Ben Branch
June 14, 2012
Honda CX500 cafe racer conversions are becoming more and more popular, the unusual, shaft-drive bike’s from Honda never really saw huge commercial success when they were first released so it’s nice to see them having a renaissance of sorts in the modern day.
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Ben Branch
June 14, 2012
The Woodman’s Pal Military Machete is one of those tools men like to own for no good reason, it just seems important that we have it in the tool collection.
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Ben Branch
June 14, 2012
No matter what you happen to look like, never let anyone tell you you shouldn’t be riding a motorcycle and smiling.
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Ben Branch
June 13, 2012
I’m always genuinely impressed with people who take matters into their own hands, and create something remarkable. Evan Lane is a professional photographer based in California who realised that it was nigh on impossible to find a camera bag that both looked good and took care of your gear.
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Ben Branch
June 13, 2012
The Kawasaki W650 is one of the best modern foundations for a flat track style motorcycle, the engine is staggeringly reliable, the frame is solid, the stock suspension can take a beating and it can be turned into a flat tracker with relatively minimal effort.
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Ben Branch
June 13, 2012
Max Huber was one of the most iconic graphic designers of the 20th century, I’ve always been particularly fascinated with his automotive work.
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Ben Branch
June 12, 2012
This Vincent cafe racer was built by a friendly guy by the name of Phil Lemon, he shot me over an email last week and casually mentioned that he’d built a Vincent cafe racer and asked if…
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Ben Branch
June 12, 2012
Gin is a phenomenal spirit, I far prefer it to vodka or rum an the fact that it’s a great to drink with tonic and fresh lime on hot summer afternoons puts it ahead of Scotch at this time of year. Brooklyn Gin is a relatively…
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Ben Branch
June 12, 2012
It’s always great to find random gems on eBay, this beautiful old Yamaha YM-1 2-stroke is currently sitting at $3,300 with the reserve not met and about a day left on the bidding.
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Ben Branch
June 11, 2012
The humble Sportster is one of the most popular bases for custom motorcycle building in the US, interestingly it’s also a wildly popular bike for tweaking within the Japanese bike building community.
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Ben Branch
June 11, 2012
It isn’t always easy to buy for men, Father’s Day gifts usually involve cologne, socks, dark chocolate, dodgy beer, cheap bourbon or one of those coffee table books about steam trains. The team over at Man Crates have decided to rectify this issue by creating a series of crates specifically tailored to specific, manly interests.
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Ben Branch
June 11, 2012
Triumph created the 1977 Triumph Silver Jubilee to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee, the model was highly popular and remains a collectors item with only 2,400 examples ever having been built.
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