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Started by memper, January 07, 2014, 07:50:35 PM

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memper

January 07, 2014, 07:50:35 PM
So I've decided to do a series of paintings (portraits) of landmark figures in motorcycle history to present day.
One moment would be the knee drag (not knee out...dragging). Who started it?
Was it Jarno? Barry Sr? Sheene? Mann?

Here's my first portrait. The great Ed Kretz:
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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DucHead

#1
January 08, 2014, 05:21:33 AM
Impressive!!   [thumbsup]   [beer]

Do you plan on painting any board-track racers?  I always thought a story about board-track racing would make a great movie (so long as it didn't star that moronic midget, Tom Cruise).
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memper

#2
January 08, 2014, 05:28:53 AM
Thank you!
Yes, I will be painting moto people throughout the years up to present day.
I agree, a BT movie would be sick no doubt.

But back to my question. Any ideas? Seems to be a debatable topic...
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#3
January 08, 2014, 05:48:20 AM
I think IIRC it was Jarno....but Derby,fastwin, or DP might be more knowledgable than I on this....
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#4
January 08, 2014, 07:23:27 AM
Impressive work!
Where can we see more of these?
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#5
January 08, 2014, 07:48:21 AM
Quote from: DucRS on January 08, 2014, 07:23:27 AM
Impressive work!
Where can we see more of these?

Thank you! Well I have just started these cycle pics so Kretz is my first but here is my Etsy store and my site showing my other sci-fi work if youre interested:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JAdamsArts
http://variastudios.carbonmade.com/
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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#6
January 08, 2014, 09:21:38 AM
Great.  One more reason for me to feel inadequate and inferior.

Seriously, though, that's a beautiful rendition.
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#7
January 08, 2014, 09:22:33 AM
Some credit Saarinen, others Roberts, for beginning the fashion. In either case, a worthy subject.

It was an evolutionary thing. They didn't begin with knee sliders, but with ordinary leathers that they wore at the knee and then some added duct tape to preserve the leather.

So the first knee draggers were merely touching down occasionally, not reaching for the tarmac and using the knee for emergency support as today.

Would be interesting to find out who was first to use leathers with a slider designed for the purpose. My guess is Franco Uncini but I might be way off.

memper

#8
January 08, 2014, 09:40:03 AM
From what I have read, early sliders were pieces of wood.... :o
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#9
January 08, 2014, 10:09:26 AM
My current sliders are wood, a really lightweight wood like Balsa or similar.

JM
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memper

#10
January 08, 2014, 01:11:05 PM
While I have the attention of some of you...

Any other ideas of moments in moto history I could illustrate?

Could be a mechanical innovation or a specific act or achievement.

I was thinking of doing Hanns Hilbert (if I can find a picture of him). He is credited as the designer of the telescoping fork.
Definitely Fabio Taglioni.
Rollie Free.
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#11
January 08, 2014, 02:34:27 PM
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ducpainter

#12
January 08, 2014, 02:48:37 PM
I always thought it was Kenny.

He duct taped his 'sliders' to his leathers.
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January 08, 2014, 03:37:08 PM
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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#14
January 08, 2014, 03:45:30 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 08, 2014, 02:48:37 PM
I always thought it was Kenny.

He duct taped his 'sliders' to his leathers.

+1

I just read a book on the history of Americans in GP racing (great book). They credited King Kenny...said the euros thought he was crazy until he kicked their butts. Started with the English/American match races though...before he got to GP.
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