When it came to the sheetmetal, Bobby really wanted to bring the chopper look and football theme together. First, in a nod to the old chopper days, he fabricated a mini front fender but added his own twist by shaping it in the form of a football. Next, he completed the chopper profile by stretching a Custom Chrome gas tank 8 inches to match the backbone. Then, in a real feat of fabricating genius, Bobby welded and molded into the frame a very trick oil tank. It took several attempts, but the final shape of the tank was a spitting image of the Patriots logo.
Bobby takes pride in the fact that most of the work on his projects is performed in-house. And on this bike, that included laying down the silver basecoat. However, to get exactly the right tone of silver to match the team's color, Bobby scanned the silver off an actual Patriots helmet. Then, as a token of appreciation for all of Adam's coaches and teammates, Jerry over at Air Force Graphics applied the rosters and coaching staffs from all three Super Bowl teams to look as if they were floating on the gas tank. Jerry accomplished this by spraying several coats of clear, then laying down a computer-generated thin-film graphic of the names, then covered the graphic with a few more layers of clear.
After the paint had cured, Bobby finished things up by fabricating a custom set of handlebars featuring Jay Brake hand controls (minus the front brake lever) and an internal throttle. Instead of applying the front brake with a hand lever, Bobby set up the front and rear brakes to work off one of his Unison braking systems, utilizing a NASCAR proportioning valve manipulated by Accutronix foot controls. Between the triple-trees he bolted on one of his H.I.D. headlamp systems featuring a Bosch amplifier, which provides plenty of visibility at night. Last, Bobby had Barrett Designs cut and form a piece of leather to fit the carbon-fiber seat pan he made. The leather was then dyed metallic silver and stitched to look like a football.
When Adam saw the bike for the first time, he was amazed by how well everything came together. He was particularly impressed with all the custom fab work and the detailed graphics. Last year at Daytona Bike Week, Adam's Super Bowl chopper was on display at the Custom Chrome booth. Word is the bike drew so much attention they almost had to call in security to tame the crowds. By the time Adam arrived in town for the event, everyone knew it was his bike. So whenever he took the bike for a cruise down Beach Street, fans would nearly cause multiple accidents as they swarmed the street, trying to get his autograph.