ATK is a tiny, Utah-based dirt bike company trying to facilitate a huge shift in American motorcycling. It’s doing that by putting realistic learner and entry-level motorcycles into Harley dealers, something The Motor Company itself is spending $60 million on. … Continued
As Japan reels from Friday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake, significant aftershocks continue and fears of radioactive fallout from damaged nuclear plants grow, the long-term schedule of events in the country is being adjusted. The Tokyo Motorcycle Show, scheduled for March 25-27, … Continued
Looks like Ken Deeg’s efforts to get Clear Creek reopened are paying off. After Deeg presented him with the same info published on HFL, Congressman Rob Bishop (R – Utah), the chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, … Continued
In 2008 the Clear Creek Management Area — a popular dirt bike and Off Highway Vehicle destination near Hollister, California — was closed after an Environmental Protection Agency investigation found “unsafe” levels of a naturally occurring, asbestos-containing mineral there. I’ve … Continued
Detroit’s guerilla race, The Thunderdrome!, is returning for 2011 with three dates. Last October’s inaugural event on the city’s derelict Dorais Velodrome saw hundreds of people who wouldn’t otherwise have any involvement with motorsports actually racing mopeds, minibikes, bicycles and … Continued
Hands down as emotively powerful as the epic Impossible Dream commercial for Honda by Weiden+Kennedy’s London office, Royal Enfield’s Indian-produced Handcrafted in Chennai is a visual masterpiece of storytelling in slow motion. Seriously, I got goosebumps watching this thing. Every … Continued
“I think I made the sleekest, sexiest Ural ever,” says Jeff Yarington of Saint Motor Company. Inspired by land speed racers and Shinya Kimura, we think he succeeded. Not bad for an $800 initial investment. Here’s Jeff’s story. Update: The … Continued