All images courtesy of Black Pup Moto & Machines That Dream. Straight mates. We all have one. They’re the ones...
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Andrew was born and raised in Australia on a diet of CARtoons comics, farm bikes and far too many Mad Max movies. In 2009 he rolled his sleeves up and spent the next 10 years turning an anonymous Squarespace website into the popular Pipeburn.com custom bike blog. He now owns and operates Machines That Dream, a Sydney-based Auto and Moto Media company. Look out for his new TV show 'Stories of Bike,' launching in 2021.
It’s fun to look back at decades past with rose-coloured glasses on. The big hair. The fluoro colours. The Sony...
All images courtesy of Black Pup Moto & Machines That Dream. If you had to rank colours in order of...
Review Summary: The 2022 Yamaha XSR900 Retro Triple is a much meaner and more powerful bike than its sibling, the...
Unless you’re living in one of those rule-free American states where they let tipsy 13-year-olds ride drag bikes on public...
After a decade and a bit spent in communication with custom motorcycle builders from all over the world—and especially in...
We owe many human achievements to the blossoming of the modern mechanised era in the late 19th and early 20th...
All images courtesy of Black Pup Moto & Machines That Dream. Next time you’re at a formal function, try this...
It’ll surprise you less than finding out Donald Trump is bald to learn that Australia is an absolutely awesome place...
We all know Kentucky Fried Chicken. It’s second only to McDonald’s for making Americans fat and scaring farm animals globally....
When it comes to building custom bikes, taking the path less travelled is never the easy option. Sure, cafe racers...
‘Having the right tools for the job,’ is a fairly tired saying—but the basic idea behind it applies to a...
My first decent crash on a motorcycle was in front of about 20 strangers during a group ride I’d organized...
It seems like ancient history now, but back in those scary days of early 2020, Italy was one of the...
All outdoor images courtesy of Machines That Dream Pity the poor old black leather motorcycle jacket. For something that should...
It’s spring, 1957 in an alternate-reality London, and the car park of the Ace Cafe is alive with leather-clad rockers....
If you’re anything like me, you’ll regularly find yourself daydreaming about moto-related projects. That track-day bike you’ll make out of...
Fake news is a term that’s taken on new meaning in the last few years. But you’d be mistaken to...
Photo by Brandon LaJoie ‘Cafe Racers of Instagram’. The name alone strikes fear and awe into the hearts of anyone...
Fame is a real litmus test. Think of it as a crucible that melts down a person to their base...
All photos by Indian Motorcycles It was my Dad’s birthday a few days ago. I was on the phone to...
Having to introduce Max Hazan is the easiest and the hardest of jobs. Easiest because anyone who knows anything about...
Specs Manufacturer: Icon Price (When Tested): $85.00 (USD) Colours: Black/Beige Sizes: SM to 4XL Review Date: May 2021 Introduction All...
In many ways, Tommy Thöring from the Schlachetwerk custom motorcycle workshop is your typical, dyed-in-the-wool German. The Sydneysider-via-Frankfurt is typically...
Like Deus ex Machina, the Distinguished Gentlemans Ride and sweating while riding, Rob Hamilton and his ‘MotoFeelz’ brand is a...
Unless 2020 scared you into a prepper cave somewhere in the desert, you’ll no doubt have noticed a trend over...
I have a frank admission to make. The loutish, greasy-haired and greasy-handed Aussie hooligan you see right here is actually...
Ah, the classics! There’s a good reason why they never go out of style. It’s all fine and well to...
Pants. They are the comedy sidekick of the moto gear world. Even the word itself sounds funny. ‘PANTS!’ It’s like...
Custom bikes often opt for a shock and awe approach to make an impact in this modern, social media-saturated world....
As any decent photographer will tell you, getting noticed is not always about how you shoot; sometimes it’s also about...
It’s 1959 in London, England. What suffices for a summer here has arrived, and you are a 20-year-old that’s still...
As far as jobs go, working on Sydney’s Bondi beach would have to be right at the tippity top of...
Next time you’re lazily thumbing through your Instagram feed looking at one amazing bike photo after another, just take a...
Psychologists have a theory that goes something like this: your brain’s synapses are set in your teen years and they...
