Wow, it’s pretty amazing how big the bobber/cafe/brat scene is in Europe. It’s think it’s so badass to take a long ass torturous trip on these vintage two wheel creations. Pile them with as much as you can, and just ride. Although I would honestly be stopping at a hotel haha. The Wrench Monkees sure do know to build some great bikes. Great video on a trip that I would love to take, just a hotel stop of course. lol
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/46984543″>MONKEETRIP 2012 EPISODE # 1</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/simonweyhe”>simon weyhe</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>motorcycle
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Not too long ago I spoke briefly about clothing company’s going to extra mile and showing their clothes in different lights. Bringing in new customers is something a good company will always strive to do. Whether it’s going something completely outside the box or just out of your direct customer demographic. The video below is a great example of this. Benny Gold has been around for a while, but as a huge motorcycle enthusiast, watching this video wants me to buy Benny Gold. He make’s it cool. Props to doing things right.
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/31208442″>Benny Gold – Night</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/mondial”>MONDIAL</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>I really love the vibe of this show. I would love to bring something like this to New York, giving a great New York twist to it. I know there are plenty enough cafe/bobber/brat style bike’s in the 5-boroughs to make it happen.
Anyways, I though this event was great. Bring your bike to a show, display it, and then ride out to the beach and enjoy music and good times all around. So great. I will never understand why we don’t have more laid back experiences like this on the east coast. Everything motorcycle related on this coast always seems overly crowded and too reckless. Or maybe I’m not looking hard enough. Just my opinion.
Enjoy!
I really haven’t posted a motorcycle in a while. There are a couple reason why I absolutely love 70’s motorcycle’s. You can really change them into anything. Cafe racer, brat, bobber, chopper, dirt tracker, heck you can even modernize it with late model forks and swing arm. So much potential. I can’t wait til I can get my hands on one myself. The Honda CB350 below was built by Vintage Customs, with a cafe/brat style that is done to perfection. Damn this must be a BLAST to ride!
I believe if your a true enthusiast of something, you should know it’s history. When you know where it came from you have a better understanding of where it is now and why. I came across this well made video basically documenting cafe racers and their riders. Where they think the cafe “game” is now and how far it has come. It’s kind of humorous that the “cafe racer” style bike came from guys literally racing their bike’s from cafe to cafe. Now, it’s something that’s popular around the world. Whether it’s a vintage or a brand new bike, it’s all good. It’s all about the community. It’s all about the freedom of the ride.
I usually wouldn’t post up motorcycle stunting. Of course there is a ridiculous amount of skill involved but after a while it all looks the same. I came across this video and really couldn’t keep my eyes off the screen. Very well put together and choreographed. It’s pretty crazy what guys can do with motorcycles these days. The precision and skill has gone through the roof, compared to what it was like 10 years ago. Really great video.
I’m really glad I found this video. It pretty such encompasses my deeper feelings about riding motorcycles. It’s a lifestyle, it’s a form of art, it’s a form of expression. For someone like myself, who is deep into fashion and style, this is exactly what I mean. My style continues to my and is expressed through motorcycle’s I would love to build. These guys are doing it right! As I have expressed before, I want to open up a shop, and motorcycle’s would be my niche. I feel like they are far less complex then cars to tear down and build better . I really can’t wait.
Such inspiration.
On the subject of motorcycle’s, I came across this absolutely beautiful chopper/bobber created in Japan. If I remember correctly it’s a Zero Engineering base with custom parts and work from Rough Craft in Japan. I really can’t stop looking at it. The combination of the black, polish, and gold plating is beyond perfect and creates a beautiful fluid theme throughout the entire bike. The fat front and rear tire’s really give it a Japanese brat-esq style that again, flows really well with the entire bike. Nice to work to all involved.
Again, by now you know that I have a firm belief that Japan simply does everything better. Here is another perfect example. I think they call these trial bikes. They are basically dirt bikes without a seat, and as you can see a seat would just hinder the performance of the rider. Kind of crazy. To make things interesting they throw an almost impossible trail in front of them and send them off. I really just think you should go ahead and watch the video. It’s simply amazing. So much skill.
I always love posting videos about the Isle of Man race. It’s such an amazing, thrilling, and shocking race. So much that can go wrong, so much risk. This is something I must experience, multiple times before I die. So sick!
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