What is Cool?

What is Cool?

T-Bone attempts to define COOL. We hear the term COOL all the time. What is cool? Join me in a brief discussion.  I hung around cool old stuff all the time when I opened Blacktop Depot in 2014. 1950’s era…

1947 Kurtis Kraft Midget Racer

An Offy Nice Car This beautiful Offenhauser 110 powered 1947 Kurtis Kraft midget race car recently came in to the Car Crazy Depot in Old Towne Orange, California. It comes along with a book that documents it’s history since 1947 and starting…

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.…

Getting the Best Shot

A SEMA Show New Product Highlight Photos: Billy, Story: T-Bone A neat thing about the SEMA Show is all the entrepreneurial spirit. Miles of aisles filled with new products. I was particularly attracted to products that solve a specific problem.…

Custom Instrumentation

A 2015 SEMA UPDATE New “Retrofit” Gauges by Con2R So often we look inside an awesome custom or hot rod and see the same digital gauges with a black face and no design, or, it’s a cookie cutter gauge design…

Make A Statement with DynaBuckle

A 2015 SEMA UPDATE Have you been searching for a custom metal shop to build just the right piece to finish off your ride. Imagine a custom emblem or dash bezel. Maybe you are planning an event. Can you picture…

Rocket Strikes at 17″

A 2015 SEMA UPDATE Rocket Strike delivers more visual impact with new larger diameter Photos and Story by Rocket Performance Machine The word “striking” is defined: to make an impression on the mind, senses, as something seen or heard; attractive,…

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.

The Annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Las Vegas has always been a place for gamblers. However, it is now slowly becoming known as the motorcycle mecca of the world for its highly successful annual Motorcycle Auctions… Around 1,000 bikes were featured in this year’s Motorcycle Auction.…