IXO // FEATURED MEMBER NO. 001

It’s Not About the Machine. It’s About the Feeling.

There’s a moment.
You’ve felt it.
The noise falls away.
The world narrows to instinct and movement, just you and the machine.

That’s the spark. The ignition.
Not a brand. Not a trend. A truth.

It’s the reason Nine Aught™ exists.
A signal for the ones who live for that feeling, who chase it, who know it when they see it in someone else.
It doesn’t matter what you ride, drive, or wrench on. The machine is just the vessel. The story is the fuel.

I’m Phil Adams, founder of Nine Aught.
I’ve driven muscle, ridden sport bikes, crawled rocks and twisted throttle on more bikes than I can count. But through all the builds and engines and seasons of life, the feeling has stayed the same. That sudden alignment, when man and machine become one. It never gets old. It never dulls.

That’s where this started.
Nine Aught is for the ones chasing that same high.
Not to divide by horsepower or paint code, but to unite through the moment that connects us all.

The IXO Signal is our flag.
If you see it out in the wild, ask about it.
Odds are, the person wearing it has a story you’ll understand.

That’s what this blog is about.
Real people. Real machines. Real stories.
This first post is mine. But this space belongs to all of us.

Got a ride? A memory? A machine that’s part of who you are?
Share it. If we feature your story, we’ll send you a hat and tag your socials.

This is Nine Aught.
Let’s get back to what matters. Respect, connection, passion. 

Bio

My story? It started in the garage.
American Muscle was the soundtrack. Chevelles, Mach 1s, Cougars, El Caminos. My dad always had something worth bleeding on, and my brother and I were handed wrenches before we knew what they were for.

When it was time for my first car, my dad didn’t ask, he handed me the keys to an ’88 IROC-Z Camaro. It was fast, loud, and absolutely mine. That was the match strike.

Over the years, the builds came and went. Mustangs, 4x4s, cruisers, but the fire never went out. We weren’t limited to one lane either. Our family’s roots run deep in off-road life too. My older brother still holds our grandfather’s CJ7, restored and modified by three generations. As for me, I now own the last Jeep my grandparents ever bought, fully restored and trail-ready, a living family artifact.

Then there’s two wheels.
At 18, my dad signed me up for the motorcycle safety course and took me to buy my first bike I saved all summer for, a beat-up but beloved old 1989 ZX6R that my friends ended up nicknaming The Flamethrower. Flames actually spit from the Muzzy pipe when it was running hot (or being temperamental). That bike tried to kill me more than once, but it hooked me for life.

Since then, I’ve owned sport bikes, cruisers, dirt bikes, dual sports, ATVs; if it has a throttle, I’ve probably ridden it. And if I haven’t yet? I will.

Because this isn’t just a hobby. It’s who I am.

Featured Builds (Slideshow)

2022 Ford Ranger Lariat Tremor
2” level | 285s | Ford Performance tune
Functional and cosmetic upgrades throughout.

2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ
3.5” lift | 33s | Super35 | 5.13 gears
Eaton locker | Currie Currectlync | winch + more.

2020 Ford Mustang GT
Lund E85 tune | 4.09 gears | custom exhaust
MGW short-throw shifter | cosmetic + functional mods.

2009 Yamaha Raider
Ivan’s airbox mod & custom tune
Vance & Hines Big Radius 2-2 exhaust
240 fat tire upgrade | full wrap | refined chaos.