| In Loving Memory of our Father Bob Gower Our Loss Is Great, His Spirit Lives |
| I'm Shannon, the basic designer and head wrench here. Most folks call me Shoe (Hotshoe), a tag given to me by my Dad who brought me up in this industry, Uncle Bob Gower, in Tulsa Oklahoma. Growing up in and around his shops, by age twelve I was working with him as a class "C" Suzuki franchise mechanic, quickly followed by low buck short track, drag & road racing efforts. Putting together chops and street racers from a champagne BSA's Goldstar to smooth-bore fed GPZ. I learned a lot and loved it all. Since then I have built and modified countless motorcycles, toured Europe as team tuner for the Bimota / OW01 Superbike Team in '88-'89 campaigning not only the superbike, but also the RG500, RZ500 and an RGV250. During these years I attended every manufacturers school & Lemco seminar possible. Afterwards I have been the service manager at the states largest dealership, then building and tuning on my own in NYC / New Jersey from 1990 to 2008. Now my shop is in my hometown of Locust Grove Oklahoma. From powdercoating to degreeing cams to frame construction. I do it all with pride. Over the last three decades I've learned a lot about what makes a bike work, and continue working. My Bikes RIDE! I truly love what I do, taking every detail of every job I do personally. Taking the time to find what YOU want, finding the right way to express your personality through your machine. This is what sets my work apart. |
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| This is my ol' Chevy (named Joe). My kids Colton and Chelsea helped me for 8 years get it to this point. It was a longbed that I shortened 21" and boxed the frame and added about 50 small chrome skulls, then Antonio and I added a TCI subframe with tubular A-Frames, Airbags, Disc Brakes and Power Rack and column and steering wheel. I've replace all steel from the dash to the cab corners. 3" widened fenders and tubs finish the body. Powered by a '70 4 bolt .040 over 400 wearing World Heads, Lunati, Holley, Edelbrock , Mallory and JE's that Chelsea powdercoated all the trim in clear Chevy Orange over Chrome. She also tore the motor down! It's backed by a '70 TH350 and a deep posi rear carrying 17" wide Goodrich radials on Billet Specialties wheels that match steering wheel. |
| Doodles!! My best friend Duke's pics. |
