Belstaff presents For The Open Road, a documentation of five British bikers on a journey from the Goodwood estate in West Sussex to New Bond Street in the heart of London, featuring David Beckham.
For The Open Road captures a thrilling journey through the eyes of our Modern Legends: passionate creative professionals with a strong sense of adventure. They explore the grounds of the historic Goodwood Estate, ride through the English countryside, and join 50 others to ride down New Bond Street in a motorbike parade. A nod to Belstaff’s roots in motorsport, speed meets style as they explore the spirit of the open road and the camaraderie it forges.
Film Credits:
Production Company: HLA
Producer: Tim Daukes
Director: Justin Stokes
DOP: Flemming Jetmar
Music: RJD2
Editor: Simon Hargood
Post Production: The Mill
Styling:
All riders wore authentic Belstaff jackets throughout the journey.
The Riders:
Nate Petre
The Bike: BMW R65 650CC
The Rider: Born in Taiwan, he now resides on a boat in London where he studies engineering & 3D printing. He puts these skills to good use at the innovative garage he runs in his spare time.
The Inspiration: “My uncle was always a hard-tail in the garage, but when he wasn’t working, he was either riding or fishing.”
David Parr
The Bike: Honda CB750 Super Sport 750CC
The Rider: He runs a marketing agency by trade, but his passion for biking is undeniable, most interested in “the machines, mechanics and engineering of biking.”
The Inspiration: “My uncle had a Norton Commando that sat in the shed and was eventually sold for the scrap. I wanted to save a bike like that from the heap one day. Now I do just that withDeadmens.co.uk.”
Josh Wasserman
The Bike: BMW R80/7 from 1979, and a 1954 Excelsior Consort
The Rider: As a London-based artist he utilizes biking as a framework for exploring & making things. He notes that camaraderie is essential when it comes to biking.
The Inspiration: To face the fears he felt as a child while riding on the back of his uncle’s bike, he learned to ride a 70s Vespa Primavera in canary yellow.
George Barden
The Bike: 1979 BMW R80 & KTM 200exc
The Rider: He notes skiing, sailing and surfing as experiences that share a similar sense move ability and rawness that riding does.
The Inspiration: “I lived in the Spanish mountains with my family in my teens. My dad would take my brothers and I on incredible off-roading adventures for hours where legalities were irrelevant.”
Ludovic Roberts
The Bike: BMW R80 Scrambler 1978 800CC
The Rider: A documentary photographer and avid philanthropist, he finds great joy in the freedom of riding and meeting new people with a shared passion.
The Inspiration: “Watching old movies [growing up] I admired vintage motorcycles, McQueen, Fonda, everything about it.”
David Beckham
The Bike: Super Vintage 93 Knuckle
The Rider: “I’m honored that anyone mentions me in the same breath as Steve McQueen, because I’m a huge fan of his for many reasons, for his talent and obviously his looks, his fashion sense.”
The Inspiration: “What I
love about riding is the freedom, you have a full-face helmet on.”
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