In this edition of Corbin’s Ride On we’re off to the Motor City for a Euro-motorcycle celebration called The Battle of the Brits…we’ll check out the radical paint jobs at Airea 5150…& we’ll see how Corbin & Samson have teamed up to make custom parts that flow together!

Battle of the Brits
On a sunny day in a park near Detroit several hundred British bike owners got together for the annual Battle of the Brits show – featuring everything from new bikes to vintage restorations.  BSA, Norton, Triumph, Ariel, Vincent, Brough Superior, Velocette & many other marques were represented.  There was even a collection of scooters & vintage British cars.  You’ll love this look at brilliant British iron!

Airea 5150
Scott Daugherty has been custom-painting everything he could get his hands on since he was a kid.  Now, as the proprietor of Airea 5150 (he got the name by combining “airbrush”, “Area 51” & “5150” – the LA police code for an escaped lunatic) Scott supervises a talented staff of artists who create some of the most radical, motorcycle paint schemes anywhere.  We’ll take a tour, meet some of the guys, & get a look at some of the processes they use.  See more at airea5150.com!

Corbin & Samson
Mike Corbin is practically obsessed with getting it right!  Whether he’s designing a new saddle, a fairing or a cool set of saddlebags for a motorcycle, he’s never satisfied until it’s a perfect fit.  So when he began designing parts for Yamaha’s “Cruiser of the Year” Roadliner-Stratoline series, he teamed up with Kenny Samson to make sure his new saddlebags would fit perfectly with Samson’s new exhaust system for these bikes.  When these guys team up – you win!