Nico’s: Custom Paint, Choppers & Films

BrandingProduct DevelopmentMerchandiseVideographyPersonal Works

Paint. Parts. Motion.

Custom paint, motorcycle parts, merchandise and films. Nico’s brings together Nic Belor’s personal work, from ideas on the bench to bikes out on the road.

Harry’s Panhead

Custom paint / Fuel tanks & choppers

Madeby hand.

Metalflake, flames, illustrated scenes and weathered finishes. Each set brings together the whole piece and the smaller details that make it its own.

Space scene

Bronze fuel tank with a hand-painted spacecraft and cloud scene. — Space scene / 2

Detail of the bronze paint and pinstriped edge. — Space scene / 3

Close-up of the spacecraft and cloud artwork. — Space scene / 4

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Olive & gold

Olive metalflake fuel tank with gold flames. — Olive & gold / 1

Close-up of gold flames on the olive metalflake tank. — Olive & gold / 2

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Weathered blue

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Pastel flames

Black fuel tank with blue and lavender flames. — Pastel flames / 1

Close-up of the pastel flame paint on the black tank. — Pastel flames / 2

Black tank with pastel flames photographed outdoors. — Pastel flames / 3

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Black & purple

Chopper with matching black and purple flame paint. — Black & purple / 1

Black and purple flame-painted tanks and motorcycle parts. — Black & purple / 2

Purple flame tank fitted to the chopper. — Black & purple / 3

Purple flame paint across the chopper’s rear fender and sissy bar. — Black & purple / 4

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Green flames

Black fuel tank with green and orange flames. — Green flames / 1

Detail of fine flame tips on a black fuel tank. — Green flames / 2

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Road Violence

Three-quarter view of the black Road Violence raffle tank. — Road Violence / 3

Angled view of the black Road Violence fuel tank on a pale background. — Road Violence / 4

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Blake’s Panhead

Purple,through & through.

The purple tank film sits alongside the matching frame and fender photographs: one paint story, seen in daylight and up close.

Blake’s purple tank

Frame & fender

Chrome seat spring on Blake’s purple metalflake Panhead frame. — Blake’s Panhead / Seat & frame

Purple metalflake rear fender on Blake’s Panhead. — Blake’s Panhead / Rear fender

Detail of Blake’s purple metalflake Panhead frame. — Blake’s Panhead / Frame detail

Close-up of the purple metalflake finish on Blake’s Panhead frame. — Blake’s Panhead / Metalflake finish

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Custom parts

Small parts.Plenty of character.

A yin-yang mirror and an illuminated dice marker. Details that give practical motorcycle parts a character of their own.

Yin-yang mirrors

Nico’s cap, custom mirrors and stickers arranged on a workshop bench. — Mirrors / On the bench

Cast metal yin-yang mirror back with raised Nico’s lettering. — Mirrors / Cast detail

Close-up of the mirror stem, clamp and fastener. — Mirrors / Fittings

Nico’s yin-yang mirror back reflected in another mirror. — Mirrors / A different angle

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Illuminated casino marker

Red translucent dice marker light and its wiring on yellow. — Casino marker / The light

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Branding / Merchandise

The workshop,out in the world.

The same Nico’s personality carries through the cards, keyring, embroidered cap and illustrated tees.

The identity

Nico’s business cards with red lettering and chain borders on yellow. — Identity / Business cards

Orange translucent Nico’s keyring with engraved lettering and a chain border. — Identity / Acrylic keyring

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Caps & tees

Black Nico’s cap with white embroidery on a workshop bench. — Merchandise / Embroidered cap

White Nico’s All Dogs Go to Heaven illustrated T-shirt with a matching sticker. — Merchandise / All Dogs Go to Heaven

Black Nico’s Magic Hands T-shirt with a motorcycle engine illustration. — Merchandise / Magic Hands

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Short films / Harley-Davidson

Out onthe road.

A change of pace from the workshop. Kennedy Drive brings the bikes, their riders and the details into motion.

Kennedy Drive