4/11/16

The "Grizzly Ride-out" 2016- photos Laurent NIvalle



Fire and Ice

Today, we might be preoccupied by things which, at first sight, seem futile or unrelated to our human fundamental needs. But if you look closely, we are more and more obsessed by our past and future. It seems difficult to adapt to the contemporary life. We don't necessarily have answers to these modern dilemmas, but the mere fact of following our passions during these three days of March, in the footsteps of former European nomad tribes, we find some kind of peace and a beautiful connexion to our engines. From the beginning of humanity, Men have been confronted to the desert heat, had to conquer snowy mountains to find better hunting grounds and in a way, we love sharing a similar experience with our road partners at the beginning of each spring.


Nous sommes peut-être préoccupé aujourd'hui, par des choses qui, au premier abord, paraissent futiles ou sans rapport avec les besoins fondamentaux des êtres humains. Mais, à bien y regarder,nous sommes de plus en plus obsédés par notre passé et notre futur. Il parait difficile de s'adapter à la vie d'aujourd'hui. Nous n'avons pas spécialement de réponse à ces dilemmes modernes, mais le simple fait de suivre nos passions durant ces trois jour de Mars, sur les traces des anciennes tribus nomades Européennes, nous retrouvons une forme de paix et une belle connection avec nos machines. Depuis le début de l'humanité, l'homme a été confronté à la chaleur des déserts a eu a conquérir des montagnes enneigées pour trouver de meilleurs terrains de chasse et dans un sens nous aimons partager une expérience similaire avec nos compagnons de route au début de chaque printemps.

Vincent Prat


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12/31/15

Mensfile Issue #13 + Clutch Magazine



As you know Southsiders are closely linked to Mensfile Magazine and his Editor Nick Clements. Since the first issue, this highly creative magazine has been a reference for us. Always on the forefront of the Vintage and heritage scene, Nick and his team, report the best from everywhere in the world.
Don't miss this issue, we have twenty four copies only... available now!

Follow the link





Shinya Kimura's Faster Son from Nick Clements on Vimeo.




11/20/15

Be Happy !!


Get ready with your bikes, skates and surfboards to live a unique experience. You will write the story of this new episode...

7/23/15

Wheels and Waves 2015 Part 1



Nous l'avons attendu, Nick Clements (Mensfile) l'a réalisé, voici la première partie de notre film Wheels and Waves 2015.
Finally done... we proudly present the first part of our Movie done by Nick Clements
This year Wheels & Waves hosted a vast range of styles and disciplines in motorcycle design, styling, building, riding and fun racing. There was also art, music and an impressive market place. Unfortunately, the surf was flat.
To encapsulate all this in one movie would be difficult so we have chosen the theme of PEOPLE to illustrate the diversity of attitudes and ideas present over the four days and then made the film in two parts.
PART TWO will be out in August 2015

Cette année Wheels & Waves confirme son écléctisme et sa volonté de présenter tous les genres dans le design et le style motocycliste. Le ride et la course sont aussi des composants essentiels de l'événement, sans oublier l'exposition Artride, les concerts et le village de la Cité de l'Océan. Malheureusement le surf était absent pour faute de vagues.
Nous commençons ici avec un premier film ou le réalisateur s'est attaché à la description de cette diversité au travers d'interviews.
La deuxième partie sera présentée en Aout 2015


Wheels & Waves 2015 Part 1 from Dir. Nick Clements on Vimeo.

The Wheels and Waves festival 2015 was extraordinary for its bikes, its racing, its art, its music, its style, but most of all its people. This eight minute film takes you through the first two days of the happening.

5/7/15

People of the Winter Ride




A few friends and bikes head toward Biarritz
Each March, as the first step towards the Wheels & Waves festival in June, the Southsiders invite 50 people for a winter ride through the Pyrenees. This year there were high level bike builders, hard riders and cool human beings from around the globe and they all went over the high passes from France to Spain.  Some went fast, some went less-fast, one almost got his balls burned off by a lithium battery. Southsiders wanted to feature all 50 but there was no time.

A movie by Nick Clements
Supported by Christophe Fenwick
Photos by Hermann Köpf except first one by Laurant Nivalle





The People of the Winter Ride from Dir. Nick Clements on Vimeo.