Welcome! My name is Jaco, I am the founder and owner of Hard Motos. Hard Motos was born out of my passion for motorcycles, especially cafe racers and other motorcycles with character!

Hard Motos is about riding your motorcycle hard. Hard; but not necessarily the fastest.

Going around the corner, you feel the power of the engine as the edge of the road comes closer. You feel the back of your bike pushing you forward. Countersteering and leaning in, lower and lower… 

And then the motorcycle itself. What it looks like already gives you the feeling of going fast. Working on it in your shed or garage, to get it even closer to that picture in your head. For instance, turning it into a café racer like what they did in England in the 60s. But a ‘youngtimer’ or vintage bike can definitely also give me that feeling. For example, riding hell for leather on a 90s superbike on a racetrack, maybe not the fastest but certainly the coolest bike …

So a bike with character. But still a reliable partner, to really ride, not just to park it in your shed or living room. And you kick its ass, even though you know something will likely break again at some point … 

Café racers, classics, bobbers, scramblers, classic super bikes, old school choppers, modern classics, classic scooters, brat style motorbikes, vintage trials or trackers. Motorcycles with personality …

We share our passion on the road, maybe on the race track, in dedicated shops and on insta / twitter / facebook. At events – Distinguished Gentleman’s ride, Café Racer Festival, Wheels and Waves, Glemseck, Goodwood, oldtimer meets , whatever. 

The idea behind Hard Motos is to make goodies for everyone who shares this passion with me.  We both make the useful things we use on the bike or around it – gloves, bandanas, handmade helmet holders, multi-tools – and the clothes we wear to express our passion – hoodies, caps, t-shirts, … 

Plus every now and then a tribute to the city Hard Motos comes from: Amsterdam!

We aim to make sustainable products by only using organic cotton for our t-shirts and bamboo for our hoodies.

 

Please have a look around, perhaps there is something to your liking here! If you want to send me a personal note on any topic 🙂 please drop me a line at jaco@hard-motos.com