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).
Craig Breedlove’s World Record Bonneville Run in 1963
In this wonderfully retro 1963 film Craig Breedlove breaks the land speed record at the Bonneville salt flats, driving a jet car named Spirit of America. Breedlove lost the record in 1964 to Tom…
Hookie #2 by The Hookie
Some people hate Harleys and some eat, sleep and dream them. I consider this a Harley that’s easy to love and tough to hate. Built by Hookie Customs in Germany, the Hookie #2 is…
3D Norton Manx M30 by Niels Schoen
Now I’m not entirely sure how far we’ve come with technology regarding 3D printers, I’m hoping that we aren’t too far away from the day when I can be emailed a SolidWorks file from…
Limited Edition “On Any Sunday” Helmet by Troy Lee Designs
The 1971 documentary film On Any Sunday is compulsory viewing for any motorcycle enthusiast. In fact if you haven’t seen it I’m going to ask you to go grab it from iTunes here, watch it,…
On Any Sunday – Now Available On iTunes
On Any Sunday will be celebrating it’s 40th anniversary on the 28th of July this year, it’s an amazing tribute that even all these years later it’s still the quintessential motorcycling film. The 1971…
Nandi by Rajputana Customs
You may never have heard of Rajputana Customs but I’m guessing you’ll be hearing a lot more about them over the coming years. Based in India, Rajputana Customs build custom hardtails around Royal Enfield engines, they…
1931 Bugatti T54 Special
The Bugatti name is quite possibly the most respected brand in automotive history, there aren’t that many original Bugattis in private hands and it’s fairly rare to see one on the auction block, especially…
Aviator by Randolph Engineering
When NASA astronauts are launched into space they wear these sunglasses. That might be all you need to know about them really. Oh and they’re also the standard issue sunglasses for US fighter pilots.
Distressed Helmets by Old School Helmets
Small scale custom workshops are the lifeblood of the underground motorcycle community, and not just bike builders either, specialist workshops like Old School Helmets inject boatloads of retro class into their helmets and we…
The Wooden Vespa by Carlos Alberto
It boggles the mind to think how much skill, talent and patience it must have taken Carlos Alberto to create this fully-functioning laminated hardwood Vespa. He built it for his daughter Daniella and subsequently…
’79 CB 750 Scrambler by Kiez Kustoms
Kiez Kustoms was unknown to me until a little earlier this week, I stumbled across their website and was floored by what I saw. Beautiful handbuilt bikes on par with the work of garages…