I’ve always been fascinated with vintage engineering and this particular example is quite remarkable. Exactly who first came up with the idea of using a wheel’s spokes as suspension seems to be somewhat elusive but the idea itself is quite brilliant.
The 301 sunglasses by Tom’s Eyewear are the sort of thing I picture a Cary Grant wearing whilst driving a convertible with a bescarved Hepburn in the passenger seat. With walnut-wood temples, a choice of hand-painted colours and Made-in-Italy quality make them an easy addition to the face.
It’s often remarkable what 6 months in a garage can accomplish. Nick, the builder of this remarkable Honda CB360, found it in an old mans shed and offered him $300 for it, the guy accepted the offer and Nick took it home.
Amazing things happen when Harleys get customised by the Japanese. All too often it’s Japanese bikes getting customised by Americans but more often than not it goes both ways, this beautiful custom is called Fava and it was built by Hide Motorcycles, or Hidemo, out of the city Kawasaki in Japan.
This music video by Hysteric Studios and the bike builders at Blitz Motorcycles is one of those things that makes you sit down and question the intelligence behind working in an office, especially when you learn that the average cubicle is half the size of the average prison cell.
Dime City Cycles is a one stop shop for anyone building or restoring a café racer or retro/vintage motorcycle, they literally sell everything a bike builder might need, including threads like this Café Racer Tee.
It’s exceedingly difficult to wrap words around design like this, the Torpedo by StanCraft is one of the most beautiful 3 dimensional objects I’ve ever seen.
This is the new custom by Deus Bali, it’s leather wrapped surfboard holder is the obvious standout feature, a feature that’ll get plenty of use in it’s new role as a chap called Tim’s primary wave hunter on the Indonesian island of Bali.
Imperial Cycles is run by a couple of talented west coast builders named Eric and Jerome, their designs all have a unique and modern feel with an unmistakable and almost scifi/steampunk retro flavour.