Magnus by Bandit 9 Motorcycles
Bandit 9 is a relatively new custom motorcycle workshop in Beijing headed up by Daryl Villanueva, it currently has 2 CJ750 builds on the showroom floor and both of them are phenomenal looking bikes.
Superbike Cutaways
The convergence of fine art and good engineering is almost commonplace in the world of international racing, this great series of cutaway illustrations show this convergence rather well. It’s fascinating to see totally the different approaches to super bike design employed by engineers from around the world, all with one common aim.
Modern Motor Cycle Company
Modern Motor Cycle Company is run by the talented mechanic and industrial designer Christian Condo, he started MMCC as a workshop he could use to create custom motorcycles as well as handmade motorcycle parts and moto related art.
eBay Find: 1971 Yamaha DT1 MX
The 70’s were a gold-era in the production of off-road motorcycles, it may just be my personal preference but bikes like this just look so much better than the plastic and graphics covered dirt bikes of today.
SCPR Sportster by DK Motorrad
The Harley-Davidson Sportster is a venerable beast, first introduced all the way back in 1957 the Sportster has seen countless model variations and almost limitless customisations. With all that in mind, I can’t help but be convinced that if the powers that be at Harley-Davidson just rolled a motorcycle like this out of their Milwaukee factory, the company’s fortunes would rapidly take a turn for the better.
EDC Kit by Kaufmann Mercantile
Sometimes when you discover something, you instantly wonder why it didn’t occur to you to invent it. For me, this was one such thing. Built by Kaufmann Mercantile this multi-function key chain has both a flat-head and cross-head screwdriver, a pry bar, a lighter and a pair of tweezers.
Ben Sherman Chronograph
Watches like this appeal to me, they’re antithetical to the currently-trendy giant face hipster watches and they stand well apart from anything digital.
Silodrome Sunday Cinema: Evolution Custom Industries
We’ve decided that we’re going to feature short films on Silodrome on Sundays, a sort of weekend-24fps-salve for all that ails you. This week we’re featuring a wonderful short film about Paul McKinnon, the owner of Evolution Custom Industries out of Sydney, Australia.
Adventures of a Motorcycle Despatch Rider
The book Adventures of a Motorcycle Despatch Rider is the true story of Captain William Watson’s experiences during the first World War. The book covers Captain Watson’s extraordinary journeys through Ireland, Wales, England and France as the first 2 years of the war unfolded.
Vintage Drifting
This incredible photograph of Robert Benoist drifting his V-12 Delage around the 1924 French Grand Prix circuit is just about the most perfect motor racing picture I’ve yet seen.
Motorcycles Invade The Wilds
It’s a little hard to imagine people taking their Harley-Davidson hardtails out for weekends of mountain climbing and river fording but that’s exactly what they did in the 1950’s.
Ronin Jacket by Roland Sands Design
Roland Sands Design are famous for their state of the art custom motorcycles, bikes like the KTM 525, the Hypermotard and the recently built Hawkized Triumph have established the American garage right at the top of the order when it comes to the cross section of engineering, design and execution.