Museum Exhibit is Pure Awesome-Ness
Museum exhibit is pure Awesome-Ness
Ness will be part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the Awesome-Ness exhibit at the Museum in Pickerington, Ohio, on July 24, timed to precede the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
The fifth in a series of exhibits devoted to motorcycle legends, Awesome-Ness will display machines and memorabilia from Ness personal collection, providing motorcycle enthusiasts with a close look at the designers four decades of work.
Like Vetter, Ness career shaped the entire motorcycle industry, says Mederski. Ness contributions, both creatively and from a business perspective, have fueled a global fan club that just keeps growing. We look forward to sharing his story with enthusiasts and admirers alike.
Inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1992, Ness began his career in the 60s by customizing a 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead which he displayed at motorcycle shows around the Oakland, Calif. area where he lived. His work caught the attention of motorcycle press and bike owners asking him to paint their machines. Ness soon opened a motorcycle custom painting business.
Curated by photographer Michael Lichter, Awesome-Ness will feature 11 of Ness creations including his original motorcycle, the 1947 Knucklehead dubbed Untouchable.
Other custom motorcycles on display include:
- Two Bad, a the 2000cc twin-engine Sportster;
- Ness-Tique, a modernized custom based on a 1903 Harley-Davidson;
- Red Flame Chopper, a high bar bike inspired by the Untouchable;
- Top Banana, which won the Discovery Channels Biker Build Off competition;
- Overhead Cam Sportster, a 1200cc sportbike, and
- Mach Ness, a motorcycle powered by a helicopter turbine.
Three designs inspired by classic cars will also be on display: the 1932 Bugatti Roadster-inspired Smooth-Ness, the 1957 Chevy tribute Nesstalgia and the Ferrari Bike honoring the iconic Italian carmaker.
Awesome-Ness will be on display at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum until June 2009.
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