Jason Buhrmester

“A pool that size was a big draw to those guys because they were the original pool skaters,” says Ozzie Ausland, a skateboarder who chronicles the sport’s history on his blog, Blue Tile Obsession. “I’ve seen pictures with Alan Losi, Micke Alba, Steve Alba, Duane Peters, and Eddie Elguera skating there. You’re talking about the top five skaters of the Hester Series skateboarding contest in ’78, ’79, and ’80.

The American motorcycle icon turns his passion to V-Twins and giving back. Words by Jason Buhrmester Photographs by Jonas Jungblut Carey Hart’s to-do list is something to envy. It’s late morning in early February and Hart is already ticking through a checklist loaded with tasks, all of them involving some manner of motorcycles.

Motorcycle helmets are safe, stylish . . . and hot as hell. Especially in the sun. Whether wearing an open-faced or full-faced helmet, every rider reaches a point on a sweltering day where no amount of speed is fast enough to cool off. Sweat rolls down your cheeks or into your eyes even as the breathing vents pump in hot air—and the bike you’re straddling pumps out heat like a BBQ grill in July. The entire experience can feel like someone is blasting a hairdryer in your face.