Category: Benchracing

Get Out of My Way

Installing Kleinn Air Horns on T-Bone’s Harley Story: T-Bone and Billy, Photos: Blacktop Media Network I hear from a lot of guys who don’t ride anymore. One of the main reasons are the crazy drivers on the road these days.…

Scratch This

A 2015 SEMA UPDATE A Blacktop Book Review: Featuring the scratchboard art of BOMONSTER Self-published book that starts off with a bang! Visually and verbally as we open the cover to find a cool review of the cover image; “Bolts”. This…

2015 SEMA Show Recap

NOW ON BLACKTOP TV: Recap Trailer of the 2015 SEMA Show T-Bone, Billy, Travis and John run the show to find new trends, and meet new friends. Whew! What a crazy week that was. Billy and I left a bit…

The Tire Fryer

NOW ON BLACKTOP TV: Mark Johnson’s 1965 Falcon Altered Gasser Video shot by Primer Podcast and edited by The Blacktop Media Network. Mark Johnson tells the story about his altered gasser at the 2015 SEMA Show.

How To: Valve Stem Caps

A Blacktop Magazine Professional Tech Article Bench Racing with T-Bone Blacktop Magazine’s, Shocker Choppers Garage is a professional place and here in California, we have to abide by every insane rule that may disrupt a tiny species that nobody really cares…

The West Coast Influence

The Story of MiniTruck Design and Innovation Video Review: Tony T-Bone Colombini, Photos supplied by Weekend Celebrity Productions MiniTruckFilm.com There were several moments in time that solidified my passion for all things automotive. One of those moments was riding along with my…

BAD Bike Build – Assess Progress

The Bike Awakens from Hibernation. You learn more about a project than the tasks in front of you. The B.A.D. Bike Build project has taught us quite a bit about ourselves. Billy and I learned how easy it is to…

The Gene Ellis Collection

The Time Capsule of Gene Ellis’ Garage It was roughly 4 weeks ago, early November 2014, when a gentle man came in the store and said that he had a couple of Model A frames and some parts in his garage…

BAD Engine Install

Caveman gives us his best! Story/Photos: Blacktop Staff What a beauty. Like he said, this thing is a jewel. You may recall, when we received the BAD Bike donor the engine was at Caveman’s garage. He is a builder and…

Keeping Your Cool

…While working on a sidecar. Story and Photos: T-Bone Installing an UltraCool oil cooler unit on Billy’s Sidecar Rig. With a punched out motor and an extra several hundred pounds hanging off the right, Billy’s sidecar rig has a tendency…

Dave’s Collection

Hidden Treasures Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone Lately I have been thinking a lot about how things were “back then”. Most of the time when we look back to our past, we see it as a simpler time. And you don’t have to…