Isle of Man Tourist Trophy racer and Scania truck mechanic Guy Martin is not only a talented rider, he’s become some sort of a biking world icon. Guy is rather obsessed with mechanical devices and the intricacies of manufacturing. Cut Media thought he’d be the ideal candidate for an Orange Bikes factory documentary.

In the centre of Halifax, Guy takes us on a tour of the manufacturing process, cutting, bending and welding aluminium, forming complex shapes to create a bicycle frame. Hand-built, properly engineered craftsmanship is a black art in today’s norm of sterile outsourced manufacturing. Watch the YouTube video for an entertaining look at something not often seen.

Motorcycle, rider, miracle of birth. All shot on a Nikon D800. By ‘Sandro‘.

I’ve been curious about the bike used in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie ever since the trailer came out, with a Trent Reznor version of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” playing. The guys at Bike Exif have posted a wonderful article about how the bike(s) were prepared in Los Angeles by Justin Kell of Glory Motor Works. Kell came with the concept of having a bike that would seem logical for a person of Lisbeth Salander’s (played by Rooney Mara) age to own. The bike they ended up building was based on a late 60s Honda CB350. 3 examples were made for the movie.

Check out DrivenandRidden today! They’ve got tons of DVDs which are essential for bike owners.

This is an awesome, must-see behind-the-scenes look at how Shoei produces some of the world’s most advanced motorcycle helmets!

SOURCE: SHOEI Helmets

Launched last month at only RM59,900, the new Ducati Monster powered by a 803cc Desmodromic air-cooled engine with an output of 87-horsepower is capturing the hearts and minds of people who have never even considered a Ducati before.

“I just want to buy it, and learn how to handle a large capacity bike later. What else can I get that’s got the power, the handling, the braking and the looks that can rival an Italian supercar!?” commented Yasser, a marketing head in the Malaysian auto industry.

Malaysian distributor Next Bike Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of the Naza Group of companies has sold an unprecedented 200 units of the Monster within 30 days of launching the model. This is a sharp uplift in sales compared to 2010 when a total of only 120 units were sold.

SYM, a Taiwanese motorcycle company which was formerly a partner of Honda Motor Co. for 41 years (parnership ended in 2002), produces this retro-looking CB125 styled Wolf bike. The engine is a 124cc air-cooled mated to a 4-speed transmission. The Wolf R here looks very nice.

Wish List:
- Alloy wheels
- Peashooter exhaust pipe
- Matt black engine

Cafe cowboy from benedict campbell on Vimeo.

This is a short film by Benedict Campbell on Kott Motorcycles in Los Angeles, California. Owner Dustin Kott started off with a Honda S90 and now builds British cafe racer inspired bikes from old Honda CB750s. Nice!

Found this on Pipeburn. A GREAT site!

Tue Mantoni

Nick takes over from Tue Mantoni, who oversaw a massive expansion period from the time Triumph’s Hinckley factory burnt down in 2002. Mantoni is returning home to Denmark but will join the board of directors. Joining Triumph 8 years ago as a 28-year old consultant, Mantoni quickly progressed to become director of sales & marketing, and finally CEO.

Starting at Triumph in 1998 as a design engineer following his graduation from Loughborough University, Nick Bloor spent time working in design, manufacturing, production control and sales & marketing. His last stint was in Triumph’s procurement department.

Triumph, resurrected by entrepreneur John Bloor in the early 1990s, now has 1400 employees around the globe and sells about 50,000 motorcycles in 30 countries every year.

An outlaw motorcycle club (OMC) is usually a sort of subculture with roots in post-WW2 USA. The club members usually ride Harley-Davidsons, and live by a set of ideals celebrating freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the club.

The primary visual identification of a member of an outlaw motorcycle club is the vest adorned with a large club-specific patch or patches, predominantly located in the middle of the back. The patches will contain a club logo, the name of the club, and the letters MC, which stands for ‘Motorcycle Club‘, and a possible state, province, or other chapter identification. This garment and the patches themselves are referred to as the ‘colours’ or ‘cut’ (a term taken from the early practice of cutting the collars and/or sleeves from a denim or leather jacket).

Today, many NON-outlaw motorcycle riding clubs such as Harley Owners Groups also wear patches on the back of their vests, with or without the letters MC.

Club patches usually remain property of the club itself, not the member and only members are allowed to wear the club’s patches. Hang-arounds and/or support clubs wear support patches with the club’s colours. A member must closely guard their colours, for allowing one’s colours to fall into the hands of an outsider is an act of disgrace and may result in loss of membership in a club, or some other punishment.