Retarded: 2012 Kawasaki KX450 Launch Control

Launch control is a pretty awesome thing. The idea behind it is that at the start of a race, you whack the throttle wide open, dump the clutch, and the computer makes all the hard calls for you. This tech … Continued

Texas seeks sport bike discrimination

A bill just passed by the Texas state house of representatives seeks to give “sport bikes” a definition separate from all other motorcycles and impose unique restrictions on them. The legislation comes in response to the death of Texas A&M … Continued

Who’s Fastest now?

Looks like Mark Neale is having a busy year. The same filmmaker that brought you “Faster,” “The Doctor, the Tornado and The Kentucky Kid” and this year is debuting electric motorcycle racing documentary “Charge” is premiering his new MotoGP film … Continued

Regarding my challenge to Indian

One week ago, motorcycle designer and custom builder JT Nesbitt proposed a challenge to the new owners of the Indian brand, Polaris. He was hoping that by doing so, he could encourage them to build anything but a boring cruiser … Continued

Try not to kill the photographer

And here’s the downside to all the riding-fast-on-public-roads business. Victory Jon, the same photographer who captured Adey racing the Porsche, was minding his own business, shooting riders on Mulholland, when all of a sudden this GSX-R750 came right for him. … Continued

An open challenge to make Indian good

I’ve rarely heard JT Nesbitt as upset as the night after Polaris announced it was acquiring Indian. The motorcycle designer had high hopes that the brand could be revived as an honest-to-god American motorcycle company that didn’t have to make … Continued