
Tattoo Projects is a creative agency based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. CEO Rudy Banny and President Buffy McCoy Kelly opened their doors in 2006 after illustrious careers in the agency world. When they’re not busy creating ad campaigns for the likes of Victory, Dodge, and John Deere, they use their creativity to reimagine vintage motorcycles.

Their bikes all have a clean and stripped-down style that strives to express the essence of their purpose and form. “They must move a rider emotionally before moving them physically,” explains Rudy. They’ve yet to put a bike up for sale, saying it’s “out of fear that once we do, we might lose sight of the fact that building bikes is a passion and not a job.”…