Motorcycles Invade The Wilds
It’s a little hard to imagine people taking their Harley-Davidson hardtails out for weekends of mountain climbing and river fording but that’s exactly what they did in the 1950’s.
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Ronin Jacket by Roland Sands Design
Roland Sands Design are famous for their state of the art custom motorcycles, bikes like the KTM 525, the Hypermotard and the recently built Hawkized Triumph have established the American garage right at the top of the order when it comes to the cross section of engineering, design and execution.
Retro Flight
You just have to love the character embodied in this photograph. I don’t know if it’s the unfurling cape or the fact that that suspension is going to bottom out in a big way when he lands, but something about this snapshot just makes me happy.
Pullover Hoodie by The Tarantulas
The Tarantulas are a highly respected Portland custom motorcycle garage, this low key pullover hoodie is one of their apparel offerings and might just be the perfect around-town sweater for the cold winters of the northern United States.
Moving Westward by Dime City Cycles
Dime City Cycles is a New York based one stop shop for anyone building custom motorcycles, be it a café racer, a flat-tracker or a bobber, DCC will generally have the parts you’re looking for.
Steve McQueen’s Cleveland Fowler
Cleveland started manufacturing motorcycles in 1915 with fairly rudimentary 2-stroke singles, by 1925 demand for a larger and more powerful 4-stroke finally won over the company management and engine designer F.E. Fowler set about building an all-new 4 cylinder 4-stroke with a 600cc displacement and a 3 speed transmission.
John Wayne On A Motorcycle
This great photograph of John Wayne was taken in 1970 on the set of Big Jake, a western set in 1909. Wayne is said to have used the Honda to get around the set and there are rumours that he wrote the bike off one evening after having had a few too many drinks and attempting to ride back to his trailer.
Undertow Upcycled Motorcycle Sculpture
Josh Welton over at Brown Dog Welding has been producing a series of vehicular sculptures at a rate of one per week for the…
70’s Arlen Ness
I’m not usually a chopper fan however there’s just something about the original choppers from the 60’s and 70’s that appeals to me.
Love and a Motorcycle
This isn’t really my idea of a couples activity but hey, each to their own. It’s hard to tell if the motorcycle is actually moving or if there is a slim person standing behind them holding it up, either way this probably isn’t an activity to you to be doing as you ride by a police cruiser.
The Magpul Ronin
In 2010, as a design and engineering exercise, Magpul acquired a Buell 11125R and set to work on it. What you see above and below is the completed bike, and I can’t help but think it’s pretty remarkable. The Magpul Ronin is a…
The 1938 Phantom Corsair
The Phantom Corsair was a marvel of futuristic design when it was shown publicly for the first time in 1938. The uniquely laid out…