Big shout out to @bwproductions and the whole crew for indulging my batshit stack plan and making it smooth as silk. I know they must all have my face on their dartboards but I’m super grateful to them all! @keithbaskett@jasonhardell@nickbellendir@zac._.doggett@tysondirects Cam Cardon and the cam ops, electricians and runners. You all smashed it. 👊
Rise & Shine at @race.service
Apr 4, 2025
Shot on Fuji 200, Leica M6
Developed at @we.are.relics
Impeccable vibes, 80s cars and music, coffee so tasty you’ll hear colors
10th Jun 2024
The R1 passes DMV inspection! A huge relief and a cause for celebration. I can’t wait to show this bike more and more of California, especially the coast and PCH.
4th Jun 2024
Engine swap day(s). When my original motor’s gearbox let go back in the UK, I didn’t have time to refurbish it myself so I just threw a complete eBay motor in the bike and got back to riding it. When the time came to emigrate, I sold the original engine thinking I wasn’t going to be able to bring the bike over with me. The nice gent who bought the engine did a great refurbishment and when circumstances changed some months later, I got in touch hoping that he might just still have the engine and sure enough, he did! He was happy to sell it back to me at a ridiculously generous price and I put the motor in the crate along with the bike, all to get shipped off to California.
Before I could register the bike with the DMV, I needed to get the original engine (with the right engine number) back into the bike so I could take it for inspection. My uncle Robbie (a recurring hero in my stories) let me use his shop to perform the swap and helped me more than I can say. After a few false starts and frustrations (some perished o-rings for the cooling system, last picture) and a lost chain master link (bought especially but frustratingly misplaced somewhere in the shop) I finally got it all back together, and it’s running great.
23rd May 2024
My first (but not last!) visit to @iconicmotorbikes . An Aladdin’s cave? A treasure trove? A toy store? You name it as you like - the facts are undeniable, you won’t find a better selection of incredible metal all in one place anywhere else.
