Recently, members of Tinker and River Side displayed this memorial setup at Osaka Auto Messe 2010, giving fans a chance to look through old photos of Kuroi and allowing them to write him one last goodbye:

We at Origin USA were fortunate enough to have known Kuroi personally and we’ll be offering two special Kuroi / River Side stickers in memory of him:

In addition to the stickers, we are also offering a limited edition t-shirt in his memory:

The special Kuroi / River Side tribute stickers (both horizontal and vertical versions) and t-shirt will be available for 30days and we will be donating all proceeds to Kuroi’s family in Japan. If you would like to donate other amounts, please contact us directly.

Seeing this one in all it’s glory is just another reason to pick up a PROPER+ Bubble Shift Knob of your own:

They look so good!

You should buy one and style-up already.

JDM Air Fresheners in the Proper+ Shop!  We’ve added a good selection of them available in a variety of scents ranging from classic squash to sexy soap, in many different shapes and sizes.  You’re bound to find one that fits your style’s needs.

If you find a scent that you’d like, but we are consistently out of stock, please contact us about availability on special fragrances.

Proper+ Staff Favorite:

Pricing on ALL of our vinyl/stickers has been reduced 30-50% for 2010!

Be sure to take a few minutes and look through what we’ve got in the Proper+ Shop because we’ve added a good amount of new stuff.

Also, in the near future we’re planning on releasing many new designs, limited quantity vinyl packs, and some other goodies for your automotive lifestyle needs.

Stay tuned!

Some very sad news out of Japan today, veteran D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi has passed away due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Such a legendary driver will be forever remembered by his masterful capabilities behind the wheel that continually mesmerized audiences and fans of drift motorsports worldwide.

Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and team members based out of his Osaka-based tuning shop, River Side; may he rest in peace.

Please take some time to enjoy these videos and photos representing what he was so well known for:

We recently updated our vinyl-wrap of a customer’s Ducati 848 fairing. Now complete with an urban-camouflage wrap, the number 24 in reflective blue and highlighter yellow has been revised to fillout the front section, with throwback ‘F.O.C.R.’ stickers (a reference for you Chicago ‘heads) on the trim.

Check it out:

More photos to come once it’s all put on and finished up this spring.

Forrest Wang, Stance/Origin sponsored D1GP USA driver, utilizes a PROPER+ Bubble Shift Knob to the fullest in this on-board footage from D1GP Anaheim:

Looks good being put to use, doesn’t it? Check out his choice, and the wide variety of bubble knobs in the Proper+ Shop. Maybe even start putting one of your own to use.

Check out the new PROPER Black T’s!  These are limited Qty!  For those live in lower states, you can ship upto 5 T-shirts for only $8 !!!

Check out the new colors, sizes, designs!  You guys asked for it!

Check out the BIG 12 inches of Green thing!  Can you say bosozoku?

Can’t go wrong with the classic Clear Bubble knob.  Add some LED lights to it, make is shine at night!

The Classy Black bubble knob is subtle and adds VIP look.

Blue and Gold round knob is ultra smooth looking

Pink Suicide knob for the steering wheel is Gangster!

Check out the custom wrap we did for Ducati 848.  We also used the reflective blue to give it extra pop!