A unique event happened in Brazil over the weekend. Red Bull Cross Choice combined the typical Enduro format and terrain — this time hewn from a sugar cane field — with precipitous, low-speed obstacles more commonly tackled by trials bikes. … Continued
I’m sorry. I am truly, painfully, cringefully sorry. As an architect, I would like to apologize on behalf of my profession to bikers everywhere for the design of the new Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. You deserved better.
What do you give a man or woman who already has motorcycling? That can be more difficult than it sounds. The clothes we wear, the tools we use and the stuff we do is highly specialized, subject to elaborate technical … Continued
With 28 riders aged from 13 to 17 years old, from 14 countries, riding at speeds of up to 140mph at the same events as MotoGP, the Red Bull Rookies Cup has to be the most extreme, high profile children’s … Continued
Pulling onto a pier for a quick piece to camera, a French journalist from MotoJournal forgets just how wide the panniers are on that new 2013 Yamaha FJR1300. What happens next is sadly predictable when you combine heavy bikes, tall/narrow … Continued
After thinking about where the business is going, and how different manufacturers have been navigating the market waters lately, I had an epiphany. Honda, KTM and the few other leaders are following the path of innovative market disruption first blazed … Continued
This is how the 2013 Honda CBR600RR‘s aerodynamics stack up to the company’s RC212V MotoGP racer. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis to illustrate how the bikes interact with the air, high pressure areas are colored red, while lower pressure fades … Continued