Yamaha XS 360 by The Hookie
The Yamaha XS360 is an interesting motorcycle, the model never saw a huge production run and were, in many respects, the slightly smaller brother of the much more famous Yamaha XS400.
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Beltway Motorcycle Glove by Icon 1000
I featured this glove by Icon 1000 in last week’s Silodrome Selection over on Bike EXIF, it occurred to me as I was writing…
Honda CB750 Cafe Racer by Steel Bent Customs
Michael Mundy, the proprietor of Steel Bent Customs, has a penchant for building some of the cleanest cafe racer motorcycles you’ll find anywhere. He tends to favour the Honda CB750 and has now got the process of turning the bike from a lumbering over-weight bike into an exceedingly clean, pure example of what a cafe racer can be if the builder sticks to the core of what the genre originally entailed.
Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom by Art of Racer
This bike is a Harley-Davidson Sportster custom by Art of Racer, it’s based on a 1991 Sportster though the only parts of the original bike are the engine, transmission and carburettor. That rather unique looking frame, modified springer front-end, suicide clutch, saddle, handlebars, rear fender and fuel tank are all custom creations.
Volta Sound Block
This is the Volta Sound Block, it’s a passive sound amplifier for the iPhone made from a solid block of Northwest Alder wood and an American Bison horn. The iPhone dock is lined with Pendleton Wool and the Bison horn is held in place with a series of surprisingly powerful neodymium magnets, the Sound Block is supplied with its own carry bag, making it the perfect accompaniment for those summer camping trips.
Honda CB250N by Ellaspede
The humble Honda CB250N isn’t the sort of motorbike you’d usually see being customised, especially not to this degree. That said, the team at Ellaspede have been making quite a name for themselves working with slightly unusual motorcycles. In fact, they’re currently giving one of them away here.
Norton Model 50 by Heiwa
The Norton Model 50 was originally put into production in 1933, the bike was designed by Edgar Franks – the talented if not a little…
Persol ‘Steve McQueen’ Sunglasses
Persol sunglasses have been seeing a resurgence of late, the Italian eyewear maker was favoured by Steve McQueen and numerous other Hollywood A-listers during the ’60s and ’70s, in fact McQueen owned a pair of 714s just like the ones you see here.
1970 Pontiac GTO Convertible
When it comes to classic cars, the Pontiac GTO is an A-lister, the car’s iconic look is probably second only to the Mustang as the most recognisable muscle car ever made (now that was a sentence that’ll get me some all-caps hate mail).
Bell & Howell TDC Stereo Vivid Camera
This Bell & Howell TDC Stereo Vivid Camera is a fascinating piece of 1950s era photography trivia, long before the recent spate of “3D” cameras stereo-vision equipment like this was being used by enthusiasts in many countries across the western world.
Love The Beast
Love The Beast is a documentary film directed by Australian actor Eric Bana, it’s the story of his first car, a Ford Falcon XB Coupe. Bana managed to convince his parents to let him buy an XB when he was 15, he spent the next few years with his mates in the garage working on the car, turning it into the vehicle he’d wanted ever since seeing the XB coupes take a 1-2 win at Bathurst.
Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 is considered by many to be one of the single best supercars in history, built to commemorate Ferrari’s 40th anniversary, the car was an instant icon when it was released in 1987, it was also the fastest, the most powerful, and the most expensive road car that Ferrari had ever made.