Time to check in with the West Coast Knuckle
A while ago we built this sweet 1941 Knucklehead for Guitar legend Gilby Clarke. Now that he has had the bike a while and put some serious miles on it, we figured it would be cool to check in and see how the old Knuck is doing!
WCC: So how did you end up getting hooked up with West Coast Choppers?
Gilby: I had been on a hunt for an early knuckle. my friend Grant was over at west coast one day and Jesse had one sitting in his office. Jesse had built my pan motor many moons ago, so I called & asked about it. it was pretty bad ass as it was. but it needed the touch. so off to work they went…
WCC: What do you like best about your Knuckle, and whats is it like to own a West Coast Choppers built bike?
Gilby: I like that it still looks like a classic knuckle, but when you look at the details it’s all West Coast Choppers. I love the bike, it’s my main ride. The first ride I took was the Biltwell bash, I strapped a sleeping bag & tent on it and hit the hills.
WCC: What other bikes do you have?
Gilby: I have a 1965 Panhead, a 1947 Knuckle & a 2001 Fatboy.
WCC: Tell everyone about what you are up to these days!
Gilby: I’m a guitarist & producer… it’s getting tougher to make a living as a musician these days, but so far so good. i just had a bad accident on my Panhead in January (hit n’ run) and I had two surgeries on my leg, so I haven’t been able to perform live since then. All my live dates can be found at www.gilbyclarke.com or gilbygtr.blogspot.com
Jarocho
nothing to say……….. except this bike is fukn awesome
Rix
Bitchin ride!
big daw107
Now, this is WEST COAST CHOPPERS!!!! wouldn’t expect anything else.
Rocco
SUPERBAD!!
Ride that shit to Austin!!
Pat G.
Very cool bike.
lucky
fucking beautifull thats a bike
Rob Reid
cool….i likes it …. i likes it alot.
Harley
Wow nice!
Dick Clark
Very innovative, almost theme-like, to use an old phonogragh needle for a kickstand on a musician’s bike! As you can see in the first pic, the needle is enaged on sweeping LH turns and truly plays soothing Road Songs………and decapitates strays
Ryan @ Anvil
Nice Gilby. Hope you’re doing well.
tcspeed1
yeah, i want it!
SOCALRICK
I got to see this bike at the Streetchopper issue release party at the Screaming Chicken in Devore. The pics do not do it Justice. The thing is just bad ass.
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[...] stuff. His customs aren’t usually to my taste, but he occasionally hits a home run. Like this Knuckle he created for Gilby Clarke (who spent three years as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N’ Roses). [...]