Cafe Racers Japan - Ritmo Sereno

Rita Sereno is a bike builder in Tokyo who specializes in in building vintage and cafe racer BMW bikes

RIDERS

We design, we build, we ride. We are Maria.

This short movie, shot by DJI, is not about freedom, speed, or adventure. 
It expresses the simple and raw essence of riding a machine.

Through dust and stones, "Riders" takes Maria motorcycles to Portugaise wild tracks, cliffs and city streets being filmed by a DJI crew with state of the art gear.

RIDERS from Maria Riding Company on Vimeo.

Maria Riding Company is a Lisbon established brand that creates and builds custom motorcycles as well as other bespoke and handcrafted goods. It's philosophy of extreme dedication, care and attention to detail set the brand's path from the first day, gathering the recognition and praise for which it's thankful today.
The bikes used in the movie were "The Orbiter" - a Yamaha XSR700, made for Yamaha Yard Built, The "Black Baron" - a Triumph Bonneville and the "Dirty Geisha" - a Yamaha XT600.

Cafe Racers Japan

Cafe Racers Japan is a short film about a day in the life of the cafe racers scene in Tokyo. In this project we interviewed the fashion conscious rockers while exploring the great city of Tokyo.

SHINYA KIMURA - “Motorcycle Mechanic”

"In his own words, Shinya Kimura is a motorcycle mechanic. To the rest of the world, Shinya is an artist, building kinetic sculptures that are and very labor intensive, one-of-a-kind, and ultimately utilitarian. Raised in Tokyo, he moved to LA about a decade ago to actually escape his growing fame and to quietly go on with his life as a mechanic. Acclaim has annoyingly still followed him. His bikes are tough, perfectly made machines that are thrilling to ride. In this film, Danielle explores briefly why motorcycles and what makes the work compelling for Shinya, and the feeling he gets while riding. The film is a supplement to the third issue of On Paper Magazine."

SHINYA KIMURA - "Motorcycle Mechanic" from Evan Scott on Vimeo.

Dir by Danielle Levitt
photos - daniellelevitt.com/galleries/378-on_paper_shinya_kimura

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