Custom Motorcycle By Robert Poane

The Caribbean Cruiser Robert Poane of Maryland decided there needed to be a tribute bike to Blue Beard the Pirate. So he boarded his ‘04 Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan and set sail for the art studio of Mark Brown. Together they planned to shanghai the bodywork and transform it into a true pirates treasure befi � ng the popular legend, Captain Bluebeard. Legend has it that his beard assumed the color of the open sea simply from sailing the Caribbean for so very long, thus his nickname. This is a motorcycle tribute to the legend of the infamous Captain Blue Beard and his ship. The very fi rst thing that must be pointed out is that we could not dedicate enough pages to truly do this bike’s paint serious justi ce. For that we apologize and off er our readers a few more pictures added to this feature on our website. Secondly, but just as important, please noti ce the underlying island theme that all the paint work is based upon. For example, the waterfall on the tank, the tropical fl ower, underlying everything, there is the island’s natural type of tropical foliage growth... allowing the paint to fl ow from one piece on the bike to the next. Truly masterful. This is what really gives the look its depth. For example the water is blended into varying shades of blue, thus matching the varying depths of the waters and adding yet another realisti c level of detail! Truly a fantasti c piece of art. So, the pirate ship is on the gas tank. It has initi als S and K on the front. These are the fi rst lett ers of Blue beards fi rst two children. The left side of the tank has his ship more distant for a wider view in order to place the palm tree on the island. This is important and we’ll get to that in a moment. Now, on the side cover is his pirate treasure map. See the palm tree? Now you’re ge� ng it. The depth of detail. Amazing. It’s all connected. It’s the same palm tree from the tank! Of course “X marks the spot” where the treasure is. The map shows “X” 5 paces to the right of the palm tree. So, standing there, take 5 short paces to your right from the palm tree and you arrive at the back fender, which has the treasure on it! The initi als B and N are on the treasure. They are for he and his wife’s names. Now I’m not sure Bluebeard would have shared his booty with anyone. But maybe he would have shared his booty with his booty. Ha. A litt le pirate humor. I know, very litt le. One last litt le thing...there is an “I” hidden on the Toucan. It is the fi rst initi al of Blue beards third child. I couldn’t fi nd it unti l the good Dr pointed it out. Can you fi nd it?

Editor’s Note: By the way, the Caribbean Cruiser just happens to be for sale. I was literally proofi ng this article when Robert fi nally made the decision to sell it. If you are interested, send your contact information to us at: mjmpublishing2017@gmail.com and we’ll forward it to him, free.

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