Blog — Interviews

A motorcycle so dark and sinister-looking, it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if Darth Vader reserved one of these bad-boys. Bandit9’s Daryl Villanueva tells the story behind the “hand-and-eye” building of this bike, what it means to have an emotional connection with a machine, and his total belief that China is on the rise when it comes to creating quality products. What you were trying to achieve with the Limited Edition Nero Mark II? With the Nero Mark II, we wanted to create a bike that’s hard to categorize. Is it a café racer? A bobber? A chopper? I have...

I asked Benny how he would describe himself. He wrote me back, "...motorcycle enthusiast, artist, and gentleman welder." Brevity with complete honesty.

Originally from Northern, New Jersey, and a graduate of Otis/Parsons. Since graduating back in 1991, Jim has built an extensive and diverse client list that includes ICON, Volkswagen, Tourmaster, Buell, Honda, Dunlop, Nissan, Lexus, and Giant Bicycle.

Besides being a creative director, blogger, entrepreneur, Mark Kawakami’s photography is a favorite of speed sites of the two and four-wheel variety. In this interview Mark, tells us how he really got going with photography, why his blog focuses on the personal side of motorcycle and car builders, and who he’d love to shoot if he had a time-machine. “From an early age I knew I was going to make a living doing art in some way. I would always be drawing something when I was growing up. As I made my way through high school I started to focus...

Along with his wife Coconut, Steven Decaluwe is the owner/operator of MotorKouture. Located in Zwevegem, Belgium. In this interview, Steven tells about their line of vintage inspired racing suits, his burgeoning custom motorcycle business, and Supercharged, a celebration of music and craftsmanship that he hosts.