Archive for 'Down Time' Category
Brittown - Review
31 March 2008Had a chance to sit down and watch the documentary, Brittown, over the weekend and it was interesting.
The movie revolves around “Meatball,” the owner of the Hell on Wheels motorcycle shop in Anaheim, California, a place devoted to rebuilding and repairing all sorts of old British iron and he seems to be pretty good […]
Brittown Movie Premiere
21 March 2008If you like old British bikes, you might want to check out Brittown from Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, the same fellows that brought you Choppertown: The Sinners. The Brittown DVD is coming out next week and they’re going to have a premiere showing in San francisco at the Roxie Cinema, located in the […]
Twist the Throttle on Discovery Turbo
17 March 2008Dylan Weiss, who has been blogging on Twisting Asphalt for several years, is a video producer for cable television. He’s worked on a number of auto and motorcycle related videos but the latest series from Dylan and his team called Twist The Throttle has just launched on Discovery Turbo on the web.
The series takes […]
Salt Dreams - a Film by JT Nesbitt
23 February 2008J.T. Nesbitt, formerly of Confederate Motorcycles and now of Bienville Studios in New Orleans, went to the salt flats and made a documentary. A new, just finished film, details the efforts of The New Orleans Race Team to rebuild a 1998 Lincoln Mark 8, damaged by the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina, turn it into […]
Kinematic Models - Mechanisms in Motion
22 February 2008Most of you are probably interested in all things mechanical, not just motorcycles, the term gearhead is a badge of honor around here. With that in mind, you might want to check out the kinematic models website at Cornell University. The site has a lot of photos and diagrams of every sort of mechanical movement […]
Motorcycles in the Movies
29 January 2008My wife and I had a little downtime over the weekend so we rented a movie, Eastern Promises. The short trailers on TV looked OK and the movie wasn’t bad but I was surprised to see a Ural (solo, no sidecar) getting so much screen time, it actually played a bit of a role. When’s […]
Motorcycle Art from Watch Parts
26 January 2008If your garage is too small for a serious motorcycle build, you can clear a spot on your desk, pull out those old watches you tossed in a drawer a couple of years ago and get started today. All of these motorcycles are built from discarded watch parts, they’re what you might call a real […]
The Kneeslider - Happy Holidays 2007
21 December 2007Another year winding down, … Wow, already? I’m a little out of breath and like every year at this time, I have to slow down a bit. The increasing traffic makes me feel really good, we must be doing something right but it’s tiring, too.
During this last week or so before the new year, […]
