Don’t ride like a bitch
When Wes isn’t cuddling Sean on a motorcycle, it’s my job. I recently putted a Honda Shadow around a parking lot at the veterans’ center long enough for the nice folks at the MSF to declare me fit to pilot … Continued
Ducati 1199 spied on the road
This is the first photo of the Ducati 1199 shot on the road. What’s new here is that we’ve now got a good idea what the exhaust will look like and are seeing parts like the hugger, license plate bracket … Continued
My summer vacation
A Bimota, a wind tunnel, the Tail of the Dragon and some Land Speed Record racing. Sounds like a fun week, right? Add in hitchhiking through the Deep South in summer and it can only be one man’s idea of … Continued
The world’s first competition front-flip
Competing in the X Games motocross best trick contest yesterday, Jackson Strong landed the first-ever front flip successfully completed in a formal competition. The first-ever non-competition front flip was only performed in 2009, highlighting how fast the sport of freestyle … Continued
Alpinestars CR-4 Gore-Tex XCR: hiking boots you can ride in
Alpinestars CR-4 Gore-Tex XCR. Try saying that three times fast. The name may be overly complex and needlessly long, but the boots are simple and to the point. They combine motorcycle specific ankle protection, a steel and TPU (plastic) shank and ridged toe-box … Continued
Ben Spies on winning
On Friday afternoon I sat down with Ben Spies and asked him about food, music, celebrity life and motorcycles. He’d had a few minutes to get cleaned up after coming off the track, but his mind was as occupied as … Continued
Jamie Robinson does the Erzberg Rodeo
The Erzberg Rodeo was something I’d only ever seen online, usually when searching for crazy crash videos or motorcycle madness so when I found out that the 2011 Red Bull Hare Scramble was on while I was in Europe on … Continued