by Sean D. | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog, Videos
Duane Ballard is known pretty well in the industry for is skilled leatherwork at DB Custom Leather, but he has a passion for ’70s style Japanese motor based choppers/diggers! This year for Born-Free 5 he built an amazing Kawasaki KZ named Kosmoski that will be a standout among the rest of the Invited Builders. Come see them all June 29, 2013 at the Born-Free Vintage Chopper and Classic Cycle Show! for more info please log onto bornfreeshow.com Shot by Sean D. with a Canon 60D 24-70 L Series I...
by Sean D. | Sep 4, 2013 | Blog, Event Photos
The Ace Café presented a preview party and auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA a couple weeks back. The Brough Superior Team and many others helped raise funds for the “Boot Campaign” at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles. The Boot Campaign helps war veterans achieve mobility by raising funds for artificial and prosthetic limbs. The Peterson made for an amazing venue by offering their rooftop for the event. With a display of a few great bikes never before seen by the public it truly was a privilege to be invited. Two of such were to be raced at the Bonneville Salt Flats and given a chance to set world records for the first time. Jay Leno was on hand to auction off gifts from sponsors, one of which was an old Cushman Scooter donated by Bruce Willis. He also generously auctioned V.I.P. group tours of his own garage in Burbank! In addition, Jay placed the winning bid on a special Cafe Racer Triumph from the dudes at Dime City Cycle, helping the Boot Campaign reach their goal. After meeting Jay in person, I found him to be not only generous with his time, but also with his wallet. All in all, it was a very special shindig and we were proud to be...
by Sean D. | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog, Event Photos
Last Saturday at the Costa Mesa Speedway was the second Harley Night of the season. On Harley night the officials open the track between the main races to any Harley owner who wants to compete on the dirt track with there street machine. This year they allowed British bikes on the track so a bunch of guys from BA Moto gave it go! It was a very entertaining night to say the...
by Sean D. | Jul 23, 2013 | Blog, Event Photos
Last Saturday was “The Wet Hot Summer Van Show. Vans, bikes, beers and babes! Sonny Boy was there pinnin’ it up, the Vandelero’s were in effect along with the Cali Street Van guys representing. The Shrine ripped it up, along with DJ’s Magdadeth and Jimmy James. Check out the pictures and a couple random VW’s spotted on the way back home....
by Sean D. | Jul 1, 2013 | Blog, Event Photos
This last Saturday June 29th marked the 5th Annual Born Free Chopper and Vintage Motorcycle Show. Held in Silverado Canyon, CA a beautiful venue that made for a great vibe and beautiful backdrop for bikes! We want to thank everyone who came out and paid our booth a visit despite the heat and traffic! It was great seeing old friends and new alike. We were trading “a shirt for shirt” giving away our recent T-Shirt design for both men and women. It was cool to look out and see a bunch of folks wearing our...
by Sean D. | Jun 11, 2013 | Blog, Videos
From the BurlyBrand.com HQ in Orange County, CA to San Felipe, Mexico then Ensenada and back. Shot with a GOPRO3 BLACK. Music: Down in Mexico by The...
by Sean D. | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Event Photos
El Diablo Run 2013 was the first year we sponsored and participated in the run. We took off from the office packed down and ready to go Thursday early morning and caught up with the group in Calexico before crossing. The ride to Calexico was hot and seemed like riding straight into a hair dryer. As we approached San Felipe the weather cooled off and the breeze were in our knees and tacos on our minds. We pulled up to camp and found ourselves a cool spread with our buddy Phil and unwound with a beer in one hand and tacos de pescado in the other. The next day we headed out to town on the bikes for some supplies and site seeing to kill time before the events started. The barrel race and slow race was super cool and exciting but everyone was really waiting around to see who would try there luck at the “circulio de muerta” (the circle of death race). As expected bikes went down, people went flying and the crowd went wild! Next up was the “Cocktagon” on the beach front. Even more excitement was in the air for this one as everyone crowded around the lines of the arena and cheered on for their favorite. After the event everyone headed to town for dinner. We found a cool steak house everyone was talking about and sat ourselves. If you have ever been to baja you already know the service is slow like island time. It took almost 2 hours for our steaks to arrive but was worth wait. This would have definitely been...
by Sean D. | Aug 14, 2012 | Blog, Event Photos
Thomas and I left the LA area around 7am and got down in SD around 9am after stopping twice for gas and snacks. I rode the Deuce down and stuck a for sale on it, Thomas drove the Corona and stuck pint glasses in his trunk for me to keep at the house (thanks Green Flash :p). Not too sure on what our favorites were as it was so hot we couldn’t think straight (the beer didn’t help either). We hung out with friends from the Us Versus Them fam and took off after not winning the set of HRE Wheels. [Show as...
by Sean D. | Aug 8, 2012 | Blog, Event Photos
Drove out to this one with Thomas in the Corona. I grabbed my camera, brought a Mooneyes Hotwheels Panel Van for Wildman to pinstripe and we set sail to Santa Fe Springs. We arrived right as Chico was servin up burgers and Dogs (YUM!). It was a record hot day with shade being prime real estate but luckily ice water was a plenty. I ended up getting my Hotwheel done and a camera lens shade too. Thomas had Wildman do a Cali Style logo in both English and Japanese. He was excited as I was, we both had something to take home and admire. Here are the shots from the day. [Show as slideshow] 1 2...
by Sean D. | Jul 21, 2012 | Blog, Event Photos
I rode out solo and met up with some friends there through out the day. It was super hot and crowded but luckily there was no shortage in $8 beers to be had. The Douche La Rouche booth was our favorite (thanks for the shirt), complete with a ring and bean bag toss. Here are some top shots form the day with a gallery to follow. [Show as slideshow] 1 2 3...
