Ben Branch
April 6, 2011
As soon as I call this “The Greatest First Lap Ever” some clever bastard will come along and find something better. Although I don’t see how. This is Senna schooling the “other” best drivers…
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Ben Branch
April 5, 2011
Filippo Barbacane of Firestarter Garage first started building bikes the way most people do, with a few hand tools in his personal garage. Filippo began tinkering with two-wheelers in 1992 in his home town of…
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Ben Branch
April 4, 2011
Schott is a 3rd generation family owned company that has been turning out world-class jackets since 1913, in 1928 they produced their first leather motorcycle jacket and they haven’t looked back since. This particular…
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Ben Branch
April 4, 2011
At $399 USD this tent seems almost like a compulsory purchase for anyone considering a cross-country trek on two-wheels. Hell it might even come in handy when the Mrs gets upset about you spending…
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Ben Branch
April 2, 2011
I’d never heard of the marque Arab-Villiers and so I was intrigued when I discovered this bike, I was even more interested once I learnt that this is thought to be the last surviving Arab…
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Ben Branch
April 2, 2011
This official Salvation Army tee was designed by Joshua Smith aka Hydro 74 and is available now for $20 USD, 100% of the proceeds go straight to helping Japan so if you’ve been looking for…
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Ben Branch
April 1, 2011
Modern off-road bikes are marvels of modern engineering, they have the power to weight ratio of yellow-cake uranium and motors that keep running no matter what you do to them. I am convinced that…
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Ben Branch
March 31, 2011
Yes you read that right, book, not car. This diamond encrusted book is called “The Official Ferrari Opus” and it comes in at more than the cost of an actual honest-to-goodness Ferrari. You’d have to…
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Ben Branch
March 31, 2011
The tagline of Deus Ex Machina is “The House Of Simple Pleasures”, this ethos can be seen throughout their product line, from tee’s, to bicycles, to hats and motorcycles. It’s all gloriously simple without…
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Ben Branch
March 30, 2011
Proper motorcycle attire can sometimes be hard to come by. At some point, I think in the 80s, motorcycle gear manufacturers decided that all motorcyclists were deeply into flame decals, chrome, dragons, heavy metal,…
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Ben Branch
March 30, 2011
This captivating onboard video is from a time when helmets were an afterthought, tires were the width of your necktie and Schumachers made shoes. Or in other words, the good old days. Sure, sure,…
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Ben Branch
March 29, 2011
From a pure engineering standpoint, Walt Siegl is one of the top bike builders in the world today. Anyone who would argue against that statement is unworthy to ever sit in the saddle of…
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