This collection will be open to new members until February 15th and then it will be released to all customers at regular retail prices. Members enjoy early access to this collection with prices starting at €21.87 and FREE SHIPPING.
For more information on becoming a barlasbuilders Member CLICK HERE.
Members enjoy the option each month to build-a-box from the new collection but they can also SKIP any month with NO OBLIGATION.
Check out all of the new items below.
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Photos and words by Alyssa Garcia
“Featuring over 200 custom, classic, concept and rare motorcycles from all over the world.
But more than that, it’s a cultural gathering for all types of folks: young, old, mild and wild.”
The 10th year anniversary of the One Moto Show was definitely one for the books. Hosted in the Pickle Factory in Portland, the building itself was a sight to be seen. We’re talking a seriously gorgeous creative space. When you walk in your greeted by the fresh smell of See See coffee and instantly ushered into rooms and rooms of killer and creative builds from individuals and builders all over the country.
As if seeing all of the creative builds wasn’t enough of a thrill, midway through the day you could grab a few beers and head over to the mini-track set up to see (or be a part of) mini bike races! People got a chance to spend some time checking out the new Indian FTR1200, which was a sight to see and chat with their spokespersons about the new monster bike.
Each night ended with live music and a party. I mean, who doesn’t love that.
It was a chilly snowy weekend but a damn good time. See you next year Portland
I was able to catch some of the biggest superyachts in the world including one of the newest yachts called Mad Summer which is a 323 foot, $180 Million Dollar Masterpiece. But oddly enough that was not the biggest and most expensive as it was flanked by Aviva coming at a cool $250 Million.
Check it out and drop me a comment below.
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This is a short film about our adventure that weekend.
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Photos : Philip Fusco / IG @phillyphilz
Words : Mike Meszaros / IG @notsoaudimike
It feels weird to be back behind the keyboard after a long time off, but sticking with it is something we all have trouble doing in this modern-day and age. Anthony Ashback is an example of what happens when you stick to your craft, and instead of throwing your hands up and walking away he decided to stay true to his project and perfect his 1981 Honda CB750. Take a long hard look for this is what dedication can achieve.
Anthony explained he had changed the bike up many times. Unlike the rest of us, he had to keep the flavor fresh. The latest incarnation of his seven-year build now rocks an inverted front end to give it a more up to date look. The color of the bike is a cult Honda hue called Midori Green. Personally, this is my favorite part of the build as being a closet Honda head. I’ve always wanted a Midori Green Civic hatch….but I digress. Anthony wanted to make sure the build remained close to his passion for riding aggressively and taking turns because riding is his passion and runs deep in his family; from his wife to little girl they all enjoy the two-wheeled passion.
The 81’ CBR750 sports, of course, a 750 CC engine, and to help slow it down after hitting the twisties is a Ducati 996 Brembo master cylinder. It also looks the business! The bike also sports a CBR600 rear wheel conversion. The build retained the stock swingarm and has a rear coil-over kit that has been rebuilt to help perfect the look and stance of the bike. This motorcycle was built to suit the taste of one person, Anthony.
Words & Photographs by Jon Hansen
February snuck up quickly on us all this year as it was suddenly time for our winter blues to end by taking the annual trip down to Conroe, Texas for Lonestar Throwdown. If you have not heard of LST by now, we are slightly worried about you and advise that you see your nearest doctor or therapist immediately because life as we know it would not be the same without it. Trucks of all makes, models, and heights come from every corner of the United States to debut their latest builds, as well as just seeing all the newest trends and products for the current years show season.
Though the weekend started with a little rain, no one was going to be intimated away from a great time by a few puddles. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday show will keep your head on a swivel as trucks and trailers arrive driving and dropping in some of the wildest rides you have ever seen, year after year. Boasting incredible sponsors such as Kicker, American Force, Slosh Tubs, Phat Phabz, and Flo Air ride, and many others as well as around 10 food truck options; it is easy to see why this juice is worth the squeeze in every category. Speaking of categories, let's talk awards. LST not only has Top 100 awards, as well as many category-specific awards; but they offer some of the most high-quality full billet machined custom trophies you have ever come across.
2019 was another neck breaking year as we have all come to expect. From high-end hot rods and classic patina trucks, to monster trucks and laid out bodied billet masterpieces; you can find whatever tickles your fancy at this show. Being one of the only shows that encourages and allows you to make laps of the fairgrounds in your show vehicle, it gives everyone a unique way to view the show; as well as catch a glimpse of some of your favorites rolling around during the weekend. The American Force Arena has become a major place of interest the past 2 years as well, packing their own DJ and more amazing trucks than you can keep up with (they tend to rotate in and out throughout the weekend); its definitely a great area to check out and also rest your legs in if you're tired of walking.
As per usual, we tell you now to start booking your Conroe and surrounding area hotel rooms for next year now; and also to register for LST 2020 as soon as they open registration. BOTH OF THESE WILL SELL OUT. Over 2,100 vehicles rolled into the show this year and that number easily stays that high selling out to capacity each and every year; so put Lonestar Throwdown in your calendars now for February 21-23 2020, you can thank us later.
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Parkhaus1 // “Established in 2014, Parkhaus1 is a collection of Porsche enthusiasts bringing their passion for the iconic brand to South Florida. Dedicated to the niche of Porsche fanatics, Parkhaus1 is a home away from home for those obsessed with the brand.”
Cohn Racers // “Every Cohn Racers motorcycle is a product of our relentless passion to create something extraordinary. ‘
RWB/RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF is a Porsche tuner located in Japan. RWB has combined Japanese and Euro tuning elements, creating the distinct RWB style for Porsche chassis. Starting off as a small countryside body-shop in Chiba-Ken, RAUH-Welt 911’s are now a common sight on both the streets and racing circuits of Japan. We create only one RWB Porsche for each customer.
This week Parkhaus1 revealed a new member of the RWB (RAUH-Welt Begriff ) Miami family and Cohn Racers revealed a gorgeous new Triumph build during their monthly Cars & Coffee event. Bringing together car enthusiasts of all types and their rides, Parkhaus1 Cars & Coffee puts on quite the show. Filling their showroom with two other gorgeous RWB builds as well as unique and vintage Porsche’s of all models and colors. While others line up outside to show off their custom builds of all makes. It’s a great morning to check out some gorgeous cars and have some great conversations with other car lovers.
Meet the newest RWB, built by RWB Europe. With a gorgeous body color and convertible top, it sports a gorgeous body line met by gold Rotiform wheels and custom 9Eleven headlights.
Photos and words by Alyssa Garcia
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With only two and half weeks to go before the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival in Birmingham Alabama, I have decided to dig into a Vintage Honda Cb360 that I have had sitting around my shop for about three years. I bought this bike on an impulse back on my birthday a few years back and never really touched it or even rode it that much. Okay…to be honest, I didn’t ride it at all. It was just one of those projects that always took a back seat to other business tasks that I had to get done.
However, the Barber Bike Fest is a good reason to get my ass into gear and make this bike a nice looker that also runs properly. In this video, I just lay out the plan for the bike including how I am going to handle the seat, rear frame, paint, air cleaners, battery and more. I do not have a solid plan for this bike and I will be making decisions for the fabrication as I move along. The only thing I know is that I plan to make it a Scrambler style bike with DOT Dual Purpose tires and an upright riding position.
Check out Part one of this build and please follow on YouTube to keep up to date with the other videos in this build.
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Hey guys, so you might have noticed that I started a YouTube Channel recently and I started uploading some things mostly related to the projects I am working on at the moment. At the time of making this post, I have already completed my Cb360 Scrambler Bike for Barber Vintage Bike Fest so you can catch that HERE —-> WATCH PART 1 VIDEO HERE
I would be super stoked if you checked out my YT page and subscribed. Making these videos is very very time consuming and having you guys subscribed would be great motivation to keep making films. I intend to keep adding various content mostly around my projects, things around the shop, DIY projects, and also tips and discussions about what it takes to run an E-commerce Brand all by myself.
In this video I talk a little about my boat project and also the plans for the Honda CB360. Be sure to leave me a comment and a thumbs up on the video as that will help me reach more viewers.
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Enjoy the images and you can find this tee along with many others HERE
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If you have been hanging around here a bit especially on Instagram, you most certainly would have caught Simone wearing some of our new gear and Limited Edition items. Simone is from Austin, Texas and looks stunning in all of our shoots, to say the least. Be sure to follow her on INSTAGRAM
Photographed by the talented Daniel Nguyen also from Austin. Daniel has been doing many of our shoots lately and you should check him out at www.shootwithdaniel.com
If you haven’t grabbed any of these items yet, just a reminder that I like to change things often and they will not be around long. In this collection, you will mostly find women’s tanks and we will have more options arriving in mid-summer 2018.
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It was that time of the year again, and a perfect time to enjoy some South Florida weather and check out some of the best examples of Vintage V-Dubs in the South East. This is one event that I truly look forward to. I started coming to this event back in 2007 when I lived in New York. It was a really good reason to make the long trek from the cold north to help medicate my seasonal depression. Fast forward to 2018, and I still get excited at the end of January approaches.
I spent a few hours walking the show venue at Sunset Place in South Miami with camera in hand. There is always the veteran cars in attendance, but each year seems to bring out a few new builds to the event, and this year was no exception.
Have a look at the images from this years even and leave a comment below on which is your favorite. If you can get free for next years event, I highly suggest it.
I decided to call in sick from work yesterday to head three hours north to the Motor Racing center of the universe, Daytona International Raceway. If you follow our social media you might have caught a few post that our close friends own Team Rennsport One based in Pompano Beach, Florida. They have won their series two years in a row in the Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge. This year they have two entries in the series with Porsche Motorsport Cayman GT4 race cars.
We could not miss the opening race of the season so we loaded up in my buddy Ricks Mercedes E-Class CDI for a brisk commute to the track. Thanks to Ricks lane splitting skills we made it to the track just in time to catch the opening lap on the jumbotron.
The day ended even better than it started with Team RS1 driving flag to flag and taking the top spot on the podium. Its great to start the season with a little head start on the rest of the field and we look forward to the rest of the races this year.
I think that most photographers would much rather prefer to be inside the fence, but personally, I find it very fun and challenging to capture images from beyond the fence line. The good part about Daytona is you can get access to almost every part of the track rather easily on foot. With only four or so hours to capture the race, I made my way around the track trying to get at least a few good images from each vantage point.
Check out the final images and I hope you enjoy.
-Russ
Very few of us have the huevos to jump in with both feet and attempt to grab our dreams — failure be damned. We are all-too content to sit back, hoping our dreams fall into our laps. Justin Webster built this slick, urban scrambler, utilizing hand-made parts and a singular vision. He built it in the garage he owns and operates as a “one-man band.” Justin has a dream.
The bike — a 1974 Honda CB550 — came together on a shoestring budget, though the results belie any financial limitations. Justin had an order for a café racer build, but when the customer backed out in favor of a nondescript Ducati sportbike, Justin was left free reign to create whatever he wanted. He chose to build a bike he thought Honda might have built in the CB’s heyday, had the concept occurred to it. But first, Justin had some work to do.
“(It) was your typical ratted-out CB550, owned by a person that had no business working on a motorcycle,” he says. “The paint was stripped off and it was rocking a bare-metal tank. The frame was poorly spray bombed and the accessories, electrical harness, and motor were the victims of the resulting overspray. But it ran, and the price was right.”
The engine overspray played right into Justin’s hands. He is the owner-operator of J. Webster Designs in Florida, specializing in custom-made, CNC-machined vintage Honda parts like tappet covers and tachometer drive plugs. Here was a chance to showcase his wares while building the fully functional and street-legal scrambler that never was. How could he pass it up?
When it hit dealerships in 1974, the CB550 was an instant hit. Its 50-horsepower in-line four was fast for its time, and Honda borrowed its single overhead cam and two valves per pot straight from its earlier racing engines. The CB was considered a supersport, and its popularity makes them easy to find still. Justin says there weren’t any surprises when rebuilding one.
Honda’s enduro-styled CL350 twin was already kicking up dirt upon the CB550’s introduction, but a larger-bore scrambler was non-existent. Builders often transformed them into choppers or café racers, but Webster’s urban scrambler concept is a uniquely modern take. It is an obviously popular concept today, but a 550cc scrambler would have been a monster in 1974.
Justin tackled the scrambler the same way he did his first CB build. He stripped it to its bones and set to removing every extraneous tab and bracket. A clean, less-hooligan, powder-coated frame, wheels and headlight bucket emerged. He modified the triple tree and rebuilt the forks, then he drilled and lightened the brake rotor. The rebuilt engine received some light port work and full J.Webster Designs parts treatment but is otherwise stock.
The undersized Bates-style headlight and lack of fenders may not suit everyone’s taste, but they undeniably work on this one-off build. A super-light Shorai lithium battery runs modern electronics like a Motogagdet Motoscope mini digital instrument cluster and matching M-Unit smartphone-controlled computer. His CB550 scrambler functions like a new motorcycle, but Justin’s rich and retro paint job on the rescued tank and the gaiters with J.Webster Designs collars scream vintage. The whole package looks more like something the scrambler would have evolved into had it never disappeared, much more so than any of the current retro crop manages to achieve.
Justin’s modern take on the classic scrambler includes the obligatory upswept pipes, which alone can give the modern manufacturers’ versions a vintage vibe. He bent those beauties himself, tucking them around the engine, through the frame and under the seat so that they don’t need the heat shielding that almost prevented those old scramblers from singeing the inside of riders’ legs — almost.
“The way I designed the pipes leaves plenty of room in all the right places,” he says. “High mount ‘scrambler’ styled pipes are always a give and take design. Even the factory offerings have given riders permanent reminders of past adventures. This bike is no different. Just consider them leg warmers for the winter months in Florida.”
Justin’s love of the CB platform started with his first bike, a 1976 CB750F. Though he loved motorcycles as a child, he wasn’t allowed to own one. When he went away to college, he says he figured, “What momma don’t know won’t hurt her.” He came upon his first CB by happenstance, but he was in love. He bought it to rebuild it, and he literally scraped change to buy it. He says has his wife to thank — or blame — for everything.
“Being a college student,” he says, “I didn’t have any money, and the couple hundred dollars that I needed to round up was a stretch.” He saved what he could, and he coaxed his then-girlfriend out of the money she’d saved since childhood to get the rest, stored as it was in an oversized Coke bottle in the closet.
“That bike was immediately disassembled to the bare frame as soon as I unloaded it from my truck and built back up on a college budget, using every budget-cutting trick in the book,” he says. “It looked cool and got me on two wheels, and that’s all that mattered.”
Justin started J.Webster Designs in 2012, at age 25, beginning it as side project like so many small businesses are. He worked nights and weekends, then was fortuitously fired from his day job for “some rather ridiculous reasons.” The firing was the kick in the pants he needed, though.
“It forced me to realize that the time was right and I was just prolonging the decision to go full time in trade for the comfort and safety of a cushy and safe job,” he says. “So, I decided to go all in and give it everything I have.”
Justin Webster is chasing his dream, and he’s giving us a window through which to view that dream with each new part he creates and each unique bike he builds. Focusing his early efforts on one of the most popular platforms in the history of motorcycling might seem safe for a person of his obvious talent, but it’s a shrewd move. More bikes and more universal parts on the horizon. For now, he’s doing what he loves, and he’s enjoying his work.
“Have fun” he says. “Life is short and there are adventures to be found. Don’t be afraid to go find them.”
Be sure to check out J. Webster Designs
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Will Nicholson’s 1978 Honda CX500 Cafe Build
The first step is sometimes the hardest one to take. We tend to assume that the people accomplishing great things are experts, well-trained in their fields. Intimidation kills inspiration, but the truth is those experts were once green and inexperienced. They simply were inspired to jump in and got their hands dirty.
Will Nicholson went for it. Never having so much as turned a wrench on a motorcycle, he went to work creating a beautiful café racer. Judging by its clean lines and the obvious attention to detail (note the leather lever covers), Nicholson is putting his industrial design degree to good use. He has an obvious talent for aesthetics.
At the ripe old age of 24, Nicholson, a New Zealander, found inspiration in a neglected and rejected 1978 Honda CX500. The bike had started life as the possession of a now-elderly lady in a husband-and-wife riding tandem. Perhaps they were every-day riders, or maybe weekend warriors; details are sketchy. When the wife became a widow, the CX took up residence in her yard. There it sat, slowly succumbing to the ravages of time. Another would-be builder picked up the bike for a song, but he never found the motivation to start the café project. Nicholson didn’t just purchase the old Honda; he rescued it.
“I have always wanted an old bike,” he says. “I really enjoy bringing life back to old things.”
The CX500 was never a popular bike, but it is bullet proof. When the oddball Honda was young, the superbike was a new invention. Inline fours were all the rage, and the Kawasaki KZ1000 and Suzuki GS1000 ruled the road. The transverse V-twin engine on the CX doesn’t look so strange to modern eyes, but the masses deemed it too weird and underpowered at the time of its introduction. It sold meekly, but darn if it doesn’t make a sexy café racer. Quirky is the new black.
“I started looking at old Hondas and Yamahas,” says Nicholson, “but I stumbled across this CX, and it was in my price range. The layout of the CX intrigued me… I love the concept; transverse V-twin, water-cooled, shaft drive, electric start, all on a bike which was manufactured in the 70s! I think they were quite innovative bikes, but aesthetically not very clean.”
And therein lay the other reason for the CX’s flat-lined sales in its short production run of five years. Big Red borrowed proven, reliable concepts from other manufacturers and packaged them in a responsible-looking motorcycle. But, practicality was a tough sell in an era when the first road rockets were setting streets on fire. Nicholson was able to transform the CX from water buffalo to super model while retaining the components that made it so trustworthy.
“The CX purists will hate it,” he says, “but I don’t think the factory bikes are particularly beautiful.”
Nicholson’s experience in motorcycling has been brief, but his love of all things motorbike has been a lifelong infatuation. He only started riding a few years ago, earning his stripes astride a Kawasaki Ninja 300. The impetus for his first restoration project was the boredom inherent with moving to a new town for work. The year-and-a-half-long CX build was as much learning experience for him as it was busy work in a strange town.
“The whole project was something quite new to me,” says Nicholson. “I learned a lot of new skills.”
Look at his Nicholson’s handiwork, and what you notice is what you can’t see. Not a wire protrudes to detract from the carefully revealed frame. The open space beneath the seat gives the CX a ghost-like, ethereal quality. Such understatement is hard for even experienced builders to accomplish.
“The original wiring loom was toast, so I made an entirely new wiring loom from scratch,” Nicholson says. “While this might not be much of an achievement for an auto sparky (auto electrician), I had almost no prior electrical experience. I’m happy that all the wiring is hidden well out of view, including the battery and charging system.”
Despite its finished appearance, Nicholson says he is planning to add more modern touches to the CX. He is looking into crafting a carbon fiber rear mudguard, and the fashionably wrapped exhaust still needs bracing. “I would (also) love to do a EUR front-end conversion,” he says. “Something like a CBR600RR or a GSXR front end, which are pretty much bolt-on and have superior suspension and braking power.”
If you’re whispering to yourself right now for Nicholson to stop where he is, you’re not alone. As an observer, talk like that is frightening when the current result is so stunning, but such is the way of the creative mind. Artists don’t finish paintings, they give up on them. “I am a constant tinkerer,” says Nicholson, though he admits the next project is already calling to him.
“I have been thinking of what’s the next project for a while,” he says. “I’d love to do a Ducati SuperSport, but I’m also thinking of a project car… One thing I am sure of is that it will have wheels and an engine!”
Nicholson has time. He’s young, and he’s on a new adventure, having moved to London with his girlfriend to pursue careers and life. His otherworldly CX is back home, safe for now from his fidgety hands. Nicholson is without garage space to start anything new, but that didn’t stop him on his first restoration.
“By no means (did) I have a fancy workshop,” he says. “I was often working out of friends’ garages and on the living room floor… It was truly a backyard build.” As such, Nicholson sends thanks to his friend, welding guru, and garage-space lender Anthony Powell. “Cheers mate,” he says.
When confronted with the option to hold on to soul-crushing conformity or risk failure pursuing soul-stirring individuality, Nicholson chose to take a shot — to see what he could learn. “I set out to make a very clean, simple bike that keeps hints of its era, with some modern touches,” he says. “I’m proud of what I achieved on a tight budget.”
Be sure to check out Wills work. All the images in this content and the video were made by Will himself.
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]]>This past visit to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas was a brief one as I noted in some of our previous blogs, however I did find time to spend a little extra time on some of my favorites from the event. The truck pictured below happens to be one of those stand out builds. When I came across this 1966 Chevy C10 Bagged and Twin Turbo shop truck from The Classic Car Studio Speed Shop, I had to warm up the shutter on my camera a bit.
Rightfully named “Tiffany” I can only assume by the Tiffany Blue Patina on the truck, this one was a show stopper with a spec list longer than the lines at IN AND OUT BURGER on Friday night. The attention to detail on the metal work and the perfect “stuffing” of the twin turbines into the engine bay, would make any auto enthusiast gaze in wonderment.
Be sure to visit their website and also check out the small videos below of the first few startups of this build.
What’s better than a street full of new and vintage Porsche ? How about a street full on an amazing winter afternoon in South Miami ! Having been a South Florida resident for a little over three years now, I already find that I tend to take the nice weather for granted at times. I mean, we’re almost always promised to wake up to temps above 75 through winter and rarely does it fall below 80 on most weeks. Today happened to be one of those days at the Das Renn Treffen 2017 event, that you just have to wonder why people actually live in cold climate…haha. Okay okay I guess snow is fun sometimes, I just prefer to be selective on my exposure to it.
“Born in 2015, Das Renn Treffen follows in the wake of VolksBlast (VOLKSBLAST.COM) – a nearly 20-year- old Vintage Volkswagen Show that was formed by members of the Palmetto Bugs and Wide Five VW car clubs. Originally created to help raise funds for local charities, many of the members who also donated time building houses for Habitat for Humanity realized what an incredible impact an official show could have on the community. VolksBlast had its first show in 1998 in the First National Bank of South Miami parking lot and drew 60 participants and over 100 spectators. Today, the show plays host to over 250 vehicles and 10,000+ spectators from all around the country and has helped to raise over $120,000 since it’s inception. Entering its third year, Das Renn Treffen is quickly becoming the largest and most anticipated Porsche event on the eastern seaboard. Attracting those who’s hearts beat faster at the sight of the Porsche crest, along with their friends and families, the future of Das Renn Treffen is bright.”
“Hosted at the shops of Sunset Place in the heart of South Miami,
Das Renn Treffen is the biggest Porsche gathering and car show that South Florida has ever seen.
With more than 250 Porsche automobiles honoring the Porsche design concept that design follows function, Das Renn Treffen attracts enthusiasts from around the world and doubles as a community fundraiser for local charities and non-profit organizations.”
In February 2017, Das Renn Treffen continues to grow from a one-day event to a three-day festival, celebrating everything that represents the Porsche brand. Show-goers can expect to witness a wide selection of daily drivers, ultra-rare models, and historical Porsche race cars along with great live music, food, and parts vendors. While the precious steel is always a sight to see, the amazing community that comes together to share their stories and passion of the Porsche brand is what has made Das Renn Treffen such an incredible success. Recognizing automotive greatness and helping to support local charities and non-profit organizations is truly what Das Renn Treffen is all about.”
Enjoy our large DasRenn Treffen Gallery. Please comment if you see your car !!
Have you ever been bouncing around Instagram late at night and you just stumble on something that keeps you up for a few hours more ? That’s exactly what happened when I stumbled on Black Herts Custom Cycle newly completed CB550 build.
Being that I myself am about to embark on a build of a similarly styled CB360, I had to stop and look around a bit…haha. You know when you pinch the screen on IG and try to dig into those finer details…Its a struggle. I’ve had in my possession a very good condition CB360 that I bought just about a year ago, and its sat in the corner of my shop getting little use aside from being an occasional photography prop for a new tee or hat design. I’ve been terribly torn on what direction I wanted to go with the bike due to the fact that free time is a premium here at the shop, I wanted to make it worth the while. The problem is the bike is just too nice to chop up and I think this one would best be served by just some clean up and subtle mods. This is what caught my eye with Black Herts bike.
Ben over at BHCC informed me that this bike, a 1977 Honda Cb550 Four was a barn find and it was in terrible condition and it needed a total refresh. After a total engine out refresh on the frame and subtle details around the bike, the final product is very minimal but extremely pleasing to the eye. I personally love the raw metal tank on burgundy leather seat and grips.
Black Herts Custom Cycle is located in Hertfordshire, UK and can be found on Instagram at @blackhertscustomcycles be sure to give them a follow and look out for the newest builds.
Enjoy the images sent over from BHCC and I hope it inspires your build like it did me.
-Russ
Each year I travel to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas and this year was no different. Some years I make a full week of it, and other years its an in and out affair. This year happened to be one of those quick trip years, so I set out to walk the show as quickly as I possibly could in two days. With time at a premium, my goal was to find the show “killers”, at least in my mind, and spend a bit more time soaking up all the special details of the build. Being very partial to the Porsche badged cars, it wasn’t hard to get sucked into the many details of Rob Ida’s Porsche 911 / 930 Turbo. So much in fact that I made it a point to come back to it on both days of my visit.
I was lucky enough to catch Rob at his car the first day I saw it, and it was a pleasure to chat with him for a few moments about the build. Rob admitted that the car started as just a daily driver for him and originally had no intention of building it to the level you see in the photos below. A few upgrades here and there opened a flood gate of changes to the car.
The most notable change to the car would be the custom front bumper. Rob knew that the OEM bumpers needed to be trimmed up a bit while retaining the classic styling. Details on the bumper include recessed driving lights and oil cooler vents, and the more subtle detail of the hood lines continuing down to the lower front valence. Whats great about all of these changes is that its subtleties would be left unnoticed by many who glance upon it.
Another big goal of Robs was to get the “stance” just right which proved much more difficult than one would expect. Rob admitted that the search for the perfect tire took him to the other side of the ocean to source a super rare set of 315/40/16 Pirelli P7 Corsa Classics. The rubber fitted to 16×11 rear and 15×8 front classic Fuchs design wheels, set the tone for the aggressive look and yet functional ride.
We’d like to thank Rob for the few moments to chat at the show, and I hope you enjoy the little clip I put together below along with the small gallery.
-Russ
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Ari Henning from Motorcyclist Magazine talks about proper tire size, and makes it look good wearing our United Moto Tee in Olive Green.
Video from Motorcyclist Magazine Online talking about motorcycle tire width
What’s with tire width? Why do some bikes come with skinny little tires while others have bigger buns? What if you want a wider rear tire on your bike, how will it affect the handling?
Most of you are going to think this tire-size question is dumb because the answer seems obvious: Bigger, more powerful sport bikes need bigger tires because bigger tires provide more grip. Bigger tires mean more grip, so bigger must be better, right?
Not necessarily. It’s true, larger tires are needed to support heavier bikes, and wider tires mounted to appropriately sized rims will offer more grip because they have a larger footprint. But, if there’s one thing to remember when it comes to tire performance, it’s that everything is a compromise.
Wider tires, especially really wide setups like you might see on a custom cruiser or a fat-tire Suzuki Hayabusa, aren’t good for handling. For starters, the bike won’t tip into corners as easily and it will require more bar input to stay on line. Wider tires (and wheels) are also heavier so acceleration and braking performance suffer, and that extra mass makes your suspension’s job harder since there’s more unsprung weight to control.
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The SEMA Show 2016 in Las Vegas has come and gone, and once again it did not disappoint us at Scotch & Iron. Having attended the show for many consecutive years, at times the builds seem to start to all look the same. I guess being around the car industry for so long has way a of making you numb to amazing cars and trucks.
This year however it seemed that a lot of builders pulled out all the stops. With social media being the driving force behind the hype surrounding many of these cars, the anticipation was real this year in hopes that the reality lived up to the hype.
A few of the builds that were extra exciting (at least to me) included the Bagged Duramax Dually from The Little Shop, Rob Idas’ Porsche 911 and the entire collection of bagged C-10 Trucks parked at the Accuair Corral outside the Central Hall all weekend.
Our trip to the show this year was very brief and we only had two days to browse the entire show, however I was able to speed walk much of the show floor and capture photos of the builds that stood out.
I was also able to spend a little longer on a few of the highlights and those I will post in later installments of SEMA coverage.
Check out our first batch of favorites below. Click on any image to open a larger view !
-Russ
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During my late night insomniac driven interwebz crawls, this build came across my screen and I had to come to a screeching halt. I’ve been itching to actually spend some time on my current projects, but I find that running an online business is pretty time consuming for one person. But seeing these images is some insane motivation to stop all the excuses.
As I type this I am aware that this car is on display at SEMA Show in Vegas and I can’t wait to get there on Wednesday to see it.
According to the owner Phil @twistedimages the car had sat dormant for many years having been chopped around by students at WyoTech. Phil had the opportunity to scoop the car up in hopes of bringing life back into it.
After sitting around for a bit more his buddy Miles @shortrodeo a member of Severed Ties offered up his fab skills and garage space. And so the project began.
I have to admit, having been involved as a member of Negative Camber Truck Club back in my day…this type of stuff brings back great memories.
Be sure to follow Phil and Miles on Instagram and show some love.
So on with the images. Visit the full build thread HERE.
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This past January we were excited to head north to Daytona Beach to meet our friends from Rennsport One as they competed in the Continental Tires Sportscar Challenge. Held at the word famous Daytona International Raceway on the Friday before the start of the Rolex 24hr race, the sportscar challenge never fails to deliver some of the best bumper to bumper racing.
We were lucky enough to have some sponsorship space on the number 9 Porsche Cayman this year which added to the excitement. We could not have asked for a better day. A chilly winter morning turned into fabulous race weather with temps in the mid 70s.
The race had its share of setbacks for the RS1 team, but all of the cars and drivers made it back to the paddock safely. If you can add the Rolex weekend to your schedule next year, we highly suggest it.
Have a look at our short film from our Friday at Rolex.
Rolex 24 hour endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
“A Friday at Rolex” a short film by Scotch and Iron
]]>At the Scotch and Iron studio, we spend a lot of time in front of our computers doing the dirty internet work required of this business. We can’t help but get distracted from time to time browsing some of the best cars and bikes we can find on the interwebz. So when we stumbled on a few Scrambler Motorcycle builds we had to compile a few more of our favorites.
Pinterest is always a go to site to quickly scan some of the best bikes hitting the moto scene. We saved a few of our favorites and wanted to share them here with you. Check out these bad ass builds and be sure to stop by the builders websites.
Yamaha SR500 by Auto Fabrica
Honda CL360 by The Wilkinson Bros.
Images : http://www.thierrydricot.be/
Images : http://robgristphoto.co.uk/
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This years installment of the show, held the weekend of April 9th, was blessed with great weather and an abundance of moto inspired hooligans with the “Wall of Death” holding center stage along with the Super Hooligan Flat Track race. Spectators all weekend crowded to the edge of the wood walled cylinder to see fearless riders make everyone dizzy following the action, and bikes of all shapes and sounds did their best to make fast dirt laps without eating it !
Inside was the finest collection of moto art and craftsmanship from around the country. We were excited to have photographer Daniel Nguyen on hand to capture the weekends highlights.
For more info on The Handbuilt Show and to order show items check them out HERE.
Follow Daniel on Instagram for great moto and lifestyle inspired images.
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We had our camera gear in tow and came back with some highlights of the show. Have a watch at the short film below and be sure to add this event to your calendar next year if you can make it to Miami.
We decided to make the trip out to The One Moto Show 2016 this year in Portland, Oregon and it was not a disappointment. After hearing all of the hype about the show, we can attest that it is worthy of the hype.
Held in the warehouse district just outside downtown Portland, this venue was an amazing location for the event. Surrounded by massive commercial presses and perfectly aged post and beans, the setting was perfect for us to capture some great footage.
This was my first time visiting the North West and we had a great time. I suggest anyone considering next years event to make it happen if at all possible.
Check out our little short film from the event.
** popcorn **
The One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon February 2016 // Video by Scotch and Iron
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Troy Huynh Photography / Janessa Gornichec
Cafe Racer Motorcycle Inspired Model Photoshoot
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