Available worldwide on Amazon & iTunes

‘Oil in the Blood’ is a documentary feature film on the contemporary custom motorcycle culture. The film is directed by life-long biker Gareth Maxwell Roberts and produced by Lucy Selwood.

The philosophy of individualism is embedded in motorcycling. The desire to be different and unique, is at the root of the motorcyclist’s imagination. Modifying, customising, and changing bikes is at the very heart of the biker. Custom motorcycle culture has experienced a renaissance in recent years, and what was once a niche subculture now bears a significant influence on the international mainstream motorcycle industry.

Over the last three years, Gareth and Lucy have interviewed nearly three hundred bike builders, riders, journalists, artists and racers; the very heartbeat of this culture. They’ve communed with like-minded souls in Britain, Europe, Japan, Australia, The Far East, Africa and the US. They’ve spoken to major manufactures Harley Davidson, Yamaha, Royal Enfield, Ducati and BMW.

Lucy and Gareth have filmed at both The Bike Shed London and Paris, The Malle Mile, Wheels & Waves in Biarritz, The Trip Out, The Brooklyn Invitational, The Distinguished Gentlemans Ride in London and New York, Throttle Roll in Sydney, Indian Larry’s Block Party, Dirt Quake, Snowquake, The Malle Mile and The Trip Out in rural England, The One Moto Show in Portland, Mama Tried in Milwaukee, Mooneyes in Tokyo,  and The Handbuilt Show in Austin.

The film-makers filmed a collaboration between Harley Davidson and maverick bike builders El Solitario in the Sahara, flat track racing in dusty bowls and indoor arenas, ice racing in Wisconsin and in the Alps, and the American Wall of Death in the Texas sun. They’ve shot dozens of cool custom bikes being ridden through the urban streets, the twisting mountain roads, through the rolling green countryside and the scorched flat plains. They’ve filmed choppers, café-racers, flattrackers, sprint bikes, electrics, old school specials and urban brats, hundred-thousand dollar pristine beauties and five hundred buck rippers.

This is not a film about motorcycles, it’s about motorcycle people.

We are pleased to announce that ‘Oil In The Blood' will be on general release, please click the release tab for details.

RELEASE 

We are pleased to announce ‘Oil in the Blood’ is on world-wide release.

Available for digital download from Amazon.com iTunes & Google.

Available in all formats on UK Amazon.co.uk

The film is available in Australia and New Zealand on DVD/Bluray now, and across all media from late January 2021

Available also in:

Germany Amazon.de

Italy Amazon.it

Spain Amazon.es

Additionally available in the UK at:

HMV

Sky Store

Virgin Media.

SCREENINGS

This isn’t a film about motorcycles. It’s about motorcycle people. That means you.

 We are pleased to announce that we’ve finished “Oil In The Blood”. We are screening the film at a number of pre-release special screenings and we’d love to see you there. We’d love to thank you personally for your contribution and support. Please follow us on @oilintheblood and feel free to post this on social media and help us spread the word.

16th February, 8pm
& 17th February at noon

Presented by our good friends at Mama Tried, The Rave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

21st Feb, 2019.

Hosted by Chicago’s finest Federal Moto - Logan Theatre, Chicago

And more dates to come…..

 COLLABORATION

The TW Steel ‘Oil In The Blood’ collaboration electric special built by deBolex Engineering was realised to celebrate the launch of the documentary feature film on contemporary custom motorcycle culture ‘Oil In The Blood’.

‘Oil In The Blood’ is a celebration of custom motorcycling. It’s about people, their motives for building, their struggles, their failures and triumphs. The film champions analogue values and traditional skills; and examines their place in a globalised digital world. It traces the history of custom culture, and its uneasy relationship with the corporate OEMs. The film is both nostalgic and forward facing.

Director Gareth Maxwell Roberts concludes the film by looking to the future of both custom motorcycles and motorcycling as a whole, exploring the possibilities of alternative power-sources. It felt fitting to build a bike that addressed some of the questions asked. He discussed this with friend and previous collaborator Calum Pryce-Tidd at deBolex Engineering, who relished the challenge. The latter part of the film also examines collaborations between brands and builders, so Gareth considered partnering with an appropriate brand. 

Gareth approached Auke Possel of TW Steel, who he has known for some years, and who has commissioned a number of notable builds as part of TW Steel’s Son Of Time, an initiative that brings together the worlds of watchmaking and custom bike building. He proposed the idea of building a collaboration electric special, and almost immediately Auke said yes.  

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PRESS

• Harley Davidson https://www.harley-davidson.com/gb/en/content/Oil-in-the-Blood.html

• Bike Exif 1 https://www.bikeexif.com/oil-in-the-blood-motorcycle-film?omhide=true

• Bike Exif 2 http://www.bikeexif.com/custom-motorcycle-movie-oil-in-the-blood

• Bike Exif 3 http://www.bikeexif.com/custom-energica-electric-motorcycle

• Return Of The Cafe Racers https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/lifestyle-motorcycle-cafe-racer/oil-in-the-blood/

• Return Of The Cafe Racers 2 https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/riding-gear/gifts-for-motorcyclists/?mc_cid=7ebf06f350&mc_eid=5502600c40

• Sideburn Magazine 1 http://www.sideburnmagazine.com/single-post/2019/02/11/Oil-in-the-Blood-Exclusive-Interview

• Sideburn Magazine 2 https://www.sideburnmagazine.com/single-post/2019/09/25/Oil-in-the-Blood-UPDATE

• Pipeburn https://www.pipeburn.com/home/2019/03/13/debolex-oil-in-the-blood-movie.html

• Pipeburn 2 https://www.pipeburn.com/home/2019/10/14/rush-of-blood-oil-in-the-blood-movie-release.html

• Silodrome - https://silodrome.com/oil-in-the-blood-trailer/

• The Vintagent 1 https://thevintagent.com/2019/02/11/the-vintagent-trailers-oil-in-the-blood/

• The Vintagent 2 Custom Revolution! https://thevintagent.com/2018/05/04/the-vintagent-original-custom-revolution/

• The Vintagent 3 Electric Revolution! https://thevintagent.com/oil-in-the-blood/

• The Vintagent 4 https://thevintagent.com/2019/12/16/the-vintagent-selects-energica-build/

• Motor Cycle News THIS WEEK

• Motor Cycle News 2 https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2019/february/modern-bike-culture-laid-bare-in-new-feature-film-oil-in-blood/

• Motorbike Writer https://motorbikewriter.com/oil-blood-custom-bike-film/

• Ace Cafe London https://london.acecafe.com/article/oil-in-the-blood/

• El Solitario - https://elsolitariomc.com/blog/2019/09/30/el-solitario-desert-wolves-the-real-story-metatron/

• El Solitario 2 https://elsolitariomc.com/blog/2019/10/09/action-oil-in-the-blood-captures-the-desert-wolves/

• El Solitario 3 https://elsolitariomc.com/blog/2019/10/14/el-solitario-desert-wolves-words-by-gareth-roberts/

• See See Motorcycles https://mailchi.mp/28bfdd40c2f8/the-happiest-glove-on-earth?

• BBC Scotland interview - around 1 hour 40 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0009s25

• Bike Shed You Tube channel interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwQxslJ27w0

• The Bike Shed Sofa Chat - https://youtu.be/ELQeAQUQyXg

• Cycle Source Magazine - Shop Talk interview https://youtu.be/JFzmefXHfqE?t=2312

• WCN FM Radio interview https://soundcloud.com/the-milk-bar-bitesize/oil-in-the-blood-director-gareth-maxwell-roberts

• Visor Down https://www.visordown.com/news/general/watch-oil-blood-trailer

• Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival https://www.torontomotofilmfest.com/single-post/2018/11/28/Oil-in-the-Blood

• FUEL Magazine FUEL

• Built Magazine 24 BUILT

• Built Magazine 25 Built Magazine 25

• Ride Apart https://www.rideapart.com/articles/305452/oil-blood-movie-custom-motorcycles/

• Ride Apart 2 https://www.rideapart.com/articles/374261/new-film-serious-motorcycle-porn/

• Iron & Air https://ironandair.com/blogs/news/oil-in-the-blood

• Belstaff https://www.belstaff.co.uk/inside-belstaff/Oil-in-the-blood.html

• Son of Time https://www.sonoftime.com/project/oil-in-the-blood

• Icon http://www.rideicon.com/the-ride/limiter/oil-in-the-blood

• Rev’it! 1 https://www.revitsport.com/en/blog/oil-in-the-blood/

• Rev’it! 2 https://www.revitsport.com/en/blog/energica-eva-by-debolex-engineering/

• Sultans of Sprint http://sultansofsprint.com/2019/10/14/oil-in-the-blood-now-available/

• Devitt https://www.devittinsurance.com/guides/top-10/top-10-motorcycle-tv-shows-and-documentaries/

• Pagnol https://www.pagnol-motor.com/stories/2018/6/4/oil-in-the-blood-x-pagnol

• Top Ten Films UK https://www.top10films.co.uk/53194-oil-in-the-blood-gareth-maxwell-roberts-love-letter-to-motorcycle-culture/

• Eat Sleep Ride https://eatsleepride.com/c/293468/moto_movie_review_oil_in_the_blood

• Web Bike World https://www.webbikeworld.com/check-out-the-trailer-for-oil-in-the-blood-a-film-about-custom-motorcycles/

• Web Bike World 2 https://www.webbikeworld.com/oil-in-the-blood-documentary-releases-today/

• Female First https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/competitions/oil-in-the-blood-blu-ray-comp-1214084.html

• Triumph Talk https://www.triumphtalk.com/threads/custom-motorcycles-thread.50409/page-4

  Revzilla https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/out-today-oil-in-the-blood-feature-length-custom-moto-film

• Bikernet https://blog.bikernet.com/oil-in-the-blood-documentary

• Motorcycle Cruiser https://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/oil-in-blood-film-available-october-14/

• Ferrous Magazine 1 https://www.ferrousmag.com/the-arsenal/oil-in-the-blood

• Ferrous Magazine 2 https://www.ferrousmag.com/the-arsenal/oil-in-the-blood-review

• Motorcycle.com https://blog.motorcycle.com/2019/09/24/motorcycle-news/oil-in-the-blood/

• Super Special Magazine - Super Special

• Super Special Magazine 2 - Super Special

• ADV Rider https://advrider.com/highlights-from-the-film-oil-in-the-blood-motorcycle-art-even-non-motorcyclists-can-love/

• Insella https://www.insella.it/news/oil-blood-un-docufilm-per-raccontare-la-moda-custom-151859

• Motorrai https://motorrai.nl/weekendvoer-documentaire-oil-in-the-blood/

• Shock Mansion https://www.shockmansion.com/2019/02/20/oil-in-the-blood-a-film-about-custom-motorcycles/

• 50 Connect https://www.50connect.co.uk/competitions/oil-in-the-blood-blu-rays-up-for-grabs

• Male Extra https://www.malextra.com/competitions/oil-in-the-blood-blu-ray-comp-1214084.html

• 60 Minutes With https://60minuteswith.co.uk/reviews/review-oil-in-the-blood/

• Molinare https://www.molinare.co.uk/work/oil-in-the-blood/

• Win Something https://winit.winsomething.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-a-copy-of-oil-in-the-blood-on-dvd-29055

• Thunder Press - December 2019

JOURNAL

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