This is the first action photo of Jorge Lorenzo showing off new sponsor Alpinestars and his new stylized number one, made by combining the World Champion’s initials. You get the feeling Lorenzo thinks he’s quite clever for coming up with … Continued
Death Spray Custom took the opportunity to wheel this XS650 tracker into a photo studio so it can be put up for sale. Unlike the DSC Boner Brigade we featured in 2009, this one ditches the acid green in favor … Continued
Even when Deus Ex Machina is just flogging a random used bike they make it look seriously cool. This is a promo video for a Yamaha XS650 they’re selling in Australia.
American Jonah Street has won stage 9 of the 2011 Dakar. “It’s awesome, totally awesome,” Jonah said shortly afterwards. The victory is the second Dakar stage win of his career and his first this year, he’s now 15th overall. “It’s … Continued
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Department reports that, early on the morning of December 19, 2010, a 19-year-old Noe Marcos Colazo of Tempe, Arizona “lost control of the 2004 Yamaha YFR motorcycle he was riding when he was unable to navigate … Continued
These photos show a 2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 that, according to a Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff’s Deputy, “virtually disintegrated” when its 19-year-old rider lost control at 157mph during a pursuit. Failing to handle “a gradual curve” the bike and rider travelled … Continued
Don Emde beat Mike Hailwood, Paul Smart, Gary Nixon, Gene Romero, Cal Rayborn and just about the entire cast of On Any Sunday. He won the Daytona 200 in 1972, 24 years after his father won it on Daytona’s beach … Continued