my Grandma and Grandpa

grandma, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

This picture was taken in the mid 50's of my Grandma and Grandpa Mensinger. Richard wasnt my biological grandpa but he was my grandpa none the less. My Grandpa grew up in Nazi Germany. Him and his whole family was stuck there whilst on vacation from the states. He served as one of Hitlers youth. Later in life he found out that he to was part jewish. He told many tales of hardship growing up amidst all of the war and death. He later made his way back to america to join the US Navy and fought in the Korean war. Upon returning home he met and married my Grandma Shirley. She was already raising my Mom and two other kids upon meeting him.I don't understand how a am a desendant of such a beautiful lady.

I love this!

what is wrong with this guy?

Distressed Brown Seat and Matching Hardtail bag I did for a client here in MO....It turned out nice.

I found this picture the other day....it's a custom seat I did a while back.

Mountain biking

We went riding yesterday. It was like 18 degrees and the ground was covered in snow. But man was it fun.











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More pictures of the Holster....

1911 holster

Made this Mike Smith. It's a gift for his dad.





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Found this picture the other day....of a custom seat I did a while back...

Did 30 seats today...and shortly they will be exported to Japan.

Seat to match the bags I posted a few days ago...wish I had time to take a better picture but I had to ship it out....

Custom Hardtail Bag with hand tooling for a client. There is a matching seat....pictures to come of the seat.

Custom Designed seat I tooled the other day for a client.

Krazy Kevin, Forever missed

The first night I met Kevin He had nothing but fantastic and amazing stories and pictures of, and about these insane bikes with woven oil tanks and lore of all these founding fathers of the chopper movement. He had all of these beautiful images taken in the sixties and seventies and he filled my mind with the thoughts of how things must have been at that time. After our evening hanging out at the shop we headed over to a bar and upon walking in some huge russians about twice the size of Kevin asked if we were filming a biker movie. Kevin replied in such a dry and matter of fact manner that we were actually there to film them together in a gay porno, I was giggling instantly, and I thought uh oh here we go, but the russians just looked at him kinda cross for a minute and just went about their way. Hanging out that night with Kevin, Wes, Keino, Ali, John And Jeffro at the most broke down dirty stripper bar in Brooklyn where the girls dance behind the bar was one of the most fun and memorable nights of my life. I'd like to say thanks to the New York guys for giving me the opportunity of meeting Kevin and I am very sorry for his family and all your losses

The Wild and Wonderful Whites

This is a must see! My good freind Gary Labrot turned me on to this movie and I think this trailer speaks for itself. Watch It now!

New Sportster Bag....$239.00

Top Grain Veg Tanned Leather

Stainless Steel Buckles

Copper Rivets - just like your Levis

Nice bag that will keep it's shape...www.bikersaddles.com

hardtail bag on a Sucker Punch Sally

The picture at the top of this post is what the bike looked like when it came to me on monday . This is what it looks like now. I made a new seat pan that fills out this frame perfectly just a little wider than the seat that was on it. This new seat is 11" by 13.5 or so. The bag Is a brand new design for hardtail frames but I think it will fit on a softail frame as well. Instead of using your typical leather straps to hold the bag on, I used .5" wide high tensile strength zip ties over the leather straps and the bag is so solidly mounted to the bike that the tubing seems like it would rip off before the connections would. the leather on the bag is about 3/16ths of an inch thick, and I think it could also double as a sheild for a magnificent viking going into battle atop a glorious steed of flame . the continous shape of the flap of the bag to the front outer panel of the bag will also prevent sagging as well. I have seen many of my buddies struggling with typically designed bags just to have them eventually tear open from sagging all the way to the road. These things could easily outlast many of us. It is totally overbuilt and ready for the road. It will initially be available in black and brown, But I can do custom colors on them just like I did on this one. It will include 8 half inch wide high tensile strength zip ties in case you need to remove the bag or if you mount it wrong the first time. It will only cost you $259.00.

American made out of american 9 to 10 oz. leather.

stainless steel or brass hardware.

New Solo Seat

IMG_5857, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Solo Seat only $115

Soft Black Leather Cowhide
Slimmer Nose and the little more flat shape on the pickup

ANTIQUE TAN NEW TOOL ROLL

tan bag 3 4, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

Motorcycle Tool Roll/Saddle Bag ONLY $149.00 plus shipping and handling.

Handcrafted & Designed in the USA by Rich Phillips Cycles

This is a brand new TOP QUALITY Tool Roll/Saddle Bag that can fit almost any motorcycle.

The entire bag is made of top grain veg tanned leather
Heavy Duty Brass Buckles
Sewn together with heavy duty nylon thread
Reinforced Leather Sides - to help keep it's shape
Can be mounted to any bar on the bike, additional straps can be purchased for mounting to vertical tubing


The bag is mounted on a customized Harley and a Dyna (bike with the windshield) in the below pictures, scroll below this post - there are several pictures.

If you have any questions feel free to call us at 314-392-7841 or email bikersaddles@yahoo.com. Custom items are available upon request.

BLACK WITH BROWN STRAPS NEW TOOL ROLL

black w tan strap bag 3 4, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

Motorcycle Tool Roll/Saddle Bag ONLY $149.00 plus shipping and handling.

Handcrafted & Designed in the USA by Rich Phillips Cycles

This is a brand new TOP QUALITY Tool Roll/Saddle Bag that can fit almost any motorcycle.

The entire bag is made of top grain veg tanned leather
Heavy Duty Brass Buckles
Sewn together with heavy duty nylon thread
Reinforced Leather Sides - to help keep it's shape
Can be mounted to any bar on the bike, additional straps can be purchased for mounting to vertical tubing


The bag is mounted on a customized Harley and a Dyna (bike with the windshield) in the below pictures, scroll down to the other posts there are several pictures.

If you have any questions feel free to call us at 314-392-7841 or email bikersaddles@yahoo.com. Custom items are available upon request.

ALL BLACK NEW TOOL ROLL

black bag, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

Motorcycle Tool Roll/Saddle Bag ONLY $149.00 plus shipping and handling.

Handcrafted & Designed in the USA by Rich Phillips Cycles

This is a brand new TOP QUALITY Tool Roll/Saddle Bag that can fit almost any motorcycle.

The entire bag is made of top grain veg tanned leather
Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Buckles
Sewn together with heavy duty nylon thread
Reinforced Leather Sides - to help keep it's shape
Can be mounted to any bar on the bike, additional straps can be purchased for mounting to vertical tubing


The bag is mounted on a customized Harley and a Dyna (bike with the windshield) in the below pictures, scroll down to the other posts there are several pictures.

If you have any questions feel free to call us at 314-392-7841 or email bikersaddles@yahoo.com. Custom items are available upon request.

New Tool Roll Specs

bag measure black, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Tool Roll Side View

IMG_5847, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Tool Roll Interior View

black bag interior, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

Sides Reinforced with Additional Leather to help maintain the bag's shape.

New Tool Roll Side Mount

bike with bag, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Tool Roll Side Mount

bag on chopper, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Tool Roll Front Mount on Customized Harley

bag on short bars, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Tool Roll Mounted on a Dyna

bag on dyna 2, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

New Tool Roll Mounted on a Dyna

bag on dyna, originally uploaded by Richard Grabbe.

$95.00 wallet

Its only 95$ it has 3 pockets and has extra points to keep the wallet from falling out.

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