Vintage Stunts
From a time when Nomex was a small man’s previous wife, this is a frankly insane stunt performed in what appears to be a Model T Ford.
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Hawkized Triumph by Roland Sands Design
This “Hawkized” Triumph was built by the team at Roland Sands Design for a recent charity event organised by Tony Hawk. The Tony Hawk: DaGeDar Presents Stand Up For Skateparks benefit hosted by the Tony Hawk Foundation was held in Beverly Hills and featured the musical stylings of The Black Keys.
Honda CB550 by Steel Bent Customs
This 1976 Honda CB550 Super Sport has been kept true to form by Steel Bent Customs, the addition of a few minor and very tasteful modifications have created a bike that would fit in perfectly in both the late-70’s and the present day.
eBay Find: Norley Café Racer by Santiago Choppers
Santiago Choppers have established themselves for far more than just raked-out chrome show bikes, this Norley Café Racer is a great example of their detail-oriented design style.
Bubble Visor from Dime City Cycles
Something about the classic bubble shield makes me nostalgic for a time before I was born, the visors were initially made famous in the 60’s and have been a popular helmet addition ever since.
Sig Haugdahl and the Wisconsin Special
Editors Note: A relative of Sig is currently looking for the Wisconsin Special, it’s known to still exist as of 2008. If you have any…
Vintage Motorcycle Tires
I quite often get emails from readers asking me where certain motorcycle builders get their vintage motorcycle tires (well, retro motorcycle tires is probably a more accurate description), so I decided to create a post dedicated to the older style tires.
eBay Find: Honda CX500 by Doc’s Chops
The Honda CX500 is one of the more innovative Japanese motorcycles of the late-70s, the bikes were liquid cooled, electric started, shaft-driven, modular wheeled, V-Twins with a reputation for being low maintenance daily riders.
Classified Moto: A lamp in the next life.
Bikes aren’t the only thing Classified Moto does though, the above video was filmed by Mondial and shows John and his wife building one of the iconic Classified Moto lamps from start to finish.
1958 NASCAR Daytona Beach Convertible Race
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-eIuUq-GZok In 1958 the first Daytona Beach Convertible race was held, this 25 minute film (split into 3 segments) covers the whole event from…
CB 350 by LBC Moto
The Honda CB350 is a popular bike for custom builders, this particular example is a 1969 model picked up by Shannon Hulcher over at LBC Moto.
Heroes of Speed Tee by Dime City Cycles
The T-Shirt is a wardrobe staple, no buttons, collars, sleeves or cufflinks. In fact they’re damn near the perfect item of clothing for anyone who thinks mirrors are for women and perhaps signalling aircraft should you happen get lost in the woods.