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hris Brown may be the perfect example of where the motorcycle culture may be heading. Yes, we will talk about a killer bike, but guess what? This bike was actually not built by a bike builder, or was it? Let’s see... Chris and Brain Bucket Specialty Paint Shop are based in Newburgh, NY. I actually first
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met Chris through my buddy Evan Favaro of Speakeasy Motors. I needed to have my Memphis Shade fairing painted, and after seeing the paintwork on Chris’s Suzuki GS, 750 at the New York IMS show, I knew I couldn’t go wrong. As for Chris, let’s just say he will paint anything! Known for his killer paint skills that can be
seen on many bikes, including some work that has rolled out of Speakeasy, Chris has been slinging paint for over 15 years. At any given time, you can walk into the shop and find anything from a motorcycle to a Rat Rod and even a bar in need of a finished topcoat. A BOCES alumni, Brown worked his way through the ranks of BMW, it
