Reinventing The Montgomery Motorcycle
A famous British motorcycle name from the past could be on its way back thanks to a southern California company, which has ambitious plans to begin making and selling Montgomery motorcycles again.
Shinya Kimura, Motorcycle Mechanic
Here’s a nice little video profile of acclaimed custom bike builder Shinya Kimura. Directed by Danielle Levitt, it shows Shinya riding his local haunt — Glendora Ridge Road — and visits him in his Azusa, CA shop.
Event: Bike Shed MC, London
“London’s Calling” is not only a great punk anthem but it’s a call to arms as The Bike Shed motorcycle collective put together their first show celebrating the greasy subculture of café racers, bobbers, scramblers and everything in between.
A Sparrow and a Bare Branch
“I swear I’ve never tried hard to make it look like art,” claims custom bike builder Shinya Kimura. Yet, that’s exactly what he ends up producing. I would make the case that his bikes are metaphysical statements about the relationship … Continued
RideApart Review: Moto Guzzi California 1400
You know the typical cruiser compromise: riding one means you achieve a certain image, a certain experience, but at the expense of everything else that makes riding a motorcycle so fun and so practical. But, what if we were to … Continued
The Build Film
Profiling the lives of three of Portland’s young bike builders, The Build Film tells the story of creativity and its relationship to motorcycles in the North West. Featuring Thor Drake, James Crowe and Casey Hime, this is bang up to … Continued
2014 BMW R1200R Custom
Thanks to our friends at Oliepeil.nl for sharing this news. Looks like BMW Motorcycles has dropped a new motorcycle — the R1200R Custom in a café racer style. This bike represents 90th anniversary of the boxer engine, possibly named the … Continued