The Adventures of Bren and Sven

Bren and Sven’s Top five Best Jobs

As a kid we wanted to grow up to do something awesome, like blow stuff up or go really really fast. So now that we have some more experience within the working world we here at the Bren and Sven team would like to impart upon you our knowledge of what we view as the top 5 best jobs. 1. Hosting Top Gear- OK so if your not familiar with this show... Get familiar!!! This has to be the best automotive show on the planet. It's informative, interesting, and even someone that doesn't know the differ...

The Side Car

As the name implies, the Side Car is the ultimate motorcyclists' cocktail. This was once one of the classic cocktails that has sadly fallen out of favor. The story behind it is that a WWII American Army Motorcyclist entered a french bar in the winter and asked for something to warm him up. The normal answer to this would have been a snifter of brandy or cognac, but due to the fact that this was prior to dinner, and back then straight alcohol was something to be consumed after dinner, the bartend...

The Best Laid Plans of Motorcycle and Men Gang Aft Agely Part II

So what the hell happened? Here I am a week and a half after day one of my motorcycle adventure with a stomach full of knots, an unknown motorcycling future, and a very bruised body. As I said earlier, what happened? Well lets rewind a little bit and go back to the beginning (and at the moment I wish above all else that this was possible). It's day two of my new motorcycle-enriched life, right where I left you hanging from the last post, and boy is it a nice day. The sun is shining, the tempe...

The Best Laid Plans of Motorcycle and Men Gang Aft Agely

But Motorcycle, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o' Motorcycle an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! -Robert Burns ( minus the motorcycle bit, they weren't around in the 1700's) Truer words have yet to be spoken and over the past week I have learned that life is what happens while your busy making other plans. So lets start from the beginning, Sven gets a shiny new toy. Yes, as I'm sure ...

The GodFather

In every pack of wolves there is an alpha male, in every tribe there is a chief, and in the world of BrenandSven there is the Godfather. Some say he had his heart replaced with a turbocharged 2.3 liter Triumph Rocket III engine and that light slows down to let him pass, all we know is that he is the reason Bren and Sven ride Motorcycles. With over 20 years of motoring experience, and knowledge gained from riding in two different countries, the U.S. and the U.K., he is our gold source of motorcyc...