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VICTORIOUS: Sydney

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VICTORIOUS: Sydney

PHOTOS | PETE CAGNACCI

Capping off a month of motorcycle events here in Sydney was VICTORIOUS, an exhibition of motorcycle inspired photographs hosted by Sol Invictus Motorcycle Co. Photographers exhibited included Cole Bennetts, Billy Zammit and (IVV contributors) Cam Elkins (Stories of Bike), Kate Disher-Quill, and yours truly.

The place was packed, and was really nice to see some images made for the interwebs get the attention they deserved, printed and hung on the white walls of M2 Gallery in Surry Hills.  A little win for me was seeing more than half the images on the walls have been produced for (and featured on) IVV since the launch in December 2014. Better yet was the fact that most of that content was of women on motorcycles and all were chosen on the merit of the image rather than for the gratuitous-woman-shot. In the gallery, it looked really normal that women ride motorcycles... while I know that's not news to IVV readers, before IVV started, there may not have been any photographers in this exhibition who are women and shot women as they are.  

The Throttle Dolls also graced the walls in Billy Zammit's work which again enriched the female representation on the walls. 

While little sold, the Sol Invictus team are looking to ways to make the images available to view for sale again soon. Nepal is a special place for me personally and thus, Kate and I maintain our profits go to some good people in Nepal who will need our support for the months to come after the recent earthquakes.

Special thanks to Pete Cagnacci from the Throttle Roll co-hort for taking photos, giving me the night off to drink Alaskan Rock Vodka!

Heleana is a force of nature. The founder of In Venus Veritas and The Petrolette, and a co-founder of Rising Sun Workshop. Heleana shares her love of vintage cars, riding motorcycles, and (not-so-secretly) dreams of flying planes and piloting a riva aquariva (a la Sophia Loren) very fast through the canals of Venice. Supportive and connected, community is her lifeblood, and she is as real as they come.

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THE THROTTLE DOLLS RIDE: Sydney

The weather Gods were kind to The Throttle Dolls on an April Sunday morning in Sydney, just before we got some unusually violent weather, it was perfect riding through the northern suburbs of the City through some of our prettiest coastal roads. The Dolls coordinated another big ride for all male and female riders alike and was the first time they felt confident to be able to start taking on members. 

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THE THROTTLE DOLLS RIDE: Sydney
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DEUS BIKE BUILD OFF: Sydney

Seeing people descend on Bondi Pavilion to see the love poured into the builds that were entered, made the 5:30am wake up call (on a Sunday) well worth it. It was a rainy day by the beach, everyone was in good spirits, very chilled out and happy to be in good company. This year, the Sydney crew at Deus invited some emerging forces within the local moto scene including Stories of Bike, Sydney Cafe Racers who were promoting Throttle Roll, The Throttle Dolls and Rising Sun Workshop.

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DEUS BIKE BUILD OFF: Sydney
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THE HEINRICH MANEUVER LAUNCH: Deus Customs Sydney

A bunch of Sydney local moto-scene-stas were invited to an intimate gathering to reveal the launch of an exciting collaboration between BMW Motorrad Australia and Deus Ex Machina as the custom motorcycle house revealed their take on the German engineered R nineT.

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THE HEINRICH MANEUVER LAUNCH: Deus Customs Sydney
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KDQ in the AMERICAS!

Photographer (and all round legend) Kate Disher-Quill is currently on a solo adventure through the USA and Mexico. Readers will know her work well, it's ALL over this website. So when she asked if there were any women she could capture for IVV while on her trip... trying to contain my excitement and not fill her trip with women was a challenge!

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KDQ in the AMERICAS!
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BLACK ARROW LABEL LAUNCH: Sydney

Local start-up label Black Arrow Label (founded by fashion designer and rider Hannah Smith) launched its first product offering last month in Sydney. Like many of us frustrated with the lack of offerings available for women who ride, Hannah put her fashion design skills and entrepreneurial spirit to actually doing something about it.

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BLACK ARROW LABEL LAUNCH: Sydney