Destination: Laguna Seca

Sean, Ashlee and I are riding up to Laguna Seca on a Triumph Tiger Explorer and an Aprilia RSV4, watching some motorcycle race type thing and generally fucking around with bikes this weekend. Because all of you secretly want to … Continued

Watch a MotoGP bike tackle Lombard Street

Last night, I attended a lecture at Stanford University where LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl discussed risk, safety and technology in MotoGP racing (more on that soon). But before it started, all anyone could talk about was that afternoon’s publicity stunt, … Continued

Polaris & the Orient Express

It seems that the gaze of the powers that control the levers at Polaris Industries is cast far and wide. An announcement today reveals that the mid-western power sports company has formed a joint venture with Eicher Motors Ltd. of … Continued

Watch Nick and Ernie stunt The Queen Mary

During its service as an ocean liner, from 1936 to 1967 (with a brief interlude as a troopship during WWII), RMS Queen Mary was considered one of the largest and most elegant vessels ever. Throw two Triumph Speed Triples and … Continued

To Yosemite and back on a classic BMW

Over Memorial Day Weekend a few weeks back a group of friends and I rode from Southern California up to Mariposa, just west of Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, to attend the 40th Anniversary 49er Rally hosted by the … Continued

2013 Triumph Trophy: trad touring

Featuring a ride-by-wire throttle, traction control, cruise control, electronically-adjustable suspension, electrically adjustable screen, a Bluetooth-equipped stereo, ABS and a tire pressure monitoring system, Triumph says its new Trophy is its most advanced bike yet. Using the same 1,215cc, 132bhp triple … Continued