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Airbrush Motorcycle Helmet
Why Airbrush Your Motorcycle Helmet?
Ancient wisdom says, ``create a surface and someone will
want to decorate it.”
This is true of cars, vans, even city buildings, all
irresistible to an artist with an airbrush or a spray
can.
Motorcycle helmets, by comparison, may seem like a small
canvas for the talents of an airbrush artist, but that
has never stopped anyone decorating them.
Airbrushing motorcycle helmets first became popular in
the 70s, when flower power decreed that everything
should be decorated. But though a few motorcyclists
succumbed to the lure of glitter and daisies, true
bikers stuck to familiar themes. The one aspect of the
counter culture that did appeal was fantasy – dragons,
wizards and well built warrior maidens became as popular
on motor cycle helmets as on Kombi vans.
Today’s designs suit the sleek styling of modern
motorcycle helmets, as well as the desires of those who
wear them. Some helmets simply sport leaping flames or
lightning bolts, while others are miniature masterpieces
of detailed fantasy art.
If you want to have your motorcycle helmet enhanced,
there are three main options.
Top of the list would be an airbrush artist. Like a
tattooist, an air brush artist has a selection of
designs you can choose from, or will paint a one off
design to your requirements. An airbrush artist will
paint fantasy scenes, your nickname, classical gods or
anything your imagination can come up with. You can even
have a brain airbrushed on your helmet – perhaps as a
reminder of its real purpose.
You can find airbrush artists on the Internet, in the
Yellow Pages, or though artists’ groups and motorcycle
accessory shops. If you have the airbrush artist paint
your own design, you know it will be unique. You can
have a motorcycle helmet airbrushed with a stock design
for around $75.
If you buy a ready made airbrushed motorcycle helmet,
you will still have a vast range of designs to choose
from. You can buy motorcycle helmets enhanced with
airbrushed eagle heads, patriotic designs, fantasy
wizards and dragons, Spiderman’s web, shark’s teeth,
Native American designs or heavy metal logos. However
you want to express your personality, you will find a
ready made airbrushed motorcycle helmet to suit.
You will find ready to go airbrushed helmets on the
Internet and through motorcycle accessory shops.
The third option is to do it yourself with ready made
Decal stickers. These stickers are available in a range
of designs, including lightning bolts, black widow
spiders, racing flags and slogans like If It Ain’t Broke
Fix It ‘til It Is (perfect for the motorcycle owning
computer nerd).
You can also choose from a range of fantasy decals,
including dragons and unicorns; Native American dancers
and designs; Chinese astrological symbols and
calligraphy; and religious symbols. Decals also come as
reflective tape for an added safety measure.
You can get decals customized to make the design more
uniquely yours. Decals are a low cost way to enhance
your motorcycle helmet.
Whether you chose to airbrush a motorcycle helmet or use
decals, there is no reason why your motorcycle helmet
should not reflect who you are!
About the Author
Gail Kavanagh is a freelance writer living in
Queensland, Australia. A former newspaper journalist,
Gail has written for anthologies and for print and
online publications, as well as a number of content
sites. She writes an astrology column for Coffee Cramp
Magazine, is the editor of The Kitchen Herbal at
www.openhearth.com and the author of several books at
www.lulu.com/kavanaghsattic including The Working
Writer's Market Guide. Gail's website is
http://www.valeofavondale.com. She is a regular contributor to
http://My-Motorcycle-Helmet.com
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