Now there’s a good chance you might have seen this Rick Fairless bike before (or at least think you did) as it’s been around and about for about seven years give-or-take, but it still looks fresh and right on trend today. The tie-die paintjob is as builder-recognizable as flat black and the lack of chrome is for a certain Mr. Mitchell and both schemes have aged well considering how long (and often) they (their branding color palates) have been around.

In the case of Rick’s bike called Janis which is dedicated to fellow Texan, the late great Ms. Janis Joplin, he may have found his ultimate tie-dye canvas tribute. Yumpin yiminy, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that ol’ Janis even had an otherwise stock 1965 Porsche 356 Cabriolet painted by roadie and biker, the late Dave Richards, in a psychedelic style that would make even Mr. Fairless himself sit up and take notice if he ran into it. The over-the-top, but actually-just-right paintjob is another work of art by possibly the master of tie-die, Gary Queen, of Other Side Customs in Dallas, Texas.

The basics of this tribute bike are startlingly similar to what’s hip as hell today. Timely bobber styling with a 93” S&S Shovelhead sitting in a mildly-raked Kustowerks frame with a Paughco springer and apes looks like it might have been made yesterday or even tomorrow. Some styles just don’t go out of style no matter how styles change. And, a bobber is a style that will always be around and be popular no matter what the flavor of the moment is. H-m –m –m, that sounds a lot like the late, great Ms. Janis Joplin. Timeless.