Watch Marc Marquez’s stunning first lap at Motegi

“Marquez is very, very special,” writes reader Robin. “His daring passes after fluffing the start at Motegi needs to be seen to be believed. This is similar to that infamous clip of Schwantz at Hockenheim.”

Honda CEO talks CBR500, MotoGP-replica

Speaking earlier today, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito made some interesting remarks about both the upcoming CBR500 that we spied last week, but also an unexpected new superbike that’ll carry forward the heritage of bikes like the RC30 while drawing technology … Continued

Rossi speaks on Ducati departure

In a rare moment of candor from a professional motorcycle racer, Valentino Rossi has commented on departing Ducati to return to Yamaha, via Twitter. “It has been a real shame that we have not been able to be competitive with … Continued

The Laguna Seca Pilgrimage: 2012

“We’re gonna ride up to Laguna on Friday,” I shouted out of my helmet. Some guy named Sean that I’d met once and his girlfriend Tammy had run out of gas on their MV Agusta and I’d stopped to see … Continued

Steve Rapp on MotoGP, road bikes and airplanes

My friend Johnny Grudzien works for Dainese, doing rider support at the AMA races. He connected me with Steve Rapp at Laguna Seca. We talked about his disappointing debut on the Attack Performance CRT bike, the upcoming Indianapolis GP and … Continued

Motorcycle racing is money wasted

It’s time for the motorcycle industry to have a serious think about its priorities, because they’re looking bizarrely skewed right now. The classic mantra tells us that winning on Sunday sells on Monday, but is this really true, or indeed … Continued

Destination: Laguna Seca

Sean, Ashlee and I are riding up to Laguna Seca on a Triumph Tiger Explorer and an Aprilia RSV4, watching some motorcycle race type thing and generally fucking around with bikes this weekend. Because all of you secretly want to … Continued