Bayu Indrapana @bayuindrapana
Bayu Indrapana grew up in the hustle and bustle of the island of Bali’s capital. Ever since he can remember he had an interest in art, at age 3 he was constantly in trouble for drawing all over the walls of his house. Bayu also has an interest in motorcycles, he learnt to ride a Yamaha Z110 in junior high and at the tender age of 15 he was into Indo’s illegal street racing scene with his younger brother. Bayu’s disapproving parents sent him off to college to study international politics but this hasn’t deterred him from following his passions. We took five with Bayu to learn more about the man, the inspiration behind his artwork alias B.I.P. and to get his insights on Indonesia’s emerging moto scene.
Bayu’s 1976 Suzuki A100 @bayuindrapana
Tell us about your ride?
It’s a 1976 Suzuki A100. I found the bike at my uncle’s village Pandak, near Tanah Lot, it was a broken down farm bike so he gave me permission to take it. My brother Bisma and I modified it café racer style with a little help from my friend Prabu. We overhauled the engine, changed the rims, tyres, bars, muffler, pegs and seat before a new paint job on the gas tank. I’ve had good response on Instagram about my bike and I love riding it.
Why motorcycle art?
Motorcycles are unique. The power, sound and speed. I grew up drawing cartoons and comics but they weren’t satisfying me. Drawing motorcycles makes me happy – they have different shapes and contours and continually challenge me. Besides that my moto-art has given me a chance to meet and work with some cool people like moto-photographer Aaron Brimhall, Mike Le from Kinetic motorcycles, the Trooper customs crew and the legendary Mr. Bingky Hendra from Bikerstation custom garage.
Aaron Brimhall is a lifestyle legend a massive inspiration to the Nook & Squire community – what a privilege to be working with such a genius. What will you guys be up to?
Just a little something with Aaron and Elders Company – Keep an eye out on Instagram.
Boom!
Aaron Brimhall @aaronbhall
Tell us about the custom motorcycle scene in Indonesia?
The custom motorcycle scene in Indonesia has been growing since at least the early 2000s. It really started to take off in 2012 for the first “Kustomfest” at Jogjakarta. It’s a big event to showcase the custom scene here. Every year this event gives a great platform to grow the scene – There are so many cool bikes on the streets now in Indonesia.
Kustomfest (Image – Fuelpress)
If we were to do motorcycle trip to Indonesia where is the best spot?
These are my highlights: Mt. Bromo (East Java), Buyan Lake (Bali), Kelok Sembilan (Sumatrra), Mt. Batur (Bali), Nyanyi Beach (Bali), Lombok Island, Baluran National Park (East Java), Goa Cina Beach (East Java)
Legend – We can’t wait to roadtrip! Keolok Sembilan looks insane.
A Motorcycle Riders Wet Dream; Kelok Sembilan – West Sumatra (Image: Travel Kompas)
Indonesia’s Savannah – Baluran National Park (Image: Sigit Permana)
Any other rad Instagram pages coming out of Indonesia?
Yes of course –shout out to some of my good friends: @bingky_bikerstation (Mr. Bingky Hendra, He is the owner of Bikerstation custom garage and also a famous Indonesian moto builder; I drew a picture of him on his Harley recently, the guy is a legend), @keduxgarage (custom garage based in Bali), @troopercustom, @elderscompany (mad helments), @gastankmagazine (custom scene magazine based in Indonesia), @imagineering_customs (custom garage based in Indonesia).
You can find more of Bayu Indrapana’s antics and moto art via his Instagram page @bayuindrapana