Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2022 Wrap Up + Photo Gallery
Monday, 13 June 2022
We wrapped an awesome weekend for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2022, a Motosocial event hosted in collaboration with the legends at Miami Marketta. With the initial date for Gentlemans ride postponed due to bad weather, GC riders we’re treated to an epic day showcasing the best of the Gold Coast motorcycle community. As you could
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Hard Work Fast Bikes Good Times Ep 3
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Hard Work Fast Bikes Good Times Ep 3 This series, as promised is a look behind the scenes at everything we do here at Purpose Built Moto. In this episode we’re taking you guys on location for a photoshoot with Brandan, our photographer and film maker from Nine Five Creative. Any content you’ve enjoyed
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The Chopper Build: Hard Work, Fast Bikes, Good Times EP. 2
Monday, 17 January 2022
New Chopper Build, getting started on a 2020 Indian Bobber and a two-for-one Signature Series bike reveal. Purpose Built Moto has definitely dipped our toe on the realm of Choppers before, and. But after a few years it’s about time we dive right back in. We’re building an XS650 Chopper of PBM proportions. Doing it
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The Motorcycle Workshop Build: Hard Work, Fast Bikes, Good Times EP. 1
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
How do you set up a custom motorcycle workshop that handles fabrication, electrical, mechanical and everything in between? We had no idea either, I started in my garage, we moved into our first small motorcycle workshop in Mermaid Beach but quickly outgrew it. Now we’ve had the chance to get a bit of experience and
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Choosing the right custom motorcycle for you
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Guest Post – How to Choose the Best Custom Motorcycle Style For You Choosing a custom motorcycle really sets you out in a crowd. Just owning a motorbike sets you apart from the herd already. But what if you want to stand out from other motorcyclists? Well, of course, you could get yourself a flamboyantly
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Gold Coast Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride 2019
Saturday, 19 October 2019
Gold Coast 2019 Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride for Men’s Health Awareness This year’s edition of the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride has come to a close with 300 local motorcycle riders raising over $35,000 which will go towards prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride was founded in Sydney and unites classic and vintage
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Motosocial 2019
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Gold Coast Motosocial 2019 Unlike last year’s Motosocial that was almost rained out, this year we had an absolutely perfect day for what’s quickly becoming one of the Gold Coast’s most popular motorcycle events. Over 80 bikes and a tonne of bike enthusiasts shut down the Esplanade in Surfers Paradise for the 2019 edition of
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Steve + Leo: Ellaspede – Handcrafted Motorcycle documentary
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Steve + Leo – Ellaspede : Handcrafted, Australian Motorcycle Documentary Steve + Leo were a couple of the only guys I hadn’t met before filming Handcrafted. I had known of Ellaspede and met a few of the front of house retail and marketing guys, but the people behind the bike design I hadn’t run into
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Ian Don- Black Cat Customs: Handcrafted Motorcycle Documentary
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Handcrafted Custom Bike Documentary: Ian Don- Black Cat Customs During this series I wanted to talk to the builders that inspire me, In the first 2 years of Purpose Built Moto I was given some amazing opportunities. I’ve worked with Universal store, City Beach Australia, BMW Australia and We Are Explorers on some amazing
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Scott Gittoes: SDG Moto- Handcrafted Motorcycle documentary
Wednesday, 06 February 2019
Scott Gittoes – SDG Moto Scott and I met in very much a professional capacity. His family run store SDG moto was interested in selling Purpose Built Moto parts. So we spoke, and on a business trip I dropped in to see him at his workshop on the NSW central coast. 5 minutes after meeting
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