Posted in time waster on Nov 25th, 2011
Because otherwise they hang out at the Honda museum in Japan… On a different note: Honda sucks when it comes to promoting its own story. Even this “museum” looks a little dry. Short version is: Soichiro Honda built the company out of a bicycle repair shop, and a dream of wining the Isle of Mann TT. [...]
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Nov 25th, 2011
It turns out that the president of Dennis Kirk isn’t just the president, he’s a gearhead, and here’s his latest creation. A cafe racer from a CB750…on a reasonable budget no less! What’s your jones: Streetfighter, cafe racer, chopper, race bike?
Posted in time waster on Nov 18th, 2011
[Update: click to watch the full race...] Speaking of street races… MotoGP riders would never race on a F1 street course. The standards for safety are generally a lot higher in MotoGP than for auto racing: more run off space in the corners, barriers are further from potential crash spots… But fortunately there’s a breed [...]
Posted in time waster on Nov 16th, 2011
Why didn’t we think of this before? This certainly makes it to the top of the list of fun/silly things to do on a scooter: ahead of scooter jousting, and scooter polo; and right under scooter paintball.
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Nov 11th, 2011
[here's a slightly sped up tour of Barcelona - looks like a nice place to ride!] I wouldn’t say riding is always “THE” high point of the week, but commuting by two wheels sure makes everything a little more fun… We’ve had pretty good riding weather all week. The only thing that could make it [...]
Posted in scooter, time waster on Oct 18th, 2011
Just because I never want to part with my 600cc sportbike, doesn’t mean I always want to RIDE a 600cc sportbike. Especially when I have to carry stuff, and the ride is long, and I’m feeling under-the-weather. Maybe it’s my old age talking, but a tube-framed scooter (which means it’s lighter than steel unibody Vespas) [...]
Posted in time waster on Oct 13th, 2011
It’s the end of the track season around here.. But if you like to ride fast, and your bike is sportier than a cruiser – then you owe it to yourself to get to a track this coming spring! Here’s a nice trackday guide from over the pond… Why is it that a cold and [...]
Posted in time waster on Oct 7th, 2011
Well…probably a little longer than this. This video goes to prove that motorcycle racing is a TEAM sport, and the guys in the garage really are part of the action in making a rider successful. But even though your mechanic (which may be you) may be slower than this guy – one of the things [...]
Posted in time waster on Sep 29th, 2011
[Saw the link on MCN] Hand signals are great because you can mostly figure out what they are even if you haven’t seen them before: like slow down, speed up, or blinkers… A couple require previous knowledge: like the tap on the head warning of cop cars or speed traps. And the rest are made [...]
Posted in time waster on Sep 26th, 2011
This is just an advertisement for the new(er) R1 for 2012, but I love the idea of Ben Spies loading up his van and heading off to a track day, sitting through the track briefing, and lapping everyone on the track. And as cool as that thought is – it must happen from time to [...]
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