Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography) On Friday, the dust rises again at the Race of The Lords (TROTL). It’s not just a race—it’s a celebration of heritage. The day kicks off in […]
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Wheels & Waves: ArtRide 2025
ArtRide: Where Mechanics Meet Masterpieces… Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography) Thursday is all about ArtRide, the official Wheels and Waves art exhibition. Hosted in the Biarritz skatepark, it’s where radical customs meet […]
Wheels & Waves: Punk’s Peak 2025
Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography) There are festivals—and then there’s Wheels and Waves. Now in its 14th edition, the legendary gathering in Biarritz has long outgrown its status as just an event. […]
Hachimaan: Honda GB350 Chopper
Garage Dreams: MAAN-built Chopper from Sardinia! The new Honda GB350S is making positive waves among riders and reviewers. The retro single-cylinder thumper offers classic style, simplicity of design, and costs less than £4000 new. It […]
Bike Shed Moto Show: Round 2
The 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show boasted more than 250 custom bikes. Some 20,000 visitors passed through the doors of London’s Tobacco Dock warehouse venue, perusing the bikes and enjoying the bars, bands, and artists […]
Obsidian Rawline 400: Honda CM400 Bobber
Clean, Raw, and Light: 400cc Bobber from JasinTom Motorcycles… One thing we don’t see as much as we’d like are small, lightweight bobbers perfect for blasting around town or city. In fact, we were just […]
Garage Dreams: Honda GB350 Customs!
Each year, Honda Spain (Honda Motocicletas España) hosts the Garage Dreams Contest in the lead up to the annual Wheels & Waves Festival in Biarritz, France. A different model is chosen time, and dealerships and […]
Mushman Runner: Yamaha XS650 Desert Sled
What if Steve McQueen aka Harvey Mushman decided to build and race an XS650? In a strange twist of fate, the Yamaha XS650, introduced in 1969, took up the standard of the British twins […]
80s-Style Electric: Black Tea Bonfire
Electric Runabout from Munich’s Loose Screw… Viktor of Black Tea Motorbikes designed, developed, and assembled his first prototype while still a university student. He originally intended to build what would be an e-bike without pedals, […]
Freddie Blade: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
Fast Freddie-inspired Fireblade Retromod from Rindperformance… Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1961, Freddie Spencer began racing dirt track at the tender age of four…and his innate talent was immediately apparent. At 17, he won […]
