NEWS

PACO CASTAGNA IN THE MACHETE GANG
We are delighted to introduce Paco Castagna, the newest member of La banda del Machete. With roots in Arzignano and a life split between Italy and Scotland, 30-year-old Paco Castagna is an unstoppable force in the exciting world of... Read more...
FROM LOST TO THE DESERT
FROM LOST TO THE DESERT is a documentary about an expedition to one of the most remote places in the world, the deserts of Morocco and the Western Sahara. A project by Chechu Pajares and Nicolas Pina, produced by them and Aljaz Babnik and the... Read more...
2nd Cambre Enducross Meeting
On August 15, 2019, we attended the 2nd Classic Enducross Gathering in Cambre. Coki from JJ biker store proudly represented the colors of the "banda del machete," putting on an enviable display of his handling of the... Read more...
Dusty Track Great Again
Dusty Track Great Again is back, once again it hasn't disappointed us. This time it was in the town of Rebordosa, a village near Porto, Portugal. It all started with dance music and ended with metal ballads from a band of... Read more...
BMW CAFERACER SUBFRAME
The BMW caferacer subframes that we have for sale here are handmade from 30mm diameter iron tubing with a 3mm wall, allowing them to perfectly support the weight of one or two people on the subframe... Read more...
Machete Co. & Kevin Broda
Last September, several colleagues with a common denominator, THE ENGINE, got together. Kevin Broda as the project developer and model, Nave 10 8 providing its excellent space and the great Dodge Challenger. André behind the vision... Read more...
Del Rosario Dirt Track IV
Del Rosario Dirt Track is already well-established; this was the fourth and best edition so far. The day before, the circuit was completely flooded and waterlogged, much like the other dirt tracks we've been to this... Read more...
Freeriders2018
Freeriders 2018 took place, as last year, next to Miño beach. A perfect spot for a blast and to enjoy 2000%. The good weather accompanied the four days of the festival. Drag racing, enduro routes, road routes,... Read more...
God save the rats
Last December, our great friend Lee and his colleague C.J. Turner decided to record a video for the Kamikaze Rats on the coldest day of that year. Logically, this wasn't by personal choice but rather by chance. We started the... Read more...
Dirt Track of Rosario III
The third edition of the Rosario Dirt Track took place last October 14th in Tomeza, coinciding with the Rosario festivities in that wonderful area. Another edition in which dust made the terrain difficult, as the... Read more...
Sea Wolves Division x ADfoto
Adolfo Díaz Freire, better known on social media as ADFOTO (Toñete), never misses a good dip, both in and out of the water. Always there, behind the lens, trying to immortalize the ocean's best moments and its wolves in... Read more...
Jungle Ramp
Tony Marquis, our French partner, has given us a practical demonstration of a rural DIY (do it yourself), or in other words, how to make your own JUNGLE RAMP!!!! where you can make all your wildest fantasies come true... Read more...
Motorbeach "THE DOUGHNUT"
Last July we attended the latest edition of Motorbeach 2017, as always with a good atmosphere, good music, etc… but this time THE DONUT was added, a Flat Track race organized by the award-winning Ferrán Más... Read more...
Wheels and Waves 2017
Wheels and Waves, another year, continues to amaze us with its global expansion. It began on Wednesday, June 14th, with "El Rollo" race at the Lasarte racecourse. Various disciplines were competed with different... Read more...
Death Coast
"Coast of Death" is not a horror film; it's the latest location where Lee Kirby's talent behind the lens made oceans of talent and creativity bloom. Born in London and currently based in Coruña, his work focuses on... Read more...
Bosozoku Girls
Bosozoku Girls, "better to be dead than plain," a female biker gang from the Land of the Rising Sun. They make a milkshake of American chopper culture mixed with English café racer, topped with Japanese Yakuza. Let's... Read more...
Lyon Flat Track Invitational
The 3rd Vintage Racing Spirit Flat Track took place last February 10, 11, and 12 at the “Salon du 2 Roues” in Lyon. Since it was just a stone's throw from Galicia, La Urbana and Machete Company decided to go. 3250 km are not... Read more...
Kike Manero on my way
Kike Manero, in addition to his last name having a close relationship with Frank Sinatra (to my way), is an excellent soul surfer and lover of good old engines. He started in the world of carburation at just 15... Read more...
Biker Movies
Biker movies for those rainy, hangover, and other substance-fueled days. To start with a bit of history, on July 4, 1947, a squadron of about 4,000 motorized hooligans invaded the small Californian town of Hollister,... Read more...
On a motorcycle for the refugee
On a motorcycle for the refugee, a charity project led by Carlos Lameiro with the help of Francisco de la Cruz Cidrás. Supported by Machete Company, La Urbana Bike, 5special, Novalbos, and many other individual contributors... Read more...
Dirt Track of Rosario II
Dirt Track del Rosario held its second edition on October 8th in its hometown, Tomeza. Coinciding with the patron saint festivities of the parish (Fiestas Del Rosario), we organized this short track fun race between Adrián Otero,... Read more...
Dusty Track Carmageddon
The people of Dusty Track never cease to amaze us. For this last edition, they added two more tough events to their Dusty Track program, the "CARMAGEDDON." Using the same dusty circuit where the bikes rode, a car race was formed... Read more...
California dreamin'
California dream, the American dream exists!!, as Mamas & the Papas said back in the day. Anything you can dream of in the westernmost state of the USA comes true, or at least appears to. Perfect skateparks, waves... Read more...
Motorbeach 2016
Motorbeach 2016, an edition that doubled the attendance of its previous event. A complete, well-organized chaos on the tranquil meadows of La Espasa beach, on the border between the municipalities of Caravia and... Read more...
Ettore Burdese
Ettore Burdese, pure Italy, sends us this interview at 4:33 in the morning from some airport north of nowhere. Suffering the infernal snoring of an obese person, according to Ettore Burdese, a member... Read more...
Wheels and Waves 2016
Wheels and Waves 2016, the latest edition of this French festival where gasoline, paraffin, and grit are mixed. Located in the French Basque Country, Biarritz, but with locations in Hondarribia (Punks Peak), Lasarte (El Rollo Dirt Track) and... Read more...
Los Temporizadores
The Timers' first edition took place in the city of Gaia (Porto). It's a classic motorcycle and car festival, infused with a Gentleman's Ride atmosphere. Organized by the people from Ton-up garage. The area of... Read more...
Malpica Longboard Classic
Malpica Longboard Classic, with only four editions, is already established as the best longboard festival on our northwest coast. Located in the incredible village of Costa da Morte, Malpica de Bergantiños. It contains all the... Read more...
Surf music
Surf music is a glorious anomaly. It originated as an offshoot of the instrumental group genre that emerged in the late 1950s but ultimately established itself—due to the influence of the Beach Boys and their imitators—as vocal music... Read more...
Dusty Track | Drag Race
Dusty Track; Drag Edition was held on March 5th at its usual location, Ermesinde. However, this edition was different from what our neighboring country usually offers. They swapped mud and dust for asphalt, to a more... Read more...
Tourist Trophy, the journey
Tourist Trophy, we had always wanted to go to the Island. The epic nature of its feats was ingrained, from a blurred and lost childhood in the late 60s, in the translated chronicles of correspondent Mick Woollett, reread a thousand times about... Read more...
Barrier Kult
Barrier Kult, founded by Deer Man of the Black Woods, is a collective of skaters disillusioned with the current direction of skateboarding, specifically since the mid-1990s. It originated in Vancouver in the early... Read more...
Mondaka Carnival
Carnival came to Mondaka once again this year. Last Saturday, February 6, the Carnavage-val was held, a jam session by modules and also a championship of your 90s bar skills with the classic Street Fighter. Good vibes and fun... Read more...
The motorcycle cult. Burnt oil, hot tires
The motorcycle unites Hells Angels and Sliced Pigs. Mods and Rockers. Montesa and Bultaco riders. The history of rock 'n' roll rebellion has always been closely linked to those monstrous machines that, on two wheels,... Read more...
Nasty Laybacks
Interview with Nasty Laybacks: attracting fans and detractors in equal measure... Why the name Nasty Laybacks and not Nasty Captains? The name doesn't mean anything. It came about like any other concept, a product of beers,... Read more...
Mondaka D.I.Y
At Mondaka Skatepark, they never stop producing; a few weeks ago, they just premiered their new expansion. It consists of a curved quarter pipe with "pool coping" (courtesy of Dogbowl), a hip, and a nipple/nub without quince paste attached to the spine, and... Read more...
Bali connection
In early November, when the cold starts to numb your bones, we felt the need to escape the Galician Jungle and head to Bali, Indonesia, the mecca of surfing and motorcycle and scooter customizations. After almost 30... Read more...
From the Rosario Dirtrack
Del Rosario Dirtrack is an event created in collaboration with La Urbana Bike, 5especialqueguapo, and Adrián Otero. It took place last Saturday, October 17th, in the parish of Tomeza, a few kilometers from Pontevedra. We held the event... Read more...
12 O'Clock Boys
12 O'Clock Boys, is a documentary about street gangs riding dirt bikes in Baltimore. It was released last year and has won numerous awards at various festivals where it has been shown. Lotfy Nathan, its director, and... Read more...
The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Vigo
The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Vigo took place on Sunday, September 27th, as the first edition of this global event in our city. The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, for those unfamiliar, is an event... Read more...
Skatopia
Skatopia is a DIY (Do it Yourself) skatepark, a non-profit venture created by a community of 50 skaters, or as they call themselves, CIA skateboarding agents. It is located in southern Ohio, on the outskirts of the city of Rutland, USA.... Read more...
Dusty Track 5
Dusty Track 5, the fifth edition of this unique dirt track event, took place last Saturday, September 12th in the town of Maia, near Porto. This time they surprised us with the location: a hippodrome, with a... Read more...
Pure Jungle II
Pure Jungle II is the title we've given this latest post dedicated to Pablo Rodríguez's journey through the Amazon. Here he describes his final experience, unfortunately an unknown bacterium prevented him from completing his adventure. Next... Read more...
JAM Traction
Jam Traction, a brand created by our good friend Gony Zubizarreta along with Marlon Lipke. It's a brand focused on essential accessories for your surfing, leashes, and grips (traction pads). Jam Traction is... Read more...
O Marisquiño 15th Edition
O Marisquiño XV took place last weekend, August 7th, 8th, and 9th, in the city of Vigo. Of course, we couldn't miss this significant event for another year, both for the skateboarding community and for our... Read more...
Pure Jungle
Pure jungle is how we define this adventure that Pablo Rodríguez and his companion are embarking on these days. From Machete Company, we are providing them with support and coverage on their Amazon adventure. An adventure that has called our... Read more...
Salinas Longboard Festival 2015
One more year we were present at the new edition of the Salinas longboard festival 2015. A longboarding and retrosurfing event that you can't miss, although every year it gets exponentially more crowded, the festival continues... Read more...
Nico Peña
Nico Peña, captain of "Lobos de mar division," tells us a little more about himself in the following interview, transcribed from a squared notebook and with doctor's handwriting. Since when have you been called Nico Peña and... Read more...
Wheels and Waves 2015
Wheels and waves 2015 was a water-logged edition, but that was no impediment for the village of Biarritz and its surroundings to be taken over once again by engines making hellish noise. Open exhausts and little... Read more...
Black Shorts
Black Shorts, also known as Da Hui (which means group or club in Hawaiian), were established around 1976 as a group of local surfers from the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Eddie Rothman, looking more like a mythological figure... Read more...