gilbygtr

heading back to Europe !

2012-01-22T20:34:00.001-08:00

duane ballard seat

2012-01-15T17:43:00.001-08:00

i tend to commission art from time to time & most of the time it's for my motorcycles, not always, but i do try to support artists wherever their talent lie. i do believe that the word artist has lost it's meaning the last few decades & the word is thrown around very loosely by the media with the lack of understanding. i know what the dictionary says & i tend to agree with it for the most part. to me, it's someone who creates something original. simple, yes... key words "create" & "original" . is an actor an artist ? by my definition, no. is a musician an artist ? if they created something with their talent, yes. is a great performance art ? if they created the piece in which they performed, yes.

what do you think ?

ok, i know sometimes i go off...

but these last few weeks have been trying & i got a lot on my mind.

here's a seat Duane Ballard made me a few months back.

it's one of my tattoos & it kick's ass.

he's an artist & great talent.

check his shit out:

http://dbcustomleather.wordpress.com/

chopperfest 2011

2011-12-05T19:09:00.000-08:00

new shifter

2011-11-23T18:41:00.001-08:00

started off with a 1/2" piece of round stock,

a 5/16" bung & a pre made plate from teach.

i drilled the bung out to fit the 1/2" rod

then plug welded the rod inside the bung.

then i bent the rod so it will miss the coil.

& plug welded the rod/bung to the plate.

then i threaded the 1/2" rod end to 1/2-20.

added the shift knob & locking nut.

i will chrome it & add a hippy killer grip.

slab city riot or operation illusive unicorn ?

2011-11-12T17:14:00.000-08:00

Two Wheels Brazil

2011-10-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

if your south of the equator...

Help Ride in Temecula, CA

2011-10-04T00:52:00.001-07:00

i will be hosting this & doing the ride.

Road Recovery Concert Sept. 13th in NYC

2011-08-09T11:07:00.000-07:00

fatboy choppin'

2011-08-02T17:22:00.001-07:00

so i was gonna change my fender

& seat for Sturgis.

but i'm not going this year (that's another story)

so i had to add some strut tabs on the axle plates,

drill a couple holes in the swing arm

to mount the fender.

the swing arm moves separately with the fender now.

then add a seat mount at the front

& make a plate for the rear seat mount,

that will also hold some of the electrical.

that was teh hard part,

there's lot's of electrical on this bike.

i'll send it out for paint & chrome soon...

chopping the Vulcan...

2011-07-03T11:08:00.001-07:00

my buddy Rozz had a stock Suzuki Vulcan that he wanted to chop.

so he brought it over & we lost the struts & cleaned up the wiring under the seat.

then i made some seat mounts front & back.

i gave him one of my old fenders & i made struts to mount to the swing arm.

Rozz gave it a coat of satin black to match the tank he painted a couple years ago.

& there u go, Vulcan chopped !

Born Free

2011-06-19T16:40:00.000-07:00

debuting gilby's garage

@ the born free show this weekend.

we'll have t shirts

& displaying a couple bikes i built.

c'mon down, it's free...

live in Seattle !

2011-06-08T11:52:00.000-07:00

6/17 - Backstage Bar & Grill

Tacoma, WA

6/18 - Hayley's

Everett, WA

Joe King Helmets

2011-05-28T12:13:00.000-07:00

i've been wearing these for awhile now

& they're great.

i just got the gold one yesterday

& the red is for my brother.

i was wearing the blue one

when i got in my accident.

my head hit the truck a couple times

& i'm still here.

Paulo is from Brasil

& he has a big show coming up.

check out his shit:

http://joeking-speedshop.blogspot.com

El Diablo Run

2011-05-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

san felipe @ night

ensenada parking lot

crossing the border in calexico

me & my new mexican blanket

taime, riki & i with our mexican blankets

in san felipe

our scientist half way thru a uturn

having lunch on the way to ensenada

leaving ensenada...

Live in Italy !

2011-05-11T10:20:00.001-07:00

5/17 - Udine, ITALY @ the Black Stuff
5/18 - Dona Di Piave, ITALY @ Revolver Club
5/19 - Rome, ITALY @ Locanda Blues
5/20 - Cinisello Balsamo, ITALY @ Eon Club
5/21 - Pisa, ITALY @ Borderline Club
5/22 - Fiesse, ITALY @ Hippy Days

Live in Banff, CANADA

2011-04-12T23:24:00.001-07:00

Cycle Source

2011-04-04T18:10:00.000-07:00

i can't tell ya how many times people have

approached me & promised a feature with my bikes.

i get so happy, that i clean the bike & fix broken stuff.

then most of the time, it's just talk...

don't get me wrong, i love talkin' shit about my pan, knuckle, etc...

but i'd love to have some bad ass pics to show off also.

i subscribe to most of the vintage bike rags out today,

so it's not like i don't support the scene.

now Lisa Ballard stuck to her word & followed up !

she came over with hubby Duane & Sean Peterson to do the pics.

the feature is killer & my pan looks like a rock star.

thanks guyz

look for the blue knuckle coming soon...

that metal show

2011-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

i will be on "That Metal Show"

on VH1 Classic (3/26) & (4/9)

the show's hosts are Eddie Trunk,

Jim Florentine & Don Jamieson.

I was the guest guitarist for both shows.

dean gets a solo spring seat !

2011-03-16T18:45:00.000-07:00

Dean has been wanting to put this seat

on his bike for awhile now.

since he has a swing arm frame,

it was a lil' tricky.

my knuckle has the front mount in the seat post,

so i thought i'd use it again.

i like the way it keeps the seat in a lower position.

the tricky part was where to put the rear mounts.

i chose to use the inside of the top shock bolt.

he'll decide later to chrome or powder coat.

american chopper video

2011-03-12T20:22:00.000-08:00

Untitled from Savannah Grace on Vimeo.

blue knuckle

2011-02-28T21:34:00.000-08:00

i made & bought some new parts for the blue knuckle recently, so i thought an update was due. since this bike was photographed for the horse last week, i won't post a lot of pics. i showed the mid controls & light mount, but i also added hippy killer grips, pegs & shifter, mullin's trees & i think i have the first ripple pipes from Freedom Machinary/ACC.

Musink

2011-02-22T18:21:00.001-08:00

March 4-6

harley blackline

2011-02-20T12:20:00.000-08:00

i know the new dark custom

harley campaign is silly.

but, i really like this bike...

i always have a newer bike in my stall

for many reasons.

& maybe it's time to trade up the fatboy.

i didn't even like the fatboy when i bought it,

i customized into something i would ride.

but, this is a cool bike right out the gate.

it has the blacked out wheels (21 &16) my faves.

i love the burnt orange & black color.

the blk barrels & silver heads

remind me of my pan.

& the satin blk frame is perfect.

i would put a springer on it, a better seat, pipes

& probably change the handle bars.

mid pegs (mach 3)

2011-02-14T16:54:00.000-08:00

these are the 3rd ones i've made for this bike.

i like the way these look now.

the first 2 worked fine,

but they didn't look so good.

i use bung king for my bungs,

cuz' i don't have a lathe to cut my own.

clear metal flake hippy killer pegs.

i wish they had blue urethane in stock,

i'd use those...

headlight mount

2011-02-11T19:21:00.000-08:00

i know it's been awhile since i posted...

i've been working on the blue knuckle.

it's getting photographed next week,

so i thought i'd fix a couple things.

i'm putting the Mullin's Trees on

& i had to make a new headlight mount.

now off to chrome...

Galaxy Theatre

2011-01-11T23:23:00.000-08:00

Guitar Player's Ball @ the Galaxy Theatre

this friday - 1/14/11- 9pm

Gilby Clarke, George Lynch, Tracii Guns

& Ronnie Montrose

www.galaxytheatre.com

Easyriders Show

2011-01-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

this saturday 1/8/11 @ LA Convention Center

is the Easyriders show.

I will have my 1965 Harley panhead

on display in the Road Dog Customs booth.

Sonny Boy killed on the paint

& it's time to show it off.

this is the show i crashed coming home from last year.

http://www.inklingsolutions.com/customer/easyriders/bike_show_la.html

New Years Eve !

2010-12-30T12:19:00.000-08:00

i will be joining Camp Freddy NYE @ the Roxy.

there will be lot's of other guests like:

Lemmy, Billy Duffy, Steve Jones, Frankie Perez,

Cherie Curie & Steven Adler

all playing with the CF band:

Matt Sorum, Billy Morrison, Donovan Leitch,

Steve Stevens & Chris Wyse.

South America

2010-12-23T17:41:00.001-08:00

what a great trip this was... it didn't start out great, when i got a call the week before that Dave Langguth (drums) broke his ankle & couldn't make the tour. I called Dennis & he changed some gig's around & was able to do it. so off to Paraguay we went... now I've played Paraguay before, the fans were great & the production team was 1st rate. now on these tours we always play with rental gear & my band has pretty simple requests when it comes to backline, but in the states they never have what we need & always have an excuse why they can't provide it. so what a surprise that Paraguay had the best gear of the whole tour. brand new Marshalls, classic SVT's & a killer kit. next up was Argentina for 3 shows & a house party for a radio listener winner. I knew it would be special when i got off the plane & there was a welcoming party of girls. the El Teatro show kicked ass, I met the local Hell's Angel's chapter pres. & my doppelganger. but the 2nd show, we went on @ 2:30am @ Peteco's & that pissed me off. after the Rosario show we had to drive a couple hours back to Buenos Aires to catch our flight to Brazil. where i met the American ambassador & did a meet n greet with the boys & girls club in Sao Paulo. the show was another packed house & good thing, cuz' last time it was 1/2 filled. we stayed up all night again to catch our flight to Chile, so we were a lil' beat when we arrived. the promoters took pity on us, since we've been up for 2 days straight & let us cancel the press conference. the show in Santiago was crazy... i hadn't played there since 1994 when i opened for Aerosmith, so i was surprised when the show sold out. of course we only had a couple hours sleep again to catch our flight to Bolivia... i know this sounds like a broken record, but i didn't book the flights, my agent did & they should know u play @ 1am in S. America, so don't book flights @ 7am ! anyway Bolivia was killer, except i could barely breathe cuz' of the altitude. the mayor gave me a certificate & the key to the city as a token of their appreciation. (that we rocked the house) so i'm sure we'll be back soon. S. America has the best music fans in the world & are very passionate about good music. can't wait for the next tour !

Vegas Tonight !

2010-12-17T12:17:00.000-08:00

Milk n' Bookies

2010-12-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

my daughter Frankie is hosting Milk & Bookies

@ Barnes & Noble in Encino this Sunday (12/5)

Pete Wentz is the special guest reader.

bring the family down for a good time !

live @ the Whisky this saturday !

2010-11-25T00:25:00.000-08:00

Brixton TONIGHT !

2010-11-19T23:56:00.001-08:00

NEW Live Dates

2010-11-17T17:47:00.000-08:00

11/20 - Brixton - Redondo Bch, CA

11/27 - Whiskey - Hollywood, CA

South America

12/6 - Woods Pub - Asuncion, PARAGUAY

12/7 - El Teatro - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

12/8 - Petecos - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

12/9 - Teatro Wliie Dixon - Rosario, ARGENTINA

12/10 - Manifesto Rock Bar - Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

12/11 - Rock Y Guitarras - Santiago, CHILE

12/12 - Club El Huevo - Valparaiso, CHILE

12/13 - Sound Bar - La Paz, BOLIVIA

12/17 - The Black Door - Las Vegas, NV

El Diablo Run 2011

2010-11-15T13:24:00.000-08:00

guess what's back & i can't wait...

i went on EDR 2 & 3 with my brother Dean & we had a blast.

this one is gonna rule, big time !

Slab City Riot

2010-11-10T19:03:00.001-08:00

myself, Riki, Allen, Kevin & Dean left for Temecula friday afternoon. we went to the pre party, but it was over by the time we got there, so we hit a bar & had some margarita's. we met up with Caleb, Paul & Stu saturday morning for the ride to Slab City. we thought we'd catch up with the wuss ride, but Riki had some malfuntions with his pack job. so we took the 79 south through Barrago Springs & rode through the desert to Niland. the weather was perfect & the scenery was awesome. we got to the Slab City Riot around 5pm. we set up camp over by Dan & his wife Tiffany. I guess we didn't realize it at the time, but we set up in some sexy lady's front yard by the name of Honey Pot. she was quite special & couldn't resist showing us her "honey pot" all nite & the next morning. Stu got her # & promised her more than he can deliver, but that's what being a bad ass biker is all about. our horse Kevin won the Coctagon & a cool $500 for his welts & scrapes. that's a pic of Mcgoo passing out the weapons for the main event. once again another great time on my knuckle & can't wait for the EDR next year.

Winds of Change Benefit

2010-11-04T15:43:00.001-07:00

Halloween Jack this SATURDAY night !

2010-10-25T10:53:00.000-07:00

Halloween Show !

Help Ride in Temecula, CA

2010-10-22T22:26:00.001-07:00

SLO Weekend

2010-10-13T23:22:00.000-07:00

had a blast with the guys last weekend... my gang met up with the other guys at the Deer Lodge in Ojai. they were a lil' late do to owning vintage iron. we then we rolled through the 33N to the 166W & into San Lois Obispo. we camped @ Lake Lopez & took a day trip to Morrow Bay. I can't tell you how much I love riding my knucklehead & being surrounded by other vintage bikes. It felt like 1969 at times throughout the weekend. here's to ya, my fellow boobnami's...

check out for their stories:

http://crocustoms.blogspot.com/2010/10/boobnami.html

http://dicemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/10/serendipity.html

CANADA

2010-10-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

here we come...

10/15 - Forum Nightclub in Hanover, ONT

10/16 - Rock Pile in Toronto, ONT

10/17 - 515 Concert Club in Cambridge, ONT

Halloween Jack is BACK !

2010-09-06T21:00:00.000-07:00

myself, Eric Dover, Stephen Perkins

& Daniel Shulman will play the Whisky

the last Saturday of Sept, Oct & Nov.

playing the wonderful music of the 70's...

Bowie, TRex, Kiss, Mott & Alice Cooper.

Sturgis 2010

2010-08-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

We left LA on Friday with 8 people, then we picked up my brother Dean & Todd where the 210 & 15 meet. EJ had some problems with his softail, but after tightening up his coil & some new spark plugs & wires, he was back on the road. We made it to St. George, UT that night. We picked up Kevin on the 2nd day, so that made 11. We stayed in Park City, Ut after riding about 350 miles. The next day while riding in Wyoming, we got pulled over for speeding, not signaling, etc... I had a lil' disagreement with the officer... I was leading & we were doing a good 75, maybe 80 most of the time, but nothing reckless. Thank God Grant took over negotiations cuz' they let us all off with a warning. We made it to Casper, WY on the 3rd day & had a great steak dinner. My goal was to make it to Sturgis monday for the Legends Ride in Deadwood & we made it with not a minute to spare. The ride left the minute we got there. It was a great 50 mile ride through the Black Hills & ended at the Buffalo Chip. But we took a slight detour cuz' I knew Matt Sorum & the Darling Stilleto's were playing @ Rock n' Rev. That was a blast & I must say, Hell Yeah & 3 Days Grace kicked some ass as well as the DS. We stay at this awesome lodge in Spearfish run by Eva, they really make us feel welcome while we are there. After a couple days of riding in Sturgis, Motley Crue @ the Chip, Mt. Rushmore & the Crazy Horse monument, it was time to start the ride home. Now I had a gig in Albq, NM saturday the 14th, so the plan was to ride from Sturgis to Denver, then on to Albq. Do the gig & then home to LA. EJ, Eric, Paul & Stu shipped their bikes home, so it was me, Riki, Grant, JD, Dean, Todd & Kevin for the epic ride home. Well JD's bike had an cam bearing failure, so he had to fly home from Cheyenne. So Kevin left for San Francisco from Cheyenne also. Dean & Todd split off in Denver, so it was myself, Riki & Grant left to do the long loop home. As far as I'm concerned, beside the Black Hills, New Mexico has some of the prettiest scenery we rode through. We try to stay off the interstates & ride the secondary roads & that was a wise decision this time. The gig in Albq. was great, I hung out with some old friends & caught most of the other bands on the bill. The next day we thought we'd ride to Flagstaff & spend the nite, but we got there @ noon & we gained an hour, so we had lunch & got back on our bikes. When we passed through Needles & it was 120 deg. We rode 750 miles that sunday, Albq, NM to LA, CA. Wow, was my ass sore & I now have a mack daddy farmers tan. I'm glad to be home, but i really love these long trips with a good group of guys. Next year maybe i'll do it on my Knuckle, we'll see...

Sturgis

2010-08-03T18:47:00.001-07:00

some pics of last years Sturgis trip...

time to get ready for another, cya there !

Rock N' America in Oklahoma City !

2010-07-18T22:58:00.000-07:00

7/25 @ Rock in America in Oklahoma City, OK

we go on @ 7pm on the 2nd stage.

www.rocknamerica.com for details

Live @ the Universal City Walk

2010-07-06T14:03:00.000-07:00

this friday (7/9) @ 8pm

w/Faster Pussycat

lakers repeat !

2010-06-18T08:31:00.000-07:00

my Lakers won the NBA championship again !

live in America !

2010-06-11T10:59:00.001-07:00

couple pics from the shows in the midwest

(yes, that's a dancer in pic 2)

born free this saturday...

2010-06-06T22:09:00.001-07:00

back on my feet & rehearsing...

2010-05-27T22:14:00.000-07:00

myself, muddy & chad tightening up the tunes

for the shows coming up.

that's my rehearsal rig & chopper

trying to figure out my delay pedal

LIVE SHOWS

2010-05-06T21:43:00.000-07:00

5/28 @ Brixton - Redondo Bch, CA

5/29 @ The Starline - Fresno, CA

5/30 @ Wasted Space - Las Vegas, NV

6/1 @ Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL

6/2 @ Scatz Night Club - Middleton, WI

6/3 @ Diamond Jo's Casino - Dubuque, IA

6/4 @ The Hayloft - Mount Clemens, MI

6/5 @ Stars Cabaret - Manitowoc, WI

6/16 @ Trees - Dallas, TX

6/17 @ The Deadhorse - San Angelo, TX

6/18 @ Zeros - Corpus Christi, TX

6/19 @ Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX

6/20 @ Zen Meister - El Paso, TX

6/21 @ Lava Bar - Austin, TX

Panhead in 1994

2010-04-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

well i have started the rebuild of my wrecked panhead. i was looking through some old mags in my bathroom & i found this. i can't believe how many times this bike has been rebuilt...

LIVE SHOW

2010-04-07T22:59:00.001-07:00

crocker

2010-02-28T13:56:00.000-08:00

i saw this crocker @ the rock store last year. you don't see many of these @ shows, let alone someone riding one. i love when guys ride their bikes, no matter how rare. jeff decker has a crocker bobber, that is probably my favorite bike of all time.

injury update #2

2010-02-05T20:30:00.000-08:00

my 2nd surgery was last week

& i'm home from the hospital now.

they put in a rod, plate & lot's of screws.

everything is healing well,

it's a good thing i was healthy going in.

i had my check up today & they took off my cast

& removed the staples.

in a month i can start trying to walk.

once again, all the support from my friends

has made the bad days, good.

chopcult

2010-01-29T19:50:00.000-08:00

chopcult.com has been very, very good to me...

last month they did a nice piece on my WCC knuckle: http://www.chopcult.com/news/articles/gilby-clarkes-1941-el.html

and now they took some pic's of my 65' panhead before the accident: http://www.chopcult.com/news/articles/focus-gilbys-pan.html

keep up the good work guyz !

bands i used to be in... CANDY

2010-01-25T21:23:00.000-08:00

i was 19 years old when i answered an ad in the recycler that said "guitarist wanted" influences: bowie & trex. candy was exactly the band i was looking for when i quit school to become a rock star. as soon as i joined up, we played the whiskey, roxy, troubadour & madame wongs. la weekly said "candy is a cross between the ramones & the bay city rollers". we all lived together in an apartment in west hollywood called candyland. those were great times. girls, gigs & wild month, we first signed with mca, but they didn't understand us, so mercury bought us out. we made 1 record for mercury in 85' & toured with rick springfield & corey heart. our record didn't sell very much, even though we were on some new channel called mtv. at that time hard rock sunset strip bands were starting to take over, but our record was more on the pop side. i always thought we should be more rock, so we made some changes & i became the singer & we added ryan on guitar, but it was pretty clear we had our shot & came up short.

i'm still close with the candy guys after all these years & i have some wonderful memories. so thanks, jonathan, john s (the hawk), kyle & ryan...

turn it up loud !

injury update...

2010-01-20T18:40:00.001-08:00

my 1st surgery went well

& i'm home from the hospital.

if everything looks good friday,

i can have the 2nd surgery next week.

thanks again for all the kind thoughts

& prayers, they're working...

crash

2010-01-12T22:23:00.000-08:00

yes, some asshole in his pick up truck pulled a left as i was going through an intersection on my bike. JD & I were riding back from Pomona Easyriders show when it happened. not only did this dumb ass driver pull in front of moving traffic, but he split the scene after he hit me. he doesn't know if i'm dead or what... i have 3 broken bones in my left foot & 1 broken bone in my right foot. my new joe king helmut saved my skull, but i won't be walking for awhile. there were some really wonderful people @ the scene that helped out quite a bit & i've heard from everyone i know, sending best wishes & speedy recovery. so to you, we will rock n' roll again !

exile no more...

2009-12-22T17:54:00.000-08:00

i sold this to pay for the wcc knuckle & i do miss it...

it started up every time & it was fast.

the first time i saw an exile,

i said to myself "now he gets it".

no bullshit, just pure chopper.

i had some good times on this bike.

at least it went to a good home in texas.

LIVE SHOWS

2009-12-17T17:48:00.000-08:00

12/18 Tucson, AZ @ Branding Iron Bar & Grill

12/19 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse

* we go on @ 11pm both nites

chopperfest

2009-12-14T21:16:00.000-08:00

my goal was to have my bike done for this event... well i almost did it ! it's close, but there's still a few things left. but, to my surprise, i got 3rd place in my class. thanks to troy, russell, blake & caleb for their help along the way. here's me, stephan, slim jim, dean & bob jamming at the chopperfest.

more panhead build

2009-12-11T18:11:00.001-08:00

here's some more panhead updates

working on the panhead

2009-12-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

this is the 4th time i've restored my 1965 harley davidson panhead. here's the beginning of the latest... that's troy showing me the right way !