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When Playboys Ruled The World

Ben Branch October 5, 2014
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

When Playboys Ruled The World is a documentary about Barry Sheene and James Hunt – two of the most iconic racers of the ’70s and…

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Mainline Coffee Cup

Ben Branch October 5, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Design
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The coffee cup is a thing that delivers one of the most important fluids ever created to my face, as a result of this I…

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Jaguar E-Type Series 1½ Roadster

Ben Branch October 4, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Jaguar E-Type you see here is a Series 1½ and as such, it’s a bit of an anomaly – it’s a Series 1…

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Terrain Pannier

Ben Branch October 4, 2014
  • Accessories
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  • Retro

The Terrain Pannier is the result of a collaboration between Iron and Resin & Sons of Trade, it’s designed to fit to most older…

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REV’IT! Brera Jacket

Ben Branch October 3, 2014
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Jackets
  • Retro

The new REV’IT! Brera is motorcycle jacket for those of us who live in cooler climates – especially as the weather slowly shifts from autumn…

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Triumph Bonneville Scrambler

Ben Branch October 2, 2014
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Triumph

Usually when we feature a custom motorcycle the builder of the bike goes to great lengths to stress how many parts of the bike…

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Watch Roll by Convoy Goods

Ben Branch October 2, 2014
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  • Retro
  • Watches

Convoy Goods is a small company that specialises in hand-making leather goods using traditional methods, although it looks like the kind of small workshop…

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Ducati Scrambler

Ben Branch October 1, 2014
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The long rumoured Ducati Scrambler was unveiled by the Italian motorcycle manufacturer at INTERMOT in Germany yesterday, this is a bike we’ve been hearing…

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Roundhouse Snowboard

Ben Branch October 1, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear

The Roundhouse Snowboard by The Arbor Collective is one of the increasing number of snowboards (and skis) that use a bamboo core for strength…

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1925 Stanley Steamer

Ben Branch September 30, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
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  • Engineering
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  • Steam

The Stanley Steamer is the colloquial name given to the steam powered automobiles produced by Stanley Motor Carriage Company between 1902 and 1924, the…

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Velomacchi Roll Top Backpack

Ben Branch September 30, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
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  • Gear

Velomacchi is a new motorcycle gear manufacturer from the team behind the Syren Industrial Design & MFG. Co. based out of Portland, Oregon. The…

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Custom Yamaha SR250 by Auto Fabrica

Ben Branch September 29, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

This feature was written by Bujar Muharremi, the co-founder of Auto Fabrica. It makes a nice change when custom bike builders write the words…

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