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Friday, November 21, 2008 7:28 PM

Site check, Mooneyes Express blog site by Shige Suganuma.

One of our favorite blogs is Shige Suganuma's Mooneyes Express. This is not a dedicated two wheel blog, but it does have plenty of good moto articles and pictures (mainly show write ups). The blog is updated on a regular basis as Shige makes his way to what seems like every custom car and bike show in Japan and America! The main focus here is old school cars and bikes and also plenty of info about the line of products that Mooneyes produce and sell. Shige works for Mooneyes Japan so that means there are plenty of behind the scene photos and stories about some of the incredible machines. If you scroll down the page far enough you will come to the list of entries (it goes back quite a while). Here you will also come to a list of categories including the motorcycle section which is well worth a look. There are some classic pics and articles not to be missed on this page! I also suggest a stroll through the rest of the categories especially if you are a Hot Rod, American muscle car or nostalgic auto lover. The write ups are in both Japanese and English (good one Shige!) so it is reader friendly to those outside of Japan. While you check out the good stuff, click through some of the links to other blogs by Shige's friends and associates (mostly in Japanese though!). Like "Tank's blog", the one time big boy now thinning down guy who rides a very cool SR! (His SR chopper is built by Brat style)

I hope you enjoy the Mooneyes Express as much as we do!

Photo: Courtesy of Lightning / Mooneyes Express (Hot 70's style W650 built, put together for lightning mag)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

For a quite a while now many of you would have seen a "coming soon" notice up in the place of our features page. It is a part of the site we always planned to do, but of course some things are easier said than done when juggling a hectic biz from day to day! As the site has slowly developed we are getting all of the sections in place, and yes we have finally got the first features page up! It's a bit of a pictorial more than anything else (with some average pics at that!). So if you're looking for a gallery of pics, then our feature pages will be the place to look.

Next month; "Park-up" We will take a look at a few parking stations in Japan. It might even help get some of the good ideas out there for Australian cities (and others around the world) to provide better parking solutions for riders. We all know it is time to get two wheel friendly!

This month we are going to be sharing with you a few pics that date back to 2004. The pictures are from our private collection and were really just snap shots taken on the day. At the time we didn't have any thoughts to show them so... they are not pro shots by any means... but if you are a SR fan, we are sure you will enjoy the show all the same!

Enjoy the first of our features..... Rinku Town 2004 Sea side cafe, Osaka Japan >>>

Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:28 PM

17th Annual Yokohama Hot Rod Show 2008...

One of the hottest shows on the planet takes place in early December. This show has a line up of custom bikes and cars to satisfy all tastes and best of all, plenty of bikes to our liking! (SR's galore, W650's, Brit and US builds etc) Entries come not only from within Japan, but also all the way from the States! Some of the latest and greatest show bikes and cars shipped in from the US to add to the show's already huge spectacle! This show now has such a huge following and reputation in Japan. It is the place for builders in Japan to showcase their latest creations. Many of Japan's top builders target this show to try and take out one of the show's category awards. Do that at Yokohama and you will have customers wanting bikes built all year long! With some of the most influential builders on the planet at the moment residing in Japan, you can be guaranteed this year's show is going to be bigger and better than ever! For more details check out the official website and watch out for the post show pics!

 

 

 

A taste of what's on show at Yokohama for 2008

 

Last year's show at Yokohama, 2007

 

Saturday, November 15th, 2008 5:37 PM

The SR500 Club of Australia has their annual rally in Bethanga Victoria this coming weekend so get down there and enjoy the weekend from the 21st November to the 23rd of November. Some members will be out for dinner and brews on the Friday night at the court house Hotel. The rally is not limited to just SR riders, so if you are in the area and want to see some of the action this weekend, get to it! From all reports there will be one of the best turn outs in recent years.

For information and details check the club site here >>> HERE

Safe riding to all heading down!