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REV’IT! Opera Motorcycle Jacket

Ben Branch November 9, 2013
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Jackets
  • Style

The REV’IT! Opera motorcycle jacket is designed as a jacket for the urban motorcyclist (or scooter rider) who needs a riding jacket that can…

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The Original Blade Runner Sketchbook – Featuring The Art Of Syd Mead

Ben Branch November 8, 2013
  • Art
  • Books
  • Design
  • Films
  • Retro

The original Blade Runner Sketchbook is a fascinating look into the minds of the people responsible for the film that would go onto become…

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1925 Douglas 2¾ HP

Ben Branch November 8, 2013
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

        This 1925 Douglas 2¾ HP is the sort of vintage motorcycle you buy both for fun and as a bit…

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1959 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GS

Ben Branch November 7, 2013
  • Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Vintage

This immaculate 1959 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GS has been appraised at somewhere in the region of $550,000 to $650,000 USD, making it…

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Red Wing Heritage Ice Cutter Boot

Ben Branch November 7, 2013
  • American
  • Boots
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Style

This is the new Red Wing Heritage Ice Cutter Boot, it’s been designed specifically for winter use and has an internal wool liner, full…

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Caterham Brutus 750

Ben Branch November 6, 2013
  • British
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

If this is the first time you’ve seen the new Caterham Brutus 750, it’s probably safe to say that your lower jaw is now…

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Zippos from Vietnam

Ben Branch November 6, 2013
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Military
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This remarkable collection of 282 Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War were complied by Bradford Edwards during the 1990s – long before the current demand…

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Noble M600

Ben Branch November 5, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury

The Noble M600 is a slightly unusual super car in that it was designed, developed and built using a minimalist approach to technological wizardry. It…

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Gringo Blast Shields

Ben Branch November 5, 2013
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Retro

For those of you who’ve already snapped up a Biltwell Gringo full-face helmet these new Blastshields have just come into stock in both a…

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Harley-Davidson 883 by TJ Moto

Ben Branch November 4, 2013
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Indian
  • Retro

It isn’t everyday we get an email from a new custom motorcycle builder based in India, despite the fact that the country has a…

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Chippewa 6” Homestead Boot

Ben Branch November 4, 2013
  • American
  • Boots
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Style

The Chippewa 6″ Homestead Boot is a classically American boot that’s been in production, in one or or another, since 1901. The boots today…

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Salt Dreams – A Documentary by JT Nesbitt

Ben Branch November 3, 2013
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Racing

Salt Dreams is a documentary by J.T. Nesbitt, a former engineer from Confederate Motorcycles and long time resident of New Orleans. Nesbitt lost everything…

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