Ben Branch
December 29, 2012
Torc Helmets produce some of the most interesting production lids you’ll find anywhere, this is their Grey Union Jack lid, it’s an understated version of the classic bright red and blue Union Jack lid and we like it.
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Ben Branch
December 28, 2012
This is the full length 1984 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, it features legendary drivers like Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, René Arnoux, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg, Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle. It was one of the most controversial races of the 1980s due to the wet conditions and an early stoppage that favoured one driver over another who was right on his pipes when the race was red flagged.
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Ben Branch
December 28, 2012
The great thing about having a whiskey flask is that you can imbibe a sneaky dram whenever you like, the only real tricky part is filling the flask without spilling the nectar of the Highland gods all over the place.
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Ben Branch
December 27, 2012
The Chapter Jacket by Icon 1000 is sitting at the top of our totally imaginary list of the best looking, armoured motorcycle attire.
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Ben Branch
December 27, 2012
The Ray-Ban Clubmaster is one of those iconic pairs of sunglasses that isn’t nearly as popular as it should be, they evoke a sense of 1950s style in a way that no other sunglasses can.
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Ben Branch
December 26, 2012
The Harley-Davidson Sportster is one of the more cafe-racer-conversion friendly motorcycles out there, they always have an eye-catching look to them and performance isn’t too shabby if the builder can get the weight down to sub-Sherman Tank levels.
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Ben Branch
December 26, 2012
This wonderfully obscure map of the Middle East during the Tanakh Period has been modified with a steam punk flying machine screen printed over it.
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Ben Branch
December 24, 2012
Every now and then a motorcycle like this, the Triumph Thunderbird 650cc Baby Mine Dragbike, pops up for sale at an auction, this invariably leads to people like you and me questioning which organs we really need and how much we could feasibly get for the superfluous ones on the black market.
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Ben Branch
December 24, 2012
If the above certificate means nothing to you, then you don’t know who Burt Munro is. Not knowing who Burt is is an offence that’ll get you tarred and feathered around this part of the internet.
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Ben Branch
December 23, 2012
This handmade copper cup is just about the perfect “garage mug”, it’s made by a craftsman in a small factory, by a company that has specialized in tin and copper kitchenware items for over 200 years.
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Ben Branch
December 22, 2012
This stunning photograph of the Hindenburg floating past the Empire State Building in 1936 was just too stunning not to share, it’s quite a high resolution image so if you click it you’ll be better able to see the details.
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Ben Branch
December 21, 2012
We featured the new Ruby full face Castel helmets a couple of months ago, since then we’ve grown even more fond of them.
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