
INTERVIEW: Jay Donovan from Baresteel Design
Can you introduce yourself to our readers? Where you are from and what you do? My name is Jay Donovan, I live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and I suppose I would say that I’m a metal fabricator/artist who is learning how to build motorcycles. While...

REVIVAL OF A BRAND: Interview with Josh Sirlin from Black Bear Brand
We spoke with Josh Sirlin, creative director, curator and owner of the Black Bear Brand. The brand has had a long history in America and has now been revived after laying dormant for many years. Josh has a passion for motorcycles and the brand he has...

DRAWING INSPIRATION: Interview with Moto-Mucci
Can you introduce yourself to our readers? My name's David Mucci. I run a studio called Moto-Mucci where I build custom motorcycles and do design contracting for the motorcycle industry. Where are you right now? I'm based in Portland, OR What was your first...

PIPEBURN INTERVIEW: Calum From DeBolex Finds Oil In The Blood
What's better than a movie about motorcycles? If you answered, ‘A movie about custom motorcycles,” then you win. Luckily for all of us, Englishman Gareth Roberts is way ahead of the curve. He's been banging away on a rather epic project for the past three...

AUSSIE INVASION: Craig Rodsmith Visits the Moto Guzzi Factory
Craig Rodsmith, our favourite Aussie customiser and all-round bloody talented nice guy took a trip from his US shop north of Chicago to visit the home of Moto Guzzi in Mandello del Lario, north of Milan. We spoke to him about his Guzzi obsessions and what...

PIPEBURN INTERVIEW: Craig Rodsmith from Rodsmith Motorcycles
There's a lot of Aussies that feel rightly proud of local boy Craig Rodsmith. Here's a custom builder that takes the phrase ‘good with his hands’ to preposterous new heights. He now calls Chicago ‘home’ and making some of the world's best custom...