Most of us here in the USA, have been to the International Motorcycle Shows that run through the fall and winter, now sponsored by Progressive Insurance and previously know by the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows name. I've been to quite a few over the years and I'm planning to be at the Cleveland show at the end of this month. But in the fall of 2013, there's going … [Read more...]
Urban Trials Riding
Trials riding can be spectacular, out in the backwoods, riding over huge boulders and down impossible paths, but what about taking those bikes and skills into the city? OK, this goes under the "don't try this at home" category because, ... well, just because. The video below shows Fred Crosset of Belgium on the Monster Energy trials team, running around an urban setting, … [Read more...]
American Chopper TV Show Canceled
The long running pseudo reality show American Chopper has been canceled. After Paul, Jr. left the show and Paul, Sr. sued his son, the show finally succumbed to the same fate as many custom build shops. The finale will run this Thursday, February 11th. Now if TLC could start a show about real builders without all of the made for TV drama, they might have something. Link: … [Read more...]
Harbortown Bobber by Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman
The last couple of weeks, I've been extremely busy with some offline activities showing no sign of letting up and yesterday, I was really ready to relax for a couple of hours. I remembered the Harbortown Bobber DVD had recently arrived, it's by Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, who you may know better as One World Studios, the guys who made Choppertown and Brittown. What better … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson XR1200 Backflip – Kain Saul of Australia Does it First
By now you may have heard that Kain Saul of Australia backflipped a Harley Davidson XR1200. There was a bit of a race going on, he wanted to beat American Chuck Carothers who was scheduled to do the same thing the next day. Carothers did a flip the next day though it looks like he fell off shortly after landing. Saul had a practice backflip the day before into a foam filled … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Crash Tech on National Geographic
This looks interesting, Dylan Weiss, who put together the Twist the Throttle series, has another show, Motorcycle Crash Tech, that will premiere tomorrow, September 17th, 2009 on The National Geographic Channel at 9PM eastern time. It shows how motorcycle racing has made riding safer in the last 10 or 15 years with advances like high tech riding suits and slipper clutches. Neil … [Read more...]
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