Kott Motorcycles is a vintage motorcycle shop in Los Angeles run by Dustin Kott. Dustin turns old Honda twins and inline four’s into cafe racer style bikes. He’s yet another craftsman who turns what other people perceive as junk with his skills and sense of style. Check out the story of how an American guy came to make a living customizing Japanese motorcycles with a British style:

This is one part of a series of videos that documents “Makers” in Portland, Oregon. These businesses bring things back to high quality custom hand built goods for people who want to stand out from bland mass produced goods. Holiday Customs is a one-man operation owned by Jared Johnson. He builds reasonably priced custom motorcycles.

This is a clip from an episode of a show called Look at Life from the 60’s which examines the birth of Cafe Racer and Ton Up culture in the UK. What makes the clip interesting is that most of society viewed these motorcycle riders as hooligans. The show focuses on the 59 Club which was founded by a reverend to reach youth through motorcycle riding. Not only does the club have weekly gatherings, they also participate in lots of charity and social work that most of society never heard about in the news.