"We hard mounted the bags," Ron said, "but they leaked so we tested rubber mounting." The front third of the handmade aluminum bags contain fuel. They hold 4 gallons total which will power the light frame and 120-inch Keck motor for over 100 miles. "That's enough for me. I'm ready for a beer stop," he added.
Ron rode this Keck driven twisted sculpture to Milwaukee from Pontiac, Michigan and to Myrtle Beach 1,200 miles from home. Ron's twisted steel for over 38 years and continues to rock the custom industry with one-of-a-kind creations. In 1965, he created Finch's Custom Styled Cycles, in Pontiac. In 1972, with an expanding clientele, Ron and his wife Ruth, moved to Auburn Hills, Michigan. With a dedicated crew, an artistic eye, genius for sculpting rod and wild painting techniques, he's still behind the torch. "I tig weld," Ron said describing his welding choice. "I usually have a helper to hold pieces together and prefer team work.
It takes three of us to bend, mark, cut and weld. I tack most of my material and have someone back-up my welding. It don't trust myself.
Ron rode this Keck driven twisted sculpture to Milwaukee from Pontiac, Michigan and to Myrtle Beach 1,200 miles from home. Ron's twisted steel for over 38 years and continues to rock the custom industry with one-of-a-kind creations. In 1965, he created Finch's Custom Styled Cycles, in Pontiac. In 1972, with an expanding clientele, Ron and his wife Ruth, moved to Auburn Hills, Michigan. With a dedicated crew, an artistic eye, genius for sculpting rod and wild painting techniques, he's still behind the torch. "I tig weld," Ron said describing his welding choice. "I usually have a helper to hold pieces together and prefer team work.
It takes three of us to bend, mark, cut and weld. I tack most of my material and have someone back-up my welding. It don't trust myself.
