DIRTQUAKE USA!!! GO FAST, TURN LEFT!!! | THROTTLED FILMS RECAPS THE MAYHEM
This is the one event that I seriously regret missing this year! Dirtquake USA, brought to you by See See Motorcycles & Sideburn Magazine is the self-described “…go fast, turn left celebration made...
View ArticleNORTH AMERICAN SWAP MEETS | TWO RIDERS, TWO MEETS, TWO COUNTRIES, ONE WEEKEND
RHINEBECK GRAND NATIONAL SUPER MEET, RHINEBECK, NY by Chris Logsdon I first heard of The Rhinebeck Grand National Super Meet on a cold February day from a silver-haired New Yorker in a west side deli,...
View ArticleCYCLING LEGEND MARSHALL “MAJOR” TAYLOR | THE WORLD CHAMPION BLACK CYCLONE
“Before Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, or Jesse Owens, there was Marshall “Major” Taylor. The greatest athlete the world ever forgot.” In 1896, 18-year-old “Major” Taylor dominated the competitive...
View ArticleHORST A. FRIEDRICHS’ DENIM STYLE | THE BRITISH DENIMHEAD’S PHOTOGRAPHY BIBLE
Denim Style — Participant at the 1st Annual Pendine Sands Hot Rod Races wearing Lee jeans. Photography © Horst Friedrichs Horst A. Friedrichs’ thoughtful photographic curation of British style...
View ArticleA LINE IN THE SALT | GREASY GRINGO BSA RISES FROM THE ASHES TO TAKE ON...
A few weeks back, Dan Daughenbaugh’s 1951 BSA Star Twin custom bike generated a ton of buzz and picked up the 1st Place People’s Choice Award at the Triumph National Rally in Oley, PA. To hear the...
View ArticleSHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND | REST IN PEACE ROBIN WILLIAMS GENIUS OF MANKIND
Actor & comedian Robin Williams outside the Comedy Store, 1978 – photograph by Wynn Miller for Time & Life Pictures The news of Robin Williams’ passing yesterday hit me unexpectedly hard. A lot...
View ArticleTHE LEGENDARY BIKE BUILDER TOM FUGLE | SCOTT POMMIER’S FILM TELLS IT STRAIGHT UP
So, you may have already seen this incredible short film on motorcycle builder Tom Fugle originally shot for Born Free, but there’s a newly added epilogue that’s not to be missed. Tom’s story,...
View ArticleTHE LEGENDARY ARMOND BLETCHER | FALLEN HELLS ANGEL OF UNHUMAN PROPORTIONS
“Hell’s Angels love to fistfight. There’s never a shortage of drunks or foolhardy motherfuckers willing to take us on, and a lot of times we’ll take on each other. Armond Bletcher stood 6″8″ and...
View ArticleTHE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMS FOR FLAUNT MAGAZINE BY SCOTT...
. “Style is one of those things that’s nearly impossible to define and even harder to quantify, but when you see someone with style nothing could be more obvious. These photographs and films were shot...
View ArticleTHE NYC DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S RIDE
A DARK DAY FOR NEW YORK CITY | Story Chris Logsdon | Photographer Jason Goodrich 2014 NYC Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride | Photo by Jason Goodrich @thejasongoodrich . A quiet Sunday morning on...
View ArticleGEORGE SMITH SR. FOUNDER OF S&S CYCLE | TALE OF THE H-D KNUCKLE DRAGSTER “TRAMP”
The story of a young man’s need for speed that would lead to the founding of the legendary S&S Cycle Equipment is chronicled in these amazing archival images on their website. They show founder...
View ArticleTHE TSY SHOP’S “WEDNESDAY WTF” SALE | BLACK FRIDAY JUST GOT JUMPED
Cross all those TRAMPS off your shopping list… Totes $14 | short sleeve T’s $19 | long sleeve T’s $24 CLICK HERE TO SHOP
View ArticleVINTAGE THANKSGIVING PINUP BEAUTIES
A collection of TSY’s favorite vintage pinup beauties in awkward Thanksgiving shots, because WTF really wants to watch that parade on TV one more time… Marilyn Monroe as vixen pilgrim, circa 1950 .
View ArticleWHEN PLAYBOY INFORMED SEXY DESIGN AND MADE THE BACHELOR PAD A CULTURAL ICON
Debuting in 1953, Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine represented the ultimate liberated lifestyle for men of the 1950s, ’60s and beyond. Some called Hef’s imaginative, artistic spreads on architecture...
View ArticleJOHNNY CASH & SAN QUENTIN | SETTING HAGGARD STRAIGHT & THE UNSEEN PHOTOS
Photographer, Jim Marshall, stated the this shot of Johnny Cash warming up for his 1969 concert at San Quentin Prison is, “probably the most ripped off photograph in the history of the world… There was...
View ArticleTHE SELVEDGE YARD x JEN MUSSARI COLLAB | THE FTW “FARE THEE WELL” T-SHIRT
The new Limited Edition TSY x Jen Mussari T-shirt collaboration paying homage to Bill Ray’s iconic, unpublished 1965 LIFE photo essay. It’s meant to convey the spirit of brotherhood & unity among...
View ArticleTHE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PULSATING PAULA | A VISUAL RECORD OF NEW JERSEY BIKES & INK
Pulsating Paula tapped TSY with her eye-popping photographic archive of the New Jersey bike and tattoo crowd she shot back in the ’80s & ’90s. These images speak of authenticity, grit, and good...
View ArticleBETTIE PAGE QUEEN OF CURVES | BUNNY YEAGER WORLD’S PRETTIEST PHOTOGRAPHER
For me, Bettie Page & Bunny Yeager epitomize iconic American pinup photography. Not just of the 1950s… Ever. Bettie Page had been working with Irving Klaw in NYC when in 1954 she decided she need a...
View ArticleJOSH KURPIUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, METAL-SMITHING, RIDING & HARLEY-DAVIDSONS
Josh Kurpius talks about how he got into photography, metal-smithing, and building his very first bike — a ’77 Harley-Davidson Ironhead called The Locust. For him it was all about learning hands-on, in...
View ArticleIRON & GLORY | BROOKLYN BORN, FOR THE LOVE OF MOTO CULTURE, CRAFT & TRADITION
Iron & Glory stainless steel flask custom diamond-engraved for The Selvedge Yard, $40. Order HERE Richard Brandt is one fired-up, driven dude. Talking to him about his new venture, I could hardly...
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