Ever since I moved to LA, I’ve been scheming any way possible to explore the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Topography maps promised a web of trails and rarely used Forest Service roads, so pavement or respectable cell reception wasn’t an … Continued
Like the avatar on his custom helmet, Englishman Matt Wadsworth is blind as a bat. From what I understood overhearing him describe the sensation, the accomplished lutenist sees only vague impressions of light when looking at the sun. Regardless, he … Continued
I had a chance to sit down with Erik Buell some time ago at Pro Italia’s annual Cafe Desmo event, where not only was Erik showing the incredibly exotic carbon 1190RS, but a client had brought their own freshly delivered … Continued
David Roper is the first and, until last year, the only American to win at the legendary Isle of Man TT. As Team Obsolete’s primary rider, the list of exotic machines he’s raced over the past three decades is longer … Continued
Don Emde beat Mike Hailwood, Paul Smart, Gary Nixon, Gene Romero, Cal Rayborn and just about the entire cast of On Any Sunday. He won the Daytona 200 in 1972, 24 years after his father won it on Daytona’s beach … Continued
104,000 square miles, 26,000 people, one gravel road. That should be enough, but being accessible from the East Coast — just 1,000 miles from Brooklyn — makes Labrador’s call almost impossible to refuse. At least it was for Wes and … Continued
When the all-new 2010 MV Agusta F4 first debuted, we balked at numbers that suggested it was actually a step backwards from the previous generation. MV's case wasn't helped by a restyle that, in those original press photos, looked nearly…