Came across this little beauty the other night and managed to snap a shot of it before I had to drive away. The bobbed out Honda Rebel looks like a really fun ride, with it’s wrapped pipes and solo seat. Very cool indeed.
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The One Motorcycle Show 2013
The One Motorcycle Show was held in Portland, Oregon earlier this year. It’s interesting seeing the evolution of the cafe racer culture on this video, with one builder lamenting about the same old flat seat, firestone tyres used on custom bikes. The idea of evolving a cafe racer design is a little bit of an oxymoron as it is essentially a homage to a past era, but perhaps this is how this industry will mature as we beging to develop our own aesthetic style, drawing from what was to what it could be. I would have loved to have been there for the show. Maybe next year.
The One Show 2013 from Instrument on Vimeo.
Shanghai Sidecars
Photographer Aurelien Chauvaud has created a fascinating series featuring sidecar riders from Shanghai. The repetition of the central composition creates a strong relationship between the riders, suggesting more of a movement than a passing fad. Check out more photographs from this series on his website.
Usher’s Motorcycle
What kind of motorcycle would the king of cool, Usher ride? Well, a custom one that his brother bought him of course. Custom created by Darwin Motorcycles, based on their Brawler GT model, the sports cruiser does ooze all types of cool. Riding it in a suit certainly doesn’t hurt its image.
Which beginner bike?
Ride Apart have made an entertaining video reviewing bikes for city riding. Featured is the Cleveland 250cc caferacer, Honda CBR 250 and the Suzuki DRZ 400. Whichever bike is your favourite would depend on your riding style and taste but the guys in the video do make them look like a lot of fun.
Doctor Who Scrambler
Behold, my new desktop wallpaper. Doctor Who on a Scrambler… my brain can barely cope with this. From the latest series of Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith and cute as a button companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman.
Django Django – WOR
New video clip “WOR” by British rock group Django Django featuring some of the craziest motorcycle riders you will ever see. Quote from the official video page…
“Mercury music prize nominees Django Django became obsessed by the infamous Indian Well of Death riders in Allahabad. So, naturally, they asked Noisey if we’d be up for travelling over to India and standing right in the middle of large lumps of precariously speeding metal for a day, to film a video for their track “Wor”. We happily obliged, getting our shoes stolen in the process, but it was worth it to meet a bunch of guys with the most rock solid testicles we’ve ever come across.”
’71 Honda CB450
It honestly doesn’t take more than a set of clubman bars to get me excited about a motorcycle…
Triumph Bonneville SE 2013 – Special Edition
New seat, new matte paint, new lights, grab rail… this is going to be a good year.
