The brain child of designer Jay LaRossa, the Solus cafe racer is based on a 1978 Yamaha SR500 stripped to its cleanest essence. The Long Beach, CA-based Lossa Engineering specializes in cafe racers based on Italian, Japanese and British bikes from the ’60s and ’70s. Following old school tradition, LaRossa strips the junk and makes […]

Those who know vintage motorcycles and competitive racing will recognize the OSSA marque, otherwise chances are you’ve never even heard of the once legendary Spanish company. Now, after a 28-year absence, the famed brand has fired up its Catalan factory once again and its first offering is the TR 280i Trial Bike. The 2-wheel off-road […]

Debuting this Fall, Alpinestars has tapped into its archives for a new premium casual line. The nearly 50 year old Italian motorsports powerhouse has channeled their roots in motorcycle racing and focused them on Oscar, their new contemporary menswear line. Drawing inspiration from their legacy in motocross and fusing it with modern technical details and […]

Ten years ago Harley-Davidson introduced their first V-Rod motorcycle, a high performance, drag-inspired line of beefed up 2-wheelers created to take on the big-engined Japanese competition. Sporting a 122 horsepower liquid-cooled powerplant engineered in collaboration with Porsche, the V-Rod made a strong stake in the market. Now for 2012 Harley unleashes their Night Rod Special […]

Jason Lee and Hughe Laurie are some of the celebrities who’ve praised Derringer Cycles for their quality gasoline-powered bikes, but many appreciate their high attention to detail. Derringer’s Bespoke Collection designed by Adrian Van Anz are a highly limited collection of handbuilt 2-wheelers that capture the simplicity and barebones style of 1920s board tracking racing […]

Designed with comfort and aesthetic appeal in mind, the Orphiro is a wide-bodied cruiser that’s completely battery powered. With slight cues to the retro styles of the British ‘40s and ‘50s bobber motorcycles, it’s quite likely the crowd of James Dean, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman would’ve enjoyed this electric 2-wheeler. With a top speed […]

Inspired by the venerable acting legend, Persol has introduced the Steve McQueen Special Edition sunglasses. More than 30 years after his death, McQueen is still held in incredibly high regard both for his style and character — no sheen has disappeared from the halo around the King Of Cool. His love of racing and bravado […]

Nixon, the Encinitas, California-based clothing and accessories company now offers The Axe, a vintage, motorcycle-inspired watch. Featuring two hand-worked Horween leather band options, this durable and versatile watch gives you the option to wear the wide cuff option or simply remove the cuff to reveal a slim, classic leather band. Leather enthusiasts should be familiar […]