We appreciate a good, midwestern bike event. Chicago, Louisville, Indy, Cincy and, for this story, Milwaukee; they’re towns with a quiet patina inhabited by hardworking, humble people. Many of these good people also like to have fun, like Scott Johnson and Warren Heir, Jr. These guys have a healthy respect for motorcycle culture and their well-earned reputation in the region drew thousands of likeminded fanatics to the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show.
During a time when massive brands are stamping out countless clones, common are big marketing efforts trying to sell individuality. Then, these guys enter the fray. Janus Motorcycles is a small team of hands-on Hoosiers who are building, promoting, selling and orchestrating their network of skilled craftsmen to create authentic machines. Even better, they’re passionately delivering a motorcycling experience that’s extremely unique these days. Here’s how…
For us, unwrapping an ODFU Clothing Co. parcel at the shop has become a prompt to hop on the bikes and goof off. We donned our new ODFU limited edition tees and threw a leg over our custom Scrambler build for an impromptu photo shoot. Here are the results of that jaunt…
The ambience of flat track racing is captivating. It’s the oldest, most traditional motorcycle competition sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. During the Indy Mile at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds, we recorded this soundscape with a visual sampling of the uniquely American flat track scene (watch the video below).
While perusing the Mama Tried Show in Milwaukee, we ran into the guys from Analog Motorcycles and Cafe Racers of Instagram (CROIG). They were headed out for a photo shoot with motorcyclist/photographer, Jun Song, and asked if we’d like to come along. Heck yeah, here’s how it went down…
Check out the highlights of our Barber Vintage Festival experience in 2015. Of course, there’s far too much fun stuff happening here to include in one post, but our photos and video will surely show a colorful sampling of how great this event is.
