Author: adminsolimoto

THE LADY IS A RACER

As a piece of automotive history, the 300 SL is a masterpiece, and although traditionally it was the coupe…

THX MR WOLF

Listen & watch Nashville lifer and raw countrified shamanic solo guitarist extrordinaire William Tyler

BAULA

BAULA (Words by Gary Inman, photography by KT Fender) Baula is the Spanish name for leatherback turtle, the huge prehistoric sea creatures that inspired the build. It was commissioned by one of El Solitario’s friends, Jimmy. Years earlier, the pair had hidden, drunk, in the grass of a Costa Rican beach as leatherbacks dragged their […]

HELL’S HOLE: SHOOTING FILM ON ILLAS CIES

What to say about the great Galicia, land of many legends, brave sailors and powerful witchery. Galicia, our home, is the forgotten land. Historically considered the end of the world until Cristopher Colombus discovered the circumference of the earth in the year 1492, Galicia always remained isolated even from Spanish affairs, and still does nowadays. […]

BAULA, A CUSTOM BMW R75/5 BY EL SOLITARIO

This is the story of two life friends who dreamt about doing a different bike. Nothing more nothing less. They fantasized about a crossbreed between a 1950’s racer and a touring motorcycle, intended  to be ridden for ultra-miles evading the need to constantly halt on the way. The starting point was blueprinting the motor, all […]

PETARDO. A CUSTOM DUCATI SS STORY BY EL SOLITARIO

It was great to invest some time in one of those projects we left behind some time ago. Building season this year was crazy… (Baula, Chupito, Gonzo, Trimotoro, Pop Cycles…!@#), and made us realize we needed some rest in order to stay true & keep inspired. After the exhaustion of last season, felt lacking the […]

PENDLETON WOOLS IN EL SOLITARIO STORE

We bet good english man, Thomas Kay, would have never guessed history, when in 1863, he was traveling down the Atlantic seaboard, crossing the Isthmus of Panama on a burro, and sailing up the Pacific coast looking for an area with ideal conditions for raising sheep and producing wool. A place with moderate weather and […]