Category - Culture

Twenty/20 Helmet Art Exhibition

Twenty artists, twenty helmets, infinite creativity and a ton of people of enjoy it all. Sabotage Motorcycles brazenly pulled off a killer collaboration alongside Art Pharmacy and Vandal Gallery for a night of some truly incredible work from some of...

First European

We had gotten wind recently while on a voyage to the magical land of Christchurch in New Zealand that there we were a couple of custom euro machines being created at a dealership, so naturally we had to swing by to suss it out. Sure enough we met Andy at...

Matt Machine X Brad Miller

Take one of Australia’s best bike builders, pair him with one of Australia’s best up-coming bike builders, and then invite them to the most prestigious chopper show on the planet. The result would be an incredibly unique S&S Knucklehead. Rising Sun...

Mike Pero’s Motorcycle Gallery

It was the success on both the track and in business that formed the roots of the Mike Pero Motorcycle Gallery in Christchurch, but it would be an earthquake that would see this incredible collection really take shape and become a must see for any...

The SCR Harley Bash

There was a distinct nip in the air this morning as a small herd of assorted scumbags from Sydney Café Racers stretched in bed and geared up. Arguments arose between significant others over how we would stop-off at polling booths to make sure we all voted in...

Our Pick: Top 12 DGR Bikes

With the dapper season upon us and The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2017 fast approaching, we took some time out of our busy day to peruse and drool over some of the amazing machines and their fancy riders. Here’s a pick of some of our favourites,...

The Great Scrambler Heist

While Papa Ducati slept, a crack team of reprobates snuck into the Scrambler barn to rustle up a herd of machines for 2 days of riding. With the new Desert Sled and Café Racer amongst the mix, a good amount of varied hoonery was definitely on the...

Angry Lane – The Ultimate Riding Bags

Born from French fashion heritage comes some very exciting new additions to the motorcycle accessory world. Help keep the thieves at bay with the new Rider Daypack and Helmet Safe Bag courtesy of Angry...

Origins Of Original – Sailor Jerry X Gasoline Motor Co.

There’s a magical tour hitting the road, fuelled by custom bikes, tattoo art, bands and of course delicious booze. Sailor Jerry are making their way down the east coast of Australia and you’d be a fool to miss out. Here’s their Origins of Original...

Roads We Road: Episode 3

Episode 3 of ‘Roads we Ride’ has hit the streets, and Throttle Roll are spreading the word of this great …...

S.S. Scooter Engineering

Vintage two-stroke Italian scooters run through Sandy’s blood. He dreams about them – their shape, their sound, their beauty. You’ll be hard pressed to find someone more passionate about scooters than Sandy at S.S. Engineering, and the quality of his...

Hard Left – Toby Dixon

Hard Left is a photographic series that depicts the culture behind the Valvoline Raceway in Sydney’s West through the eyes of photographer, Toby Dixon. Car racing aside, Toby has captured the community that is behind these events and has shown the mayhem...

4 Mates, 10,000 Kilometres – Ride For Rights

Four mates combined their passion of riding, and passion for equality, into a motorcycle adventure of a lifetime. Travelling over 10,000kms in 4 months throughout India, advocating for children’s rights, the boys have now landed back home and production of...

DnA Custom Cycles – Evolved

Last time we visited Darren, he was creating incredible machines out of his tiny garage. With barely enough room to swing a cat (another hobby of his), it was time to find a dedicated workshop space, and we promised to return once he did. We’re people of...

One Sixty-Two – Stacey Heaney

Team Heaney is a real family affair, whether it be Stace and her racer/pit boss/wrench monkey father Des, or one of the many family friends/competitors that live trackside that may as well be part of the family when they stop by to talk shop about whichever...

Living Legend – Ken Lucas

We asked Ken when he started racing, “Forty-Five” was his reply. “Oh, you were forty-five years old when you started racing?” – “Nah mate, 1945!” Ken was scraping around corners while Hitler was getting his arse kicked across Europe, and the...

MOTOWERX – Simon Lovelace

“When I failed German O level at school, the powers that be suggested I take something else to fill my curriculum. I chose art – and failed that...

10,000kms With An SR400

5 weeks on, and 5 weeks off. That’s 5 weeks working on boats out at sea, and 5 weeks to do whatever you wanted once home. This was work and play for Rory, and for those 5 weeks play he decided to make good use of the time he had. When you mention riding...

Segura Veloce Jacket

We’ve taken one of the very appealing Segura Veloca Jacket’s out for a 6-month field test and review. It looks good, that much is certain - but does it hold up to the...

Butler’s Customs & Café Racers

Last time we caught up with Liam Butler, he was working out of a mate’s shed with borrowed tools. Today, he’s grown and expanded to his own shop, and is pumping out some great builds while making his own mark in the Australian custom motorcycle...

Two Souls, Two Wheels, One Passion

It’s been a long road, with lots of bends over many years for both Adrian and Heleana as they entered and expanded upon the custom motorcycle world for Sydney. To call them a couple wouldn’t seem quite right, more a team that have strived in created...