Gerald Harrison

10 YEARS ON: The F1 Tracker by Marcus Carlsson.

When Marcus “MotoDesign” Carlsson released his F1 Tracker in 2011, it’s fair to say that it caused something of a stir! Some people revelled in the unique style and skill, while others (perhaps the majority) aghast at the sight of such an over-the-top...

RUDE AWAKENING: Ducati Supersport 1000 DS ‘RB002’ by Rude Bikes.

I’d like to introduce you to Rude Bikes and their TT2 Bol d’Or, only the second bike to emanate from their workshop in Seillans, in the South East of France. Using Ducati’s 1000 Supersport Dual Spark as a donor they have created an elegant and subtle...

COMMISSIONING A CUSTOM BIKE FROM SHINYA KIMURA: MV Agusta F4 750 ‘Manta’.

It may be an almost unbelievable statement, but it wasn’t until 2013 before I properly rode a four cylinder bike for the first time. Having thus far been married to Ducati and the v twin, this felt like an incredibly exciting infidelity. My first ride on an...

MV Agusta Superlove: A review of the Superveloce Oro.

The MV and I met on a busy street in Monaco at the beginning of June and ever since then it has been a story of butterflies in the tummy and puppy dog eyes. My phone is brimming with photos of her and I can’t stop posting them on instagram with cute...

HAZANITIS: Max Hazan and the Art of the Machine.

I clearly remember the day I got the custom bug, and I’m not talking about a hybrid strain of COVID but my passion for custom motorcycles. A friend and I had started what we called “Monster Monday,” where we’d get together and tinker with our Monsters...

Pepo vs. The World

Having sadly not yet had the opportunity to meet Pepo Rosell in person, nor seen his workshop I can only imagine a nutty professor style underground lair with countless shelves, reaching from floor to ceiling, laden with motorcycle...

de Bees Knees: Ducati 749s by deBolex Engineering

In 2014, during a sojourn in London, I happen upon lesser known motorcycle custom builder “Calum Debolex” as he’s known in my phone. His surname is Tidd-Pryce, or Pryce-Tidd, I’ve never been sure which way it goes, either way, he’s the man behind...

BOUNDLESS IMAGINATION: The Zero Zero by Vtopia Design

Meeting Giorgio Cerrato for the first time in the Spring of 2017 was a memorable moment, he was delivering The Zero Zero, his first Ducati Hypermotard under the guise of Vtopia Design, a bike he had been tinkering with for 7 years. The man is tall and...

AGAINST THE GRAIN: The Harrison Award – George Woodman Laverda

Where we choose to call home says a lot about us, hence the warehouse that Sébastien Valliergues calls his own speaks volumes about the man and his passion for wood. Known by the Instagram handle @georgewoodman64, Seb even looks slightly like a fine tree...