Brooklyn Motors: An Authentic New York Moto Brand
BklynMotors is a Brooklyn-born graphic tee brand rooted in the borough's deep motorcycle heritage. Every design we make connects back to the neighborhoods, clubs, and culture that made Brooklyn a landmark in American motorcycling history.
Where It Starts: September 7, 1903
On September 7, 1903 — the same year Harley-Davidson produced its first motorcycle — the Kings County Wheelmen of Brooklyn, New York, convened with prominent motorcyclists from across the country to establish the Federation of American Motorcyclists. That organization became the forerunner of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), which remains the largest motorcycling organization in the United States today.
Brooklyn was there at the beginning. Not as a backdrop — as the origin point.
The Brand
BklynMotors launched its first t-shirt line in Spring 2010, sold through specialty retailers and our own online store. The premise was simple: create graphic tees that actually meant something. Designs rooted in Brooklyn's neighborhoods, motorcycle culture, and the visual language of American moto clubs — not generic graphics, not mass-market nostalgia.
Every design references something real. The Kings County Riders. The Red Hook Motor Club. The Canarsie Cruisers. The Williamsburg Wheelmen. These are Brooklyn neighborhoods with deep identities, connected to a moto tradition that predates most of what gets called motorcycle culture today.
Print on Demand: Built for Today
During the pandemic, BklynMotors shifted to a print-on-demand model — producing garments only when ordered, with no overproduction, no warehouse full of unsold inventory, no waste. It's a cleaner model for the environment and a better model for the business.
Every tee is printed to order on Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton using direct-to-garment (DTG) technology. The result is a premium garment that arrives fresh, fits well, and lasts.
Brooklyn. Moto. Heritage.
That's the short version. The longer version is in the designs — in the neighborhoods, the history, the clubs that ran through these streets before anyone was paying attention. We're still paying attention.
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