THE SIX DEGREES OF SHARON TATE | MAO, McQUEEN, MANSON & MAD MEN…
- 1967– Sharon Tate for a spread in Esquire Magazine, 1967, in a t-shirt printed with the Vietnam Star. –Photo by William Helburn - So this is what the internets are recently abuzz about– The Mad Men...
View ArticleBO DIDDLEY & THE CLASH, 1979 US TOUR | EVERY GENERATION HAS THEIR OWN LITTLE...
- 1979, Cleveland — Bo Diddley opened for The Clash on their US tour – Image by © Bob Gruen. In 1979, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of the Clash asked that Diddley open for them on the band’s first...
View ArticleHURST RACING TIRES ~ SINCE 1961 | MADE BY HAND IN OREGON CITY, OR
- - Here’s a cool video by Ray Gordon on the story of Hurst Racing Tires– owned and operated by Cody Adams & Steve Adams since 2005 in Oregon City, OR. They make each tire by hand, using the...
View ArticleDOROTHY STRATTEN’S EARLY DAYS | CUSTOM AUTO AND BIKE SHOW MODEL
- Dorothy Stratten – Playboy Playmate of the Month for August, 1979 & Playmate of the Year for 1980. - Anyone who lived during the time of the brutal killing and tragic loss of Playboy Playmate...
View ArticleHELL ON TWO KRAZY WHEELS | VINTAGE EVEL KNIEVEL IN HIS HARLEY HEYDAY
- Evel Knievel shared a long and colorful history with Harley-Davidson– professing that his very first motorcycle was a Harley that he stole when he was just 13 yrs old. Legend has it in 1960, Evel...
View ArticleBORN FREE 5 | UNITING ALL THOSE WITH A LOVE OF VINTAGE BIKES
- Cool short filmed by Scott Pommier for the Born Free 5 Show about “man, machine, and man’s best friend” ~ starring Pobbs & Shawn Donahue of Bronsonville Custom Cycles. Get ready for the show...
View ArticleTHE BUCEPHALUS BUILD PART ONE | DUNWORTH DESIGNS’ EPIC SUPERBIKE
- My friend Kevin Dunworth is building an epic superbike that is an aggressive marriage of old & new that is best described by the madman himself in this here video. Bucephalus is a bike that many...
View ArticlePHOTOGRAPHY OF LANA MACNAUGHTON | WOMEN’S MOTORCYCLE EXHIBITION
- From the moment I saw Cindy DuLong AKA Fashion Serial Killer in that rad burnout shot below by Lanakila MacNaughton I was hooked on her work. Lana was kind enough to share some of her favorite...
View ArticleTHE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RAY GORDON | STETSON STYLE FLYIN’ HIGH IN OREGON
- Ray Gordon is one of those guys that you can’t help but love. He’s a big, gentle giant with a deep voice that’s always saying the craziest shit that makes you laugh your ass off. He’s also one...
View ArticleTHROTTLE MERCHANTS | SO CAL’S PRE- 1940s FORD HOTRODS & VINTAGE BIKES
- Throttle Merchants Magazine is the photobook project of Matt Porter & Aileen Aquino. Their passion is shooting SoCal’s amazingly rich Hot Rod culture, focusing primarily on pre-’40s Fords, and...
View ArticleANNOUNCING THE 1ST ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE FILM FESTIVAL | SEPT 26-28, BROOKLYN, NY
It’s a good goddamn sign when people take it upon themselves to create an event (that holy shit, doesn’t even exist?!) like the Motorcycle Film Festival. And it’s a helluva feeling when it’s Jack and...
View ArticleTHE PHOTOGRAPHY OF YVE ASSAD | DESTINED TO DOCUMENT THIS LIFE ON TWO WHEELS
Photograph by © Yve Assad - “It all started with my first bicycle at age 5. After I ditched the training wheels, it was over. I was hooked on 2 wheels. I used to follow the older boys in my...
View ArticleELVIS AND HIS GOOD OL’ MEMPHIS MAFIA MEET THEM LONG HAIRED BOYS FROM LED...
Sept. 7th, 1976 — Joe Esposito (Elvis Presley’s Memphis Mafia buddy) wearing a Led Zeppelin 1975 Tour T-shirt at the Holiday Inn hotel with Elvis in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. I Was There. And more… as...
View ArticleTHE 1ST ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE FILM FESTIVAL | THIS WEEK SEPT 26-28, BROOKLYN, NY
The Motorcycle Film Festival is happening THIS WEEK! Come check it out, kicking off the festivities on Wednesday! There are loads of more details on the film screening schedule and tickets HERE. Lots...
View ArticleTHE PHOTOGRAPHY OF LANA MACNAUGHTON | BALTIMORE BOUND FOR HIGHER GROUND
Lanakila MacNaughton’s photography is getting a lot of acclaim and attention for it’s ‘Fuck Yeah’ energy and authenticity. In Lana’s words, “I am inspired by the real women that ride, not models, but...
View ArticleTHE WOMEN’S MOTORCYCLE EXHIBIT FILM | BEHIND THE SCENES W/LANA MACNAUGHTON
A behind the scenes film produced by Lanakila MacNaughton exposing the creative inspiration, intent and process behind the shooting of her Women’s Motorcycle Exhibition. “I mean, I know so many...
View Article“FLYIN’ HIGH IN OREGON”| RAY GORDON, STETSON & THE SEE SEE CREW GO NUTS
*HIPSTER ALERT* Ray Gordon and crew are back at it again! You call this working, Ray? Fucksake. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes film Ray shot with friends from Stetson, Hurst Racing Tires, and a...
View ArticleTHE CHOPPED ROD & CUSTOM FESTIVAL | HOT RODS AND MUSIC GET BACK TO THEIR ROOTS
So there’s this little festival called Chopped put on each year in Country Victoria – Australia. The guys were kind enough to send TSY a note as they thought we would appreciate the madness that they...
View ArticleDICK DALE, GOD OF SURF GUITAR | GOT A MACHINEHEAD BETTER THAN THE REST
Young Dick Dale, Surf Guitar God, looking pretty badass on his 1941 Harley-Davidson Flathead– he even machined the handlebar risers himself. “According to Dick Dale, he and his cousin were riding...
View ArticleWALT SIEGL | THE SAVANT OF CUSTOM SUPERBIKE’S COLLABORATION W/PUMA
Director and photographer Adam Weiss spent some time with Walt Siegl in his New Hampshire shop, chronicling the last stages of the his top-secret build for Puma. The resulting footage was used to...
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