Espresso

Perez Assault Bikes

 

Tough and functional. From my boy in the south.

Blacksheep X LuckyMonkey

Lord of the Monkey Rings. 

Shigeki

Nice overalls.

Class

Can't wait for my daughters to grow up. Snapped by Itsuki TsuTsui.

Shauna

Another custom finger hugger. Check this out at the LuckyMonkey blog.

Blacksheep X LuckyMonkey X BCR X MangoRed

In the midst of artists. Noli and Dante of LuckyMonkey, Ben Chan of Blacksheep and Benjie of Benjie's Cafe Racers. I'm just sorry I didn't get to snap Ryan of MangoRed, another pivotal name in the local (and international) photography scene. Now this is the guilt free way of spending a good evening with riding enthusiasts - who share the same cool taste.

Twin Knucks

This here defines perfect form. From Yuichi's barn.

Backstreet

Tank

Awesome paintjob. From Bob's.

Who Is My Neighbor

Roman Vuagnoux

Still Nuther Pan

Nuther Panhead

Photo by Bob.

Who Wouldn't Want One?

From the Daikoube blog.

Why Baket

Haven't had the real pleasure of blasting through long highways with these guys yet since Brutus breathed his last but I am compelled to call them my boys. True to the rebel persona and away from the usual black leather vest wearing monotony of the majority, the Monkeys are a class of their own.

Recently they completed a round up north through mountain city (Baguio) and the adventure made me think back when I myself rode up there. The stalls, problems and delays along the triple digit route are what makes rides like these stick to you.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Another of Noli's Victoria's Secret collection. I've been out of circulation far too long demmet..

Aside from being slick on the throttle the Monkeys are also known for their one-off custom rings, which are a few of the rarest things you can ever hope to collect. Browse their collection on their site.

Photos knocked off their site. Swing with the monkeys @ their >>blog<<

Cyril Interviews Jesse About The Build-Off Against Teutuls

Click on the pic to read the interview from Cyril's Blog.

Clarence Writes

1936

To: Richard
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 7:49 PM
Subject: Freeby Berger

Richard, I was looking for ideas on tool sharpening and following links galore and came on your site. When I looked at the page for the tool holder, the name Freeby Berger jumped out at me.

I am 65 years old and the simple name means a lot to me. When I was a young man in the coal fields of Pennsylvania, I was wild about motocycles. Not motorcycles, but motocycles as that was what Indian called their brand. I was a Indian Motocycle rider and loved that brand of bike. I had my first one from a barn when I was 13 and when I met Freeby, he was already a old man but there he was at a gas station in the Pocono’s and he was astride an INDIAN!

I was 17 years old (I think?) and when I saw the bike, I slid to a halt. My Indian was an Ex-Philadelphia police model that I hand picked from a dealers lot as a trade in for new Harleys so I picked the nicest one for $150. I went over that Bike and it was just perfect. No scratches or dents and it was really fast in comparison to my 101 scout, but the one I was looking at was like new and chromed up!

I introduced myself to Mr. Berger and he suggested (after talking awhile) that I follow him to his shop in Aqua Shikola (I hope I spelled correctly) and off we went. He turned on the gas and walked away from me and I thought this old man can ride that thing. And why is it faster than mine?

When we got to the shop he showed me what he did on the motors. It seems he took the cams out and reground them for higher lift and I am sure duration was lengthened so as to multiply torque (Indians had only three gears). What he had done was more power down low and the higher lift meant that he lost none up top. With a higher sprocket you had torque and top end and that’s why he just scooted away from me.

I saved up and had him make me the cams and since I could take an Indian apart blindfolded (started at 13) I soon was flying along just Like Freeby Berger.

Now I do not know if the Freeby Berger that you knew is the one I knew, but he was a great mechanic and a machinist so its possible, unlikely but possible. In any case thanks for a pleasant memory sparked by your Freeby Berger and wish you a Happy New Year.

Regards

Clarence Marsden

1946

That Tail

Clean. Like the inside of my ears.

Red

Nice. But nope. Snagged this somewhere.

Takashi Tsujitani

Zombie Performance Bars

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