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Draxtar P-104 Helmet

Ben Branch October 11, 2011
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Safety

This open face helmet by Draxtar seems to be aimed at the pilot/motorcyclist who doesn’t like to change helmets all that often. Far from…

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Snarling Beast

Ben Branch October 9, 2011
  • Art
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This brilliant poster seems almost like a Hunter S. Thompson dreamscape, I don’t have the backstory on it but thought it was too good not to share.

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Yamaha XS650 by La Corona Motorcycles

Ben Branch October 9, 2011
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro
  • Spanish

This beautifully proportioned Yamaha XS650 is exactly the sort of thing I’d like parked in my garage. Built by La Corona Motorcycles, the Spanish custom motorcycle builder..

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eBay Find: Honda CX500 by Doc’s Chops

Ben Branch October 7, 2011
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Honda CX500 is one of the more innovative Japanese motorcycles of the late-70s, the bikes were liquid cooled, electric started, shaft-driven, modular wheeled, V-Twins with a reputation for being low maintenance daily riders.

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Yamaha DT250 by The Gravel Crew

Ben Branch October 5, 2011
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Gravel Crew always turn out refreshingly unique customs and this bike is a great example of their work, it started life as a…

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1967 Monaco F1 GP

Ben Branch October 1, 2011
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This footage is from the 1967 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, and shows the fatal accident of Lorenzo Bandini, the Ferrari driver clipped a chicane and was sent upside down into the hay bales with

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Building The Riviera Ducati SS With Walt Siegl

Ben Branch September 30, 2011
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Style

We’ve been in touch with Walt and he agreed to give us an exclusive look inside his workshop, so we can all see the process of taking a Ducati 900SS and turning into what you see above and below.

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Classified Moto: A lamp in the next life.

Ben Branch September 30, 2011
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Films
  • Furniture
  • Style
  • Vintage

Bikes aren’t the only thing Classified Moto does though, the above video was filmed by Mondial and shows John and his wife building one of the iconic Classified Moto lamps from start to finish.

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1964 Ferrari 158

Ben Branch September 29, 2011
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Italian
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 158 was the car that powered John Surtees to his 1964 Formula 1 World Championship. The car used both the V12 and V8 engine…

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1958 NASCAR Daytona Beach Convertible Race

Ben Branch September 27, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Convertibles
  • Films
  • Vintage

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-eIuUq-GZok In 1958 the first Daytona Beach Convertible race was held, this 25 minute film (split into 3 segments) covers the whole event from…

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CB 350 by LBC Moto

Ben Branch September 26, 2011
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Honda CB350 is a popular bike for custom builders, this particular example is a 1969 model picked up by Shannon Hulcher over at LBC Moto.

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1955 Wooler Flat Four

Ben Branch September 24, 2011
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The 1955 Wooler Flat Four is the kind of motorcycle that you stumble across from time to time that grabs your attention and refuses to let go. This flat four, shaft driven motorcycle had a number of unique features, my favourite of which is the

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