Synopsis of Art of the Basket Case

One day you get offered a free motorcycle and, hey, why not? Bikes and spare parts are as cheap and available as a Hollywood debutante. After all... who doesn’t need another time-consuming project to take time away from work, the wife and kids?

Later, another basket case mysteriously falls into your lap, then another and another. The garage and back yard fills up, friends and relatives stop visiting, and you are eventually compelled to launch a web site just to air your dirty motorcycle laundry. This is how rust junkies are born. Don’t laugh! It could happen to you.

Luckily, not everyone is cut out to be a basket case trauma medic. Some people prefer shiny new toys. They are allergic to flea markets and rusted metal, and have obsessive hand washing compulsions. If you are one of these fastidious individuals, put down this book and back away slowly. Forget you ever saw it.

But if you admire the inner beauty of neglected classic motorcycles, and are compelled to salvage and restore these hard luck cases, this book is for you: the good, the bad and the ugly. Art of the Basket Case is a collection of art photos revealing the neglected beauty of forsaken motorcycles and endless spare parts.