Master Engraver Otto Carter’s Godspeed
After college, he did a number of things to earn a living, including being a sign painter, pinstriper, and doing artwork for the legendary Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, the creator of the iconic Rat Fink. In the 90’s, Otto first tried out engraving, but it got put to the side until 2002 when he took his first engraving class. After a limited number of classes, he hit the ground running with his pneumatic chisel in hand.
Now, the story behind the Godspeed motorcycle is that Otto was approached by Steven Bates to do some engraving on a bike he was working on. The theme was angels and demons. After a very brief period of time thinking about the theme, Otto knew exactly what he was going to do.
Otto does much more than just engraving on motorcycle parts, he also engraves Rat Fink work on cars, jewelry, knives, belt buckles, spurs, and even e-cigs. His favorite things to engrave are rifles and handguns, especially Derringers. To see Godspeedmotorcycle or more of his incredible work, go to his site, OttoCarter.com.