Posted in TGIF, time waster on Mar 5th, 2010
If someone said that to you, and the girl they were talking about was Elena Myers, then that would be a compliment…because this girl can fly!
After you get over the novelty of how old she is (actually most of the racers starting out in AMA are a similar age), this is a pretty good track [...]
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Feb 26th, 2010
It’s amazing how pretty and warm a cold day through a not-particularly pretty part of Flushing can appear… It’s a snow day here, so I thought I’d try out some video editing freeware from Pinnacle, and splice together some video from my Monday afternoon commute… along with a soundtrack from Yann Tiersen.
Turn the sound off for this video, you don’t want to listen to it, trust me.
Okay maybe a piece of hardware can’t actually TEACH you to turn faster – but it CAN help you learn faster… This is another gratuitous gymkhana video: And the winner here is not the smaller displacement bike, which is often [...]
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Jan 7th, 2010
Or an alternate title could be: Two Dream Bikes and a KTM (which is nice). Which one would you take home?
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Dec 18th, 2009
I’ve never seen this before, check out the boots about half way into the video…
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Dec 4th, 2009
Better known as freestyle trials, only here there are no points or judges, just gravity defying, frame bending, tire popping motorcycle mischief. I can relate to all the security guards who have to deal with this guy: “Hey you stop that! Get off of that thing – wait, how’d you do… No don’t – hey [...]
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Nov 19th, 2009
If you’ve ever wondered what people are doing in their cars instead of…driving – here it is… Our inside man posed as a blogger for city-driver.com and came upon this actual holiday gift idea! Click for the Amazon page…the reviews are great! Hairy legs and arms not included.
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Oct 30th, 2009
Here’s a question for you: how many cc’s do YOU need to have fun on two wheels? And if you had to choose, would you rather have a liter bike in traffic or a racing scooter on the track?
Anyone can learn to ride…anyone. And anyone can learn to ride better than they already do. One of the most encouraging things that you’ll ever hear in an advanced riding class or a track school is, once you’re able to do a corner “right” – no one can do that corner (on that [...]
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Jul 24th, 2009
Here’s a mellow ride from a Youtube channel that only does mellow rides. Go figure! Because sometimes you just feel like driving on the left side of the road.
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