Who the hell is Chaz Davies?

Chaz Davies isn’t just the recipient of this sweet £100 cheque, he’s also a Super Sport racer for Yamaha who, in the past couple years, has also raced MotoGP, AMA and 250GP. Born in Wales, he’s also the only famous … Continued

Video: Solus, by Lossa Engineering

Premiered at this weekend’s Motorcycle Film Festival in LA, Solus is a story of riding Lossa Engineering’s SR500 Cafe Racer. Like that bike, the video is clean, simple, perfectly executed and just makes you want to ride.

Shop: Wilzig Racing Manor

Wilzig Racing Manor is a 275 acre estate of dirt trails, woods, a lake, watercraft, guns, a 2+ mile road race course, race cars, race bikes, carts, dirt bikes, a multi-bay service station, the most amazing collection of Italian Superbikes … Continued

Yamaha pulling out of WSBK in 2012

Earlier this morning Yamaha Motor Europe announced that they would be pulling out of World Superbike after the 2011 season. Ducati pulled it’s factory efffort last year, Kawasaki quit MotoGP back in 2008 and Suzuki has been phoning it in … Continued

Ride: Lower Lytle Creek Ridge

Ever been driving down the highway, looked at some mountains and wondered what it’d be like to explore them by motorcycle? My friend Alex (pictured here showing off his freshly-learned Texas Tornado Boot Camp skills) and I have. But, because … Continued

The Land Speed Record-holding, street-legal RZ350

Could an old two-stroke that still holds land speed records in the 350cc class be converted to practical transportation for the street? Well, it did start life as a street-legal motorcycle, so titles and registration are just a quick trip … Continued

Zero to Hero: Yamaha R1

So far as mind bending performance goes, the stock Yamaha R1 is a long way from ideal. It’s fast, sure, but it lacks feel, smoothness, grip and ability in stock form. Somewhere beneath those bug eyed lights and angular plastics, … Continued