31 years ago, Freddie Spencer became the youngest-ever rider to win a 500cc GP race. A record that stood until 20-year old Marc Marquez won the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas this year. Here, the two riders … Continued
Freddie Spencer was so precociously gifted as a racer that by age 19 he had several film crews following his every move as he dominated the AMA’s fledgling Superbike class. The combined footage is an incredible time capsule of American … Continued
By radically simplifying the the shape of a helmet into an unfamiliar form, Giannis Ragias inserts an element of ambiguity into an object that's otherwise common place. The effect? The unique paint schemes of motorcycle racers from the '70s and…
Sick of all the electric motorcycle coverage this week? Well, with the TTXGP on Friday, there's going to be a bunch more. As a respite from the smug silence of the future, we bring you an aural two-stroke delight from…
Arai Japan is adding two Freddie Spencer replicas to its new range-topping helmet. Called the Arai RX-7 RR5 in Japan, Arai RX-7 GP in Europe and confusingly the Arai Corsair V in the US (we think they're just screwing with…
Could this motorcycle be Arcee from Transformers 2? DreamWorks contacted its builder, Will Kenefick, after seeing it on the cover of Robb Report, asking him to build six like it for the upcoming film. The owner of RetroSBK, Will builds…
The year? 1984. The location? Laguna Seca. The man? Freddie Spencer. The challenge? Demonstrate the mind-numbing superiority of man and machine at their finest. It only took one take and there were no practice runs. The video follows the jump….