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Lecture on motorcycle design

Farmer’s racer is invited to Öland to give a lecture on motorcycle design. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the history of the farmer’s racer brand. We will visit Japanese and New Zealand blogs, east coast USA motorcycle shops and builders. A full evening with pictures, movies and farmer’s racer’s motorcycle and friends. Small motorcycles with less power is taking over the sceene…
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Major photo shoot

The may photo session is up and running. Pictures will be taken for a German publisher who contacted farmer’s racer in april. The goal is to make a book on contemporary motorcycle design. The release is set to autumn 2013. Read more →

Mounting tip

The smallest of details make a huge difference. Placing a packbag on a bike is a delicate mission – here is some ideas that might help. Read more →

Summer studio

Still snow outside, and – 8°C during the night. But farmer’s racer is setting up the summer studio early this year. The reason: a photo session in may for a German publisher, writing a book on modern custom motorcycles.
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Bag for testing in Japan

Farmer’s racer has sent a bag to a discrete corner shop in Japan. A small shop with a BIG name in motorcycle design: Heiwa motorcycles Hiroshima.  Read more →

Bag review on bubblevisor

Mr Lennard Schuurmans, founder of bubblevisor.blogspot.nl, is making a long review on farmer’s racer’s packbag. He has tested the bag for some time and will continue to post comments on the bag during some time. Read more →

Exibition for the King and Queen

The day has come. The King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia is celebrating 40 years on the throne by visiting all counties of Sweden. Farmer’s racer was one of the companies at the exibition in Nybro. The whole event ended up in a realy funny display of highbrow and lowbrow art and design… Read more →

How to open

There are many ways to get in and out of a packbag. But this is the quick way. Go to the shop and scroll down to see the brand new vimeo film.

Welcome to the shop

It is shop opening at farmer’s racer. To celebrate this all shipping is free during spring 2013 – world wide. Read more →

Trying to make a stock

Shop opening is close, and the goal is to make a small stock. But it is hard to fill the shelves when pre orders are coming in:)

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The King is coming

The King and Queen of Sweden is visiting Pukeberg the 6th of March. Farmer’s racer will be one of the companies presented at an exibition dedicated to the monarchs. Read more →

Orange bag

The first orange prototype is nearly completed. Unfortunatly a small spring broke on the Singer 29k patcher. A 2€ spring is ordered from England. But this little investment is pushing the opening date of the shop a few weeks into the future. Read more →

Orange cotton

The orange waxed cotton has arrived. A mild brown/orange shade that works perfect with the leather details. Read more →

The 1 motorcycle show

The first bags are made – still a prototype series, but looks exact like the future hand made production bag. Five bags will be made and sent to choosen customers all over the world. The first bag wil be displayed on The one motorcycle show in Portland USA. Read more →

Swing arm

I’m 182cm long and the SR400 is a small bike. Finally I have managed to make the bike a full 5cm bigger:) Read more →