"In 1974, Robert Pirsig finally published Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It had been rejected 121 times. It’s a classic of hip literature, though at the surface it seems pretty square. The book was not really about Zen Buddhism, "
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Analog über Digital!
"Do you remember a time when your vehicle didn’t answer you back? A time when you got in, turned the key and all you heard was the sound of the engine? No beeps? No buzzes? No rings to admonish "
Liberty Walk: Supercar Tweaker and Guest Blogger
"I have been customising cars since I was eighteen, when I first got my driving license. Now I customise supercars for customers who want more than just simply the most expensive car on the market. Some people call me an "
Supercars, Super Humans
"Enzo Ferrari Il Commendatore was responsible for defining the facets, values and aesthetics of the supercar more than any other individual. Right from the very start of the Ferrari journey, the young Enzo was obsessed with the beauty of speed "
Supercar: Evolution and Extinction
"Supercars were once all about pure performance. Gentleman racers of the 40s and 50s wanted the kinds of cars in which you could streak from Paris to the Amalfi coast overnight in an aether of oil fumes and Aqua Di "
458 by Liberty Walk
"When I was a kid car customisation was all about being a rebel. It was all about moving in a different direction from the rest of society. It was an energetic time, and there were lots of us taking part "
Magnum PI’s famous red Ferrari 308 GTS
"If you were a friend of Thomas Magnum, you’d probably have lent him money at some point. Even the famous Ferrari he drove was borrowed. But in this case, life didn’t mirror art. In fact, Tom Selleck, who "
Why Harley-Davidson?
"Few brands on the planet, in the entire history of commerce, have such a strong identity as Harley-Davidson. But for all that strength of identity, the brand has an amazingly diverse and multi-layered aspect. For some, all that noise and "
Ray Drea: Running in the Harley Family?
"That distinctive Harley styling had long remained a family affair. For fifty years Willie G Gibson (below) – a direct descendent of the Davidson founding partners - had his hand and eye on pretty much everything that came out of those "
Hawgholic: Harley Goes Kabuki and Knievel
"Somewhere deep in the south of Tokyo is a tiny little workshop that is forever Milwaukee. Hawgholics is the passion child of Gaku – one of the nicest fellahs you’re likely to meet and purveyor of some of the most "
Charlie Stockwell of Warr’s Harley-Davidson makes dreams come true
"My first encounter with Harley-Davidson came in the early nineties when I was just a kid. My older sister’s boyfriend, who worked for Harley, would come round to pick up my sister on a variety of machines. Right from "
Mooneyes: Speed, Stillness and Power
"Mooneyes is all about colour. Flame jobs and metal flake. Soaring make-up jobs. Glistening candy apple. Chrome polished to within an inch of its life. It might be a careworn cliché, or you may never have heard it before. "
Mooneyes: Japan meets Americana
"I am American. My father is from Nebraska and my mother is from Kyushu. I grew up with Japanese culture in my daily life. In a way, it's very fitting that I am here in Japan working at Mooneyes - "