If you watch one film today, this has to be the one. It’s converted from real 8mm recorded in 1970 of a dirt bike event at Carlsbad Raceway in Carlsbad, CA. The film is bound to make you in a good mood. They just had lots of fun back then. Notice the riding gear and [...] Keep reading

Chopperhead Vol. III is easily the best one yet. If you haven’t heard of Chopperhead here’s a brief description. If you haven’t seen the first two, here’s the deal: This series documents and pays homage to the home-builder and the underground chopper/custom motorcycle scene – the true essence of Kustom Kulture. You won’t find any network-cry [...] Keep reading

I saw this crazy custom Panhead last weekend. It’s still in the swing arm frame, which is a rare sight on custom bikes these days. It’s a good example of how you can build something relatively extreme but still rideable. Here’s a few photos of some of the sweet details on this bike.  Keep reading

Diesel has designed a new helmet in cooperation with AGV. It would look pretty sleek along with a Buel or Triumph Speed Triple. But I think they intend to market it towards the scooter crowd. Because here’s what they say about it: You’re a hotshot – you’re a maverick renegade, speeding through life to hell and [...] Keep reading

The award-winning guys behind the movies Choppertown and Brittown just released a teaser for their coming film The Harbortown Bobber. Looks like yet another masterpiece.  Keep reading

I shot these photos at Græsted Veterantræf 2009. Some of these vintage motorcycles is restored to a rare perfection that they are probably better taken care of than when they left the factory floor. There’s something about them with all their knobs and handles that appeals to me. But the whole restoration to 100% originality and [...] Keep reading

I was recently asked if I would do a guest top 10 list of motorcycle blogs for blogs.com. There’s a heck of a lot to choose from and lots of blogs that cover specific topics about motorcycle riding. You could easily pick 10 good blogs within a specific category. But instead I chose to pick [...] Keep reading

I bet the guys who invented the Yamaha XS650 didn’t imagine this one coming. Ted from XS650chopper.com was kind enough to let me in on some secret details of the beast. Here’s what he said: The bike is a 1978 xs650. It is the latest ride from the Fong Bros out of Baltimore, Maryland . A [...] Keep reading

Customizing your vehicle wether it’s a two wheeler, four wheeler or even eighteen wheeler is an old and proud tradition. In fact so much that there is a specific name for the culture around customizing vehicles. The name is Kustom Kulture. Devils and Angels, by Low & Loud Productions, is a real to the bloody [...] Keep reading

Concept bike designer Nicolas Petit has designed an electric Harley Davidson. I bet that’s going to sit tough with the Harley crowd. The story does not mention anything about this actually being endorse by the Harley Davidson company. But I bet it’s a good way for Nicolas to bring attention both to himself and the [...] Keep reading

To those of you who haven’t seen this video yet. This is the most scary motorcycle stunt I’ve ever seen. Robbie Madison 2009 New Year’s Jump – Las Vegas. As one of my mates said “it’s just physics and balls”. Then I admit I don’t have the balls.  Keep reading

Underground independent motorcycle movies are popping up all over the place these days. Some might be better off as YouTube clips, and some really offers cool insights that the polished Discovery shows can’t come close to. Free to wander is a bit in both camps. The interviews with the motorcycle riders, artists and fabricators are [...] Keep reading

Time to try something new on Helmet Hair. There’s a few motorcycle games floating around that you can embed on your own webpages. I’m going to try and embed one, play around with it for a bit, and write my opinion on the game as comments. Feel free to join the fun and say what [...] Keep reading

Ever experienced a car drive out right in front of you, even though you where absolutely certain the driver saw you. Unfortunately it’s not an uncommon experience for us motorcycle riders. An english information campaign sets out to inform both motorcyclist and car drivers on why this happens. Hopefully it will lead to both sides having [...] Keep reading

Summer is lurking just around the corner and it’s time to get the motorcycle ready for a new season of adventure and good times. Here’s the five things I do to my bikes before every season. 1. Change oil and filter. There’s a lot of discussion on using synthetic oil vs. non-synthetic oil. I go with what [...] Keep reading