Design
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Doc’s Chops Yamaha XV750
Yamaha’s underrated Virago from the 1980s is really gaining favor as a custom base. Classified Moto have already shown the way, and here’s another terrific example—this time from Greg Hageman of Doc’s Chops. It’s a 1982 Yamaha XV750, and it was built for Season Two of Discovery Channel’s Cafe Racer TV show. Hageman built a…
Lamborghini Aventador J
If I tried to sell you a car that’s missing both its roof and its front windshield, you probably wouldn’t be too enthusiastic — until I told you where it came from. The Lamborghini Aventador J is a street legal open-air racer, with two small wind deflectors in place of a normal windshield, and other…
Carbon Fiber Sunglasses; By Kolstom
These Kolstom Carbon Fiber Sunglasses ($125) are the world’s first Carbon Fiber sunglasses. Carbon Fiber’s uses are constantly expanding thanks to its extremely favorable strength-to-weight ratio: performance bikes, cars, boats, tools… so why not sunglasses? While existing carbon fiber glasses make use of it for aesthetics purposes, Kolstom’s Classic is actually molded using both heat…
If Evil Only Came With Two Wheels
Even if titles like “Most Powerful Production Motorcycle in the World” don’t last forever, earning one at all is quite an achievement in itself. The current title holder is this fine example in the $70,000+ category. The ultra-exclusive Vyrus 987 C3 4V. Ditching traditional front forks for a unique design that’s steered via a center…
The Driver
The original trailer for this animated film was released quite a while ago. It was full of awesome animated car action and it left us wanting more. Trailer 2 has now been officially released. Check it out and support The Driver!
SUPAKITCH & KORALIE “Euphorie”
This morning I was pleasantly surprised to find a link to the latest Supakitch & Koralie film on the Metroplastique facebook page. For those of you who recall, one of the first posts I ever made was the excellent video of this couple that was released many moons ago. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure…