They would do shows together and compare bikes since they had a similar style, but Bones was a mechanical genius and Paul soaked up as much info from him as he could. Bones was just a character from the sixties, as Paul remembered, and the two hit it off fast. It all starts with Paul working with William “Bones” Coddington around 1990. This was a story right up my alley and I was lucky enough to spend time with SEEN and Paul over the past year or so collecting the info on it. Later on I would find out through a mutual friend that another one of my heroes from the day was also involved in this enterprise Richie SEEN, the man they call “The Bronx Bomber,” and the Godfather of the graffiti art world. Once inside, it was like a time machine had taken us back to a day when choppers ruled the planet and bellbottoms were in and tight! I was in typical Chris mode so I paid little attention to the why and just gawked at the incredible bikes. I was first introduced to Paul Ponkow of Bones’ Legacy a number of years ago during Las Vegas BikeFest when we took a little fieldtrip, ending up in his shop. Published In The February 2014 Issue Of Cycle SourceĪrticle By: Chris Callen Photos By: Bart Mitchell
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