Introducing ... SwitchBlade!

SwitchBlade: Old School ... the Mercury Customs way.

We've hinted in some of our spy photos that there's some color and chrome here at Mercury Customs. We don't do just black and gray. When a client came to us wanting more of the old school look, we were up for the challenge! With a Paul Yaffe frame and twisted chrome spoke wheels, we had some fun with the final details and finishing (as always).

There were some tough decisions regarding color; after many color choices, we agreed on green. But not just a standard green. This is a powdercoated bike that has multiple tones within it; the green ranges from bright to almost black depending on the light, and it has metalflake which offsets the complementing highlight color of metallic gold. But we couldn't stop there; if it's old school it has to have pinstriping. And we didn't just pinstrip the gas tank and fenders - it extended to the engine highlights down to the remote mount oil filter.

Take a look at the photos to see all the great details.This is another California bike which has been seen at many of the hot spots in Huntington Beach and other Orange County areas.