The Rattler Short Film

I love this….  short film?  Or is it a video?  Whatever this thing is, it’s by filmmaker Paolo Asuncion.  I would have never thought it possible to distill the experience and classic blunders of a first time build into fifteen minutes of laughs, but he has. The story begins when Paolo and his friends get … More The Rattler Short Film

Editorial: The Dirtbag Challenge Motorcycle Build Off

I found an interesting documentary film about an annual “build off” event in the San Francisco area that ties in with Stevie Ming’s build “The Skirmisher.”  It’s called “The Dirtbag Challenge,” they bill themselves as a “Low Rent Chopper Build Off.”  The challenge is to build a custom motorcycle within a set overall budget and … More Editorial: The Dirtbag Challenge Motorcycle Build Off

Burt Welleford’s Legendary Ride Around America 2013

This is Burt Welleford’s 1951 Vincent Black Shadow.  Anyone who has been around motorcycles any length of time knows the name “Vincent,” the history, and legend of the marque.  Burt’s Vincent has it’s own history, before it was Burt’s, it was his father’s, and before that, his grandfather’s, who purchased the Black Shadow new in … More Burt Welleford’s Legendary Ride Around America 2013