there are so many motorcycles around but this one is just for you...

B and B from the netherlands came back to the sates and looking down at the bmw which looks quite different now from the one they rode around LA last year.

1年振りにBとBがオランダからやって来た。ちょうど昨年の今頃LAを乗り回していたのとはずいぶんと姿の変わったベーエムヴェーを、上から見下ろす二人。

looks like they are speaking in a whisper "hmm...this is not what we ordered..." (just kidding)

あれ？頼んだものと違うんですけど・・・とヒソヒソ話しているようにも見えますが、そんなこと言っていない・・・と思う。

seemed like B was pretty happy to finally see his bmw in person. i heard him saying "this was the most perfect decision i've ever made!" and it meant a lot to us. shinya will spare no effort to finish the perfect one for you, B!
 
少しずつ少しずつ出来上がって行く姿をずっと写真でしか見ていないB。実際に見て触れて、大興奮。「シンヤにオートバイを作ってもらうと決めたことが、今まで自分が下してきた決断の中で一番正しい。」と言ってくれた。涙が出そうだった。彼が満足してくれる一台を作るのが木村氏の仕事。それは誰に何と言われようとも必ず果たします。

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our favorite hand crafted leather by KAI (lady B's mother). thank you, B&B and KAI :)

小さい方のBのお母さんがすべて手で作っているKAIのレザーのかばん。またひとつ増えた。ありがとう、大きいBと小さいBとお母さん！

the drip proof...come on! spill it!

around the gas cap for the mystery bike

未公開オートバイのガソリンキャップ周り

 it's not done yet.

これで出来上がり・・・ではない。

 a cut paper stencil for...

再び型紙をとって、

 a little piece of leather

革を切って

 the leather glued-on to the alum.

shinya's hand got sticky, indeed.

貼っ付けます。

 もち、手はべとべとべとーり。

 and then screw on.

それをタンクにねじ留めして

 done!

出来上がりでやんす。

a simple sketch to explain the detail...

the only sketch shinya draws 

in the creating process is 

when he orders the seat

from Ash of back drop, the seat craftsman.

製作過程で木村氏が唯一スケッチするのは

back dropのashにシートをオーダーする時だけなのです。

reach the most interesting part...

wow, it's almost finish!

very unique hand crafted seat

we had a long day 

 good night, ash!

day 5 continued...

the seat is now threadably mounted 

on the seat pan by shinya.

finish up the edges

 ash continues to work on the backrest

while shinya puts some final touches.

to be continued...

 

ash's day 4 and a part of day 5...

ash's day 4 has started.

hand stitching

the end of the day 4

day 5 has started.

hand stitching

to be continued...

hand-rolled sushi...

today...

day 3 has started.

super fast movement!

so much for today.

thank you ash!! see you tomorrow...

sinker...

yesterday.
 

 

ash was back.

 the base

he said he was going to try some new things.

i have no idea what any of that means... 

 he uses saddle and soft leather　freely.

tiger tail break

back to his work

this is a part of the new things he was trying

let's call it a day...

day-and-night work...

ah oh, it has already started!

 

 the saddle leather

 

 foam

it's getting dark outside

 

 grinding down the foam

 

that's enough for today

to be continued tomorrow... 

put your ass on it...

back drop a-chan, the leather master, 

arrived with his machines and tools in his ranchero
to make the seat for shinya.

shinya and a-chan 

taking the machines out

careful guys!

the back drop stamp

when it comes to seat designing, 

shinya draws for a-chan.

instead of trying to explain in words 

 they have a strong relationship 
with 17 years of history...

japanese call it the A and UN breathing 
or rhythmic breathing,
a method of mutual understanding.

17年に及ぶ信頼関係、あ・うんの呼吸ですな。