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Giving Old Bikes a Second Chance: An Interview with Craig Marleau of Kick...

Craig Marleau is the founder of Kick Start Garage, a custom vintage motorcycle shop based in Northern California. He specializes in building cafe racers, and was invited by Thor Drake of See See...

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Taking My Own Approach: An Interview with Ian Halcott of Twinline Motorcycles

Ian Halcott is the founder of Twinline Motorcycles, based out of Seattle, WA. His unique custom builds have been featured in shows such as The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show and in various media outlets...

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From Storage Bike to Record Setter: An Interview with Carl Bjorklund of Super...

Carl Bjorklund is the co-founder of the custom motorcycle garage Super Rat, where he builds unique custom motorcycles and land speed record bikes that he races on the Bonneville Salt Flats. He was...

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The Will to Get Weird: An Interview with Jared Johnson of Holiday Customs

Jared Johnson is the founder of Holiday Customs, a custom motorcycle shop in Portland, OR. His work has been featured in Pipeburn, and is well recognized for his sense of creativity and innovation. He...

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From Hobby Shop to Custom Garage: An Interview with Vintage Steele

Vintage Steele is a custom motorcycle garage in Brattleboro, VT founded by Josh Steele and Chris John. Vintage Steele started as a hobby shop run out of Josh Steele’s garage, until they opened a...

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Carving Out His Own Path: An Interview with Colin Cornberg of No. 8 Wire...

Photo credit: Athena Lonsdale of Athena Photography Colin Cornberg runs No. 8 Wire Motorcycles in Missoula, MT. His custom builds have been featured in Pipeburn and Silodrome. He was invited by Thor...

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The Up-and-Comer: An Interview with Paul Miller of PanicRev Customs

Paul Miller is the founder of PanicRev Customs. His first build was a tracker made from a ’77 Yamaha TT500 that was featured in BikeEXIF, which launched his career. He was invited by Thor Drake of See...

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World’s Fastest Motorcycle: Johnny Allen & The Texas Ceegar

Johnny Allen was a rider best known for setting motorcycle speed records as many times as he had fingers. And here’s a hint: he had a whopping ten fingers. Allen was born in 1929, and grew up in Forth...

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The Craftsman: An Interview with Tony Prust of Analog Motorcycles

Tony Prust is the founder of Analog Motorcycles, based out of Chicago. His work is highly respected, and he has been featured multiple times in BikeEXIF, Pipeburn, and Cycle World. He is also part of...

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The Hooligan Innovator: C.H. Wheat

C.H. Wheat was a crowd-favorite racer in the early- and mid-1900s, who then become an innovative motorcycle industry business owner while still racing, before retiring to continue owning his...

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A Look Back at The One Moto Show 2016

Every February for the last seven years, motorcyclists from around the world have packed their bags and make a pilgrimage to Portland, OR to pay homage to the works put on display at the underground...

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Drawing a Line in the Salt: The Bonneville Salt Flats

In 1935, Sir Malcolm Campbell put the Bonneville Salt Flats on the map when he became the first person in the world to travel faster than 300 miles per hour. After setting the absolute land speed...

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Family Man: A Second Interview with Craig Marleau of Kick Start Garage

Craig Marleau is the founder of Kick Start Garage. He was invited by Thor Drake to put his latest build “El Taco Truck,” a ’71 BMW  R75/5 with a sidecar pulling a ’73 Bultaco Pursang, on display at...

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The Full Throttle Life: Matthew Camardo of Camardo Customs, in His Own Words

Matthew Camardo is the founder of Camardo Customs. The first motorcycle he has ever built won the Pit Crew Award from Brixton at The One Moto Show 2016. This is his story in his own words. I’ll be...

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Motorcycles Without Borders: A Second Interview with Colin Cornberg of No. 8...

Colin Cornberg is the founder of No. 8 Wire Motorcycles in Missoula, MT. His custom builds have been featured in Pipeburn and Silodrome. He was invited by Thor Drake of See See Motorcycles to put his...

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We’re All in it Together: A Second Interview with Josh Steele and Chris John...

Vintage Steele is a custom motorcycle garage in Brattleboro, VT founded by Josh Steele and Chris John. Vintage Steele started as a hobby shop run out of Josh Steele’s garage, until they opened a...

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The Art of Transformation: An Interview with Michel Valle of Alchemy Motorcycles

Michel Valle is the founder of Alchemy Motorcycles, based out of San Diego, CA. His CB550 cafe racer won the Blue Ribbon Award from Pabst Blue Ribbon at the 2016 One Moto Show. British Customs: How...

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Freedom is Out There, Hidden: A Second Interview with Hill Hudson of The...

Hill Hudson is a herald of the New Heritage lifestyle. Hudson is a custom vintage motorcycle builder based out of Portland, OR, who works with the same tools his Brooklynite grandfather used in his...

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Driven by Craftsmanship: A Second Interview with Paul Miller of PanicRev Customs

Paul Miller is the founder of PanicRev Customs, based out of Calgary, Alberta. His first build was a tracker made from a ’77 Yamaha TT500 that was featured in BikeEXIF, which launched his career. He...

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In it for the Journey: An Interview with Wayne Corbett and Gabrielle Jones of...

One Down Four Up consists of Wayne Corbett and Gabrielle Jones. Their SR500 won the Do It Right Do It Once Award from Red Clouds Collective at the 2016 One Moto Show. Some people do softball to find...

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