Photo: Bill Ray, courtesy of Life Magazine online.
Back in 1965, photographer Bill Ray and writer Joe Bride were allowed access to the motorcycle gang, the Hell’s Angels. Although times have changed, the Angels still embody the rebel, outlaw culture… » Read more..
Kawasaki Versys in Hell...
Every motorcycle rider waits for the perfect weather to arrive after the winter, especially on the east coast. But this poor Kawasaki Versys has stumbled into hell…
Shadow? Bobber
Walking through my neighborhood the other day, I came across, for me, an odd sight. It was a Bobber, which for Williamsburg, Brooklyn is no rare sighting, but on closer inspection, was not a Harley Davidson, but I believe, a Honda Shadow… » Read more..
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Ezra and I finished the clip-ons last week for the Honda CB 350. They still need to get some Van’s Gun Blue patina, but they’re ready to use now. The process was more or less as we expected – first we made the clamp by brazing a bicycle seatpost clamp to a 1.5” tube (as close as I could get to 33mm). Then we figured out how to fixture the handlebar section so that we could cut a repeatable miter. After that, it was all Ez and his mad brazing skillz: » Read more..
Courtesy of Ducati News Today.
Dual Purpose Motorcycle. It just has it all, doesn’t it? My most recent obsession has been the bikes of my childhood. The Honda scramblers and Kawasaki enduros that allowed me to flee the cops on my way to small patches of woods, for afternoons of adventurous riding on hidden trails… » Read more..
