Cafe Racer & The City was directed and filmed by the talented Alexander Khudokon in 2011, I have a soft spot for well made videos like this although I always feel like they just need a script in order to be made into a feature film.
Motorcycle advertising has changed a huge amount since the ’70s and ’80s. It used to be Girl-Bike-Logo and motorcycle sales were booming, in more recent times it’s become more technical and motorcycle sales have waned, I may be drawing an overly simplistic correlation-causation line in the sand here but I vote that we go back to the ads like this one.
I just love the look of this motorcycle, the cylindrical fuel tank, the air-cooled thumper, the swept back handlebars and that fantastic front suspension.
The 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB is one of the less famous classic Ferraris, it’s not looked back on with quite the same rose-tinted glasses as the 250 GTO or the Daytona and I think this is an oversight.
Any audiophile will tell you that speakers are everything. Up until now though, it hasn’t been possible to make speakers out of anything. These glass jar speakers by designer Sarah Pease are made using the open source speaker design..
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.