P120 Fighter Combat

LOVING this bike. Only 120 in production from 

Confederate Motorcycles

Wall-E v VFR400 (NC30) - The Restoration

Before restoration... parked in the dining room last christmas.

During restoration... stripped & looking rather sad at friends garage.

What once resembled a motorcycle, took on the form of something completely different today. The rare as rocking horse sh*t, UK Spec 1992 Honda VFR400 NC30, was stripped for stage one of restoration. First stop & a jet wash helps to rid years of built up grease & grime. Staring at the bike in it's naked vulnerable state, I can't help but think of the film Wall-E, as the headlights stare at me with a slight look of fear. And for a very split second, I could have sworn it winked at me.

Stage 2 comprised of cleaning the wheels, polishing, masking & spraying. As a girl who will climb walls to escape any sound that resembles filing or drilling, I left that part to the boys & was given the job of masking the brake discs. To say this was more fiddly than trying to paint your nails in the back of a car driven by a learner for the very first time, might be a slight exaggeration, but nonetheless it caused me to curse a few times. It was then sprayed with a heat proof black paint followed by a clear lacquer to make it look shiny & brand new again!

All foot pegs, hangers & anything else that was metal & needed a scrub, was cleaned & polished. The masking part was pretty painless compared to my next task, which was straightening up the radiator fins damaged by stones. Using a very thin screwdriver I had to push all the *wafer thin* (french accent) metal back to it's original position, to ensure that the air could pass through successfully.

Stage 3 tomorrow night! HUGE thanks to Andy at Gavin Fleet Care & Gibbo who is probably the coolest Fettler in the world.

Incy Wincy Ipod Shuffle

I can't wait to use my brand new Apple ipod shuffle in the gym. (Thanks Trap 5!!!) The first ipod that 'talks'... Genius.

Tag Team

After 2 years of being completely taken over by the wakeboarding bug & heading for the lake almost daily come rain or shine, I thought about getting out on my bike a bit more. Whilst on facebook one evening, I came across some pictures of friends known in the Ducati Racing world as Lily & Freak. As you can see, this husband & wife tag team really know how to crash in style! Both ended up with some nasty injuries and bravely enough have both jumped back on bikes AND are still happily married! Now that is true love for you.

Erm, back to the lake for me then!

Yes Please

Mini Space
Mini
Republic of Fritz Hansen
Airstream

Extreme Watersports

Is this for real? Surely not...

Wakeberging

Red Bull invite 3 of the world’s best wakeboarders - Parks Bonifay, Adam Errington, and Josh Sanders to travel to Newfoundland for a first-ever, two-day expedition chasing and riding icebergs. Riders braved the ocean waters – 4C and icebergs roughly 60-feet tall and 150-feet wide, the mammoth-size-iceberg near Trinity East had the riders stoked, and local fishermen shaking their heads. Sick.

Wakeboard Helmet Graphics

The first completed helmet for Rage 5, I now just need some sunshine so I can head down to the lake for some crash testing!

The Rocking Bike

Loving this Rocking Bike by Felix Götz. Wonder if it comes in matt black. Link.

Oakley Skull Belt

I love my Oakley Skull belt.

oakley.co.uk

Tank Girl Costume

After searching for days for a Tank Girl fancy dress costume, I realised I would have to make my own. Digging about in some dark and dusty corners, I found allsorts of old brick-a-brac lurking. A few hours of lovingly attaching all sorts of items to my hat, my costume is almost finished... Just the delivery of my artillery of weapons and my transformation will be complete. Minus a big green tank anyway!

Office Chair

Stopped in for coffee with a friend. Having never been into her office I was amazed when I saw what she sat on... potato weighing scales. Probably not the most comfortable ergonomic office chair you can have in your office!

iphone Applications

Graphic Designers can now thanks FORmation for it's design orientated applications.

Kern, is a typography based game that tests player’s ability to accurately place a missing letter in a word. Scores are calculated based on type size, leading amount and accuracy of letter placement.

Eye vs. Eye challenges color-matching skills against an opponent with a random target color that flashes which players then have to use three sliders (RGB) to match the target.

Indulge your inner design nerd by buying these from iTunes!

Snow Winching

With the water frozen we used the winch for some snow action. You can see me at about 3.25 into the clip. The front edge cartwheel... ouch.

Save White Space...

From the guys at Agency Fusion who hit the nail right on the head.
Don't understand? The please click here to watch & learn.

Apple Mighty Mouse Quick Fix

Helius Beauty & Hair Salon

After a total rebrand for top beauty & hair salon, Helius, I decided to go and test some of the lovely treatments on offer. There was no point sending Dan, he has no hair or nails and he just clearly wouldn't appreciate an eyebrow wax or relaxing facial like I would!. Helius are based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, just a short drive from our studio.

I was very very pleased with my hair, nails and facial and will certainly be returning to the salon. They are top of their game so top marks girlies. Oh and someone has made a great job of all Helius' design & print ;)

No girls allowed! Disney rejection letter - 1938

Web designer Kevin Burg discovered his Grandmothers beautifully preserved rejection letter from Walt Disney Productions in 1938, telling her that she wasn't welcome at animator training school because she was a girl! Amazing.

Vibration Training

Well, they say 'New Year New You' and after a Christmas that was not so kind to my waistline, I gave up blaming my tight jeans on washing machine shrinkage and decided to do something about it. After 3 weeks away from wakeboarding due to a frozen lake, I decided I needed another form of exercise in my life, so I joined Resonance Vibration Training, a cosy studio in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

It is said to be a preferred exercise option for busy celebrities & has even been introduced into the regimes of a couple of Premier League football clubs. With state-of-the-art machines imported from the USA, Resonance is one of the few studios or gyms in the UK who are members of the I.V.T.R.B. (International Vibration Training Regulating Body). I was sold.

So what is vibration training? It involves holding stationary positions on the vibrating platforms such squats, press-ups, lunges etc. for around a minute. The high powered machines force your muscles to contract at around 40 times a second (or more) in order to maintain balance and causes them to fatigue in record time. A super concentrated workout for the muscles that are worked at 100% capacity, compared to around 40% in traditional resistance training, promoting speedy muscle growth, but also requiring large amounts of energy to be burned, resulting in weight loss. Perfect!

The machines have many other benefits and after just over 1 week I have already lost an inch on my stomach and 4lbs in weight!

Ice ice baby

Here are some pictures of the effect this years winter is having on us!
Pictured first is Box End Park completely frozen. No boarding this weekend then!
The second picture is of Simon Amos' shorts. As Box End Park & WakeMK at Willen was closed he and some of the guys attempted to find spots to go winching & noticed that his wet boardies had frozen. Excellent.

Graffiti

A creative start to 2009 as my 12 year old second cousin graffitied my face on countdown to the new year. Another budding artist in the family maybe?

iphone toys

Loving this iphone stand from thoughtout.biz

Polar Bear & Sled Dogs

Wildlife photographer Norbert Rosing was taking photographs of a team of Huskies in North Canada when a polar bear appeared. Rosing watched helplessly as the bear grew closer, but with a strange twist of fate the animals made friends and the bear returned daily for play with the sled dogs. These pictures are truly amazing.

Calling all Rock Chicks

Shattered vintage vinyl necklace. The likes of Rolling Stones, Beatles, Beethoven, Mozart, MC Hammer and a touch of Gospel. Music history around your neck! Buy from here.

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

Filmed and edited by Martyn Bindloss at Box End Park, this video features some great riding from BEP members, plus pro riders
Declan Clifford and Will Manns. My 2 seconds of fame is featured at about 3:45, where I indy grab over the little kicker. Martin also builds the parks obstacles and is a great friend so big shout to Marty and thanks for featuring me in this video. A great keepsake to my first summer cable wakeboarding.