More than 6 months have passed since a massive tsunami tore across Northeast Japan leaving a wide swath of devastation. Houses and buildings are slowly being demolished and trucked away to be recycled or disposed of in monumental proportions. The … Continued
Valentino Rossi is known for his Drudi designed helmets. Always bright, often humorous and very noticeable on the grid, his new helmet paint schemes often mark significant moments in his career. Rossi is refusing to race at Motegi next month … Continued
Sunday, geologists studying the San Andreas Fault announced new data that suggests Southern California could be at least 100 years overdue for a 7.5 magnitude or greater earthquake. That puts North America’s largest metropolitan area at increased risk for one … Continued
The thing about making motorcycles in 2011 is that manufacturing is now truly global. A significant disruption in a key component source country such as Japan can interrupt production across the globe. That remains true even if you’re making a … Continued
A resident of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, inspects his 1950s Harley-Davidson which was washed away along with his home in the tsunami that followed the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 12. Harley has donated $250,000 to relief … Continued
Know why we’re covering the Japanese earthquake so much? It’s because, for many of us, that country and its culture are synonymous with the idea of modern motorcycling. That’s also why our friends Jon Bekefy and Greg Hatton have created … Continued
Speaking in an official Q&A, the executive vice president of Honda Racing Corporation, Shuhei Nakamoto, has confirmed that the Motegi circuit was damaged in Friday’s earthquake. While the HRC office in Saitama Prefecture was not damaged, the general infrastructure problems … Continued