Scraper bikes, a green ghetto movement

I was dumbfounded when I heard of this positive biker movement. Originating in Bay area Oakland California, youngsters perform stunts whilst going for rides on their customized bikes.


Average bikes are transformed into scraper bikes by applying self designed patterns, adding hard plastic and paint sprayed tin-foil.

A scraper is slang for an American modified luxury family car. Since such a car is an unknown luxury for ghetto inhabitants, they decided to turn their own means of transport into a unique status symbol.

Scraper bike parades brighten up the streets in the United States, inspiring richer hip hoppers to add large multi-coloured rims to alter their scraper cars.

Young Champ AKA Baby Shamp, MC of the Trunk Boiz, invented the scraper bike. Posting his song Scraper Bike on youtube did him credit, introducing his invention to the whole world. The track spread the message that his bike not only looks good but moreover keeps youth from the danger in the neigbourhood.

In this manner Baby Shamp paved the way for a green American movement. Let's hope it will find its way to Europe.


Article written by Geert Van Laethem


Links :


http://www.myspace.com/datrunkboiz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCEQxOCFHJw&feature=related