FLAT TRACK RACING IN BELGIUM I had to see it with my own eyes, after watching On Any Sunday the hundredth time. There was this flat track race event called ‘Hells Race’ in the Helzold Speedway Stadium in Belgium. Organised by ‘Sinners Supply’. Sounds good, I thought. A lot of hot after-worldly sin. So […]
We Were at Wheel and Waves
WE WERE AT WHEELS AND WAVES (and did we know it) It has always been a dream for Rumble Speed Shop to participate in the famous Wheels & Waves event at Biarritz. Our own little Mecca near the Atlantic for a few days a year. Our friend Alvin from The Rogue Company invited us to […]
The History of Carhartt WIP
THE HISTORY OF CARHARTT WIP In 1889, Hamilton Carhartt and 5 employees trudged up a dusty old attic in the heart of Detroit and with 4 sewing machines laid the foundations for one of the great success stories of what The American Dream is made of. Carhartt started out producing cotton duck overalls – a […]
The Cross Stitch Belt
THE CROSS STITCH BELT Now here’s the Cross Stitch Belt like the one Marlon Brando wore in The Wild One. I bought mine back in the days in a shop in Groningen, up north in The Netherlands. More ‘nether’ you can’t get. It was a good ol’ Chipie store. I still have it’s sweet little […]
The Mackinaw Coat
THE MACKINAW COAT We love the Mackinaw coat. I found mine at a vintage retailer at Wheels and Waves. I’ve been looking for one for years. So what is a Mackinaw Coat? It is the archetypical coat. It is named after the Mackinaw region in present-day Michigan. The original Mackinaw coats were made from wool […]
Wheels and Waves 2016 Photo ‘Essay’
WHEELS AND WAVES 2016 PHOTO ‘ESSAY’ So again we went to Biarritz, to that year’s Wheels and Waves event, to stare at motorcycles all day with a bunch of girls and boys of all ages. Kicking tires, commenting. It is an addictive festival. Great music, motorcycling, film, food, sea, waves, and talking blah. Another inspiring […]
Sympathy For The Antrappers
SYMPATHY FOR THE ANTRAPPERS Early morning March the 20th I kicked my XT500 to life. It had been sitting due to my defecting to a crazy, good-looking and extremely loud Kawasaki-turned-chopper. The XT is a one cylinder thumper with big power in the lower rev-regions. I just forgot. My first meters were driven on one […]
My first ride was almost my last – XR500
MY FIRST REAL RIDE (WAS ALMOST MY LAST) It was 1989 when I rode a real motorcycle for the first time. My brother had bought it in the nearby village Menaldum. We had never seen a motorcycle like this – it appealed to us because of it’s off-road nature. Up till then, the only off-road […]
My first bike: GT250
MY FIRST BIKE: GT250 I used to walk home from work alongside the railway-track. I lived in Groningen, where I had wasted some valuable time at university. I worked with my sister at Punch clothing store; we sold Replay, Diesel, Liberto, El Charro, Jean Paul Gaultier, Soap Studio, Waterland Affairs. The best fashion brands available, back […]
Iconic Leather Motocross Pants
ICONIC LEATHER MOTOCROSS PANTS You’ve seen these iconic leather motocross pants if you’re into vintage dirt-bikes. We love ‘m, and we’ve got one, well actually two. But the other is just too far gone. The featured pair is still in good shape but has a somewhat old-school fit. Mister Steve McQueen get’s away with that. But mere […]