Thanks to an awesome project with Cafe Racer XXX, Saint Motor Company and Loaded Gun Customs… I’ll be on the East Coast! Maryland to be precise. This SUNDAY March 3rd- come join us at Sixteen Tons (website) for beer, wine, tunes, and talk of motorcycles! WHEN: Sunday March 3, 2013 | 2:00p – 5:00pWHERE: Sixteen Tons – 1100 W 36th St. Baltimore, MD 21211 RSVP to the FB Event
Since I don’t personally know much about this bike, I can only go off what I read in the specs I found online (such as on bikez.com). It’s a petite and light weight bike- 360 lbs dry (without fluids and gas) and has a low seat height of 27.5 inches… with an optional low profile seat that takes it down another two or so. These two things are going to make it a comfortable bike for someone with a shorter inseam, and also light enough that it won’t feel too cumbersome to… Continue Reading »
In less than a week I’ll be traveling to Maryland for a very exciting project with Cafe Racer XXX and Saint Motor Company. You may recall Saint being mentioned both in the Monster Project (Phase 9: 748 Front End on 750 Monster, Phase 8: Fixing the Tank) and the very popular green cafe racer Ural. Jeff Yarrington (the man behind Saint Motor Co.) is currently finishing a very cool custom motorcycle named after Nikola Tesla. Past that information… you will have to wait and see what we come up with.
Good news for someone with small feet! I picked up a pair of boots that match my vintage motocross boots everyone asks about! They’re marked 4 1/2 and judging by the comparison to my boots seem to be about a 6.5 or 7. If you want ‘em, they can be yours for $75. Update: SOLD! Stacy, a motolady in California, will be very happy with them.
MOTORCYCLISTS HAVE CHANGED.I Motociclisti sono cambiati; Biker haben sich verändert; Les Motards ont changé; Los Motores han cambiado! The motto for this years EICMA International Motorcycle Show is pretty simple, it seems. But what does it really mean? Are the Italians behind EICMA saying that motorcycling is no longer dominated by men, or are they saying something entirely different? It seems the meaning is not as easily inferred as we would like. From their press release on Februrary 18th, “The basic consideration, which prompted the claim, stemmed from the observation of current society and… Continue Reading »