Two-time AMA Grand National Championship winner, 1967 Daytona 200 winner, 1976 Formula 750 World Champion*, teammate to Barry Sheene and Yvonne Duhamel and factory rider for Triumph, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, Gary Nixon, died this morning in Baltimore after suffering … Continued
One of the things we were hoping to accomplish during that weekend in Big Bear when I broke my arm was a story on riding the Triumph Tiger 800 XC off-road. I did manage to ride it in the dirt, … Continued
How many of them are out there? Half finished, taken apart, half-assed “Café Racers” languishing away in living room corners, in basements, in lawnmower sheds, under blue tarps and on the street. Yamaha RD350s, XS650s, Honda CB350s, CB550s. All with … Continued
Last week, Motorcyclist joked that we were going to need a helicopter to get the Ural Wes crashed out of the mountains. We’re not Motorcyclist, so I headed back to the mountains on Tuesday lugging my trusty tool chest and … Continued
MCN is claiming this photo shows the 2012 Triumph Daytona 675, a heavy revision of the current triple. While the headlights in this photo are essentially identical, there does appear to be a new central running light and odd mirrors. … Continued
You’ve probably already read about it, but on Saturday I broke my left arm. Again. It happened 18 miles into the desert and hours from a hospital. But, you know what? It wasn’t a big deal. A big part of … Continued
When it comes to superbikes, everyone appears to be very concerned with horsepower. Michael Czysz and Chip Yates go out of their way to make fantastic claims of over 200hp for their motorcycles. BMW claims the S1000RR makes 193 and … Continued