At one time I used to shoot a lot of bikes in my studio although I prefer bikes to be out in the landscape where they belong. 

This was a shoot for Battistinis Custom Bikes of Bournemouth England. They called this Sportster 'The Corsa'. The paint and gold leaf was by the renowned Jeff McCann who painted many of Arlen Ness' bikes.

I had the sky scene painted onto the studio background and gelled it for the sunset effect.

This shoot made the cover of Italian Freeway magazine issue 1 and was a bus stop poster around Italy.

The photos were also featured in VQ magazine.

Battistinis have always been a player in the European custom scene and for a while I shot their new creations either in studio or on location. Fed up with trying to get good stuff in Bournemouth where they were based I jokingly suggested to the MD Jeff Duvall that we should shoot in a sunnier warmer location. Well I was not prepared for what happened next. Jeff was the boss of a trucking company and he had all their bikes transported to their depot in Barcelona Spain. He then flew me out there on a private plane to conduct the photoshoots.

This is a pic of Nigel Saxon's bike in the port of Sitges South of Barcelona the morning after an all night party(I retired early for the shoot!). Fashion models were arranged by Battistinis.