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by benedict campbell

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3. Cafe cowboy

by benedict campbell

10 months ago

2. une promenade avec vous

by benedict campbell

1 year ago

1. Sony NEX 5 test film

by benedict campbell

1 year ago

A Film i shot about Dustin Kott,
the Californian bike builder who makes custom British style Cafe racers out of old japanese bikes.
I met Dustin in LA on a Harley-Davidson shoot, and was intrigued
how a classic American who looks like he should be building
Choppers, was passionate about little old Brit bikes,
and was using cheap 70s Japanese bikes to make lovely custom Cafes.

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Dan Begakis
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ryan winfield
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Martijn Proemstra
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Francisco Demetrio
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Steven Christie 10 months ago

Wonderful. Each frame could be a photograph in itself, every shot is crafted. Looking forward to the next H-D catalogue and hope that your work is again featured in Digital SLR Photography mag.
nybemotion 10 months ago

wow, so much heart and so beautifully shot... good job.
Josh Gordon 9 months ago

Awesome job , I want a bike now!
Just featured on fucknfilthy.com
Brauchi 10 months ago

love it!
True Biker Spirit 10 months ago

Great !
Love Chunks 10 months ago

This is Truly awesome!! Cheers Benedict!
desmoBIBU 10 months ago

Awesome video !!!
Casey Braaksma 10 months ago

Good stuff. On both ends.
Ionut - HD Car Videos 10 months ago

nice! posted on hd-car-videos.blogspot.com/2011/04/cafe-cowboy.html
Eastman Garcia 10 months ago

My favorite quote " If i can visualize it, it's very easy to make it happen"
great job
Adrian Barboza 10 months ago

Great stuff
Thibaud POULAIN / POCPROD 10 months ago

Cafe racer, un nom que j'entends depuis tout petit sans jamais avoir trop su de quoi il s'agissait... En voyant votre vidéo aujourd'hui je tombe sous le charme, et regrette de ne pas avoir connu cela plus tôt... J'ai consacré une grande partie de ma vie aux cyclomoteurs et je retrouve beaucoup de choses en voyant cette vidéo.
J'adore le style, autant celui du montage que celui des "cowboys" sur ces motos carrément envoutantes... Un grand bravo à vous et merci encore pour ce partage.
Héctor Barrero 10 months ago

All the video are soul. Awesome artwork and thk's for share it. I'll watch again....(5th time... :-)
Michael Moore 10 months ago

Such a lovely film. It's really rare that someone captures the feeling that riders have for riding and their bikes, but you've done it. Bravo!
Espinosa Sangri 10 months ago

¡Que maravilla de corto!, es excelente la fotografía y la edición, estoy sorprendido, que buen material de alta calidad. ¡Felicidades!
martin longmore 10 months ago

This is a very inspiring, eloquent and emotively shot film, respec' Benedict
Tyler Cornelius 10 months ago

Awesome video! Just by chance, my brother-in-law Jeremiah Webster did the photography. Small world!!!
Mortar 10 months ago

Very inspiring!
Stefano 10 months ago

Great work!!!
Tony 10 months ago

Sorry guys, but this film is WAY too short. When it was approaching the end I kept saying to myself: "I don't want this film to end". Sadly, it did, but I think I'll watch it again. And again.
Bentwing Productions 10 months ago

So very well done. Brilliant. Thanks for this.
Kevin Sheurs 10 months ago

very well done..
John Pszeniczny 10 months ago

Excellent.
Paul Sellen 10 months ago

Excellent!
Very enjoyable.
Cheers
Paul
Rick Gould 10 months ago

That's what this art form is all about...and you nailed it. I also want a cafe bike now :)
Christopher Newton 10 months ago

Instinctively beautiful & engaging, great combination.
Pat on the back, great work.
Mark Jacinto 10 months ago

Nicely done. Lenses used?
Bastien ROGER - Réalisateur 10 months ago

yeah ! great shots benedict : check out my little honda 1986 : vimeo.com/14762611
Angelo Jorge 10 months ago

REALLY well done!! and REALLY want one of those bikes... any idea if he's still making them?
classic honda bb 10 months ago

yep, kottmotorcycles.com
Torrey Meeks 10 months ago

Beautiful work.
Erwin 10 months ago

My English is really poor, so I did not unsterstand everything... But I know this work is amazing...Thanks for sharing with us. Great film !!!
Alf Ryall 10 months ago

Nice to see someone without the customary "attitude" towards so called Metrics ...... it ain't what you ride, it's what you do with when you ride
Kasper Nyman 10 months ago

Amazing work
Arnold Kopff 10 months ago

Masterful in every respect.
Michael Van Osterhoudt 10 months ago

ten minutes of hand-made joy.
Tanner Wolfe 10 months ago

Amazing Video!!!!
Karen Alvarez 10 months ago

Wow you tell a great story with your video and your time on this goes noticed! Well done! you inspire!
Patrick McLoad 10 months ago

Nice job Benedict...I really enjoyed the texture of the video and unobtrusive music track.
Holger Trouvain 10 months ago

I own a Triumph Thruxton - customized. I love Cafe Racers. The Hondal looks great. Good statements.. "everything a bike needs to have" - I totally agree.
Pedro Lepletier 10 months ago

just amazing, some much work and dedication... are sure expressed by theses amazing bikes.

awesome video, nice photography also...
Rafael Damo 10 months ago

Inspiring video!
classic honda bb 10 months ago

more info on the builder (Dustin Kott) and the bikes here vimeo.com/5175558
⚡⚡⚡ 10 months ago

great job! love bikes, good stories and nice looking movies and this blends them perfectly together! thanks! i had to put it on my blog, hope you don´t mind! keep it up!
kidvolcano.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/cafe-cowboy/
Two Trees Productions 10 months ago

4 words: Very Cool, Little Long.
Nicco Raphael 10 months ago

Extremely inspiring. Perfect balance of compelling story telling and engaging visuals.
Mauricio Thomaz 10 months ago

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Giang Ha 10 months ago

great work! the video and the bike also
Vingtième Heure 10 months ago

Good narrative. The shot of the bike on the road are pure wild beauty.
If you like old fashionned mechanics, take a look here.
vimeo.com/17959072
Technology and Design - JMU 10 months ago

Awesome!
flopfilm 10 months ago

Loved it. I've been riding since 1982 and I still find other rider's bikes just as fascinating. I wish I had a work place to built bikes. Keep up the great work work. This was truly a masterpiece.
superudi 10 months ago

the scenes are beautiful!
keep it going...
FoXy_85 10 months ago

Magnifique. J'adore.
Ivan Valdes 10 months ago

beautifull!! I love the photo.
clement micheli 10 months ago

<3
Tolga OZISIK 9 months ago

Motocycles. What a beautifull thing.
John Eville 9 months ago

Awesome movie!! Great work...
Willie Leniek 9 months ago

This is JUST AWESOME - just sneaked a look-see at work. Can't wait to get home to watch it again (with the kids...) THANK YOU for your awesome work. Congrats to Kott, great work on beautifull bikes! :)
Rob Moog 9 months ago

Love this. So curious about your process.

7D? What lenses? What kind of color correction?
Jords 9 months ago

Cinematic poetry.
Naishboxer 9 months ago

Gorgeous film!! Inspiring...
Jords 9 months ago

Where is more of your work?
Draxxus 9 months ago

pure poetry
Pablo Alfaro Vargas 9 months ago

Exelente amigos!!
Perry Thorsvik 9 months ago

Beautiful work!
jonny oung 9 months ago

i love cafe racers but this is just too awesome.
Oliver Wilkins 9 months ago

Beautiful edit, the way he popped that wheelie over the train track was pure class...
swierszczu 9 months ago

I love old american cars where is rust, piece of soul in every piece of metal. Respect for beautiful motorbike
Thibaut Fuks 9 months ago

Wow... Amazing hand work (and great movie !)
Gang Green 9 months ago

This was Fantastic.
Jonathan Godinho 9 months ago

Loved it, a really good video !! :)
Noselfcontrol 9 months ago

Beautiful.....
Nick Tree 9 months ago

I really love this piece man, great work.... I hope you don't mind my asking but what export settings did you use to preserve the quality so well? Thanks
Double Zed 9 months ago

Wow, this is truly inspiring. This is what I would like to do for a living, whether motorbikes or cars... Handcrafting beautiful machines.
Breezemont 9 months ago

Nice work.
No offense, but I for one am sick of the shakey-cam technique.
Like so many other things, it is over used and abused to the point that when I see a vid with it now I almost can't make myself watch it.
thiago tavares 9 months ago

"Awesome", "really inspiring", "cinematic poetry". I could quote other comments and still wouldn't be enough.
Can I work with you? Or with Kott?

Best regards from Brazil!
Vassili 9 months ago

amazing. now i must have a bike. just posted on create2destroy
James Schipper 9 months ago

This is beautiful. The bikes, the filming, and the artistry of both. Dammit, I want my CB750s back now...
Mike Kotosky 9 months ago

Great video, I really love those cafe bikes and this guy looks like a talented builder. I'm making a motorcycle vid of my own and was wondering how you did the shot near the end, the close-up of the back of the bike. Were the other riding shots done from the passenger seat of a car?
hamish scadding 9 months ago

very nice film, great work
j t 9 months ago

Inspiring
tom 9 months ago

waw its amazing .. very nice video
F90 8 months ago

Love the bikes and the film. Great job.
xjoewhitex 8 months ago

Great great video love the style and I'm an absolute fan of cafes.
Olle Olofsson 8 months ago

Wow, im speechless.. Great work!
Muhammad Mina Nur Rachman (Nuqi) 8 months ago

inspiring.. epic..
Henry Iddon 8 months ago

Nice - but heck slow to load - whats the compression?
MSR! 7 months ago

so sick what truck is that lol???
Oliver Reik 6 months ago

I want one now... ;-)
andrew mai 6 months ago

what is the bike that he rides? :O i love it!
seawolf 6 months ago

like cafe race
Anze Osterman 6 months ago

So far, my favorite film on vimeo!
Lazybee 6 months ago

Brilliant, I have no interest in bikes but the guy spoke with such passion and it was beautifully filmed that I was transfixed
C 6 months ago

you've got a passion man... congrats!
WildchildGil 6 months ago

what cam and lenses did u used here man?
Raoul Duke 6 months ago

Just awesome !
Michael Triana 5 months ago

Pure beauty!!!!
Joshua R 5 months ago

damn that was like going to church. and i aint religious.
CarloFiumanò 4 months ago

Super!!!
Chris Saddler Sam 4 months ago

wow
great!