This summer, The Harley-Davidson Museum will open an exhibit dedicated to an iconic piece of motorcycle culture: the black leather jacket. The “Worn to be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket“ exhibit will showcase over 100 artifacts including jackets designed by fashion houses such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Gianni Versace, as well as jackets worn by celebrities such as Elvis Presley. The picture shows a motorcycle woman with leather jacket, circa year 1949.
As Plato imagined a table, we imagined a motorcycle. We were thinking a lot about Mr. Plato’s words on the image of a table. The idea is perfect and the product; susceptible to elements and unknown factors, could never be perfect. The idea for us was the One Motorcycle: the stripped down, real deal, simple machine. It was then that we realized we knew a handful of motorcycle builders that in turn knew a handful of builders who all specialize in that ‘ONE’ type of bike. From there, the idea grew. Our… Continue Reading »
So, I showed up at about 7:20p to Slabtown in NW Portland. Shortly thereafter, the Icon boys showed up with their signature ratty custom bikes to park inside. I set out my helmets and got raffle tickets ready. About ten ‘til 8, people started showing. My friend Chris had just put 24 miles on his freshly purchased Ducati, so he parked it right next to the front door. The space is really quite awesome and full of games- ping pong, pin ball, darts, pop-a-shot, skee ball… plus a juke box, dj tables,… Continue Reading »
The One Motorcycle Show year 3, Feb 10th! If you are anywhere in the area, (or have cash to throw at a flight) you should definitely attend this event. Last year there was 78 bikes, 14 burnouts, 80 cases of PBR, and over 3,000 people. You can read more about the 2011 One Motorcycle Show in my post or on Hell for Leather Magazine.