"MOTORCYCLE BUILDER/RIDER/STUNTER"
Some of my first memories were of my father coming home and hiding his Husquvarna dirt bike in the kitchen because he had the local police chasing him all over town.
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"CRISS ON HUSQUVARNA DIRT BIKE 1977"
Oddly enough, this created a spark for me and I begged for my own motorcycle everyday of my life. This didn't work, however, so I didn’t get into riding until my teenage years when my good friend Lucas got a Suzuki 250 dirt-bike and we tore up the neighborhood on it after school. When I was about 17, my dad gave me his old Yamaha 1000.
"YAMAHA 1000 ON RIGHT GETTING NEW INTAKE AND WIRES"
I would ride and wrench everyday with my friend Doug Garlic. Doug was hit broadside and killed, by some stoned chick who got away with no charges. That loss put me off the road for a couple years, but I couldn’t stay away from motorcycles
Years later I took a job with a local custom cycle shop named Staz’s. There, I learned to wrench on the hundred thousand dollar customs and met Roger Bourget. At Staz’s, we sold Bourget cycles among many other custom brands. I would drive weekly to and from Phoenix Arizona, to Bourget’s Bike Works, with the custom bikes. I would arrive at Roger's shop and learn as much as possible walking around and asking many questions. I assisted in the creation and distribution of the “Bourget Rude American†which was a Staz’s exclusive custom chopper. Roger was a huge inspiration for me early on and in many ways inspired a lot of what I build.
"STAZ'S CREW RIDING BOURGET CHOPPERS / CRISS ON THE FAR RIGHT RIDING RUDE AMERICAN"
One of the advantages of working with Roger was discovering the fame and fortune that surrounds custom bike building. I met with many celebrities over at Staz's including Kid Rock and Pam Anderson. I met them again during a Discovery channel filming at Roger’s shop. Rock ended up purchasing a custom Bourget instead of a West Coast chopper at the time.
I eventually purchased a Bourget frame and began assembling a chopper for myself.
"MODIFIED 996 / BOURGET CUSTOM SS117 / GARAGE CGC"
I rode this bike to the Laughlin River Run in 2000. The bike was extremely well received, winning a couple first place awards. I then received many requests to purchase my bike, so I decided to build a few more. In the following years, I began throwing together some insane customs in my garage, including a full range of dirt, sport, and cruiser motorcycles.
"HONDA SP1 / CUSTOM BUILD BY CGC"
2001 I started racing the local Motocross scene and got into FMX and other crazy fun.
"MOTOCROSS GROUPIES SHOT BY JEREMY WOMACK.COM"
In 2005 I purchased a large house outside of Vegas with a 3000sq foot warehouse in the yard where I opened shop. I built a few jumps, had some parties, and destroyed a lot of shit!
"OLD GARAGE / CGC"
In my shop, I built custom crazy bikes every day, and Sold most the stuff on Ebay and at biker runs.
I got lonely outside of town and decided to get rid of the house and shop in 06. I took it down a notch, and began riding and touring around with some FMX and street freestyle stunt rider friends.
"DARE TO DREAM"
I broke a lot of bones, destroyed a lot of work, and I dont even have the video to sell. Maybe next year, but for now, I will be building the business and producing some insane custom bikes.
I AM SHOOTING FOR COMPLETE ONE-OFF FABRICATION BY NEXT YEAR. I HAVE SOME INSANE IDEAS IN MY HEAD THAT I JUST HAVE TO SEE TO COMPLETION, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN, THANKS
"CHICA FRAME / CUSTOM BUILD BY CGC"
"RADIUS ROLLING CHASSIS / CUSTOM BUILD BY CGC"
