The $275,000 Ferrari Book
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…
Applebox Pisstin Tee by Deus Ex Machina
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…
Hunt by Vitesse Boots
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,…
Onboard With Juan Manuel Fangio – 1957 Modena, Italy
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,…
The WS Sport Classic by Walt Siegl
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…
Burt Munro at Home
This photograph was taken in Burt Munro’s garage in 1970, in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand. Burt’s under 1000cc world record, which he set in Bonneville on the 26th August 1967 still stands…
Smoothness by Arlen Ness
If Ettore Bugatti had been diverted away from car design and into motorcycles this is almost certainly what he would have built. This remarkable art deco motorcycle was designed and built by master bike…
The Dragster Jacket by Alpinestars
Leather jackets are an essential element to every man’s wardrobe, most people know that it’s important to avoid the sort of leather jacket that has an elasticised waistband and denim sleeves but narrowing it…
Tiger’s Milk II by Deus Bali
Deus Bali is fast becoming one of my favourite custom garages, they specialise in smaller capacity bikes like this 200cc Honda Tiger. The team strip all the superfluous plastic bodywork off and cut the…
Lady on a BMW Motorcycle
They say a picture speaks a thousand words, this is certainly the case with this vintage photo. We don’t know where this picture originates or who the lady is riding the bike, if you…
Rat Rod Truck – High Gear Hauler
Rat Rods are an occasional guilty pleasure of mine, regular chromed out show-pony hot rods don’t do it for me but with Rat Rods I can kind of see the appeal. This particular example,…
BMW R100/7 Street Tracker by Blitz Motorcycles
Blitz Motorcycles is an up and coming garage based in France, made up of 3 talented bike builders named Fred (mechanics/electrics), Hugo (mechanics/artistic direction) and Léo (mechanics/welding).