Suspend Your Disbelief: Place Beyond the Pines

“If you ride like lightning, you’re going to crash like thunder.” — The Place Beyond the Pines Ryan Gosling plays Luke Glanton, a tattooed motorcycle stunt rider who turns to crime to support his newborn son. Bradley Cooper plays Avery … Continued

RideApart 23: Hillbilly Hill Climb

A big hill, some small bikes, a bunch of dudes in drag and Meatball. Can you imagine a more fun motorcycle race? Jamie pulled a $150 beater out of a salvage yard, threw it in the back of a Honda … Continued

Finally, an actual innovation in helmet technology

Motorcycle crash helmets have essentially been the same old thing since they were invented 60+ years ago — an energy absorbing chunk of styrofoam glued into a hard outer shell. Sure, some have better graphics or neato vents or whatever, but … Continued

Video: KTM 300EXC vs 350 Freeride

Here’s a surprisingly beautiful video in which a KTM 350 Freeride and 300 EXC take to trails through their native Austria. Doubting the little Freeride’s capability, It seems to keep up with the race bike just fine.

Mixing Trials and Enduro

A unique event happened in Brazil over the weekend. Red Bull Cross Choice combined the typical Enduro format and terrain — this time hewn from a sugar cane field — with precipitous, low-speed obstacles more commonly tackled by trials bikes. … Continued

RideApart 19: Honda CRF250L vs Suzuki DR-Z400S

In this latest episode of RideApart TV, our friend Sean Matic joins Jamie to ride the new, $4,500 Honda CRF250L and Suzuki DR-Z400S from Los Angeles to Lake Arrowhead’s fire roads and trails. Can a 23bhp 250 keep up with … Continued

Dirt bikes jumping over fire

Take a couple minutes out of your afternoon and watch this video that our buddies at See See Motorcycles in Portland, Oregon put together. It’ll make your day, plain and simple.