Taiwanese Grand Riders building legacy with Starr
This is a video that has touched the hearts of everyone who has watched it, evoked tears in those who can relate to it and still inspired others to face their own realities in style. One such individual is filmmaker, Peter Starr in California. When I met Peter a couple of years ago, he mentioned […]
Lorenzo takes third 2013 title and closes the gap to the lead
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo has won the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya for the third time in four years, beating Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez on Sunday afternoon. Valentino Rossi rode a lonely race to fourth position while as many as eight riders retired, including Cal Crutchlow who crashed out on […]
Actor Jeremy Irons goes back to training after 20 years experience
The basics of training are so important that even seasoned riders (and celebrities) admit that they learn items in basic training that they didn’t know even after 20 years on the road. Check out this video where actor Jeremy Irons takes a BMW R1200GS and basic training from BMW Motorrad in Budapest, Hungry. His comments […]
9th Annual Mods vs. Rockers Chicago 2013
It’s back, and ready to rumble. The Mods vs. Rockers event is hitting Chicago again this summer, and this time it’s going to be bigger than ever. On June 14 and 15, vintage motorcycles and scooters from all over the country will meet up for the ninth annual weekend of music, motorcycles and merriment at the […]
Alpine Stars Tech Air Race suit
Marc Marquez – Mugello Crash Information On Friday, 31st May, at Mugello Circuit in Italy, during the second practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez crashed heavily, requiring the deployment of his Alpinestars Tech Air (airbag) system. Electronic data trace, downloaded from Marc’s system showing the key information sequence from the accident. Key […]
Kawasaki Teryx fun for four
“To boldly go where no man has gone before” were the words that drew in the Trekies quite some time ago so Kawasaki should have named their four passenger side by side a pseudonym of some sort as once you get behind the wheel of the Teryx 750, the exploration begins and with a 30 […]
Driver stupidity takes charity rider down.
As riders we all know that there is a great risk riding a motorcycle and chances are – at some point in our riding time – we may go down. There is also a good chance it won’t be our fault. On Sunday, it happened to a rider in Ontario. Why? Someone else’s stupidity. A […]
2013 Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two
By Marissa Baecker When I began dreaming about riding, I dreamt about owning a Harley-Davidson. The ever-so-common dream shared by many included buying my first bike and then proceeding to customize it with all the bells and whistles that the Harley-Davidson catalogue offered. For some, this is a life-long project but for those new riders […]
SAVE THE MALES!
This was the coffee mug my sister gave me for my birthday. Clearly she acknowledged my appreciation of men. I hope you can help me show your appreciation of men by pledging me at the upcoming Okanagan Ride for Dad – a prostate cancer fundraiser. I have photographed this event for the past three years […]
Perfecting perfect – the all new BMW R1200 GS
What could possibly be better than a BMW 1200GS? Two – which meant my evening off-road ride would now come with a commentary, as I would not be riding solo. I must say I barely got to know the old 1200GS and, I never got to take it off road, so when BMW announced that […]