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X-Rays Reveals Inner Beauty Of Classic Motorcycles

Published by Cyril Huze April 19th, 2015 in Editorial.

Beauty is more than skin deep. The inner beauty of classic motorcycles is revealed in this series of x-rays by photographer Nick Veasy. How did it do it? Borrowing vintage motorcycles from a local bike club. Bringing them to his studio to be x-rayed via a powerful machine requiring for protection from intense radiation, to have his walls 30” thick and a lead door weighting 2700 lbs!
Each bike was shot in portions, from 35 to 50 x-rays for a full motorcycle, each shot being assembled to the others using Photoshop.

Nick Veasy is not a beginner at x-rays. He has done the same type of work with machine guns and airplanes (he shot 1000 pieces to get the x-ray of a full Boeing 777) He is currently building a mobile x-ray truck to travel to his x-ray subjects. Looking at these images, it’s the first time that x-rays bring a smile to my face.

1915 Indian, Model G “Little Twin”
1-Indian-1915-Model-G-'Little-Twin'

Ariel Model E
2ArielModelE

1914 Douglass Model A
3-1914DouglassModelA

1941 Matchless G3L
4-Matchless1941G3L

Harley-Davidson
5harley

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  1. 1 TJ Martin Apr 19th, 2015 at 8:52 am

    He needs to make these available as prints for sale to the general public . All bets are if he did …. there’d be at least a copy or two hanging in my studio … 😉

  2. 2 Dave Blevins Apr 19th, 2015 at 9:08 am

    Kinda cool looking.

  3. 3 Paul Hamsley Apr 19th, 2015 at 9:20 am

    Looks great

  4. 4 P. Hamilton Apr 19th, 2015 at 9:21 am

    I want mine x-rayed!

  5. 5 JohnyLetGo Apr 19th, 2015 at 9:23 am

    What a great idea.

  6. 6 Boots Apr 19th, 2015 at 11:31 am

    No where else would you see x-rays of motorcycles other than on Cyril Huze! Outstanding!

  7. 7 Blackmax Apr 19th, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Agree with “Boots”
    So COOL !!!!!
    Thank You, Cyril !!!

  8. 8 Rodent Apr 19th, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    Pure art!

  9. 9 James just another Crazy Kiwi Apr 19th, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Take your motorcycle to the airport lol

  10. 10 nicker Apr 19th, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Interesting.
    Lets take a closer look at the frame welds……….. 🙂

    -nicker-

  11. 11 Mike Greenwald Apr 19th, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    Nicker,
    X-rays, done correctly, can show the welds, the castings, anomalies, inclusions and cold shuts. These pics are a novelty.
    Mike

  12. 12 Zenaldo Apr 19th, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    Hope Nick is protecting his nads when hes doing these…yikes..

  13. 13 Bo Apr 20th, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Very cool, would be cooler if someome was sitting on those bikes, for skeleton results.

  14. 14 nicker Apr 20th, 2015 at 11:37 am

    Mike,
    If every aftermarket and OEM frame came with its own radio-graph that would have eliminated some of the problems the industry has had in the past.

    On the other hand it might-a scared more customers back into cars……….. 🙂

    -nicker-

  15. 15 Mike Greenwald Apr 21st, 2015 at 11:30 am

    Nicker,
    All components and assemblies can be viewed while operating when using a flash gamma radiation system.
    Knowledge tends to thwart fear and tomfoolery.
    Mike

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