First Ride: A Motorcycle Film
We damn near had no film. The sinking sun gave us a hard out of around 6:10 pm and my watch read 5:30. Months of planning, a lot of money and the sliver of a reputation I had nearly joined the disappearing daylight.
Captured Prohibition-Era Smuggler’s Car – Hanomag 2/10PS “Kommisbrot”
This Hanomag 2/10PS was captured smuggling contraband across the US/Mexico border, we don’t know exactly what the contraband was, but as it happened during the midst of the Prohibition it was almost certainly moonshine, tequila, whisky, or some other form of distilled rocket fuel.
Ferrari 512 BB “Competizione” – A 475 HP Flat-12 Track Weapon
The Ferrari 512 BB “Competizione” was the competition version of the standard 512 BB – Ferrari offered a “Le Mans” kit to upgrade standard cars after a flood of requests from serious customers. The development of the racing version was started by Ferrari’s Customer Assistance department in 1978. Once completed the kit would offer significant…
The Nexx XG200 Offroad Desert Race Helmet – Classic Looks, Modern Safety
The Nexx XG200 Offroad Desert Race Helmet is a classically-styled dual-sport motorcycle helmet made with modern materials, allowing it to pass the DOT (USA), ECE 22.05 (Europe), and NBR-7471:2001 (Brazil) helmet safety certification standards. The larger face port of dual-sport, motocross, and off-road motorcycle helmets makes them popular with urban riders too due to the…
The Last (Legal) Two-Stroke Street Bike Sold In The USA – Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition
The Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition is a holy grail for fans of two-strokes, it was the last street-legal two-stroke ever offered for sale in the USA due to tightening emissions regulations, and the RZ350 remains so popular today that entire races are dedicated to them called “RZ Cups”. The Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition In order to…
Rare Bird London Anti-Pollution Motorcycle Masks
This series of anti-pollution masks from Rare Bird London were developed to both look good, and provide a UK Ministry of Defence military-grade air filter that can be worn everyday. The user-replaceable filter is a 100% pure activated carbon cloth with sub-micron filtration capability to block out particles down to the 2.5 micron size range….
The Brütsch Mopetta – A Rare And Unusual German Microcar
The Brütsch Mopetta is one of the most beloved microcars from the era of the tiny, petrol-friendly, post-WWII runabouts. The fame of the Mopetta far outweighs its actual production numbers, just 14 were built and some estimates suggest only 5 survived to the modern day. The Brütsch Mopetta It’s almost certain that the popularity of the little…
The De Rijke & Co. Amalfi Series One S Automatic Driving Watch
The new Amalfi Series One S by De Rijke & Co. is wristwatch designed by Laurens de Rijke specifically for drivers, the watch’s case is actually made up of two sections – an inner primary case and an external case that the internal case moves within. The watch can be rotated 90º allowing you to…
The Bimota DB1 SR – A Double-Barrelled Italian Superbike
The Bimota DB1 was the first Ducati-engined bike from Bimota, it was originally developed as a joint project between the two companies overseen by Dr. Frederico Martini – a former Ducati engineer – but things soured before the project was completed, and the bike was very nearly never built. The Bimota DB1 The Bimota DB1 is…
A Brief History of the Datsun 240Z – Everything You Need To Know
The story of the Datsun 240Z begins on the race track, and it dates back to 1964 when the Prince Motoring Club was established by Dr. Sakuri of Prince Motors in the wake of defeat by a privately entered Porsche in the Japanese Grand Prix of that year.
Devil Drivers – A Rare Pre-WWII 16mm Racing Documentary
A Note of Warning: Near the end of this film there are a few racing accidents that likely resulted in the death or serious injury of the drivers involved. If there’s a possibility you’ll find that troubling please consider not watching the film. Devil Drivers is a pre-WWII racing documentary that was likely filmed in…
Full Scale Ayrton Senna Bronze Sculpture – $250,000+ USD
This beautifully detailed Ayrton Senna sculpture is a life-size piece by celebrated artist Paul Oz, it’s comprised of 160 kilograms of raw bronze, and it carries the not-insignificant price tag of £199,000 (approximately $256,000 USD). In 1993 Senna said “If you take away Eau Rouge, you take away the reason why I do this”, for…