the Sharpie bike here several times, but for those of you who haven't heard anything about it, here's the deal.

Roland Sands took a lightly modded white 696 and customized the "paintjob" with nothing but a $1.99 black Sharpie.

Here're some pics I took of it.  The results were pretty damned cool IMO.

Any info on those rearsets?

Thanks!
Tim

I had a 73 vw bug I did the same thing to when I was 17   

i have been planning on doing that on my bike when its done. Just black and silver sharpie on carbon fiber.

Probably got the idea from this car.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vodcars/sets/72157603104900070/

if you ask me that looks stupid, but to each their own
same goes for a ruined lambo

Quote from: maxial on September 15, 2008, 09:47:13 AM
Probably got the idea from this car.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vodcars/sets/72157603104900070/

Funny, that looks an awful like a vinyl wrap.

Quote from: trouble on September 15, 2008, 10:53:08 AM

Funny, that looks an awful like a vinyl wrap.

Ya know, I think you're right.

It might still be hand drawn Sharpie on top of vinyl, but it does look like the car's been wrapped.

Look at the line around the logo here...

Dumb.

I'd rather see Sands trick out a 696...not just doodle on it with a Sharpie. 

Quote from: Triple J on September 15, 2008, 11:24:20 AM
Dumb.

I'd rather see Sands trick out a 696...not just doodle on it with a Sharpie. 

Heres what happened. Sands does the full on custom Hypermotard.... Ducati says "trick out a 696 for us" Roland goes out drinking, forgets all about the 696, and a week before the bike is to be shown, Ducati calls and say..." remember the 696 needs to be ready for Indy". Sands says to himself "what 696?...... oh, that white thing over there" Sands goes out drinking again, and wakes up the next morning, looks in the mirror and has an epiphany.

Quote from: maxial on September 15, 2008, 09:21:14 AM
Any info on those rearsets?

Thanks!
Tim

Saw this bike at Indy also, and that was my first question, anybody know about the rearsets, they were very nice.

It looks like he dumped the US bodywork and charcoal canister and replaced it with the Euro shrowd

So he gives a pen to a 10 year old kid......

Quote from: maxial on September 15, 2008, 09:21:14 AM
Any info on those rearsets?

Thanks!
Tim

+1 

and his shit smells like roses.