SuperSeven: All quiet at the swimming hole
Come back in two months and this place will be a zoo with all sorts of folks vying for space to soak in the cool water, like dumplings chilling after cooking…
Come back in two months and this place will be a zoo with all sorts of folks vying for space to soak in the cool water, like dumplings chilling after cooking…
As a freelance photographer born and raised in New York City, Darius Vick
has been greatly inspired by metropolitan life and its rich culture.Vick
has spent the last three years chronicling the lives and the stories of the
modern black urban riding community through the lens of his camera.
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Last Sunday morning in White City, I was sitting at the gas station waiting for some co-workers to show up for a ride. It’s not something we usually do together, but it seem like the thing to do. I always like being on main street on a Sunday as there is absolutely no one around. Every so often another local will drive by and a wave is exchanged. The sun was coming up and in a world of perfect alignment, it shines right down the middle of the street shining off the bricks and as I sit there I reflect on a life in this small town. Continue Reading →
Virtually everyone has heard of Route 66, or Highway 101 in California. They are both great and legendary roads, don’t get me wrong. But let me tell you about the other end of the “101”.
To learn more about Pete Hilton and his instruments, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars…
This is the kind of work that just get us riled up and loving life - amazing!
Tagalong as this skilled film maker and his subject tell a story you can’t help but want more of.. both Marc and Steve are rulers – one for having lived the story, the other for teling it so damn well.
Thanks to JP and TSY for turning me onto these characters - you rule! Continue Reading →
I’d like to introduce you to Abby Clabough – a writer and a rider and a fine storyteller at that! - please welcome Abby to the 456dgree family! – steveb
Getting the flathead back on the road….
A friend of mine has an impressive collection of motorcycles. A couple of the later model Harleys he rides regularly. His ’46 Flathead has been registered continually for a few decades, but it hasn’t been on the road for about a year. As with anything, especially a 65 year old motorcycle, it needed a little coaxing…. Continue Reading →
I’ve been riding the shovel to work this week, a brutal 2.7 (yes, three measly miles) commute. And school’s out in something like three weeks. Rest is on the way….
Forty five degrees
Drilled and bored
This awesome machine
Keeps me on the road
Timed and tuned
For maximum power
Sparks ignite
Rolling thunder
Extension of being
Steel and chrome
Nuts and bolts
Tightened and torqued
Clutch the gears
Twist the throttle
Boot the shifter
Roads to conquer
Extension Of Being
~Sorez
As a freelance photographer born and raised in New York City, Darius Vick
has been greatly inspired by metropolitan life and its rich culture.Vick
has spent the last three years chronicling the lives and the stories of the
modern black urban riding community through the lens of his camera. Continue Reading →
A lesson I learned a long time ago is that not everyone enjoys camping. Personally, I love it, and staying overnight in a motel just seems strange to me. But I found a website a couple of years ago, that covers the gambit of overnight lodging. Continue Reading →
To learn more about Pete Hilton and his instruments, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars…
Through one of the sites/feedsI subscribe to, Orlando Uy came on my radar and I was captivated by his excellent work. His wonderful POV of the Philippines is truly worth the investment in a few moments of your time.
See Orlando’s blog here: A walk with my camera
I learned about him here: Digital Photography School
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Dave Gutter come by theEvolvement radio studio on December 20th with his daughter to perform the beloved Christmas track “Grand-ma got run over by a Reindeer”. Dave currently plays in The Rustic Overtones, and will be touring all summer with the band. Dave always come dressed to impress, so check out this video to see how Dave make s a splash appearance in a very bright suit.
This is what happens when people like steveb get in the way of “real” photographers like Shooters Images!
I love Mondays, getting things like this from our contributors (in this case from Rob Campbell) make my day.. lol… riding season is here! – steveb
“Hey Stephen:No writting entry. Wiped out! Have fun. Rob “
As a freelance photographer born and raised in New York City, Darius Vick
has been greatly inspired by metropolitan life and its rich culture.Vick
has spent the last three years chronicling the lives and the stories of the
modern black urban riding community through the lens of his camera. Continue Reading →
Shooters Images captures Sturgis…
Rye Airfield is THE place if you want to skateboard vert in New England. Reel Theory Productions caught up with Zac Rose at his home training ground and got to film this after hours commercial. Zac comes here to skate because this is the only pipe at his level that he can train on when looking to make his way onto the Dew Tour skate competition scene. Check out the video, and subscribe to our RTP page!
Christian sends us this tease of what is looking to be an outrageous seat for an overseas client. Killin’ it! Call Xian Leather if you need the good goods.
Spring is here. As a biker we live for these days and of course take full advantage of them. But where does the time go? On the weekend I wake up in the morning, try to get some things done around the house, run some errands and hopefully get a ride in sometime. Not always. It never fails that some things don’t get done, whether it’s intentional or not. Continue Reading →
As a freelance photographer born and raised in New York City, Darius Vick
has been greatly inspired by metropolitan life and its rich culture. Vick
has spent the last three years chronicling the lives and the stories of the
modern black urban riding community through the lens of his camera. Continue Reading →
This interactive and informal discussion focuses on how graffiti has influenced my development as a collage artist, letterist and illustrator. The talk will explore my techniques and unorthodox practices using hand lettering in relationship to my fine art and commercial art. Continue Reading →
Shooters Images captures Sturgis…
Will Daily stops by the Evolvemnet Radio Studios on December 20th to perform one of his favorite tracks “300 dollar man”. WIll will be touring this summer performing live at a bunch of local and national events. Watch this video to see what Will has been up to lately.
I have told people many times about how my old 73 Beezer 650 Thunderbolt was about the best handling bike I ever had. That’s her in the pics, while she isn’t the sweetest looking bike I have ever had, she was by far the best handling, in an almost psychic way. I have rubbed pipes and pegs on other bikes before and since. Continue Reading →
To learn more about Pete Hilton and his instruments, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars…
I’m never sure I’m drawing mirrors the right size, in spite of the fact that Jones’ bike (or one an awful lot like it) lives in my garage. One way to solve that little dilemma is to actually put my ass in the saddle once in a while. Continue Reading →
Shooters Images has a wide variety of machines cross its path… or backdrop as the case may be…
It is with great fanfare and hoopla that I present to you the talented and fun loving Darius Vick, chronicler and photographer of a scene that not too many moto-journo types dig into – the modern black urban riding community.. I am psyched to have Darius as part of the 45dgree family and I hope you are too – we will be publishing his images twice a week…… – stephen berner
As a freelance photographer born and raised in New York City, Darius Vick has been greatly inspired by metropolitan life and its rich culture. Vick has spent the last three years chronicling the lives and the stories of the modern black urban riding community through the lens of his camera.
Me by Jeff Cochran/Speedking Continue Reading →
Toussaint the Liberator visits the Evolvemnet Radio studio on December 20th to perform his latest track “Nobody Knows”. Toussaint has been making some moves in the Boston scene with his multiple appearances at local festivals and here on Evolvement radio
To learn more about Pete Hilton and his instruments, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars…
Happy Friday!
An abandoned coal mine stood within riding distance of my house as a kid. It was a huge trench thirty feet deep, fifty feet wide, and about two hundred feet long. The sides were steep with trails that ran between adolescent maple and oak trees, re-growth from clear cutting done decades before. Continue Reading →
Have we known each other forever
Traveled the same roads together
Or does it just seem that way …
Your voice comforts my being
Your laughter touches my soul
Peace and harmony walk hand in hand
Every time that we talk.
You are on my mind every waking moment
And when I sleep I dream of you
You have reached a place I’ve kept hidden
Deep within my heart
I want to, long to, be by your side
Treat you like no man ever has
With love, respect, compassion and kindness
Hold you close and never let you go
Take you with me upon that journey
Together on down the road
http://www.roadscribesofamerica.com/
Read more of Rob Campbell’s work here…
Don & Deborah Kates owners of Shooters Images, do some outstanding work.
To learn more about Pete Hilton and his instruments, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars…
Good Day in Vegas by Jeff Cochran/Speedking
Some fine shooting from our friends at Shooters Images…
We are huge Kozik fans, so indulge us please...
If you have any interest in his work, I’d suggest taking a look at this interview with rock poster and toy designer legend Frank Kozik regarding his original artwork for SAFEWALLS.
Motorcycles are a polarizing form of transportation. Broach the subject and you will find people fall into two groups. On one side are the folks who think they are loud and dangerous, ridden by dirt-bag miscreants who eyeball women. On the other are those who lecture how the vehicle offers ultimate freedom, complete with the self-bolstering undercurrent of a social outsider. 
Bikers are passionate about their lives. We live, love, and laugh.. work hard and play hard.. And we ride. We ride
in the rain, ride in the cold, just ride around when there is no place to go. Living life in the wind and loving every
minute of it. I still remember the first time I ever hopped in the saddle and went for a ride. I was just a kid and
owned my first motorcycle before I even had a first girlfriend. Continue Reading →
Growing up around a small community has it’s advantages. Exploring the back roads of Morris county on my dirt bikes looking for something cool to see or an old bridge to cross was fun and every day was something different. Continue Reading →
One of the things I always loved about riding is that I never know how it’s going to go. I might have a great ride, or I might take a nice walk, pushing the bike along with me. Expect the unexpected.
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Last September, I went with a couple friends to the Oyster Run in Anacortes, WA. This is the biggest motorcycle event in the Pacific Northwest with attendance in the 30,000 bike range. Which is pretty amazing since this is technically a one day event. Although many people begin arriving on Friday and stay through the weekend. Continue Reading →
Checkit – Asylum was shot by Drew Geraci in an abandoned 1920′s Asylum over 7 months, combining just under 35,000 individual frames.
45dgree love, loves, loves this subject matter and the Drew’s just rock it solid to the bone!
And so it begins.
A Star Wars Geek and his outlaw dad out for a road trip on their bikes. I guess stranger things have happened. Continue Reading →
I just got these from our inscrutable friend Christian of XIAN Leather. For a change of pace, I don’t have words to do this work justice, although “excellent” might suffice in circumstances where the audience was well informed.
“Stay Tuned” for more of this project, although ya just never know if and when Mr. Marsh will poke his head up from the confines of his wooded compound – so I am not making any promises – aight?
Another writing rock star: Frank Lloyd Wright
To accomplish his architectural feats, Frank Lloyd Wright needed something we all need: a blueprint. Or the writing equivalent, an outline.A brilliant architect with an endless imagination, Frank Lloyd Wright designed by his own rules, in harmony with the environment around him. He had the vision to see what was possible, and the perseverance to see it through. Continue Reading →
I read a book once by Tim O’Brien, a Viet Nam Veteran, called The Things They Carried. Part of the novel discussed what the guys in a platoon carried with them in their packs. The basic idea was that, since you had to carry the stuff with you all the time, whatever you carried had to be damn important to take the space and weight in your gear. Continue Reading →
Christian has been at it. The relentless force that pushes this fine artisan forward is as powerful as the hydraulic as a fluid in the arm of an excavator, … he crushes deadlines like pebbles at a gravel quarry. Continue Reading →
I asked Pete to take some images as he worked in his shop… and it’s evident just how much work goes into one of this stunning instruments. To learn more about Pete, you can visit his website: Hilton Guitars… Continue Reading →
