Ben Branch
June 6, 2012
This fantastic minimalist wallet/money-clip by Jack Spade eliminates the possibility of letting your wallet go Costanza, it has a money-clip on the back with 2 slots for credit cards on the interior and that’s it.
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Ben Branch
June 6, 2012
“The Flying Merkel” has to be one of the greatest names ever given to a motorcycle manufacturer, in fact I can’t think of one better.
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Ben Branch
June 5, 2012
The 50 state legal Mantis Bottleneck Knife caught my eye last week, I like to try to keep a small knife on me as they can tend to come in handy when you least expect it and this one has the added bonus of..
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Ben Branch
June 5, 2012
Drag racing a bright fuchsia AC Cobra has to be just about the coolest hobby a man can have, hats off to Ed Hedrick.
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Ben Branch
June 2, 2012
The Indian Chout is a rather interesting beast, in some respects it represents the American version of the Triton. In off-road racing circles during the 1930’s it became popular to drop a 1490cc Indian Chief motor into an Indian Scout frame, creating a Frankenstein bike with a relatively high power-to-weight ratio for the era.
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Ben Branch
June 1, 2012
A few years ago on eBay I made one of those impulse buys at 2am that saw me receiving a Bear Grizzly Recurve Bow by Fed Ex a week later.
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Ben Branch
May 28, 2012
I love bikes with a back story. And this bike, Christine, has a hell of a story to tell. She started life as a stock 1998 Honda VTR1000F before being involved in a traffic accident so severe that it likely would have been the death-knell for most motorcycles.
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Ben Branch
May 28, 2012
I’ve become enthralled with natural, uncoloured leather goods over the past few months. Wallets are especially interesting as they tend to colour as they age, meaning no two are alike.
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Ben Branch
May 28, 2012
There aren’t many red blooded men in the world who don’t find this sort of Star Wars based information fascinating. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever met a guy who I couldn’t talk about cars, women or Star Wars with.
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Ben Branch
May 26, 2012
The Honda CB350 is a fantastic platform for café racerisation. It’s a lightweight and inexpensive bike to buy, parts are easy to come by and it’s a remarkably forgiving bike to ride at speed.
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Ben Branch
May 25, 2012
DP Customs is one of our favourite American custom motorcycle builders, their no-bullshit approach to engineering and design is uniquely appealing and thankfully they’ve chosen to stay away from
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Ben Branch
May 25, 2012
All the touch screens in the world will never manage to capture the sensation of writing on paper, though in many respects it’s a dying art. These beautiful leather bound journals are each handmade by Julie Boyles in Indiana
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